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February 2006 Newsletter

STC-PSC Newsletter

Vol. 6, Issue 1
February Newsletter
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  • President's Column
  • Competition Summary
  • Volunteer!
  • An Editor's Confession
December 2005 Newsletter
STC-PSC Newsletter
Vol. 5, Issue 2

"DYI: Do It Yourself"
December Newsletter
(HTML)
 
  • President's Column
  • Editor's Letter
  • Graduate Degree Programs in Technical Communication

  • Single-Sourcing with FrameMaker and SiberSafe
  • Wikipedia and the "Informalation" Revolution
  • Information Architecture of Content Management
  • I Gave at the Office!

October 2005 Newsletter
STC-PSC Newsletter
Vol. 5, Issue 2

"DYI: Do It Yourself"
October Newsletter
(HTML)
 
  • President's Column
  • Editor's Letter
  • Job Search Tips
  • What's in a Title?
  • Add Programming to Your Skill Set
  • Publish a Book Review in Technical Communications
  • All by Myself - A Tale of Independent Contracting
  • Call Me Joe: STC-PSC's 2005 Souther & White Scholarship Recipient
  • Rockley Seminar Handout

July-August 2005 Newsletter
STC-PSC Newsletter
Vol. 5, Issue 1

"DYI: Do It Yourself"
July-August Newsletter
(HTML)
 
  • President's Column
  • Editor's Letter
  • Feature Article: STC Conference Attendees Ruminate
  • June Chapter meeting: Certification, yea/nay?
  • June Chapter Meeting Handout
  • July Chapter meeting announcement: Introduction to Windows "Longhorn" Help
  • Increase Your Sphere of Influence
  • Babel Not: Machine Translation for the Technical Communicator

May-June 2005 Newsletter
STC-PSC Newsletter
Vol. 4, Issue 6
May-June Newsletter
(HTML)
 
  • President's column: A time for change
  • Editor's column: Thanks to the volunteers
  • Feature article: Warning! Microsoft Word stores hidden information about you
  • March Chapter meeting report: The 10 most common mistakes writers make when looking for work
  • April Chapter meeting: UW Department of Technical Communication research showcase
  • June Chapter meeting: Can certification open doors for you?
  • Getting to know you: An interview with Craig Herman
  • New Puget Sound Chapter members


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STC-PSC Newsletter
Vol. 4, Issue 5
March-April 2005
March-April Newsletter
(HTML)
 
  • President's column: It's not the critic who counts
  • Editor's column: Don't miss this opportunity
  • Feature article: Technical writing in the financial industry, part 2
  • February Chapter meeting report: Software user assistance
  • Seniors online: Problems and remedies
  • Help us "Blow the Whistle on Asthma!"
  • Tools deliver personalized Web pages and aid fundraising
  • And much more


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STC-PSC Newsletter
Vol. 4, Issue 4
January-February 2005
January-February 2005 Newsletter
(HTML)
 
  • President's column: Chapter membership value
  • Editor's column: Outlook 2005 and beyond
  • Feature article: Technical writing in the financial industry
  • Annual Competition awards banquet report
  • An introduction to marcom writing
  • Beyond the box: Pearls of wisdom from a marcom professional
  • And much more
     
STC-PSC Newsletter
Vol. 4, Issue 3
November-December 2004
November-December Newsletter
(HTML)
 
  • President's column: Still writing after all these years?
  • December Chapter holiday party and 45th anniversary
  • Feature article: Introduction to ASP.NET
  • Jobs, or lack thereof
  • Ten tips for talking to artists
  • Project management in times of chaos
  • And much more
     
STC-PSC Newsletter
Vol. 4, Issue 2
August-September 2004
August-September Newsletter
(HTML)
 
