A friend of mine (Mr. Dennis Chu) from the newly created Google Buzz is the webmaster and innovator of a new website called Goofy2 Dot Com. I recently joined this site, and it is definitely interesting.
Click here to check out Goofy2
This website is a social/open instant messenger that enables users to stay in real-time connection [...]

Dear Visitors & Blog Subscribers:
Because I have received one-hundred-plus requests for this e-book, I have decided to publish it formally with Lulu Publishers where it now comes with a cover page and download page on the Lulu website. You don’t need to ask me anymore for this book, just click on the following link. [...]

At a recent LinkedIn group discussion, the topic of “documentation checklists” was raised. Is there such a thing as a documentation checklist? Can one silver-bullet documentation checklist be drafted that will ensure successful completion of a documentation guide? Is this really necessary? Here are my thoughts on this.
Yes, you can formulate a basic list of [...]

According to great motivational mentors and doctors like Dr. Deepak Chopra and Dr. Wayne Dyer, charity is something we should slowly cultivate in our lives, however, it is also good to understand the different kinds of charity that actually exist. Just because somebody asks for something does not mean you should give it to them. [...]

As a Technical Writer, I sometimes ask people (like at a social event) “so, do you really document your internal processes and procedures at your workplace?” Most people say “Oh, sure, I document these things.” But, the truth is, I believe, that people shy away from composing quality documentation because they don’t think it matters [...]

For those of you who don’t know, Google bases its directory on the Open Directory Project data located at DMOZ (http://www.dmoz.com). So, yes, Google adds its own unique algorithms to help you with your searches, however, a great majority of this data comes from DMOZ. So, check it out. DMOZ currently has over four millions [...]

Even though I am a big fan of Wikipedia, Wiktionary, and essentially all Wiki sites, Google also has a “definitions” tool that is worth mentioning: The Google Dictionary. Simple type into your browser the following URL:
http://www.google.com/dictionary
Enter the word for which you need a definition and “voila” there you have it
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Keith
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One of the most important characteristics of a Technical Writer is his or her dedication to study and research. In fact, I would say that as much as 75% of my time may be classified as study and research. This means that I am studying an application, its technical and business requirements, and the testing [...]

According to its new Wikipedia entry, Google Wave has been defined as a web-based “personal communication and collaboration tool”. Google made its original announcement about this new web-based collaboration tool at its “Google I/O Conference” back on May 27, 2009. However, Google has recently allowed 100,000 technical users to “preview” the application as of [...]

Over the past two months or so, I have been messing around with the XAMPP client/server environment that I installed directly onto my Windows Vista Operating System. This is available at the Apache Friends website, and it is really cool because it lets you set up an environment where your machine is essentially both a [...]