Organising technical documents for a good user experience

I was doing some technical writing at work recently, and I realised that I had automatically and unconsciously used a particular structure for the document.  It’s not something that geeks like me are always taught – I know it only because my Dad used to help people improve their technical writing.  So, in case it’s … Continue reading Organising technical documents for a good user experience

When is a speech and language interface a poor choice?

Introduction This post is in a series about computers, speech and language: Why are speech and language interfaces useful? What makes speech and language interfaces hard to create?  Part 1: Overview What makes speech and language interfaces hard to create?  Part 2: Speech What makes speech and language interfaces hard to create?  Part 3: Language … Continue reading When is a speech and language interface a poor choice?

What makes speech and language interfaces hard to create? Part 3: Language

Introduction This article follows on from a few about computers, speech and language: Why are speech and language interfaces useful? What makes speech and language interfaces hard to create?  Part 1: Overview What makes speech and language interfaces hard to create?  Part 2: Speech What makes speech and language interfaces hard to create?  Part 3: … Continue reading What makes speech and language interfaces hard to create? Part 3: Language