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RSS Feeds: Never Miss An Update From Your Favorite Sites/Blogs

On the Internet, it is very easy to be lost amidst and overwhelmed by the tons of information available from your favorite websites, blogs, forums, social networks and more web properties.

Tech Writers, It’s Time To Build Your Online Brand

We come across several accomplished and well-known technical communicators across the world: Tom Johnson (http://idratherbewriting.com/) Ivan walsh (http//www.ivanwalsh.com/) Geff Hart (http://blatherskite.dreamwidth.org/) Anne Gentle (http://justwriteclick.com/) and Gordon McLean (http://www.onemanwrites.co.uk/). What is the common thread between these and other professionals that is aiding their success?

Books for Technical Communicators

STC’s Intercom magazine for September/October 2009 includes a featured article available to all. We often find technical writers or aspirants looking for resources that would equip them to learn and build skills. The following article has a good list of useful books. Foundation Books: A Lone Writer’s Annotated List By: David Kowalsky, Senior Member Kowalsky [...]

Take care of your comfort, productivity and well-being

While we toil away in front of the computers day in and day out, we take for granted and ignore the most valuable resource we possess – our safety and well being. Take a moment to review the ergonomic guide at http://www.hp.com/ergo/. What we do today has an impact in the years to come, and [...]