Examples of good tech writing?

[Geoff Hart <ghart -at- videotron -dot- ca>]

Rich D wondered: <<Do you have a particular book, website, or 
instruction manual that you think really captures excellent technical 
writing? I'm returning to technical writing after a long absence and 
want to get inspired.>>

I'm told the "for Dummies" series of books is excellent, but I usually 
go straight to the advanced books and plow through them. O'Reilly Media 
has a well-earned reputation for overall excellence, and the "Missing 
Manuals" series they're co-publishing with David Pogue are all high but 
variable quality. For example, the Office X manual for the Mac is good 
but unexceptional, whereas Dave Pogue's "OS X Panther" missing manual 
was superb--the kind of thing every manufacturer or developer should 
ship with their product.

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(try geoffhart -at- mac -dot- com if you don't get a reply)
www.geoff-hart.com
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