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This year the SEMANTiCS program is offering a rich mix of technical talks, panel discussions of important topics, and presentations by people who make things work – just like you including Mekon’s Joe Pairman who will be talking about the Multiplying the Power of Taxonomy with Granular, Structured Content. In addition, attendees can network with […]
Technical documentation, traditionally, is heavy on cross references. We often need to refer to other documents in the documentation set, or help the user find other relevant information within a long document. But cross references present us with two problems: What if the target topic moves? How do I make sure the link is still […]
When I talk to authoring teams about changing the way they work, most have a pretty good idea of what they want to do differently. Structured content is not new any more and the benefits of reuse, multi-format publishing and modern modes of delivery have been discussed in publications like Communicator for a long time. The […]
Keys help us to solve two of the problems that make content difficult to manage: Maximising reuse One of the main principles and rationales for DITA is the reuse of content – but in order to do that we sometimes need to take some of the context away from a particular topic such as references […]
Join Mekon at NORDIC TechKomm 2016 in Copenhagen on May 24-25 to discuss trends and topics in the field of technical communication. NORDIC TechKomm 2016 is targeted at professionals in the field of technical communication who are eager to learn and share their knowledge about the latest industry trends. The main conference topic is “Intelligent Information”. […]
Taxonomy for DITA: A powerful magnifier with a harsh lens Join Joe online for Taxonomy for DITA: A powerful magnifier with a harsh lens on 27 May. In this webinar, Joe Pairman gives a practical guide to the challenges, improvements, and opportunities that a serious taxonomy initiative can bring to any structured content implementation. Book […]
Webinar: Failing Content Management Projects – Human Causes with Social Solutions Around 30% of IT projects fail completely, and a further 40% do not meet expectations. Surprisingly, technology itself is rarely a key factor in those failures. Projects break down primarily due to human factors. Thankfully, just as the causes of content project failure are […]
Save with Mekon Don’t miss out – register by 22 May using the referral code MEKON to get the early-registration tuition of €850 (a €200 saving off current tuition/€400 off late tuition). Book now We are delighted that Mekon will be partnering with LavaCon at this event. Tickets are available for the first European event being […]
The event is on 5-7 June, 2016 at the Trinity College Conference Center near the Temple Bar area of Dublin, Ireland. LavaCon is a gathering place for content strategists, content engineers, documentation managers, and other content professionals. The conference will feature over 40 educational sessions, workshops, and keynote presentations, organized into four tracks that mirror the […]
Joe Pairman, Lead Consultant, Mekon Ltd. These borrowed concepts are powerful models that help us conceptualize definitions, processes, and states. Mostly, they serve us well. They aren’t perfect models, however. For example, content may be said to have a birth and an end of life, but it isn’t capable of autonomous reproduction (despite the impression […]