On this page the following entries were made in the “January, 2007” time-frame.
Archive for “January, 2007”
Professional organization? What’s in it for me?
Networking. Professional development. Friends.
That’s what you get from a membership in an appropriate professional organization, says Les Potter. I agree. Les talks about the value he got/gets from IABC, which I first learned about in October, when I attended the Region 2 conference run by STC UK. Silvia Cambié from IABC Europe and Middle East [...]
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RSS Discussion with Webgrrl of the Year
An evening talking about RSS.
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And why do you blog?
Darren Barefoot is asking why we blog. You can give him your answer.
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Learning Styles – Yours and Your Readers
Can we use an understanding of learning styles to improve technical communication?
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Very Cool Screen
I want this screen for my birthday! The demonstration of the screen in this video is absolutely amazing. The users just point their fingers and wave their hands about and stuff happens. I am behind the times, of course. This type of multi-touch user interface has existed for a while and in various forms.
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Rahul’s Top 10 Lessons Learned as a Technical Communicator
Here are some very wise words from Rahul Prabhakar. He lists and discusses the top 10 lessons he has learned as a technical communicator. I won’t even list them here as a teaser. Go to his site and read them. Or listen to them at Tech Writer Voices. You cannot just read or listen once.
I [...]
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Is Snap really a snap?
A couple of weeks ago, I noticed that Rhonda snapped. Now Tom snaps. I’m talking about Snap, which does seem to be a very cool plug-in to WordPress and other blogging tools. When your cursor hovers over a hyperlink, a square cartoon-bubble-like pop-up appears with a miniature version of the site or Web page referred [...]
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Listen to the Voices of Technical Communication
Yes, you can now listen to technical communication. More specifically, you can listen to podcasts about technical communication at Tech Writer Voices. Tom Johnson is the creative force behind these podcasts. (Thank you, Tom!)
I love the idea of listening to technical communication topics. I have piles of books and articles and magazines that cover many [...]
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Can your map talk to you?
Google maps can.
T.V. Raman has written about the alternate textual interface in this article. Text interfaces work well screen readers or Braille displays. People who are blind or who have low-vision are not the only ones who benefit from this alternate interface. Users might have a non-graphic interface – or be in a hurry. Try [...]
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