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CAT Tools Technical Help | CAT tools terminology - What is a Fuzzy match? | For example | A fuzzy match happens when a segment in source copy is almost like another segment either in translation memory (TM), in the same source copy or in another document of a same project (when | Luiz Barucke | Jul 5, 2018 |
Poll Discussion | Poll: How many regular clients do you have at the moment? | The most difficult part of being a freelance translator | If I consider clients that send me jobs every 2-3 months, then I have 10-15 regular clients. If I consider those who always send me jobs every month, then I have 8 regular clients. Firs | Luiz Barucke | Apr 1, 2018 |
Poll Discussion | Poll: Do you use a special or especially expensive keyboard for work? | It doesn't need to be expensive | I always work with the same external QWERTY keyboard model. And I have 3 of them: one on my desk, one in my backpack for trips and cafes (yes, I use an external keyboard when I work in a c | Luiz Barucke | Sep 27, 2017 |
Poll Discussion | Poll: What is a translator's best friend? | Many friends | My external keyboard, my personal glossary, my frequent clients, currency rate, my internet provider, Google, silence... and my dog, to force me to make some pauses :) And of course, on | Luiz Barucke | Sep 23, 2017 |
Poll Discussion | Poll: What does your computer desktop look like at the moment? | Almost nothing | I don't use Windows Desktop as a folder to save files. For back up reasons, I have everything in a personal local folder synchronized with my USB device. Right now, I have 4 file sh | Luiz Barucke | Sep 22, 2017 |
Subtitling | Subtitling | Any text editor | Hi Biruta,
Maybe my answer will be too simple... You say you need to translate a SRT file, so I believe subtitle is already done and you just need to translate it. If so, you can< | Luiz Barucke | Sep 5, 2017 |
Poll Discussion | Poll: Which CAT tool do you use the most? | WF3 | [quote]neilmac wrote:
I only use WF Classic, as it was the easiest one to use that I came across. I don't know how to use several of the functions though, but it does what I need it to. | Luiz Barucke | Aug 31, 2017 |
Poll Discussion | Poll: Do freelancers tend to plan less for the future than other professionals? | The question is... | Does future tend to follow freelancers' and other professionals' plans? | Luiz Barucke | Aug 17, 2017 |
Poll Discussion | Poll: When did you last raise your rates? | Tomorrow | How many times will this same question be repeated? | Luiz Barucke | Aug 15, 2017 |
Poll Discussion | Poll: Do you have one client you consider your favorite? | More than one | I have different kinds of clients. My relationship with some of them (bigger companies) is more impersonal. But with some clients I interact personally and I always try to be available for | Luiz Barucke | Aug 5, 2017 |
Poll Discussion | Poll: The best time of my life is / was / will be: | Right now | And then | Luiz Barucke | Jul 22, 2017 |
Poll Discussion | Poll: Do you use more than one internet service provider in case of outages? | My cell phone | I would say no, but then I realized that actually I use my data FTE connection as a second internet option sometimes. When my home internet fails and when I work in some cafes and bars, I | Luiz Barucke | Jul 21, 2017 |
Poll Discussion | Poll: In 2017, which has been the best month for you so far, professionally speaking? | March so far | I have a pretty regular monthly workload for years, but this year my average income has increased, and March was the best month so far. Don't ask me why. I hope August can be even bett | Luiz Barucke | Jul 20, 2017 |
Poll Discussion | Poll: How long should a fair translation test be? | Tests and pilots | There 2 different tasks, test and pilot, and I handle them differently. I consider a test when an agency assesses my translation skills to add to their database as a vendor. In turn, a pil | Luiz Barucke | Jul 5, 2017 |
Poll Discussion | Poll: In general, have your rates over the last 12 months gone up, gone down, or stayed the same? | The same in USD and EUR | Although I can negotiate better rates for specific jobs, my standard rates stayed the same in USD and EUR. But I always negotiate new standard rates in my local currencies (ARS and BRL) | Luiz Barucke | Jul 2, 2017 |
Poll Discussion | Poll: Have you ever been asked to quote on the same document by different clients? | Once | An end client sent a same source to 2 different agencies and both sent it to me. It was a transcreation pilot for an advertisement campaign. As I worked for one of them (who paid me | Luiz Barucke | Jun 22, 2017 |
Poll Discussion | Poll: Have you ever purchased software which turned out to be useless to you? | Myself once | I bought Wordfast Pro 3 license about 3 years ago because I really found it makes my work faster and easier. But for other software, such as Trados, Memsource and memoQ, I received license | Luiz Barucke | Jun 18, 2017 |
Poll Discussion | Poll: Do you find yourself mentally translating when you read something in your source language? | It's worst | Sometimes I "see" source language when I read something translated into my target language and I start to rephrase it. | Luiz Barucke | Jun 11, 2017 |
Poll Discussion | Poll: Do you make exceptions and translate into your source language? | Not regular translations | I have translated academic articles into Spanish a few times, but stating clearly Spanish is not my native language and documents needed editing (if they did, I can't guarantee). Regula | Luiz Barucke | May 30, 2017 |
Poll Discussion | Poll: How would you rate the first part of 2017 professionally? | Very positive | I really can't complain.
