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Subject:RE: What tools are you using From:Nancy Allison <maker -at- verizon -dot- net> To:Technical Writing <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Mon, 10 Nov 2008 08:42:25 -0600 (CST)
OK, now I'm totally jealous! Here is my personal list of tools you-all
have mentioned that I've never had reason to use, that I intend to
investigate one by one.
**Heard of it, but never touched it:**
WordPress (I've at least heard of this!)
Adobe Captivate 3
Adobe Premiere
Camtasia
Madcap Flare/Analyzer/Lingo (have but am not currently using
Capture/Mimic) (Nancy: is this one toolset, or are these competing
tools? I know -- Google is my friend!)
Microsoft Outlook 2003 SP 3 with Xobnia 1.4.3 (Nancy: the Xobnia part,
needless to say)
Coffee Cup Firestarter
Coffee Cup Web Color Schemer
JavaScript (occasionally)
**Have a good or at least general idea what this might be, or else the
Techwr-l author kindly included a brief description:**
Epson Print CD
Help and Manual 4
Fontographer
Image Ready 7
vim editor for XML/XHTML/XSL
Perforce (source code control)
ClearQuest Attache (bug filing)
Windows Desktop Search
Easy Time Tracking Pro 4.1
TaskSwitchXP Pro 2.0
**No idea at all:**
Wireshark
FullShot 9
Putty
SharePoint Designer (I've used SharePoint but don't know this tool at
all)
Electric Quilt 6
Sony Acid Pro
Sound ForgeOmniGraffle Pro
LC ISO creator
Nero
BizAgi Process Modeler
Yankee Clipper 1.0.4.3
PTM v. 1.4.3
Xplorer2 professional 1.7.0.5
Personal Communications Workstation Program (AS 400) Version 5.7
Proportion Wheel (written in Macromedia Flash 8)
WinPatrol 15.9.2008
Jing
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