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Before I met my Shannon 11 years ago, she spent about seven weeks traveling across Europe. It was a time she trying to answer some questions, and during some point in her walking and train-riding and city exploring, she found answers. She also fell in love with Europe—with the little narrow streets, the bustling plazas, the rich histories, the winding rivers, the chocolates and pastries. Ever since then, for the past 11 years she's been t...
Sorry for the lapse yesterday--spent the day traveling and then recovering. This cartoon is for a free copy of Camtasia Studio. Cartoon 9 Cartoon by Ben Minson. For full details about the giveaway, see this post.
The caption contest today is for a free copy of Dr. Explain. (Note: Originally, today's scheduled prize was Screensteps rather than Dr. Explain, but I had to switch prizes around due to the fact that a previous winner already had Dr. Explain.) I hope you're not getting tired of captions. We still have four more days. Cartoon 8 Cartoon by Ben Minson. For full details about the giveaway, see this post.
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Today the prize for the caption contest winner is a copy of Flare 5, which has just been released from Madcap Software. Put on your best thinking caps and go for it. Cartoon 7 Drawn by Ben Minson. For more information about the contest, see the full details here.
Here's the cartoon for Day 6. The winner of this caption contest wins a free copy of Camtasia Studio, courtesy of Techsmith. Cartoon 6 Cartoon drawn by Ben Minson at Grypon Mountain. For full details about the contest, see the initial Giveaway post.
Today the givaway involves a 100 Pack of Moo Mini Cards courtesy of Just Write Click, Anne Gentle's blog. Leave your comments below the post. Cartoon 5 Giveaway Cartoon by Ben Minson. For full details about the giveaway, see this post.
Having arrived a little early for the Transalpine Conference, where I'm giving a WordPress workshop and a couple of presentations, I spent the day wandering Vienna. In the morning I saw the Schonbrunn Palace, which is kind of mind-blowing in how huge and magnificent it looks. It housed 1,500 people at the time, and makes the White House look like servant's quarters. One of the emperor's wives had a special room where she beautified her an...
Here's the cartoon for Day 4 of the Christmas in June Giveaway. The person who comes up with the best caption for this cartoon wins a free copy of Dr. Explain. Add your captions in the comments below. For full details about the giveaway, see this post. Day 4 Cartoon Want to know more about the man behind the cartoons? Check out Ben Minson's blog.
With a title like crunching and burning, it may sound like I'm writing about a painful illness, such as having leprosy with third degree burns and walking on sharp gravel. But actually this post is about the terms some companies use to try to make their applications look super-cool. If you're a web 2.0 company trying to establish your product as the bomb, all the rage, critical to being hip, etc. you can't use generic names and emotionles...
Here's the cartoon for Day 3 of the Christmas in June Giveaway. The person who comes up with the best caption for this cartoon wins a free copy of Screensteps from Blue Mango Learning Systems. Add your captions in the comments below. For full details about the giveaway, see this post. Day 3 cartoon This cartoon was drawn by Ben Minson.
Congrats to the winner of yesterday's contest. (I added the winner's name at the end of the comment thread of the last post.) Let the contest continue with Day 2's cartoon, again drawn by the talented Ben Minson of Gryphon Mountain. The winner of this caption contest will receive a free copy of Camtasia Studio, courtesy of TechSmith. For full contest, details, see this post. Day 2 Cartoon Remember, add your caption in the comments below. ...
Here's the cartoon for Day 1 of the Christmas in June Giveaway. The person who comes up with the best caption for this cartoon wins a free copy of Snagit. Add your captions in the comments below. For full details about the giveaway, see this post. Day 1 Cartoon Ben Minson, a technical communicator who blogs at Gryphon Mountain, drew this cartoon. Actually, Ben will be drawing all our cartoons, so get to know him.
For the next 12 days, I'm coordinating with various companies to give away a product a day, as part of a 12 Days of Christmas in June theme. This is an opportunity to try out new software that may be new to you, for companies to receive a bit of promotion, and to kick off the blog fun that will last all summer long. Here's how the contest works: Each morning at 6 a.m. MST I'll post a new cartoon, hand-drawn by my colleague Ben Minson of G...
