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# 2011 archives

1. [What I Learned About Tech Comm During 2011](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/12/28/what-i-learned-during-2011/) | Dec 28, 2011
2. [The Urge to Correct: Frustrations with Language Translation and Misuse](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/12/27/the-urge-to-correct-frustrations-with-language-translation-and-misuse/) | Dec 27, 2011
3. [Using Tags to Increase Findability](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/12/26/using-tags-to-increase-findability/) | Dec 26, 2011
4. [What Tools Do Technical Writers Use](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/12/19/what-tools-do-technical-writers-use/) | Dec 19, 2011
5. [Kanban and Limiting the Scope of Work](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/12/18/kanban-and-limiting-the-scope-of-work/) | Dec 18, 2011
6. [Matrix Foretells Future of Learning](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/12/15/matrix-foretells-future-of-learning/) | Dec 15, 2011
7. [What I Like About Grandpa](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/12/14/what-i-like-about-grandpa/) | Dec 14, 2011
8. [Grandpa Reading Runaway Bunny](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/12/14/grandpa-reading-runaway-bunny/) | Dec 14, 2011
9. [Buffalo on Antelope Island](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/12/14/buffalo-on-antelope-island/) | Dec 14, 2011
10. [Hanging Out at Home](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/12/14/hanging-out-at-home/) | Dec 14, 2011
11. [Sitting Around at Home](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/12/14/sitting-around-at-home/) | Dec 14, 2011
12. [Kids Singing](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/12/14/kids-singing/) | Dec 14, 2011
13. [Misleading Documentation Metrics](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/12/14/misleading-documentation-metrics/) | Dec 14, 2011
14. [Writing My Last Chapter](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/12/13/writing-my-last-chapter/) | Dec 13, 2011
15. [Counting Calories](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/12/11/counting-calories/) | Dec 11, 2011
16. [How Avery Got Earrings](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/12/11/how-avery-got-earrings/) | Dec 11, 2011
17. [Grandma Nana Comes to Visit](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/12/11/grandma-nana-comes-to-visit/) | Dec 11, 2011
18. [We Moved Downstairs](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/12/11/we-moved-downstairs/) | Dec 11, 2011
19. [King Size Bed Fits Four](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/12/11/king-size-bed-fits-four/) | Dec 11, 2011
20. [Some Thoughts on Technical Writing in the Cloud](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/12/09/technical-writing-in-the-cloud/) | Dec 9, 2011
21. [Slides from STC Webinar on Organizing Content (Findability)](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/12/05/slides-from-stc-webinar-on-organizing-content-findability/) | Dec 5, 2011
22. [My STC Webinar on Organizing Content -- This Thursday at 4pm EST](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/11/30/my-stc-webinar-on-organizing-content-this-thursday-at-4pm-est/) | Nov 30, 2011
23. [Regret Over a Missed Career in Astronomy](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/11/27/regret-over-a-missed-career-in-astronomy/) | Nov 27, 2011
24. [Discovering Antelope Island](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/11/27/discovering-antelope-island/) | Nov 27, 2011
25. [Reading Mistborn](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/11/27/reading-mistborn/) | Nov 27, 2011
26. [Cooking Tamales](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/11/27/cooking-tamales/) | Nov 27, 2011
27. [Wiki Culture, Reader/Writer Distinctions, and Divergence from Structured Authoring](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/11/19/wiki-culture-readerwriter-distinctions-and-divergence-from-structured-authoring/) | Nov 19, 2011
28. [Should Technical Writing Be Taught in High School? (Collaborative Post)](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/11/19/should-technical-writing-be-taught-in-high-school-collaborative-post/) | Nov 19, 2011
29. [Why I Returned to Wikis for Help Authoring](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/11/14/why-i-returned-to-wikis-for-an-authoring-platform/) | Nov 14, 2011
30. [Messages from My Tech Comm Sponsors -- November 2011](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/11/11/messages-from-my-sponsors-november-2011/) | Nov 11, 2011
31. [Survey about Technical Writers and Blogging Activities](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/11/11/survey-about-technical-writers-and-blogging-activities/) | Nov 11, 2011
32. [Senior Technical Writer Job Opening at the LDS Church](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/11/08/senior-technical-writer-job-opening-at-the-lds-church/) | Nov 8, 2011
