We’re starting to conduct a series of interviews with Documentation Managers; our goal is to provide case studies of best practice and innovative ideas. We’ll be publishing edited versions of these interviews on Cherryleaf’s YouTube channel. So: What questions do you think should we ask? What would you like to know from Documentation Managers? Email… Read more »
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3 questions to ask when creating Web-based user documentation
If Web-based user documentation can improve a company’s Web site ranking, then it makes sense for technical writers to take advantage of this fact. So if you’re writing Web-based user documentation, how willing are you to change your writing style for Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) considerations? Would you decline – arguing for the purity of… Read more »
Using barcodes to deliver Help text
Following on from our recent post about Google’s Augmented Reality application and the subsequent comments between myself and Anne Gentle, we thought it be useful to expand on our comments on how barcodes could also be a means for delivering Help text. Google’s operating system for mobile phones, Android, includes barcode scanning capabilities. There’s free,… Read more »
Google, its new Augmented Reality service, and what it could mean for your product documentation
Google has launched its first Augmented Reality application – one that could affect greatly the field of technical documentation in the future. This is probably the most significant announcement in this field since Cherryleaf first began discussing augmented reality and its potential impact on technical documents back in 2008. In 2008, we said: There could be a time where… Read more »
Documentation Managers peer group meeting
The third Documentation Managers peer group meeting is scheduled for 2pm on Wednesday 13th January 2010, in Maidenhead, Berkshire. Each meeting, one or two participants seek advice concerning a particular problem, or, possibly, the group discusses a previously agreed topic, under the Chatham House Rule of confidentiality. This session is free of charge (there has… Read more »