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Technical Writing is one among many careers in the larger field of Technical Communications. It has been a long and interesting journey since writing my first college newspaper article for the Willamette Collegian in Salem, Oregon. I have met […]
Technical Writers often find themselves mediating between two departments: Business Development and Software Development. Surely, the Business Development Managers have a good idea about what the product should look like, because they have met with the client, and between the two of them, they have discussed all angles of the software product. So, they are […]
On November 4, 2008, the U.S.A. is holding elections for the next U.S. President as well as many other political offices and issues. As a writer, the thing I value most in my life is freedom of expression, because without this, I cannot write freely. Whether one is a technical writer, blogger, fiction writer, or […]
When creating online help systems, it is important to include a glossary as well as the traditional table of contents and search sections. Why a glossary? Because sometimes people get tired of surfing the help explanation for something, and go right to the explicit definition of a term to find out what it means. It […]
When I lived in Brazil (1991-1996), I lived in a country that suffered from hyperinflation. This means that the currency is constantly depreciating in value. So, one day it took 1000 Brazilian “cruzeiros” to buy one U.S. dollar, and then one week after that, it took 2000 Brazilian “cruzeiros” to buy one U.S. dollar. So, […]
Unless you have transformed yourself into a proverbial dodo bird that likes to place his or her head under the sand, you have seen the headlines on the Internet, television and radio about the worldwide economy and how the markets are tumbling down. This will affect writers too - no doubt. When I lived in […]
Blogging is both fun and hard work. It requires diligence, perseverance, patience, steadfastness, and also inspiration. There are some days where you will have more ideas than you can handle, and you will have other days where you can’t fathom a single original idea. Such is the life of the blogger. So, don’t get discouraged […]
The #1 communications avenue today is the Internet. This is indeed a profound conclusion to draw, but it is true. No longer do you see businesses focusing mostly on television and radio. Rather, the focus now is evenly distributed between former traditional methods of advertising along with the Internet. On a daily basis, the Internet […]
If I had to go through college again, these are the ten majors I would select from - en route to a career as a Technical Writer. As I list each major, I will tell you exactly why I have recommended it. You will notice quite a diverse selection, but, truly, each one contains great […]
We live in uncertain and definitely volatile times - to say the least. The financial markets and job markets are extremely unstable and now the U.S. Government has to step into the “free market” and offer a little bit of support to perhaps keep the international economies afloat. Things change in life, but I foresee […]
