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CAT Tools & Technology

4 Exciting New Features in SDL Trados Studio 2019

The Open Mic Team

Dear friends! This September we’re partnering up with our friends from SDL to promote recently released Trados Studio 2019. The new version is packed with exciting new features (but mor

CAT Tools & Technology

The blockchain for translators

Pieter Beens

The strong rise in the Bitcoin's price caused a great deal of interest in the underlying technology. The blockchain seem

Client Education

How much does translation cost?

Fuschia Hutton

Once you realise you need to get a text or project professionally translated, the first question on your mind is likely

CAT Tools & Technology

Hot Keys and Key Combinations for Translators

Olesya Zaytseva

For any translator, a computer is a pipeline for making their living. The keyboard is our working tool. Studying the key

Food For Thought

An embarrassing translation contest

Pieter Beens

Participating in a contest offers a great chance to show off your capabilities and hone your skills. That is one of the

CAT Tools & Technology

4 Exciting New Features in SDL Trados Studio 2019

The Open Mic Team

Dear friends! This September we’re partnering up with our friends from SDL to promote recently released T

Food For Thought

The limitations of a quality assessment

Pieter Beens

There are many tools available to assure the quality of a translation, both automated and by means of a human interventi

CAT Tools & Technology

How to leverage Translation Memory and glossary to achieve global message consistency?

Thomas Lespes-Muñoz

Offering content in different languages opens the door to huge possibilities in terms of international markets and mul

CAT Tools & Technology

Trados Studio 2019 review

Pieter Beens

SDL, the company behind Trados Studio, recently published the latest offspring: Trados Studio 2019. What does Trados Stu

Client Education

Why “fast food” localization will never work

Claudia Befu

In ‘n’ out translations? The way the overwhelming majority (99.999…%) of businesses deal with their translations

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