Simplified Technical English Makes Splash at S1000D Event

May 31, 2006 Blog No Comments

Berry Braster, Director of tedopress, delivered a valuable presentation on Simplified Technical English (STE) at the S1000D event in Clearwater. His simple and straightforward message—“be clear and unambiguous with your language”. Otherwise your choice of words can cause damage to equipment, customer dissatisafaction, legal action … even death.

S1000D Overview Kicks Off PerformanceFest

May 30, 2006 Blog No Comments

The S1000D User Forum and ADL/SCORM PerformanceFest kicked off Tuesday, May 30, 2006 with an overview of the S1000D specification delivered by Thomas Malley (BAE Systems) and Paul Haslam (ONeil & Associates). The duo outlined S1000D core concepts: the data module (a stand alone information unit) and the common source database (a store for data modules and publications) and used examples (including a fictional Scottish Navy) to illustrate their points. Learn more.

Knowledge Continuity: The Six Big Mistakes

May 30, 2006 Blog No Comments

Topping the list of the six big mistakes organizations make in the knowledge continuity arena is “relying on poor documentation”. According to a 2006 audiocast, “A Roadmap to Solving the Brain Drain,” provided by Information Mapping and KnowHow, “Like falling asleep at the wheel, you are courting disaster when poor documentation is combined with a brain drain event”.

UK Firms Fail To Develop Digital Asset Strategies

May 29, 2006 Blog No Comments

“Fewer than one in five UK companies have a strategy in place to protect their digital assets from loss or degradation, despite a high level of awareness of the risks and potential economic penalties that might result.” – Source: Mind the Gap: Assessing Digital Preservation Needs in the UK (Digital Preservation Coalition).

Microsoft API Manual So Disorganized It’s Deemed “Useless”

May 25, 2006 Blog No Comments

In 2004, European Union (EU) regulators ordered Microsoft to produce a “workable” programming manual that would allow companies that use other operating systems (like Linux) to utilize the “grammar rules” needed to build software programs that could communicate with Microsoft products. Microsoft complied with the request, which was part of the an EU anti-trust lawsuit against the softare giant, but not to the satisfaction of regulators. The EU asked Microsoft to rewrite the manual because they were “dismayed with its length and its disorganization” The Wall Street Journal reported(registration required). …

Ten Ways to Kill A Project

May 24, 2006 Blog No Comments

Tired of your project? Can’t wait until it’s over? Ready for a change? Or maybe you just like chaos. We’ve all been stuck with projects that we didn’t want anymore. If you’re really interested in killing the project—if you’re really committed to making it fail—nothing could be easier. Whether you’re a drone or a queen, you have the power to turn a thriving hive into a sticky mess. The key is to have a strategy.

Records Mismanagement: Personal Data of 26.5 Million U.S. Military Veterans Exposed

May 23, 2006 Blog No Comments

The U.S. Government has experienced some of the biggest and most expensive content management snafus. Add another big one to the list. According to news reports, an analyst from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) violated the organization’s policy when he took home a laptop, a computer disk, and an external storage device, which was later stolen in a household burglary. The stolen equipment and storage devices contained the personal information of 26.5 million military vets—just enough data to support identity theft—information including names, birth dates, social security numbers …

Testing, testing 1, 2, 3

May 19, 2006 Blog No Comments

Today is the unofficial launch of our new website. The design team at TheContentWrangler.com is busy testing functionality, responding to reports from site visitors, and making improvements based on your feedback. So, please take a loook around this work in progress and let us know what is and isn’t working, what is confusing, what you like/dislike. We’ll do our best to resppond to your needs.

ISO, IEC Approve OpenDocument OASIS Standard

May 8, 2006 Blog No Comments

The Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards (OASIS) and the ISO/IEC Joint Technical Committee 1 on Information Technology Standardization announced the OpenDocument Standard, a format which enables users of varying office suites to freely exchange documents, has been approved for release as an ISO and IEC International Standard.

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May 7, 2006 Blog No Comments

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