33. [Moving Towards the "Dark Side": From Technical Writing to Content Marketing](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/11/07/moving-toward-the-dark-side-from-technical-writing-to-content-marketing/) | Nov 7, 2011
34. [Managing 60 + Volunteer Writers](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/11/06/managing-60-volunteer-writers/) | Nov 6, 2011
35. [Using Treejack as a Method for Evaluating Your Help's Navigation](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/11/02/treejack-as-a-method-for-evaluating-your-helps-navigation/) | Nov 2, 2011
36. [The Importance of a Personal Face -- On Halloween](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/11/01/the-importance-of-a-personal-face-on-halloween/) | Nov 1, 2011
37. [Blog Versus Web Log: Back to Origins](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/10/31/blog-versus-web-blog-back-to-origins/) | Oct 31, 2011
38. [Adding Captions to Youtube Videos](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/10/24/adding-captions-to-youtube-videos/) | Oct 24, 2011
39. [Building Trust in a Corporate Blog](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/10/21/building-trust-in-a-corporate-blog/) | Oct 21, 2011
40. [The Conference Proposal I Didn't Submit](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/10/19/the-conference-proposal-i-didnt-submit/) | Oct 19, 2011
41. [Customizing the "No Results Found" Page with Helpful Wayfinding Tips](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/10/17/customizing-the-no-results-found-page-with-helpful-wayfinding-tips/) | Oct 17, 2011
42. [Appearing on The Forge Show from TechSmith Today at 2pm EST](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/10/13/appearing-on-the-forge-show-from-techsmith-today-at-2pm-est/) | Oct 13, 2011
43. [Visual Storytelling Guides: A New Deliverable in Technical Communication?](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/10/12/visual-storytelling-guides-a-new-deliverable-in-technical-communication/) | Oct 12, 2011
44. [Visually Appealing Documents Combine Text with Images](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/10/10/visually-appealing-documents-combine-text-with-images/) | Oct 10, 2011
45. [Why Rubrics Fail as a Means of Measuring Documentation Quality](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/10/05/why-rubrics-fail-as-a-means-of-measuring-quality/) | Oct 5, 2011
46. [What I've Learned from Lunchtime Creative Writing Workshops](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/09/30/what-ive-learned-from-lunchtime-creative-writing-workshops/) | Sep 30, 2011
47. [How I Took Back My E-mail Inbox](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/09/29/how-i-took-back-my-e-mail-inbox/) | Sep 29, 2011
48. [Recordings of Fathers Blessings](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/09/27/fathers-blessings-august-2011/) | Sep 27, 2011
49. [The Proximity Problem for Technical Writers](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/09/23/the-proximity-problem/) | Sep 23, 2011
50. [Book Review: The Hunger Games, and a Possible Parallel for Technical Writers](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/09/21/book-review-the-hunger-games-and-a-possible-parallel-for-technical-writers/) | Sep 21, 2011
51. [Should You Get a Graduate Degree in Technical Writing?](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/09/19/should-you-get-a-graduate-degree-in-technical-writing/) | Sep 19, 2011
52. [Collaborative Post: Why Is the "Technical" More Important Than the "Writing"](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/09/18/collaborative-post-why-is-the-technical-more-important-than-the-writing/) | Sep 18, 2011
53. [What Does It Mean to Know How to Write?](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/09/09/what-does-it-mean-to-know-how-to-write/) | Sep 9, 2011
54. [My Review of the New Testament](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/09/08/my-review-of-the-new-testament/) | Sep 8, 2011
55. [Three Solutions to the Corporate Blogging Paradox](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/09/02/three-solutions-to-the-corporate-blogging-paradox/) | Sep 2, 2011
56. [Book Review: The Lonely Polygamist, by Brady Udall](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/08/31/book-review-the-lonely-polygamist-by-brady-udall/) | Aug 31, 2011
57. [Interview with Kevin Cuddihy, Editor of the STC Notebook Blog](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/08/23/interview-with-kevin-cuddihy-editor-of-the-stc-notebook-blog/) | Aug 23, 2011
58. [Stewart Falls: One Last Outing Before Summer Ends](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/08/21/stewart-falls-one-last-outing-before-summer-ends/) | Aug 21, 2011
59. [How Swimming Has Changed](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/08/19/how-swimming-has-changed/) | Aug 19, 2011
60. [Blown Away by Author-it Aspect](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/08/18/blown-away-by-author-it-aspect/) | Aug 18, 2011
61. [Storm Returns Home](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/08/18/storm-returns-home/) | Aug 18, 2011
62. [The Big Hill](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/08/17/the-big-hill/) | Aug 17, 2011
