Wednesday, January 6, 2010

All About the Interset Rates

Every person who intends to buy a house looks for the lowest mortgage interest rates. A few points should be kept into consideration while you attempt to get low mortgage interest rates and the one that holds highest priority is that you should make a deep comparison of the interest rates of all the available mortgage types.
It is important to know various pros and cons of the variety of mortgage interest rates before deciding on any one. The comparison would help you out to understand that whether you will be able to pay back the loan easily, Adjustable mortgage rate is also a thing to lookout as when there is a fluctuation in the rate changes with time and market conditions. In this kind of loan you may enjoy lowest interest but sometimes the rate may also go high.
There are a variety of interest rates available under adjustable mortgage category which includes graduated payment mortgage, negatively amortizing mortgage and buy down mortgage. You also have option of fixed mortgage interest rate. In this type the interest rate does not change with time and is always same as per the one rate decided, You are saved from the unanticipated changes in the rate and you can plan things accordingly. The fixed rate of interest is usually contracted for a long term and by this means gives borrowers have the facility to pay as per their convenience in longer duration.

Sunday, October 11, 2009

Tools Used in Technical Writing Documentation

Without proper tool it would rather be difficult to organize and construct help manuals for users. These days a whole lot of tools and products are available in the market for the technical documentation and the need is to determine which the best amongst them is.

Since the cost of the tools is also quite high one needs to decide which one to used as per the budget too. These tools offer a large number of features but all features may not be used by your company so you should determine the features that you actually require and then take the product which offers the required set of things.

A comparative study over the internet is also quite helpful. Robohelp and Madcap flare are the leaders in the market these days with the features that help you create and manage the online help in a most robust manner.
There are some other tools also like AuthorIT etc. Apart from these tools you also need some supportive tools for taking screenshots etc and SNAGIT is a great one for it. Irrespective of the company the most important thing is to go for a tool which you require. However proper training of the technical writer with the tool is very essential. You can only work efficiently, correctly and properly if and only if you know its proper usage.

Different organizations organize training sections for technical writers where they can understand the proper technical writing tools usage so be aware to look in for such trainings on Technical Writing Tools.


Please visit http://www.thetechwriters.blogspot.comfor more articles on Technical writing and http://www.prashant-t-verma.blogspot.com for my stories and poems.

The Challenges of Being a Technical Writer

Being a technical writer always gives you an opportunity to explore new dimensions and come up with some great ideas. This field is indeed great for people who have technical knowledge but also want to use their language skills. Technical writing is a still in a stage of evolution where there are things yet to be more properly established but with more and more learned people venturing in this line the future is indeed bright.

Technical writing like any other technical or managerial line has its own rules and processes. It largely depends on understanding and how well a person can articulate the ideas into words. In case you have the ability to clearly express your understanding in words precisely then certainly you have the spark to be a technical writer.

A lot of organizations offer very good and challenging positions to tech writers as these companies understand the value if communicating with the end users in a comprehensive manner.

The Prerequisites for Being a Technical Writer

In case you want to be a technical writer then you should have necessary skills for successfully performing in the dynamic industry.

Some people presume that this line is simply about writing instructions; however this is not the case. Lets discuss some of the things you should posses for being a tech writer.

* Excellent Grammar and Language Skills

It is extremely important and certainly a prerequisite for being a tech writer that you are well aware of the various rules and notions in grammar. You should never have confusion about the tenses and other parts of speech. Though vocabulary is also important still you can manage as no much difficult words are needed here. Sentence structuring and error free composition is always required.

* Technical Knowledge and Understanding of terms

Being technically qualified helps a lot technical writers. If you understand the terms technical terms used in IT, it would be a lot easier for you to document the stuff; else a lot of dependence would be on the developers. So if you posses these two attributes then you certainly can be a good tech writer.


Please visit http://www.thetechwriters.blogspot.com for more articles on Technical writing and http://www.prashant-t-verma.blogspot.com for my stories and poems.

Opportunities For Technical Writers

There are ample of opportunities for technical writers in the industry these days as more and more organizations are giving due importance to the fact that they must provide support to the customers. It is very important to make the users comfortable with the product. And here the role of a technical communicator or write comes into play.

He acts as a bridge between the technology guy and the lay users by simply translating the complex technical methodologies and jargons into instructions that are understandable by the user.

With due course of time the value of technical communicators or documentation experts have been realized by the companies and so they have created special positions for which they recruit qualified and skilled professionals in this field.

