What to Consider When Building Help for Mobile Devices for Field Workers

How timely is this?  My next project is to work on training for a mobile devices in the field, so I was delighted to find this article on the TechWhirl bog:


What to Consider When Building Help for Mobile Devices for Field Workers



There’s no denying that smart devices are taking over. Everywhere we turn, people are talking about the newest app they’ve downloaded (Angry Birds anyone?). But aside from avian masochism and borderline obsessive updates on Facebook, smart phones and other mobile devices (tablets, PDAs, etc.) have proven their usefulness in the professional world, and in particular, for workers in the field. Service providers like Verizon and ATT offer multiple business solutions for field workers. AirStrip Technologies, offered by Verizon, has a product called AirStrip OB which “delivers patient data, including fetal heartbeats and maternal contraction patters, in real time to the physician’s Blackberry, Palm, or Windows Mobile device” 


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Another Way for Writers to Earn Money: Whitepapers

Writers can do so many things: We can write fiction and nonfiction books. We can teach others how to write. We can be editors or marketing writers. We can be instructional designers or technical writers.  Here's another opportunity for those of us who know how and love to write:  Writing Whitepapers.



The bog Klariti: Small Business Tips for Smart People outlines what you need to know to get started:

"If you’ve got good writing skills and have in-depth subject matter expertise, you should be able to generate additional income by writing white papers.
I started writing them by accident when the in-house white paper writer fell ill and someone had to write it. Looking back, it wasn’t the greatest document I’ve written but the client accepted it and the customer response was positive.
Since then, I’ve managed to carve out a niche as a white paper writer, which has been very helpful when other avenues dried up. I thought I’d share a few tips on how I got started, how to build up a client list, and how much you should charge."

Click here to read tips on writing White Papers:

How to Deal With Complex Diagram in PowerPoint

I have to work with complex diagrams all the time, so this video is especially beneficial to me.  What about you?


Presented by Dave Paraidi of  http://www.thinkoutsidetheslide.com/

Comic Books Become Learning Delivery Superpower

The popularity of comic books at the movies has made the medium hotter than ever, and now this phenomenon is crossing over into business content delivery. SmarterComics has published more than a dozen titles on business and self-improvement in the comic book format. Some of these books are original content and others are adaptations of popular business books like The Long Tail by Chris Anderson and The 80/20 Principle by Richard Koch

Read more about using comic books to deliver training in Chief Learning Officer Magizine