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I got it too. I think the thing I find most interesting about it is how
someone has managed to set up a "technique" they're marketing that's simple
best practices. The pamphlet is a bit like a cheat sheet for the non-writer.
In that regard, it's a good idea. Their technique is a larger version of the
same best practices. All in all, more power to them if they can help
increase usability.
Kathleen
On Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 10:53 AM, Al Geist <al -dot- geist -at- geistassociates -dot- com>wrote:
> Monique Semp asked:
>
> "This has been advertised for the last couple of weeks or so in the
> TECHWR-L
> Announcements, and it looks moderately useful. But I'm wary that if I
> request it, I'll end up on a mailing list. So if you've requested it, did
> you find it useful? And did you start receiving unwanted mail?"
>
> Hi Monique,
> I got it (the desktop guide) and it is interesting. I haven't seen my
> mailbox (snail or email) filling up with any more unwanted mail than
> normal.
> (Can I tell you how tired I am of those "Shamwow" and "We'll Buy Your
> Timeshare" emails! I have never had a timeshare.)
>
> Al Geist
> Technical Communicator, Help, Web Design, Video, Photography
> Office/Msg: 802-872-9190
> Cell: 802-578-3964
> E-mail: al -dot- geist -at- geistassociates -dot- com
> Website: www.geistassociates.com
> See Also:
> Fine Art Photography
> Website: www.geistarts.com
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> "...I walked to work, quit my job, and kept walking. Better to be a pilgrim
> without a destination, I figured, than to cross the wrong threshold each
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