Other Resources
Software Instructional Resources
Writing and English
- The Elements of Style, William Strunk, Jr:
- The Mechanics of Writing (PDF format)
- Controlled Language
- Common Errors in English
- 11 rules of writing
- Citations / Writing a scientific paper
- WritersUA offers training and information to Technical Writers, Information Analysts and Architects, Documentation Designers, Help Authors. The focus is on software user assistance.
- United Nations terminology database
- Citations / Writing a scientific paper
Dictionaries, Glossaries
- The EServer TC Library is an experiment in community libraries--part library index, part web portal--for professional, scientific and technical communicators (including technical writers).
- Merriam-Webster on-line dictionary
- Dictionary.com offers an on-line dictionary, thesarus and other writing tools.
- Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (FOLDOC)
- "Digital Applications in Broadcasting" by the EBU (European Broadcasting Union) Dictionary (English, French, German, Russian)
Acronyms, Abbreviations, and Initialisms
- Carnegie Mellon University - Software Engineering Institute guide of Acronyms, Abbreviations and Initialisms
- Acronym Finder
- Eutelsat - satellite glossary
- Virus glossary
Typography
Translation/Localisation
- TranslationDirectory.com Portal for employment and other services for freelance linguists and translation agencies.
- A guide to buying translations
http://www.iti.org.uk/pages/advice/advice.asp - Advice to Business Translation -- getting it right. Bilingual MS Dictionaries
Technical Illustration and Documentation
- Itedo.com Links to various websites related to Technical Illustration and Documentation
Style Guides/CSS
- Style Guides/CSS Microsoft's Manual of Style.
- GNOME Documentation Style Guide V1.3 (GNOME is a Unix and Linux desktop suite and development platform)
- Microsoft™ Manual of Style for Technical Publications
- EU Interinstitutional Style Guide
- Apple™ Publications Style Guide (2003) (PDF format)
- Web Style Guide (Yale University)
- Improving Web Site Usability and Appeal. Jakob Nielsens's Usability Website
- Cascading Style Sheets home page
- CSS Style Sheet tutorial by Webmonkey
- The English Style Guide designed by the European Commission Grammar, spelling, abbreviations related to the EU-legislation, units of account, list of acronyms, ect.
- Interface Design Apple's Interface Design Checklist
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