Comparative Reality

How about one out of three? This is from an installation guide that I inherited: An upgrade installation is initiated by specifying an installation directory that is at the same directory level as the installation directory that was specified for… more »

For 13 1/2 years now, I've been employed as a technical writer. By half a dozen companies (and one consulting job), and writing damn near every type of software doc possible. But in my current position, "technical writer" doesn't cover my role or respon… more »

This is a stupid thing, but it's something that always comes back to bite me in the ass: Whenever you create an illustration/graphic that uses text, record the font and size that you used. Otherwise, you'll have to waste a huge amount of time trying to… more »

I'm a technical writer. When I write technical documentation, I follow strict rules about capitalizing words in headings. My companions on this site are following those rules. I started to (see my first post), but then I decided to go with an informal s… more »