Would you be comfortable knowing that a heart-monitoring machine has a few glitches, but otherwise has 98% accuracy? Would you be comfortable knowing that the software you are using to calculate your income tax has a few calculation errors? Would Read more
Today we bring you the second post from our newest guest blogger, Paula Robertson. Paula’s blog will explore the topic of editing—technical editing, editing as a skill, practical tips, personal stories, and whatever tangent that might lead to. She hopes to Read more
I’ve only considered myself an official technical communicator for about a year and a half now, and yet I’ve already being asked advice as I go along. I think part of it comes from exposure from my TechCommGeekMom blog, but Read more
Have you ever noticed instructions in the most unlikely places? The restrooms at restaurants have instructions on how to wash hands. A ladder has instructions to position and erect it. Gas stations have instructions on how to pump gasoline into Read more
Guest post by Jennifer White, MadCap Software As summer winds down and people are turning their focus back to school, MadCap Software is offering a wide array of learning opportunities. Check out the latest additions to our educational webinar schedule: Read more
I have dyscalculia, also known as number dyslexia. In my case, I transpose digits in numbers of four or more digits. Under stress, I will give my address as “4871” when it is actually “4781” or even forget my phone Read more
Doc-To-Help and TechWhirl partner to bring the technical communication community an improved online forum The team over at TechWhirl has always worked hard to bring the community a resource for news, information, and peer-to-peer discussion. The latest development is a Read more
I was reading the conference programme for the upcoming tcworld conference 2013 (the German equivalent to the STC Summit), and I was struck by the number of presentations on international standards relating to technical documentation. Here’s some I spotted in their Read more
The great thing about style guides is that you have so many to choose from. —Andrew Tanenbaum (paraphrased from his comments on standards). Until I became a publisher, I was skeptical about style guides. When I managed writers, my view Read more
Another day, another new guest blogger! Today we introduce Douglas Chow, a recent graduate from Seneca College. Douglas will be posting over the coming months on everything tech comm from a recent student’s and a new professional’s perspective. Welcome Douglas! Read more