Computer-based Assistance for the Translator: QA Tools

Marcos Chiquetto What are QA tools? An example of use.

Computer-based Assistance for the Translator: Translation Memory

Marcos Chiquetto A quick explanation of what translation memory is.

Computer-based Assistance for the Translator: Machine Translation

Marcos Chiquetto A discussion of the current status of Machine Translation, based on practical examples.

PDF Files

Marcos Chiquetto A brief explanation of what a PDF is, why it was created, and the problem of taking a translation job to be done from an original in PDF.

Transcreation

Marcos Chiquetto An introductory view of what Transcreation is.

Have you Received a Client Feedback? Great Opportunity to Increase the Customer Value

Marcos Chiquetto Nobody likes to receive a negative feedback to a translation job. However, this is a crucial opportunity to strengthen the relationship with the client and increase future profits. This article depicts how to deal with this situation.

But, couldn’t it be done without the rush?

Marcos Chiquetto Almost all translation jobs today involve some kind of urgent requires. Is that something inevitable? The article answers: yes.

The Service you don’t see

Marcos Chiquetto This article shows that a good translation is a text that does not seem to be a translation.

The (fatal) mistake you should avoid when translating marketing brochures

Marcos Chiquetto This article discusses the problem of accepting a translation job involving marketing brochures in PDF, showing that the best practice is to be assertive with the client so they get the source files. The use of translation memory is also mentioned.

What is Behind a Simple Software Update

Marcos Chiquetto A quick view of the global chain of service providers that forms the translation industry. What happens when a small update is made to an original software in English, requiring that the corresponding update be made in various languages across the world.

How a Latin American translation agency managed to stay alive in the hurricane of post-modernity

Marcos Chiquetto The evolution of the translation industry over the last decades from the perspective of a small Latin American translation company.

The Various Types of Spanish and the Translation Industry

Marcos Chiquetto When taking a job targeting Spanish, the PM in a translation agency must be aware of the variants of that language.