http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com A Blog on Technical Writing Tue, 30 Apr 2013 16:34:24 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://s2.wp.com/i/buttonw-com.png http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/2012/12/31/top-10-reads-for-the-year/ http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/2012/12/31/top-10-reads-for-the-year/#comments Mon, 31 Dec 2012 19:46:19 +0000 Gurpreet Singh http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/?p=1493 ]]> http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/2012/12/31/top-10-reads-for-the-year/feed/ 5 Gurpreet Technical Writing Resources Technical Writer Salaries Five Best Distraction Free Art of Concise Writing Text Crawler five free online tools oxford comma technical writing audience analysis higher education in technical communication http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/2012/12/18/adaptability-and-flexibility-for-technical-writers/ http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/2012/12/18/adaptability-and-flexibility-for-technical-writers/#comments Tue, 18 Dec 2012 19:35:09 +0000 Gurpreet Singh http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/?p=275 ]]> http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/2012/12/18/adaptability-and-flexibility-for-technical-writers/feed/ 5 Gurpreet A stretching lion at Ouwehands Dierenpark. http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/2012/12/13/working-as-a-technical-writer-in-canada/ http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/2012/12/13/working-as-a-technical-writer-in-canada/#comments Thu, 13 Dec 2012 21:37:54 +0000 Gurpreet Singh http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/?p=346 ]]> http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/2012/12/13/working-as-a-technical-writer-in-canada/feed/ 4 Gurpreet Give this guy a job (and give me one, too) A map of Canada http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/2012/12/07/technical-writer-salaries/ http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/2012/12/07/technical-writer-salaries/#comments Fri, 07 Dec 2012 16:19:29 +0000 Gurpreet Singh http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/?p=1406 ]]> http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/2012/12/07/technical-writer-salaries/feed/ 21 Gurpreet Without money Image Credit: WritersUA Image Credit: WritersUA Image Credit: STC India http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/2012/11/30/keepass-the-best-open-source-password-manager/ http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/2012/11/30/keepass-the-best-open-source-password-manager/#comments Fri, 30 Nov 2012 20:43:56 +0000 Gurpreet Singh http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/?p=1381 ]]> http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/2012/11/30/keepass-the-best-open-source-password-manager/feed/ 2 Gurpreet Keepaas2_main Keepaas3_password http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/2012/10/10/enrolling-for-a-technical-writing-course/ http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/2012/10/10/enrolling-for-a-technical-writing-course/#comments Wed, 10 Oct 2012 16:51:51 +0000 Gurpreet Singh http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/?p=1356 ]]> http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/2012/10/10/enrolling-for-a-technical-writing-course/feed/ 4 Gurpreet Technical Writing program at Seneca@York http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/2012/07/31/speaking-about-instructions/ http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/2012/07/31/speaking-about-instructions/#comments Wed, 01 Aug 2012 03:11:24 +0000 Gurpreet Singh http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/?p=1338 ]]> http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/2012/07/31/speaking-about-instructions/feed/ 2 Gurpreet Speaking about Instructions http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/2012/07/16/visual-chemistry-interaction-of-text-and-graphics/ http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/2012/07/16/visual-chemistry-interaction-of-text-and-graphics/#comments Mon, 16 Jul 2012 18:16:39 +0000 Gurpreet Singh http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/?p=1331 ]]> http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/2012/07/16/visual-chemistry-interaction-of-text-and-graphics/feed/ 1 Gurpreet Visual Chemistry http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/2012/07/03/higher-education-in-technical-communication-is-it-worth-it/ http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/2012/07/03/higher-education-in-technical-communication-is-it-worth-it/#comments Tue, 03 Jul 2012 05:14:17 +0000 Gurpreet Singh http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/?p=1311 ]]> http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/2012/07/03/higher-education-in-technical-communication-is-it-worth-it/feed/ 8 Gurpreet Gurpreet's First Day @Seneca College http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/2012/06/15/my-stc-presentation-on-effective-presentation-skills/ http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/2012/06/15/my-stc-presentation-on-effective-presentation-skills/#comments Fri, 15 Jun 2012 04:43:02 +0000 Gurpreet Singh http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/?p=1300 ]]> http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/2012/06/15/my-stc-presentation-on-effective-presentation-skills/feed/ 0 Gurpreet http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/2012/06/11/technical-writing-toolbox-readership-survey/ http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/2012/06/11/technical-writing-toolbox-readership-survey/#comments Mon, 11 Jun 2012 23:27:47 +0000 Gurpreet Singh http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/?p=1284 ]]> http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/2012/06/11/technical-writing-toolbox-readership-survey/feed/ 0 Gurpreet Gurpreet Singh fights the wind chill and -24 degrees winters in Toronto, Canada. http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/2012/06/07/7-causes-of-inefficient-writing/ http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/2012/06/07/7-causes-of-inefficient-writing/#comments Thu, 07 Jun 2012 05:28:16 +0000 Gurpreet Singh http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/?p=1255 ]]> http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/2012/06/07/7-causes-of-inefficient-writing/feed/ 8 Gurpreet dilbert tech writing Appearance matters! Saskatchewan Transportation Company A Picture Is Worth 1000 Words http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/2012/05/31/difference-between-task-concept-and-reference-topics-in-dita/ http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/2012/05/31/difference-between-task-concept-and-reference-topics-in-dita/#comments Fri, 01 Jun 2012 01:41:02 +0000 Gurpreet Singh http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/?p=1212 ]]> http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/2012/05/31/difference-between-task-concept-and-reference-topics-in-dita/feed/ 4 Gurpreet Task, Concept, and Reference in DITA http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/2012/05/29/how-to-write-a-technical-autobiography/ http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/2012/05/29/how-to-write-a-technical-autobiography/#comments Tue, 29 May 2012 22:10:00 +0000 Gurpreet Singh http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/?p=1150 ]]> http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/2012/05/29/how-to-write-a-technical-autobiography/feed/ 8 Gurpreet Technical Autobiography of Nikola Tesla http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/2012/05/27/10-useful-linkedin-groups-for-technical-writers/ http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/2012/05/27/10-useful-linkedin-groups-for-technical-writers/#comments Sun, 27 May 2012 07:50:09 +0000 Gurpreet Singh http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/?p=747 ]]> http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/2012/05/27/10-useful-linkedin-groups-for-technical-writers/feed/ 2 Gurpreet LinkedIn Groups http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/2012/05/26/my-talk-on-technical-writing-in-george-brown-college-toronto/ http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/2012/05/26/my-talk-on-technical-writing-in-george-brown-college-toronto/#comments Sun, 27 May 2012 00:13:44 +0000 Gurpreet Singh http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/?p=1087 ]]> http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/2012/05/26/my-talk-on-technical-writing-in-george-brown-college-toronto/feed/ 2 Gurpreet George Brown College (St. James campus at King Street) in Toronto I received this pen as a token of appreciation from George Brown College. http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/2012/05/17/top-3-serial-killers-of-a-good-document/ http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/2012/05/17/top-3-serial-killers-of-a-good-document/#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 22:35:06 +0000 Gurpreet Singh http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/?p=981 ]]> http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/2012/05/17/top-3-serial-killers-of-a-good-document/feed/ 6 Gurpreet Don't kill me- says your document! http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/2012/05/12/the-2012-madcap-roadshow-in-toronto/ http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/2012/05/12/the-2012-madcap-roadshow-in-toronto/#comments Sat, 12 May 2012 22:19:10 +0000 Gurpreet Singh http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/?p=1015 ]]> http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/2012/05/12/the-2012-madcap-roadshow-in-toronto/feed/ 2 Gurpreet The 2012 Madcap Roadshow in Toronto http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/2012/05/10/pomodairo-a-software-timer-based-on-the-pomodoro-technique/ http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/2012/05/10/pomodairo-a-software-timer-based-on-the-pomodoro-technique/#comments Thu, 10 May 2012 05:40:17 +0000 Gurpreet Singh http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/?p=923 ]]> http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/2012/05/10/pomodairo-a-software-timer-based-on-the-pomodoro-technique/feed/ 6 Gurpreet Pomodairo- A Software time based on Pomodaro Technique Pomadairo http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/2012/05/08/5-free-online-tools-for-distraction-free-writing/ http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/2012/05/08/5-free-online-tools-for-distraction-free-writing/#comments Wed, 09 May 2012 02:21:53 +0000 Gurpreet Singh http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/?p=785 ]]> http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/2012/05/08/5-free-online-tools-for-distraction-free-writing/feed/ 3 Gurpreet KoiWriter-A Distraction Free Online Editor QuietWrite- A Distraction Free Online Text Editor DarkCopy - A Distraction Free Online Text Editor LightWrite- A Distraction Free Online Editor Writer- A Distraction Free Online Editor http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/2012/05/06/pomodoro-technique-a-recipe-for-increasing-your-writing-productivity/ http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/2012/05/06/pomodoro-technique-a-recipe-for-increasing-your-writing-productivity/#comments Sun, 06 May 2012 22:16:50 +0000 Gurpreet Singh http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/?p=788 ]]> http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/2012/05/06/pomodoro-technique-a-recipe-for-increasing-your-writing-productivity/feed/ 7 Gurpreet Pomodoro technique http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/2012/05/03/7-useful-insights-about-how-people-read-documentation/ http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/2012/05/03/7-useful-insights-about-how-people-read-documentation/#comments Fri, 04 May 2012 03:04:44 +0000 Gurpreet Singh http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/?p=906 ]]> http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/2012/05/03/7-useful-insights-about-how-people-read-documentation/feed/ 2 Gurpreet Read http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/2012/04/30/textcrawler-search-and-replace-text-in-multiple-files/ http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/2012/04/30/textcrawler-search-and-replace-text-in-multiple-files/#comments Mon, 30 Apr 2012 23:33:44 +0000 Gurpreet Singh http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/?p=854 ]]> http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/2012/04/30/textcrawler-search-and-replace-text-in-multiple-files/feed/ 5 Gurpreet TextCrawler http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/2012/04/29/getting-rid-of-misplaced-modifiers/ http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/2012/04/29/getting-rid-of-misplaced-modifiers/#comments Sun, 29 Apr 2012 04:25:39 +0000 Gurpreet Singh http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/?p=859 ]]> http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/2012/04/29/getting-rid-of-misplaced-modifiers/feed/ 6 Gurpreet The Curious Case of the Misplaced Modifier http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/2012/04/24/five-best-distraction-free-writing-tools-for-your-desktop/ http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/2012/04/24/five-best-distraction-free-writing-tools-for-your-desktop/#comments Wed, 25 Apr 2012 03:58:57 +0000 Gurpreet Singh http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/?p=752 ]]> http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/2012/04/24/five-best-distraction-free-writing-tools-for-your-desktop/feed/ 13 Gurpreet Too Many Distractions? FocusWriter JDarkRoom Q10 WriteMonkey http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/2012/04/22/technical-writing-the-37th-best-job-in-2012/ http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/2012/04/22/technical-writing-the-37th-best-job-in-2012/#comments Mon, 23 Apr 2012 01:20:45 +0000 Gurpreet Singh http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/?p=554 ]]> http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/2012/04/22/technical-writing-the-37th-best-job-in-2012/feed/ 10 Gurpreet Technical_Writer_Rank_37_2012 Technical_Writer_Rank_26_2011 Physical_Demands Physical_Work_Environment Emotional_Work_Environment Stress_Factors Umemployment_Data http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/2012/04/18/what-is-audience-analysis/ http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/2012/04/18/what-is-audience-analysis/#comments Wed, 18 Apr 2012 04:11:02 +0000 Gurpreet Singh http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/?p=536 ]]> http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/2012/04/18/what-is-audience-analysis/feed/ 7 Gurpreet Target Market Target Audience http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/2012/04/17/make-your-sentences-slim-by-removing-35-wordy-phrases/ http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/2012/04/17/make-your-sentences-slim-by-removing-35-wordy-phrases/#comments Tue, 17 Apr 2012 04:48:11 +0000 Gurpreet Singh http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/?p=689 ]]> http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/2012/04/17/make-your-sentences-slim-by-removing-35-wordy-phrases/feed/ 9 Gurpreet Wordy Phrases http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/2012/04/16/brand-damage-due-to-bad-translation/ http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/2012/04/16/brand-damage-due-to-bad-translation/#comments Mon, 16 Apr 2012 19:49:18 +0000 Gurpreet Singh http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/?p=453 ]]> http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/2012/04/16/brand-damage-due-to-bad-translation/feed/ 5 Gurpreet Canada Government Immigration department ad in Hindi language having 5 typos (out of 18 words) bad_translation_example_hand-grenade Bad Translation Example http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/2012/04/15/oxford_harvard_serial_comma/ http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/2012/04/15/oxford_harvard_serial_comma/#comments Sun, 15 Apr 2012 23:43:22 +0000 Gurpreet Singh http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/?p=585 ]]> http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/2012/04/15/oxford_harvard_serial_comma/feed/ 14 Gurpreet Three_Commas Three_Colour_Pencils Oxford_comma http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/2012/04/13/the-art-of-concise-writing/ http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/2012/04/13/the-art-of-concise-writing/#comments Fri, 13 Apr 2012 04:57:02 +0000 Gurpreet Singh http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/?p=362 ]]> http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/2012/04/13/the-art-of-concise-writing/feed/ 19 Gurpreet Clear Words http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/2012/04/10/what-technical-writers-can-learn-from-square-watermelons/ http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/2012/04/10/what-technical-writers-can-learn-from-square-watermelons/#comments Wed, 11 Apr 2012 03:35:34 +0000 Gurpreet Singh http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/?p=451 ]]> http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/2012/04/10/what-technical-writers-can-learn-from-square-watermelons/feed/ 