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Entries for the 'Global Solutions' Category
By Julio Vazquez posted on June 14, 2012
On my way to the dojo last night, I heard one of my favorite songs by a rock genius, Pete Townshend. The song was Won't Get fooled Again. For some reason, I actually listened closer than I have in the past and realized that the title phrase never occurs in the song. The actual lyrics state:
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Then I'll get on my knees and pray,
We don't get fo...
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By Julio Vazquez posted on June 11, 2012
Last week I received my copy of
DITA for Practitioners
by Eliot Kimber. For those who have read
Practical DITA
, they know that I did customize the PDF production for that book myself. After reading Eliot's book, I know that aspects of that task would have been far easier had I had the book in my hands then.
Granted, the DITA Open Toolkit (OT)...
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By Larry Kunz posted on May 31, 2012
The Twitter chat #tcchat20 was shut down this week, representing a terrible missed opportunity for our profession. Why did we let it happen, and where can we find a forum to discuss tech comm topics?
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By Larry Kunz posted on May 29, 2012
Our audience, specifically in the way it views technology, has changed. Does this mean that technical writers are obsolete? Only if we refuse to change our stripes. Based on Ellis Pratt's talk at the recent STC Summit.
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By Larry Kunz posted on May 23, 2012
From my talk at the STC Summit: In an age where technology is ubiquitous and is used by everyone, flabby content no longer cuts it. We have to write in a new way to describe new things to new audiences. To guys like George Jetson.
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By Julio Vazquez posted on May 21, 2012
This weekend my son got married. It was a joyous occasion but I also learned something. Clear communications is important for everything and the receiver has just as much responsibility as the sender to make sure that happens. Let me explain.
As father of the groom, it was my responsibility to put together the rehearsal dinner. Of course, this i...
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By Julio Vazquez posted on May 14, 2012
4 : the usually printed instructions, comments, and information for
using a particular piece or system of computer software or hardware
(www.merriam-webster.com)
I look at this definition and it gives me chills. I think it misses the point of what we produce as technical communications. Even given that the definition may be a little dated, t...
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