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		<title>From dmr to DITA (DocBook, too)</title>
		<link>http://managingwriters.com/2011/10/19/dmr-to-dita/</link>
		<comments>http://managingwriters.com/2011/10/19/dmr-to-dita/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2011 19:04:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rlhamilton</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Dennis Ritchie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DITA]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was sorry to hear of the passing of Unix and C language pioneer Dennis Ritchie. I only met him a couple of times, but found him to be gracious and humble, despite being one of the smartest people I&#8217;ve &#8230; <a href="http://managingwriters.com/2011/10/19/dmr-to-dita/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Ada Lovelace Day</title>
		<link>http://managingwriters.com/2011/10/07/ada-lovelace-day/</link>
		<comments>http://managingwriters.com/2011/10/07/ada-lovelace-day/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Oct 2011 00:40:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rlhamilton</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ada Lovelace]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rosemary Killam]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In honor of Ada Lovelace Day (findingada.com), I&#8217;d like to honor a woman who is completely unknown in the publishing and software worlds that I normally inhabit. When I knew her, in the late 1970&#8242;s, Rosemary Killam was a professor &#8230; <a href="http://managingwriters.com/2011/10/07/ada-lovelace-day/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Wiki Dilemma</title>
		<link>http://managingwriters.com/2011/09/19/the-wiki-dilemma/</link>
		<comments>http://managingwriters.com/2011/09/19/the-wiki-dilemma/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2011 22:27:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rlhamilton</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[social media]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wikis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[XML Press]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[There was a new review by Tony Chung of Alan Porter&#8217;s WIKI: Grow Your Own for Fun and Profit at TechWhirl this week. The review got me thinking about the use of wikis, and more generally, about why wikis are &#8230; <a href="http://managingwriters.com/2011/09/19/the-wiki-dilemma/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Monden-san</title>
		<link>http://managingwriters.com/2011/04/01/monden-san/</link>
		<comments>http://managingwriters.com/2011/04/01/monden-san/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Apr 2011 02:49:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rlhamilton</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[internationalization]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Unix Pacific]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[An appreciation of one of my favorite managers, who left us too soon. <a href="http://managingwriters.com/2011/04/01/monden-san/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Social Media is not an option</title>
		<link>http://managingwriters.com/2011/03/30/social-media-is-not-an-option/</link>
		<comments>http://managingwriters.com/2011/03/30/social-media-is-not-an-option/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2011 18:29:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rlhamilton</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[social media]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[STC]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://managingwriters.com/?p=393</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If you think you can ignore social media, if you think it is an option you can take or leave, think again. Sooner or later it will find you. This week, the Society for Technical Communication (STC) proved this in &#8230; <a href="http://managingwriters.com/2011/03/30/social-media-is-not-an-option/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s not the tool, it&#8217;s the writer</title>
		<link>http://managingwriters.com/2010/11/09/its-not-the-tool-its-the-writer/</link>
		<comments>http://managingwriters.com/2010/11/09/its-not-the-tool-its-the-writer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Nov 2010 17:44:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rlhamilton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Commentary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tools]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Every musician has heard the old saw, &#8220;it&#8217;s not the instrument, it&#8217;s the musician.&#8221; If you give Pat Metheny your beat-up Strat copy and a practice amp, he&#8217;ll still sound like Pat Metheny. The same thing holds true in technical &#8230; <a href="http://managingwriters.com/2010/11/09/its-not-the-tool-its-the-writer/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Does a manager need to be an SOB to survive?</title>
		<link>http://managingwriters.com/2010/08/12/does-a-manager-need-to-be-an-sob-to-survive/</link>
		<comments>http://managingwriters.com/2010/08/12/does-a-manager-need-to-be-an-sob-to-survive/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Aug 2010 01:08:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rlhamilton</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[management]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In a recent article on BNET, The Real Reason for Bad Bosses, Jeffrey Pfeffer highlights a common, but little noted, paradox. To be a good manager, you need to be positive, supportive, and warm, but to be perceived as strong, &#8230; <a href="http://managingwriters.com/2010/08/12/does-a-manager-need-to-be-an-sob-to-survive/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>What STC can learn about certification from the FAA</title>
		<link>http://managingwriters.com/2010/07/20/stc-certification-and-the-faa/</link>
		<comments>http://managingwriters.com/2010/07/20/stc-certification-and-the-faa/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 21:24:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rlhamilton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Commentary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hiring]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[STC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[technical writing]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://managingwriters.com/?p=302</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As the STC develops its certification program for technical communicators, there are lessons that can be learned from the way the FAA certifies pilots. <a href="http://managingwriters.com/2010/07/20/stc-certification-and-the-faa/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Great idea, but…</title>
		<link>http://managingwriters.com/2010/07/01/great-idea-but/</link>
		<comments>http://managingwriters.com/2010/07/01/great-idea-but/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 20:28:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rlhamilton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Commentary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[managing change]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://managingwriters.com/?p=278</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Users will change their habits when the pain of their current situation is greater than their perceived pain of adopting a possible solution. &#8211;Pip Coburn The Change Function Good ideas alter the power balance in relationships, that is why good &#8230; <a href="http://managingwriters.com/2010/07/01/great-idea-but/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Thoughts on taking a new documentation management job</title>
		<link>http://managingwriters.com/2010/06/25/thoughts-on-new-mgmt-job/</link>
		<comments>http://managingwriters.com/2010/06/25/thoughts-on-new-mgmt-job/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jun 2010 20:59:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rlhamilton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Commentary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[technical writing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[On LinkedIn, there has been an ongoing conversation about transitioning to a new job as a documentation manager. The conversation has yielded some excellent suggestions, but I&#8217;ve noticed that they were all focused inward, on the team. They include suggestions &#8230; <a href="http://managingwriters.com/2010/06/25/thoughts-on-new-mgmt-job/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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