Tech Writer Halloween Horror Stories: As my manager, Diane, was passing by on a Monday morning, she stuck her head in my cube to ask if I would document an interface. I said sure, remembering to ask who my point of contact was. She replied, “I am. I’ll send you the info.” Read more of this technical writing article »
The Computer Graveyard, Part II – The Conclusion
Tech Writer Halloween Horror Stories: I wasn't waking up, and my hands trembled and my heart pounded despite the best efforts of the coffee. When the service ended, the robot and his followers passed among the dormant computers. As they came to each member of the horde, they sprinkled anti-static liquid across the waiting computer, then set about disassembling the patiently waiting machine. As they did, the lesser robots that followed in their wake whisked covers off trays to reveal row upon row of neatly stacked chips, tiny metal legs pointed at the ceiling like so many dead insects. Read more of this technical writing article »
The Computer Graveyard, Part I
Tech Writer Halloween Horrors: When I awoke that morning and stumbled past my office door, the 420XL was gone and in its place sat a new 520. While I washed and scraped the beard from my face, the significance escaped me, but a few cups of coffee later, what passed for my brain at that hour noted the discrepancy. Hadn't it been only a couple weeks since I'd unpacked the 420XL? Not that it was a really big deal, but taking the time to check it out would give the old wetware a few minutes to warm up to operating speed. Read more of this technical writing article »
A Tech Writer’s Halloween Tale
Our first story for Tech Writer Halloween Horror Stories Week. This week we’re celebrating Halloween and the scary, nee terrifying, things that happen to technical communicators. It was a dark and stormy night and we had to work overtime. Our deadline was only an hour away and the chief engineer had just been found unconscious in [...] Read more of this technical writing article »