While gearing up for different conference trips and presentations, I’ve been trying to get to know collaborators using asynchronous communications, such as listening to Char James-Tanny’s podcast on techwritervoices.com. She presented “Virtual Ways of Communicating” at a Florida STC meeting and Tom Johnson recorded it and posted it later. I really enjoyed not only listening […]
Calling all Tweeting moms – Happy Mother’s day, hash #mom for the laughs
I’m starting a Twitter theme – a tweme, if you will, called “I’m the Mom Who” or “I’m the Mom Whose” which we’ll shorten to #mom for Mother’s Day – to tell funny tales of parenting. (No Dad Left Behind – on Father’s day, we’ll start the #dad tweme.) A tweet that contains a “hash […]
Making textbooks talk – automating the layout of DITA-based content with InDesign
At a recent Central Texas DITA User Group meeting, Eliot Kimber told me about a project that he’s working on that can take DITA content and transform it to InDesign layouts. I’m completely fascinated, if feeling a little over my head. But for me, blogging is about learning more, and sharing what you learn in […]