Blogs
  

The following blogs are of interest to Help authors and technical communicators. We've also listed printed and online publications.

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Blogs
Technical Communication
http://blogs.adobe.com/techcomm/

This team blog from Adobe provides interesting and useful information about Technical Communication, FrameMaker, RoboHelp and related issues.

Microsoft Terminology Blog
http://blogs.technet.com/terminology/

A blog on terminology, language, localization and globalization at Microsoft.

User Experience & Design Blog
http://uxd.forumone.com/

The User Experience & Design Blog covers issues that affect the web user's experience, which include information architecture, usability, accessibility, web development and latest trends. It is authored by the User Experience & Design Team at Forum One Communications, a web strategy/technology firm in the Washington DC area.

Tim Mantyla's Blog
http://www.techwr-l.com/blog/1983

Tim Mantyla shares his experience and expertise on a variety of technical communication issues.

I'd Rather Be Writing
http://www.idratherbewriting.com/

A blog by Tom Johnson about the latest trends in technical communication.

Communications from DMN
http://www.dmncommunications.com/weblog/

A technical communications blog by Aaron Davis and Scott Nesbitt, two experienced technical communicators with a passion for what they do. They post their ideas and opinions, as well as links to information that they find interesting.

Nothing Up My Sleeve
http://gordon.typepad.com/

A blog by Gordon Meyer, author of dozens of software manuals, an expert in "do it yourself" home automation (he wrote Smart Home Hacks for O'Reilly Media), and an experienced public speaker.

http://www.technorati.com/videos/tag/technical+communication
http://www.technorati.com/videos/tag/technical+communication

A collection of links to videos about technical communication.

http://wordpress.com/tag/technical-writing/
http://wordpress.com/tag/technical-writing/

A list of links to various technical writing blogs found on WordPress.com.

CyberText Newsletter
http://cybertext.wordpress.com/

The official newsletter/blog of CyberText Consulting: technical communication specialists.

The Rapid E-Learning Blog
http://www.articulate.com/rapid-elearning/

A blog by Tom Kuhlmann, who shares practical tips and tricks to help you become a rapid elearning pro. Tom has over 15 years of hands-on experience in the training industry.

Single-Sourcing Blog
http://www.single-sourcing.com/blog/

A blog dedicated to bringing XML technology and single-sourcing theory together to make "write once, publish everywhere" a reality.

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Periodicals

The following printed and online publications are of interest to Help authors, technical communicators, and programmers.

Select a topic to jump quickly to its resource listings: Computers and Programming, Documentation and Help, Education, Information Design, or Technical Communication.

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Computers and Programming
C/C++ Users Journal
Advanced Solutions for C/C++ Programmers
www.cuj.com
Communications of the ACM
1515 Broadway
New York, NY 10036-5701
Phone: 212-869-7440, Fax: 212-869-0481
www.acm.org/pubs/
 
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Documentation and Help
The Journal of Computer Documentation:
Association for Computing Special Interest Group for Documentation (SIG DOC)
P.O. Box 12115
Church Street Station
New York, NY 10257
Phone: 800-342-6626, Fax: 212-944-1318
http://portal.acm.org/browse_dl.cfm?
linked=1&part=journal&idx=J24&coll=ACM&dl=ACM
The SDP Documentor
Newsletter of the Society for Documentation Professionals
3 Centennial Drive
Peabody, MA 01960
 
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Education
Ed-Tech Review
The Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education
P.O. Box 2966
Charlottesville, VA 22902
ISBN 1065-6901
http://www.aace.org/pubs/etr/
Educom Review
Learning, Communications and Information Technology
P.O. Box 200549
Austin, TX 78750
Phone: 512-335-2286, Fax: 512-335-3083
 
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Information Design
Electronic Information Age
462 Washington Street
Portsmouth, VA 23704
Phone: 804-397-4644
Eye For Design: User Interface Engineering
242 Neck Road
Bradford, MA 01835
Phone: 978-374-8300 or 800-588-9855 (U.S. and Canada), Fax: 978-374-9175
Web Developer
Meckler Media Corporation
20 Ketchum Street
Westport, CT 06880
subs@mecklermedia.com
Web Developer's Journal http://www.webdevelopersjournal.com
 
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Technical Communication
Intercom
Society for Technical Communication
901 N. Stuart Street, Suite 904
Arlington, Virginia 22203-1854
Phone: 703-522-4114, Fax: 703-522-3299
http://stc.org/intercom/intercom.html
STC Phoenix Chapter Newsletter
tpbarnet@srp.gov
www.stc-phoenix.com
Technical Communication
Journal of the Society for Technical Communication
901 N. Stuart Street Suite 904
Arlington, Virginia 22203-1854
Phone: 703-522-4114, Fax: 703-522-3299
pubs@stc.org
www.techcomm-online.org

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