Posts by Matt Sullivan
What I use: Digital Audio Recorder
While preparing for my upcoming TC2LS podcast, I’ve seen universal agreement on the importance of capturing audio independently from computer software using a digital audio recorder. Along with being a convenient portable recorder, you also minimize the risk of losing important podcast or Skype recordings due to computer unpleasantries. Get a digital recorder Here’s the one…
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Placing YouTube video (without related videos) into WordPress blog posts
So, at the risk of turning this into a Chicken v. Egg debate, here’s an overview of how to create a post to hold a YouTube video in WordPress. Why is this a Chicken v. Egg conundrum? Well, I’m using WordPress to write this out, using YouTube to show the process, and the video itself…
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Getting the TOC you want from FrameMaker for RoboHelp Output
Already have a TOC in RoboHelp, and just looking for the new troubleshooting tip I discovered? Then read the spoiler alert that follows. Spoiler Alert While I’ve written on using FrameMaker TOCs for linked RoboHelp projects before, I recently came across a client project where the TOC was behaving badly. The source of the behavior…
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Free upgrade from TCS 5 to TCS 5.1
[Edited on July 11, 2014] Adobe released Technical Communication Suite 5.1 on July 9, 2014. The new version appears to be the same components, but updates Captivate to version 8, and Presenter to version 10. Per the Adobe announcement: Customers worldwide, who have purchased Adobe Technical Communication Suite 5 (including Adobe Captivate 7 and Adobe Presenter…
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