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ProZ.com: Translator Coop Call for Site Testers: ProZ.com has a new site navigation that needs your test driving Project History I can't find the link to my Project History. Could
you tell me how can I get to it, please? 		Yaotl Altan Jul 21, 2017
ProZ.com: Translator Coop A new badge for translators without borders Thank you. Thank you, Enrique. I have fulfilled all the
points. So, let's wait :) 		Yaotl Altan Jul 8, 2017
ProZ.com: Translator Coop A new badge for translators without borders Badge Hello, how could I add the TWB badge to my Proz
profile? Thank you! 		Yaotl Altan Jul 7, 2017
ProZ.com membership Does anybody have too much Brownies... 72133 Browniz Oh, I realize I have 72133 Browniz, but don't know
how to spend them. Perhaps they will be with me
until I die! :) 		Yaotl Altan Jun 27, 2017
Poll Discussion Poll: Do you use cloud-based storage for work? No I save my projects in my computer. I also have the
keys of my apartment in my pocket, not with
someone else. 		Yaotl Altan Jun 2, 2017
Poll Discussion Poll: Do you set aside time in your work day for exercise? Yes I go 4-5 days of the week to the gym, run between
15-21 km every Saturday and use the bike around
100-120 km a month. I walk at least 4 km
daily. I love Endomondo because it helps me to 		Yaotl Altan May 18, 2017
Poll Discussion Poll: Is there a school subject that might have helped you as a freelancer if you had paid more attention? Yes With Geography and History, I learned a lot about
other peoples. 		Yaotl Altan May 16, 2017
Poll Discussion Poll: Is it important to clients that a translator live in a country where the target language is spoken? No The only important factor is quality, not the
country stated in our address. 		Yaotl Altan Mar 17, 2017
Poll Discussion Poll: When not working, I love doing/being involved in: Bike, running and cinema. [quote]Chris S wrote: [/quote] Beautiful
image, Chris! I love bikes too, but not so rough
activities anymore. When I feel Induráin, my
lumbar vertebrae say "Hello, we're here". 		Yaotl Altan Mar 3, 2017
Poll Discussion Poll: Do you have a competitive personality? ? What is a competitive personality? Yaotl Altan Feb 19, 2017
Poll Discussion Poll: What would solve your biggest concern at the moment? Love I miss her... Yaotl Altan Jan 13, 2017
Poll Discussion Poll: Of how many translation sites/resources are you a paid member? Proz.com Proz.com, because the other sites tend to copy
Proz.com format and repost jobs. In previous
years, I was a user of other sites, but didn't
notice any advantage. 		Yaotl Altan Jan 12, 2017
Poll Discussion Poll: What is your ideal vacation? Venezuela Visit Venezuela! Don't believe all those lies in
the Western media and spend some wonderful days in
the Caribbean Sea. In Choroní, Aragua you can
swim in nice beaches and test your bike b 		Yaotl Altan Jan 1, 2017
Poll Discussion Poll: I prefer to communicate with my clients: e-mail But I prefer short e-mails without all that crap
of repetitive guidelines. Phone is just needed in
very urgent issues, because it's too invasive. 		Yaotl Altan Dec 21, 2016
Poll Discussion Poll: Do you send Christmas/New year presents or greetings to your clients? Yes Yes, I sent gifts to 3 colleagues in the Things
Translators Never Say, in Facebook. 		Yaotl Altan Dec 13, 2016
Poll Discussion Poll: Do you play language games, either for fun or to improve your skills? More games. [quote]cloudhunter wrote: I play scrabble with
my kids and so I learn the 10-years-oldish :)
[/quote] Wordfeud and Word Crack are similar to
Scrabble. When do we play a Germany vs. 		Yaotl Altan Dec 11, 2016
Poll Discussion Poll: Do you play language games, either for fun or to improve your skills? Yes Yes, I play Word Crack, which is called
Apalabrados in Spanish. 		Yaotl Altan Dec 11, 2016
