The University of Limerick, Ireland offers an excellent online course for those who want to study technical writing at home.
This university has a pretty amazing campus, specializes in the Arts and provides a conveyor belt of freshly-minted technical writers to Microsoft, Google and IBM in Ireland. It’s one of the few universities in Europe with [...]
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How to Study Technical Writing Online & Get Certified
November 10th, 2009 · Comments Off · Career, How To, Technical Writing
Tags:Business·Career·Degree·Distance education·Distance Learning·education·Electronic learning·google·Graduate School·ibm·microsoft·Online Courses·University·University of Limerick
Is a Degree In Technical Writing Worth The Effort?
November 5th, 2009 · Comments Off · Career, Google, How To, India
Do you have a degree in technical writing or technical communications? Was it worth the money? If you had a second chance, would you have chosen this or opted for another career path?
One of my younger cousins has started her degree in university in Limerick, Ireland. Not the place most of us think of as [...]
Tags:Asia·Business·Career·Course·Degree·distance learning course·education·google·ibm·India·Ireland·Limerick·microsoft·Online Techical Writing Course·Technical Writing
Why Users Want Familiar Web Design and User Interfaces
October 13th, 2009 · Comments Off · How To
Jakob Nielsen warns us that users hate change. He recommends that “it’s best to stay with a familiar design and evolve it gradually. In the long run, however, incrementalism eventually destroys cohesiveness, calling for a new UI architecture. ”
You often hear design team members (or their management) say, “We need a fresh design.” This usually [...]
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How to Get Out of Technical Writing and into Better Paid Jobs
October 5th, 2009 · View Comments · Career, India
Many IT professionals, technical writers included, have seen their salaries frozen or reduced over the past 18 months. Contractors are suffering the same fate as short-term projects dry up.
However, several of my colleagues have managed to move out of technical writing and into other, better paid lines of work. Here’s a roundup.
Tags:Adobe·Career·CMS·content management·India·Information Architecture·Jobs·microsoft·Non-governmental organization·Site Management·Technical Writing·trends·web 2.0·Web content
Review MadCap Mimic 4.0, Reuse your Existing E-learning and Training Content
October 3rd, 2009 · Comments Off · Technical Writing
MadCap Mimic 4.0 is a native XML application designed for creating software simulations and tutorials. The newest version lets you import PowerPoint files, has a new Flash engine, print and output options that support conditionalized publishing. While it will take time to dislodge Adobe FrameMaker, especially legacy users, publishing managers and those responsible for running [...]
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Process Design Tutorial #5 | What do I need to capture in my business processes?
June 26th, 2009 · Comments Off · Technical Writing
Process Design Tutorial #5 | What do I need to capture in my business processes?
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Process Design Tutorial #5 | What do I need to capture in my business processes?
June 26th, 2009 · Comments Off · How To
Process Design Tutorial #5 | What do I need to capture in my business processes?
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Wired.com Tracking Every Facet of Life, from Sleep to Mood to Pain #2
June 23rd, 2009 · Comments Off · Technical Writing
Wired.com Tracking Every Facet of Life, from Sleep to Mood to Pain #2
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New Clickbank Buy Buttons
June 19th, 2009 · Comments Off · Technical Writing
New Clickbank Buy Buttons
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Bing Search Engine – Tips and Tricks 31 – 40
June 17th, 2009 · View Comments · How To
50 tips and tricks to get the most from Bing, the new search engine from Microsoft. Here are tips 31-40.
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Process Design – How many swim lanes should I add to the flowchart diagrams?
June 16th, 2009 · View Comments · Technical Writing
How many swim lanes should I add to the process design diagrams?Another part of the process design package is the flowchart diagrams. One area where I’m getting a little stuck is deciding how many swim lanes to add to the Visio diagrams. To get things rolling I have created three Visio diagrams with 2, 3 and 4 swim lanes. Take a look here.The question is: which one will be business analysts use the most?Regards,IvanTwitter @ivanwalsh
Another part of the process design package is the flowchart diagrams. One area where I’m getting a little stuck is deciding how many swim lanes to add to the Visio diagrams. To get things rolling I have created three Visio diagrams with 2, 3 and 4 swim lanes. Take a look here.
Tags:Camtasia·CMS·Design·Dita·Flowcharts·google·India·Jing·microsoft·process·Release Notes·Snagit·Visio.·Webinar·XML
6 Office Development with Visual Studio Downloads
June 10th, 2009 · Comments Off · How To
Here are 6 Downloads for Office Development with Visual Studio. This is from the MSDN Office Development with Visual Studio Developer Center.
Training Plan Templates
June 10th, 2009 · View Comments · How To
This Training Plan template outlines the steps required to design, develop and deliver a training program.
It allows you to outline the objectives, needs, strategy, and curriculum to be addressed when training users on a new or enhanced system.
This training plan template pack includes an 20 page MS Word template, as well as 14 MS Word/Excel forms, checklists, questionnaires, [...]
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Microsoft Open Bing APIs. Offer Tools, Services, Revenue Generations Opportunities
June 9th, 2009 · Comments Off · How To
Microsoft has released Bing’s API. The announcement was made in Project Silk Road, which is a range of tools and services Microsoft offers online publishers and developers to help them generate traffic, increase engagement on their sites, drive insight, and boost productivity.
