Jill Sommer's blog "Musings from an overworked translator" has a great post on the definition of "end of day." This is a subject that's a frequent subject of jokes between myself and a friend of mine, who is also a freelance translator and also has a young family, since our "end of day" is often … [Read more...] about An interesting post on "end of day"
Colo rats d'eau? Allons-y!
Yesterday, ever-observant EN>FR translator Marianne Reiner sent me a link to an article about my hometown, Boulder CO, in the online French publication Courrier International. In addition to being just plain amusing (I think I'll start referring to Boulder as "a mini-Copenhagen with a view" as … [Read more...] about Colo rats d'eau? Allons-y!
Vetting prospective clients and job offers
One of the most frequent questions that I see from beginning translators is how to decide if a new client or a job offer is legitimate. It's a delicate process, and it's not an exact science. Sometimes even experienced translators get scammed, and sometimes a client that seems a little shady during … [Read more...] about Vetting prospective clients and job offers
And just one more tip…
During Jamie Lucero's computer seminar that I mentioned below, he gave a small but incredibly useful tip that very few of us had ever seen. In Microsoft Word, highlight some text and then press Shift+F3. The text will toggle between CAPS, no caps and Initial Caps. This prompted such a "wow" from the … [Read more...] about And just one more tip…
Some interesting tools
This weekend, the Colorado Translators Association brought FR>EN translator and translation tools expert Jamie Lucero out from Seattle to present his workshop "Computer Tools and Methods for Great Translation Performance." It was definitely a day well spent, and I've already started applying a … [Read more...] about Some interesting tools