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What is a Component Content Management System?
A Component Content Management System (CCMS) is a system that lets you manage conte…
4 Things DITA XML Can Actually Do [And Why They’re Awesome]
Concepts are nice, but capabilities are nicer. It’s time to look at what DITA XML actually does that makes it live up to the hype.
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How to Clean up Disorganized Content without Breaking It
How do you reverse engineer your content architecture? It's not easy, but not impossible. I was recently asked something that laid out a common problem in the content world: “If you have an existing site but not a strong information architecture, how would you...
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[VIDEO] How to Convert Your Word Docs to DITA
Your documentation is in Microsoft Word and you want it in DITA. Great choice, but what do you do? Sit back and relax, we’ve got you covered. Documentation has long been written in MS Word. It is, after all, one of the most widely used modern word processing...
How to Write a Good DITA Task Topic
The DITA task topic was made for a reason, let’s make sure you’re writing your tasks with the best practices in mind. What Is a DITA Task Topic? A task topic is a DITA content component built for clear, concise, step-by-step instructions. I like food, and...
The DITA Task Topic: Why You Should Use It
You wouldn’t write a novel to explain how to make coffee. You’d write it in a few easy steps. The DITA Task Topic Is for Completing Tasks Aptly named, the DITA task topic presents clear steps that guide someone toward completing a -- you guessed it -- task....
The Power of No: Content Creator Survival Tips: Webinar
The Power of No: Content Creator Survival Tips You'll burn yourself out by saying yes to everything. Let's explore the power, balance, and importance of no. Join Scott Abel, The Content Wrangler, and Tracy Baker, Structured Content Consultant & DITA Industry...
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An Entertaining History of Translation Tech [And Then Some]
Translation technology has come a long way since hand-copying things word-by-word. How we got from there to here is an adventure, to say the least. It’s easy to take translation for granted. However, it wasn’t always as easy as popping your sentence into Google...
Content, COVID, and Working from Home: A Chat with Atlassian
Human beings are pretty adaptive creatures, but we really love our routines. This year has been a whirlwind and we're barely halfway through it. The whole never-in-our-lifetime global pandemic has certainly made adapting to new anxieties, dangers, and norms markedly...
Translation Management Made Easy: Webinar
Translation Management Made Easy! It's always easier when you create, manage, translate, and publish all from the same system. Gosia Radymiak, Customer Success Manager at Jorsek, makers of easyDITA, and Rory Sampair, Solutions Architect at XTM International will...
Extracting Content from Outdated Systems & Future-Proofing It with DITA: Webinar
Content can't independently support itself. You need to have strategies in place to secure your content's future. This recording is from the STC InterChange Conference earlier this spring. As content libraries inevitably grow larger, having systems in place to support...
3 Ways Translation Memory Is A Superpower
Translating and localizing your content doesn’t have to be a soul-crushing experience. Translation memory takes the lamentation out of localization. Take a look at a few of the most formidable foes of translation: Time, cost, inconsistency. Historically,...
What Is ContentOps?
Content Operations -- ContentOps -- is the infrastructure that maximizes your content creators’ efforts and guards against procedural errors by automating as much of the content development process as possible. This way, your content creators can spend most of their...
Translation & Localization Get You Ahead in the Global Marketplace
Standing out in the global marketplace isn’t easy, but you can give yourself a head start by making sure your content is ready for it in the first place. There’s no single formula to getting ahead in the global marketplace. There are countless, interconnected...
3 DITA Customization Frameworks for Building Personalized Content: Webinar
3 DITA Customization Frameworks for Building Personalized Content Customization in DITA is a helpful ally, but knowing how, when, and when not to use certain DITA customization frameworks is vital to implementing them effectively. Join Scott Abel, The Content...
Translating Your Documentation: A Start-To-Finish Guide for Fast, Accurate, and Affordable Translation
Your content is more valuable when more people can read it. Content planned around global distribution is ready for worldwide accessibility. Humanity is global, shouldn’t your content be as well? Language barriers have historically prevented ideas from crossing the...
Component Content Management System Foundations: Webinar
Component Content Management System Foundations Getting to know Component Content Management Systems and their place in your organization. Join Paul Perrotta, The Technical Communication Wrangler, and John Baker, Content Marketing Manager at Jorsek Inc., makers of...
Dear Business, It’s Not Your Customer Experience
“It’s my experience, not yours. No matter what I’m buying from you, my experience as your customer is still mine.” -A customer, probably. It doesn’t matter how much money or effort you and your organization have put into your customer experience, it’s still not...