  • President's column: Views about the future
  • Exciting new membership choices
  • July STC Chapter meeting: Networking for technical communicators
  • Sarbanes-Oxley 404: New tasks and jobs for tech writers
  • The 2004-2005 Puget Sound STC competition is in full swing
  • KCTS fundraiser a huge success
  • Nanotechnology: An overview
     
STC-PSC Newsletter
Vol. 4, Issue 1
June-July 2004
June-July 2004 Newsletter
(HTML)
 
  • President's column: A perspective on transformation
  • Sounds Off! wins excellence, most improved awards
  • Then and now: part 2
  • Why technical writers should learn XML now
  • Summer reading list
  • And much more
     
STC-PSC Newsletter
Vol. 3, Issue 6
April–May 2004
April-May 2004 Newsletter
(HMTL)
 
  • Editor's column: Thanks for the memories
  • President's column: Restoring the connection with documentation
  • 2004 Scholarship award winners
  • Then and now: A short history of the Puget Sound Chapter, part 1
  • Puget Sound Chapter wins highest PR award
  • Feature article: Certification for technical communicators
  • STC wins award
  • And much more
     
STC-PSC Newsletter
Vol. 3, Issue 5
February–March 2004
February-March 2004 Newsletter
(HMTL)
 
  • Editor's column: What is your worth as a technical communicator?
  • President's column: A call for change
  • Elections 2004
  • Feature article: Getting the most out of a regional conference
  • Why are we still in a jobless recovery?
  • Market changes afoot: What does this mean for technical communicators?
  • A helping hand: Operation Butterfly and St. Jude's Ranch for Children
  • And much more
     
STC-PSC Newsletter
Vol. 3, Issue 4
December 2003/
January 2004
December 2003-January 2004 Newsletter
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  • Editor's column: Why should I join STC?
  • President's column: A semi-annual review
  • Feature article: The connection between publishing, databases, and XML
  • The job market: What's hot and what's not
  • Identifying the gap between technical writing and instructional design
  • Press release 101: An introduction to writing press releases
  • XML fundamentals for technical writers
  • Puget Sound Chapter to offer two scholarships in 2004
STC-PSC Newsletter
Vol. 3, Issue 3
October–November 2003
October-November 2003 Newsletter
(HMTL)
  • President's column: A time to reevaluate
  • Feature article: A writing process for producing quality documents
  • Creative methods for finding good jobs
  • Information modeling and structured writing workshop
  • New Chicago invites new users
  • Becoming a programmer writer
  • Review: Technical writing faults
  • Smashing spyware
 
STC-PSC Newsletter
Vol. 3, Issue 2
August–September 2003
August-September 2003 Newsletter
(HMTL)
  • Cube your success: STC competition news
  • Where we stand in the current job market
  • Getting through the blog!
  • Not so lazy days of summer
  • Region 7 conference director-sponsor message
  • 2003 Documentation and Training Conference
  • Fall reading list
 
STC-PSC Newsletter
Vol. 3, Issue 1
July 2003
July 2003 Newsletter
(PDF: 396 k)
  • Using an introduction to connect with employers
  • June meeting report
  • Structured writing for single sourcing
  • Region 7 conference news
  • May STC board meeting in Dallas
  • Single sourcing with FrameMaker
  • New senior STC members
  • Puget Sound Chapter summer contest
 
STC-PSC Newsletter
Vol. 2, Issue 11
May–June 2003
May-June 2003 Newsletter
(PDF: 851 k)
  • New president's column: Leap of faith
  • Sound Off! wins newsletter competition award
  • STC Puget Sound Chapter awards
  • Scholarship announcements 2003
  • Writing content for information-rich websites
  • Dallas delights
  • Chapter officers' bios
 
STC-PSC Newsletter
Vol. 2, Issue 10
April 2003
April 2003 Newsletter
(PDF: 252k)
  • Feature article: Bad design—The silent killer of products and features, part 2
  • Annual STC networking cruise in May
  • Immediate volunteer openings
  • XML publishing at Microsoft Press: A success story
  • STC@50—50th Annual Conference, May 18-21, 2003
  • And more!
 
