Archive for February, 2009:

Managing Writers book includes well-earned experience stories

{ Posted on Feb 27 2009 by annegentle }
Richard Hamilton's new book, Managing Writers: A Real World Guide to Managing Technical Documentation, is clearly organized and a fast read. It often reads like a reference guide, a book you could keep on your bookshelf for years to come. It ...Read More »

User-generated content versus community-generated content

{ Posted on Feb 25 2009 by annegentle }
I think there is definite triangle emerging in my mind when I try to notice differences in quality and time-to-market and cost for user-generated content and community-generated content. To me, user-generated content is the type of content you find in ...Read More »

What is Anne Gentle up to?

{ Posted on Feb 19 2009 by annegentle }
I finally feel some energy returning after my eye injury about a month ago, although my right eye remains dilated which still means that side is a bit out-of-focus and I don't like driving at night. I feel like I ...Read More »

Understanding foundations before tools

{ Posted on Feb 16 2009 by annegentle }
I've been following the latest Book Sprint at Eyebeam in New York City with interest as it is a bit of a unique project. They took a textbook that used all proprietary software for the exercises and examples, and re-wrote ...Read More »

InfoSlicer is released to the world

{ Posted on Feb 13 2009 by annegentle }
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Categories : DITA, OLPC, wiki
Let the remixing begin. I just got word today that the Infoslicer project has been checked into the Sugar code repository at http://git.sugarlabs.org/projects/infoslicer, and released under the GPLv2 license. Can I get a whoohoo? Oh yeah! Infoslicer is a Sugar Activity ...Read More »

Digital diets and media consumption

{ Posted on Feb 11 2009 by annegentle }
Light posting for me at the Duo Consulting blog over the last few months, but I did want to share these two. Will You Go on a Digital Diet in 2009? Ah, 2009, a new year and a new start, including resolutions ...Read More »

Author-it and MadCap Flare comparison

{ Posted on Feb 10 2009 by annegentle }
I've had more than a few questions asking for a review of Author-it or MadCap Flare or a comparison of both. So I decided to do some homework. Initially, I wasn't sure why they are categorized together. Is it due ...Read More »

Examples of blogs as online help and release notes

{ Posted on Feb 05 2009 by annegentle }
I'm always on the lookout for examples of social media tools used to write and maintain online help. One trend I think I am seeing is the use of blogs as the basic release notes for new features in products, ...Read More »

Preponderances prior to the STC Summit

{ Posted on Feb 03 2009 by annegentle }
Like Tom Johnson I'm happy to embrace the recording and re-broadcasting of the STC Summit this year. To me, this makes the STC Summit much more like SXSWi where you go for the people instead of just the programming. My ...Read More »