A few months ago, my colleague and friend Eve Bodeux (of Adventure Translators and Bodeux International) had the idea to start a podcast focusing on translation and the translation industry. Eve asked me to co-host the podcast with her, and we're excited to present the first episode of Speaking of … [Read more...] about Speaking of Translation: a new podcast
Online tutorials for OpenOffice.org
Last night I was at a Colorado Translators Association event at which the presenter (the ever-popular editing consultant Alice Levine), mentioned an online tutorial for the Track Changes feature in Microsoft Word. This made me realize that there must be similar websites for OpenOffice.org. Here are … [Read more...] about Online tutorials for OpenOffice.org
Grand Dictionnaire Terminologique for your toolbar
In the "small but mighty developments" department, the FR<>EN translator's friend, the Grand Dictionnaire Terminologique now offers a search box for your browser toolbar. It works in Firefox 2.0 or IE 7.0, and you have to select whether you want to add the FR>EN or the EN>FR box. And … [Read more...] about Grand Dictionnaire Terminologique for your toolbar
Choosing a pricing currency
For translators who work with clients outside their home base countries, choosing a pricing currency can be an important business issue. For the past year or so, pricing in euros (or if you're European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet, pricing in "euro") has seemed attractive for those of … [Read more...] about Choosing a pricing currency
Volunteering your translation services
Many beginning translators would like to volunteer their services in order to gain some experience before applying to translation companies and/or direct clients. This is a great idea because it benefits both the translator and the client, and pro bono projects are often less stressful than projects … [Read more...] about Volunteering your translation services