| The following Categories are links. Click any link to display a list of User's Guides that I've created for that Category. You can also scroll down to see the entire list. | |
| Color
Video Hardware and Monitors
Data Retrieval and Database Systems |
| PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) Products | ||
| Company | Product | Comments |
| Palm Computing, US Robotics |
Palm Pilot | This was the complete user documentation for the original Palm Pilot PDA, from product inception, including layout and graphics. This documentation was supplied with the first million Palm Pilot devices to reach the market. The core layout, format, and most of the illustrations are still used with the Palm units that ship today. www.palm.com |
| Seiko | SmartPad | Digitizing portfolio for use with the Palm-series PDA. The product generates bit-mapped graphics files of any handwritten data. Includes hardware use and configuration, and Desktop software for managing and printing images, as well as sending images via e-mail. www.seikosmart.com |
| Palm Computing | Graffiti for Apple Newton | User's guide for the Palm Graffiti handwriting-recognition system for the Apple Newton series of PDA's. Included software installation, how to write with the Graffiti alphabet, and how to use Graffiti within various Newton applications. |
| Palm Computing | Palm Connect | PDA data-synchronization software for the HP 100LX and 200LX Palmtop PCs. One of the first software systems to intelligently synchronize data between PCs and palmtop computers via serial cable. Included file management information, and considerations for multiple users. |
| Palm Computing | Graffiti for MagicLink | User's guide for the Palm Graffiti handwriting-recognition system for the Sony MagicLink PDA, based upon the General Magic OS. Included software installation, how to write with the Graffiti alphabet, and how to use Graffiti within various Magic Cap applications. |
| Palm Computing | Graffiti for Casio Zoomer | User's guide for the Palm Graffiti handwriting-recognition system for the Casio Zoomer PDA. Included software installation, how to write with the Graffiti alphabet, and how to use Graffiti within various Zoomer applications. |
| Mass Storage and CD-Writer | ||
| Company | Product | Comments |
| NewTech InfoSystems | Magic Writer | CD-Writer software for the Macintosh. Includes sections about how to duplicate complete CDs, as well as make backup copies of files, folders and volumes. Includes comprehensive online help in HTML format. www.ntius.com |
| SuperMac | DataFrame Series | Series of SCSI hard-disk drives for the Macintosh. Created complete end-user documentation explaining SCSI chains and termination, as well as the use of the bundled software: SuperSpool, SuperLaserSpool, Sentinel and DiskFit. Over 160 pages. |
| Zap | SS-Series | User's manual for SS-Series of hard disk drives, including information about SCSI-address jumpers, chaining and termination. |
| Color Imaging Software | ||
| Company | Product | Comments |
| Sierra Imaging | Image Expert 2000 | Image editing, color correction and effects software, including auto web-page generation, advanced printing, and image cataloging. www.sierraimaging.com |
| Tegu Software | PicServe | Server-based image rendering software. Generates unique images for each visitor to a web site, based upon programming and server-based fonts and templates. Cross-platform for Unix, Macintosh, Windows, SGI, Sun. Includes examples of URL programming syntax for all commands. www.tegu.com |
| Apple Computer | PhotoFlash | Image scanning, editing, color correction and image processing software. Included explaination of color transformations and effects, and programming automated features. |
| SuperMac | PixelPaint Professional | Advanced 24-bit color paint program. At the time, a serious challenger to Photoshop. Designed the manual, layout and examples for complete software and advanced color transformation tools. Wrote 1.0 and 2.0 manuals - over 300 pages each. |
| Signature-mail | Signature-mail | Online Help system for software designed to automatically place your handwritten signature at the bottom of any e-mail message. Included detailed instructions for product use with all common e-mail systems. |
| Digital Video Products | ||
| Company | Product | Comments |
| Radius | VideoVision | Radius' first-generation Macintosh hardware for digital video capture and editing. Included comprehensive section about frame rates and image compression. |
| Radius | VideoVision Studio | Radius' second-generation hardware for digital video capture and editing. In-depth sections about how to obtain the highest performance, and achieve near-broadcast quality. |