63. [Book Review: A Practical Guide to Designing with Data, by Brian Suda](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/08/16/a-practical-guide-to-designing-with-data-by-brian-suda/) | Aug 16, 2011
64. [Windy Night and a Stray Cat](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/08/14/windy-night-and-a-stray-cat/) | Aug 14, 2011
65. [Messages from Sponsors -- August 2011](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/08/12/messages-from-sponsors-august-2011/) | Aug 12, 2011
66. [My Problem with Fiction, and How I Tried to Resolve It](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/08/11/my-problem-with-fiction-and-how-i-tried-to-resolve-it/) | Aug 11, 2011
67. [Sidewalk Chalk at Thanksgiving Point Gardens](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/08/09/sidewalk-chalk-at-thanksgiving-point-gardens/) | Aug 9, 2011
68. [Familiarity Affects Preferences for Text or Video](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/08/08/familiarity-affects-preferences-for-text-or-video/) | Aug 8, 2011
69. [Guest Post: CMS UX Woes. It Shouldn't Be This Hard.](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/08/04/guest-post-cms-ux-woes-it-shouldnt-be-this-hard/) | Aug 4, 2011
70. [Book Review: Developing User Assistance for Mobile Apps, by Joe Welinske](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/08/02/book-review-developing-user-assistance-for-mobile-apps/) | Aug 2, 2011
71. [Swimming at the Lehi Legacy Center](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/07/31/swimming-at-the-lehi-legacy-center/) | Jul 31, 2011
72. [Thanksgiving Point Gardens Outing](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/07/26/thanksgiving-point-gardens-outing/) | Jul 26, 2011
73. [Thinking More About Family](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/07/25/thinking-more-about-family/) | Jul 25, 2011
74. [Our Spring View Farms Trail Adventure](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/07/24/our-spring-view-farms-trail-adventure/) | Jul 24, 2011
75. [Up and Down Directions](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/07/24/directions/) | Jul 24, 2011
76. [A Few Notes from Usability Testing: Video Tutorials Get Watched, Text Gets Skipped](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/07/22/a-few-notes-from-usability-testing-video-tutorials-get-watched-text-gets-skipped/) | Jul 22, 2011
77. [Google Plus as a Professional Communication Tool](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/07/18/google-plus-as-a-professional-communications-tool/) | Jul 18, 2011
78. [Collaborative Post: Giving Guidance to a Masters Student about Technical Writing Careers](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/07/14/collaborative-post-giving-guidance-to-a-masters-student-about-technical-writing-careers/) | Jul 14, 2011
79. [Building on Past Successes for Future Directions](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/07/13/building-on-past-successes-to-define-future-directions/) | Jul 13, 2011
80. [Groupon's Copywriting Style](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/07/10/groupons-copywriting-style/) | Jul 10, 2011
81. [On Content Strategy and Identity](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/07/01/on-content-strategy-and-identity/) | Jul 1, 2011
82. ["One Day I'm Going to Figure Out the Solution to Help..."](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/06/28/one-day-im-going-to-figure-out-the-solution-to-help/) | Jun 28, 2011
83. [I want to be a spy ....](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/06/26/i-want-to-be-a-spy/) | Jun 26, 2011
84. [The Most Important Stories ... Aren't the Ones I'm Writing](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/06/25/the-most-important-stories-arent-the-ones-im-writing/) | Jun 25, 2011
85. [The Value of Content](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/06/24/the-value-of-content/) | Jun 24, 2011
86. [On Prayer](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/06/22/on-prayer/) | Jun 22, 2011
87. [Why Is Corporate Blogging So Hard?](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/06/21/why-is-corporate-blogging-so-hard/) | Jun 21, 2011
88. [On telling real stories](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/06/21/on-telling-real-stories/) | Jun 21, 2011
89. [Presentations Versus Conversations](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/06/17/presentations-versus-conversations/) | Jun 17, 2011
90. [Technical Writing in China](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/06/15/technical-writing-in-china/) | Jun 15, 2011
91. [MindTouch Webinar — Organizing Help Content: The Problem of Findability](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/06/09/upcoming-mindtouch-webinar-this-friday-organizing-help-content-the-problem-of-findability/) | Jun 9, 2011
92. [Diverging Directions for Tech Comm: Social Media or Structured Authoring](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/06/09/diverging-directions-for-tech-comm-social-media-or-structured-authoring/) | Jun 9, 2011
