There seems to be a wildfire brewing among customers of Adobe RoboHelp Server 6.
Many have upgraded only to find that the legacy Natural Language Search functionality has not been included. Synonym search is gone, too. Apparently, Adobe has simply not included the NLS DLL file with the software.
What’s odd is that the functionality apparently hasn’t [...]
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RoboHelp Server 6 and NLS issues?
Published March 22nd, 2007 in Visual/Technical Communication. 16 CommentsHelvetica, the film"">Helvetica, the film
Published March 2nd, 2007 in Music/Books/Movies/Games and Visual/Technical Communication. 0 CommentsNerd alert: The upcoming film Helvetica has begun screening worldwide.
Helvetica is a feature-length independent film about typography, graphic design and global visual culture. It looks at the proliferation of one typeface (which will celebrate its 50th birthday in 2007) as part of a larger conversation about the way type affects our lives.
I know I have [...]
Good riddance to bad UA
Published February 25th, 2007 in Fiction and Visual/Technical Communication. 5 Comments“Sir, you’re 5:00 is here.”
“Thanks, Sara. Send him in.”
The boss nervously straightens some items on his desk. Wow, this is going to be tough, he thinks. Just stay cool, you’ve done this a thousand times before. Comes with the territory.
A timid knock on the door, and his guest shwooshes into the office as a bicycle, [...]
Tech Comm blog survey
Published February 14th, 2007 in Blogging and Visual/Technical Communication. 1 CommentThe STC Suncoast Chapter has created a very simple survey for readers of technical communication blogs. The survey is short & sweet. Chime in and let your preferences be heard.
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H/Ts: Tom Johnson @ IRBW & Helpstuff.
US interstate system, done tube-style
Published February 8th, 2007 in Visual/Technical Communication. 0 CommentsChris Yates has created a map of the Eisenhower Interstate System, simplified as a subway-style infographic. If you’re traveling to one of the top few dozen largest cities in the US, it’s all you’ll ever need.
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It’s all in the timing. (And the marketing.)
Published February 6th, 2007 in Visual/Technical Communication. 32 CommentsSince my Craptastic review, there have been a lot of folks participating in the comments boards and/or e-mailing me with all sorts of different perspectives on the release of Adobe RoboHelp (RH) 6, both on and off the record. Thank you all very much for your opinions.
Adobe has brought its heavy resources to an all-out [...]
Exposing children to secondary bad chart design is bad for their health
Published February 2nd, 2007 in Humor and Visual/Technical Communication. 1 CommentYes, *sniff*, our kids are being desensitized to poor data visualization.
Check out this craptacular chart from the back of a Cheerios box:
I would have had soooo much fun critically evaluating this, but Carl beat me to it already:
First of all, every condition shows a decline in concentration overall - with 8am as the benchmark! I [...]