| SuperMac | Digital Film | User's Guide for SuperMac dedicated Macintosh digital video capture and editing hardware. In-depth sections about MPEG performance capabilities, hardware considerations, and user interface for creating the MPEG stream. |
| Minerva | Compressionist 200 | User's guide for external rack-mount video compression system, designed to generate broadcast-quality MPEG video. Included complete hardware installation and set-up considerations, and how to use the included MPEG Maker software to assemble segments of digitized video into the final MPEG production. Very high-end equipment, commonly used by Hollywood studios to create movie DVDs. |
| Minerva | Minerva Publisher | User's Guide for standalone rack-mount MPEG processing system, designed to integrate with a Macintosh computer for processing and system control. Included description of control interface for connected Sony Betacam systems, and description of second-generation Minerva Studio software to create and control the completed MPEG stream. User's Guide included use of "human assisted" editing features to enhance MPEG compression during complex motion sequences. |
| FutureTel | PrimeView | VideoRISC-processor based hardware card for real-time video compression in both ISO MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 formats. Included complete installation and hardware considerations, comprehensive use of product and related video formats, and control of 32-bit audio DSP for real-time video/audio streams. |
| Computers | ||
| Company | Product | Comments |
| Radius | M100 | The first Macintosh "clone" computer to reach the market. Complete end-user documentation describing unpacking, set-up, cable connection, expansion card and memory installation. |
| Radius | Skylab | Advanced, multi-processor Macintosh stand-alone processing system designed for use over a network. Facilities for up to 8 separate Macintosh CPU systems that could operate as stand-alone or multi-processor systems. Detailed explanation of SCSI RAID storage system. Detailed explanation of Administrator's software, controlling user log-in and CPU/storage use and access to the system. |
| Hewlett-Packard | Pavilion Series | Writing, editing and illustrations for the HP Pavilion-series of IBM-compatible PC's. This is the only project in my career where I functioned as a contributing writer, instead of creating the complete end-user documentation. Worked on enhancing hardware/software sections for manuals relating to dozens of products. |
| Print Spooling Software | ||
| Company | Product | Comments |
| 5th Generation Systems | Super Laser Spool | Early print-spooling software for the Macintosh. Explains printing with a singe printer, and distributing print jobs among network printers. |
| Canon | BJ-CAPSL | Canon's print spooling TSR for MS-DOS computers. Designed for use in conjunction with the Canon BJ-10e printer. Explains page set-up and print commands, including scalable fonts. |
| Telecommunications Software | ||
| Company | Product | Comments |
| Supra | Mac-Knowledge | Integrated Modem control and telecommunications software, including configuration of pre-defined scripts for commercial services. Description of proprietary AT commands. |
| SuperMac | Acknowledge | Telecommunications programming environment, including compiler to create stand-alone telecom applications. Included TAL-language reference manual. Over 500 pages total. |
| Color Printers | ||
| Company | Product | Comments |
| Canon | BJC-800 | Set-up and use of color bubble-jet printer, including print control software for the printer on both Macintosh and Windows platforms. Also included server software for network printing. |
| Canon | PS-IPU | User's guide for the Canon PS-IPU (PostScript Ð Independent Processing Unit), that was used for several Canon laser-based printers and imaging devices. Included considerations for PostScript Level 1 and Level 2. Included installation, set-up and hardware connection considerations. Separate User's guides for Macintosh and Windows versions of the product. |
| Canon | BJC-820 | Set-up and use of the printer, including print control software for the printer on both Macintosh and Windows platforms. Description of enhanced image-dithering control. Also included server software for network printing. |
| Canon | CJ-10 | User's guide for the Canon CJ-10 - one of the first integrated color printer/scanner/copier units. Comprehensive User's guide included comprehensive procedures for use in all modes. Included set-up, hardware installation, cable and hardware connections. Detailed description of print dithering algorithms. Four separate User's guides, version 1.0 and 2.0, for Macintosh and Windows. |
