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Author-it migration to version 5

{ Posted on Apr 09 2009 by annegentle }

Tags : author-it, CMS, content, migration
Categories : techpubs, tools

Here's a report from the acceptance testing we've done to go from Author-it 4.5 to 5.x. I don't know if anyone else had difficulty understanding the best migration strategy, but I thought I'd talk about my misunderstanding in case it helps ...Read More »

Social media and web content writings

{ Posted on Dec 15 2008 by annegentle }

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Tags : analytics, blogging, blogging policy, CMS, content management, search, social media, web content, web design, web sites
Categories : social media

I've got more blog entries published on the Duo Consulting blog about social profiles, blogging policies, widgets for your web content (I like to call it bling for your blog) and general posts about online interaction and learning. I really ...Read More »

STC2008 – From Nightclub DJ to Content Management Consultant

{ Posted on Jun 04 2008 by annegentle }

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Tags : career, CMS, content, content management, DJ, remix
Categories : techpubs, writing

Subtitle: Developing a Business Career The Content Wrangler Way From the ever entertaining Scott Abel, this was an invigorating session that still kicks you in the butt to get out of your whiney mode and into a winner mode. Sounds cheesy ...Read More »

The Rockley Blog – wiki’s delivery mechanisms

{ Posted on Dec 13 2007 by annegentle }

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Tags : CMS, Confluence, DITA, documentation, Documentum, flossmanuals, OLPC, open source, techpubs, Twiki, wiki, XO
Categories : wiki

I'm thoroughly enjoying the new Rockley Blog at http://rockley.com/blog/. I'm so glad Steve Manning and Ann Rockley are blogging, especially about wikis. I appreciated Steve's post "Wikis for Documentation" especially where he says that the delivery side is the weak point ...Read More »

Podcast about wikis with Tom Johnson at TechWriterVoices.com

{ Posted on Oct 26 2007 by annegentle }

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Tags : author-it, CMS, Confluence, Dojo Offline, Google Gears, Idiom, imis, imiscommunity, OLPC, OpenSource, podcast, questions, technical writing, techpubs, wiki, WikiMatrix
Categories : writing

Everyone, please give the TechWriterVoices.com site a look or two or three or more. It's such a great site. I'm not just saying that because I have a podcast there now, Answering Tough Questions about Wikis - Anne Gentle, but ...Read More »

Author-it webinar on version 5.0

{ Posted on Oct 08 2007 by annegentle }

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Tags : author-it, AuthorIT, CMS, content management systems, DITA, HTML, HTML Help, Java Help, Microsoft Windows Help (RTF-based), Oracle Help, PDF, publishing, robohelp, software, technical communications, technical writing, techpubs, tools, webinar, Word, XHTML, XML
Categories : tools

Our team is so excited for the new Author-it version 5.0 that we invited other Austin techpubs teams over to our office to watch the US & Canada webinar. It was like a movie premiere. Okay, we're not really that ...Read More »

Author IT – boldly climbing the learning curve

{ Posted on Sep 25 2007 by annegentle }

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Tags : author-it, AuthorIT, CMS, content management systems, software, technical communications, techpubs, tools
Categories : techpubs, tools

I thought I'd continue posting about my experience with Author IT since my initial review of AuthorIT. This past month I've been exploring ways to help out with the Author IT nuts and bolts, doing maintenance-type and infrastructure tasks such ...Read More »

Hyperviews Online article about CMS for website

{ Posted on Sep 17 2007 by annegentle }

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Tags : CMS, community, content management systems, Joomla, STC, websites, WordPress, writing
Categories : tools

Here's a link to my latest article on Hyperviews Online, the newsletter/blog for the Society for Technical Communication Online Special Interest Group (STC Online SIG). It's called Using a Content Management System (CMS) for your STC community web site. The STC ...Read More »