Content Strategist, Information Architect, Lecturer, Writer and DITA Advocate.
Joined April 2010
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Mar 23
Another long-overdue page on DITAWriter has been updated: the listing for DITA Consultants (ditawriter.com/dita-consulta…). Since the last update, many DITA-related consulting firms have come and gone, though I have made several new additions to this list and updated their descriptions
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Mar 18
Just posted a long-overdue update to my Companies Using DITA (ditawriter.com/companies-usi…) page on DITAWriter, now with 802 firms, and highlighting all "new" firms that are using the technical writing standard. Part of my prep for my talk at the CIDM ConVEx conference next month.
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6 Jan 2025
I used Claude.ai to convert a legacy Model T car manual to DITA. I found more issues with consistency in coding and style and learned that it can act as a SME in some cases (not always welcome). But AI-based conversion is here to stay. ditawriter.com/converting-mo….
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3 Jan 2025
The recent New Year celebrations made me think about why I don't like making predictions when it comes to DITA 2.0; from a slide I presented back in 2017:
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5 Dec 2024
If you have wondered about the "why" of DITA keys along with the "how", check out my new article on DITAWriter exploring both: ditawriter.com/the-how-and-w… #DITAXML #techcomm #keys
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29 Nov 2024
I just finished updating the DITA Tools listing page at ditawriter.com/dita-tools/, which primarily lists free and open-source plugins. DITA Platform tools will come on a separate page next week. #ditaxml #techcomm
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25 Nov 2024
The Companies Using DITA list on DITAWriter.com has been updated. This update involved removing companies that have been acquired, merged, or no longer exist, but the list remains substantial. ditawriter.com/companies-usi… #ditaxml
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21 Nov 2024
Converting Content and Coding DITA with Claude AI - go.shr.lc/3Cx69Q7 I put @AnthropicAI's Claude.ai to work converting existing content to #DITAXML. While the results were not flawless, the results suggest AI in #techcomm is here to stay.
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14 Nov 2024
Another long-overdue update to DITAWriter.com: an updated and more descriptive listing of DITA-capable CCMSs ditawriter.com/list-of-dita-… #ditaxml #ccms
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13 Nov 2024
I know it has been a while, but I am getting around to updating pages on the DITAWriter.com website. First update: DITA Conference Listing: ditawriter.com/dita-conferen… #DITAXML #Conferences
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1 Nov 2023
About a third of the way done updating the database behind ditawriter.com/companies-usi… (not posted yet). It is clear that the total number of DITA-using companies will drop, mainly due to mergers. But based on unpublished research, I know there are more firms out there using #DITAXML
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24 Oct 2023
Nice to add a new addition to the list of #DITAXML books: ditawriter.com/dita-books/. This one comes from the good people at @scriptorium, and includes several chapters on DITA-related strategy/management. #techdocs
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23 Oct 2023
The list of DITA CCMSs has been updated: ditawriter.com/list-of-dita-…. Long overdue. Significant changes/consolidation in the #DITAXML #CCMS marketplace.
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3 Oct 2023
Am currently working on a thorough update of the list of DITA-using companies. It's long past due.
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Keith S-R retweeted
19 Apr 2022
A key individual behind the invention and deployment of DITA at IBM slams the rise in popularity of Markdown-based authoring formats over DITA. #XML #techcomm thinkingdocumentation.com/bl…
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Keith S-R retweeted
24 Mar 2023
💡 If you haven't heard yet, there is a new article on the Oxygen XML Blog that addresses the comparison between the DITA XML standard and Markdown.
Go directly to it by clicking the below link:
blog.oxygenxml.com/topics/ma…
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28 Jun 2022
Hoping you can join me today for my Content Wrangler chat on how to retain great technical writers: thecontentwrangler.com/webin…
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12 May 2022
Long overdue, but I've finally updated the list of DITA CCMS on the DITAWriter website: ditawriter.com/list-of-dita-…
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Keith S-R retweeted
19 Mar 2022
I'm surveying writer's block in #techcomm, getting great responses. If you're a tech writer, could you take this quick, anonymous survey?
I'll discuss the results and some tips in a podcast that @ContentWrangler & @PatrickBosek have kindly invited me on.
forms.gle/5CXySNNLQAWw7e19A
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5 Jan 2021
It's been a while, but I have just gotten around to updating the list of Companies Using DITA, which now totals 757 firms worldwide! ditawriter.com/companies-usi… #ditaxml #structuredcontent #techwriting
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