A Technical Writer Writes 

Time to Go Home

Why technical writing as a profession is doomed and deservedly so[Read More]

Posted at 09:14PM Oct 22, 2007 by Paul Davies in Documentation  |  Comments[6]

Where's the FAQ?

Why is "Where's the FAQ?" so frequently the only real example of the genre?[Read More]

Posted at 03:12PM Oct 08, 2007 by Paul Davies in Documentation  |  Comments[2]

Jakob Nielsen Comes to the Sun Microsystems Editorial Forum

A report on a talk by Jakob Nielsen to the Sun writing community about the value of writing articles compared with blog postings.[Read More]

Posted at 07:20PM Sep 25, 2007 by Paul Davies in Documentation  |  Comments[3]

Virtual Steve Comes to the Sun Microsystems Editorial Forum

A report on Steve Wilson's discussion with the Sun writing community, in which he suggests some answers the question "Does personality belong in documentation?"[Read More]

Posted at 08:37PM Jul 20, 2007 by Paul Davies in Documentation  |  Comments[5]

Good News for Users of the docs.sun.com[sm] Site

Now there are fewer reasons to hate the site that everybody loves to hate.[Read More]

Posted at 04:58PM Jul 17, 2007 by Paul Davies in Documentation  |  Comments[0]

Screencasts and Books: There's a Place for Both

A more detailed response to the suggestion by Virtual Steve to put yourself on YouTube.[Read More]

Posted at 05:50PM Jun 22, 2007 by Paul Davies in Documentation  |  Comments[5]

True Words Spoken in Jest

Thoughts about motivations for providing and seeking Sun user documentation in apparently strange places.[Read More]

Posted at 04:42PM Apr 20, 2007 by Paul Davies in Documentation  |  Comments[0]