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Documentation and Training Slide Decks Now Available

Thursday, November 08, 2007

The slide decks from Documentation and Training East 2007 are now available. A few speakers have yet to share their slides, but the bulk of the presentations are available for view within a web browser, and without the need to download additional software. This service ...

Filed under: 3D : Content Quality Management : Content Reuse : DITA : Document Engineering : Dynamic Content : Experience Design : Information Architecture : Localization : Mobile Content : Presentations : Publishing : Rich Media : S1000D : Search : Simplified Technical English : Software as a Service : Technical Writing : Translation : Usability : User-Generated Content : Video Documentation : Web 2.0 : XML : XQuery : Web Content Management

Scientists Use 3D Images To Look For Life-Saving Clues

Saturday, November 03, 2007

Imagine a day when a scientist can don a pair of special eye glasses and see a three dimensional view of bacteria. Sound like science fiction? It’s not. According to Science Daily, scientists at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine “are mapping parts ...

Filed under: Rich Media : Technical Illustration

Video Documentation: Seven Sites That Show You How To Do Things

Monday, October 29, 2007

By Scott Abel, The Content Wrangler

If a picture is worth a thousand words, how much is a video worth? This is a particularly important question to ask (and answer), especially if your job involves communicating complex concepts or developing training or education ...

Filed under: Rich Media : User-Generated Content : Video Documentation

Adobe Announces Technical Communication Suite: Four Tools That Work As One

Tuesday, September 25, 2007

Following the success of its Creative Suite, Adobe Systems has announced an innovative new software product offering. It’s called the Adobe Technical Communication Suite, a tightly integrated collection of software tools designed for authoring, managing, and ...

Filed under: Rich Media : Technical Writing : Authoring Tools

Workflow Holds the Key to Rich Media’s Enterprise Success

Wednesday, September 05, 2007

By Dan Ortega, special to TheContentWrangler.com

The internet is “dead and boring,” according to a recent online post. The energy and growth that characterized the dotcom boom is missing. A follow-up comment noted rich media applications would drive the web to a new ...