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RSchiaffino

  1. Don't turn NYC's landmark central library into an Internet café: buff.ly/KuZxvY via @change 10:05 AM May 18th via Buffer
  2. Might be useful for translators: Google to incorporate knowledge graph into search results - buff.ly/J6tGli 8:54 AM May 18th via Buffer
  3. New post in About Translation: Searching for definitions? aboutranslation.com/2012/05/search… 11:54 PM May 17th via TweetDeck
  4. Questions from an aspiring translator (or interpreter): aboutranslation.com/2012/05/questi… 4:51 PM May 16th via TweetDeck
  5. Alcohol 120% (j.mp/JQQisE) is a very useful program if you have several dictionaries on CD-Rom you want to use at the same time. 10:05 AM May 15th via Buffer
  6. New post in About Translation: "An update on the Microsoft Glossaries" - aboutranslation.com/2012/05/update… #xl8 9:50 AM May 15th via TweetDeck
  7. RT @qabiria: Why Computers Still Can't Translate Languages Automatically: slate.me/KNqNe7 11:21 AM May 11th via TweetDeck
  8. In Boulder for the Colorado Translators Association conference. There are several sessions that look interesting. 10:55 PM May 4th via TweetDeck
  9. @ebodeux If it doesn't work, you could ask the customer to send you the old memory. You can then convert it and use from your desktop. 11:36 AM Apr 28th via TweetDeck in reply to ebodeux
  10. @ebodeux My guess is not... I never tried, but when you use a legacy TM on your desktop, Studio converts it first. 11:35 AM Apr 28th via TweetDeck in reply to ebodeux
  11. @Smart_Translate - of course, that is always better, when well done 11:32 AM Apr 28th via TweetDeck in reply to Smart_Translate
  12. @paulfilkin @ebodeux Sure about that Paul? I thought the legacy converter worked for sdlxliff -> ttx - and back for finalization in Studio 1:36 PM Apr 26th via TweetDeck in reply to paulfilkin
  13. Always have your stuff when you need it with @Dropbox. Sign up for free! db.tt/m7A9JwEL 10:45 AM Apr 26th via Dropbox 
  14. Handy comparison of SkyDrive, Apple iCloud, Google Drive and Dropbox: windows.microsoft.com/en-US/skydrive… #OnlineStorage 10:11 AM Apr 26th via TweetDeck
  15. Misfeature: WordPress used to be better Much than Blogger. Now all WordPress blogs require you to log in to WordPress to comment. #Fail 4:28 PM Apr 24th via TweetDeck
  16. But will Steve ride MT out the hatch? - RT @GermanENTrans: How Steve Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love MT: ow.ly/asIXq #xl8 11:15 AM Apr 23rd via TweetDeck
  17. @Transblawg You have to know the law to understand legal texts and venture into legal translations, of course. 1:38 PM Apr 20th via TweetDeck in reply to Transblawg
  18. @GermanENTrans No surprise at all... Sturgeon's Law keeps holding true. 1:36 PM Apr 20th via TweetDeck in reply to GermanENTrans
  19. ...and my very short post on that article: aboutranslation.com/2012/04/truly-… #LegalTranslation 12:56 PM Apr 20th via TweetDeck
  20. Really useful article for legal translators: The Quality of Legal Dictionaries: An Assessment - papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf… 12:56 PM Apr 20th via TweetDeck