After a number of months of using a treadmill desk, I've decided it's a keeper. There are definitely some things (namely proofreading) that I can't do while on it, and I generally alternate between walking for an hour and sitting for an hour during the day. Still, I find the treadmill desk to be … [Read more...] about Treadmill desk makeover
A great blog about OpenOffice.org
If you use OpenOffice.org, click on over to Solveig Haugland's blog OpenOffice.org Training, Tips and Ideas. She's the author of the OpenOffice.org 2.0 guidebook and her blog is full of tutorials on OO.o's features. I use OO.o almost exclusively and really enjoy it, but some features that I used to … [Read more...] about A great blog about OpenOffice.org
The best and worst of working from home
This fall marks my six year freelance-iversary, and I've been thinking about the pluses and minuses of the past six years in order to plan for the future. Before becoming a translator, I was a high school French teacher, which is about as far from the home office environment as one can get (think … [Read more...] about The best and worst of working from home
Since Santa's on his way…
...and since you might be looking to use some money from your business account before the year ends, here are some items that have caught my eye lately. A little computer. It seems that the Asus Eee PC (from $329 on Amazon) is one of this year's hottest devices; at 2.5 pounds and with 7 hours of … [Read more...] about Since Santa's on his way…
What I learned about translators while on vacation
For everyone who celebrated U.S. Thanksgiving, welcome back to work! I always find that a vacation is a good chance to develop some new insights into work and life in general, and this one was no different. My family and I spent the week on a mountain biking and hiking vacation with another family, … [Read more...] about What I learned about translators while on vacation