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Online Translation Services on Television?

And since technology does not rest … now it appears that search engines will add translation services to different devices. When a user uploads a video to the Web, in

September 21, 2010

Common Translation Errors

There is, unfortunately, the general thought that anyone who speaks English (or any other language) is able to translate.It is essential to understand that, in general, a translator is a

September 16, 2010

Maria Moliner

As mentioned in previous articles, the task of the editor is correcting the translation on the basis of grammatical rules, among other indicators of quality and professionalism. An important source,

September 13, 2010

Free Software Solutions

In previous posts, we made a brief introduction to free operating systems and some of the many free alternatives to licensed software. While these free options are not new on

September 10, 2010

Examples of Final Revision

The classic example of the final review is to check the text that appears below images. Since nouns in English do not denote gender, when translating to Spanish, it is

September 8, 2010

Dubbing in Movies and Television Shows

In an earlier post, I spoke about subtitling in the film and television industry. Today I will address the issue of dubbing. A definition of dubbing would be: 1. In

September 2, 2010

The Varieties of Fonts as Aspects of Culture

In a previous article we made an introduction of the many challenges for technology as it aims to respond to cultural needs. Today we would like to make a brief

September 1, 2010

Transcription and Translation of Audio and Video Files

For the translation of an audio or video file, the first step in the process is transcription. But first we must have an understanding of what to transcribe. It is

August 31, 2010

Technology and Cultural Aspects

While we are all globalized, there are certain day-to-day intrinsic cultural factors that are imposed on the phenomenon of globalization. These are factors that respond to cultural values and principles

August 30, 2010

Final Revision Stage

Just as we addressed the service of editing translations in previous articles, today I would like to explain what the final revision of the translation project is. The first stage

August 27, 2010

Housewife and Interpreter at the Same Time?

A few days ago, BusinessGhana published a short but very interesting article about a new initiative implemented in Seoul, South Korea. Due to the massive immigration of foreign women married

August 26, 2010

Linux – More Advantages

In a previous article, we did an introduction to Linux and its growing and gradual integration in the family of PCs, PDAs, and mobile devices, as well as its continued

August 24, 2010

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