What's in a domain name (corny, I know, but too obvious to pass up...)? A lot, as it turns out. As freelancers who are dependent on e-mail to keep our businesses running, domain names are very, very important. The three basic options when it comes to e-mail are: Use a domain name provided by your … [Read more...] about Why you need your own domain name
Technology
Personal software training: a niche waiting to be filled?
Last weekend, I had the pleasure of giving a seminar on "Beyond the Basics of Freelancing" for the Northern California Translators Association. At the end of the seminar, I did a short overview of ways to diversify your freelance income stream. All of us are familiar with the basics such as editing, … [Read more...] about Personal software training: a niche waiting to be filled?
Netbooks
Thoughts on Translation is back from vacation (Costa Rica was amazing, thanks for asking!) and ready to attack some new projects. Summer always seems to be a challenging work time; I'm in and out of the office a lot doing fun things with the family and we also travel for several weeks, so I'm … [Read more...] about Netbooks
Running Wordfast Pro on Linux
Like many other open source software-using translators, I was really excited when Wordfast announced that it was releasing a platform-independent translation environment tool, Wordfast Pro. OmegaT is my tool of choice, but when a client wants Trados-style uncleaned files, I often find it easier to … [Read more...] about Running Wordfast Pro on Linux
Resources for free and open source software users
As I've mentioned before, I run my translation business using free and open source software almost exclusively. I say "almost" because I have in the past run Microsoft Office and Wordfast using CrossOver Linux, a tool that allows you to run Windows software on Linux without a Windows license. In … [Read more...] about Resources for free and open source software users