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Another ISO Standard! IEEE-ISO 82 079
Are you a competent technical communicator? The creation of information for use shall be assigned to competent persons (*) (*)…
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Why GitHub + an XML Editor Is not a Substitute for a CCMS
There is no doubt that GitHub is a great resource, and I use it to host sample DITA files that…
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What are production metrics? (Pt. 1)
What are production metrics, and why should we measure them? In a nutshell, production metrics provide the ability to: Set…
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Ericsson and DITA: Content Reuse and DITA Metrics (Pt. 2)
Ericsson and DITA Many customer product information groups at Ericsson are dependent on organization and product areas. Ericsson delivers customer…
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Creating a Content Inventory
A content set grows organically over time. It’s created over many years, by many writers with many different writing styles…
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DITA XML: 5 Tips for Getting Started
DITA XML can be daunting, especially for newcomers from authoring environments like MS Word. The fundamentals of good technical writing,…
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Benefits of Using DITA
Benefits of Using DITA An Intro to DITA DITA stands for Darwin Information Typing Architecture, and is an XML-based…
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DITA for Writers: A Simple Explanation
For technical writers, the DITA standard represents three main things: a) a set of templates to follow, b) mechanisms for…
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5 Types of Content Management Systems (CMS)
Types of Content Management Systems: A content management system is a software that helps create, organize, and maintain digital content….
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How to Get Successful Content Review as a Technical Writer
Tech writers work hard to understand the domain, terminology, and specifications of each product. Often, the most challenging part of…
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How DITA CMS Can Help Semiconductor Firms
Early adopters of the DITA XML architecture include semiconductors leaders like AMD, Intel, Freescale, NXP, and STMicroelectronics. More recent adopters…
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The Role of the Subject Matter Expert
According to “The Good Fight,” a book by historian Stephen E. Ambrose, American factories produced 89,000 tanks, 300,000 military aircraft,…