How to Access Google Documents on Your Smart Phone
(Excerpts) This week, with a little extra time on my hands, I decided to try to look for a phone that I can use to access the full internet. I have a Boost phone I pay for by the month. In truth, I don’t use my phone much on a daily basis, but use it…
Read MoreScheduling and Keeping Up with Your Goals & Clients
You’ve made a New Year’s resolution… You want to write that book… Get that diploma or certificate… Exercise 3 times a week… or whatever it may be. But there’s a slight “problem”… How are you going to keep track of all those promises? Why, with scheduling software of course! Here are some suggestions: Google Calendar.…
Read MoreTechnical Communication Certification: Beware of Fake Diploma Factories
Training and certification is important for all technical communicators who want to stay relevant, productive and happily employed. However, when you are choosing a certification or diploma program for yourself, don’t fall for cash-for-diploma schemes. If you want to read the amazing story of one such scam and that of George Gollin, the physics professor…
Read MoreHow to Write a Technical Reference Manual as a Team
What are the things you should keep in mind if you’re working as a part of a writing team authoring a reference manual? Or what are the things you should keep in mind if you are managing such a team of technical writers? Here is a good blog post by Lesley Hays, an Aussie technical…
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