TechWhirl (TECHWR-L) is a resource for technical writing and technical communications professionals of all experience levels and in all industries to share their experiences and acquire information.
For two decades, technical communicators have turned to TechWhirl to ask and answer questions about the always-changing world of technical communications, such as tools, skills, career paths, methodologies, and emerging industries. The TechWhirl Archives and magazine, created for, by and about technical writers, offer a wealth of knowledge to everyone with an interest in any aspect of technical communications.
For those who are interested in graphics, desktop
publishing (DTP) and prepress issues, MacWorld (Oct. 95)
offers the following net resources (each begins with the
universal URL prefix "http://", which I'll omit to save
space and my poor aching fingers):
***************************************************
DTP Internet Jump List (pointers to other resources
including fonts and clip art databases):
www.cs.purdue.edu/homes/gwp/dtp/dtp.html
PrePress main street (how to tips, utilities, etc.)
www2.prepress.pps.com/
Graphics web (list of service providers, later to include
buying fonts and clip art online).
dx.com/gweb/graweb.htm
Internet font directory (Postscript font directory with
historical info. plus thumbnail previews)
jasper.ora.com:80/comp.fonts/
Internet-Font-Archive/index.html
Digital picture archive (royalty-free low-res photos)
olt.et.tudelft.nl/fun/pictures/pictures.html
Adobe Systems' home page
www.adobe.com/
Online graphics magazines (incl. tips on Web page design)
the-tech.mit.edu/KPT/MacArt
www.cea.edu/online.design/
*****************************************************
Note: Various authorities advise that you should not send
your credit card info. over the net. Even if you're dealing
with a legitimate vendor, there are lots of vultures out
there able to intercept credit card info. and use it for
their own purposes. Stick with phone or regular mail until
internet security is better. (If you're an internet ace,
you'll know enough about encryption to safely send
confidential info., but this relies on the folks on the
other end knowing how to decrypt your info. This may take
some negotiation!)
I haven't had time to verify these URLs to see if they're
of any use, but they sound promising and MacWorld is a
useful source of info. on most things Mac. I'd bet that the
URLs are good for PCs too. Disclaimer: Info. typed exactly
as it appeared in MacWorld... their typos are mine!
--Geoff Hart @8^{)} <---"We have to wake up, daddy,
geoff-h -at- mtl -dot- feric -dot- ca the sun's up."--Alison Hart,
most mornings but especially
on weekends or after late
nights. <groan>
Disclaimer: If I didn't commit it in print in one of our
reports, it don't represent FERIC's opinion.