For many years, I've been having a pretty steady work volume, with many assignments everyday and during all day, but I noticed this year my average income has g | Luiz Barucke | May 29, 2017 |
Poll Discussion | Poll: Have you ever worked for a client who never paid you? | Once, the 1st one | It's not so common, but I have some minor problems regarding to delayed payments. But I've had just one client that has never paid me at all. And they were exactly my first client. Fortuna | Luiz Barucke | May 27, 2017 |
Poll Discussion | Poll: On average, what percentage of your total working capacity are you using? | 120-240 | High voltage | Luiz Barucke | May 24, 2017 |
Poll Discussion | Poll: Do you use pen/pencil and paper for work anymore? | Yes, I use them, but... | If question means working directly on paper, then my answer is no. But yes, I use paper and pen, specially for proofreading jobs, to take notes and write some terms to search and replac | Luiz Barucke | May 20, 2017 |
Poll Discussion | Poll: Which do you use most for your translation work? | Both | Both, because, first of all, my laptop is a PC. But even if "PC" intended to mean a desktop, then I'd say... both. I use my laptop connected to an external big screen, an external mous | Luiz Barucke | May 18, 2017 |
Poll Discussion | Poll: Do you find social media a distraction while working? | Social? | I believe "social" media is a contradiction itself. It is anti-social actually. But I'm getting old. Maybe I'm the problem. And as an old guy, I don't use it at all. | Luiz Barucke | May 13, 2017 |
Poll Discussion | Poll: My biggest complaint with the CAT tools I've used is: | Which one? | I use different CAT tools and all of them deserve a complaint: Wordfast Pro 3. The best one for me. Fast, simple, practical. You can start working in seconds, without annoying questions | Luiz Barucke | May 7, 2017 |
Poll Discussion | Poll: Do you answer your work-related emails as soon as you get then? | It depends | As I'm working all day at my computer, I check emails as soon as they arrive, but there are different kinds of work-related emails, so there are different approaches too. To emails sent | Luiz Barucke | May 6, 2017 |
Poll Discussion | Poll: How many payment methods do you provide for clients? | Currently 3 | Payoneer (easier and cheaper), Skrill (cheaper than PayPal) and PayPal (most used, but more expensive for me). I used to allow wire transfers, but my bank red tape is so annoying th | Luiz Barucke | Apr 26, 2017 |
Poll Discussion | Poll: If you had to compare translation, to which of these activities would it come closest? | Painting... | ...because, no matter how many times you look at it, it's never "done". You always have something to change, until you give up and consider you are done and it's time to start other one. | Luiz Barucke | Apr 2, 2017 |
Poll Discussion | Poll: Does your "translator's eye" make it difficult to enjoy subtitled movies? | A combination | To enjoy a movie, I always prefer a subtitled one, no matter its original language. But I must confess sometimes I like to watch dubbed movies/shows WITH subtitle. This way I also learn | Luiz Barucke | Mar 2, 2017 |
Poll Discussion | Poll: Your translation experience has best prepared you for which role in the zombie apocalypse? | Food | A tasty brain | Luiz Barucke | Feb 26, 2017 |
Poll Discussion | Poll: Have you ever had a work-related nightmare? (please share!) | It happens | Sometimes, I dream of working - with all details. If you think sleeping as a time to rest, then you can call it a nightmare. But well, it happens. I'd be worried if I started to dream w | Luiz Barucke | Feb 10, 2017 |
Trados support | Trados Studio 2011 closes immediately after start, no error message | Run as administrator | [quote]Martina Silpoch wrote:
Just an update. I received a suggestion how to possibly resolve the issue. But before following the steps gave it one more try. Located SDL from my Start< | Luiz Barucke | Feb 5, 2017 |
Poll Discussion | Poll: How many CAT tools do you use? | More than 5 | My CAT of choice is Wordfast Pro 3 and this is the tool I use more regularly, even when clients don't require any CAT at all. I also love Memsource, which I use for an important client | Luiz Barucke | Jan 20, 2017 |
