We’re ALMOST there: “An Introduction to DITA XML – An online training course” is scheduled for release in early 2007. The online training modules have been completed (and are out for testing), and we’re now completing the accompnaying workbook and instructions for the exercises. DITA (Darwin Information Typing Architecture) is certainly the most talked-about development… Read more »

We’ve just released our latest online training course – Writing Sales Proposals. This course is for anyone who has to respond to tenders, write persuasive proposals or sell ideas to business people. It will introduce you to a whole range of techniques for broadening your thinking, and other tips used by skillful writers. The course… Read more »

My son is very keen on the Nitendo Wii, which is released in the UK tonight. I stumbled across a Blog highlighting the Japanese version of the Wii’s safety manual – very bizarre!

Quadralay has added a wiki to its site, with these stated aims:– Focus on the ePublisher platform – Provide a reusable information repository – Encourage users to share their efforts – Create a user channel to Quadralay’s Engineering and Consulting teams In other words, a user co-generated manual, as discussed in our report. They appear… Read more »

The following was posted on the STC Member Forum, under Online Help. Microsoft is planning the next-generation Help platform and we are soliciting input from STC members. If you or someone in your organization is responsible for designing, developing, planning, or managing user assistance systems, we WOULD LIKE YOUR FEEDBACK. We want to gain a… Read more »