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Category Archives: Commentary
What Can We Learn About Motivation from a Tornado?
I spent the last four days scheduling volunteers for an organization supporting the disaster relief after last week’s tornado in Colorado. When I came home each evening, I would find another installment of a lively discussion about motivation on the … Continue reading
Article: Seven Tips for Living with Technology
I’ve just published a new article, titled Seven Tips for Living with Technology, on The Content Wrangler. The article looks at some basic strategies for keeping your sanity as you acquire and work with technology. It is a significant re-write … Continue reading
Article: Choosing an XML Schema
Scott Abel, who runs The Content Wrangler, a website that focuses on content management, has posted an article of mine titled, Choosing an XML Schema: Docbook or DITA. The article talks about how to choose the right XML schema for … Continue reading
Off Topic: Steve Fossett Search
I’ve been away from this blog for a week because I had the opportunity to participate in the Steve Fossett search in Nevada. I’ve been a member of the Civil Air Patrol for 5 years, and this has been the … Continue reading
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Your New Audience
This is the second posting in a group of commentaries that may or may not end up in the book, but which I thought might be of interest. Shall I crack any of those old jokes, master, At which the … Continue reading
Reuse Considered Harmful
A place for everything and everything in its place – Isabella Mary Beeton The Book of Household Management, 1861 For a number of years it has been a matter of faith that the more content a technical documentation team reuses, … Continue reading
Article: “Ware” are you?
Content Management Strategies The Content Wrangler has just published my latest article, “Ware” are you? Web Content Delivery Strategies. The article proposes a categorization for the various ways content gets delivered on the web. My objective is to stimulate discussion … Continue reading →