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Northern Colorado Technical Writers Group
NCTWG is a resource for Technical Writers in northern Colorado. Membership is open to all technical writers. STC membership is not required. Meetings are held monthly and begin with an hour of socializing and networking, followed by a guest lecture or round-table discussion.
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Northwest Science Writers Association Mailing List
This email list provides information about Northwest Science Writers Association (NSWA) events and offers a forum for discussing how we can better communicate about the various impacts and benefits of science, technology, medicine, environmental change, etc. NSWA encourages Western Washington writers and editors of all types and others (policy makers, educators, and business leaders) to participate and gain insight from one another.
NSWA. Resources>Mailing Lists>Scientific Communication>Puget Sound
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The home of the Office Users Group, built to provide some very unique help for users of the Office applications such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Access. We've built the site to be independent and a constant source of up-to-date information and assistance.
OfficeUsers.org (2007). Resources>Software>Word Processing>Microsoft Word
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This site contains details of most alphabets and other writing systems currently in use, as well as quite a few ancient and invented ones. It also includes information about some of the languages written with those writing systems, multilingual texts, tips on learning languages, a book store, some useful phrases in many different languages, and a ever-growing collection of links to language-related resources.
Agger, Simon. Omniglot (1998). Resources>Language
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Talks about real-world rewards and roadblocks we encounter at all levels of a business, and look at the new management and development processes we’re helping pilot, validate and roll out. For you, we hope this gives an insider’s view of the fundamental shifts taking place in software organizations that are trying to respond faster to their ever-changing understanding of user needs, evolving technologies and business demands.
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One Hundred and One Technical Writing Links 
A few links to websites helpful for technical writers.
Kamath, Gurudutt R. DocumentorG (2007). Resources>Directories>Writing>Technical Writing
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Online Documentation and Online Help
A bibliography that presents major works on topics discussed in the book Inside Macintosh: Macintosh Human Interface Guidelines.
Apple Inc. (1996). Resources>Bibliographies>Documentation>Online
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Online Education Design: A Select Bibliography
A bibliography of writings about online education.
Mantex (2002). Resources>Bibliographies>Instructional Design>Online
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The following list is for resources related to the production of online help and for discussion of online communication in general. The Online Help section was originally for Windows Help only, but can now be taken to include other forms of online help, such as HTML Help and JavaHelp.
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Open Directory Project: Content Management
A directory of nearly a thousand online resources in content management.
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Open Directory Project: Desktop Publishing
A directory of dozens of online resources in desktop publishing.
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Open Directory Project: Technical Writing
A directory of over three hundred technical writing websites.
DMoz (2002). Resources>Directories>Writing
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A collection of more than 100 online typography resources.
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Open Source Web Design is a collection of web designs submitted by the community that anyone can download free of charge.
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Organizational Memory Bibliography 
Information technology has enabled organizations to generate and retain mountains of information. Unfortunately, many organizations suffer from 'infoglut.' They have the information they need, but they don't know they have it. Or, knowing they have it, they can't find it. We would like to find ways that information technology can support business processes, but to do this we need to understand how and where information might be of use within organizations.
Ackerman, Mark. University of Michigan (2002). Resources>Bibliographies>Collaboration
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When offshoring manufacturing to low-cost regions, executives need to determine the savings lower labor rates contribute to the bottom line. Meanwhile, the biggest cost for most companies engaging electronics contract manufacturing partners is the materials cost of goods sold (MCOGs) for products being manufactured. Whether outsourcing or offshoring your product manufacturing, the Outsourcing Calculator can help you uncover costs, and potential savings, as you evaluate low-cost manufacturing destinations.
Zetter, Mark. Venture Outsource (1999). Resources>Project Management>Outsourcing>Offshoring
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A very simple tool for calculating ROI for outsourcing developer labor.
Info Sourcing (2004). Resources>Project Management>Outsourcing>Offshoring
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To determine the Risk of outsourcing your business.
Info Sourcing (2004). Resources>Project Management>Outsourcing>Offshoring
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Have you calculated the risks of outsourcing, and how do you find the best vendor and what would you outsource?
Info Sourcing (2004). Resources>Documentation>Outsourcing>Offshoring
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PageMaker for Desktop Publishers
The home page of the PAGEMAKR mailing list, an internet resource for desktop publishers, particularly users of Adobe PageMaker software. Our subscription base varies in size from 1,400–2,000, with a core of wonderfully knowledgeable and helpful members. Mail messages can be received as they are posted or once daily as a digest. You will find subscription instructions on the subscription help page, or you can write to a listowner at pagemakr-request@listserv.iupui.edu.
Makingpages.org. Resources>Mailing Lists>Software>Adobe PageMaker
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Review: Paper Prototyping: The Fast and Easy Way to Design and Refine User Interfaces
If you want to learn about paper prototyping from a renowned practitioner then I highly recommend Paper Prototyping by Carolyn Snyder. Snyder advocates paper prototyping because it’s easy to design (requires minimal drawing skills), cheap to create (needs only paper and markers), and offers and opportunity for developers and users to evaluate design concepts. If you wonder where the beginning of the design process starts, it begins when great minds meet and brainstorm ideas, and drawing is a natural approach to illustrate them.
Dick, David J. Usability Interface (2004). Resources>Reviews>Workflow
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Resources for facilitating preflight development of Adobe Acrobat (PDF) documents.
