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FW: Three notable gaps in Windows 7 Explorer

What's Happening Now on TECHWR-L - 1 hour 22 min ago
Corporate gave me permission to install Classic Shell (http://classicshell.sourceforge.net/), which solved the first problem very well and the second problem pretty well. -----Original Message----- From: Dan Goldstein Sent: Monday, August 09, 2010 10:26 AM...

Re: InDesign file to FrameMaker

What's Happening Now on TECHWR-L - 2 hours 38 min ago
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InDesign file to FrameMaker

What's Happening Now on TECHWR-L - 2 hours 47 min ago
Hello All: Does anyone know if you can import an InDesign file into FrameMaker? The reason I ask is that I have just been told that I am going to be responsible for another branch of our writing...said inheritance was using InDesign....and my boss may not ...

Re: Online or hardcopy portfolios?

What's Happening Now on TECHWR-L - 3 hours 4 min ago
Most of the things I've written over the years fall into one of two categories: 1. Proprietary: my NDAs allow me to show, but not to give. I have hard copies I can bring to interviews. 2. Huge: nobody will want to download them, I have some redacted excerp...

Re: Online or hardcopy portfolios?

What's Happening Now on TECHWR-L - 3 hours 13 min ago
Having several CD copies is a great idea, Kay... I like it! > Chris ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Gain access to everything you need to create and publish information through multiple channels. Your choice of authoring (and impo...

RE: Online or hardcopy portfolios?

What's Happening Now on TECHWR-L - 3 hours 14 min ago
... and be prepared to answer the question: "Do you have the content owner's permission to leave these with us?" -----Original Message----- From: Robart, Kay Sent: Thursday, September 02, 2010 2:11 PM To: salt.morton@gmail.com; techwr-l@lists.techwr-l.com ...

RE: Online or hardcopy portfolios?

What's Happening Now on TECHWR-L - 3 hours 19 min ago
As someone who has been involved in hiring, if the candidate provides a link to an online portfolio before the interview, I will look at it to help decide if I want to interview the candidate. However, once the candidate comes in, I want either a hardcopy ...

Re: Definitions software/systems bug tracking

What's Happening Now on TECHWR-L - 4 hours 9 min ago
Donna, If you can indeed change the terminology and definitions to something a bit more useful, these are the ones I've found in most common usage in the dev environments I've been in: Cosmetic: change to interface (text changes, placement of screen elemen...

Re: Online or hardcopy portfolios?

What's Happening Now on TECHWR-L - 4 hours 38 min ago
I have both, but I don't believe the online version gets any attention. My experience has been that I have to make it a point to be able to finangle an interview to the point that I can show my hardcopy portfolio. Even then, it's only made any impact in on...

Re: Definitions software/systems bug tracking

What's Happening Now on TECHWR-L - 4 hours 50 min ago
It's been a while since I was a Mantis owner, but I'm pretty sure I remember the admin having the ability to decide which levels of severity would be used and displayed, what alerts would be associated with a given level of severity and possibly even to ch...

Online or hardcopy portfolios?

What's Happening Now on TECHWR-L - 4 hours 52 min ago
Hey, Gang! I'm over here republishing a couple of articles about portfolios on the TECHWR-L Web site: Taking Your Show on the Road: Constructing and Using an Online Portfolio http://www.techwr-l.com/cdportfolio Developing an Annotated Portfolio http://www....

Fwd: Re: RE: Use of screenshots in procedures?

What's Happening Now on TECHWR-L - 5 hours 2 min ago
Reasons to include many screen shots: 1. Your audience is not proficient in English but is using an English-language manual. The screen shots provide confirmation that the process is going correctly. 2. Your UI is sufficiently complicated or feature-heavy ...

Re: Definitions software/systems bug tracking

What's Happening Now on TECHWR-L - 5 hours 3 min ago
I think Tina should enter at this point and argue that the docs aren't wrong; the product doesn't work as documented. -Tony ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Gain access to everything you need to create and publish information thro...

RE: Use of screenshots in procedures?

What's Happening Now on TECHWR-L - 5 hours 20 min ago
In general, I reckon the amount of screenshots you include correlates inversely with your audiences' knowledge of what they're installing. The more knowledgeable they are, the less screenshots you include. And vice versa. If there's likely to be some ambig...

Re: RE: Use of screenshots in procedures?

What's Happening Now on TECHWR-L - 5 hours 22 min ago
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RE: Use of screenshots in procedures?

What's Happening Now on TECHWR-L - 5 hours 30 min ago
My thinking was along the same line as yours, until I documented an Installshield Wizard that required user input on almost every screen. It was so complicated that Support usually had to walk the customers through the process. So we used a screen shot fo...

Re: web apps - how to embed help ?

What's Happening Now on TECHWR-L - 5 hours 38 min ago
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Re: Definitions software/systems bug tracking

What's Happening Now on TECHWR-L - 5 hours 49 min ago
Small change. Fix before release if minimal code is affected New feature request. Nuisance bug. Fix whenever convenient. Documentation? An odd one indeed :) Small change. Not really a bug. Fix when convenient. Signiciant bug. Fix before release unless ris...

Re: Definitions software/systems bug tracking - a serious view

What's Happening Now on TECHWR-L - 5 hours 55 min ago
Donna McManus apparently needs a large flummox removed from her office. Let's try a serious approach, and figure out what action is expected... A blocking bug is ahead of whatever is in first place. Notice how many of the levels of severity are intertwined...