Author: TechCommGeekMom

Danielle M. Villegas is a technical communicator who currently employed at Cox Automotive, Inc., and freelances as her own technical communications consultancy, Dair Communications. She has worked at the International Refugee Committee, MetLife, Novo Nordisk, BASF North America, Merck, and Deloitte, with a background in content strategy, web content management, social media, project management, e-learning, and client services. Danielle is best known in the technical communications world for her blog, TechCommGeekMom.com, which has continued to flourish since it was launched during her graduate studies at NJIT in 2012. She has presented webinars and seminars for Adobe, the Society for Technical Communication (STC), the IEEE ProComm, TCUK (ISTC) and at Drexel University’s eLearning Conference. She has written articles for the STC Intercom, STC Notebook, the Content Rules blog, and The Content Wrangler as well. She was very active in the STC, as a former chapter president for the STC-Philadelphia Metro Chapter, serving and chairing on several STC Board committees, and most recently was the STC Board Vice-President before the organization closed.. You can learn more about Danielle on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/in/daniellemvillegas, on Twitter @techcommgeekmom, or through her blog. All content is the owner's opinions, and does not reflect those of her employers past or present.
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Working LEGO Computer Keyboard – YouTube

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This is my latest project, a working computer keyboard custom built using LEGO pieces. The internal sensor pad and circuit board were taken from an old gener…

Danielle M. Villegas‘s insight:

Here’s a great geeky thing that Guy Kawasaki posted on Google+. Someone built a computer keyboard almost entirely of Legos! In the video, he explains how he did it. If you have the time, patience, and the money to get the specialized keys, this would be a great project for a kid (or a big kid). Fun!

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It’s Unclearly Defined, but Telecommuting Is Fast on the Rise

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Aided by technology, telecommuting is becoming more common, and while it has its challenges, studies show that it tends to create happier, better workers.

Danielle M. Villegas‘s insight:

As a telecommuter myself, I love my set-up. I’ve always gone into the office at least once a month minimally to make sure I’ve had some face time with my bosses (I have two) and be available to those who are in my home office. The commute to the office is about 50 miles away, which in NJ rush hour time is about 1.5 hours of driving on average, so I don’t miss commuting in that respect. Nowadays, my commute is done once a week on average, which is still not too bad. I will agree with this article in that I think I get a lot more done and am more productive working from home. I don’t think everyone is cut out for telecommuting, but for me, it works.

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How content curation helps social media publishing

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As a social media manager, you’re probably aware of many of the pains that come with staying visible online and managing many social media channels at once. Luckily, there’s an answer to the woes of social media publishing: content curation. Here are 5 problems that social media publishers face and how content curation helps alleviate the pain. Continue reading →

Danielle M. Villegas‘s insight:

Here’s another great blogging-related article for today. I’m an advocate of content curation–you reading this article on my blog is an example of this. This article provides good tips about how you should approach the content you want to curate.
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Getty makes 40 million stock photos available for free | Photography | Creative Bloq

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Go to http://www.gettyimages.co.uk/embed and click the blue link: “Search images available to embed”

Danielle M. Villegas‘s insight:

Thanks to RJ Jacquez for sharing this. This is good news for all bloggers! Good images are as important as text when writing blog content. I know that I’ll be definitely taking advantage of this more often going forward!
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New All-Digital Curriculums Hope to Ride High-Tech Push in Schoolrooms

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Amplify, part of News Corporation, is one of many companies releasing all-digital curriculums for sale to school districts.

Danielle M. Villegas‘s insight:

Great article from the New York Times about how technology–especially mobile–is making its way more and more into school curriculums. An encouraging article for m-learning, for sure!

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