Comments on: FLOSSmanuals.net: A New Wiki Help Authoring/Publishing Tool Hybrid http://idratherbewriting.com/2008/09/05/flossmanualsnet-a-new-wiki-help-authoringpublishing-tool-hybrid/ The Latest Trends in Technical Communication Sat, 26 May 2012 05:09:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Tom http://idratherbewriting.com/2008/09/05/flossmanualsnet-a-new-wiki-help-authoringpublishing-tool-hybrid/comment-page-1/#comment-134540 Tom Fri, 19 Sep 2008 07:32:27 +0000 http://www.idratherbewriting.com/?p=1936#comment-134540 @4Fear, thanks for the link to inpics.net. I hadn't seen that before. Definitely worth checking out. @4Fear, thanks for the link to inpics.net. I hadn’t seen that before. Definitely worth checking out.

]]> By: 4Fear http://idratherbewriting.com/2008/09/05/flossmanualsnet-a-new-wiki-help-authoringpublishing-tool-hybrid/comment-page-1/#comment-134408 4Fear Sat, 13 Sep 2008 10:31:11 +0000 http://www.idratherbewriting.com/?p=1936#comment-134408 See inpics.net. They were featured in Wall Street Journal and the newswires for taking a slightly different approach to computer manuals. taking into consideration psychology of learning...think minimalism in style and colour. The manuals are free...used to be able to download the PDF off the site.. apparently the key differences are: - as few words as possible - Pictures (must be grayscale, only highlight important sections in colour) http://www.inpics.net/ See inpics.net. They were featured in Wall Street Journal and the newswires for taking a slightly different approach to computer manuals. taking into consideration psychology of learning…think minimalism in style and colour.
The manuals are free…used to be able to download the PDF off the site..

apparently the key differences are:
- as few words as possible
- Pictures (must be grayscale, only highlight important sections in colour)

http://www.inpics.net/

]]> By: FrogHeart » Blog Archive » The Nanotech Mysteries wiki is now open http://idratherbewriting.com/2008/09/05/flossmanualsnet-a-new-wiki-help-authoringpublishing-tool-hybrid/comment-page-1/#comment-134388 FrogHeart » Blog Archive » The Nanotech Mysteries wiki is now open Fri, 12 Sep 2008 19:01:25 +0000 http://www.idratherbewriting.com/?p=1936#comment-134388 [...] I found something interesting on the I’d rather be writing blog about Floss Manuals. It’s a wiki site where you and/or your team can create technical documentation collectively [...] [...] I found something interesting on the I’d rather be writing blog about Floss Manuals. It’s a wiki site where you and/or your team can create technical documentation collectively [...]

]]> By: Charles http://idratherbewriting.com/2008/09/05/flossmanualsnet-a-new-wiki-help-authoringpublishing-tool-hybrid/comment-page-1/#comment-134272 Charles Sun, 07 Sep 2008 12:37:42 +0000 http://www.idratherbewriting.com/?p=1936#comment-134272 What an exciting analysis! For those of you who missed the podcast, I tend to think of FLOSSManuals' concept sort of like what Surfrider.org does for the beaches - volunteers show up to pick up trash so everyone can enjoy clean beaches. The same applies for the free software and plugins we all enjoy; documentation for those open source software programs takes time, and a Booksprint helps worthy causes, so everyone can enjoy the software. Charless last blog post..<a href="http://charlesjeter.com/2008/09/03/wordle/" rel="nofollow">Wordle: Just check it out</a> What an exciting analysis!

For those of you who missed the podcast, I tend to think of FLOSSManuals’ concept sort of like what Surfrider.org does for the beaches – volunteers show up to pick up trash so everyone can enjoy clean beaches.

The same applies for the free software and plugins we all enjoy; documentation for those open source software programs takes time, and a Booksprint helps worthy causes, so everyone can enjoy the software.

Charless last blog post..Wordle: Just check it out

]]> By: Holly http://idratherbewriting.com/2008/09/05/flossmanualsnet-a-new-wiki-help-authoringpublishing-tool-hybrid/comment-page-1/#comment-134265 Holly Sat, 06 Sep 2008 21:07:39 +0000 http://www.idratherbewriting.com/?p=1936#comment-134265 Adam Hyde, the founder and manager of Floss Manuals is speaking at the DocTrain East Conference this fall. Hollys last blog post..<a href="http://dontcallmetina.wordpress.com/2008/08/11/atlanta-stc-on-site-events/" rel="nofollow">Atlanta STC On-Site events</a> Adam Hyde, the founder and manager of Floss Manuals is speaking at the DocTrain East Conference this fall.

Hollys last blog post..Atlanta STC On-Site events

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