The third episode of Speaking of Translation is live! Speaking of Translation is a podcast (I think that you can guess the general topic...) hosted by Eve Bodeux and myself, and in each episode we focus on a different aspect of the translation industry. This time, we reviewed a number of translation … [Read more...] about Speaking of Translation: translation blogs
Translation industry news
How will the recession reshape the translation industry?
Today's installment of Talk of the Nation (a good lunchtime or mid-afternoon listen, depending on your time zone) gave many interesting examples of how recessions reshape entire industries. For example, the number of startup auto companies in the U.S. has jumped since the Big Three have been … [Read more...] about How will the recession reshape the translation industry?
New episode of Speaking of Translation is live
At long last, episode two of Speaking of Translation is available for your listening pleasure. This podcast, which is Eve Bodeux's brain child and which I co-host, features news and views from the translation industry. The current episode is exciting because it features the live interviews that Eve … [Read more...] about New episode of Speaking of Translation is live
New and noteworthy
A few interesting items from the world outside the home office: The pre-release version of Wordfast 6.0 is out. As of this release, Wordfast is splitting into a "classic" version that still works within Microsoft Word, and a standalone version that is platform independent. I saw the standalone … [Read more...] about New and noteworthy
Orlando wrapup
This Monday morning, many translators across the U.S. are either heading home from the ATA conference or are already at home, clearing out the inbox and following up on contacts made at the conference. As someone who a) is not a Disney fan and b) hails from a city that is the cultural opposite of … [Read more...] about Orlando wrapup