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The Future of Tech Docs?

Friday, April 16th, 2004

This is not your father’s technical documentation anymore. Howtoons are one-page cartoons showing 5-to-15 year-old kids how to build things. I particularly like their explanation of binary. Why leave restrict this to 5-to-15 year-olds? I’d enjoy assembling a bookshelf a lot more if the instructions came with mustachioed villains and buxom heroines.

Continue reading entry #696

Hall of Technical Documentation Weirdness Updated

Wednesday, March 31st, 2004

After months of neglect, I finally updated the Hall of Technical Documentation Weirdness. The new Hall has 37 images (well up from the previous 15) and is easier to navigate, thanks to the excellent free image-management software, JAlbum.
Since I launched the Hall, I’ve been meaning to cite this bizarre press hit I got on it […]

Continue reading entry #636

Grand Theft Auto: Your Town

Friday, March 19th, 2004

I had this idea in the shower this morning. I expect some version of it is already happening, so in sharing it I’m hoping somebody might point me to the appropriate projects. As you may know, the popular video game Grand Theft Auto is quite a franchise. They continue to set new games and expansion […]

Continue reading entry #599

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Technical Writing Joke du Jour
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The Quandaries that a Technical Writer Faces
Another Tech Writer Survey
Technical Writing Survey

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