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		<title>Technical Writing – Use “Must” Sparingly</title>
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© 2010 Ugur Akinci
When a word is used frequently it starts losing its power. That’s why you should choose your words carefully and use them only when you really mean it.
“Must” is a word sometimes used too frequently in technical writing. Try eliminating must from your writing to communicate better with you readers.
Examples:
ORIGINAL: “You must [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Technical Writing Jobs, March 12, 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:42:23 +0000</pubDate>
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 Technical Writer – Synectics – North Chicago, IL
 Technical Writer required for Bahrain
Technical Writer in Chennai, INDIA
 Technical Writer Needed Job in O Fallon, Missouri US
 Technical Writer Job Posting in Charleston, WV
Technical Writer job in Galway, IRELAND
 Technical Writer in Sunnyvale, CA
 Technical Writer Job in North Chicago, Oak Brook, Illinois
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		<title>Medical Writing Jobs, March 12, 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:53:02 +0000</pubDate>
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Senior Medical Writer &#8211; Sydney, AUSTRALIA
 Medical Writer (Center City, Philadelphia, PA)
 MEDICAL WRITING COMMUNICATION- SPECIALIST &#8211; Greater Manchester, UK
Regulatory Senior Medical Writer in Cambridgeshire, UK
 Senior Medical Writer in Slough, Berkshire, UK
Sr. Medical Writer, Dublin, IRELAND
 Medical Writer Jobs in San Francisco, California
 Medical Writer &#8211; Naviscan, Inc. &#8211; Sorrento Valley, CA
Medical Writer in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Career in Technical Writing?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:34:39 +0000</pubDate>
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Ever thought about what goes into  creating the user manuals or instruction brochures of your music system,  mobile phones or even the car maintenance guides? Most of us just  manage to glance through the item, leave alone going into the technical  details.
Since such information is meant for the layman, simplifying the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Technical Writing: An alternate career for Engineering Students</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:16:46 +0000</pubDate>
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By Mugdha Vairagade
Are you a Computer Science/Engineering undergrad? Or, have you graduated  and are looking for alternatives to the usual Software Development or  Testing career paths? If yes, have you considered technical writing as a  possible career option? Chances are, you haven&#8217;t; because you don&#8217;t  know enough about technical writing.
People still [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Write Technical Documents for the Intended Audience</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:49:27 +0000</pubDate>
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© 2010 Ugur Akinci
There is no such thing as a single “user guide” or “product manual” in technical communication. It all depends on the audience you are writing for and their specific interests.
For example, imagine you are writing a “software manual” for a software that audits medical insurance claims.
Here are the interests of different groups [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Medical Writing Jobs, March 11, 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:30:03 +0000</pubDate>
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Contract Senior Medical Writer in Berkshire, UK
Medical Writer in Chicago, IL
Senior Medical Writer in Southeast, UK
 Medical Writing Position Within International Agency, London, UK
MEDICAL WRITER / MEDICAL DIRECTOR &#8211; oncology,  diabetes, Philadelphia, PA
SENIOR MEDICAL WRITER in Oxford, UK
 Medical Writer Job in Lenexa 66219, Kansas US
Senior Medical Writer &#8211; Medical Communications &#8211;  London, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Technical Writing Jobs, March 11, 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:13:56 +0000</pubDate>
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 Technical Writer &#8211; Deployment (Redmond, WA) &#124; Telecommute Job
 Technical Writer &#8211; Deloitte &#8211; Washington, DC
 Technical Writer, Greater Denver Area
Technical Writer, API  Documentation, Palo Alto, CA
 Technical Writer &#8211; Contract Job in Toronto, Ontario Canada
 Technical Writer Job Posting in Fort Meade, MD
 Technical Writer, Developer Products &#8211; Mountain View at Google
Senior [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Happy 20th Anniversary Photoshop!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:18:24 +0000</pubDate>
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© 2010 Ugur Akinci
Adobe Photoshop is a truly remarkable raster image editor (although it added vector capabilities recently as well) that I&#8217;ve been using for over 15 years now. It&#8217;s an application with which I&#8217;ve spent god knows how many endless hours, mostly very pleasant, and sometimes downright frustrating (mostly due to my skill level).
Now [...]]]></description>
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		<title>11 Essentials Every Grant Writer Needs to Know</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:07:21 +0000</pubDate>
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By Phil Johncock 
You know more than you think as a first-time grant writer. This article shows you 10 things you need to know including how to do what you do best and delegate the rest, as well as how to increase your success rate.
You&#8217;re not starting from scratch.  You already have skills that you [...]]]></description>
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