Computers have languages, too. According to an article in the American Scientist, even the experts do not agree how many programming languages there are – estimates range from 2,500 to over 8,500. On...
Bang, bang, bang. Is this another nail in the coffin of freelance translation as a career? A recent article on the blog of the Translation Automation User Society (TAUS) does not hold out much hope f...
Déjà Vu X2 is a “Translation Memory” program (TM). It does not come with pre-packaged language content. Instead, it remembers your own work, i.e. it acts as a “memory” for what you have “already seen...
Curiosity finally got the better of me, and I am now the owner of an Amazon Kindle eReader - the version with a keyboard, Wi-fi and 3G Internet access. First impressions I dont want to go through all...
At first sight, the screen of the Translation Memory program DéjàVuX2 (DVX2) is just a mass of boxes, a chaotic pattern of vertical and horizontal lines. What are they all for? Where in this enormous...
"Déjà Vu" is a translation memory program created by the company Atril. It stores my previous translation work in databases and uses these databases to help me in every new translation job. T...
There is something special about language. And we, as translators, are in a special position to appreciate it. We have the incredible privilege of using the raw material of language - words, rhythm, ...
It was in a mens restroom (i.e. a toilet) on a rest area (a lay-by or service station) next to a freeway (a dual carriageway) in California. Suddenly, a womans voice rings out loud and clear, speakin...
In many countries around the world, this Sunday (12th June) is celebrated as Whit Sunday, and in some places Whit Monday is a public holiday - and a day off work for employees in many business compan...
As a translator it is important to develop expertise in special subjects. But how can we do this? One possibility is to use the opportunities which arise in the course of our work, and then develop t...
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