Chief Software Architect for Datacap, Maksim Chepel

Process

To Grandfather In The Village (or Go Where Your Eyes Point Then Look Around At Where You Got)

Just last week, I needed to mail a package to my father. I went into the Post Office early, only to end up in the long line of like-minded optimizers. While standing in the queue, I heard the Post Office Lady asking the next customer to please put the address on the box � and that�s when it hit me. Not only had I forgotten to put my father�s address on the package, I didn�t even know the address!

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Datacap Marketing Manager and Word Enthusiast, David Jenness

Vision

Making "Evil" Easier To Use

The late comedian Bill Hicks used to get big laughs saying that people in marketing were �the most evil people on the planet.� Of course, railing against advertisers, whose job is to convince consumers to buy things that they don�t really want, is a pretty easy target.  But still, he hit a nerve with this marketer, who has made a living in marketing for 25 years. In my defense, I refused to write copy for certain products that paid rather well � cigarettes, for one, South African Krugerrands is another. If I am consigned to hell, it will be for some of the other things I�ve done.

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Datacap Senior technical Writer and former Journalist, Claudia McGhee

Process

Journalism 101: The 5Ws to Get to the H of Documenting Datacap Software

Most everyone remembers at least one teacher presenting the six questions journalists ask to get the complete story:  Who? What? Where? When? Why? and How? 

At age 16, writing for my high school newspaper, little did I know that while I was writing articles about field hockey games and interviewing the stars of our high school musicals, I was asking the questions I would ask day in and day out for more than 30 years as a software technical writer.

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Datacap Product Marketing Marketing Manager and Abandoned Mine Explorer, Tom Simalchik

Technical

When is Green The Power Machine?

Most of us believe that conservation of resources and preservation of our natural environment are good practices. Heck, I enjoy a hike over the hill and through the woods, though not to Grandma�s � exploring abandoned mines is my pleasure, but that�s another story. The point is, we all try to do our part to recycle, reduce energy consumption, and treat the great outdoors with respect. Don�t litter. Don�t destroy. Leave interesting stuff alone so others can enjoy it. Carry-out what you bring in. Be earth-friendly. Go �green.�

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March 15 - 17, Tarrytown, NY    Advanced Scripting Training - Learn to design and build robust forms processing applications in Taskmaster.

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Document Automation Made Easy

Document indexing is often the bottleneck to getting real productivity out of an electronic content management (ECM) system.  This 35 minute webinar will highlight the methods that organizations use to index document images for fast storage and retrieval. We�ll put a price tag on each, and then introduce Datacap FastDoc Capture, the fastest and most affordable solution on the market today. 

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