Re: [TCP] Is technical writing worth the hype and pain?

2010-01-04 Thread Bill Swallow
I look at it this way.  If it weren't for my career as a technical writer, I wouldn't be able to afford my other hobbies. Bingo! As I've said to many people in the past: work to live, don't live to work. -- Bill Swallow Twitter: @techcommdood Blog: http://techcommdood.com LinkedIn:

[TCP] ANN: 10 FM Tips #2 free webinar -- Wednesday, January 13 (10am PST)

2010-01-04 Thread Shlomo Perets
Ten FrameMaker Tips #2 (from the Improve Your FrameMaker Skills series) Wednesday, January 13, starting 10am PST | 1pm EST | 6pm UTC/GMT This free one-hour webinar provides a glance of the Improve Your FrameMaker Skills series, with ten useful FrameMaker tips (from sessions #11-20).

Re: [TCP] Is technical writing worth the hype and pain?

2010-01-04 Thread Bill Swallow
Not everyone wants to work to live. Well, ok, I'll grant you that. Sometimes work and life coexist peacefully, and if you're lucky both are one and the same (in a good way). And if you're even luckier, you can bypass work completely. ;) Lately I have been feeling  that I owe it to myself to

Re: [TCP] Is technical writing worth the hype and pain?

2010-01-04 Thread Zinnia
On Mon, Jan 4, 2010 at 12:02 PM, Kat Kuvinka katkuvi...@hotmail.com wrote: Not everyone wants to work to live. Lately I have been feeling  that I owe it to myself to find a job that I love. After tech writing for 20 years, I often feel like I am going around in circles or worse. My last job

Re: [TCP] Is technical writing worth the hype and pain?

2010-01-04 Thread Al Geist
Suzette Leeming wrote: What if you were a non-Christian and didn't celebrate the holidays? Who says non-Christians don't celebrate holidays? One of my relatives, who goes to church on Saturdays, Sundays and Wednesdays, hasn't celebrated Christmas in nearly 10 years and totally ignores most of the

Re: [TCP] Is technical writing worth the hype and pain?

2010-01-04 Thread Jack DeLand
Well, I introduced my company to the wonders of mandelbrot at Hanukah. Their response: Yummy! Jack DeLand :: information design implementation On 1/4/2010 5:36 PM, Al Geist wrote: Suzette Leeming wrote: What if you were a non-Christian and didn't celebrate the holidays?

Re: [TCP] Is technical writing worth the hype and pain?

2010-01-04 Thread Dana Worley
On Monday, January 04, 2010, Jack DeLand wrote: Well, I introduced my company to the wonders of mandelbrot at Hanukah. Their response: Yummy! You guys are either really nerdy or cannibals ;) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandelbrot_set Perhaps there's another definition? :) Dana W.

Re: [TCP] Is technical writing worth the hype and pain?

2010-01-04 Thread Sue Heim
Otherwise known as the Jewish biscotti. See http://www.cookies-in-motion.com/Mandelbrot-Cookies.html. (I grew up on mandelbrot cookies... before I ever learned what a biscotti was!) ...sue On Mon, Jan 4, 2010 at 4:14 PM, Dana Worley d...@campbellsci.com wrote: On Monday, January 04, 2010,

Re: [TCP] Is technical writing worth the hype and pain?

2010-01-04 Thread Dana Worley
On Monday, January 04, 2010, Sue Heim wrote: Otherwise known as the Jewish biscotti. See http://www.cookies-in-motion.com/Mandelbrot- Cookies.html. I found that eventually, too, but I like the first definition better :) Dana W. *** Dana Worley Software Product

Re: [TCP] Is technical writing worth the hype and pain?

2010-01-04 Thread Zinnia
On Mon, Jan 4, 2010 at 5:59 PM, Jack DeLand jdela...@comcast.net wrote: Well, I introduced my company to the wonders of mandelbrot at Hanukah.  Their response: Yummy! Which is the response in my company when Ashraf brings in baklava and other goodies to celebrate the end of Ramadan. His wife