Hello, I signed on a couple of weeks ago and although I've tried to follow the threads, I've had nothing to contribute. I am in the midst of moving, having lost my job and therefore my pretty much everything as I am a resident alien (I'm going to miss that moniker). Once I'm a bit more settled, up in Canada, I will be able to take a look at what needs doing and where I can best contribute to the effort. Some background: Graduated from a 3-year diploma course on technical writing in 1989. Have been working since then. The first couple of jobs I had were documenting database management tools. Have also done contract work in telecom, but have only briefly been engaged in that domain. Spent the past 8 years working on user manuals for ultrasound systems. Have worked with various tools, but most recently have been immersed in DITA as a tool for developing complex documentation that is shared across at least 8 products (by the time I left, there are several new products coming on board and they, too, will share that collection of content). Loved DITA as much as I hated it. The hate part was mostly about the tools we didn't have to manage our content better. We didn't even use version control. Herculean effort to maintain the integrity of the content. At that last job I learned more about team work than I had in all the years previous. Oh, and I've signed up for university. ROTFL!! Can't believe it. But, I'm trying to get into 2 classes this semester and then at least 2 more next semester. No real job, and no real prospects as I'm partially disabled and working on PT to get me back to work. Anything else you want to know, please ask. I hope to be diving into the process in the next few days. I'm really looking forward to working with this group. Wanda
-- Few people are capable of expressing with equanimity opinions which differ from the prejudices of their social environment. Most people are even incapable of forming such opinions. Albert Einstein
