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Poll Discussion Poll: For how long do you keep copies of projects you have completed? Digitized I had accumulated a cabinetful of paper archives
since 1979. 3 years ago I decided to digitize the
lot. It was a long-term
project. [quote]Teresa Borges
wrote: Forever! That’
Albert Stufkens Dec 9, 2016
Poll Discussion Poll: Do you work mostly with a PC or a laptop? Large screens plus entourage missing in laptop I would find a laptop a complete handicap. I need
space, multiple large screens and a rack with
reference books right behind me.
Albert Stufkens Nov 27, 2016
Poll Discussion Poll: How do you feel when referred to as a "resource"? Plunet This term is used by Plunet, a translation
management tool that is increasingly used by
translation agencies. [quote]Michael Harris
wrote: I have never been referred to as such so
Albert Stufkens Oct 16, 2016
Powwows Powwow: Rotterdam - Netherlands Eten Suggestie: eten bij Vapiano aan de binnenrotte.
Gezellig en uniek Italiaans. Het afrekenen gaat
individueel met een eigen bij de ingang te
ontvangen electronisch pasje. Geen 'toestanden'
Albert Stufkens Oct 11, 2012
ProZ.com's Virtual Conferences Discussion for First 2012 virtual powwow for members of the Certified PRO Network session (2012): Professionals and low rates: how to deal with dumping Contradictory situations I once read that the worldwide need for
translations far exceeds the capacity of available
translators worldwide. Hence the development of
machine translations and other facilities like
Albert Stufkens Feb 14, 2012
Powwows Powwow: Utrecht - Netherlands Dat wordt leuk Ik ga mij te goed doen aan tappas. Bedankt voor
het menu. [quote]Tuliparola wrote: Eindelijks
kan ik weer naar een powwow in Nederland. En
borreltjes als onderwerp bevalt mij ook
goe
Albert Stufkens Nov 30, 2011
Wordfast support Speech recognition software for Wordfast Pro Microphone I just finished quite a sizable project using
Wordfast Pro in combination with Dragon. I find
that Plantronics CS60 is one of the most suitable
microphones, if not the best. However, one
Albert Stufkens Jun 20, 2011
Powwows Powwow: Nuenen, near Eindhoven - Netherlands Chapeau Nigel was not only the organizer of an absolutely
great event but he was also shown to be a
professional guide and expert on Van
Gogh. Attendance was monumental and the day
unforgettab
Albert Stufkens Apr 17, 2011
Powwows Powwow: Nuenen, near Eindhoven - Netherlands Weather :-) It seems that my sun dance will be rewarded.
Probabilities: Sunshine 50%; rain zero; soft
breeze; temperatures 14-17
degrees.:-) [quote]Albert Stufkens wrote: I will
perform an e
Albert Stufkens Apr 12, 2011
Powwows Powwow: Nuenen, near Eindhoven - Netherlands PE punten Wellicht is het bureau WBTV ontvankelijk voor een
individuele gloedvolle aanvraag voor erkenning van
de waarde van een powwow. Maar dan moeten wij
beloven elkaar heel veel vertaalwijsheden
Albert Stufkens Dec 13, 2010
Powwows Powwow: Nuenen, near Eindhoven - Netherlands Weather I will perform an elaborate sun dance in honour of
our Vincent. :-)
Albert Stufkens Dec 6, 2010
ProZ.com translation industry wiki Productivity for translators: an overview Recognition software Having worked with Nuance Naturally Speaking for
years I find that the farther removed a text is
from general language the less effective/efficient
such software becomes.
Albert Stufkens Jun 30, 2010
Powwows Powwow: Rotterdam - Netherlands So with new propellers That can be arranged. [quote]Sylvie Pelissier
wrote: Next time, let us cruise

[Edited at
2010-06-06 10:39 GMT]
Albert Stufkens Jun 6, 2010
Powwows Powwow: Rotterdam - Netherlands Confused... Hey Nigel, They forgot to put the propellers back
on. They are still on the quay. [quote]Nigel
Saych wrote: Hello Albert, I woke up this
morning on the S.S.Rotterdam and expected to be
Albert Stufkens Jun 5, 2010
Powwows Powwow: Rotterdam - Netherlands Weather I struck a package deal that includes the
sunshine. So no extra surcharge. [quote]Nigel
Saych wrote: Do we pay extra for this sunshine,
Albert, or is it included in the price? It's 28C<
Albert Stufkens Jun 3, 2010
Powwows Powwow: Rotterdam - Netherlands Weather forecast for 4th June According to the KNMI weather forecast the chances
are: Sunshine: 60% Rain: 20% Temperature: 21-24
degrees. It looks promising.
