Translator’s lifestyle — “sleep on it!”

Posted on April 16, 2012 by Romina Bona

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A translator at a party

Posted on March 13, 2012 by Romina Bona

Translators, unite! Who else finds themselves enthusiastically dropping fun language facts to an increasingly bewildered audience at social gatherings? We just can’t keep all that amazing information to ourselves, can we? The trick is finding someone who loves hearing them as much as we love sharing!

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MT can be fun

Posted on February 6, 2012 by Romina Bona

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A freelance translator goes on vacation

Posted on January 11, 2012 by Romina Bona

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A freelance translator’s letter to Santa

Posted on December 20, 2011 by Romina Bona

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The perfect present for a freelance translator has arrived! Mox: Illustrated Guide to Freelance Translation by Alejandro Moreno-Ramos is a must-have for all the translators out there with a sense of humor who are also willing to take some time to reflect on the actors in the translation industry and the role each of them plays. It is very likely that you will also pick your favorite and least favorite characters in Mox’s book (chances are you will find some similarities between yourself and at least one of them).

Apart from numerous hilarious first-ever-published cartoons the book features thirteen articles by the following renowned freelance translators:

So if you are a translator and you have not written your letter yet, make sure you add this item to your list.

You’ll have a fun holiday season!

Advancing in one’s profession

Posted on October 6, 2011 by Romina Bona

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See this same post in Mox’s blog and his previous post in which Mina runs away.

This comic was inspired by both an article I came across that reports on the results of a survey to determine trends in pet ownership as it relates to certain professions and by my recent friendship with the genius creator of Mox’s blog, Alejandro Moreno-Ramos.

Alejandro’s work has been a great inspiration for me for a long time. I admire his sense of humor and his unique talent so imagine my excitement when I received his invitation to make a guest post in the widely renowned Mox’s blog (the pressure is on!)

Back to the article that has inspired this comic, it got me thinking about translators and interpreters and their most likely pets. According to the article, editors and writers generally own “reptiles”. Would this also be the trend for translators and interpreters as Mox’s pet, Mina, seems to indicate? I figure that CATs should be also among the top places. And I believe that “birds” must be quite popular among translators fond of social media.

It would be fun to find out if certain pets are “trending” among translators and interpreters like they are in other professions.

Would you like to participate in this “research” and tell your colleagues about you and your pet(s)?

P.S. Thanks Alejandro!

Twitter series (part 3) — Meet the social media expert

Posted on September 14, 2011 by Romina Bona

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Translator’s productivity (part 2) — shortcuts

Posted on September 9, 2011 by Romina Bona

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“In computing, a keyboard shortcut is a sequence or combination of keystrokes on a computer keyboard which invokes commands in software. Some keyboard shortcuts require the user to press a single key or a sequence of keys one after the other. Other keyboard shortcuts require pressing and holding several keys simultaneously.” Wikipedia

Using shortcuts in your work will undoubtedly help you become more productive. At first it requires a conscious effort to start using them and remember them but with time their use becomes a reflex.

I have adopted a few which I use on a daily basis. However, I’d like to start using some more as they help me optimize my time and increase my productivity.

Below there is a list of links to useful articles with detailed examples of existing keyboard shortcuts that you can easily start using in your daily computing tasks: