Copywriter, technical writer, translator (FR>EN, ES>EN, IT>EN), journalist

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LinkedIn polls

Suppose you’re looking for insight on how best to achieve a business or career goal. Goals might include: gauging interest in a new product or service you’re developing ranking different products or services available to you finding out which job-search strategy would work best in a given

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App Overload

You own a smartphone or tablet and you’re getting more work done on the go. Looking to do even more? Check out the apps in this article, many of which extend the features of systems you already use to your mobile device. (Note: not all apps are

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The dangers of screensucking

Gemmelsmirch. This is one of my favorite all-time words, made up by Edward M. Hallowell, M.D. and delivered with gusto in his book CrazyBusy. It refers to all the stuff we can occupy our minds with, stuff that often leaving us spinning like a top, going nowhere.

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Signing PDFs digitally

There’s no good reason to print a document just to sign it. Once you create a digital image of your signature, you can simply “paste” it onto a PDF. Signing PDFs using Adobe Reader Adobe, creators of the PDF standard, produced this comprehensive video that shows how

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Ejecting external drives

You might attach a disk to your computer to back it up. You might plug in a USB memory stick to get files from it. You might attach your phone to your computer to back it up, load music, and so forth. Plugging these things in to

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Making information understandable

As a technical writer, journalist and copywriter, it matters to me that other people can quickly and easily understand what I write. That means I both: write as clearly as I can. structure my information so that readers can easily find the information they need.

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Search Engine Optimization, or How to catch more eyeballs on a website

Businesses that optimize their websites for search engines place high in organic search engine results. If your firm uses its website to market itself, make effective search engine optimization (SEO) a firm-wide priority.

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Typing on an iPad

When the iPad was first released, Apple Canada sent me a review unit. I drafted three articles about the iPad on the iPad itself. I also took notes on the iPad during professional development events. I did this in part because folks on the web insisted that

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Social Skills and Social Media

Social media is equal parts gold mine and minefield. Just ask Canadian musician Dave Carroll or United Airlines. In the spring of 2008, Canadian country-rock band Sons of Maxwell was travelling from Halifax to a gig in Omaha, Neb., on a United Airlines flight. Somewhere along the

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Windows RT growing pains

Windows RT is worth checking out, but like all operating systems, it isn’t perfect. Here’s a list of gripes after a few weeks of using an Asus Vivo Tab RT.

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