Life with Guru D: Adopting a DITA Mindset and Converting Others

DITA methodology is often difficult for people to grasp. It does require a complete shift in how you view and author your content. You can’t take a book and shove it over. It doesn’t work like that. You need to…

• Key Concepts: best practices, collaboration, dita, soft-skills, topic based writing
• Filed under: Webinars
• Venues: TC Dojo

How Do I Pick the Right Tool for Me?

So many tools to choose from! So many messages from so many vendors. Everyone saying they are the right one! One size does not fit all and one solution is not right for everyone! How could it?! How do you…

• Key Concepts: best practices, collaboration, dita, soft-skills, topic based writing
• Filed under: Webinars
• Venues: TC Dojo

We all solve the same problems

We've all been in that position where we are trying to work something out and wish we had someone to bounce ideas off of. Someone who knew us, what we were going through, who had expertise that was the same…

• Key Concepts: best practices, collaboration, news, training and mentoring
• Filed under: Blog
• Venues: Single-Sourcing Exclusive

Key Referencing – The Key to Reuse

Topic based content enables organizations to piece content together to fit different customer needs. But often times this content can't be shared and reused to its full potential because it contains product names, specific values, screenshots, links, or other content…

• Key Concepts: best practices, collaboration, dita, soft-skills, topic based writing
• Filed under: Webinars
• Venues: TC Dojo

Conference notes from: DITA Best Practices BOF lunch at CMS DITA NA 2015

Tracy Baker and I had a full table and intense discussion on the topics on the minds of the people in attendance. Real time issues and ideas for possible solutions. Topics ranged from reuse strategies to getting started to review processes to getting…

• Key Concepts: best practices, collaboration, dita, soft-skills, topic based writing
• Filed under: Webinars
• Venues: TC Dojo

Best Practices for Arbortext Workspaces in Windchill

Arbortext Monster Garage, Season 3: Arbortext TC Dojo, Episode 10 Recorded: July, 2014 Using workspaces in Arbortext Content Manager (or Windchill) can be a bit confusing. How do you keep it clean? When should you create one? How long should…

• Key Concepts: best practices, collaboration, dita, soft-skills, topic based writing
• Filed under: Webinars
• Venues: TC Dojo

How to Document your Stylesheets

by Karie You're working on a big project or a book using DITA, but your boss asks you to change the style of the font at the last minute. This was something you had set months prior and you don't…

• Key Concepts: arbortext styler, best practices, stylesheets
• Filed under: Blog, Common Questions
• Venues: Single-Sourcing Exclusive

Ageism in Technical Communications

Hiring managers and older candidates often experience frustration that is related to ageism and generational differences. Andrew Davis, a recruiter of technology industry content developers (Technical Writers, Trainers, and those with related skills), sees these issues first-hand and helps his…

• Key Concepts: best practices, collaboration, dita, soft-skills, topic based writing
• Filed under: Webinars
• Venues: TC Dojo