| Canon | BJC-600 | Set-up and use of color bubble-jet printer, including print control software for the printer on both Macintosh and Windows platforms. |
| Canon | BJC-4000 | Set-up and use of the printer, including print control software for the printer on both Macintosh and Windows platforms. Description of enhanced image-dithering control. Also included description of server software for network printing. Project included documentation and online help (Mac and Windows). |
| Canon | PS-IPU III | User's guide for the Canon PS-IPU III (PostScript Ð Independent Processing Unit), that was used for several Canon laser-based printers and imaging devices. Included considerations for PostScript Level 1 and Level 2. Included installation, set-up and hardware connection considerations. Separate User's guides for Macintosh and Windows versions of the product. Comprehensive Online Help system for Macintosh and Windows. |
| SuperMac | Splash | Stand-alone PostScript processor for several high-end color laser imaging systems. Included comprehensive software installation, cable connections and hardware considerations, and use of Splash through software UI controls. Detailed section of color matching and calibration for compatible image systems. |
| Color Scanners | ||
| Company | Product | Comments |
| Canon | IX-3010 | Color scanner of PC-Windows. Included complete set-up, connection and expansion-card installation. Explained use of software TWAIN driver. |
| Canon | IX-4015 | Color scanner of PC-Windows. Included complete set-up, connection and expansion-card installation. Explained use of software TWAIN driver. Included Windows 3.1 Online Help System. |
| Color Video Hardware and Monitors | ||
| Company | Product | Comments |
| Radius | Most from 1991-1995 | Created and wrote complete end-user documentation for most Radius video interface products during this four-year span. Included products such as the Radius Pivot, Radius Color Pivot, and PrecisionColor display systems. Included complete documentation of RadiusWare multi-resolution control software for both Macintosh and PC. Over 35 separate end-user manuals, approx. 60 pages each. |
| SuperMac | All from 1988-1991 | Created and wrote complete end-user documentation for all SuperMac video interface products during this three-year span. Included section on color theory, and how colorspace relates to the displayed image. Included the SuperMac Spectrum-series cards, with graphics acceleration and Virtual Desktop capability. Over 25 separate end-user manuals, approx 75 pages each. |
| Color Calibration Systems | ||
| Company | Product | Comments |
| SuperMac | SuperMatch Display Calibrator | Color calibration software and hardware to match monitor-display colors with that of input/output devices such as scanners and printers. Extensive explaination of color theory as it relates to computer monitors, scanners and printers. Also explained how to use TekColor colorspace calibration when working in multiple Macintosh and/or multiple printer environments. |
| Savitar Systems | ScanMatch | Color calibration software for scanners, including calibrated scan target and use of monitor gamma calibration software. |
| Image Compression Hardware | ||
| Company | Product | Comments |
| SuperMac | SuperSqueeze | Hard to believe... but back in 1989, JPEG image files were created using hardware-based image compression. SuperSqueeze was the first such product, and was a NuBus card dedicated to creating JPEG files. User's guide described installation and use of the related hardware and software. |
| C-Cube Microsystems | Compression Master Mac | Installation and use of C-Cube Microsystem's Compression Master for the Macintosh. Included section describing compression theory, how theory related to product features, and how to set and use Compression Master to create JPEG images for the Macintosh. |
| C-Cube Microsystems | Compression Master PC | Installation and use of C-Cube Microsystem's Compression Master for the PC-DOS. Included section describing compression theory, how theory related to product features, and how to set and use Compression Master to create JPEG images for the IBM-PC. |
| Network Hardware and Software | ||
| Company | Product | Comments |
| Farallon | PhoneNet | PhoneNet User's Manual, explaining how to install and use Farallon's EtherNet card for the Macintosh NuBus series computers. Explains network considerations for AppleTalk Phase 1 and Phase 2. |
| Farallon | PhoneNet SE/30 | PhoneNet User's Manual, explaining how to install and use Farallon's EtherNet card for the Macintosh SE/30 model. Explains network considerations for AppleTalk Phase 1 and Phase 2. |
