December 2010 - Posts

• The spork/platypus average: shameless self promotion

  Posted Wednesday, December 22, 2010 10:00 AM | 0 Comments
  
  

  This is the video of presentation I gave at UA Europe and TCUK this year. The actual sub-title was "Content strategy at Red Gate Software", but this heading feels more honest. For anybody who missed it, or is just vaguely interested, here's a link to Read More by Roger Hart | 0 Comments | Comment on this post Filed Under: Content strategy, Technical communications

• Tron: Legacy, 3D goggles, and embedded UA

  Posted Tuesday, December 21, 2010 1:41 PM | 1 Comments
  
  

  The 3D edition of Tron: Legacy opens with embedded user assistance. The film starts with an iconic white-on-black command-prompt message exhorting viewers to keep their 3D glasses on throughout. I can't quote it verbatim, and at the time of writing nor Read More by Roger Hart | 1 Comments | Comment on this post Filed Under: Technical communications, user assistance, angry ranting

• Keep taking the tablets

  Posted Friday, December 03, 2010 2:19 PM | 3 Comments
  
  

  A guest editorial for the SimpleTalk newsletter. So why would Red Gate build an Ipad Game? Is it just because tablet devices are exciting and cool? Ok, maybe a little. Mostly, it was seeing that the best existing tablet and smartphone apps do simple, Read More by Roger Hart | 3 Comments | Comment on this post