Cherryleaf was founded 5 years ago tomorrow. It seems like only yesterday that we were discussing potential company names, selecting an accountant and getting the legal documents drawn up. From the beginning, we were aware that we needed a business model that would work in a increasing global, internet connected, world. I’ve just started to… Read more »
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Technical Writers are
Seen in the Cafepress.com shop for the Birmingham STC Chapter: “Technical Writers are active and can be possesive, but are never passive”
MadCap Lingo Beta offer
Just received an email from MadCap software announcing the beta programme for their latest application, a translation tool called MadCap Lingo. “MadCap Lingo offers an incredibly easy-to-use interface, complete Unicode support for all left-to-right languages, and a rich list of industry-first features for assisting translators throughout the localization process—including a built-in translation memory system and… Read more »
Does user documentation belong inside or outside the firewall?
We’ve been involved in arranging a video interview with a candidate currently working in California. The client has been considering flying the candidate to Florida to use their video conferencing room at their office there or booking a couple of hours at a video conference facility in California. We suggested “You could just both install… Read more »
XMetal Author 5.1 due out soon
News from JustSystems: – A preview of XMetaL Author 5.1: * Support for DITA 1.1 Authoring * Enhanced Publishing Integration with the latest versions of the DITA Open Toolkit and RenderX XEP FO engine.Enhanced PDF output for bookmap publishing.Extended configuration options for PDF publishing, providing better control over output without XSL-FO programming. * Improved Transclusion… Read more »