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# Date-based archives
- [Reader Question: "My Wish List for Technical Writing Tools"](/2012/12/31/wish-list-for-technical-writing-tools/) | Dec 31, 2012

 - [Moving Between the Agora and the Desert](/2012/12/16/moving-between-the-agora-and-the-desert/) | Dec 16, 2012

 - [7 Ways to Increase Flare's Search Engine Optimization in Google's Results](/2012/12/15/increasing-search-engine-optimization-in-flare/) | Dec 15, 2012

 - [Knowledge Has a New Shape, and It's Not the Book](/2012/12/12/knowledge-has-a-new-shape-and-its-not-the-book/) | Dec 12, 2012

 - [Podcast: Include It All, Filter It Afterwards -- Interview with Mark Baker](/2012/12/11/podcast-include-it-all-filter-it-afterwards-interview-with-mark-baker/) | Dec 11, 2012

 - [The Rebirth of My Podcast](/2012/12/11/the-rebirth-of-my-podcast/) | Dec 11, 2012

 - [My Upcoming Presentations at User Assistance Europe in Manchester, England](/2012/12/08/my-upcoming-presentations-at-user-assistance-in-manchester-england/) | Dec 8, 2012

 - [A Few Notes from Too Big To Know](/2012/12/06/a-few-notes-from-too-big-to-know/) | Dec 6, 2012

 - [What Does "Every Page Is Page One" and "Include It All, Filter It Afterward" Mean?](/2012/12/04/what-does-every-page-is-page-one-and-include-it-all-filter-it-afterward-mean/) | Dec 4, 2012

 - [Five Ways to Avoid the "Congratulations" Cliche as You Start a User's Guide](/2012/11/29/five-ways-to-avoid-the-congratulations-cliche-as-you-start-a-users-guide/) | Nov 29, 2012

 - [Book Review: Your Brain at Work, by David Rock](/2012/11/27/book-review-your-brain-at-work-by-david-rock/) | Nov 27, 2012

 - [Incorporating Learning into Tech Comm Deliverables](/2012/11/26/incorporating-learning-into-tech-comm-deliverables/) | Nov 26, 2012

 - [Implementing Highlighting in Madcap Flare's HTML5 Output](/2012/11/25/implementing-highlighting-in-madcap-flares-html5-output/) | Nov 25, 2012

 - [Creating Video Tutorials for Android and iPhone Mobile Apps](/2012/11/20/creating-video-tutorials-for-android-and-iphone-mobile-apps/) | Nov 20, 2012

 - [Exploring Flare's Mobile Webhelp Format in Depth](/2012/11/11/exploring-flares-mobile-webhelp-format/) | Nov 11, 2012

 - [Retina Display and Screen Capture Sizes in Online Help](/2012/11/10/high-retina-displays-and-screen-captures-into-online-help/) | Nov 10, 2012

 - [10 Realizations While Writing Documentation for a Mobile App](/2012/11/08/10-things-i-realized-while-writing-documentation-for-a-mobile-app/) | Nov 8, 2012

 - [Staying Out of Maintenance Mode](/2012/10/29/staying-out-of-maintenance-mode/) | Oct 29, 2012

 - [Writing in the Trenches Versus Writing on the Sidelines](/2012/10/27/writing-in-the-trenches-versus-writing-on-the-sidelines/) | Oct 27, 2012

 - [Upcoming STC Editing SIG Webinar: Writing and Editing Scripts for Video Tutorials](/2012/10/27/upcoming-stc-editing-sig-webinar-writing-and-editing-scripts-for-video-tutorials/) | Oct 27, 2012

 - [Halloween Human Organ Donation Station](/2012/10/27/halloween-touch-and-feel-boxes-my-human-organ-donation-station/) | Oct 27, 2012

 - [Company Strategies for Blog Content That Avoids Controversy](/2012/10/22/company-strategies-for-blog-content-that-avoid-controversy/) | Oct 22, 2012

 - [PowerPoint Slides from Lavacon Presentation on Producing Professional Sounding Audio in Video Tutorials](/2012/10/17/powerpoint-slides-from-lavacon-presentation-on-producing-professional-sounding-audio-in-video-tutorials/) | Oct 17, 2012

 - [The Double-Edged Sword of Hiding Controversial Information](/2012/10/16/the-double-edged-sword-of-hiding-controversial-information/) | Oct 16, 2012

 - [Podcast on Technical Writing](/2012/10/15/podcast-on-technical-writing-as-a-career/) | Oct 15, 2012

