Using bit.ly to create (cooler) short links
Ok, so everyone knows six ways to create short links, and bit.ly (or bitly.com) was among the first. Yep, knew that! Short links have a number of advantages: They have less characters, making them ideal for twitter and other places where long URLs are inconvenient. Note: Hootsuite and other social aggregators have built-in shorteners as…
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Updated FrameMaker 12 Structured Developer Guides
The Adobe TCS team has released 2 updated reference guides for structured workflows: Developing Structured Applications with Adobe FrameMaker 12 Structure_Dev_Guide.pdf is available at bit.ly/fm12structdev This is detailed (436 page) overview of structured application development and setup. It explains the working parts of an application, and how to create them. This guide includes EDD information and details about…
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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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