Posts by Matt Sullivan

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Remove hiss in audio recordings

Got great equipment? Tried everything, but still have hiss in your Mac OS recordings? Check this out! Background I recently bought “the stuff” that pro podcasters use with an eye toward creating the Tech Comm Tools podcast. I got: A high-end Heil PR40 microphone An equally high-end Mackie 1402VLZ4 mixer A boom stand with suspension mount A pop…

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Choose Adobe TCS as your #techcomm toolkit

The Adobe Technical Communication Suite 5.1 is a great choice for producing tech comm and elearning output. These professional tools give you the power to create rich, interactive documents and elearning experiences. My thanks go out to the Adobe Technical Communication Suite team for sponsoring a 4-part webinar series on TCS 5.1 interactivity. This is the first…

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Edit FrameMaker 12 Responsive HTML5 Layouts

During my Adobe webinar last week, there was keen interest in editing the responsive layouts in FrameMaker 12. Though it sounds scary, it’s a breeze. Thanks to the new HTML5 skin editor (in both RoboHelp 11 and FrameMaker 12) editing things that adjust to screen width, is actually quite easy. No, I mean EASY! Really! If you…

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TC2LS006-Interview with Kit and Terena

Kit and Terena will be presenting together at LavaCon 2014 in October. Their presentation title is The Space Between us: Managing Expectations between Tec Comm and Localization. We had a great discussion, and I hope you like it! To register for LavaCon, go to http://bit.ly/lavacon2014. Registration costs increase by about 50% in mid-September! Here’s the…

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