93. [Does Translation Mean You Should Omit Illustrations?](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/06/07/does-translation-mean-you-should-omit-illustrations/) | Jun 7, 2011
94. [Message from Sponsors -- June 3, 2011](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/06/03/message-from-sponsors-june-3-2011/) | Jun 3, 2011
95. [Join the LDSTech Blog Project and Write Articles for Your Portfolio](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/06/02/join-the-ldstech-blog-project-and-write-articles-for-your-portfolio/) | Jun 2, 2011
96. [Making Up Stories](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/05/30/making-up-stories/) | May 30, 2011
97. [The Moment](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/05/30/the-moment/) | May 30, 2011
98. [Where Topic-Based Authoring Fails: End-to-End Scenarios](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/05/25/where-topic-based-authoring-fails/) | May 25, 2011
99. [What Does It Mean to Be Innovative?](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/05/24/what-does-it-mean-to-be-innovative/) | May 24, 2011
100. [Moving from Google Reader to Twitter Hashtags](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/05/21/moving-from-google-reader-to-twitter-hashtags/) | May 21, 2011
101. [Podcast: Organizing Help Content: Breaking Out of Topic-based Hierarchies](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/05/18/podcast-organizing-help-content-breaking-out-of-topic-based-hierarchies/) | May 18, 2011
102. [Every Page Is Page One](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/05/16/every-page-is-page-one/) | May 16, 2011
103. [WordPress Workshop Outline for the STC Summit](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/05/15/my-wordpress-workshop-outline-for-the-stc-summit/) | May 15, 2011
104. [Examples of Help Systems that Provide Users with Multiple Entry Points?](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/05/13/examples-of-help-systems-that-provide-users-with-multiple-entry-points/) | May 13, 2011
105. [Will We Still Know Us, Tomorrow?](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/05/10/will-we-still-know-us-tomorrow/) | May 10, 2011
106. [Mooer's Law and Findability](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/05/09/mooers-law-and-implications-for-findability/) | May 9, 2011
107. [Avoiding Burnout as a Technical Writer [Collaborative Post]](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/05/06/avoiding-burnout-as-a-technical-writer-collaborative-post/) | May 6, 2011
108. [Messages from Sponsors -- May 4, 2011](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/05/04/messages-from-sponsors-may-4-2011/) | May 4, 2011
109. [Collaborative Posts Q&A](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/05/04/collaborative-posts-qa/) | May 4, 2011
110. [A Paradox of Navigation Metaphors for the Web](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/05/02/a-paradox-of-navigation-metaphors-for-the-web/) | May 2, 2011
111. [The Butterfly Paths](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/05/02/the-butterfly-paths/) | May 2, 2011
112. [Saratoga Hot Springs](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/05/01/saratoga-hot-springs/) | May 1, 2011
113. [Content Strategy for Content Agility](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/04/30/content-strategy-for-content-agility-congility-2011/) | Apr 30, 2011
114. [Predicting Tech Comm's Future for Mobile](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/04/29/predicting-tech-comms-future-for-mobile/) | Apr 29, 2011
115. [Cedar Fort cemetery](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/04/28/cedar-fort-cemetary/) | Apr 28, 2011
116. [Introducing Technical Writing World, a New Social Network for Technical Writers](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/04/28/introducing-technical-writing-world-a-new-social-network-for-technical-writers/) | Apr 28, 2011
117. [Topic Chunking and The Broken Alarm Clock](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/04/27/topic-chunking-and-the-broken-clock/) | Apr 27, 2011
118. [The Importance of Chunking for Sorting](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/04/18/the-importance-of-chunking-for-sorting/) | Apr 18, 2011
119. [Guest Post: To each their own](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/04/16/guest-post-to-each-their-own/) | Apr 16, 2011
120. [Book Review: Everything is Miscellaneous, by David Weinberger](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/04/15/everything-is-miscellaneous-by-david-weinberger/) | Apr 15, 2011
121. [Book Review: Letting Go of the Words, by Ginny Redish](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/04/08/book-review-letting-go-of-the-words-by-ginny-redish/) | Apr 8, 2011
122. [Getting Others to Work for You -- The First Step Toward Scalability](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/04/07/getting-others-to-work-for-you-the-first-step-toward-scalability/) | Apr 7, 2011
123. [Messages from My Sponsors -- April 6, 2011](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/04/06/messages-from-my-sponsors-april-6-2011/) | Apr 6, 2011
