What a great start to the week for me! Expanding my client-base, some time ago I took a test on a Personal Defibrillation Unit, and here is the result I obtained today: “(…) I am delighted to tell you that (…) you have successfully passed, please see evaluation comments below. I should add that our […]

I was recently asked to perform a test translation for one of the European translation companies. The test was from English into Polish and on the subject of Summary of Product Characteristics and Patient Information Leaflet. I was enthusiastic about it as I feel confident in this specialism. I approached the test translation as any […]

It is several days past due date of our invoice and still no sign of payment in your bank account? Fortunately, it happens very rarely, but when it does, it can be a really stressful and frustrating experience. How best to handle such a situation? Firstly, we should always assume good faith and stay courteous. […]

I would like to share with you a problem I encountered after upgrading to Studio 2011. When I worked with the 2007 version, I saved all my translation-related files in the Mac environment.
I could open them just fine from Trados accessed via Parallels. Yet, with the 2011 version this seems to be tricky. When I […]

Please read article(s) below to see what can happen if a company does not do their localization / history homework when launching a new product in a foreign country. Article in Polish Article in English It would be wise to hire a country-specific language consultant or perhaps just google the phrase! What a shame. Unless, […]

I often receive emails from various translation companies, funnily enough, not asking for but offering me their services. This one really made me laugh, though I know it is just a simple spelling mistake. Yet, one should know to be careful with their spelling when offering language services. So, here it goes: „ XYZ have […]

Five points customers should consider: 1. Look for a freelance translator. An experienced and qualified translator will always be the most affordable option. 2. Try and commission your translation in advance so that there is no extra charge for a short deadline. 3. Hire an experienced and qualified professional. Doing the reverse in order to […]

I have recently visited over 200 websites of translation companies and translators from all over the world and noted down a few things which may be useful to know when building a site. Suggestions below come purely from my user experience. 1. Try not to use Flesh. It looks fancy, but can be annoying when […]

Polish voters welcome to London from London Green in Polish – must see!

Some of translators use Mac OS X as their Operating System (recently including myself). Apparently, most of translation tools that we use in our work are designed for Microsoft Windows…