“The smartest people work for someone else”

Here’s some extracts from an article by Forbes’ Rich Karlgaard: ” ‘No matter who you are, most of the smartest people work for someone else.’ Say again? What organizational leader will admit he can’t hire the smartest people in the world? This provocative statement was first made by Sun Microsystems’ Bill Joy in 1990… It’s… Read more »

Podcast on Cherryleaf and Technical Communication

Ellis was interviewed yesterday for one of the “ITauthor” podcasts. To listen to the conversation, visit http://www.itauthor.com/wordpress/2007/11/14/itauthor-podcast-12-november-14th-2007-ellis-pratt-cherryleaf/

The secrets of effective technical authors

In early 2007, Cherryleaf carried out a survey to find out the challenges technical authors face. We looked at satisfaction levels, the status of authors and what was holding them back, if anything. We also looked at other research on what makes a good writer. We received nearly 500 responses, and we presented our conclusions… Read more »

What will be the documentation equivalent to Google’s OpenSocial?

Google’s OpenSocial project is causing quite a buzz at the moment. According to the New York Times, “Its initiative, which it calls OpenSocial, is an appeal to software developers and Web sites to cooperate in adopting a single set of software standards for the little software widgets that can add a social-networking layer to all… Read more »