Poll Discussion Poll: Do you have your own website as a professional translator? Yes Yes, it is www.yam.com.mx , but I think more
clients see me via Proz. 		Yaotl Altan Dec 5, 2016
Subtitling Which free subtitling software? Yes [quote]Enrique Chi wrote: Frederica: I tried
Aegisub (www.aegisub.org) and found it to be very
complete and powerful. It suited my needs
perfectly, although it took me a little bit a 		Yaotl Altan Nov 28, 2016
Poll Discussion Poll: How do you feel when referred to as a "resource"? Neoliberalism It's part of the neoliberalist jargon, wherein
human beings became "resources" or "units". I'd
like to be called comrade, for sure! 		Yaotl Altan Oct 16, 2016
Poll Discussion Poll: Which part of the computer is more important to you regarding your work as a translator? e [quote]José Henrique Lamensdorf wrote: Which
part of your body is more important: a) heart b)
lungs c) brain d) stomach e) genitalia f)
other

[Edited at 2016-09-11 10:48 G 		Yaotl Altan Sep 12, 2016
Poll Discussion Poll: In your opinion, translation bloggers... Scheherezade Surià and Pablo Muñoz There are a lot of translation/interpretation
bloggers who provide visibility to our profession
and share their knowledge by writing and speaking
naturally, without prima donna-like poses 		Yaotl Altan Sep 7, 2016
Poll Discussion Poll: How often do you replace your paper (book-form) dictionaries? I don't replace them... ..because I'm happy with the information they
still provide me. This is an example of some of
them:
[img]http://www.yam.com.mx/images/uploads/Dsc_0002
.jpg[/img] 		Yaotl Altan Sep 5, 2016
Poll Discussion Poll: Being a freelance translator has been ... The best job. We can learn a lot of things and then share them
to help others. Furthermore, it's unavoidable to
make friends in other countries and... why not?
perhaps find love too. 		Yaotl Altan Aug 31, 2016
Poll Discussion Poll: Do you encourage your own children to learn other languages? Yes I don't have children, but I encourage my nieces
and nephews to learn languages because they can
widen their access to information and culture. 		Yaotl Altan Aug 17, 2016
Poll Discussion Poll: Do you consider that ProZ.com has helped you to reach and get new clients? Ja! [quote]Dr. Tilmann Kleinau wrote: I have been
in this business now for almost 12 years, and the
main reason why I am still a ProZ.com member is
that over the years, many clients have fo 		Yaotl Altan Aug 16, 2016
Poll Discussion Poll: Do you think the UK's withdrawal from the EU is going to affect your translation business? No I suppose the Brits will keep speaking English for
several decades, perhaps centuries. 		Yaotl Altan Aug 9, 2016
Poll Discussion Poll: Your main e-mail address is... Free + paid. Free and paid. With these options, I never lose
e-mails if one of those servers is down. 		Yaotl Altan Jul 28, 2016
Poll Discussion Poll: If no instructions are given, how closely do you match the format of a scanned PDF? Close approximation It's not too hard to deliver a close
approximation. After all, it's better and easier
to work in a PC than thos old days with
typewriters. 		Yaotl Altan Jul 26, 2016
Poll Discussion Poll: Have you ever had a recurring dream about your translation/interpretation work? No, never. No, never. Yaotl Altan Jul 25, 2016
Poll Discussion Poll: If you had to convince someone, how many good reasons could you list for becoming a translator? 3 There could be more, but these are the top 3
reasons I found: 1.- We are a cultural bridge
between 2 or more cultures. 2.- We span our
information targets by being able to read and
 Yaotl Altan Jul 22, 2016
Poll Discussion Poll: How many programs do you keep open while translating? Hummingbirds and their reproductive cycle. [quote]Bertrand Leduc wrote: I may be missing
the point, but I am failing to see how such a
survey can be useful to the proz.com community.
