[TCP] Fwd: Marketing tech writing tools through Wikipedia

2006-11-16 Thread Robert Stromberg
Nice to see that the "technical writing" article has been removed from Wikipedia, with the following explanation: Wikipedia is not an advertising service. Promotional articles about yourself, your friends, your company or products; or articles written as part of a marketing or promotional campaign

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

2006-11-28 Thread Robert Stromberg
Hi Lisa, If I search the Web for a topic and get multiple hits, some in the Wikipedia and some in the TW wiki, would I expect a significant difference between Wikipedia and the TW wiki? Bob Stromberg Greenwich, NY Hello everybody, > > The TCP Idea Mill is churning today, and I'd like your input

[TCP] Fwd: TCP Site - Want a Wiki?

2006-11-28 Thread Robert Stromberg
Carla said, >For example, suppose I post a tw-related article. I could have a Comments/Discussion section at the bottom of it, which would allow others to contribute, ask questions, etc. The article is preserved for easy access in a designated area of the Wiki. Hi Carla, I find the discussion li

[TCP] Fwd: TCP Site - Want a Wiki?

2006-11-28 Thread Robert Stromberg
I admit to playing devil's advocate here. I have no settled opinion. I just searched for "card sorting" wiki and found 10 pages of hits. Several wikis as well as elsewhere. How would someone select among those wikis? A wiki almost by definition has no "voice," no consistent point of view. In t

[TCP] Comparing text between Word and HTML files

2007-01-25 Thread Robert Stromberg
Hi, I am doing a light edit on scholarly articles written in Word by different authors, then converting them to XHTML using Dreamweaver (File, Import, then Tools, Clean up Word HTML). I can validate the XHTML and test the results. But I've noticed plenty of errors, both minor (punctuation in odd

Re: [TCP] Webinars through Vasont

2007-02-07 Thread Robert Stromberg
Hi Donna, I would be disappointed as well. I had good experiences with both Vasont webinars, using high-speed access (one at a nearby public library, the other at a friend's house). I have dial-up at home and do not expect to succeed in receiving any sort of rich content. There were a couple of b

[TCP] Task Oriented Writing

2007-09-05 Thread Robert Stromberg
I haven't managed a team, but at a major computer manufacturing firm, I frequently had to convert functional specs into task-oriented customer documentation. I found that it was helpful to ask a couple of questions: 1. Who would be using this feature or function and why? 2. Why did the developer

[TCP] technical information with a sense of humor

2007-12-31 Thread Robert Stromberg
Hi, For good information with good humor, by David Keefe (I gotta find more of his writing), see: http://homeenergy.org/archive/hem.dis.anl.gov/eehem/95/95.html -- Bob Stromberg 399 Ryan Road Greenwich, NY 12834 Cell: (518) 791-9708 __ Author Hel