Category Archives: Web Design

More Quick Reference Guides/Cheat Sheets

Posted on August 8, 2009 by Doug

More lists: WPTavern’s List Of WordPress Cheat Sheets 30 Handy Cheat Sheets and Reference Guides for Web Professionals And, Quick Ref Guides in the form of iphone apps for web designers

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Video Trends in Technical Communications

Posted on June 30, 2009 by Doug

Help works well when it is seen as answering real questions. Users look for solutions to those concrete problems they encounter using software. Answers can be shown visually as well as verbally. (Pet peeve: “verbally” means with “words” and does … Continue reading →

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Was just able to upgrade to WordPress 2.6.1, using the automatic upgrade Plugin for the first time; this should also be my first aside post.

Posted on August 15, 2008 by Doug | Leave a comment

Tags

Posted on August 14, 2008 by Doug

This is a filler post to add tags.

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Navigating the Dashboard

Posted on August 13, 2008 by Doug

Options vs. Settings navigation Plugins

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Installing WordPress

Posted on August 13, 2008 by Doug

What was hardest: Some issues related to what wasn’t clearly explained on webhosting site — figuring out whether new SQL database was in fact created and what path to put WordPress installation in. The five minute install seemed to take … Continue reading →

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FAQ about this site

Posted on August 12, 2008 by Doug

An ongoing account of what I’m doing with this portfolio site. This post will eventually become an FAQ section. WordPress What software was used for this blog? WordPress version 2.6, with x Plugins in my Dashboard so far. What Plugins … Continue reading →

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Hello world!

Posted on August 7, 2008 by Doug

This is my site under construction for writing samples in technical communications and help authoring.  Eventually it will become a CMS/portfolio/resource collection. I’m attending WordCampSF 2008 to learn about WordPress and possibly about writing help for its Codex. Please contact … Continue reading →

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