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The Speed of Summer
Summer always seems to just suddenly appear, swallow up time and then abruptly end. I’ve had an interesting couple of months, ones that I have emerged with a bit more focus and a lot more energy to really start dedicating time to portions of my life. I’m making autumn-like New Year’s Resolutions to write more,…
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This Ain’t Could be Anyone’s Store
When I was young, let’s say just entering the double digits, my parents began taking us to the ‘big city’ of Toronto. We lived in a small town a couple of hours south west of the big city and the journey, I remember, was always something quite special. My parents would take us there regularly…
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Upgrading my mobile status
I’ve been contemplating for awhile upgrading my mobile phone to some sort of smartphone device. I have been hesitating for a few years, mostly because the cost, the contracts and essentially out of principle. Coming from the UK, I was used to UK prices and UK choice. It’s taken me awhile to concede that different…
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InDesign vs Frame
Most technical communicators I know have a very solid understanding of Framemaker and credit it as being the most useful tool when it comes to creating documentation. The first piece of publishing software I ever used was in the newsroom world – QuarkExpress. As a reporter, we would craft our stories in Quark Copy and…