[<a href=”http://storify.com/TechWhirl/tech-writer-this-week-for-august-30-2012-techwhirl” target=”_blank”>View the story “Tech Writer This Week for August 30, 2012 – TechWhirl” on Storify</a>]<br /> <h1>Tech Writer This Week for August 30, 2012 – TechWhirl</h1> <h2>TechWhirl’s Weekly Roundup of the best technical communication and technical writing posts on the web.</h2> <p>Storified by · Thu, Aug 30 2012 06:18:58</p> <div>undefinedPinimg</div> <div>Perhaps in homage to the start of new school years around North America, the technical communication communities on the web offered up a treasure trove of worthy how-to content, with a bit of theory and methodology thrown in for good measure. In Technical Communication, <i>Jared Barneck</i> (rhyous.com) talks about the different kinds of software documentation and why each matters. <i>Sharon Burton</i> (sharonburton.com) discusses the *technical* part of technical communication. <i>Tom Johnson</i> (idratherbewriting.com) livens up his everyday tech comm duties by mixing in a few tasty spoonfuls of tech support. <i>Gordon Meyer</i> (g2meyer.com) wonders about documentation in the age of social media, and <i>Matthew Helmke</i> (matthewhelmke.net) offers his take on Krista Van Laan’s “The Insider’s Guide to Technical Writing.” <br><br>In an excellent post that is changing how <i>Tech Writer This Week </i>is compiled, CopyClique.com discusses four content curation tools for faster news discovery. As we venture further into Content Management, <i>Roger C. Parker</i> (contentmarketinginstitute.com) shows us how to create an idea dashboard for tracking our favorite content ideas. <i>Kylie Jane Wakefield</i> (contently.com) tells us how mind maps can help organize and create content. <br><br>Wandering into User Experience, we find <i>Marcin Treder</i> (designmodo.com) explaining why the first UX design hardly ever wins. Then in a post for Smashing Magazine, Treder describes how UX design works in real life. In Career and Life, <i>Gregory Ferenstein</i> (techcrunch.com) clues us in on email tricks of the super successful. <i>Susan Harkins</i> (techrepublic.com) discusses 10 Outlook defaults you can customize to work just the way you want them to.<br><br>As always, if you’d like to submit something to TechWhirl, contact us <a href=”http://techwhirl.com/technical-communication-news-tips-user-submitted-stories/”>here</a>.<br></div> <div> <h2>Technical Communication</h2> </div> <div>The Different Types of Technical Documentation for Software – RhyousThe Different Types of Technical Documentation for Software and Why Each Is Important. July 21, 2011, 8:59 pm by Rhyous …</div> <div>The *technical* part of technical communication | Sharon BurtonThe *technical* part of technical communication. August 22, 2012 Sharon Burton Business issues, Content strategy. MP910221009. I was de…</div> <div>Blending Tech Comm with SupportDefining my role is not an easy task, and I see it continue to evolve as I get more experience as a technical writer. Recently I have add…</div> <div>Usable Help – Documentation in the age of social mediaExamining onscreen help systems for software, computers, and consumer products.</div> <div>The Insider&#39;s Guide to Technical Writing – Matthew Helmke3 days ago … The Insider&#39;s Guide to Technical Writing came out earlier in 2012. It was published by XML Press, which specializes …</div> <div> <h2>Content Management</h2> </div> <div>4 Content Curation Tools for Faster News Discovery | CopyCliqueAre you curating content? It’s a wonderful alternative to blogging, and it’s a fairly simple process, too… I emphasize fairly because c…</div> <div>How to Create an Idea Dashboard to Track Your Favorite Content IdeasContent marketing productivity involves more than just creating great content, it also involves tracking and applying the good ideas you …</div> <div>How Mind Maps Can Help Organize and Create ContentFor a company or a blogger producing a lot of content, the flow of stories can become overwhelming without some form of organization. A m…</div> <div> <h2>User Experience</h2> </div> <div>The First Design Hardly Ever Wins. The Iterative Approach to UX DesignWelcome to the fourth part of our UXPin and DesignModo course on wireframing and creating design documentation. This course is meant to b…</div> <div>Beyond Wireframing: The Real-Life UX Design Process | Smashing UX DesignThere’s a lot of talk about wireframing, but what does our work look like beyond wireframing? Was I the only one with a simplified approa…</div> <div> <h2>Career and Life</h2> </div> <div>Email Tricks Of The Super Successful | TechCrunch22 hours ago … Over the past month, the most successful people I know have taught me a very important lesson: be a great emailer. Nea…</div> <div>10 Outlook defaults you can customize to work the way YOU want | TechRepublicPerhaps no other Office app lends itself to customization as much as Outlook does. But with all that flexibility often comes confusion an…</div>
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