4 Gurpreet Square Watermelons from Japan. (Photo Credit:Wikipedia) Fresh idea! Pyramid shaped watermelons. Photo Credit: JapanProbe.com http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/2012/04/09/the-controversial-discussion-about-outsourcing-and-technical-writing/ http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/2012/04/09/the-controversial-discussion-about-outsourcing-and-technical-writing/#comments Mon, 09 Apr 2012 04:19:27 +0000 Gurpreet Singh http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/?p=412 ]]> http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/2012/04/09/the-controversial-discussion-about-outsourcing-and-technical-writing/feed/ 7 Gurpreet An auto rickshaw (aka a three-wheeler taxi) showing an ad of a call center training institute in the South Indian town of Madurai. Photo Credit : http://anticap.wordpress.com http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/2012/04/05/the-love-hate-relationship-between-technical-writers-and-software-tools/ http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/2012/04/05/the-love-hate-relationship-between-technical-writers-and-software-tools/#comments Fri, 06 Apr 2012 02:46:32 +0000 Gurpreet Singh http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/?p=295 ]]> http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/2012/04/05/the-love-hate-relationship-between-technical-writers-and-software-tools/feed/ 2 Gurpreet Dusty Aldus Pagemaker 4.2 Box Adobe InDesign upgrade from PageMaker http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/2012/04/03/culture_shock/ http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/2012/04/03/culture_shock/#comments Wed, 04 Apr 2012 03:07:12 +0000 Gurpreet Singh http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/?p=319 ]]> http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/2012/04/03/culture_shock/feed/ 8 Gurpreet Gurpreet took this picture while experiencing a culture shock in the streets of San Francisco. Honeymoon in Bali Crisis on Centaurus A maple leaf painted on a sidewalk using a ste... http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/2012/04/03/how-to-set-your-freelance-writing-rates/ http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/2012/04/03/how-to-set-your-freelance-writing-rates/#comments Tue, 03 Apr 2012 04:20:48 +0000 Gurpreet Singh http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/?p=299 ]]> http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/2012/04/03/how-to-set-your-freelance-writing-rates/feed/ 19 Gurpreet http://dilbert.com/strips/comic/2002-08-28/ Time me A stack of copy paper. Calendar http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/2012/04/01/google_tap/ http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/2012/04/01/google_tap/#comments Sun, 01 Apr 2012 18:53:55 +0000 Gurpreet Singh http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/?p=186 ]]> http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/2012/04/01/google_tap/feed/ 11 Gurpreet Google Tap Learn_Google_Tap http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/2012/03/30/ten-twitter-hashtags-for-technical-writers/ http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/2012/03/30/ten-twitter-hashtags-for-technical-writers/#comments Sat, 31 Mar 2012 01:28:33 +0000 Gurpreet Singh http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/?p=122 ]]> http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/2012/03/30/ten-twitter-hashtags-for-technical-writers/feed/ 4 Gurpreet Protester with a Guy Fawkes mask in the ¡Democ... twitter_techcomm_hashtag twitter_contentstrategy_hashtag twitter_technicalwriting_hashtag twitter_techwriter_hashtag Twitter_hashtag_DITA Twitter_hashtag_ux Twitter_hashtag_AdobeTCS Twitter_hashtag_RoboHelp Twitter_hashtag_AdobeCaptivate Twitter_hashtag_FrameMaker http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/2012/03/29/how-to-add-a-captivate-video-in-robohelp/ http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/2012/03/29/how-to-add-a-captivate-video-in-robohelp/#comments Thu, 29 Mar 2012 19:30:05 +0000 Gurpreet Singh http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/?p=101 ]]> http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/2012/03/29/how-to-add-a-captivate-video-in-robohelp/feed/ 0 Gurpreet Generate Captivate Output RoboHelp_Captivate_Toolbar Insert_Captivate_Vid_in_RoboHelp Insert_Captivate_Vid_in_RoboHelp2 http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/2012/03/28/quality-metrics-for-technical-writers/ http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/2012/03/28/quality-metrics-for-technical-writers/#comments Thu, 29 Mar 2012 01:56:14 +0000 Gurpreet Singh http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/?p=71 ]]> http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/2012/03/28/quality-metrics-for-technical-writers/feed/ 4 Gurpreet Flesch Reading Score http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/2012/03/28/a-day-in-a-technical-writers-life/ http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/2012/03/28/a-day-in-a-technical-writers-life/#comments Thu, 29 Mar 2012 01:25:38 +0000 Gurpreet Singh http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/?p=63 ]]> http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/2012/03/28/a-day-in-a-technical-writers-life/feed/ 11 Gurpreet http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/2012/03/27/what_is_api_documentation/ http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/2012/03/27/what_is_api_documentation/#comments Tue, 27 Mar 2012 14:30:56 +0000 Gurpreet Singh http://techwritingtoolbox.wordpress.com/?p=1 ]]> http://technicalwritingtoolbox.com/2012/03/27/what_is_api_documentation/feed/ 5 Gurpreet A typical firmware-controlled device, a televi...