How non-programmers use documentation

Using StumbleUpon I ran across this article a guy writing some documentation put together. He wrote it based on writing HOWTOs for the Linux community, but it really can be applied to almost any application, including the app we are working on at our company (the new website).

We still don't have any kind of help system in place (and I don't even know who's in charge of writing it or planning it). I know that it should be Cris and myself planning it, but who knows? This is a nice quick reference with a few important items that should be kept in mind when working on documentation for end-users.

Anyway, I'm planning on building a website that will host my blog(s) and also a nice easy way to view the recipes of stuff I like to cook. That way, my friends can have the same recipes. I guess it'd make sense to allow people to put in their recipes as well. I know that there are plenty of recipe sites out there now, but this way, at least at first, it's something my friends, family, and I can all work at together, and we can go to each other's homes and try the food and whatnot. I guess it's just a little more personalized than many of the other sites I go to for recipes.

Happy New Year!!!