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* STORY: The Award Winning SnagIt
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ANNOUNCE: Take a break with Hi-tek--an absurdist view of high tech
Tired of templates?
Mired in meaningless meetings?
Flummoxed by muxes?
Take a giggle break and read the new novel that takes an absurdist view
of high technology. Within the pages of hi-tek: a novel of comic events
you will be introduced to four technical writers, who, in their
assiduous dedication to avoid real work, are shown in various off-beat
and funny situations resplendent with a cast of characters including:
* Malcolm Andromedicus Finkenbinder--director in charge of the DOA
(Department of Acronyms) whose obsession is to turn every
conceivable sentence in the English language into an acronym.
* Wasabi Sashimi--HR director who is spying on American corporate
culture to determine the source of US innovation.
* Endicott Plain--president of Xoom-tek and whose idea of innovation
is to do away with walls, ceilings and floors to create the
Virtual Open Environment (VOE).
* Elektrikal Banana--bizarre being spontaneously engendered out of
heaps of hi-tek debris, a being that inspires the creation of the
Elektrikal Banana hi-tek Safe Sex Device.
Hi-tek leaves few fish un-filleted in the odd little pond that is high
technology.
Dan the technical writer struggled over whether or not to buy the latest
piece of high-tech software. It looked good, it seemed good . . . heck,
it
probably even smelled good. However, he couldn't shake that nagging
feeling that it wasn't all it was cracked up to be.
Sighing, he clicked off the order page and decided to browse through PC
Magazine online, because he'd heard the Editors' Choice Awards were being
announced.
A review caught his eye, and as he read it over, Dan beamed with pride.
"SnagIt has won the PC Magazine Editor's Choice Award . . . as well as a
perfect five-star rating!" Dan read aloud.
Dan thought back to how SnagIt - the leading screen capture software - had
been Dan's technical writing assistant nearly since he'd begun the
profession. Nothing made capturing images and text easier. He hadn't
felt
at all reluctant when he'd bought it - also, he had the 30-day evaluation
period to try it out.
"I never had a doubt about SnagIt," Dan said, "and here my opinion - and
my
purchase - is validated!"
"It's as if I won an award myself," Dan whispered in realization. "When
they win, I win too."
He quickly sent himself a congratulatory e-card. Choosing software was
hard work - he deserved it.
Get your award winning SnagIt at www.techsmith.com.
TRAINING: ADOBE FRAMEMAKER BOOT CAMP by Bright Path Solutions (Orlando,
Florida USA)
If you've been waiting for our FrameMaker Boot Camp to come to Florida,
the time has come! June 23-27 we will be in Orlando. The class is already
half full, and we invite you to sign up for the remaining seats. If this
is a location of interest to you, we encourage you to sign up quickly.
Additional dates for the regular FrameMaker Boot Camp (if Orlando in June
doesn't work for you):
--July 21-25 in Austin, Texas
--August 18-22 in Research Triangle Park, NC
Dates for our one-of-a-kind, FrameMaker Structured Document Publishing
Boot Camp:
--July 14-18 in Research Triangle Park, NC
--August 25-29 in Research Triangle Park, NC
Other upcoming classes:
--XML and Databases (a must-have for those hoping to store or re-use XML)
--XML for Single Sourcing (great whether you use FrameMaker, Arbortext,
XML Spy, or similar tools)
--WebWorks Publisher Professional 2003 for FrameMaker (or Word)
For additional info, check out http://www.travelthepath.com/training/ or
contact training manager George Luke at mailto:gluke -at- travelthepath -dot- com .
George can also fill you in on Bright Path Solutions discounts for
Existing Clients, Government agencies/contractors, and Students.
ANNOUNCE: Want to advance your career? Attend LavaCon!
LavaCon: The International Conference on Technical Communication
Management was created in response to a need for a conference that focuses
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How to estimate, bid and manage tech comm projects and teams
Is there an area of tech pubs management in which you want more
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