Videos from TAUS Santa Clara 2011 Online
Videos of presentations and panels at the recent TAUS User Conference in Santa Clara are now available on YouTube for everyone. The links below will
December 1, 2011
Human vs. Machine again
Two centuries ago there was the general perception in the industrialized countries that machines were conquering the world. They were certainly creeping up into more
November 30, 2011
How Do You Say in Burmese…
Burmese is the language of Myanmar, formerly known as Burma, and belongs to the Tibetan language family and that comes from the Mon writing system.
November 29, 2011
How to Create a Project in SDL Trados Studio 2009
The purpose of this post is to provide a list of instructions on how to create a package with Trados 2009 and then send that
November 24, 2011
Do You Know the Difference Between Pre-editing and Post-editing?
Some of you may have heard of a new translation field called post-editing. Post-editing, as described here is the “examination and correction of the text
November 23, 2011
The Importance of Context
Many times, especially with companies that have never hired a translation service, clients are not entirely clear what a translator may need to generate the
November 22, 2011
How to Finalize a Project in Trados Studio 2009
When working with Trados Studio 2009, once all of the work on a project has been completed the last step is to “Finalize” it. This
November 21, 2011
Audiovisual Translation: Cinema and Culture
Culture versus Translation The culture of a country, most notably its modes of dress, behavior, food, celebrations, events, etc., is transmitted directly and indirectly on
November 17, 2011
Machine Translation
A delightful example illustrates well one of the earliest myths about the problems that may arise when trying to translate text using a computer. The
November 16, 2011
Unazungumza Kiswahili?
Swahili is a Bantu language. The Bantu languages of Africa are those that, in turn, form a subfamily of others: the Niger-Congo languages. Swahili is
November 10, 2011
How to Distinguish Between Different Degrees of Post-editing
You may already know that post-editing is the “examination and correction of the text resulting from an automatic or semi-automatic machine system to ensure it
November 9, 2011
Why You Should Translate into Spanish
More and more companies are deciding to translate their websites, corporate documents and company services into Spanish. Is this a chance occurrence? I don’t think
November 8, 2011
