Writer River » Tom Johnson http://writerriver.com social news for technical communicators Tue, 06 Jan 2009 18:13:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 en http://writerriver.com http://writerriver.com/wp-content/favicon.gif Writer River Tech Comm Toolbox http://writerriver.com/2009/01/06/tech-comm-toolbox/ http://writerriver.com/2009/01/06/tech-comm-toolbox/#comments Tue, 06 Jan 2009 18:13:17 +0000 Tom Johnson http://writerriver.com/2009/01/06/tech-comm-toolbox/ Tech Comm Toolbox

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]]> http://writerriver.com/2009/01/06/like-jing-youll-love-jing-pro-jing-blog/feed/ Membership Site - How to build it - Free Resources and software http://writerriver.com/2009/01/02/membership-site-how-to-build-it-free-resources-and-software/ http://writerriver.com/2009/01/02/membership-site-how-to-build-it-free-resources-and-software/#comments Fri, 02 Jan 2009 20:49:43 +0000 Tom Johnson http://writerriver.com/2009/01/02/membership-site-how-to-build-it-free-resources-and-software/ Membership Site WordPress Plugin

A lot of chapters and SIGs have been looking for a members-only type plugin for WordPress. Here it is.

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I see so many sites that structure everything with tables. News flash: tables are out. Divs and floats are in.

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]]> http://writerriver.com/2008/12/30/i-love-typography-ilt-devoted-to-fonts-typefaces-and-all-things-typographical/feed/ Presentation Zen: If you could recommend only one book (on graphic design) http://writerriver.com/2008/12/30/presentation-zen-if-you-could-recommend-only-one-book-on-graphic-design/ http://writerriver.com/2008/12/30/presentation-zen-if-you-could-recommend-only-one-book-on-graphic-design/#comments Tue, 30 Dec 2008 16:35:33 +0000 Tom Johnson http://writerriver.com/2008/12/30/presentation-zen-if-you-could-recommend-only-one-book-on-graphic-design/ Presentation Zen: If you could recommend only one book (on graphic design)

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]]> http://writerriver.com/2008/12/28/audio-video-the-new-adventures-of-mr-stephen-fry/feed/ Gryphon Mountain Journals » Blog Archive » Giving the Instructions a Fair Shot http://writerriver.com/2008/12/28/gryphon-mountain-journals-%c2%bb-blog-archive-%c2%bb-giving-the-instructions-a-fair-shot/ http://writerriver.com/2008/12/28/gryphon-mountain-journals-%c2%bb-blog-archive-%c2%bb-giving-the-instructions-a-fair-shot/#comments Sun, 28 Dec 2008 06:31:57 +0000 Tom Johnson http://writerriver.com/2008/12/28/gryphon-mountain-journals-%c2%bb-blog-archive-%c2%bb-giving-the-instructions-a-fair-shot/ Giving the Instructions a Fair Shot

]]> http://writerriver.com/2008/12/28/gryphon-mountain-journals-%c2%bb-blog-archive-%c2%bb-giving-the-instructions-a-fair-shot/feed/ A Tech Writer’s World: A Killer Manual http://writerriver.com/2008/12/26/a-tech-writers-world-a-killer-manual/ http://writerriver.com/2008/12/26/a-tech-writers-world-a-killer-manual/#comments Fri, 26 Dec 2008 09:38:06 +0000 Tom Johnson http://writerriver.com/2008/12/26/a-tech-writers-world-a-killer-manual/ A Tech Writer’s World: A Killer Manual.

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]]> http://writerriver.com/2008/12/22/the-chicago-manual-of-style-online/feed/ Presentation Zen: 10 rules for making good design http://writerriver.com/2008/12/18/presentation-zen-10-rules-for-making-good-design/ http://writerriver.com/2008/12/18/presentation-zen-10-rules-for-making-good-design/#comments Thu, 18 Dec 2008 20:01:36 +0000 Tom Johnson http://writerriver.com/2008/12/18/presentation-zen-10-rules-for-making-good-design/ Presentation Zen: 10 rules for making good design

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]]> http://writerriver.com/2008/12/18/get-satisfaction-people-powered-customer-service/feed/ Gryphon Mountain Journals » Blog Archive » More Than a Technical Writer http://writerriver.com/2008/12/18/gryphon-mountain-journals-%c2%bb-blog-archive-%c2%bb-more-than-a-technical-writer/ http://writerriver.com/2008/12/18/gryphon-mountain-journals-%c2%bb-blog-archive-%c2%bb-more-than-a-technical-writer/#comments Thu, 18 Dec 2008 14:12:16 +0000 Tom Johnson http://writerriver.com/2008/12/18/gryphon-mountain-journals-%c2%bb-blog-archive-%c2%bb-more-than-a-technical-writer/ More Than a Technical Writer | Gryphon Mountain Journals

]]> http://writerriver.com/2008/12/18/gryphon-mountain-journals-%c2%bb-blog-archive-%c2%bb-more-than-a-technical-writer/feed/ WordPress 2.7 Released - XML-RPC and AtomPub Changes || Joseph Scott http://writerriver.com/2008/12/12/wordpress-27-released-xml-rpc-and-atompub-changes-joseph-scott/ http://writerriver.com/2008/12/12/wordpress-27-released-xml-rpc-and-atompub-changes-joseph-scott/#comments Fri, 12 Dec 2008 21:58:56 +0000 Tom Johnson http://writerriver.com/2008/12/12/wordpress-27-released-xml-rpc-and-atompub-changes-joseph-scott/ WordPress 2.7 Released - XML-RPC and AtomPub Changes || Joseph Scott

What if, instead of writing a page of release notes for the next version of your software, you created a cool video set to jazz like this?

