Human Resources’ Supporting Role
It goes without saying that any company when growing in size needs to put more emphasis in organizing its Human Resources functions. It may even
December 1, 2018
MT: From Babel to Metropolis
As a reflection on one of the very first cinematic explorations on the relationship between technology and mankind, the film Metropolis (considered to be one
October 24, 2018
How to Translate Microsoft Visio Files
Computer Assisted Translation tools (or CAT tools) recognize text from a great diversity of file formats, thus are able to calculate the word count and
October 12, 2018
Usability: How much is too much?
In our last post on usability, we briefly touched on Machine Translation’s role in the matter and the tools that can be useful to achieve
September 11, 2018
Machine Translation and Usability: Blessing or Curse?
Some will say that the postmodern days of the machine translation (MT) era might have brought along a lot more options when it comes to
September 7, 2018
Praise the Dog
Dog parents have always believed that their pooch understands every word that is spoken to them. It is not rare to find people talking to
August 29, 2018
“Conservas Lazo,” Pre-Editing & The Machine Translation Odyssey
I don’t think I’ll ever forget one of the first times I used Google translate when I wrote the name James Bond in the English>Spanish
May 16, 2018
Towards a Paperless Future: Is your Company Ready for the Revolution?
Last time we established that the translation industry is one of the most document-heavy industries around. So why should any of our companies consider going
May 12, 2018
Don’t Get Tagged in Translation
Clients look for quality, that is something irrefutable and that we have to comply with. But, in order to provide a quality job, we need
May 11, 2018
[illegible text]: The Translation Industry’s Eternal Karma?
So, to change our usual subject a bit, I’ve been asked to dedicate a few lines to my own personal experience dealing with complicated documents.
March 20, 2018
MT: Every Titan has its Achilles Heel
We’ve debated many times in the past about the “natural” advantages Machine Translation might have over our fellow translators composed of mere “flesh and bone.”
February 3, 2018
Machine Translation: Building up the Hype
Are the tides changing for MT already? Last time we spoke about the importance of emotional investment in MT. We considered the amount of hatred
January 4, 2018
