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Rapidly prototyping a MadCap Flare project (Part 1)

Rapidly prototyping a MadCap Flare project (Part 1)

Getting from a glint in your (or your company’s or client’s) eye to a finished MadCap Flare project—especially in the absence of legacy or other source content—can take a lot of planning and effort. And when time is money, getting the Flare project set up as quickly as possible is an important business goal. In this article, I describe one of my two favorite techniques for rapidly prototyping a from-scratch Flare project. That technique is mind-mapping. The […]

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Starting up the MFLC? Grab your climbing buddies!

One of my favorite scenes from the movie Finding Nemo is when Marlin and Dory have been traveling the East Australian Current (EAC). Crush, the sea turtle dude, alerts them that “Your exit’s coming up, man!” Marlin asks, “You mean that swirling vortex of terror?” Ever laid back, Crush continues, “First, find your exit buddy. Do you have your exit buddy?” and then introduces “Squirt here (who) is going to give you a rundown of proper exiting […]

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A funny thing happened while I was at MadWorld

A funny thing happened while I was at MadWorld

So there I was, at MadCap Software’s first ever user conference—MadWorld 2013 at the Hard Rock Hotel San Diego. An actual VIP. I was having a blast learning new things and meeting new people. Especially the MadCap people, and there were a lot of them. There were gals and guys from tech support, customer support, sales, software development, IT, and even the execs. They were welcoming and warm and efficient. They each had their individual conference […]

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