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My response to RJ Jacquez’s question: Will Tablets replace PCs?
Recently, due to the upcoming release of Microsoft’s Surface machine, RJ Jacquez released two blog posts promoting the idea that tablets, in time, will indeed replace the PC as we know it, and that Microsoft is going in the wrong … Continue reading
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Tagged Adobe, Adobe FrameMaker, Adobe RoboHelp, Adobe Technical Communications Suite, Android, Android tablet, Apple, Articulate, blog, business apps, business tools, cloud, Cloud on, cloud technology, Flare, Framemaker, Google, iLife, iPad, iPad app, iWork, Lectora, m-learning, m-learning tools, Microsoft, Microsoft Office, Microsoft OneNote, Microsoft Surface, mlearning, mLearning Revolution, mobile, mobile learning, mobile productivity tools, PCs, power apps, power software, power users, productivity apps, productivity tools, RJ Jacquez, RoboHelp, Surface, tablet, tablets, tech comm, tech comm software, Technical communication, technical communications, Windows 8, work apps
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Is iPad Mini the “Fun-Size” tablet, or does it mean business?
As the end of October approaches, so does Halloween. And with Halloween, most people would think of ghosts, witches, vampires and other monsters along with other spooky stuff. As for me, I think of trick-or-treating and the all important CANDY. … Continue reading
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Tagged affordable iPad, affordable iPad mini, Apple, cool stuff, e-learning, ed tech, education, educational technology, elearning, Halloween, higher ed, iBooks, iBooks Author, iPad, iPad app, iPad at a lower cost, iPad at a lower price, iPad mini, IPhone, Learning, m-learning, mlearning, mobile, mobile learning, Online Teaching and Learning, smartphones, tech comm, TechCommGeekMom, Technical communication, technical communications, Tim Cook, wi-fi
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What Does Knitting Have To Do With TechComm and m-Learning?
I’m so glad that this is now my 200th post on this blog! TechCommGeekMom has come a long way since it started out as a class project in grad school, now hasn’t it? For this particular post, I’d like to … Continue reading
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Tagged Adobe, Adobe FrameMaker, Adobe RoboHelp, Adobe Technical Communications Suite, analogies, analogy, Anita Roddick, architecture, Arts, California, Craft, Darwin Information Typing Architecture, digital literacy, DITA, DIY education, e-learning, ed tech, education, educational technology, edupunk, elearning, Framemaker, good content, instructional design, instructional design and technology, Knitting, Knitting and Crochet, Learning, learning chunks, m-learning, m-learning tools, Methods and Theories, mlearning, mobile learning, Pattern, patterns, reusable content, reuse content, RoboHelp, single sourcing, singular experience, structure, tech comm, tech comm software, TechCommGeekMom, Technical communication, technical communications, technical writing, Yarn
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Flame Wars need not apply.
I had planned for this post to be something a little more lighthearted, but my plan was changed when I received my first insulting comment on this blog. It came in, and made accusations that proved that the person hadn’t … Continue reading
LavaCon 2012 Recap | Write Techie
See on Scoop.it – M-learning, E-Learning, and Technical Communications Having returned from LavaCon this year, I am more confident in the field of technical communication. Here are my first thoughts on the conference! I only attended the Adobe Day … Continue reading
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The Crazy Facts About Apple’s Role In Education | Edudemic
See on Scoop.it – M-learning, E-Learning, and Technical Communications Found this thanks to @lawrencerenaldo. Great article by @Edudemic with infographic by MDG Advertising and The Register. –techcommgeekmom See on edudemic.com
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Adobe Day at LavaCon 2012 Roundup!
This post is just a quick summary of the Adobe Day at LavaCon 2012 series from this past week. As you see, there was so much information that it took six posts to try to summarize the event! Being in … Continue reading
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Tagged Adobe, Adobe Day, Adobe Day presentations, Adobe FrameMaker, Adobe RoboHelp, Adobe Systems, adobe technical communications, Adobe Technical Communications Suite, Android, Ankur Jain, Apple, authoring for different devices, Business, business value, CMS, content, Content management, content management tools, Content Rules, Content Rules Inc., content strategy, Content Wrangler, CSS 3, Darwin Information Typing Architecture, digital literacy, DITA, DITA metrics 101, Ecuador, English language, Facebook, Framemaker, global content, global ready content, Google, Guy Kawasaki, HTML/CSS, HTML5, HTML5/CSS3, iPad, IPhone, Joe, Joe Welinske, Lavacon, Lavacon 2012, localization, m-learning tools, marcom, marcomm, Mark Lewis, marketing communications, marketing documentation, Maxwell Hoffmann, measurement, Methods and Theories, metrics, mobile, mobile communications, multiscreen authoring, Oregon, page hits, Portland, Portland Oregon, professional conference, Quark, QuarkXMLAuthor, query, reusable content, reuse, reuse content, RoboHelp, ROI, ROI on technical communication, Saibal Bhattacharjee, sales documentation, Sarah O'Keefe, Scott, Scott Abel, SEO, single source, Single source publishing, single sourcing, singular experience, social media, social media community, Spanish language, structured content, structured writing, Style Guides, tech comm, tech comm software, tech comm tools, tech support documentation, tech writer, tech writing, TechCommGeekMom, Technical communication, technical communication software, technical communications, technical communications tools, technical communicator, Technical writer, technical writing, Thomas Aldous, training, training and development, translation, Translation memory, translation software, translation tools, Twitter, Val Swisher, video, Welinske.com, Writers UA, writing for different devices, writing for mobile content, XML, XML-based, XML/DITA
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Adobe Day Presentations: Part V – Mark Lewis and DITA Metrics
After Val Swisher spoke about being global ready in today’s tech comm market, the final speaker of the morning, Mark Lewis, took the stage to speak about DITA Metrics. Mark literally wrote the book about how DITA metrics are done, … Continue reading
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Tagged Adobe, Adobe Day, Adobe FrameMaker, Adobe RoboHelp, Adobe Technical Communications Suite, business value, CMS, content, Content management, content strategy, Darwin Information Typing Architecture, DITA, DITA metrics 101, Framemaker, Mark Lewis, measurement, metrics, page hits, Quark, QuarkXMLAuthor, reusable content, reuse, reuse content, RoboHelp, ROI, tech comm, tech comm software, tech comm tools, Technical communication, technical communications, technical communicator, Technical writer, technical writing, Val Swisher, XML, XML-based, XML/DITA
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Adobe Day Presentations: Part IV – Val Swisher asks, “Are You Global Ready?”
Following a short break after Joe Welinske’s talk about Multi-screen Help Authoring, Val Swisher took to the stage. Val is the founder of Content Rules, Inc., and she spoke about eight simple rules for technical communicators to follow to make content … Continue reading
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Tagged Adobe, Adobe Day, Adobe FrameMaker, Adobe RoboHelp, Business, Content management, Content Rules, Content Rules Inc., content strategy, digital literacy, Ecuador, English language, Framemaker, global content, global ready content, Joe Welinske, Lavacon, Lavacon 2012, localization, m-learning tools, Methods and Theories, RoboHelp, single sourcing, singular experience, Spanish language, Style Guides, tech comm, tech comm software, Technical communication, technical communication software, technical communications, technical writing, translation, Translation memory, translation software, translation tools, Val Swisher
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Kyle Wiens Of iFixit Won’t Hire The Grammatically Challenged
Kyle Wiens Of iFixit Won’t Hire The Grammatically Challenged. Kyle Wiens essentially says that if a person can’t be bothered to know correct grammar and spelling–aside from the occasional typo–he doesn’t want to be bothered to hire or work with … Continue reading
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