Posts by Matt Sullivan
FAR 2.0 is released
This morning I discovered that FAR 2.o was released in Feb 2016. FAR is one of those great tools that you might not need to use every day, but that can save gobs of time for you when you do need it. I love this example from the FAR download page: Recently I used regular expressions…
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Choosing a CMS, or content management system
What’s the best content management system? Easy question, but as with most things, not an easy answer. As with most things, the more sophisticated the audience, the more sophisticated the answer. Here are a few of the major things to consider when creating a CMS. Once you add context to your organization’s needs, you’ll be in a…
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Slash eLearning development time with MAMP
Personally, I get tired of waiting for server-based products like Moodle when I have to save and update content. Along with the physical time required to communicate across networks, it just takes the flow (and thus, most of the joy) out of the work. If you have an hour or so to invest in a…
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Tackle tedious text tasks with timesaving techniques
The next time you get cross-eyed with repetitive text processing, do a little research into RegEx. RegEx, or regular expressions, is a syntax for describing text patterns. By describing text patterns, you can expand what Find/Change can do for you. RegEx is available in many applications, including FrameMaker, RoboHelp, and Dreamweaver. Last week I was working with…
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