Communication
Times
The STC Toronto
Chapter Newsletter
Spring/Summer
2007
Articles
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STC Toronto Member Profiles: Pat Dales
An interview with Pat Dales, Secretary of the Toronto
Chapter of the STC for the last three years.
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Review of MadCap Flare - Keith Soltys
For many years, the dominant tools in the help authoring
market were RoboHelp and WebWorks Publisher, but in 2004 there
was a major shakeup. Macromedia Corporation bought eHelp, and
then in turn was acquired by Adobe.
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The Intellectual Fitness Institute - Barry Clegg
Health & fitness clubs are as common as vegetarian
restaurants these days. Each one promises that after a few
months’ membership you will look better, feel better, fit your
clothes better, and be better. No-one can argue with
that.
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The Toronto STC Awards
Our awards ceremony was a great sucess. Click the link
below to read comments from some of our award winners.
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Using Technical Communication Skills in User
Experience - Theresa Putkey
It started with the small stuff. I sweated it all: field
labels, button positions, lining up the label and the field,
ensuring the icon was understandable. After 2 1/2 years of
correcting designs, the heavens opened: the project was
delayed, and no one could do the requirements and UI
design.
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Quote of the Month
"...anyone who leaves behind him a written manual, and
likewise anyone who receives it, in the belief that such
writing will be clear and certain, must be exceedingly
simple-minded..."
Plato (427 BC - 347
BC)
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About STC TorontoThe STC Toronto Chapter was
founded in 1959 (then the Society of Technical Writers) and is the
largest chapter in Canada. Monthly meetings are held throughout the
year to discuss all aspects of technical communication, and to
provide valuable networking opportunities. For meeting information,
see the meetings page of the Toronto STC website. About
this NewsletterThis newsletter is produced by the STC
Toronto Chapter and is sent to all registered members. (Special
thanks to Milan Davidovic for providing editing
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information we believe is useful and relevant to our
members. About the STCThe Society for Technical
Communication (STC) is an organization dedicated to
advancing the art and science of technical communication. It is the
largest organization of its type in the world. Its 25,000 members
include technical writers and editors, content and information
developers, documentation specialists, technical illustrators,
instructional designers, academics, information architects,
usability and human factors professionals, visual designers, Web
designers and developers, and translators - anyone who makes
technical information available to those who need it.
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