 - [Professional Technical Writing Careers -- Answers to Questions, by Cheryl Landes](/2012/10/15/professional-technical-writing-careers-answers-to-questions-by-cheryl-landes/) | Oct 15, 2012

 - [Book Review: No Easy Day](/2012/10/12/book-review-no-easy-day/) | Oct 12, 2012

 - [Specializing in the Next Big Thing: A Few Lingering Thoughts from Lavacon](/2012/10/11/specializing-in-the-next-big-thing-a-few-lingering-thoughts-from-lavacon/) | Oct 11, 2012

 - [Professional Technical Writing Careers -- Questions and Answers, by Steve Goldberg](/2012/10/07/professional-technical-writing-careers-questions-and-answers-by-steve-goldberg/) | Oct 7, 2012

 - [Exploring the Tech Comm Paradox](/2012/10/01/exploring-the-tech-comm-paradox/) | Oct 1, 2012

 - [How to Create Video Tutorials -- A Five Step Process](/2012/09/27/how-to-create-video-tutorials-a-five-step-process/) | Sep 27, 2012

 - [How to Change the World](/2012/09/24/how-to-change-the-world/) | Sep 24, 2012

 - [Incorporating Elements of Speech into Writing](/2012/09/18/incorporating-elements-of-speech-into-writing/) | Sep 18, 2012

 - [Keeping Scripts Fluid When Recording Video Tutorials](/2012/09/17/writing-scripts-for-video-tutorials/) | Sep 17, 2012

 - [Why Isn't Spoken Language Easier for Writers?](/2012/09/15/how-can-speech-be-hard-for-writers/) | Sep 15, 2012

 - [Bringing the Scientific Mind to Tech Comm](/2012/09/11/bringing-the-scientific-mind-to-tech-comm/) | Sep 11, 2012

 - [Quick Reference Guide Gallery](/2012/09/09/quick-reference-guide-gallery/) | Sep 9, 2012

 - [Comparing Zumba to Technical Writing](/2012/09/05/comparing-zumba-to-technical-writing/) | Sep 5, 2012

 - [First Day of School](/2012/09/02/first-day-of-school/) | Sep 2, 2012

 - [The Blame Game of RTFM](/2012/08/30/the-blame-game-of-rtfm/) | Aug 30, 2012

 - [Blending Tech Comm with Support](/2012/08/26/blending-tech-comm-with-support/) | Aug 26, 2012

 - [Messages from Sponsors -- August 2012](/2012/08/22/messages-from-sponsors-august-2012/) | Aug 22, 2012

 - [Summer Is Over, School Begins Again](/2012/08/20/summer-is-over-school-begins-again/) | Aug 20, 2012

 - [Guest Post: Core Skills for Technical Writers Often Overlooked](/2012/08/16/core-skillsets-for-technical-writers/) | Aug 16, 2012

 - [Using the Proximity Principle to Design Online Help Navigation](/2012/08/13/using-the-proximity-principle-to-design-online-help-navigation/) | Aug 13, 2012

 - [Why Glossaries Help Users Find Information](/2012/08/09/why-glossaries-help-users-find-information/) | Aug 9, 2012

 - [This Theme Is Now Responsive](/2012/08/09/this-theme-is-now-responsive/) | Aug 9, 2012

 - [Applying Progressive Information Disclosure to Online Help Navigation](/2012/08/09/applying-progressive-information-disclosure-to-online-help-navigation/) | Aug 9, 2012

 - [Misconceptions about Topic-Based Authoring](/2012/07/31/misconceptions-about-topic-based-authoring/) | Jul 31, 2012

 - [The Importance of Contextual Navigation, or Cross References in Topics](/2012/07/23/the-importance-of-contextual-navigation-or-cross-references-in-topics/) | Jul 23, 2012

 - [Unconscious Meaning Suggested from the Structure and Shape of Help](/2012/07/18/unconscious-meaning-suggested-from-the-structure-and-shape-of-help/) | Jul 18, 2012

 - [Why Do We Need Navigation At All?](/2012/07/12/why-do-we-need-navigation-at-all/) | Jul 12, 2012

 - [Writing as a Holy Calling](/2012/07/09/writing-as-a-holy-calling/) | Jul 9, 2012

 - [Taxonomy, Metadata, and Search: Notes from Seth Earley's Confab Workshop](/2012/06/25/taxonomy-metadata-and-search-notes-from-seth-earleys-confab-workshop/) | Jun 25, 2012

