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# 2006 archives

1. [Wikipedia -- indisputable Web 2.0 triumph](https://idratherbewriting.com/2006/12/31/wikipedia-indisputable-web-20-triumph/) | Dec 31, 2006
2. [The Challenge of Web 2.0 Documentation: WordPress's Immense Codex](https://idratherbewriting.com/2006/12/29/the-challenge-of-web-20-documentation-wordpresss-immense-codex/) | Dec 29, 2006
3. [Payscale: a Web 2.0 salary comparison tool](https://idratherbewriting.com/2006/12/28/payscale-a-web-20-salary-comparison-tool/) | Dec 28, 2006
4. [How many of these Web 2.0 sites do you know?](https://idratherbewriting.com/2006/12/28/how-many-of-these-web-20-sites-do-you-know/) | Dec 28, 2006
5. [Make your computer run faster by disabling all the auto-startup programs](https://idratherbewriting.com/2006/12/27/make-your-computer-run-faster-by-disabling-all-the-auto-startup-programs/) | Dec 27, 2006
6. [Reading Tech News: Digg](https://idratherbewriting.com/2006/12/27/reading-tech-news-digg/) | Dec 27, 2006
7. [Google Groups Rocks — Find Answers to Almost Everything](https://idratherbewriting.com/2006/12/27/google-groups-rocks/) | Dec 27, 2006
8. [Web 2.0 dieting and nutrition site: Sparkpeople.com](https://idratherbewriting.com/2006/12/27/web-20-dieting-and-nutrition-site-sparkpeoplecom/) | Dec 27, 2006
9. [WordPress as Budgeting Software: Mo.neytrack.in](https://idratherbewriting.com/2006/12/26/wordpress-as-budgeting-software-moneytrackin/) | Dec 26, 2006
10. [Why Blogger is more popular than WordPress: Ease of Use](https://idratherbewriting.com/2006/12/25/why-blogger-is-more-popular-than-wordpress-image-publishing/) | Dec 25, 2006
11. [Using Gmail to read Threaded Conversations from Listservs](https://idratherbewriting.com/2006/12/21/gmail-tips/) | Dec 21, 2006
12. [Designing for "Web 2.0" audiences](https://idratherbewriting.com/2006/12/21/designing-for-web-20-audiences/) | Dec 21, 2006
13. [Understanding Principles of Usability, Part 1 — Karen Bachmann](https://idratherbewriting.com/2006/12/18/bachman1/) | Dec 18, 2006
14. [Skype Firefox Exention Changes Phone Numbers into Buttons](https://idratherbewriting.com/2006/12/15/skype-firefox-exention-changes-phone-numbers-on-websites-into-skype-enabled-buttons/) | Dec 15, 2006
15. [First Blog Post Using Word 2007](https://idratherbewriting.com/2006/12/13/first-post-from-word-2007/) | Dec 13, 2006
16. [Open Source Folder Compression Utility -- 7 Zip](https://idratherbewriting.com/2006/12/11/open-source-folder-compression-utility-7-zip/) | Dec 11, 2006
17. [Word 2007 Features and Demo -- offers style sets to quickly transform documents](https://idratherbewriting.com/2006/12/08/single-sourcing-with-wordpress/) | Dec 8, 2006
18. [Creating Word templates with customized help delivered by Clippy](https://idratherbewriting.com/2006/12/08/creating-word-templates-with-customized-help-delivered-by-clippy/) | Dec 8, 2006
19. [Posting Youtube Videos — A Required Tone for Internet Audiences?](https://idratherbewriting.com/2006/12/07/instructions-on-posting-youtube-videos-instructions-for-internet-audiences/) | Dec 7, 2006
20. [Creating your own RSS Feed](https://idratherbewriting.com/2006/12/05/creating-your-own-rss-feed/) | Dec 5, 2006
21. [Keith Hoffman Interviews Susan Burton, Exec. Director of the STC](https://idratherbewriting.com/2006/12/01/keith-hoffman-interviews-susan-burton-exec-director-of-the-stc/) | Dec 1, 2006
22. [Looking up IP addresses](https://idratherbewriting.com/2006/11/30/looking-up-ip-addresses/) | Nov 30, 2006
23. [Web 2.0, CMS, and DITA — Interview with Ann Rockley](https://idratherbewriting.com/2006/11/27/web-20-cms-and-dita-ann-rockley/) | Nov 27, 2006
24. [New Podcast on Web 2.0, DITA, CMS](https://idratherbewriting.com/2006/11/27/new-podcast-web-20-dita-cms/) | Nov 27, 2006
