The first Colorado Front Range Girl Geek Dinner was held on Thursday, March 5th, on Sun’s Broomfield campus. More than 80 people attended, only one of whom was (a very brave) male. Sun sponsored this first one with food, drink, and venue. There was plenty of interest from other individuals and businesses in helping with… Continue reading The First Colorado Front Range Girl Geeks Dinner: Jai Ho!
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Seth Godin at TED: Tribe and Community
A very cool perk of working for Sun recently was that we had live streams of TED into the three major US campuses. It has long been a dream of mine to attend TED, though for the moment it’s well out of my price range. I couldn’t break free of meetings to watch during the… Continue reading Seth Godin at TED: Tribe and Community
Whose Story is It, Anyway?
When I wrote about leaving Italy (but not my husband), a long-time reader expressed concern about my marriage, saying that it was clear that my primary relationship is with my daughter Rossella, whereas my husband Enrico is “merely a footnote.” I appreciate this reader’s concern, but was quick to correct (I hope) his misconception. It’s… Continue reading Whose Story is It, Anyway?
Translating Blogs and Finding New Friends – Worldwide!
Note: The images in this post were originally on a Sun site, and were lost in the Oracle transition. About a year ago, Dan Maslowski had a simple-but-brilliant idea to increase the reach of some of Sun’s Open Solaris Storage blogs: translate them! Sun’s globalization team was initially cautious: they already had their hands full… Continue reading Translating Blogs and Finding New Friends – Worldwide!
The Evolution of a Technical Writer – Bringing Documentation Into the Web 2.0 Age
How has technical writing evolved in the age of the Internet? How have tech writers’ jobs changed, and how should they continue to change, in response to new technologies now available for sharing knowledge with our customers? Prologue: The Dead Tree Society My technical writing career began twenty years ago, with the design and writing… Continue reading The Evolution of a Technical Writer – Bringing Documentation Into the Web 2.0 Age