]]> http://writerriver.com/2008/12/12/wordpress-27-released-xml-rpc-and-atompub-changes-joseph-scott/feed/ scottberkun.com » Book review: Walden, by Thoreau http://writerriver.com/2008/12/12/scottberkuncom-%c2%bb-book-review-walden-by-thoreau/ http://writerriver.com/2008/12/12/scottberkuncom-%c2%bb-book-review-walden-by-thoreau/#comments Fri, 12 Dec 2008 19:52:56 +0000 Tom Johnson http://writerriver.com/2008/12/12/scottberkuncom-%c2%bb-book-review-walden-by-thoreau/ scottberkun.com » Book review: Walden, by Thoreau

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]]> http://writerriver.com/2008/12/11/top-10-list-of-people-to-unfollow-on-twitter-shannon-whitley/feed/ E-learning voice over demos and voice talent profiles|E-LearningVoices.com http://writerriver.com/2008/12/11/e-learning-voice-over-demos-and-voice-talent-profilese-learningvoicescom/ http://writerriver.com/2008/12/11/e-learning-voice-over-demos-and-voice-talent-profilese-learningvoicescom/#comments Thu, 11 Dec 2008 15:42:57 +0000 Tom Johnson http://writerriver.com/2008/12/11/e-learning-voice-over-demos-and-voice-talent-profilese-learningvoicescom/ E-learning voice over demos and voice talent profiles|E-LearningVoices.com. This site has great examples of professional voiceovers with e-learning and training content. Can you make your voice sound like this?

]]> http://writerriver.com/2008/12/11/e-learning-voice-over-demos-and-voice-talent-profilese-learningvoicescom/feed/ THE CONTENT POOL: Move over DITA – Chaos is coming! http://writerriver.com/2008/12/08/the-content-pool-move-over-dita-%e2%80%93-chaos-is-coming/ http://writerriver.com/2008/12/08/the-content-pool-move-over-dita-%e2%80%93-chaos-is-coming/#comments Tue, 09 Dec 2008 04:51:56 +0000 Tom Johnson http://writerriver.com/2008/12/08/the-content-pool-move-over-dita-%e2%80%93-chaos-is-coming/ THE CONTENT POOL: Move over DITA – Chaos is coming!

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]]> http://writerriver.com/2008/12/05/highlights-from-doctrain-east-2008-%e2%80%94-simplifying-complexity/feed/ Why thinking in the shower may be an ideal model for “creative pause” ~ Authentic Boredom http://writerriver.com/2008/12/03/why-thinking-in-the-shower-may-be-an-ideal-model-for-creative-pause-authentic-boredom/ http://writerriver.com/2008/12/03/why-thinking-in-the-shower-may-be-an-ideal-model-for-creative-pause-authentic-boredom/#comments Wed, 03 Dec 2008 19:48:00 +0000 Tom Johnson http://writerriver.com/2008/12/03/why-thinking-in-the-shower-may-be-an-ideal-model-for-creative-pause-authentic-boredom/ Why thinking in the shower may be an ideal model for “creative pause” ~ Authentic Boredom.

]]> http://writerriver.com/2008/12/03/why-thinking-in-the-shower-may-be-an-ideal-model-for-creative-pause-authentic-boredom/feed/ The cranky user: The importance of documentation http://writerriver.com/2008/12/02/the-cranky-user-the-importance-of-documentation/ http://writerriver.com/2008/12/02/the-cranky-user-the-importance-of-documentation/#comments Wed, 03 Dec 2008 01:36:45 +0000 Tom Johnson http://writerriver.com/2008/12/02/the-cranky-user-the-importance-of-documentation/ The cranky user: The importance of documentation. (Thanks to Craig Cardimon for the link.)

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]]> http://writerriver.com/2008/12/02/favorit-how-to-start-a-twitter-event-hashtag/feed/ Palimpsest: Publishing DITA without the DITA Open Toolkit: A Trend or a Temporary Detour? http://writerriver.com/2008/12/02/palimpsest-publishing-dita-without-the-dita-open-toolkit-a-trend-or-a-temporary-detour/ http://writerriver.com/2008/12/02/palimpsest-publishing-dita-without-the-dita-open-toolkit-a-trend-or-a-temporary-detour/#comments Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:26:01 +0000 Tom Johnson http://writerriver.com/2008/12/02/palimpsest-publishing-dita-without-the-dita-open-toolkit-a-trend-or-a-temporary-detour/ Palimpsest: Publishing DITA without the DITA Open Toolkit: A Trend or a Temporary Detour?.

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