Writing
Technical Writing
Financial Software - Conceptual Introduction (pdf, 50K)
An introduction to ViewDirect-ABS and its utility in helping business to comply with the provisions of the the Sarbanes-Oxley Act by maintaining version control and approvals for spreadsheets.
Procedural Instruction (pdf, 223K)
Step-by-step instruction on how to review, approve or reject a spreadsheet under ViewDirect-ABS control.
DTV Specifications (pdf, 160K)
Detailed specifications of the Philips Digital television platform, starting with a summary of the inputs to the chassis and how each signal is routed to analog and digital video and audio components.
Organizational Manual (pdf, 112K)
Organization Manual for the software development division of Philips Semiconductors, which was spread among New York, California, the Netherlands, and India.
Training Presentation
(pdf, 300K)
Sample training presentation explaining how to set up an "application" in Mobius' ViewDirect-ABS product.
General Writing
Essay (external link)
Short essay which won an award in response to a call for writing about a "favorite place" in Orange County, NY.
"Painting the new picket fence was billed as a Tom Sawyer party, and that's just how it happened..."
Press Release (pdf, 26K)
Sample press release on a fundraising concert, issued by the Newburgh Preservation Association.
Review of two exhibitions of architectural drawigns at the Cooper-Hewitt Museum and the Drawing Center, published in Artforum magazine.