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Stop SOPA/PIPA

Richard Hamilton — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:38:05 +0000

XML Press is joining the one-day Stop SOPA blackout. We will black out our site on Wednesday, January 18, 2012, in support of the effort to block the SOPA (H.R.3261 – Stop Online Piracy Act) and PIPA (S.968 – PROTECT IP Act of 2011) bills, both of which are currently under consideration in the [...]

XML Press Authors Among Most Influential Tech Comm Leaders

Richard Hamilton — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 19:53:33 +0000

Congratulations to XML Press authors Anne Gentle (@annegentle) and Char James-Tanny (@CharJTF) for being recognized by MindTouch as being among the Top Ten Tech Comm Influencers in 2011.

It’s also great to see XML Press (@xmlpress), Sarah Maddox (@sarahmaddox), Alan Porter (@alanjporter), and Richard Hamilton (@richardhamilton) on MindTouch’s list of 401 Tech Comm Influencers. [...]

Coming Soon: Confluence, Tech Comm, Chocolate

Richard Hamilton — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 00:06:03 +0000

In February, 2012, we will be publishing Confluence, Tech Comm, Chocolate by Sarah Maddox. If you want to know how to use a wiki for technical documentation (and you like chocolate), this is the book for you.

Sarah Maddox is well-known in the technical communication community for her widely read blog (ffeathers) and for [...]

The Boost C++ Libraries now available

Richard Hamilton — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 03:59:38 +0000

The Boost C++ Libraries, by Boris Schäling, is now available from online retailers. Based on Schäling’s popular website, this book is a quickstart introduction to 38 of the most useful Boost C++ libraries.

The Boost C++ libraries are a collection of open source libraries designed to help you be more productive and get [...]

New server

Richard Hamilton — Sat, 07 May 2011 08:01:26 +0000

We just moved XML Press to a new server. So far it looks ok, but there may still be glitches. Please leave a comment if you see a problem.

Sorry for any inconvenience.

STC Summit 2011 — Update

Richard Hamilton — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 19:38:40 +0000

XML Press will be at the STC SummitThe Secret Life of Word, Char James-Tanny's Learning Author-it, sponsor a tweet up, have a table in the Consultant's Corner, and offer XML Press books in the conference book store. Join us for what promises to be a great learning, networking, and fun event. [...]

XML Press Partners with WebWorks

Richard Hamilton — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 19:19:26 +0000

Press Release from WebWorks

Free Books and Presentations from XML Press Writers Featured at WebWorks RoundUp Conference on Technical Publishing Trends

Austin, Texas (PRWEB) September 21, 2009 — The WebWorks.com team is pleased to announce its partnership with XML Press, the leading publisher of books for technical communicators. To mark this new partnership, XML [...]

Tom Johnson interviews author of Managing Writers

Richard Hamilton — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 03:40:01 +0000

Tom Johnson just posted a podcast of an interview with Richard Hamilton, the author of Managing Writers: A Real World Guide to Managing Technical Documentation, at http://idratherbewriting.com.

The interview ranges across many of the topics discussed in the book, including hiring, motivating, evaluating writing samples, planning, and lots more. If you are interested in the [...]

A New Look

Richard Hamilton — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 19:26:33 +0000

Welcome to the new look for XML Press. This space will be used for articles and news items related to technical communication and XML.

Look for articles and other publications about DocBook, DITA, and management techniques.