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* TRAINING: Online-learning.com introduces new course (NEW)
* ANNOUNCE: Welcome eHelp as a New TECHWR-L Annual Sponsor!
* ANNOUNCEMENT: North American Adobe Training Providers Form Alliance
* ANNOUNCEMENT: TSI's 2nd Annual Worst Manual Contest
* JUST FOR FUN: Test Your TECHWR-L Trivia Knowledge
* PSST! Did You Miss the December 2001 Issue of _The Whirler_?
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TRAINING: Online-learning.com introduces new course
We are pleased to announce a new series of advanced online XML
courses for technical writers, information designers, and web
professionals. These advanced courses have been developed in
collaboration with Ken Holman - one of the world's leading XML
experts. The courses combine Holman's content with OLL's proven
instructor-mentored learning process. This process provides
students with individual instructor feedback via email, chat and
discussion groups on all course materials and assignments.
Practical Guide to XSLT, the first in the series, features
40-hours of learning material, 9 hands-on assignments and an
electronic copy of Holman's book, Practical Transformation Using
XSLT and XPath. Two additional courses, Practical Guide to XSLFO
and Practical Guide to XML Modeling, are planned for 2002.
For further information, please visit:
www.online-learning.com/php_bin/ht.php?a=onlinelearning&b=Techwr-l
or contact info -at- online-learning -dot- com
(please put techwr-l in the subject line).
ANNOUNCE: Welcome eHelp as a New TECHWR-L Annual Sponsor!
Join us in welcoming eHelp Corporation (http://www.ehelp.com)
as a new TECHWR-L annual sponsor!
eHelp develops the very popular (and frequently recommended
on TECHWR-L) RoboHelp help authoring tool--the industry standard
in help authoring and winner of more than 45 industry awards.
eHelp has been supporting the help authoring industry for more
than 10 years, and welcomes the opportunity to further support
technical writers through sponsoring TECHWR-L.
These sponsors, along with TECHWR-L advertisers and
monthly sponsors, provide key support that enable
us to maintain and develop the variety of TECHWR-L
resources and services.
Welcome--and thanks to--eHelp as a key TECHWR-L sponsor!
For more information about TECHWR-L sponsorships, visit
the About TECHWR-L Sponsorships page at http://www.raycomm.com/techwhirl/sponsorships.html
or contact Eric at ejray -at- raycomm -dot- com -dot-
ANNOUNCEMENT: North American Adobe Training Providers Form Strategic
Alliance
Research Triangle Park, NC USA - December 24, 2001. A group of Adobe
Certified Experts has established an Alliance, created to bring
high-quality software training to users throughout North America.
Alliance members combine forces initially to provide Adobe FrameMaker
product training in every US state and most Canadian provinces.
"As a group, we are able to do things for the user community that we could
not do individually," says Bernard Aschwanden, WebWorks and FrameMaker
(Adobe Certified Expert) trainer.
Information about Alliance Members, their services, and training dates may
be found at http://www.adobecertified.com, a private site managed for the
Alliance. The site is being rolled out in early January 2002, and will
include training agendas, class locations and dates, and trainer bios.
Alliance member Web sites individually describe services such as software
licensing, hardware and equipment sales, consulting services, and
technical
writing. This Alliance is a private collaboration between:
Alliance initial training offerings cover Adobe FrameMaker and
FrameMaker+SGML. Later, classes will be rolled out for Quadralay WebWorks
Publisher, Adobe Acrobat, Adobe GoLive, Macromedia products, and several
graphics packages. Non-software training is also available from individual
Alliance members. Visit Alliance member Web sites for training in: XML,
technical writing, HTML, and structured document publishing.
Alliance members are Adobe Certified Experts and accomplished trainers.
All members provide consulting services alongside training and are
knowledgeable in current publishing trends. This site is not managed by
nor affiliated with Adobe Systems Inc., but by members of Adobe's ACE
program. Adobe is a registered trademark of Adobe Systems Inc. (San Jose,
CA).
Technical Standards, Inc. (TSI), a Southern California documentation
staffing company, is offering $500 for the winning entry in their
'Worst Manual Contest.'
The winning entry could have bad grammar, too much legalese,
a poor translation, or missing steps. Last year's winning entry was
a set of directions for exercise equipment that included
statements such as 'if you feel vomitive' and 'can't relax at any
time when you exercising.'
To enter, send a copy of the excerpt of the manual or set of
instructions to contest -at- tecstandards -dot- com or fax to (760)471-1879.
Check your holiday gifts for potential entries. If your entry is
the worst, you win $500. The deadline for submissions is
January 31, 2002. Visit the TSI Web site at www.tecstandards.com
for complete contest rules.
How much do you know about TECHWR-L history and trivia?
Find out by taking the multiple choice TECHWR-L Trivia Quiz,
which includes these questions:
* In what year was the TECHWR-L discussion list founded?
* Why was the list named "TECHWR-L?"
* Where was the TECHWR-L list originally hosted?
* How old was Listowner Eric Ray when he established
the TECHWR-L list?
* What was the first complaint received about the list itself?
* Approximately how many messages were posted to the TECHWR-L
list during its first month of operation?
* Approximately how many messages are currently posted to the
TECHWR-L list each month?
* In what year did the "Frame vs. Word" debate first appear
on the TECHWR-L list?
* Why was the TECHWR-L Web site originally developed?
* What tool is used to develop and maintain the TECHWR-L site?
* What was Listowner Eric Ray's most prized possession in high
school?
* What did Webmaster/Editor Deborah Ray do in her "previous life?"
PSST! Did You Miss the December 2001 Issue of _The Whirler_?
The Whirler is the every-once-in-a-while update about what's
going on behind the scenes at TECHWR-L. If you've been out
of the office over the holidays, don't forget to check out
what was new in December 2001:
* TECHWR-L 2001: A year of thanks and remembrance
* Watch your "To" lines when posting to the list
* Question answered: Can messages be removed from
the TECHWR-L archive?
* New articles published
* Jobs, events, and seminars wanted
* Writers wanted
* Mentors wanted
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