As I was so gently reminded today ;-), my blog is a bit out of date. (The general consensus is, if I'm not blogging, I'm busy!)

And I've been accumulating things that I need to post. But until I get home to my many lists, I'd like to start by saying "thank you" to the Pittsburgh and Northeast Ohio chapters of the STC.

I was invited to speak at an all-day event (which just happened to be today), and I had a great time :-) We started the day with Trends in Help Authoring Tools (including a wee trip down memory lane ;-) ), moved to an introduction of Vista Help, and finished with a workshop on preparing a Needs' Analysis (to select a HAT). Three vendors were present: ComponentOne (Doc-To-Help), MadCap Software (Flare), and Quadralay (WebWorks ePublisher). These vendors and others (including Adobe, AuthorIT, TechSmith, and RAD Com) sponsored the day's events, including breakfast, lunch, and door prizes.

The weather was just overcast enough that no one wished to be outside ;-), and the food was great. And, from the comments I heard, my presentations were very well received.

Thanks again :-)