Essential Office Equipment: Second Monitor
I know, opinions are split on this one, but I have been working with two monitors ever since I started working as a freelancer full-time, and I wouldn't want it…
A ♥ for Language Blogs
Dagmar and Judy Jenner from Translation Times suggested to spread the word about good language blogs by asking fellow bloggers to list their 10 favorite ones and giving the post…
Do you speak English?
I'm swamped with work this week, so here's a little funny (or is it?) video to lighten up my and your day. :)
Essential Office Equipment: UPS
I finally got around to purchasing one very important piece of office equipment, which I have been meaning to do for quite a while - a UPS (uninterrupted power supply).…
Countries by population
A view of the world where the geographically largest countries also have the largest population. Wenn die geografisch größten Länder der Welt auch die mit den meisten Einwohner wären. Si…
The power of “we”
At the interpreting assignment yesterday, my usual partner in crime was on vacation, so I had the pleasure of meeting a new colleague. She is just starting out, both as…
Open letter: Why I charge more
I came across this a while back and thought I'd share it, since I think it gives the basic and most important reason for charging what you're worth. (Originally published…
25 Things Translators Should Never Do
(originally published by yndigo) I happened upon a New York Times blog post listing the 100 things restaurant staffers should never do — part one and two — and thought…
Multi-tasking – yes or no?
To do two things at once is to do neither. (Publius Syrus) We all know the saying that women can multi-task and men cannot. And we all know that this…
New love apparently shows…
The faithful readers of my blog will remember how I broke up with my long-time partner, SDL Trados, in December to welcome a new CAT tool into my heart: memoQ.…