10 Irresistible Potholes that Writers find on the Road to Globalization

October 28, 2009 Blog 4 Comments

By Mike Dillinger, PhD, Translation Optimization Partners (with contributions from Laurie Gerber) Previously published in ClientSide News Optimizing the translation process has two basic components: improving the writers’ source texts and improving the translators’ process. For the moment, we’ll focus on the writer’s job. Dear Translator: Please remember that most writers never had any training at all about translation and usually know one lonely language. Many of them can only rely on the limited writing advice that they got in school. They’re never aware of how they can make life …

Oops! When Web Forms Disclose Personal Information

October 27, 2009 Blog 2 Comments

I received an invitation to download an Adobe sponsored whitepaper by IDG Connect (the self-proclaimed “premier IT knowledge base”). I was interested in the topic, so I clicked on the link provided in the email. As expected, my web browser populated the registration form for me. But, when I looked closer, except for the “email address” field, the rest of the form was populated with someone else’s information. I asked others to test this form for me, but they were unable to replicate my experience. I don’t have this user’s …

What is Intelligent Content? And Why Won't Scott Abel Shut Up About It?

October 12, 2009 Blog 2 Comments

Many of my readers have heard me preach about the value of intelligent content, as if up until now, all other content was dumb. Well, there’s a certain amount of truth to that. But, to understand this line of thinking, it might help to grasp the concept of intelligent content. Intelligent content is content which is not limited to one purpose, technology or output. It’s content that is structurally rich and semantically aware, and is therefore discoverable, reusable, reconfigurable and adaptable. It’s content that helps you and your customers get …

Linked2 Connects Adobe FrameMaker to Documentum: Interview with Jim Fettes, Millennium Consultants

October 6, 2009 Blog No Comments

TCW: Jim, thanks for talking with us today. Before we dive into the interview, tell us a little about yourself and the company you work for. JF: I have been in the high-tech industry for 28 years. The company I work for, Millennium Consultants, Inc. is a Technology company that specializes in: Software Quality Assurance, Software Development, Staffing, IT Security and E-Learning. TCW: You’ve got a pretty interesting mix of products, one of which is of particular interest to our readers. It’s called Linked2. Can you tell us briefly what …

Are You Seeking Tighter Integration Between Adobe FrameMaker and EMC Documentum?

October 5, 2009 Blog 1 Comment

The Content Wrangler, Inc. is working with Millennium Consultants to reach Adobe FrameMaker users who are seeking tighter integration with EMC Documentum. If you use FrameMaker as an authoring tool and Documentum as your content management system, take this brief survey and see if you quality for a test drive of Linked2, a plug-in to FrameMaker which acts as a bridge between FrameMaker and Documentum Server. Using Linked2 for Adobe FrameMaker, users can perform the following functions — login, checkin, checkout, view, search and cancel checkout — all from with …

Apple's New iTablet: Will It Change Computing As We Know It?

October 1, 2009 Blog No Comments

It’s expected to be the Kindle killer! And, who could think anything less. After all, Apple has sold hundreds of millions of iPods and iPhones and demand is still growing strong as the company rolls out the two popular consumer devices in nations around the globe. Our guess is a flawless design paired with unparalleled usability and advanced functionality will make existing eBook readers and tablet PCs seem like stone tablets. Speculators say we won’t have to wait long, as Apple is rumored to be putting the final touches on …