Re: [TCP] Know Your Audience

(though I seem to find less less time to do it these days), as well as cook, garden, and do crafty things such as stained glass, jewelry making, and sewing (also for which I find less less time these days :( Dana W. *** Dana Worley Software Product Manager, Marketing

Re: [TCP] ADMIN TCP Site - Want a Wiki?

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Re: [TCP] How would you express uncertainty in documentation?

back to the store. My HP Inkjet printer came with a USB cable (~ 2 years ago). My Brother laser printer didn't (it's parallel, not USB -- purchased at least 10 years ago). Dana W. *** Dana Worley Software Product Manager/Manager, Software Support Group Campbell

Re: [TCP] Quick Start Guide

that is) and take notes on your steps to get from point A to point B. Include prerequisites, important things to note or avoid with each step, etc. Dana W. *** Dana Worley Software Product Manager/Manager, Software Support Group Campbell Scientific, Inc. Microsoft MVP, Windows

Re: [TCP] ADMIN TCP Site - Want a Wiki?

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[TCP] Painful

It's Friday, December 1, and given my tendency towards structure and order, I went to Borders last night to purchase a calendar so I would have January 2007 in front of me (I keep two calendars up -- one with the current month and one for the upcoming month). I bought a standard sized

Re: [TCP] Painful

On Friday, December 01, 2006, Mike Starr wrote: grumpy old fartSo is this a case of the minimalism chickens coming home to roost?? I think it's a case of Canon not wanting to hire technical writers. It truly is the worst camera manual I have come across. Dana

Re: [TCP] Management

, and they are *not* something I'm exactly looking forward to! Dana W. *** Dana Worley Software Product Manager/Manager, Software Support Group Campbell Scientific, Inc. Microsoft MVP, Windows Help __ Are you a Help Authoring Trainer or Consultant

Re: [TCP] Anyone use LinkedIn?

I knew in college or who were coworkers years ago. I doubt that I would have made contact with them without LinkedIn. *** Dana Worley Software Product Manager/Manager, Software Support Group Campbell Scientific, Inc. Microsoft MVP, Windows Help

Re: [TCP] Graphicsless documentation

removing all graphics from the documentation to ensure complete accessibility. Dana W. *** Dana Worley Software Product Manager/Manager, Software Support Group Campbell Scientific, Inc. Microsoft MVP, Windows Help __ Author Help

Re: [TCP] Ruffled feathers -- Gender and Tech Writing

not in this business because of my social skills ;) Dana W. *** Dana Worley Software Product Manager/Manager, Software Support Group Campbell Scientific, Inc. Microsoft MVP, Windows Help __ Author Help files and create printed documentation

Re: [TCP] AS/400 wording question

the number. Does anyone have any opinions? Is there a standard for something like this in the AS/400 world? Thanks. Bob Love people. Use things. Not vice-versa. -- Kelly Rothaus *** Dana Worley Software Product Manager/Manager, Software Support Group Campbell

Re: [TCP] TOOLS: Recently Announced Adobe Reader Security Flaw

any number of undesirable things to your computer. Regards, Dana W. *** Dana Worley Software Product Manager/Manager, Software Support Group Campbell Scientific, Inc. Microsoft MVP, Windows Help __ Author Help files

Re: [TCP] Hello

youngster on techwr-l characterized anyone past about the age of 23 the other day. :) Dana W. *** Dana Worley Software Product Manager/Manager, Software Support Group Campbell Scientific, Inc. Microsoft MVP, Windows Help

Re: [TCP] ranting STC RE: What did you learn when you participatedin the

is not well-written? :) Sometimes you have to look beyond the warts and appreciate the value that is there. Dana W. *** Dana Worley Software Product Manager/Manager, Software Support Group Campbell Scientific, Inc. Microsoft MVP, Windows Help

Re: [TCP] Reminder--Daylight Savings Time starts early

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[TCP] User Forums

thoughts you might have regarding on-line forums *from a company's perspective* (we all know they are invaluable from a user's perspective). I have my thoughts on this, but I would like to hear yours, so I'll reserve mine for later :) Thanks, Dana *** Dana Worley

Re: [TCP] looking for an elegant way to unmute

circumstances? Thoughts? Alternatives? To mute the phone, do X, Y, and Z. To unmute the phone, do A, B, and C. *** Dana Worley Software Product Manager/Manager, Software Support Group Campbell Scientific, Inc. Microsoft MVP, Windows Help

Re: [TCP] looking for an elegant way to unmute

and Repeat. If Pete and Repeat are running and race and Pete loses, who wins? :) Dana *** Dana Worley Software Product Manager/Manager, Software Support Group Campbell Scientific, Inc. Microsoft MVP, Windows Help __ Author

