In the 21st Century, technical communicators must redefine or transcend borders of many kinds: social, linguistic, national, and cultural. As practitioners, researchers, and educators in…
Beyond Borders: IPCC 2013
Posted in Product News
Month: September 2012
What’s Up with WritersUA.com?
Posted in Announcements
I’ve had a number of people ask what is up with the new Welinske.com site and what will happen with WritersUA.com. Most of the original…
We Call Them “Windows Store” Apps
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Mary Jo Foley provided an update on the renaming of “Metro-style” apps on the Windows Weekly podcast (1:02:00) this past Thursday. The new label is…
Usability Workshop
Posted in Announcements, and In-person College Course
January 9, 16, 23, 2013 6:00pm-9:00pm • Bellevue, WA • Bellevue College This course provides instruction in usability testing of print documents, websites, and help…
Most of my work over the past twenty years has been spent designing and creating communication components which are delivered digitally – Help files, wizards,…
What do we call it?
Posted in Opinion
Windows 8 is having an identity crisis. Years into development and just weeks before the consumer release and Microsoft can’t figure out what to call…
Introducing SmartDocs 2.1
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ThirtySix Software is excited to introduce SmartDocs 2.1! As all SmartDocs authors know, we innovate our product to reflect the ever-evolving needs of our customers,…
Adobe Day at LavaCon
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I will be giving a talk about Multi-screen Help Authoring at Adobe Day at LavaCon on October 6 in Portland.
My new account is WELINSKE. No “j”. The old account will be deactivated. Someone hacked my account and used some kind of software to send…
Adobe is sponsoring a free webinar presented by Joe Welinske. Advance registration is required. http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/event/index.cfm?event=detail&id=2083439&loc=en_us This session will introduce the concept of responsive design and…