Save the Semicolon

Experienced tech writers have gone through this a million times, but for the new writers out there: beware the job that’s due ASAP. A client requesting a document “ASAP” kind of reminds me of a two-year-old using a curse word. On the one hand, it’s hilarious. But on the other, it could be embarrassing and [...]

Showing up to a new job is always somewhat stressful. Whether it’s a freelance job or as an employee, you want to show up on time, practice good hygiene, and generally look like a pro. But I think there are some differences in how you act those first few days. Some of these have to [...]

What is this? If you’re not sure what you’re looking at, you’re not alone. That black and white mess is called a QR code (for quick response). If you have a smartphone, you can download a free QR reader to it, then point it at the image to decode it. In this case, you’d see [...]

The words “which” and “that” have a long and tangled history together. I’d guess that most native English-speakers don’t recognize a difference between the words in most sentences. For example: The spaceship that looked like a tulip crashed into my swimming pool. The spaceship which looked like a tulip crashed into my swimming pool. Most [...]