124. [Podcast: Content Strategy and Agility, with Noz Urbina](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/04/05/podcast-content-strategy-and-agility-with-noz-urbina/) | Apr 5, 2011
125. [How to Become a Content Strategist [Collaborative Post]](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/04/01/how-to-become-a-content-strategist-collaborative-post/) | Apr 1, 2011
126. [Book Review: Elements of Content Strategy, by Erin Kissane](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/03/29/book-review-elements-of-content-strategy-by-erin-kissane/) | Mar 29, 2011
127. [Book Review: Search Patterns, by Peter Morville and Jeffrey Callender](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/03/28/book-review-search-patterns-by-peter-morville-and-jeffrey-callender/) | Mar 28, 2011
128. [New Content Strategy Podcast and Other Good Resources](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/03/25/new-content-strategy-podcast-and-other-good-resources/) | Mar 25, 2011
129. [Seven Methods of Classification in a Hymnbook](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/03/24/seven-methods-of-classification-in-a-hymnbook/) | Mar 24, 2011
130. [Organizing Help Content: Breaking Out of Topic-Based Hierarchies](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/03/21/organizing-help-content-breaking-out-of-topic-based-hierarchies/) | Mar 21, 2011
131. [Podcast: A Practical Guide to Information Architecture, with Donna Spencer](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/03/18/podcast-a-practical-guide-to-information-architecture-with-donna-spencer/) | Mar 18, 2011
132. [Arguments for and Against Tripane Help](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/03/17/evaluating-tripane-help/) | Mar 17, 2011
133. [Podcast -- Visual Composing: Document Design for Print and Digital Media, with Jo Mackiewicz](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/03/14/podcast-visual-composing-with-jo-mackiewicz/) | Mar 14, 2011
134. [The Real Source of Findability](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/03/10/the-real-source-of-findability/) | Mar 10, 2011
135. [Update on the Search for Enterprise Authoring](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/03/08/update-on-the-search-for-enterprise-authoring/) | Mar 8, 2011
136. [Podcast with Alan Houser -- Candidate for STC Vice President](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/03/07/podcast-with-alan-houser-candidate-for-stc-vice-president/) | Mar 7, 2011
137. [Podcast with Victoria Koster-Lenhardt -- Candidate for STC Vice President](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/03/07/podcast-with-victoria-koster-lenhardt-candidate-for-stc-vice-president/) | Mar 7, 2011
138. [Lots of Conferences Taking Place](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/03/04/lots-of-conferences-taking-place/) | Mar 4, 2011
139. [Trends in Search Engine Optimization -- Shifting from Search to Social?](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/02/28/trends-in-search-engine-optimization-shifting-from-search-to-social/) | Feb 28, 2011
140. [Post-Publishing Word Count Can Be Three Times as Long](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/02/25/post-publishing-word-count-can-be-three-times-as-long/) | Feb 25, 2011
141. [I am perhaps finishing my basement, someday](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/02/23/i-am-perhaps-finishing-my-basement-someday/) | Feb 23, 2011
142. [WordPress Tips: Alternatives to Akismet, Design Software, and Dummy Content](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/02/22/wordpress-tips-alternatives-to-akismet/) | Feb 22, 2011
143. [The Enterprise Help Authoring Problem](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/02/16/the-enterprise-help-authoring-problem/) | Feb 16, 2011
144. ["Powerful as a consumer, lame as an employee"](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/02/15/powerful-as-a-consumer-lame-as-an-employee/) | Feb 15, 2011
145. [Formalizing My Help Strategy](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/02/08/formalizing-my-help-strategy/) | Feb 8, 2011
146. [The Problem of Free and the Long Tail of Content Production](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/02/07/the-problem-of-free/) | Feb 7, 2011
147. [From DITA to VITA: Tracing Origins and Projecting the Future](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/02/02/from-dita-to-vita/) | Feb 2, 2011
148. [Making Help Content Enjoyable to Read -- Impossible Quest?](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/01/25/making-help-content-enjoyable-to-read-impossible-quest-or-achievable-reality/) | Jan 25, 2011
149. [Free Ticket to Intelligent Content 2011 Conference](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/01/24/free-ticket-to-intelligent-content-2011-conference/) | Jan 24, 2011
150. [Less Text, Please: Contemporary Reading Behaviors and Short Formats](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/01/21/contemporary-reading-behaviors-favor-short-formats/) | Jan 21, 2011
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