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Subject:RE: Web App to Shrink Wrap conversion From:"MMdeaton" <mmdeaton -at- mmdeaton -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Tue, 15 May 2001 09:47:01 -0700
Put a link in the software interface where customers can go to the Web site
were updates are located and have a download set up that they can use to
move the updates of your stuff to their local drive. Or make the download
automatic from a link on the software. You should avoid changing what you
are doing now because it will just increase the cost of the development and
make more work for you. There is no reason an HTML-based doc system cannot
be used for both, and cannot primarily reside on the Web as it does now.
I would also chunk up that user guide so that you do not have to republish
the entire thing each time, but only the changes.
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[mailto:bounce-techwr-l-67915 -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com]On Behalf Of Wade
Courtney
Sent: Monday, May 14, 2001 3:40 PM
To: TECHWR-L
Subject: Web App to Shrink Wrap conversion
Hey all,
Currently my company produces a web only application where I use the web as
my place to publish my documents. The build/release period is two weeks.
In other words I have to present a set of release notes and an updated user
guide every two weeks.
Soon we will also be selling our software in a shrink wrap model. How can I
plan for this and what are some best practices that I can introduce now that
will make my job easier in the future.
Regards,
C. Wade Courtney
Technical Writer
Webmaster
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Sunnyvale, CA 94089
Direct 408.541.2847
Fax 408.735.3775 mailto:wade -at- nocpulse -dot- com
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