LiveTechDocs Blog http://www.livetechdocs.com/blog Just another WordPress weblog Sun, 01 Jun 2008 21:29:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 en LiveTechDocs new UI design (1) http://www.livetechdocs.com/blog/collaboration-service/livetechdocs-new-ui-design-1/ http://www.livetechdocs.com/blog/collaboration-service/livetechdocs-new-ui-design-1/#comments Sun, 01 Jun 2008 21:29:59 +0000 Fabrice Talbot http://www.livetechdocs.com/blog/collaboration-service/livetechdocs-new-ui-design-1/ It has been a while since my last post…. Unfortunately plans on paper do not always turn into articles on our blog…

I would like to share with our readers some exciting UI design improvements we are bringing to LiveTechDocs. This partial revamp of the site is based on user feedback and ideas.

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]]> http://www.livetechdocs.com/blog/collaboration-service/livetechdocs-new-ui-design-1/feed/ On-demand service: is their security on par? http://www.livetechdocs.com/blog/collaboration-service/on-demand-service-is-their-security-on-par/ http://www.livetechdocs.com/blog/collaboration-service/on-demand-service-is-their-security-on-par/#comments Fri, 02 May 2008 16:15:02 +0000 Fabrice Talbot http://www.livetechdocs.com/blog/collaboration-service/on-demand-service-is-their-security-on-par/ A recurring question about on-demand applications is security. Is it really safe to upload my enterprise data online? Do I still have full control over my data? We never worked with online application before so we are not so confident… When it comes to security, the list of users’ concerns can get long. However, one should also consider security from different angles to make the best choice.

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]]> http://www.livetechdocs.com/blog/collaboration-service/on-demand-service-is-their-security-on-par/feed/ A day at the DITA CIDM conference http://www.livetechdocs.com/blog/technical-writing/a-day-at-the-dita-cidm-conference/ http://www.livetechdocs.com/blog/technical-writing/a-day-at-the-dita-cidm-conference/#comments Tue, 15 Apr 2008 15:21:20 +0000 Fabrice Talbot http://www.livetechdocs.com/blog/technical-writing/a-day-at-the-dita-cidm-conference/ I went to the Content Management Strategies/DITA North America 2008 conference (put on by CIDM), which took place in Santa Clara last week. While I went to support our co-founder’s speech on DocBook versus DITA, I also used this opportunity to catch up with software vendors and single-source users. Here’s my top #10 take-away list. Enjoy!

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]]> http://www.livetechdocs.com/blog/technical-writing/a-day-at-the-dita-cidm-conference/feed/ Docbook and DITA Editors: Is Their Future Online? http://www.livetechdocs.com/blog/technical-writing/docbook-and-dita-editors-is-their-future-online/ http://www.livetechdocs.com/blog/technical-writing/docbook-and-dita-editors-is-their-future-online/#comments Thu, 03 Apr 2008 02:12:02 +0000 Fabrice Talbot http://www.livetechdocs.com/blog/technical-writing/docbook-and-dita-editors-is-their-future-online/ Thanks to my Google News Alert service, I recently discovered some on-demand XML Editors supporing DITA. While Salesforce democratized software on-demand in the CRM market, I am still perplexed on the future of on-demand pure play software.

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]]> http://www.livetechdocs.com/blog/technical-writing/docbook-and-dita-editors-is-their-future-online/feed/ LiveTechDocs featured on The Content Wrangler http://www.livetechdocs.com/blog/collaboration-service/livetechdocs-featured-on-the-content-wrangler/ http://www.livetechdocs.com/blog/collaboration-service/livetechdocs-featured-on-the-content-wrangler/#comments Thu, 27 Mar 2008 22:43:37 +0000 Fabrice Talbot http://www.livetechdocs.com/blog/collaboration-service/livetechdocs-featured-on-the-content-wrangler/ LiveTechDocs co-founder, Teresa Mulvihill, was recently interviewed by Scott Abel from The Content Wrangler. You can see the details of the interview here.

The Content Wrangler is a fast growing website that publishes news and articles in the field of Content Management. The site also provides community features for people interested in networking in this field.

]]> http://www.livetechdocs.com/blog/collaboration-service/livetechdocs-featured-on-the-content-wrangler/feed/ Single-Source from the Reader’s Point of View http://www.livetechdocs.com/blog/collaboration-service/single-source-from-the-readers-point-of-view/ http://www.livetechdocs.com/blog/collaboration-service/single-source-from-the-readers-point-of-view/#comments Sat, 22 Mar 2008 23:21:42 +0000 Teresa Mulvihill http://www.livetechdocs.com/blog/collaboration-service/single-source-from-the-readers-point-of-view/ Documentation written for single-sourcing (topic based, like that found in DITA) has great potential for efficiency. Writing once and publishing in many publications (Developer Guides, User Guides, etc.) and many formats (pdf, html, HTMLHelp, etc.) turns into cost and time savings.

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]]> http://www.livetechdocs.com/blog/collaboration-service/single-source-from-the-readers-point-of-view/feed/ Docbook for the masses http://www.livetechdocs.com/blog/collaboration-service/docbook-for-the-masses/ http://www.livetechdocs.com/blog/collaboration-service/docbook-for-the-masses/#comments Tue, 11 Mar 2008 20:41:02 +0000 Fabrice Talbot http://www.livetechdocs.com/blog/?p=15 I had a coffee this week with Bob Sayton, Mr DocBook Stylesheets! Among other topics, we briefly discussed the benefits of extending DocBook to other communities than technical documentation.

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]]> http://www.livetechdocs.com/blog/collaboration-service/docbook-for-the-masses/feed/ Technical writing: a candidate for outsourcing? http://www.livetechdocs.com/blog/technical-writing/technical-writing-a-candidate-for-outsourcing/ http://www.livetechdocs.com/blog/technical-writing/technical-writing-a-candidate-for-outsourcing/#comments Wed, 05 Mar 2008 05:31:40 +0000 Fabrice Talbot http://www.livetechdocs.com/blog/?p=13 Nowadays, outsourcing seems to be a de facto approach in the IT industry. As a part of the software development process, it seems reasonable to consider technical writing as a candidate for outsourcing. Through this article, I propose to explore the pros, cons, risks, and opportunities for outsourcing your technical documentation.

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]]> http://www.livetechdocs.com/blog/technical-writing/technical-writing-a-candidate-for-outsourcing/feed/ An Agile review process for technical documentation http://www.livetechdocs.com/blog/collaboration-service/an-agile-process-for-technical-documentation-review/ http://www.livetechdocs.com/blog/collaboration-service/an-agile-process-for-technical-documentation-review/#comments Tue, 26 Feb 2008 02:52:28 +0000 Fabrice Talbot http://www.livetechdocs.com/blog/?p=12 Documentation teams need a fast and effective review process to move forward on their projects and deliver quality, timely content. Reviewers, may they be SMEs (Subject Matter Experts) or key organization authorities, are usually extremely busy and have limited time (or interest) to review documentation. Interesting dilemma, no?

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]]> http://www.livetechdocs.com/blog/collaboration-service/an-agile-process-for-technical-documentation-review/feed/ XML Editors for Technical Documentation http://www.livetechdocs.com/blog/technical-writing/xml-editors-for-technical-documentation/ http://www.livetechdocs.com/blog/technical-writing/xml-editors-for-technical-documentation/#comments Sat, 16 Feb 2008 01:12:40 +0000 Teresa Mulvihill http://www.livetechdocs.com/blog/?p=11 Looking through my Programs folder, I see many programs I use to work with XML documentation.

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