| Wave Research | FileWave | Macintosh network software that can control and upgrade any software on individual User's computers. Comprehensive Administrator's Manual described how to define/connect users, determine standard software configurations, and how to transparently maintain and upgrade user's software over the network. |
| Data Retrieval and Database Systems | ||
| Company | Product | Comments |
| Canon | CFView | Canon Information Systems' PC-DOS system for sorting and retrieving scanned image files created by the Canon Canofile 250 system. Included instructions for installing and connecting the related hardware. |
| Canon | CFView for Windows | Canon Information Systems' Windows-based system for sorting and retrieving scanned image files created by the Canon Canofile 250 system. Included instructions for installing and connecting the related hardware. |
| New Horizons | NHMS | Documentation for in-house database system to control all corporate and franchise management systems, including sales, sales tracking, manager approval, customer follow-up, invoicing, cash flow, and cash management. Integrated components included Sybase, Secant, Crystal Reports, and NT Server installation and maintenance considerations. Included site-specific hardware installation, network and use considerations. www.newhorizons.com |
| Acceleration Hardware and Software | ||
| Company | Product | Comments |
| Radius | Radius Rocket | Nubus-based 68040 accelerator card for Macintosh II systems. Included complete installation procedure, and considerations for system memory and peripherals. |
| Radius | Radius RocketShare | Software for using multiple Radius Rocket accelerator cards in a single Macintosh computer. Extensive information about how multiple Rocket cards can interact with customized parallel-processing and distributed-processing software. |
| Radius | PhotoBooster | Photoshop-specific Macintosh hardware designed to accelerate difficult image transformations such as Gaussian Blur. Includes hardware installation and compatibility considerations. Includes sections for implementing hardware extensions to Photoshop. |
| Radius | PhotoEngine | Photoshop-specific NuBus hardware designed to accelerate difficult image transformations such as Gaussian Blur. Includes hardware installation and compatibility considerations. Includes sections for implementing hardware extensions to Photoshop. |
| Bar-Code Systems | ||
| Company | Product | Comments |
| Caere | Easy-Scanner 2000 Series | User's Guide for all 2000-series bar-code scanning systems designed to work with PCs. Detailed chapters describing custom-programming features, including how to assemble and parse scan results for use with PC database applications. Included detailed sections for connection and use of the product. |
| Caere | MicroWedge | User's Guide for basic bar-code scanning system designed to work with single-station or networked PCs. Sections describing custom-programming features, and considerations for stand-alone or network use. Included detailed sections for connection and use of the product. |
| OCR Software | ||
| Company | Product | Comments |
| Caere | OmniPage Professional 8 | User's Guide for Caere's award-winning OCR (optical character recognition) software for the Macintosh. Included installation and use considerations, and detailed descriptions for how to get the greatest recognition accuracy. Also described complex page-formatting capabilities for capturing text and graphics during page scans. |
| Programmer's Hardware Documentation | ||
| Company | Product | Comments |
| Genesis Microchip | Nuon MPEG Decoder | Chip-level programming documentation for the Nuon MPEG decoder chip. Includes sample code and programming examples. Complete documentation for audio, video and MPEG components of the decode engine. Documentation for user onscreen navigation and program control. |
| C-Cube Microsystems | Compression Workshop | C-Cube Microsystems' programmer's manual, describing source-code modules for use with the Compression Master image compression card. Source code routines described for C++ and Pascal. |
| Radius | Radius TV Developer's Manual | Developer's Manual for the Radius TV NuBus interface, describing source-code routines for the C++, Pascal, and HyperCard (remember HyperCard?) programming environments. Also included considerations for Macintosh-specific video display. |
| Acumos | ACLK-1 Manual | Engineer's Manual for the Acumos ACLK-1 video timing clock chip. Described purpose, and applications for using the chip to replace multiple TTL Oscillator Modules in MS-DOS EGA and VGA graphics interface cards. Included schematics, and considerations for input and pin-out signals generated by the chip. |