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How to Find a Good Technical Writer

How to Find a Good Technical Writer

Hiring a new person is always exciting and a little scary. We are often spending more time with our colleagues than we do with our family. So, ideally, we need to find a good specialist which is already the tricky part in itself, and, this person should also be not too terrible to be around…

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Posted in TechComm Career Path on 6/8/2018

Microsoft Buys Coding Platform GitHub for $7.5 Billion

Microsoft Buys Coding Platform GitHub for $7.5 Billion

Source: GitHub Blog Microsoft has announced that it will buy GitHub. The deal will be done for $7.5 billion. What is GitHub? Why are people concerned about this? Why did Microsoft decide to buy GitHub? This article will help you to find answers to all these questions. About GitHub The logo of GitHub GitHub is…

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Posted in Technology on 6/7/2018

Technical Writing & Inspiration

Technical Writing & Inspiration

Technical writing deals with different technical spheres such as engineering, science, manufacturing, medicine, etc. It may seem that this profession is boring. So many people hesitate to start their career in this field. We decided to show you what inspired people to choose this profession. Believe us, they have powerful reasons. Creative Tasks Because of…

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Posted in Self-Development on 6/1/2018

Business Opportunities With ClickHelp

Business Opportunities With ClickHelp

What do you expect from a help authoring tool? Let us try and guess: an intuitive interface, stability, flexibility in terms of features, a lot of supported formats, a great customer service, a reasonable price. We might have missed out on a couple of things, but you get the idea. But, what if a solution…

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Posted in ClickHelp Features on 5/30/2018

How to Implement Technical Documentation

How to Implement Technical Documentation

Almost any product has some kind of documentation to go with it. It might be just a warning or brief usage instructions. And, still, even then, there’s supposed to be a person allocated to write these two lines, and, more importantly, to decide what’s even supposed to be written. For more complex products, however, there…

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Posted in Education on 5/25/2018

Technical Writer Career Outlook

Technical Writer Career Outlook

Nowadays technical writing careers, also known as technical communications, are one of the most popular jobs. They’re on the 85th place in the top 100 of the best jobs according to U.S.News. However, people are afraid to start their career in technical writing because the most widespread myth is that technical writers are underpaid. This…

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Posted in TechComm Career Path on 5/22/2018

Audio Virus is Coming?

Audio Virus is Coming?

According to a recent research, it’s possible to hack voice-activated assistants like Apple’s Siri and Amazon’s Alexa. These systems are sensitive to hidden commands that you don’t hear. Researchers from University of California, Berkeley, and Georgetown University showed in 2016 that such command sounds could be in YouTube videos, radio programs and even in white…

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Posted in Technology on 5/18/2018

Choosing a Technical Writing Tool

Choosing a Technical Writing Tool

The times when technical writers were using Notepad or MS Word to create user manuals are over. Now, we have a big and dynamic market of technical writing tools. But, the more solutions emerge – the more difficult it is to find the one that suits best. Or, even to figure out the right parameters…

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Posted in Education on 5/14/2018

Lifehacks for Technical Writers

Lifehacks for Technical Writers

We think that lifehacks are awesome! So, we’ve prepared a list of them specifically for technical writers. They will help you to stay focused, productive and enjoy what you love doing the most – writing. Without further ado, the 6 lifehacks that’ll revolutionize your work process. 1. Declutter Your Workspace ‘Decluttering’ is a very popular…

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Posted in Self-Development on 5/11/2018

How to Write a User Manual

How to Write a User Manual

In this blog post, you will find a quick step-by-step introduction into creating user manuals. This article will be useful for technical writers who are at the beginning of their professional journey and for experienced specialists as we will touch upon a very important question – help authoring tools. Moving to a specialized tool is…

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Posted in Education on 5/8/2018