15 Tips for Writing Great Help Files by Ellis Pratt
We asked the Technical Authors at Cherryleaf for tips on writing Help files. These are their top 15 tips. 1. Think about what your audience needs/wants. Talk to your users. Find out what your users struggle with, what they already know, what kinds of information they crave, what tasks they... If you can't talk to your users, talk to your Help Desk and Training departments. ... You can often use it again as a base for other projects, thus saving you time. ... 11. ... Use popups / expanding text / drop-down text to hide any information that will be optional for the user.

Call of Duty 2 by Tony Camara
The original Call of Duty still remains one of the best World War 2 era, first person shooter games. It wasn’t universally loved though, one of the main problems being the very linear gameplay. Each mission had only one route to get to each objective which means you could just memorise where and... The squad based combat isn’t on par with games like Brothers in Arms but that game was heavily based around squad based tactics. ... Instead of practicing with fragmentation grenades you are given potatoes to throw since they can’t afford real grenades for training.

Gaming Can Improve Your Eyesight by Eric Hartwell
We are always warned about playing online games or console game entertainment – usually by our parents (of which I am one). But it seems at though the gamers might get the last laugh after all. How many times have you been playing your favorite video game, only to have a parent or friend sneer... The human ocular system’s health is largely based on the lens and cornea, so don’t expect to improve your vision too much from playing video games. ... The test was given to a few willing participants, who underwent a ‘training’ session with games.

Payroll Software by Sandro Azzopardi
With payroll software one cannot not stop and think…’how did large organizations cope without them?’ When you think of what’s involved in paying your employee, one finds it hard to believe how this can be achieved without a full blown payroll software. ... As like all tailor made software, a payroll software application would normally require user training before one can reap the benefits from it. ... Based on this, a standard payroll software might do, or maybe not. ... If you have a production business, having your payroll software integrated with your job costing module is, to say the...

Tacit Knowledge and Internet by John Savageau
Basic and Tacit Knowledge There are many things we expect our young people to know, and be able to perform upon graduation from the basic education system. We expect them to read, do basic arithmetic, use our language, in addition to the long list of day-to-day tasks we consider routine. ... However you do not take microwave oven training in school – you simply learn how to use the oven, or absorb the task knowledge, such as reading the instruction manual,  needed to use the oven as a result of basic education received during the course of 12 or so years in primary schools.

Oracle E-Business Suite: Software Factory Development Process by Andrew Karasev
The Software Factory concept is based on a production line for systems from user requirements to software delivered. This production should be done without any direct communication between developers (production line workers) and users, system analysts and designers (customer side), based upon a... The activities executed can be categorized as follow: • Project Management: project scope definition activities; version control; work, quality and risk plans; human resources organization, training and allocation, and so far; • Business Requirements Mapping: based on specific...

Oracle E-Business Suite Integration & Development – Software Factory Approach by Andrew Karasev
When we talk about implementation, customization, integration, data conversion and tailoring the ERP for large corporate business or non-profit organization, we need to formalize and structure software development project. This approach is also referred as Software Development Factory. ... The activities could be categorized as following: • Project Management: project scope definition activities; version control; work, quality and risk plans; human resources organization, training and allocation, and so far; • Business Requirements Mapping: based on specific business requirements and...

The Myth of Web Based Applications by Terri Roeslmeier
Everyday we get calls from staffing companies asking about web based systems. My response is always “Why web based?” Most often, the caller does not have a firm answer. Typical responses are “Isn’t that what everybody’s doing?” or “I don’t want to make a large investment” or “I don’t want to be... What they’re not telling you: Web based systems run through a web browser. ... Windows based (client/server) systems answer all of the questions raised above. ... Web based systems, or just about any system delivered through an ASP are significantly more expensive.

Translate Spanish to English: Get Understood - Get Connected by Karen Force
Spanish and English are the most widely followed languages in the world. Together these two languages cover more than half the population of the world. Thus when you translate Spanish to English or vice versa, you build bridges between the two of the largest linguistic communities in the world. ... A Spanish to English translation software can: * Convert Spanish text into English and vice versa * Translates e-mail message from Spanish to English and vice versa * Translates letters, reports, and memos from Spanish to English and vice versa * Translates training manuals and employee...

Know the Value of Having PMP Certification by Shawn Futterer
Foote Partners LLC, an IT workforce research company, assesses the skills and pay of more than 35,000 IT professionals in over 1,800 North American and European companies. In a recent survey, they found that the Project Management Professional certification provides the best bonuses for IT... Based on the salary increases experienced by IT professionals with the PMP, this credential carries some clout and is capturing great interest. ... Both categories must also prove that they have participated in 35 hours of project management training within the past ten years.