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CAT Tools & Technology

Up Your Productivity with LSP.expert

The Open Mic Team

Dear friends! This May, June and July we’re partnering up with our friends from LSP.expert to promote their all-in-one solution for accounting, project management and invoicing. You ca

The utopia of “free” in freelance

Pieter Beens

Translators and other freelancers are often regarded with jealousy when they say that they are freelancers. For many peo

Professional Development

How I passed the DipTrans and you can too

Fuschia Hutton

Just bitten the bullet and decided to sign up for the Chartered Institutes of Linguists’ DipTrans exam next January? W

CAT Tools & Technology

The blockchain technology in the language industry

Thomas Lespes-Muñoz

Blockchain technology, smart contracts and cryptocurrencies, such as Bitcoin or Ethereum, are a hot topic at the moment.

Food For Thought

The translation engine thinks more and more like a human

Pieter Beens

Google Translate has been the undisputed source for anyone who wants to quickly translate a text for years. Nevertheless

Product Reviews

xl8 review: improving your posture while working

Pieter Beens

Health is a topic that needs continual awareness for translators and other freelance professionals. Spending long days i

Podcasts, Videos & Webinars

#TranslatorsOnAir The cultural work of medical interpreters feat. @izabeletdvs

Dmitry Kornyukhov

Proudly sponsored by Smartcat. Smartcat makes it easy for companies and translators to connect with clients and find mor

CAT Tools & Technology

What is a CAT tool and how does a CAT tool work?

Pieter Beens

When translators say they are using translation software for their work, it often raises eyebrows. 'So you are using Goo

Podcasts, Videos & Webinars

#TranslatorsOnAir Marketing your translation services using LinkedIn feat. @mrMovingWords

Dmitry Kornyukhov

Proudly sponsored by Smartcat. Smartcat makes it easy for companies and translators to connect with clients and find mor

Lifestyle & Health

10 Reasons Why You Should Batch Prep Your Food

Nina Gruenewald

Let’s talk food because it is one of my favourite things in the world. How we eat

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