We’ve had a number of emails from people assuming they need a Kindle to read Kindle ebooks. Actually, Amazon offers free software applications that enable to read Kindle ebooks on Windows , Macintosh OS/X, Linux and smartphones. You can download the Windows viewer here. There are a number of free ebooks available, as well as the ones… Read more »
Category: Technical Documentation
Turning a Technical Author’s work on its head
Q. What’s the most popular wiki in the world? A. Most people know the answer to this: It’s Wikipedia. Q. What’s the second most popular wiki in the world? A. It may surprise you to know that it’s WoWWiki, a wiki comprising over 250,000 articles and information. It may also surprise you to know it’s… Read more »
QR Tags – coming to your local Technical Author soon
We have been talking about the potential for using QR Tags since 2009, so it is great to see that MadCap Software has announced Flare version 7 will include QR Tag capabilities. MadCap states: In an online and searchable document, it is easy to include hyperlinks, URLs, etc., for users to access more information, but… Read more »
Our client’s fire risk assessment report generator goes live this week
In the UK, every building, apart from private single dwellings, needs to be assessed for fire risk every three years. To do this, a fire risk assessor will assess the building and write a report on their findings and recommendations. For offices, these reports can be 30 pages long, and it can take an assessor… Read more »
Take the Cherryleaf quiz on Technical Communication
For the holiday season, we’ve created a simple six question quiz for you to try. It includes questions on some of the topics we’ve covered in our blog during 2010: Cherryleaf Technical Writing Quiz (Opens in new window) It’s just for fun, but if you’d like to tell us how you fared, please comment below.