25. [Podcasting article and my 15 favorite podcasts](https://idratherbewriting.com/2006/11/21/podcasting-article-and-my-15-favorite-podcasts/) | Nov 21, 2006
26. [Wordpress to offer Enterprise Edition](https://idratherbewriting.com/2006/11/21/wordpress-to-offer-enterprise-edition/) | Nov 21, 2006
27. [How to Increase Collaboration and Performance — Interview with Emma Hamer](https://idratherbewriting.com/2006/11/13/how-to-radically-increase-collaboration-and-performance-interview-with-emma-hamer/) | Nov 13, 2006
28. [Open Source Software and Wikis](https://idratherbewriting.com/2006/11/09/open-source-software-and-wikis/) | Nov 9, 2006
29. [Checking out Youtube: A Few Fun Videos to Watch](https://idratherbewriting.com/2006/11/08/checking-out-youtube/) | Nov 8, 2006
30. [Firefox and Deepest Sender are superior to IE7](https://idratherbewriting.com/2006/11/07/firefox-and-deepest-sender-are-superior-to-ie7/) | Nov 7, 2006
31. [The coolest thing ever -- Total Tech Writer Blog Aggregation](https://idratherbewriting.com/2006/11/07/the-coolest-thing-ever-total-tech-writer-blog-aggregation/) | Nov 7, 2006
32. [First survey results with Survey Gizmo](https://idratherbewriting.com/2006/11/06/first-survey-results-with-survey-gizmo/) | Nov 6, 2006
33. [Recommended podcast: Facilitating Collaboration](https://idratherbewriting.com/2006/11/06/recommended-podcast-facilitating-collaboration/) | Nov 6, 2006
34. [Top 100 blogs and top 100 podcasts](https://idratherbewriting.com/2006/11/06/top-100-blogs-and-top-100-podcasts/) | Nov 6, 2006
35. [Two useful tools for surveys and webinars](https://idratherbewriting.com/2006/11/06/two-useful-tools-for-surveys-and-webinars/) | Nov 6, 2006
36. [Getting Ideas for Your Blog: Oneword.com](https://idratherbewriting.com/2006/11/05/onewordcom/) | Nov 5, 2006
37. [Podcast metrics analysis for Tech Writer Voices](https://idratherbewriting.com/2006/11/01/podcast-metrics-analysis-for-tech-writer-voices/) | Nov 1, 2006
38. [Technical Writing in India — Interview with Sandeep Balakrishna](https://idratherbewriting.com/2006/10/30/technical-writing-in-india-an-interview-with-sandeep-beepu-from-bangalore-india/) | Oct 30, 2006
39. [Corporate Blogging](https://idratherbewriting.com/2006/10/27/corporate-blogging/) | Oct 27, 2006
40. [Wordpress releases first official Wordpress Multi-User Edition](https://idratherbewriting.com/2006/10/27/big-news-in-the-blogging-world-wordpress-releases-first-official-wordpress-multi-user-edition/) | Oct 27, 2006
41. [Another Perspective on Single-Sourcing — Interview with Sarah O'Keefe](https://idratherbewriting.com/2006/10/23/another-perspective-on-single-sourcing-sarah-okeefe/) | Oct 23, 2006
42. [Recommended Podcast: Alistair Christie's IT Author Podcast](https://idratherbewriting.com/2006/10/23/recommended-podcast-alistair-christies-it-author-podcast/) | Oct 23, 2006
43. [Calling all potential podcasters...](https://idratherbewriting.com/2006/10/20/calling-all-potential-podcasters/) | Oct 20, 2006
44. [How To Create a Usable Index — Interview with John McGhie](https://idratherbewriting.com/2006/10/20/how-to-create-a-usable-index-john-mcghie/) | Oct 20, 2006
45. [Being Interviewed Is Fun](https://idratherbewriting.com/2006/10/17/revelation-being-interviewed-is-fun/) | Oct 17, 2006
46. [Podcasting 101 — by Tom Johnson](https://idratherbewriting.com/2006/10/17/podcasting-101-by-tom-johnson/) | Oct 17, 2006
47. [How to Implement Single Sourcing — Interview with Neil Perlin](https://idratherbewriting.com/2006/10/09/how-to-implement-single-sourcing-an-interview-with-neil-perlin/) | Oct 9, 2006
48. [Figuring out Audio](https://idratherbewriting.com/2006/10/09/figuring-out-audio/) | Oct 9, 2006
49. [Podcasting FAQs](https://idratherbewriting.com/2006/10/09/faqs/) | Oct 9, 2006
50. [Tech Writer Voices Podcast](https://idratherbewriting.com/2006/10/09/aboutthepodcast/) | Oct 9, 2006
