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Technical Communications Recap for March 9, 2012

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Packing for the WritersUA conference and dodging solar flares couldn’t keep TechWhirl from providing some insightful, humorous and questioning content, or giving our community a taste of all the news in technical communications this week. We even found time to remember that TechWhirl turns 19 today… We’re taking our now fully adult status in stride as we prepare for next week’s conference. Safe travels to everyone heading to Memphis and for the love of the ducks, don’t forget your towel. Read more of this technical writing article »

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Tech Writer This Week for March 8, 2012

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While you wait for the solar storm to knock out your cell phone, wireless internet, GPS tracker, and satellite TV, sit down and join TechWhirl for a wrap-up of the news in technical communications, and great blogs and commentary about technical writing, user experience, findability and more. Read more of this technical writing article »

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Hitchhikers’ Guide to Technical Communications Conferences

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In honor of the late Douglas Adams' 60th birthday on Sunday, March 11 and this date also representing the unofficial start to this year's WritersUA Conference for Software User Assistance, we present: The Hitchhikers Guide to Technical Communications Conferences. Read more of this technical writing article »

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TechWhirl: Technical Communications Recap for February 10, 2012

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Am I the only one who thinks February is actually the longest month, no matter what the calendar says? We’re only into the second week of the month, but it seems like at least three or four weeks already. Like the duration of a pretty cold month, perception has much more to do with technical writing and technical communications than we realize during the course of a so-called average day. Read more of this technical writing article »

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TechWhirl: Technical Communications Recap for February 3, 2012

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Six more weeks of winter (as predicted by various groundhogs across the United States) gives us plenty of time to delve into our topic of “More than 1000 words-techniques for visual communications.” So we’re asking for your ideas and contributions to provide useful and relevant information to your technical communications colleagues. However, six more weeks of winter can’t change the fact that today is the last day of our Meet us in Memphis @WritersUA guest writers contest. Read more of this technical writing article »

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TechWhirl: Technical Communications Recap for January 27, 2012

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We’re approaching the end of our January focus on back to basics, and this past week as been chock full of all sorts of related topics on the technical writer discussion list and in the magazine. Deadlines, juggling, determining how much or if any documentation all factor into how you view quality and how your organization manages it. That seemed like a good segue to this week’s Technical Writer Poll on quality. And everything segues to our latest contest and the chance to Meet us in Memphis @WritersUA in March. Read more of this technical writing article »

WritersUA Announces Results of Annual User Assistance Tools Survey

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WritersUA released the results of its 2012 User Assistance Tools Survey, conducted via Survey Monkey from October 20 to December 7, 2011. This year's survey tabulates responses from more than 700 technical communicators self-identified as working in the software user assistance field. Read more of this technical writing article »