“Welcome back! Welcome back!” … The gang here have been singing that song for the the last few weeks thanks to the return of Vancouver Island University and their Technical Communication Certificate Program,which we hear allows all of their graduates to be above average and awfully snappy dressers.  Or, well, something like that – it’s [...] Read more of this technical writing article »

Please join us for this hour long discussion on TechWhirl and how you can get involved as a writer.  We’ll talk about the vision for the magazine, the editorial calendar, supporting you as a writer, and the work process.  There will be plenty of time for Q & A at the end. Register for a [...] Read more of this technical writing article »

This week’s update is supported by Platinum sponsor Madcap (http://www.madcapsoftware.com). Summer is here! No more teachers, no more books. The temperature is rising around the country, which means it’s time to play hooky, grab a drink with co-workers after work and enjoy that vitamin D. Speaking as a long time technologist, I believe most of [...] Read more of this technical writing article »

It’s Memorial Day here in the US, which means we have a day off!  Or, another day to apply a little polish to our next article on social media. Thanks for checking in but don’t you have a BBQ or something?  See you tomorrow - the friendly folks who run TechWhirl [Update] While we are [...] Read more of this technical writing article »

Another eventful week in the TECHWR-L community, and we are looking forward to the long holiday weekend in the U.S.  The discussion list woke up again for some lively debate after a very light week during the STC Summit. Our first ever webinar with Gold sponsor Vancouver Island University was a success, and we’re liked [...] Read more of this technical writing article »

Today at 11am PDT will be TECHWR-L’s first online webinar.  It’s free and if you’re in the market to expand your knowledge on technical writing and editing, the latest writing tools, designing documents, writing manuals and project management then our one-hour free seminar is for you. Assuming it’s before 11am PDT or 2pm EDST on [...] Read more of this technical writing article »

Somehow in the blink of an eye, the 2011 STC Summit came and went. The blink was four days of meeting nice people, discussing the future of technical communications, some great food and abysmal weather. Oh, and about 10 miles of walking thanks to our late booking for the conference. Other than Connie’s ridiculously long [...] Read more of this technical writing article »

Assuming you’ve been coming to the website with any frequency over the last few days, you will have noticed various changes. At this point, the site ‘redesign’ is basically over in regards to layout. However, there’s still a little more to do concerning standardizing the look and feel of the site. The overall design is [...] Read more of this technical writing article »