Clever Hamster tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-195264 2013-04-26T09:59:20-05:00 On the trail of clarity, beauty, efficiency, and universal design in technical communication. TypePad <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.cleverhamster.com/clever_hamster/2013/04/free-recorded-seminars-on-tech-comm-topics-httpwwwmadcapsoftwarecomresourcesrecordedwebinarsaspxindustry.html" /> <link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="http://www.cleverhamster.com/clever_hamster/2013/04/free-recorded-seminars-on-tech-comm-topics-httpwwwmadcapsoftwarecomresourcesrecordedwebinarsaspxindustry.html" thr:count="0" /> <id>tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8342085d553ef01901b9a2943970b</id> <published>2013-04-26T09:59:20-05:00</published> <updated>2013-04-26T09:59:20-05:00</updated> <summary>Free recorded seminars on tech comm topics: http://www.madcapsoftware.com/resources/recordedwebinars.aspx#industry</summary> <author> <name>Mary Connor</name> </author> </entry> <entry> <title>Agile without Scrum (or, on our way to Kanban) tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8342085d553ef017c3888a97a970b 2013-04-12T08:22:00-05:00 2013-04-11T13:15:09-05:00 When I'm asked, "Are you doing Agile?", the implicit question is: "Are you doing Agile the way I do it?" Therefore, the honest answer is almost always "No". And the differences in how each shop practices it are as telling... Mary Connor Platform features needed for Agile documentation tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8342085d553ef017c379b76cf970b 2013-04-01T08:11:00-05:00 2013-03-29T14:29:50-05:00 Here's a growing list of what I'm noodling on of late. I've been trying to answer the question of what an ideal Agile platform should have, to support fast and lean documentation (both creation and maintenance). Much is shaped by... Mary Connor <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.cleverhamster.com/clever_hamster/2013/03/technique-for-creating-videos-for-conceptual-content-using-powerpoint-plus-camtasia-httpwwwelearningacademycomaublog.html" /> <link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="http://www.cleverhamster.com/clever_hamster/2013/03/technique-for-creating-videos-for-conceptual-content-using-powerpoint-plus-camtasia-httpwwwelearningacademycomaublog.html" thr:count="0" /> <id>tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8342085d553ef017c374ece40970b</id> <published>2013-03-04T20:52:40-06:00</published> <updated>2013-03-04T20:52:40-06:00</updated> <summary>Technique for creating videos for conceptual content, using PowerPoint plus Camtasia: http://www.elearningacademy.com.au/blog/2013/03/how-i-make-my-videos-using-ppt-and-camtasia/</summary> <author> <name>Mary Connor</name> </author> </entry> <entry> <title /> <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.cleverhamster.com/clever_hamster/2013/03/happy-implemented-a-token-file-in-my-sandcastle-project-so-i-can-effectively-use-variables-and-boilerplates-throughout-the.html" /> <link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="http://www.cleverhamster.com/clever_hamster/2013/03/happy-implemented-a-token-file-in-my-sandcastle-project-so-i-can-effectively-use-variables-and-boilerplates-throughout-the.html" thr:count="0" /> <id>tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8342085d553ef017c374c2cf1970b</id> <published>2013-03-04T13:56:06-06:00</published> <updated>2013-03-04T13:56:06-06:00</updated> <summary>Happy! Implemented a token file in my Sandcastle project, so I can effectively use variables and boilerplates throughout the conceptual content. http://www.ewoodruff.us/shfbdocs/Index.aspx?topic=html/ed6870bb-772d-4596-9fc1-5638ae6d621b.htm</summary> <author> <name>Mary Connor</name> </author> </entry> <entry> <title /> <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.cleverhamster.com/clever_hamster/2013/02/slides-on-open-documentation-mozilla-developer-network-eric-shepherd-sheppy-and-janet-swisher-jmswisher-httpwwwsl.html" /> <link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="http://www.cleverhamster.com/clever_hamster/2013/02/slides-on-open-documentation-mozilla-developer-network-eric-shepherd-sheppy-and-janet-swisher-jmswisher-httpwwwsl.html" thr:count="0" /> <id>tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8342085d553ef017c36e10305970b</id> <published>2013-02-14T14:03:36-06:00</published> <updated>2013-02-14T14:03:36-06:00</updated> <summary>Slides on "Open Documentation", Mozilla Developer Network - Eric Shepherd @sheppy and Janet Swisher @jmswisher http://www.slideshare.net/janetswisher/stc-tc-opendocumentation</summary> <author> <name>Mary Connor</name> </author> </entry> <entry> <title /> <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.cleverhamster.com/clever_hamster/2013/02/scarce-tech-comm-talent-developer-writers-authors-for-apis-and-writer-developers-coders-for-doc-deliverables.html" /> <link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="http://www.cleverhamster.com/clever_hamster/2013/02/scarce-tech-comm-talent-developer-writers-authors-for-apis-and-writer-developers-coders-for-doc-deliverables.html" thr:count="0" /> <id>tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8342085d553ef017ee84f1681970d</id> <published>2013-02-07T12:14:22-06:00</published> <updated>2013-02-07T12:14:22-06:00</updated> <summary>Scarce tech comm talent: developer-writers (authors for APIs) and writer-developers (coders for doc deliverables)</summary> <author> <name>Mary Connor</name> </author> </entry> <entry> <title /> <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.cleverhamster.com/clever_hamster/2013/02/just-upgraded-to-sandcastle-help-file-builder-1960-the-guided-installation-package-was-beautifully-crafted-eric-woodruff.html" /> <link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="http://www.cleverhamster.com/clever_hamster/2013/02/just-upgraded-to-sandcastle-help-file-builder-1960-the-guided-installation-package-was-beautifully-crafted-eric-woodruff.html" thr:count="0" /> <id>tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8342085d553ef017c36aaceb5970b</id> <published>2013-02-07T09:14:19-06:00</published> <updated>2013-02-07T09:14:19-06:00</updated> <summary>Just upgraded to Sandcastle Help File Builder 1.9.6.0: the Guided Installation package was beautifully crafted! Eric Woodruff rocks.</summary> <author> <name>Mary Connor</name> </author> </entry> <entry> <title /> <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.cleverhamster.com/clever_hamster/2013/01/what-is-effective-ux-when-your-user-is-a-developer-httpuxmagcomarticleseffective-developer-experience.html" /> <link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="http://www.cleverhamster.com/clever_hamster/2013/01/what-is-effective-ux-when-your-user-is-a-developer-httpuxmagcomarticleseffective-developer-experience.html" thr:count="0" /> <id>tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8342085d553ef017d40562ffe970c</id> <published>2013-01-22T16:08:53-06:00</published> <updated>2013-01-22T16:08:53-06:00</updated> <summary>What is effective UX when your user is a developer? http://uxmag.com/articles/effective-developer-experience</summary> <author> <name>Mary Connor</name> </author> </entry> <entry> <title /> <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.cleverhamster.com/clever_hamster/2013/01/how-telogis-technology-saves-gobs-of-fuel-and-carbon-emissions-httpwwwforbescomsitesamywestervelt20130116the-simp.html" /> <link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="http://www.cleverhamster.com/clever_hamster/2013/01/how-telogis-technology-saves-gobs-of-fuel-and-carbon-emissions-httpwwwforbescomsitesamywestervelt20130116the-simp.html" thr:count="0" /> <id>tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8342085d553ef017c3612b4d0970b</id> <published>2013-01-20T19:21:39-06:00</published> <updated>2013-01-20T19:21:39-06:00</updated> <summary>How Telogis technology saves gobs of fuel and carbon emissions: http://www.forbes.com/sites/amywestervelt/2013/01/16/the-simple-tech-thats-helping-coca-cola-att-walmart-cut-costs-and-emissions/</summary> <author> <name>Mary Connor</name> </author> </entry> </feed><!-- ph=1 -->