[TCP] Technical writers may shape future of American lit

/2jo6gf Dana *** Dana Worley Software Product Manager/Manager, Software Support Group Campbell Scientific, Inc. Microsoft MVP, Windows Help __ Author Help files and create printed documentation with Doc-To-Help. New release adds

Re: [TCP] Technical writers may shape future of American lit

a technical writer. As usual, looks like I'm backwards :) Dana * Dana Worley Software Product Manager/Manager, Software Support Group Campbell Scientific, Inc. 815 W 1800 N Logan, UT 84321-1784 435-750-1751 [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: [TCP] employment update

several times just to check. Repeated phone calls get very annoying very fast (bordering on harassment), and most likely kick you out of the look at pile even if you appear to be the most qualified applicant in the stack. 2 cents, Dana W. *** Dana Worley Software

Re: [TCP] graduate education not a benefit

that is not in support of company goals? That reminds me of the signs I saw once, Just say NO to the library when residents were facing a very small tax increase to fund a community library. Dana *** Dana Worley Software Product Manager/Manager, Software Support Group Campbell

Re: [TCP] employee retention

by threatening to leave is a sure way to get your signed ticket out the door. 2 cents, Dana * Dana Worley Software Product Manager/Manager, Software Support Group Campbell Scientific, Inc. 815 W 1800 N Logan, UT 84321-1784 435-750-1751 [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: [TCP] ADMIN: TCPwiki is ready!

the sentence still made sense, we were to remove it. She argued there was an overuse of that. Comments/Opinions? I suppose this discussion would be more appropriate on the wiki itself, but I might be talking to myself there ;) Dana W *** Dana Worley Software Product Manager

Re: [TCP] Article: Houston, We Have a Shuttle Typo

is the British punctuation. Dana *** Dana Worley Software Product Manager/Manager, Software Support Group Campbell Scientific, Inc. Microsoft MVP, Windows Help __ Author Help files and create printed documentation with Doc-To-Help

Re: [TCP] Article: Houston, We Have a Shuttle Typo

of Style (3rd ed), HandBook of Office Workers (HOW5), and Writing, A College Rhetoric. (notice the period placement ;) All three follow the period commas in, everything else based on context. Dana *** Dana Worley Software Product Manager/Manager, Software Support Group

Re: [TCP] Friday nuttiness...

On Tuesday, August 21, 2007, Rhonda Bracey wrote: Personally, I'd turn OFF the phone as soon as I got to the restaurant and all the parties had arrived. I *may* leave it on if someone in the group hadn't turned up or was running late, just in case I needed to call them or vice versa (Where

Re: [TCP] Scrumming blog

On Thursday, September 13, 2007, Jones, Donna wrote: I can't wait to allude to that definition sometime when that word comes up. It's appropriate! ROFL Hmm censorship strikes again. I had to go back and look at the historical pages to see the definition you guys are referring to. I

Re: [TCP] Upgrade Anger to Tech Comm Suite.

fee. We try to stand firmly on this because you have to draw the line somewhere, and we try to treat all customers equally. I think Adobe's policy is reasonable. 2 cents, Dana W. *** Dana Worley Software Product Manager/Manager, Software Support Group Campbell

Re: [TCP] Physical fitness and technical communication

On Thursday, October 16, 2008, Dan Gallagher wrote: Vegetarian here too. Non-smoker, rare beer drinker. Alcohol lowers one's fat-burning, something like 1 beer = 10%. I work out twice a week and ride bikes frequently (year round, S. FL). I ride my bike everywhere possible. Even have a

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

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

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] Technical writing and tools

is not going to win you any points with the hiring parties. 2 cents, Dana W. *** Dana Worley Software Product Manager/Manager, Software Support Group Campbell Scientific, Inc. Microsoft MVP, Windows Help www.jestersbaubles.etsy.com

Re: [TCP] Old printing terms -- trying to convey a conept to our print vendors in China

because 20 or so years have passed since I worked there, and the terms are foggy, although the concepts are still in the back of my brain. *** Dana Worley Software Product Manager/Manager, Software Support Group Campbell Scientific, Inc. Microsoft MVP, Windows Help

Re: [TCP] ADMIN Re: Postings on TCP are being archived by another service

Quoting Sue Heim [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I've received a couple of spam email messages in the last few days to my Gmail email. Since the ONLY list I use this address for is THIS list, and since I don't use it anywhere else, I'm wondering if that archive service is not the best thing for me. Has