I finally got to watch the final season of The Wire and was fascinated with the interplay of the media in the plot lines that included journalists and editors at the Baltimore Sun. Over at the Duo Consulting blog, Diane Wieland wrote a great entry titled “Why Pay When You Can Get It For Free.” […]
What FLOSS Manuals did at Winter Camp
My summary view is that we activated and energized our network, borrowing those terms from Zita Joyce, my outreach co-worker for the week whom I quizzed endlessly about what it’s like to live in Amsterdam. It was a productive and exciting week for a fledgling non-profit like FLOSS Manuals. We have a pile of work […]
Managing Writers book includes well-earned experience stories
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 is a reference guide in my view, because you can go straight to the […]