Fake it until you make it. Act you’ve been there. Say thank you and move on. Over time, one acquires a good bit of advice on what to do when they’re transitioning from one level of success to another. I first heard the phrase “Fake it until you make it” in the Jaycees 10 […]
What a Quarter
I’m writing this post almost two months after my last post but it frankly doesn’t feel like it’s been two months. So much has happened with TechWhirl and other parts of my life that it all seems like a faint memory rather than around sixty-days. Since my last post, TechWhirl had just pulled off a pretty […]
Out Growing Our Server
I’ve spent a less than pleasant week f- around with TechWhirl’s systems in an attempt to keep BlueHost from restricting their operations. Apparently the design I’m trying to run really doesn’t work for BlueHost’s limited capacity. The design isn’t overly complex, or so I thought but apparently I was wrong. We have setup TechWhirl to […]
The Business of Conferences
I just got back to Dallas late last night after attending the WritersUA Conference for Software User Assistance. WritersUA is one of three national conferences for technical writers in the United States. The other two conferences are the Society for Technical Communication’s (STC) Summit and LavaCon Conference. The STC Summit is in May and LavaCon […]
TechWhirl: First Solo Article
Earlier today my first solo article for TechWhirl was published. Yes, we own the site, yes I used to do about 98% of all the technical writing weekly update posts, and yes I have collaborated with Connie on a few articles but this is the first real article i’ve published on the site. It’s a […]
