Tech Talk http://www.astcvic.org.au/techtalk/ en-us 2007-06-20T22:37:52+10:00 OpenOffice.org http://www.astcvic.org.au/techtalk/archives/000006.html Jean Hollis Weber discussed and demonstrated OpenOffice.org at the latest ASTC meeting. OpenOffice.org is an open source, community-developed, multi-platform office productivity suite. Jean, who has written a host of books about the suite, showed us that the capabilities of OpenOffice... suchi 2007-06-20T22:37:52+10:00 Acrobat 8 http://www.astcvic.org.au/techtalk/archives/000005.html Brian Chau gave us a characteristically enthusiastic talk last month about Acrobat 8. The new reviewing and commenting features in this version of Acrobat seem quite useful to anyone sending out documents for reviews. There are also a host of... Meeting Notes suchi 2007-06-17T21:14:58+10:00 Adobe posts FAQ http://www.astcvic.org.au/techtalk/archives/000004.html Adobe has posted an FAQ page about its solutions for technical communications. Among the questions answered are: - What are Adobe's plans for future products for technical communications? - What new features will be added to FrameMaker?... Software suchi 2006-07-27T14:36:06+10:00 Designing effective online tours http://www.astcvic.org.au/techtalk/archives/000003.html April Weiss spoke to us earlier this year on designing effective online tours. April uses the term iTour to mean an animated tour that guides a person through a software application while describing how it can be used. Flash, Captivate,... Meeting Notes suchi 2006-07-16T21:41:13+10:00 Welcome to the new Tech Talk http://www.astcvic.org.au/techtalk/archives/000002.html Welcome to the Tech Talk blog, the new incarnation of the ASTC newsletter. General stuff suchi 2006-07-09T21:47:16+10:00