We were recently asked by one of our customers to develop their company profile, while keeping in mind it would not only be used to present their products and business abroad, but also as an “about” section on their webpage. Naturally, we knew very little about this company and what they really wanted because the…
Professional translators, agencies and certain companies worldwide know and use Trados SDL for their linguistic needs. I will not hide the fact it took me three years before deciding to invest in this very expensive, although time saving, program, especially since it really is quite a big investment considering there were cheaper and more affordable…
The Italian people have been renowned little trendsetters since the beginning of times, from the ancient Romans to the most famous stylists of the fashion world. It’s almost as if they are born knowing they have to come up with yet another great invention. And… one of my favorites is none other than “aperitivo time.” Many…
As I was reading the blog of one of the group members and scrolling through the comments of other translators, a voice on writing without spaces has caught my attention. I’m not kidding when I say that “I had to read the comment twice before deciding whether to laugh or cry.” My initial reaction was…
You don’t have to be Big to be Great. You just have to be the Best at what you do! Ever heard of the saying “nice things come in small packages?” Although one could immediately think of a small velvet box with golden rims containing a diamond ring or of a small wooden barrel filled…
We simply do it better because we actually follow a very rigid process from the time we receive a document to the moment we send it back! We strive to achieve 2 very important attributes: perfection and quality. However, we know that excellence is not always necessarily synonymous with high cost, nor quality with low…
While at a party, laughing, an English friend I confessed to being “pissed” (angry in American English), I could not understand why someone who seemed so happy could actually be “pissed “(angry). I asked who had made her angry and looked at me with a puzzled incomprehension. He replied: “I’m not angry (pissed) to anyone,…
” Mayday, Mayday, Emergency Situation! It has to be done: Yesterday! We all know the importance of deadlines and – in some cases – the stress they can cause to both customers and translators. However, I am not 100% convinced most really know how to handle them effectively: by limiting the amount of damage they can…
Is Editing Machine Translations really cheaper? How many times have we been asked to edit machine-made translations since we started our business? Simply too many to count! I have a feeling certain customers are still trying to save a buck thinking a translator needs less time to edit a machine-made translation than to translate a…
The term “Freelance”, meaning someone working for one or more companies at the same time and without the hassle of being tied to a single employer, seems to be a growing trend worldwide. “According to IDC, a market-research firm, there were around 12m full-time, home-based freelancers and independent contractors in America Alone.” Twelve million full-time…