Here’s an update on the training workshop we’re currently developing on how to use the iPad and other tablets as a device for delivering documentation. The trainer’s slide deck has been completed and is out for review. Once that’s been signed off, we’ll check the timings and determine if this is a half or full… Read more »
Category: Technical Documentation
Designing documents for the iPad 3: the return of old design metaphors
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 »
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.
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 »
User documentation from an accountant’s perspective
My first job out of college was in financial auditing, and I’ve often found the time I spent learning the ways of the accountant useful in understanding business fundamentals. So how does User Assistance (user documentation) appear through the prism of accountancy? Is it an asset? Assets are things you buy that have a value… Read more »