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TCP Resources Added |
January 3, 2012
Are you looking for information, opinions, and fresh insights in technical writing in a longer-form format? If so, you've come to the right place. We've collected interesting blogs, sites, and other resources from around the web. Click over to the Resources tab and enjoy! |
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News: Technical Writing Students Revamp Lubbock Water Report |
December 2, 2011
This past summer, six Texas Tech graduate students redesigned the water quality report for Lubbock residents. Previous reports' scientific wording, complexity, and details frustrated the 70,000 recipients. They could not determine the answer to their main concern: "Is my water safe?". As part of a document design course, students conducted user research, prototyping and usability testing to help create a report Lubbock residents could read quickly and easily.
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News: Using Tags to Increase Findability |
December 26, 2011
Tom Johnson, in his blog "I'd Rather Be Writing," explores the power of tags as a tool for organizing content. "Tags are actually a quick and easy way to attach metadata to any information object." he contends.
Tag clouds, folksonomy, and tag generation are discussed and explained.
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News: Adobe Changes Its Course |
November 14, 2011
Adobe has had an eventful November already. First, it canceled Flash. Then it announced that 750 jobs would be eliminated. Today, Adobe unveiled its new focus: Digital Media and Digital Marketing.
This narrowing of business opportunities was somewhat surprising. Many analysts theorize that Adobe is simply trying to take advantage of its recent acquisitions of Auditude and Demdex.
View all 15 steps of Adobe's reorganization with this link:
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News: Usability Testing with Treejack |
November 2, 2011
What do you know about a "treejack?"
This is a graphical method that asks users to identify the place in a navigation system they would go to find a topic. Add this tool to your toolbox, suggests the author of the blog "I'd Rather be Writing."
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News: Survey of Document Management Best Practices |
October 6, 2011
Online surveys completed by 105 executives responsible for document management processes reveal that spending for document management activities is expected to increase or remain level during the next 12 months. One trend uncovered is that more than a third of the organizations surveyed outsource some or all of the document management activities.
According to respondents, the strongest area for outsourcing is mail/shipping management (45%), followed by MPS (40%),... |
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News: Sylvan 900+ Tutoring Centers Using MadCap Flare |
September 12, 2011
Sylvan needed a new approach to quickly train new center staff. The glossary function and the easy import of Microsoft Word documents cemented the Flare choice.
“It’s clear that the processes in Flare were created by tech writers for tech writers, and the features are very intuitive. For me, that ease of use is one of the most exciting things about Flare.” explains Melissa Nelson, Sylvan technical documentation specialist.
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News: Adobe Technical Communication Suite 3.5 released |
August 9, 2011
Technical Communication Suite 3.5 is now available for download. This upgrade features improved methods for delivering interactive content to engage the audience. Animations, graphics, quizzes, interactive videos, simulations, and show-me demos can be more easily created with these enhanced multimedia capabilities.
http://direct.adobe.com/v?xnlcnqcEcqWWcvP |
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News: MadCap Software Launches Feedback Server 4.0 |
July 6, 2011
Community-based content is all the buzz. With Feedback Server 4.0, MadCap Software makes clear communication between technical authors and their customers possible.
http://www.madcapsoftware.com/company/presscenter/pr20110706.aspx |
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News: The 5 Cs of Technical Writing |
June 6, 2011
Evaluation is an Everyday Activity, a blog by Molly Engel, posts five basic concepts of technical writing.
Coincidentally, each concept begins with the letter C.
Clearly, Coherently, Concisely, Correctly, and Consistently are then discussed.
"How does this relate to evaluation? For evaluations to make a difference, the findings must be used," contends Ms Engel. For a thoughtful explanation of these concepts, please see her blog at the Oregon State... |
