Barely 4,000 years ago, documents were written on heavy, clay tablets. The Epic of Gilgamesh, one of the earliest known works of fiction, was written on 11 such tablets with a 12th added later. There was only one thing you could do with these tablets: read. Fast forward to the 21-st century and things are very different. The word “tablet” has taken on a new meaning, and documents can be delivered wirelessly, updated as new versions are written. They can also contain rich media and hyperlinked references to other content. And with these new capabilities come new considerations when preparing your documents—or “docs”—for your readers.
The above story seems rambling and pointless, doesn’t it? But change the timescale and the technology, and every single bloody report on mobile technology starts in exactly the same way.