 - [Returning to Findability](/2012/06/25/returning-to-findability/) | Jun 25, 2012

 - [How Can Newbies Learn Tech Comm Tools Given Their Cost?](/2012/06/21/how-can-newbies-learn-tech-comm-tools-given-their-cost/) | Jun 21, 2012

 - [Writing User-Centered Documentation, or, My Best Days as a Technical Writer](/2012/06/21/writing-user-centered-documentation-or-my-best-days-as-a-technical-writer/) | Jun 21, 2012

 - [Turning Point (Wikis)](/2012/06/17/turning-point-wikis/) | Jun 17, 2012

 - [Writing Is Harder Than Most Think (Wikis)](/2012/06/16/writing-is-harder-than-most-think-wikis/) | Jun 16, 2012

 - [A Guiding Metaphor (Wikis)](/2012/06/15/a-guiding-metaphor-wikis/) | Jun 15, 2012

 - [Community and Collaboration (Wikis)](/2012/06/14/community-and-collaboration-wikis/) | Jun 14, 2012

 - [Some Wiki Basics (Wikis)](/2012/06/13/some-wiki-basics-wikis/) | Jun 13, 2012

 - [Is Collaborative Authoring Over-Hyped?](/2012/06/12/is-collaborative-authoring-over-hyped/) | Jun 12, 2012

 - [The Need for Constant Updates (Wikis)](/2012/06/12/the-need-for-constant-updates-wikis/) | Jun 12, 2012

 - [My Journey To and From Wikis: Why I Adopted Wikis, Why I Veered Away, and a New Model](/2012/06/11/essay-my-journey-to-and-from-wikis-why-i-adopted-wikis-why-i-veered-away-from-them-and-a-new-model-for-collaboration/) | Jun 11, 2012

 - [Upcoming STC Webinar: Creating Help in a Wiki Environment](/2012/06/05/upcoming-stc-webinar-creating-help-in-a-wiki-environment/) | Jun 5, 2012

 - [An Ingenious Way to Solicit Community Contributions, or, How to Replace the Screen for an Asus Laptop UL50AG](/2012/06/01/an-ingenious-way-to-solicit-community-contributions-or-how-to-replace-the-screen-for-an-asus-laptop-ul50ag/) | Jun 1, 2012

 - [Content Strategy Workshops: Interview with Rahel Bailie](/2012/05/25/content-strategy-workshops-interview-with-rahel-bailie/) | May 25, 2012

 - [When Wikis Succeed and Fail](/2012/05/23/wikis-are-dead-other-options-for-collaboration/) | May 23, 2012

 - [Confab 2012: Thoughts and Reactions](/2012/05/19/confab-2012-thoughts-and-reactions/) | May 19, 2012

 - [15 Tips for a Successful Conference Experience](/2012/05/18/15-tips-for-a-successful-conference-experience/) | May 18, 2012

 - [How Character Drives Story -- Book Review of Ann Patchett's State of Wonder](/2012/05/14/how-character-drives-story-book-review-state-of-wonder-by-ann-patchett/) | May 14, 2012

 - [Q&A: What should my major be for a career in technical writing?](/2012/05/12/qa-what-should-my-major-be-for-a-career-in-technical-writing/) | May 12, 2012

 - [Trying New Things, Changing Interests](/2012/05/09/trying-new-things-changing-interests/) | May 9, 2012

 - [Book Review: Mistborn, by Brandon Sanderson](/2012/05/08/book-review-mistborn/) | May 8, 2012

 - [Stuck in a system](/2012/05/07/stuck-in-a-system/) | May 7, 2012

 - [Asking questions is more important than finding answers -- why?](/2012/04/27/asking-questions-is-more-important-than-finding-answers-why/) | Apr 27, 2012

 - [Differences between blogs and wikis, and why you might need both](/2012/04/19/differences-between-blogs-and-wikis-and-why-you-might-need-both/) | Apr 19, 2012

 - [Leveraging the wisdom of the 80/20 rule: Focusing on content that matters](/2012/04/17/leveraging-the-wisdom-of-the-8020-rule-focusing-on-content-that-matters/) | Apr 17, 2012

 - [A Love Affair with Grapefruit](/2012/04/15/a-love-affair-with-grapefruit/) | Apr 15, 2012

 - [Guest Post: Why I Love Wikis](/2012/04/14/guest-post-why-i-love-wikis/) | Apr 14, 2012

