Extend your laptop battery time, while keeping your lap cool as well
DaleWant to increase your laptop's battery life by at least a 1/4?* Go and download a copy of Notebook Hardware Control (NHC). So what's it do for you? Well: it…
$1.35 Billion, and still not IE7 compatible – Myki ticket system
$1.35 Billion, and we have an application which isn't Internet Explorer 7 compatible! How clever is that?!? Yes, I've been reading the Myki Regional Bus Pilot Summary Report (RBP1). It's…
“Live A Life That Matters”
A long time, and many jobs ago, I worked in Darwin in the same company as one Sue Stanway. Now there are lots of things I could say about Sue,…
Some of the cleverer advertisements on Australian Televison at the moment
"The Luck Factory" INTRALOT LOTTERY. THE LUCK FACTORY. 60 SECOND COMMERCIAL. from Jim Hosking on Vimeo. I like this because I think it's just a clever concept. Foxtel HD -…
Applying the Four Key Pillars
In my last documentation post, I talked about the 4 Key Pillars of writing user documentation. This post is about how to apply those Four Pillars. FIND the information they…
Four Key Pillars to User Documentation
In my last documentation post, I talked about the 9 essential rules for writing documentation. To ensure that your audience accept and use your documentation, there are Four Key Pillars…
Sorry – Your Password Isn’t Not Long Enough
"Your password must be at least x characters; cannot repeat any of your previous x passwords; must contain capitals, numerals or punctuation; and cannot contain your account or full name.…
9 Essential Rules for Writing User Documentation
Identify your audience. Identify the average person who will be using each piece of your documentation, and write for their experience level. Not your level of experience, but theirs. The…
Podcast: “Sorting out Internationalization with Michael Kaplan”
Just finished listening to the Scott Hanselman Podcast with Michael Kaplan. It seems the four good languages to test your application for Internationalisation problems are as follows: Language Test Turkish…