Sunday, September 22, 2002

Continuous improvement of our Radio communication efforts, in Al's opinion, requires  mixtures of: Writing Skills in general ... which we can learn by practicing good examples set by others, such as Novelists, Journalists, and successful Technical Writers. Learning broad range of capabilities of Radio, and the relevant vocabulary, then using them effectively, such as links to context, to more detailed stories, and include objects across spectrum of what's possible. Alison Fish has been teaching Al Macintyre how to do Images and Permalinks, but not enough has clicked in Al brain yet. The learning curve at getting better and better at these tools for me has been: Past: Get comfortable with Stories, Shortcuts, and simple links. Now: Delve into more advanced links and objects we can connect to our web site. Next: Become a student of Radio Outlining. Know laws and etiquette. Be very careful in quoting not to permit any confusion regarding who said what. I have a Radio Wish that a future version of the Radio editing box can have something for us to click on that we could use a particular style for quoting a particular person ... person A B C in a body of text. For the moment, just break new paragraph QUOTEs around whoever source. But I want to learn how to mix it up ... Person A said this, but on the other hand Person B makes a good point, and it is crystal clear what was said by ME, A B etc. I think part of the problem is that we are accustomed to using double quotes when quoting someone, but double quotes have a special meaning in Radio, so we need something else when making it clear we are quoting someone and who. Be sensitive to the needs of a broad spectrum of people visiting our web site. Understanding how to best use the medium. Knowing the subject that we are sharing our opinions on, and being careful to distinguish which of our words are backed by experience and when this is just our uninformed opinion. Other topics on Phil Wolff's great lists. 2:06:04 PM

Topics this last week on Al Mac's Weblog (a review to help see what Categories are needed): This last week I increased my Categories to: 400 on Radio Dial: IBM 400 Interests ... connections to user group activity and lists. Brain Exercise:  Space for future reviews of favorite books. Brain Food: Where I trying to learn new stuff (for me) from other people tips. Perma Links and Images, with help from Alison Fish and Rick Klau. Outline to help general beginners to Radio. Brain to Brain: Techniques for more effective human communications. Etiquette of all this. I need to review this whole area of doing a better job with writing; accessibility; credibility; etc. e Law: Changes in the legal landscape within which we all dwell. Useful links to commentary grappling with hot topics. e Radio Ideas: my input to dws.Radio.FAQ to add to the body of How To. Continued misc. thoughts shared. Radio Doc Sources = Index to the people who have documented Radio. Tools for enhancing Radio. Al's Radio Wishes. Understand Radio Categories with occasional additions. Understand Radio News Aggregation ditto. HisTech: Comprehending History of General Technology Evolution. Latest: reversal of autos and pollution; real antimatter; computer history; anthrax spread by photocopy machines; and more. Laugh Track: Miscelaneous Humor. Sad but True Banking Stories. I basically created this for future posting of humor that used to go on the Home page, and started it out with copies of all humor that previously went there. My Friends and Family: Stuff of interest to people I know more off Internet than on. Plight of a Nigerian Woman. Blind of NH Real World Challenges. I need to fix my pictures. Personal stuff. Security: Computer Security; Homeland Security; Other Security. Report on a user meeting whose topic was on Security Testing. Links tips opinions and news, on hot topics from a spectrum of sources. SF: Science Fiction interests. Technological advances into reality with concepts that until recently were Science Fiction, and where various nations space programs are headed. Web sites for SF fans.  Home Page and Stories. New Story on some Chess Variants. My essay on the Y2K of copying (Mon Sep 16). 4:38:59 AM

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