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Subject:Re: Good gifts for technical writers From:MONETTE DENISE P 678-3843 MACA <dmonette -at- ARL -dot- MIL> Date:Tue, 17 Jan 1995 11:45:26 -0700
How about a lumbar support pillow for your chair? Considering how much
time we spend on our backsides.
I like stuff that brightens up my work area without affecting the whole
office area:
-colorful mouse pads with pictures
-a small stand-up calendar
-my mom gave me a furry mouse with glasses that covers my mouse
I also like books, books, and more books. The problem with books a gifts
is the giver has to know the recipient real well or the recipient has to
be real vocal about book preferences when they know they will be
receiving a gift (kind of takes the fun out of it).
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On Tue, 17 Jan 1995, Marc Paquette wrote:
> Hello, all,
> While looking through my cool, new copy of _The Chicago Manual of Style_ that
> I received as a Christmas gift, I began thinking about other gifts a
> technical communicator would appreciate.
> OK, some tech writers would consider a style guide as a depraved thing to
> give: "Since you enjoy pounding at a keyboard 10 hours a day, I thought I'd
> give you something to help you pound at the keyboard even more!"
> I'm sure, though, that many tech writers have received some neat gifts
> that they appreciate and use often. My question is, "What is a good
> gift for a technical writer?"
> Here are some suggestions I can think of off the top of my head.
> (Disclaimer: I'm somewhat of a gadget junkie.)
> * a style guide
> * the OED or other dictionary on CD-ROM (expensive, but oh so handy).
> * a pocket computer/dictionary/speller (actually, while TV channel
> flipping recently, I watched a commercial for a pocket Bible computer
> that could have helped me while I was reading Margaret Lawrence
> novels in university :-) )
> * a couple of weeks on a sunny, secluded, southern Pacific island ;-)
