Israel's organization of technical/marcom writers and copy editors
Jonathan Plutchok identifies free or inexpensive utilities or plug-ins that save time, increase productivity, improve your computing environment, perform a task you otherwise couldn't do... or is just too much fun to ignore. This column has grown into its own blog at http://jonathanstoolbar.blogspot.com where you can find new issues every week.
This week, Jonathan's Tool Bar & Grill (http://jonathanstoolbar.blogspot.com) describes some absolutely free tools for converting PDF files to Word DOC format. They are far from perfect, and might not be as good as Acrobat and Solid Converter, but are worth considering for occasional use.
Site for Israel's professional tech writing and marcom community. Originally based in what has become Israel's 2nd largest R&D center (Yokneam), Elephant brings together technical and marcom writers from all over Israel. Behind the scenes and between meetings, members stay in contact with job offers and leads, joint projects, and professional assistance.
Using the wrong technical writer is like using a wrench to open a door, it works, but a door knob is better and cheaper. Elephant was started to help match writers and copy editors with companies where their skills match company needs.
