Interesting (maybe) and relevant (definitely) links for writers and those of you in charge of documentation projects:

• special characters like ¢ and †: (http://melabs.com/resources/ascii.htm)
• Thesaurus and Dictionary
• Lorem Ipsum generator
• Plain Language Checklist (we can all use tip on how to write better!)
• Readbility calculator  (how readable is your work?)
• Wordle (you need this)
• Consulting rates (Don’t look here if you want to hire me. Oops…)
• designer-info.com (DTP/publishing, vector drawing, bitmap and photo editing, etc.)
• the eLearning Guild
• content management systems (interesting details)
• Techwr-L (old school)
• creativepro.com (lots of how-to stuff)
• winwriters (Windows Help)
• Adobe forums (if you use Adobe apps, you need this)
• webworks wiki
• Reference Desk (still good!)
• translation (translate a block of text fast)
• audio (the best speakers)
• web technology (still a great reference)
• Ottawa Business Journal