[/quote] I was thinking if the flapping 		Yaotl Altan Jul 21, 2016
Poll Discussion Poll: How many hard drives do you have in your computer? Yes, but... [quote]Mario Chavez wrote: When
... supply. [/quote] Yes, but how many
drivers do you have in your computer? :) 		Yaotl Altan Jul 16, 2016
Poll Discussion Poll: How many hard drives do you have in your computer? 2+1 2, but the second one is realtively "small", just
for system back-up files. I use a 2rd one,
external, which is pretty good to save all the big
files in its huge storage capacity, thus 		Yaotl Altan Jul 16, 2016
Poll Discussion Poll: Do you use the new ProZ.com app? Yes It's very useful when I'm not at home. Yaotl Altan Jul 11, 2016
Poll Discussion Poll: Have you experienced any of these work-related ailments? Back pain. I have had back pain after many hours in my chair,
but yoga helps a lot to combat it. 		Yaotl Altan Jul 8, 2016
Poll Discussion Poll: How much work do you receive through your own professional website? <25% I receive less than 25% of my projects from my
website ( www.yam.com.mx ), which is mainly a sort
of business card. My Proz profile has been more
useful.

[Edited at 2016-07-06 14:36 		Yaotl Altan Jul 6, 2016
Poll Discussion Poll: In your opinion, which of these is the most valuable for a translator to have? Good clients A pool of clients means that our work is being
considered as valuable and important. That's why
they come back to us again. 		Yaotl Altan Jul 5, 2016
Poll Discussion Poll: What do you prefer to do in your free time? Mix A mix of these: reading, cinema and exercise. Yaotl Altan Jun 22, 2016
Poll Discussion Poll: How old is your main computer? More than 10 years. I bought my Dell desktop computer in 2007 and I
like it a lot, it has never failed! Buy Dell.
Dell is good. Be like Dell. 		Yaotl Altan Jun 22, 2016
Poll Discussion Poll: Do you speak any of these constructed languages? What for? I think we must preserve the existing NATURAL AND
REAL languages, particularly those dying. 		Yaotl Altan Jun 20, 2016
Poll Discussion Poll: Mostly, you would like your clients to understand... Inflation rate [quote]Ahmad Hosseinzadeh wrote: I should not
lower my rates when the inflation rate is not
decreasing in my country! [/quote] Hello,
Ahmad. How high is the inflation rate in Iran? 		Yaotl Altan Jun 13, 2016
Poll Discussion Poll: When did you register at ProZ.com? 2006 January '06. Yaotl Altan Jun 9, 2016
Poll Discussion Poll: Do you usually accept invoicing terms of 45 days or more? Yes. [quote]neilmac wrote: As long as they pay in
the end and comply with the rest of my conditions,
I can usually wait until my clients are ready to
pay. Otherwise, working in Spain (Europe 		Yaotl Altan Jun 8, 2016
Poll Discussion Poll: Do you use many foreign words in your native language? a) ? [quote]Mario Chavez wrote: [quote]Yaotl Altan
wrote: [quote]Mario Chavez
wrote: [quote]Yaotl Altan wrote: Personally,
just the necessary words in cases when my native
langu 		Yaotl Altan Jun 7, 2016
Poll Discussion Poll: Do you use many foreign words in your native language? Yes, we must? [quote]Mario Chavez wrote: [quote]Yaotl Altan
wrote: Personally, just the necessary words in
cases when my native language isn't enough to
express an idea or concept. We must have
 Yaotl Altan Jun 6, 2016
Poll Discussion Poll: Do you use many foreign words in your native language? Cultural self-esteem Personally, just the necessary words in cases when
my native language isn't enough to express an idea
or concept. We must have self-esteem and
creativity. 		Yaotl Altan Jun 6, 2016
Poll Discussion Poll: What inspired you to become a translator/interpreter? Love for languages It has been a continuous cause. First, I felt the
need to understand my grandfather's letters from
his Itlaian mother. Then, languages gave me access
to more books, this is, to more cultur 		Yaotl Altan May 30, 2016
Poll Discussion Poll: Which social network is making a professional impact for you? Proz I have received 96 positive feedbacks in my WWA
from clients who found me Proz. Still, I have been
contacted by many more clients, perhaps the
double. Unfortunately, not all of them leave 		Yaotl Altan May 8, 2016
Trados support Trados error Dear colleagues: Do you know how to eliminate
an error window? It appears every time I pass to
the next segment and it's not funny
anymoreeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! The
wi 		Yaotl Altan Apr 30, 2016


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