Justin Darley will be the guest speaker at a meeting arranged by the Society for Technical Communication, arranged on either the evening of Wednesday 7th or Thursday 8th September. The meeting will be held in Cambridge.

I just spotted this tip on Char James Tanny’s “Helpstuff” Web site. If you develop a Web site or an HTML based Help file, and you add *any* JavaScript you get a warning message when you view the site in Internet Explorer regarding “Active Content”. The warning implies you should change your security zone settings…. Read more »

Could your user documents be worthy entrants for the ISTC Documentation Awards? These awards are for those who value the opportunity to have their English language documentation recognised as clear, concise and effective. There are two categories – printed documentation and online delivery. Entry for the awards is straightforward and the deadline has been extended… Read more »

We’ll be presenting again at the TICAD conference, which this year is at the Hilton Warwick Hotel on 16th November. The probable topic will be: Documentation project planning and metrics – accurate costing and reporting for technical publications projects. TICAD is an annual business to business event for Technical Publications Managers of large corporations. The… Read more »

Paula Berger of The Society for Technical Communication (STC) is asking for volunteers to help get the new Global STC Web site up and running. This site is planned to be the clearinghouse for all information related to “Global STC” – articles, notices, suggestions, meeting announcements, comments, a discussion forum — whatever is of value… Read more »