51. [Joomla, an Open-Source Content Management System Solution — Interview with Sean Wheller about Joomla](https://idratherbewriting.com/2006/10/09/joomla-a-free-open-source-content-management-system-sean-wheller/) | Oct 9, 2006
52. [Knowledge Management and Technical Writing — Janet Foley](https://idratherbewriting.com/2006/10/09/knowledge-management-and-technical-writing-janet-foley-2/) | Oct 9, 2006
53. [Flare 2.0 and MadCap Software — Interview with Mike Hamilton](https://idratherbewriting.com/2006/10/09/flare-20-and-madcap-software-mike-hamilton/) | Oct 9, 2006
54. [Content Management Professionals — Interview with Scott Abel](https://idratherbewriting.com/2006/10/09/5-2/) | Oct 9, 2006
55. [Writing for the Web — Ian Koss, Founder of Ink19.com](https://idratherbewriting.com/2006/10/09/writing-for-the-web-ian-koss-founder-of-ink19com/) | Oct 9, 2006
56. [The popularity of how-to podcasts](https://idratherbewriting.com/2006/09/28/the-popularity-of-how-to-podcasts/) | Sep 28, 2006
57. [Online SIG links to TechWriterVoices](https://idratherbewriting.com/2006/09/28/online-sig-and-education-lead/) | Sep 28, 2006
58. [Podcasting site is finished](https://idratherbewriting.com/2006/09/26/podcasting-site-is-finished/) | Sep 26, 2006
59. [Combining Podcasting with Technical Writing](https://idratherbewriting.com/2006/09/21/combining-podcasting-with-technical-writing/) | Sep 21, 2006
60. [Podcast site almost ready](https://idratherbewriting.com/2006/09/19/podcast-site-almost-ready/) | Sep 19, 2006
61. [DITA Structured Blogging and Online Help](https://idratherbewriting.com/2006/09/14/dita-structured-blogging-and-online-help/) | Sep 14, 2006
62. [Recording Phone Interviews](https://idratherbewriting.com/2006/09/13/recording-phone-interviews/) | Sep 13, 2006
63. [Advantages of using Wordpress for blogging](https://idratherbewriting.com/2006/09/12/advantages-of-using-wordpress-for-blogging/) | Sep 12, 2006
64. [Websort -- Testing out the Logical Taxonomy of your Site](https://idratherbewriting.com/2006/09/11/websort-test-out-the-logical-taxonomy-of-your-site/) | Sep 11, 2006
65. [Using the Yahoo Maps API](https://idratherbewriting.com/2006/09/10/using-the-yahoo-maps-api/) | Sep 10, 2006
66. [Recording STC Chapter Presentations](https://idratherbewriting.com/2006/09/08/recording-stc-chapter-presentations/) | Sep 8, 2006
67. [A restful Labor Day weekend; thoughts on podcasting](https://idratherbewriting.com/2006/09/04/a-restful-weekend/) | Sep 4, 2006
68. [Hard Drive Totally Crashed](https://idratherbewriting.com/2006/09/01/hard-drive-totally-crashed/) | Sep 1, 2006
69. [FTCC launches its site and call for entries today](https://idratherbewriting.com/2006/08/23/launching-the-ftcc/) | Aug 23, 2006
70. [We need an IT Conversations for Tech Writers](https://idratherbewriting.com/2006/08/14/we-need-an-it-conversations-for-tech-writers/) | Aug 14, 2006
71. [Barry Schwartz — Less is More — Why Too Many Options Leads to Dissatisfaction](https://idratherbewriting.com/2006/06/16/barry-schwartz-less-is-more-why-too-many-options-leads-to-dissatisfaction/) | Jun 16, 2006
72. [Malcolm Gladwell — Why People Can't Express What They Really Mean and Feel](https://idratherbewriting.com/2006/06/16/malcolm-gladwell-why-people-cant-express-what-they-really-mean-and-feel/) | Jun 16, 2006
73. [Motivations for Hackers [and Technical Writers?] -- Paul Graham speech](https://idratherbewriting.com/2006/06/16/motivations-for-hackers-and-technical-writers-paul-graham-speech/) | Jun 16, 2006
74. [Teddy Roosevelt's River of Doubt](https://idratherbewriting.com/2006/06/16/teddy-roosevelts-river-of-doubt/) | Jun 16, 2006
75. [Why this blog, separate from the Suncoast Blog?](https://idratherbewriting.com/2006/06/01/why-this-blog-separate-from-the-suncoast-blog/) | Jun 1, 2006