I have a choice. Robohelp or Doc-to-Help? My client has given me permission to use whatever tool I want to do the next batch of tech docs — and they’ll buy the software. No cost to me. Which one should I choose?
Entries Tagged as 'Review'
Robohelp or Doc-to-Help – which one do you recommend?
November 2nd, 2009 · View Comments · Reviews
Tags:Adobe RoboHelp·Business Services·Communications·Component 1·Doc-to-Help·Help Authoring Tool·MadCap Flare·Microsoft Word·Price·Product Comparision·Review·Robohelp·Technical·Technical Communication Suite·Technical Writing·Techsmith·user interface
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 [...]
Tags:Adobe Captivate·Adobe Flash·Adobe Framemaker·Adobe FrameMaker·Adobe Technical Communication Suite·Data Formats·DITA Open Toolkit·document·Long Documents·MadCap Mimic·MapCap·microsoft·Microsoft PowerPoint·Portable Document Format·publishing managers·Review·Robohelp·technical communicators·Technical documentation·Technical Writers·XML
Review of PayLoadz.com – Sell Digital Products / Key Features and Pricing
July 3rd, 2009 · View Comments · Technical Writing
I use PayLoadz.com to sell digital products, such as Word and Excel templates. I also use Clickbank, which is in some ways simpler to use but not as feature rich as PayLoadz.com. To give an example of what I mean, here are some features to consider if you’re thinking about selling digital goods, such as MP3, ebook or audio files.
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?
Tags:Camtasia·CMS·Design·Dita·Flowcharts·google·groundswell·Hulu·India·Jing·microsoft·process·Release Notes·Review·Snagit·Visio.·Webinar·XML
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?
Tags:Camtasia·CMS·Design·Dita·Flowcharts·google·groundswell·Hulu·India·Jing·microsoft·process·Release Notes·Review·Snagit·Visio.·Webinar·XML
Review of Groundswell – Winning in a world transformed by social technologies
June 3rd, 2009 · View Comments · How To
In Groundswell, two of Forrester Research’s top analysts, Josh Bernoff and Charlene Li, show you how to turn the force of customers connecting to your own advantage.
First Thoughts on Microsoft’s Bing Search Engine
June 1st, 2009 · View Comments · How To
The entrance of Bing to the search engine market has triggered the predictable Google Killer articles, denouncements of all things Microsoft, and a few insights into what it actually does. This is the first in a series of articles on Bing, where we’ll try to sift the wheat from the chaff, so you can get an idea of where Bing stands in the overall scheme of things.
Tags:ballmer·Bing·Chrome·google·microsoft·Review·seo·seth godin·Strategy·web·web 2.0·Webcast
MadCap MadPak – 1 Minute Review
May 27th, 2009 · Comments Off · How To
Technical writers who use Madcap Flare may not be aware of another technical writing application, MadPak, This claims to be the industry’s first true single-sourcing product suite, resulting in the tightest product-to-product integration ever seen.
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MadCap MadPak – 1 Minute Review
May 27th, 2009 · Comments Off · Reviews
Technical writers who use Madcap Flare may not be aware of another technical writing application, MadPak, This claims to be the industry’s first true single-sourcing product suite, resulting in the tightest product-to-product integration ever seen.
Tags:MadCap·Madcap Flare·Review
Review of Best Free Screen Capture Recorders
May 25th, 2009 · View Comments · How To
Peter Feerick over on Tech Support Alerts reviews the best screen capture software. I’ve used Camtasia, Snagit and recently Jing, which he includes in this review.
Tags:Camstudio·Camtasia·Free·Jing·Review·Screen Capture·Snagit
MindTouch Deki 2009 Review
May 25th, 2009 · Comments Off · How To
This week we look at MindTouch 2009 Standard. This offers Wiki-style collaboration enabling users to connect with each other through Wiki pages that can be created, edited, and processed by the team in different.
Chirbit Online Tool for Audio Sharing – Review
May 24th, 2009 · Comments Off · How To
Think of Twitter with sound. Chirbits are short audio clips. Record them directly on the site with your microphone, webcam, or record the file in an external program such as Audacity if you want more creative control. Chirbits.com accept MP3 or WAV files. The next release will support other audio formats. You can create [...]
