Documentarians through the Ages–Part 1
From bread and beer to textiles and metallurgy Believe it or not, technical communications did not begin with the US Military or in the Industrial Age, where everyone needed manuals to operate the new machinery driving the expansion of the middle class and leading us...
So You Hate Change: 5 Tips for Finding Your Feet with New Tools
Recently, while editing for a Docforce client, I came across some research that described a phenomenon that will be familiar to most people leaders: employees hate change. Changing the way you do things can be hard. It can also be boring, and often – if your change...
Technical Ying and Yang
Pandas and Empathy I love pandas. Their cute little faces, their big fluffy bodies. Their slightly comedic gait. I love it all. The mythology around the panda is fascinating too. In the written history of the Xizhou Dynasty (the Shangshu) of 1027-771 BC, Chinese...
Your or You’re – You’re home, or your home?
Your or you’re – a spark of misspelling that can conflagrate the most tame grammar argument. It has gotten worse in recent years with the rise of text speak or SMS language. If you’ve ever seen ‘ur’ or ‘u r’ then you’ve seen the simple abbreviation of the above...