STC-PSC Newsletter
Vol. 2, Issue 9
March 2003
March 2003 Newsletter
(PDF: 363k)
  • Feature article: Bad design—The silent killer of products and features, part 1
  • Content Management Strategies 2003 conference
  • Riding the achievement roller coaster
  • Creating and managing interactive content
  • Support candidates for second vice president
 
STC-PSC Newsletter
Vol. 2, Issue 8
February 2003
February 2003 Newsletter
(PDF: 391k)
  • Feature article: Making the most of unemployment
  • Annual STC competition banquet news
  • The importance of STC membership
  • Idea watch challenge
  • Special needs SIG
  • And more!
 
STC-PSC Newsletter
Vol. 2, Issue 7
December 2002/
January 2003
December 2002-January 2003 Newsletter
(PDF: 439k)
  • Feature article: Preparing a print portfolio, part 2
  • Annual STC competition banquet
  • Last month's meeting: Joint meeting with UW Technical Communication alumni and UW student chapter of the STC
  • Zoomerang June and October surveys compared
  • Third Annual Worst Manual Contest
  • Souther and White Scholarship Program
  • New BCC certificate programs
 
STC-PSC Newsletter
Vol. 2, Issue 6
November 2002
November 2002 Newsletter
(PDF: 289k)
  • Feature article: Preparing a print portfolio, part 1
  • November PSC meeting: Joint meeting with UW Technical Communication alumni and UW student chapter of the STC
  • Last month's meeting: Windows XP Tablet PC: The next generation of computers
  • Tips from a recruiter
  • Scholarships for technical communication
  • And more!
 
STC-PSC Newsletter
Vol. 2, Issue 5
October 2002
October 2002 Newsletter
(PDF: 257k)
  • Feature article: Test your copyediting skills
  • November PSC meeting: Joint meeting with UW Technical Communication alumni and UW student chapter of the STC
  • Last month's meeting: Developing leadership skills
  • Technical communicator's toolkit
  • STC competition news
  • Region 7 conference checklist
  • And more!
 
STC-PSC Newsletter
Vol. 2, Issue 4
September 2002
September 2002 Newsletter
(PDF: 288k)
  • Feature article: Techcom managers address tough times
  • September PSC meeting: Developing leadership skills
  • Last month's meeting: Knowledge management—Getting paid to be curious
  • STC committees—Everything you wanted to know
  • STC competition news
  • Top 10 reasons to attend the Region 7 conference
  • And more!
 
STC-PSC Newsletter
Vol. 2, Issue 3
August 2002
August 2002 Newsletter
(PDF: 292k)
 
STC-PSC Newsletter
Vol. 2, Issue 2
July 2002
July 2002 Newsletter
(PDF: 264k)
  • Feature article: Usability (full version)
  • July PSC meeting: Expanding your horizons
  • Last month's speaker: Lance Gelein, The road ahead
  • Idea watch
  • Profile on Chapter officers and committee leaders
  • Volunteer opportunities
 
STC-PSC Newsletter
Vol. 2, Issue 1
June 2002
June 2002 Newsletter
(PDF: 264k)
  • Lance Gelein presents tips and tricks for staying ahead in the job market at our June 18 chapter meeting
  • Li Cao, our scholarship winner, talks about his experiences living in the United States
  • Vivian Todhunter, incoming president, talks about her goals for the year
  • And more... check it out!
  
 

  STC-PSC Newsletter

Vol. 2, Issue 1

June 2002

June 2002 Newsletter

(PDF: 264k)

 
  • Lance Gelein presents tips and tricks for staying ahead in the job market at our June 18 chapter meeting

  • Li Cao, our scholarship winner, talks about his experiences living in the United States

  • Vivian Todhunter, incoming president, talks about her goals for the year

  • And more... check it out!

  

  


  
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