After a few days of using the new iPad 3, it seems likely that, in the future, documents will be designed to take advantage of its retina display. Below are some thoughts on the new trends we’ll see in the way documents are designed for reading on tablet devices. The paper metaphor It has been… Read more »
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The IPad 3 as a documentation device : video
Here is a video of some initial tests we carried out on the iPad 3 and how it works as a device for delivering documentation: – Using iBooks to display ibooks, EPUB and PDF files. – Viewing web-based Help – Help delivered as an app.
Cherryleaf’s online induction technical author course gains ISTC accreditation
This Institute of Scientific and Technical Communicators (ISTC) has today accredited our £175 Technical author basic/induction training course. As this is an independent assessment of its quality, we’re delighted to have this course accreditation. The ISTC’s reviewers provided us with a lot of feedback. This was more than a paper exercise and Technical Authors are… Read more »
What does the iPad 3 mean for Technical Authors? Part 4: Its application in a documentation setting
In this post, we’ll look at potential applications for the iPad in a documentation setting. Portable documentation The iPad is a portable device, so where people and documentation need to be portable, it’s likely there’ll be an interest in using the iPad. For example, we’re currently looking at the iPad’s application within a hospital setting,… Read more »
The future of technical documentation: shinier or cheaper?
If you are developing technical documentation, are you moving towards a future of shinier, more interesting outputs? Do you see a future or iBooks-like documents and online content that adapts to each user? Or are you moving in a direction of improved efficiency, being able to deliver documents at lower cost and in less time?… Read more »