Technical writing podcast mash-up

I was recently interviewed by David Dick for the Usability SIG newsletter. The title of the interview is “I’d Rather Be Writing – The Man Behind the Words.” Check it out. They also reprinted my post on Customizing Sharepoint, which has gotten more hits than I ever imagined.

[Audio clip: view full post to listen] Download MP3 (to download, right-click and select Save Target As) Duration: 55 min. Several weeks ago I wrote about my trip to Brigham Young University-Idaho and the presentation I gave there titled “Debunking the Boredom Myth of Technical Writing.” This podcast is a recording of my presentation. My presentation was part of the professional writing conference that BYU-Idaho … more »

ITauthor podcast #17 – Mike Hamilton talks about Flare 4

Act 1 of this American Life’s latest episode, The Enforcers, mesmerized me. I highly recommend listening to it. Here’s the description: Three guys who go by the names Professor So and So, Jojobean and YeaWhatever spend part of each day running elaborate cons on Internet scammers. They consider themselves enforcers of justice, even after they send a man 1400 miles from home, to the least … more »