Journal Editor
The Social Life of Git
An exploration of AI large language models and their application to technical publications
Welcome Aboard!
Branding and Enhanced CSS Variables
Matthew Ellis explains the use of Branding and Enhanced CSS Variables in the latest release of Madcap Flare
Support for editing and reviewing content in MadCap Central
Matthew Ellison describes how MadCap Central can be used for creating, editing, and reviewing Flare content in a browser-based environment.
Collaborative editing: editors as the author’s helpmate
Editing is an inherently collaborative activity. Geoff discusses his experience working collaboratively as a freelance editor.
Preparing for Retirement
Having reached a certain age, I’ve begun thinking increasingly about retirement. I still mostly love my work, which involves editing research and I don’t plan to stop completely any time soon.
Meta Tags and Micro Content in Flare 2022
Matthew Ellison describes how to use Madcap Flare's Meta Tags and Micro Content features. Of all the features that have been introduced into Flare over its lifetime, these are amongst the most potentially powerful, but are also the most conceptually challenging to understand and get to grips with!
What's the evidence? Does user onboarding work?
You get a new app and all these tips pop up. Do people engage with this stuff? Is it useful?
As far as I can tell, the jury’s still out on this. There’s research and plenty of advice, but no convincing evidence.