Again, why don't include the location of the job?

It's a job you don't need to physically be there for.

It's for writing up technical documents, logically, you could do that from home.



Cheers,
LordGhost

I'd be interested if I knew where it is.
Or can I tele-commute?

Any chance you'd read a few of my posts & decide if I'd fit your needs?

I was a tech writer (or 'consulting documentation specialist') over 20 years in Manhattan. Now I'm disabled, and living 'down South' but -- of course -- still able to write. (My monitor and keyboard are suspended over my bed.)

Although I haven't yet learned a lot about Linux, if you find someone with really excellent tech skills, I could contribute the excellent English and formatting. That is, I would be a great editor of any existing tech documents. (I used to fulfill contracts to do just that.) I'm highly reliable; always meet deadlines as long as they are almost reasonable.

I really hate Word, though; would it be okay to work in OpenOffice? Or to produce the document as HTML? The latter is often a great solution these days. CSS is very good for formatting, and HTML is a near-universal solution for printing across platforms. Also, of course, it offers the easiest path to making documentation available online, or very cheap to deliver (no printing costs).

Thanks, and yes you can 'do' this job from anywhere as long as you have a recent copy of MS Office PowerPoint and Word (XP or 2003) plus broadband access to the net.

Please note my reply to Lord Ghost, and send me an email with a sample of your technical writing and references.

thanks

This might work for you . . . but we have to submit docs in word/powerpoint format so OpenOffice is not an option for the final submittal. Sometimes we do web based projects that are html based but we use a template that interacts with DreamWeaver. I support your thinking about 'open systems' but our major client, like most corporations, is 60 years behind the learning technology.

Unfortunately, the deadlines are never reasonable . . .

Send me a note

info@golden-ink.com

is this job age restricted? I am 15 and know my way around linux, i have xp and office 2003 too. I don't know the level of technical expertise needed but i also know my way around google too .
I can't provide references but i can give a decent report card.
I am probably not who you are looking for due to the references aspect but i can meet deadlines so long as they are not ridiculous.
Thanks
-Tom

Hey Tom,

No the job is not age restricted, but my concern it that it might interrupt your homework and social life.

Send me a note at info@golden-ink.com.

Hi Jack, I went to your Golden Ink site, and it resizes my windows. You might want to tell your web developer that is very rude. And quite frankly a turn off. I had my window the size that I wanted it and he resized it for me.

I'm not saying this for an apology or anything stupid like that, I just wanted to let you know that could be a turn off for a potential client. It's too easy to hit the X button when you don't like a site on the internet.

another thing that u migth want to change is that the mouse must be the hole time above an item to enable it to be read... otherwise it goes back to the main text. it's annoying.

Are you aware that Open Office writes out to M$ formats?

Thanks Lesley,

We are exploring the Open Office option. At the moment we have limited experience, but it seems that the work required to reformat the docs into the client's required template outweighs the benefits.

Send me a note at info@golden-ink.com.

What is the scope of technical writing in India?

I am from Chennai, India.