Comments for Shoap Technical Services http://www.shoap.com Technical Writing, Documentation, and Training Thu, 23 Feb 2012 15:38:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Comment on MS Paint can be very useful by MartinVanBuren http://www.shoap.com/ms-paint-can-be-very-useful/#comment-525 MartinVanBuren Thu, 23 Feb 2012 15:38:36 +0000 http://www.shoap.com/?p=1100#comment-525 I have found MSpaint a useful way of converting the weird image files some of the scientific imaging machines give me into easier to handle/print/open .jpegs and .tiffs. For some reason, picture viewer never likes them, but i can copy and paste the image into paint and then process it. also- its fun to make silly pictures with MSpaint in your free time. I have found MSpaint a useful way of converting the weird image files some of the scientific imaging machines give me into easier to handle/print/open .jpegs and .tiffs.
For some reason, picture viewer never likes them, but i can copy and paste the image into paint and then process it.

also- its fun to make silly pictures with MSpaint in your free time.

]]> Comment on It’s Time to Stop the PDF Madness by jeffrey http://www.shoap.com/its-time-to-stop-the-pdf-madness/#comment-508 jeffrey Mon, 20 Feb 2012 19:48:06 +0000 http://www.shoap.com/?p=1034#comment-508 The problem is confounded when the browser doesn't support the ability to open a pdf and you're left completely in the lurch. What fun that is! The problem is confounded when the browser doesn’t support the ability to open a pdf and you’re left completely in the lurch. What fun that is!

]]> Comment on The Costly Myths about Documentation by LH http://www.shoap.com/the-costly-myths-about-documentation/#comment-447 LH Tue, 14 Feb 2012 20:54:48 +0000 http://www.shoap.com/?p=1078#comment-447 Well said...and true. Well said…and true.

]]> Comment on Laptop Shopping for the Non-Native Speaker by daniel http://www.shoap.com/laptop-shopping-for-the-non-native-speaker/#comment-250 daniel Wed, 18 Jan 2012 17:52:05 +0000 http://www.shoap.com/?p=1057#comment-250 Marc, thanks for the tip! I'm not very familiar with AutoHotKey, so I had to do a bit of research. I think I understand how it works, so I'll give it a shot tonight. I'm still grumbling, but that's still a much better solution than what Dell was able to offer... Marc, thanks for the tip!

I’m not very familiar with AutoHotKey, so I had to do a bit of research. I think I understand how it works, so I’ll give it a shot tonight. I’m still grumbling, but that’s still a much better solution than what Dell was able to offer…

]]> Comment on Laptop Shopping for the Non-Native Speaker by Marc http://www.shoap.com/laptop-shopping-for-the-non-native-speaker/#comment-249 Marc Wed, 18 Jan 2012 17:18:14 +0000 http://www.shoap.com/?p=1057#comment-249 Maybe you should also consider using AutoHotkey (Open Source) for typing special characters. It’s quite easy to map them to any key combination. Maybe you should also consider using AutoHotkey (Open Source) for typing special characters. It’s quite easy to map them to any key combination.

]]> Comment on So what is technical writing? by Eric http://www.shoap.com/so-what-is-technical-writing/#comment-217 Eric Wed, 11 Jan 2012 18:53:59 +0000 http://www.shoap.com/?p=1062#comment-217 "to translate technical concepts into prose for an array of technical and non-technical users" - Very nicely put. Technical writing is technically writing, but writing technically is not technically technical writing! “to translate technical concepts into prose for an array of technical and non-technical users” – Very nicely put.

Technical writing is technically writing, but writing technically is not technically technical writing!

]]> Comment on Do you know about Wikipedia’s Simple English? by martinvanburen http://www.shoap.com/do-you-know-about-wikipedias-simple-english/#comment-133 martinvanburen Wed, 21 Dec 2011 17:37:25 +0000 http://www.shoap.com/?p=1042#comment-133 I reference wiki in the lab more then i would care to admit. Often times, just as a refresher for some complex biological process, or even to just get another angle on something i already "think" i know. I reference wiki in the lab more then i would care to admit. Often times, just as a refresher for some complex biological process, or even to just get another angle on something i already “think” i know.

]]> Comment on Do you know about Wikipedia’s Simple English? by Terry http://www.shoap.com/do-you-know-about-wikipedias-simple-english/#comment-130 Terry Wed, 21 Dec 2011 04:22:25 +0000 http://www.shoap.com/?p=1042#comment-130 I didn't know know that. Thanks. I didn’t know know that. Thanks.

]]> Comment on Universities vs. corporations by Use Of Information Technology In Education | Information Technology http://www.shoap.com/universities-vs-corporations/#comment-43 Use Of Information Technology In Education | Information Technology Thu, 03 Nov 2011 16:21:37 +0000 http://blog.shoap.com/?p=516#comment-43 [...] office. One of the aims of corporate education is to have everyone pass. That doesnt mean the Information is dumbed down; it means the student is simply expected to learn the material. University students [...] [...] office. One of the aims of corporate education is to have everyone pass. That doesnt mean the Information is dumbed down; it means the student is simply expected to learn the material. University students [...]

]]> Comment on How Documentation Can Create Trust by martinvanburen http://www.shoap.com/how-documentation-can-create-trust/#comment-36 martinvanburen Thu, 20 Oct 2011 19:25:38 +0000 http://blog.shoap.com/?p=528#comment-36 I work in a human genetics lab, and we often have the latest instruments and "cutting edge" technology. A downside to that is that the manuals and protocols are often inaccurate, or just plain wrong. Besides wasting my time, such mistakes can result in the wasting of thousands of dollars in reagents, and extremely precious samples. It often seems that in a rush to get the instrument out in the field and to "make the sale", these companies are sacrificing quality. I work in a human genetics lab, and we often have the latest instruments and “cutting edge” technology. A downside to that is that the manuals and protocols are often inaccurate, or just plain wrong. Besides wasting my time, such mistakes can result in the wasting of thousands of dollars in reagents, and extremely precious samples. It often seems that in a rush to get the instrument out in the field and to “make the sale”, these companies are sacrificing quality.

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