WebResources Depot has a list of 10 pretty good starters for ScreenCasting.
I’m in about elbow deep in some projects pushing my knowledge envelope. Some are “work related” some are related to personal projects. Hopefully I’ll be able to unveil them soon!
Either way? Fun! I love screencasting…even though that name is becoming obsolete.
It’s an ancient debate in our world. Revive it and eyes slit down, mouths tighten, curses form, pencils sharpen and knuckles whiten on time-worn mice.
Flare vs. RoboHelp.
I have a chance to finally escape the living HELL that is “Tech Writing with InDesign” and the direction I need to go lies down that forked road.
We’re an [...]
Tom Johnson recently wrote in his post “Blogging: A New Role for Technical Communicators”
Although it may be early to tell, surely some keeping up with web trends is in order. As such, technical writers have somewhat of a new role to play (or at least to reconcile) in the realm of web 2.0. Of the [...]
During the glorious days of Dot Com a co-worker and I started a little company which eventually became part of an outdoor company. During this time I was the Director of Interactive Media.
We were several years ahead of our time. Streaming video, television, interactive media blended with every format we offered.
It was a very, very [...]
When the sound of my Outlook calendar groaning drifted across my office I knew I had fifteen minutes to prepare for a rapid-fire succession of meetings that would last three hours . . . the “Agile Gauntlet”. It was a daily occurrence and a price I willingly paid for the opportunity to write documentation in [...]
I am a guest contributor on Tom Johnson’s “I’d Rather Be Writing” website. My article “Have Notebook Will Travel” details the basic survival techniques required when documenting in an Agile environment.
The meetings were a frenzied walk around of fifteen minute stand-ups between 12 working development teams. I listened, took notes, asked questions, and scheduled followups [...]
Facebook = a very sad experiment.
I see the honey, dripping addictive nature the FB offers, but I don’t buy it. Why?
I’m a professional writer and photographer. I’ll be damned if my work is ever going to be taken by someone without my express permission.
Also? Privacy is just too grey. Sure, I can bury myself in [...]