Though the number of positions is still not very large and depends on the work and size of the team. The documentation professionals are highly paid these days however the growth pattern may be a bit slow at certain places. A technical writer needs to exhibit excellence through consistent performance and flawless work as the job seems laterally easy from an outsider's perspective as compared to the development.

A technical writer may be recruited for purpose of Support Documentation, client communication and even for drafting proposals. The varied jobs and different roles: everything points to one simple skill writing in a precise and clear manner. Being a technical writer is not an easy task, so be watchful and do a proper study before you decide to go in form this career option.


Please visit http://www.thetechwriters.blogspot.com/ for more articles on Technical writing and http://www.prashant-t-verma.blogspot.com/ for my stories and poems.

Thursday, October 1, 2009

Technical Writers- A Must For Every Software Company

There has been a lot of speculation about the importance of the technical writers in the industry. However no matter how good software is, without a well documented help support it would fail to hit the right chord amongst the clients.

The technical writers are the people who write the help manuals and other support documentation so that the users are able to use the software in an easy and efficient manner. The online help is one of the major support tools which the various companies provide with their software so that the users can easily work with it.

A technical writer thus has to understand all the modules and segments of the software so that they can write proper instruction in a very precise and explanatory manner while writing the online help. The online help is generally presented in the compiled HTML format which is a collection of sequenced html pages bonded by a Table of contents and search able with the help of index keywords.
There are a lot of tools readily available in the market that helps you generate the CHM files without any hassle. These CHM files are independent and can be opened without any editor.

It is important to nicely structure your help topics and determine the order and segregation of chapters before you actually begins writing and filling in content. Once the layout is set, putting content becomes an easy task. A well structured help file definitely does a lot of good to the end user and thus the demand for technical writer is picking up readily in every software company.

To find articles on similar topic visit http://www.prashant-t-verma.blogspot.com

Monday, September 28, 2009

Feral Cats - Do They Make Good Pets?

Feral literally means Wild and it is often used to refer to cats that are either born wild or were left, lost or reverted to wild life. The cats that do not live in domestic houses are called feral cats. They usually live in colonies where they can easily find food in good quantities.

These cats do not have any experience of human contact so they keep a distance from people and usually run away when you try to reach near them. Younger cats can easily be trained and can gradually turn out to be very affectionate pets. However keep in mind that this can be a very difficult and time consuming process where you need to gently persuade a feral cat to be part of your family and home.

It is required to be patient to take things as per cats pace of learning and also have a very good understanding of a cat’s behavior for anyone who wants to bring home a wild cat. Usually cats have a nature of learning by experience, so it is good to make their entire socializing process joyful, this will help them to be friendly with people and also gel in your domestic life. You can make your feral cat socialize by following several steps however each step may require several months or weeks to be completed and can also be needed to repeated in case there is a certain set back.

The first step is to facilitate your cat with a separate room which does not have any place to hide or escape. The room should have adequate stuff like litter tray, water, bedding and food etc. Let your cat be used to the place before you try to get friendly with it. They should feel safe.

Secondly you should spend some quality time with the cat without making an attempt touch them, only talk to them quietly. After some time you can try to attract them by offering them food with your hands. Try this daily until you feel that now the cat is getting friendly with you and if the cat is not afraid then you can try to touch and stroke it with your hands. In case the cat’s runs away don’t bother much and repeat the process every day. Do not look straight into cat’s eyes as it can be frightening for them look somewhere else or close your eyes half.

Gradually the cat will be accustomed to you and feel that you are friendly and not scary for them. Now you can let the cat move around the rest of the home and be friendly with entire house. Ensure that the other family members are also gentle and kind to the cat and offer treats like you do. The feral cat may take some time to be friendly with entire family.

In case you also have some other cats in your house then you should make sure that the feral cat gets used to their scent. This can be done as you rub the bedding of other cats around its living area. You should do this for other cats also. Generally feral cats give good response to other domesticated cats and this also helps them to socialize faster as they tend to learn more from other cats behavior.

Lastly when you understand that the cat is grooming well and is also happy using litter tray, it is now safe to allow them to explore the world outside your house. By now the feral cat must have become used to your home and your family and now they must have started considering your home as part of their territory and thus would come back for loving meals and comfortable bedding. A lot of feral cats become great pets and settle very well in domestic life.

For more articles on similar topics, please visit http://www.prashant-t-verma.blogspot.com