Reading time: 2 mins Sometimes it’s the little things that add up to make something better. The realisation that I probably post to Twitter more than I should hit home recently. I use Twitter to update my Facebook status and, as a few work colleagues can see my Facebook profile, one of the jovial nitwits has created a special…
Reading time: 2 mins A quick reminder to those of you in the West of Scotland, there is an open meeting this evening to which you are invited. No agenda, just a chance to meet up with fellow technical writers. We are meeting at 7 p.m. in the offices of Sumerian in Glasgow city centre, at 19 Blythswood Square,…
Reading time: 4 mins How long is a piece of string? It’s a common question and one I’ve occasionally used in reply when asked “We are building this new thing. How long will it take to provide some documentation for it?” Estimating the amount of time it takes to write documentation is tricky as it relies on many differing,…
Reading time: < 1 min I try and follow as many technical writing blogs as I can but beyond the dedicated blogs there are other good sources of information and ideas out there. Finding these additional articles can be tricky as they can be found in a huge number of different sources. To help with this Tom Johnson set up…
Reading time: 2 mins Over the past few months I’ve become much better at backing up the important stuff on my PC. Largely this is photos, music, any ripped DVDs and important House documents, license files and so on. So, if my PC dies a death then at least I’ve got the important stuff backed up. The rest, the…
Reading time: 2 mins I’ve mentioned this before but the internet is evil and keeps me awake at night. Since then I’ve realised that the problem isn’t the computer, the internet, or anything that is posted on the internet. It’s me. Yeah, yeah, obvious, I know. So, what I think is really needed (something graybo hinted at in the…