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I first discovered Syd when he and his girlfriend (now wife) Kristanne were
touring around North America. His tales of finding places and ways to
upload his files each day were quite instructive, as well as entertaining.
He gave me several good ideas for doing the same thing here in Australia.
On April 9 the San Jose Mercury had a great article about a
technical writer who telecommutes while traveling through
Europe. You don't see much information about technical writers,
so this especially interesting. The article is at:
