It seems like a common question of late is "How is the economy affecting your job?" While translation may not be recession-proof, my sense is that most of us are doing fairly well even in the down economy. The reasons behind this could be a post in themselves: for one, the weak U.S. dollar makes it … [Read more...] about Is the economy changing how you do business?
Post updates: Mac backups, accented characters in OpenOffice.org
Here are two recent comments that you might be interested in. First, Jean-Christophe Helary offers some advice on backing up your Mac, with a link to a post on his blog: On Mac 0SX (10.5), the bundled Time Machine utility does hourly incremental backups off all the specified areas on your machine … [Read more...] about Post updates: Mac backups, accented characters in OpenOffice.org
Treadmill desks hit prime time
The treadmill desk seems to be getting a lot of media time lately, and none other than the New York Times featured an article on treadmill desks (entitled "I Put In 5 Miles at the Office") in its "Well" column. I've been using a treadmill desk for about four months, and I think that the NYT article … [Read more...] about Treadmill desks hit prime time
If you want to feel good about your job
...click on over to Ryan Ginstrom's post entitled "Seven things I love about being a freelance translator." Bravo to Ryan for this excellent post. Like any job, being a freelance translator has its annoyances, and it's often fun to vent and commiserate about them. At the same time, I think that … [Read more...] about If you want to feel good about your job
New in the translation blogosphere
There are some new blogs and good posts on the translation scene this week, here are a few that I noticed: Identical twin translators (no, really!) Judy and Dagy Jenner, whose business (Twin Translations) I profiled a while ago have started a blog. It's called Translation Times and is a great new … [Read more...] about New in the translation blogosphere