Author: tony

I’m currently working as a technical writer, and as such am keenly interested in issues related to this topic, especially when it comes to software. So when I got an email advising me that Adobe had released a new version of Robohelp I was keen to try it out, especially now that it’s made by the same company as Framemaker. My enthusiasm was very short-lived. I posted this on the Adobe RH forum, but I have a feeling that it won’t stay there for long, so here’s my rant…

Continue reading Adobe and technical writing: partly a rant, but an entirely legitimate question.

Sign spotted at George Orwell Square in Barcelona. It could only be more perfect if it had been put up 23 years ago…

Powerbook snuff porn. Safe for work, unless you work at Apple I guess. It’s somewhat of an acquired taste. From Germany (where else?).

Portrait of the Modern Terrorist as an Idiot. In today’s celebration of photo-ops and PR that take the place of genuine security efforts, it’s not security but the illusion of security that are truly important for government agencies… As Shakespeare said ’tis better to be vile than vile-esteemed when seems to be receives reproaches of being’.

Poo-Ping Palace Restaurant. This can serve as an example of why you really want to have an English-speaking person look over your company name when you’re about to set up a business in the USA.

Chongqing’s bum-shaped public toilet sinks. Now THAT’s a way to remember proper hygiene!

Scientists demonstrate the best way of using caffeine. Don’t binge in the morning, just stretch out your consumption throughout the day.

The iPhone is great! (for everyone else). The drawbacks are, as expected, the poor network the phones are saddled with, as well as the lack of a physical keyboard… which is pretty much what many have expected since the product was announced. Not that Apple won’t sell a boatload as soon as it becomes available, though…

It’s Formula 1 weekend here in Montreal and I’m working from home. All day I’ve been hearing the din of Formula 1 cars taking laps a couple of miles away. Exciting!

Chinese paper publishes tribute to Tinananmen Square victims because the clerk was completely unaware of the massacre. That’s pretty much the definition of irony right there…