Here are some initial thoughts on how the new Kindles from Amazon might affect the role of the Technical Author. Yet more diversity in reading platforms Technical Authors know this already – their content needs to work on lots of platforms and across different mediums. It’s more evidence that the layout must not be baked… Read more »
Category: tools
Announcing our ‘Using the iPad as a documentation device’ workshop: 31 May 2012
We’ve completed the slides and booked the training room for our new workshop, Using the iPad (and other tablets) as a documentation device: With more and more people using the iPad and other tablets for reading technical documentation, this workshop looks at how tablets can be used by organisations to design and deliver technical documents and… Read more »
Update on our iPad as a documentation device training course
Here’s an update on the training workshop we’re currently developing on how to use the iPad and other tablets as a device for delivering documentation. The trainer’s slide deck has been completed and is out for review. Once that’s been signed off, we’ll check the timings and determine if this is a half or full… Read more »
Writing user documentation collaboratively in an Agile environment
Hi, You provide wonderful newsletters full of useful information. Thank you. I’m a Senior Technical Writer in a small company, and I have one contractor working for me. We have come up against a challenge. <snip>… My team currently uses RoboHelp, which is not a collaborative, team tool for writing. The company likes to think… Read more »