Reviewing a document in the late 1990s. I still have all the books, knickknacks, and, I think, the shirt
AI Comes for Creatives
Hay farmers, pin setters, telephone operators, copyeditors, technical typists, technical illustrators—are we next?
On to Retirement
On New Year’s Eve 2022 I walked out of a deserted office and into another phase of my life. I don’t think of it as going “off” to retirement but rather going on to something new. Some retirees say they got out “just in time.” My wife, who retired from a hospital lab in January…
A Fresh Start
2020 has been an awfully eventful year. I’ve been fortunate enough to work from home since March, and we’ve essentially been hiding in our home since then. I bought a new car in September and haven’t yet put any gas in the tank. (It’s a Prius Prime, but come on—it still shows the tank as…
STC Election 2018: Who I voted for
The annual STC election, for members of the Board of Directors and the Nominating Committee, is underway. If you’re a member, you should have received a link to the election website (send email to stc@stc.org if you have not). We have until 9 March to vote, and it’s important to do so. The Society needs our…
STC Election 2017: Who I voted for
The annual STC election for members of the Board of Directors is underway. If you’re a member, you should have received a link to the election website (send email to stc@stc.org if you have not). We have until 10 March to vote, and it’s important! The Society needs our active involvement. You can find out more…
Unboxing Day
The unboxing phenomenon lets us vicariously enjoy the process of receiving and opening a new product by watching videos posted by other people. Unboxing videos are very popular: Unbox Therapy has over two million YouTube subscribers, and this video garnered over two million views in less than two weeks. There’s a sensuous feel to unboxing videos, because some products are…
Steve Jong for STC Director
6 December 2016 If you are a current STC member, I have a personal favor to ask. I ask you to sign my nomination petition to appear on the ballot as a candidate for Director at Large of the Society in the upcoming Board election. As specified in Article VIII, Section 2, Part D of…
What is the Value of a Volunteer?
April was National Volunteer Month, and, as it happens, when our chapter hosted InterChange, our regional conference. InterChange took a lot of volunteer work to pull off, and I have been thinking of late about STC volunteers. Like many of you, I volunteer time and professional services to STC, at both the chapter and Society levels. STC is…
My latest presentation: “Embedded User Assistance: Third Rail or Third Way?”
The STC New England InterChange regional conference was held 1–2 April, 2016 at the Inn and Conference Center of the University of Massachusetts Lowell. We had excellent attendance and we heard some great speakers and presentations. (We even had fine weather for our Friday evening perambulation to the Lowell Beer Works.) My contribution was “Embedded…
STC Election 2016: Who I voted for
The 2016 STC election is currently open. If you’re a member, you should have received a link to the election website (send email to stc@stc.org if you have not). It’s important to vote! The Society needs your active involvement. You can find out more about the candidates here. Here’s who I voted for this year.…
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