Blog posts by parson

A former translator, I worked the first seven years of my professional life in the translation industry, in various positions. While I learned a lot from this experience, it also left me, as a writer, frustrated. Translators are chained to their source text and writing the words of others in another language, usually focusing on what their clients want. read more

Part 1: Improvisation, fluff hunt, and videos for technical documentation. read more

How satisfied are adopters with DITA? Technical communication professionals working at 250 companies around the world have taken part in the DITA Satisfaction Survey 2017 so far. The preliminary results have now been published. read more

The new tekom blog is all about intelligent information. The blog brings together experts from related fields to explore the various aspects of the design and development of intelligent technologies. read more

The B2Run 2017 was eventful. After Esther and Frank ran six kilometers in record-breaking time, they were caught snatching energy bars. read more