Apologies for the lack of posts over the past couple of weeks, as I've been busy finalizing the manuscript for my new book (ready for sale tomorrow!) and attending an ATA Board meeting in Las Vegas. But here are some links to interesting sites for your coffee break pleasure! … [Read more...] about Some interesting links
Giving Coursera a try
As I mentioned in my recent people who rock the industry interview, I think that subject area knowledge is one of the most important trends we'll see in translation in the next few years. To read a thorough explanation of how subject area knowledge relates to what we do, check out Kevin Hendzel's … [Read more...] about Giving Coursera a try
Book review: Mats Linder's Trados Studio Manual
Whatever your opinion of Trados Studio--read about my own change of heart about it here--I think we can all agree that it takes a while to learn to use. In the words of an SDL staffer, just as professionals in other industries don't expect to learn Photoshop, Quark Xpress or InDesign in an hour, … [Read more...] about Book review: Mats Linder's Trados Studio Manual
Some coffee break links
First, check out the best article I've read on New Year's goal-setting for freelancers: Walt Kania of The Freelancery on How to have a damn good year: advice from the renegade roundtable. Second, although I usually think of myself as too nerdy to "rock" anything, I've been selected as a person who … [Read more...] about Some coffee break links
Freelance frugality, revisited
Back in 2009, I wrote a post about living the frugal life as a freelancer (for technical reasons, this post is no longer available). Nearly three years later, I'm still quite frugal but with some new observations, so I thought this topic was worth revisiting. … [Read more...] about Freelance frugality, revisited