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Subject:Re: Technophobia/Information Anxiety/who are we? From:Chris Hamilton <chamilton -at- GR -dot- COM> Date:Fri, 12 Dec 1997 11:18:53 -0600
DURL wrote:
>
> Now the question is, "Which is more important--one's writing
> skills, or one's software skills?"
I don't think you can afford to pick one over the other. I think you've
got to keep up with both.
So you have to pick and choose. I don't try to keep up with all the
tools, only the ones that appear useful after a short glance. I miss
some things that way, but the things I'm concentrating on--our product,
what it does, and how to best communicate that. I'm hopelessly
understaffed right now (just me), so I have no choice but to prioritize.
The prioritization is the key.
Chris
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Chris Hamilton, Senior Technical Writer
Greenbrier & Russel
847.330.4146 http://www.gr.com
chamilton -at- gr -dot- com
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