Poll Discussion | Poll: Where do you work most often? | Home office and a cafe | Most of the time, I work in my home office, but I take my laptop to a cafe 1-3 times a week for some hours to change the setting around. | Luiz Barucke | Dec 28, 2016 |
Poll Discussion | Poll: What do you do while waiting for your PC/notebook to start up? | I sit down on my chair | As I always hibernate my computer and never shut it down, it takes 10 seconds to start. | Luiz Barucke | Dec 3, 2016 |
Poll Discussion | Poll: Have you worked less in 2016 in comparison with previous years? | The same... | ...and the $ame. | Luiz Barucke | Dec 2, 2016 |
Poll Discussion | Poll: Do you work mostly with a PC or a laptop? | Both | I have 2 laptops ready for work. One is permanently connected to a big screen, mouse and keyboard, so it's actually a PC. I use my second laptop to work in a cafe or other places ou | Luiz Barucke | Nov 27, 2016 |
Poll Discussion | Poll: What has been your longest period of "famine"? | A few hours | Not considering weekends, of course | Luiz Barucke | Nov 25, 2016 |
Poll Discussion | Poll: Do you think translators each have their very own writing style, regardless of the source text? | Yes... | ... If they are good. | Luiz Barucke | Nov 24, 2016 |
Poll Discussion | Poll: Do you offer a lower rate to attract a new client? | I did in the past... | But after seeing how hard re-negotiating standard rates can be, I don't do it anymore. | Luiz Barucke | Nov 14, 2016 |
Poll Discussion | Poll: Do you send an email confirming receipt of payments to your clients? | I received a check once and I had to cancel it | [quote]Michael Harris wrote:
[quote]Mario Chavez wrote: I don't send payment confirmations unless the customer so requests it. Otherwise, I'm contributing to email spam. On th | Luiz Barucke | Nov 12, 2016 |
Poll Discussion | Poll: Do you send an email confirming receipt of payments to your clients? | Always if... | [quote]Teresa Borges wrote:
I always send a small email to most of my clients with a thank you. The exceptions are: long-standing customers, those who have automatic systems and large | Luiz Barucke | Nov 12, 2016 |
Poll Discussion | Poll: How often do you update your ProZ.com availability calendar? | Never | I have several jobs everyday, so I'm always busy. But it doesn't mean I cannot take another job. Everything depends on how interesting and feasible a job offer is (rate, content, word coun | Luiz Barucke | Nov 7, 2016 |
Poll Discussion | Poll: Do you use speech recognition software when you translate? | I think I could not | Regardless of solutions created by this kind of software - and problems generated by these solutions - I consider writing and speaking totally different creation processes. I need to w | Luiz Barucke | Nov 5, 2016 |
Poll Discussion | Poll: Do you think translators tend to be introverts? | Good question | Of course it depends on many factors and life styles, but I notice I got more introvert during these years as a freelance translator. Maybe an in-house translator does not feel the same, b | Luiz Barucke | Nov 2, 2016 |
Poll Discussion | Poll: Which is the best way to learn a new language? | How could I know? | I live abroad for almost 4 years. I learn a whole world everyday and I'll always do. But everyday I'm also sure I'm a foreigner, and I'll always be one, in language and everything else. | Luiz Barucke | Oct 14, 2016 |
Poll Discussion | Poll: Do you mute incoming email notifications when working? | No |
[quote]Mario Freitas wrote:
While I'm working on a current job, new e-mail messages usually contain job proposals for the next jobs, and many of them will be given to another transla | Luiz Barucke | Oct 2, 2016 |
Poll Discussion | Poll: In your opinion, which of these combinations is better to be more successful in your business? | I got lost with these options | I don't have a clue... This is my best answer. | Luiz Barucke | Sep 27, 2016 |
Poll Discussion | Poll: Do you listen to the radio while working? | No | I need to work while listening to silence. | Luiz Barucke | Sep 24, 2016 |
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