 - [Finally Biking to Work](/2012/04/11/finally-biking-to-work/) | Apr 11, 2012

 - [Subpage Titles on Wikis -- Challenges, Conventions, and Compromises](/2012/03/22/subpage-titles-on-wikis/) | Mar 22, 2012

 - [Guest Post: Wikis Are the Future of Technical Documentation](/2012/03/20/guest-post-wikis-are-the-future-of-technical-documentation/) | Mar 20, 2012

 - [Guest Post: A Week in My Life as a Technical Writer (with some humor)](/2012/03/17/a-typical-day-as-a-technical-writer-in-india/) | Mar 17, 2012

 - [Guest Post: Is Technical Writing Creative?](/2012/03/14/guest-post-is-technical-writing-creative/) | Mar 14, 2012

 - [Thinking About a Social Media Strategy: A Few Elements to Consider](/2012/03/08/thinking-about-a-social-media-strategy-a-few-elements-to-consider/) | Mar 8, 2012

 - [Technical Communication Metrics: What Should You Track?](/2012/03/02/technical-communication-metrics-what-should-you-track/) | Mar 2, 2012

 - [Conferences I'm Attending This Year](/2012/02/28/conferences-im-attending-this-year/) | Feb 28, 2012

 - [Why don't technical writers use wikis — or do they?](/2012/02/24/why-dont-technical-writers-use-wikis-or-do-they/) | Feb 24, 2012

 - [Incensed at "Laid-back" Categorization of Technical Writing Career](/2012/02/24/incensed-at-laid-back-categorization-of-technical-writing-career/) | Feb 24, 2012

 - [Why I Love Audible](/2012/02/21/why-i-love-audible/) | Feb 21, 2012

 - [My New Email Strategy: The Email Game and ActiveInbox](/2012/02/20/my-new-email-strategy-the-email-game-and-activeinbox/) | Feb 20, 2012

 - [Webinar Recording: Designing Quick Reference Guides](/2012/02/18/webinar-recording-designing-quick-reference-guides/) | Feb 18, 2012

 - [Webinar Recording -- Organizing Help Content: Breaking Out of Topic-Based Hierarchies](/2012/02/18/webinar-recording-organizing-help-content-breaking-out-of-topic-based-hierarchies/) | Feb 18, 2012

 - [Looking at The Peter Principle, Dilbert Principle, and Parkinson's Law](/2012/02/15/the-peter-principle-dilbert-principle-and-parkinsons-law/) | Feb 15, 2012

 - [On Being an Individual Contributor](/2012/02/10/on-being-an-individual-contributor/) | Feb 10, 2012

 - [A Life of Its Own: An Essay About an Article That Was Never Published](/2012/02/08/a-life-of-its-own/) | Feb 8, 2012

 - [A Reverse Approach to Help Authoring: Writing Documentation Post-Release](/2012/02/02/a-reverse-approach-to-help-authoring-writing-documentation-post-release/) | Feb 2, 2012

 - [Brainstorming Solutions to Volunteer Management/Engagement](/2012/02/01/brainstorming-solutions-to-volunteer-managementengagement/) | Feb 1, 2012

 - [Messages from Sponsors -- January 2012](/2012/01/30/messages-from-sponsors-january-2012/) | Jan 30, 2012

 - [STC Certification: An In-Depth Interview with Steve Jong](/2012/01/26/stc-certification-an-in-depth-interview-with-steve-jong/) | Jan 26, 2012

 - [Interview with Ugur Akinci about Technical Communication](/2012/01/23/interview-with-ugur-akinci-about-technical-communication/) | Jan 23, 2012

 - [Upcoming Webinar: Designing Quick Reference Guides](/2012/01/23/upcoming-webinar-designing-quick-reference-guides/) | Jan 23, 2012

 - [Graduate Research Findings about Technical Communication and Blogs in the Workplace](/2012/01/22/graduate-research-findings-about-technical-communication-and-blogs-in-the-workplace/) | Jan 22, 2012

 - [Using JIRA to Track Writing Assignments](/2012/01/18/using-jira-to-track-writing-assignments/) | Jan 18, 2012

 - [A Lifetime of Reading Versus a Lifetime of Writing](/2012/01/13/a-lifetime-of-reading-versus-a-lifetime-of-writing/) | Jan 13, 2012

 - [The "Home Depot Model" of Findability, or, Social Search](/2012/01/10/the-home-depot-model-of-findability-or-social-search/) | Jan 10, 2012

 - [Looking at Breadcrumbs in a New Way](/2012/01/05/breadcrumbs-as-a-tool-for-findability/) | Jan 5, 2012