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* FREE EVENT: ADOBE ACROBAT 5 SHOWCASED (NEW)
* ANNOUNCE: INDEXING SKILLS WORKSHOPS FOR TECHNICAL COMMUNICATORS
* JOB: Technical Writer Needed in Boulder, Colorado
* WORK WANTED: Multidisciplined Technical Writer
* ANNOUNCE: Single-Source Strategy - XML, Content Mgt, Web Delivery
* ANNOUNCE: SnagIt & Camtasia to capture, edit, present
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Bright Path Solutions presents "Adobe Acrobat 5: Capabilities and New
Features" to be held in four US cities. There is no fee to attend. Advance
registration is required.
May 11 - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
May 22 - Charlotte, North Carolina
May 23 - Columbia, South Carolina
May 30 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Contact Bright Path Solutions at the number below if you have any
questions
regarding these demonstration or our Acrobat training and consulting
services. If none of these locations are convenient to you, call to set up
an Acrobat WebLive demonstration for your group!
Bright Path Solutions is an Adobe Solution Sales Provider, specializing in
solutions for paper and electronic publishing (PDF, XML, HTML). Bright
Path
Solutions -- 919.547.0129 -- http://www.travelthepath.com
ANNOUNCE: Upcoming INDEXING SKILLS WORKSHOPS FOR TECHNICAL COMMUNICATORS
presented by Lori Lathrop
The one-day workshop is for writers and editors who need to create usable
indexes for either printed or online documents. Writers will learn to
apply several productivity tips and techniques in indexing technical
documentation.
DATES AND LOCATIONS:
April 6 - Greensboro, NC
April 20 - Denver, CO
May 25 - Newark, NJ
To request a brochure for any of these workshops, contact
LoriLathrop -at- compuserve -dot- com (http://www.indexingskills.com) or call
704-531-0021.
"An index is as important to your documentation as your documentation is
to the product." (Lori Lathrop)
Lori Lathrop is a Past President of the American Society of Indexers (ASI)
and a Senior Member of the Society for Technical Communication (STC). The
second edition of her book, An Indexer's Guide to the Internet, was
published by Information Today Inc. in 1999, and she is currently writing
Indexing Skills for Technical Communicators, which is based on the
workshops she delivers to corporate clients throughout North America.
Headquartered in Boulder, Colorado, SignalSoft is a medium-sized, growing,
global company, that develops software products that bring exciting new
location-based services to wireless phone users -- such as the ability to
look up the closest Italian restaurant or movie theater, find local
traffic reports, and get directions to their destination. Our Wireless
Location Services(R), software suite allows wireless network operators to
provide
these innovative new services to their subscribers, building subscriber
loyalty, and generating new revenue sources. SignalSoft?s products are
used today by leading wireless operators in the Americas, Europe, and
Asia-Pacific.
The Technical Writer will research, write, and edit hardcopy and online
documentation for our location-based software. The successful candidate
will work as part of a team of four technical writers. This position
requires a detail-oriented, self-directed, energetic, flexible person that
can handle tight deadlines and numerous tasks.
Requires:
- Minimum 2 years experience in software technical writing
- Excellent skills in writing user guides and task-based information
- Excellent knowledge of FrameMaker or other DTP application
- Knowledge of online help for Unix/Windows and HTML experience helpful
- GIS or SS7 telecommunications background a plus
- B.S./B.A. in Technical Communications, English, Journalism, Computer
Science or equivalent experience.
No relocation assistance is available for this position.
For immediate consideration, please send resume, writing samples (user
guides and/or task-based information) and salary requirements to:
So what can you get for twenty bucks an hour?
Documentation that gets to the point, detailing that sharpens it,
and consultation that finds and hones the hidden edges.
Content that kicks and sticks with tested, all-weather traction.
All the time and attention your projects deserve...and better
service than you'd expect at twice this rate.
Access to a talented, undervalued support team in fields ranging
from WAP/WML to Delphi, Flash, graphics, Java and audio.
A 100% satisfaction guarantee. If you're not happy, you don't pay.
My name is Cub Lea. I'm a seven-year documentation pro with solid
credentials, silver-plated references, and over 50 firsts, bests
and onlies in online documentation dating back to 1995. $20/hr. on
a $100 minimum billing is not a special deal...it's a standing
offer to cover your value losses from my Canadian location and a
handicap that prevents me from working onsite. From spot editing
and cleanup to complete project management, I'm willing to do what
it takes to prove that my services rate as one of the best
price/performance investments you'll find in online documentation.
ANNOUNCE: Single-Source Strategy for XML, Content Mgt, Web Delivery
Developing a Single-Source Strategy for XML Authoring, Content
Management, and Dynamic Web Delivery
Hosts: JoAnn Hackos of Comtech Services and XyEnterprise
Event: Joint single-sourcing seminar
Where: XyEnterprise headquarters in Boston, MA
When: May 22, 23 & 24, 2001
During the three-day program, you will
* examine the benefits of single sourcing
* progress through the ten-step methodology
* work in the lab on a hands-on project
* meet with Comtech and XyEnterprise staff members
You'll get the benefits of the full single-sourcing workshop
along with the opportunity to try out a sample project using the
XyEnterprise Content -at- XML authoring tool. You'll use the computer
laboratory with access to an XML editor, the content repository,
and the publishing (output) system. You'll create components,
assign metadata to them, and build compound documents.
Cost
$2000 for one person attending from a company
$1800 each for two or more people attending from the same company
$1700 for one person attending from a CIDM member department
$1500 each for two or more people attending from the same CIDM
member department
ANNOUNCE: SnagIt & Camtasia to capture, edit, present
TechSmith's SnagIt and Camtasia software give you the power to
capture and edit anything you see on your PC screen, plus your
narration, and present it to anyone, anywhere! You won't find better
tools for creating effective training, tutorials, demos and more in
industry standard AVI and streaming media formats.
Visit our web site to learn more and download FREE trial versions
of SnagIt and Camtasia. http://www.techsmith.com/twr
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