Content Management Systems

Here's a list of CMS that I found to be very useful. AND easy to implement.

• Nucleus
• B2
• Drupal
  
  
• Envolution
  
  All of the above are PHP/MySQL based. Now, I don't know how to code with PHP nor am a database guru. That must tell you how easy the above tools are to implement. (Disclaimer: that doesn't mean someone who has never seen a computer can implement them, you get the drift?)
  
  For more PHP/MySQL based scripts visit the 'content management' section of hotscripts
  
  
  
  

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Web Writing

From Sun.com:

You can double the usability of your web site by following these guidelines: for two sample sites studied in Sun's Science Office, we improved measured usability by 159% and 124% by rewriting the content according to the guidelines.

Writing for the Web is very different from writing for print:

• 79% of users scan the page instead of reading word-for-word
  
  
• Reading from computer screens is 25% slower than from paper
  
  
• Web content should have 50% of the word count of its paper equivalent
  
  

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The User-Friendly Manuals' Website

Check out the site at: http://www.prc.dk/user-friendly-manuals/

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Technical Communication Mailing Lists

http://www.stcatlanta.org/maillist.htm

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The User-Friendly Manuals' Website

The User-Friendly Manuals' Website

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The Seven Deadly Assumptions of Technical Communication - William Rice

Years ago, as a young programmer/analyst on a project leader’s course, I made an assumption during a team exercise. Not a crucial mistake, you would think. I assumed that I had all the information I needed to complete the exercise. I also assumed that the exercise was about interviewing a potential employee. In fact, the exercise was actually about the danger of not identifying and confirming assumptions before blindly rushing on with the task at hand.



In this article, I identify seven areas in the field of technical communication where unconfirmed assumptions can lead to a waste of time and money and also undermine your credibility. Read more

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Useful links for technical communicators

http://www.prc.dk/user-friendly-manuals/ufm/linklist.htm has some great links/resources. This resource is Edited by Peter Ring, PRC - Peter Ring Consultants, Denmark.

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