Posts Tagged ‘Blogging’
Cory Doctorow on life in the information economy
via Cory Doctorow on life in the information economy – Business of Software.
“We set sail on this new sea because there is new knowledge to be gained, and new rights to be won, and they must be won and used for the progress of all people.”
via We Choose the Moon.
Dr. Jim Taylor’s blog
Psychology of Technology
Psychology of Technology: Disconnectivity Anxiety
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Do you freak out when you lose your mobile phone signal? Do you get stressed when your Internet goes down? Are you mortified if you have to use dial-up to access your email? If so, you may be suffering from “Disconnectivity Anxiety.” Though not an official psychiatric disorder, I see it as a growing problem in our “gotta be connected 24/7″ culture. I define Disconnectivity Anxiety DA as: “a persistent and unpleasant condition characterized by worry and unease caused by periods of technological disconnection from others.”
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“It’s been an exciting nine months since we launched the Google Chrome browser. Already, over 30 million people use it regularly. We designed Google Chrome for people who live on the web — searching for information, checking email, catching up on the news, shopping or just staying in touch with friends. However, the operating systems that browsers run on were designed in an era where there was no web. So today, we’re announcing a new project that’s a natural extension of Google Chrome — the Google Chrome Operating System. It’s our attempt to re-think what operating systems should be.”
For more detail click the link.
1. Short Sentences – to ensure that your reader is following you.
2. Consistent Terms – spell out acronyms or technical expressions at the outset
3. Clear Screen Shots – nicely selected screen shots
4. Relevant Diagrams – nice diagrams also will help the reader to understand your points
5. Know Your Reader – the ones reading technical documentation about software are developers and quality assurance personnel
6. Give Examples – use relevant data and models
7. Short Paragraphs – do not cover more than one important concept per paragraph
8. Detailed Table of Contents – take the time to provide a nice document map in the form of a good TOC
9. Detailed Index – have a nice index that covers, alphabetically, important concepts
10. Publishing Your Work – choose the output format that will be best for your audience
Even though I can make no claim that I speak for everyone who has poured their hearts out into their blogs I must still say this: “I hate you, sir.” Have you never heard of the story wherein a butterfly flaps his wings … ?
Comment by archdave — June 5, 2009 @ 1:38 am
via Who Cares What People Write ? « blog maverick.
“So you created a blog at WordPress and you are adding great content that you want others to read. How do you advertise your blog in a way that is easy for your readers to subscribe or check the latest posting of your blog? Why you can generate an RSS feed for your blog and distribute via email, social networking sites, web sites, online forums, etc. That sounds great, you say, but how do I generate an RSS feed for my WordPress hosted blog? Follow the tutorial below.”
A Curmudgeonly Look at Google Wave
A sampling of the opposing viewpoints:
“* Key Stroke by Key Stroke View Could Be Annoying
The programmers maintained that the stroke by stroke view keeps the conversation alive, rather than waiting for the next sentence or two to appear. I can see how that could be useful, but I could also see it getting annoying, especially when multiple people were typing at the same time. What’s more, very often I formulate a thought in IM , then change my mind and reword it or dismiss my thought altogether. If the person saw my thought process as it happens, I’ve lost that ability to check myself. Yes you can shut it off, but the very people who should probably won’t.”
Google Wave: What Might Email Look Like If It Were Invented Today? – O’Reilly Radar.
Note: We’ll all be using this soon after it’s released, this is going to revolutionalize internet usage.
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