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Upcoming DITA and XML Seminars from Palimpsest
Monday, August 10th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »
Sarah O'Keefe at Palimpsest is offering several webinars on DITA and XML. I attended a webinar by Sarah before. It was clear, straightforward, and engaging. I definitely recommend her. Read more..Introduction to Technical Writing (podcast)
Tuesday, March 24th, 2009 Posted in Podcasts | 3 Comments »
[audio:http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3?http://idratherbewriting.com/podcasts/amigoaudioconversation.mp3] Download MP3 (to download, right-click and select Save Target As) Length: 43 min. In this podcast, I talk with Ricardo Amigo, a translator and podcaster in Mexico City and Costa Rica, about ... Read more..Structured Authoring Survey from Scriptorium
Monday, February 2nd, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | 3 Comments »
[caption id="attachment_2841" align="alignright" width="153" caption="Scriptorium"][/caption] Scriptorium has created a brief survey about structured authoring. The purpose of the survey is to gather "input from everyone: those who have implemented structured authoring, ... Read more..Where I Stand on DITA
Friday, January 23rd, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | 20 Comments »
[caption id="attachment_2723" align="alignright" width="264" caption="DITA (Darwin Information Typing Architecture) is an XML standard in technical communication"][/caption] For a blog about the latest trends in technical communication, I've been conspicuously silent about ... Read more..Web 2.0: The Tipping Point for XML (application/pdf)
Tuesday, January 13th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »
Web 2.0: The Tipping Point for XML (application/pdf) Read more..Podcast: Repurposing Content for Multichannel Publishing (Single Sourcing)
Friday, September 19th, 2008 Posted in Podcasts | 4 Comments »
[audio:http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3?http://idratherbewriting.com/podcasts/fraley.mp3] Download MP3 (right-click and select Save Target As to download) Duration: 60 min. In this podcast, Liz Fraley, founder of Single Sourcing Solutions, talks to the Intermountain STC chapter about "Repurposing Content ... Read more..Darwin Information Typing Architecture DITA reading list | just write click
Friday, August 22nd, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »
Darwin Information Typing Architecture DITA reading list | just write click. Read more..Trends in Technical Communication: a review [TechScribe software documentation]
Wednesday, August 6th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »
Trends in Technical Communication: a review [TechScribe software documentation]. Excellent detail. Wish everyone wrote up their conference experiences like this. Read more..Podcast: How XML Enables Information Sharing and Reuse — Interview with Joe Gollner
Sunday, May 25th, 2008 Posted in Podcasts | 1 Comment »
Download MP3 Duration: 15 min. [audio:http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3?http://idratherbewriting.com/podcasts/gollner.mp3] XML, a way of tagging and structuring your content, can help solve a number of problems, including storing, mining, reusing, and sharing content. XML helps enable the ... Read more..Podcast: XSL, Flash, and Live Blogging — Interview with Sarah O’Keefe
Saturday, May 17th, 2008 Posted in Blogging, Podcasts, Technical Writing | 9 Comments »
Download MP3 Duration: 15 min. [audio:http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3?http://idratherbewriting.com/podcasts/okeefedoctrain.mp3] In this podcast, Sarah O'Keefe talks about XSL, Flash, and live blogging. XSL (extensible stylesheet language) is a programming language that transforms XML content into a specific ... Read more..