Albert Stufkens May 31, 2010
Powwows Powwow: Rotterdam - Netherlands Ticket for audio tour I have booked for 17 persons. For those wishing
to take the audio tour it is best to buy the
ticket for this at the ticket office in front of
the boat before climbing the stairs at entran
Albert Stufkens May 20, 2010
Powwows Powwow: Rotterdam - Netherlands Meer dan Lido Tegen betaling mocht ik van de Volkskrant het
artikel lezen. De magere recensie betreft de
belevenis in het Lido. Maar het Lido is niet
bedoeld als de hoofdattractie maar slechts als
u
Albert Stufkens May 17, 2010
Proofreading / Editing / Reviewing Proofreading/QC/Reviewing/"Second linguist check" PMs cannot be translators For some time I have been working for a large
American translation company that employs an army
of PMs. I have been wondering what the
requirements for a PM position are. A great
varie
Albert Stufkens May 5, 2010
Dutch Beedigde stempel - bijzondere manier van mededelen Alternatieve link http://www.bureaubtv.nl/search/SearchResults.cfm?s
earchterm=stempel&Form_StartRow=1&wat=alles&Form_M
axRows=10§ion=tolk-vertaler klik vervolgens op
de link rechtsboven Els Thant
Albert Stufkens May 3, 2010
In memoriam RIP Herman de Kruyff (avantix) Unbelievable By pure chance I came across this announcement. I
met Herman at a powwow in Eindhoven for the first
time. There I had a good and long after dinner
chat with him. I also met him at a few o
Albert Stufkens Apr 30, 2010
ProZ.com job systems Update on changes made to the ProZ.com job posting system, 16 April, 2010 Markets behaving like fluid Markets indeed behave like fluids seeking the
lowest point. But Proz.com should not lend itself
as a vehicle for driving rates down. Apart from
the odd European language translator living
Albert Stufkens Apr 18, 2010
ProZ.com job systems Update on changes made to the ProZ.com job posting system, 16 April, 2010 Budget undermining corrective effort Allowing outsourcers to ask budget rates is like
leaving a loophole in the corrective effort. It
will defeat the whole exercise of changing bad
pricing practices. Proz.com should not be a
Albert Stufkens Apr 17, 2010
Powwows Powwow: Rotterdam - Netherlands Not so silent powwow Hello Alla, You will find that our powwows are
usually very lively and that the end of the day
will even come too soon.
Albert Stufkens Apr 9, 2010
Powwows Powwow: Rotterdam - Netherlands Menu in English Course 1: Salad that is composed of/includes
mackerel, beetroot, apple, pomme soufle and
spinach with a dash of/covered with picalilly
foam. Course 2:smoked breast of duck served
wi
Albert Stufkens Apr 9, 2010
Powwows Powwow: Rotterdam - Netherlands Assistance Thank you Christine for offering your assistance. Albert Stufkens Mar 15, 2010
Wordfast support Can I extract a PDF document with wordfast? PDF not in Wordfast 2.3 I have exactly the same problem. It would be too
good to be true if a PDF file could be fed into
Wordfast 2.3 and translated. [quote]Kate
Chaffer wrote: Hi Yasmin, I've just trie
Albert Stufkens Mar 15, 2010
Business issues How do you organise your business day in order to optimise your earnings? A translator's day can be unpredictable I am impressed with the many experiences of and
solutions by my fellow translators. Sudden calls
and requests while concentrating on an assignment
can indeed be upsetting and disturbing i
Albert Stufkens Feb 7, 2010
Wordfast support WF PRO 6.0: reversing TM direction Wf Pro 6?? There is no such thing as Wordfast Pro 6! Albert Stufkens Dec 20, 2009
Powwows Powwow: Amersfoort - Netherlands Albert I agree with Anne (conference coordinator) that
the happening was well organized. The tour on foot
was an eye-opener for me historically and when
approaching restaurant "Hemels" I found th
Albert Stufkens Nov 21, 2009
Software applications Proofreading in PDF - can it be done? Nuance PDF Converter The nastiest thing that happened to Adobe is the
competitor's product Nuance PDF converter
Professional (www.nuance.com). It enables editing
PDF files and can even convert to a Word
fi
Albert Stufkens Nov 15, 2009
Wordfast support Importing/merging Wordfast TMs Importing other TM into current TM Without using Wordfast just open the files
(usually a notepad format) and copy the content of
the other file and paste it under the last line of
the current TM. The simplest
solutio
Albert Stufkens Nov 3, 2009
Wordfast support New to Wordfast: Classic or Pro? New bug found A PDF file converted into a Word file is not
always accepted ("Invalid document format
detected") whereas the Classic version
effortlessly handled the same file. I seems that
Pro canno
Albert Stufkens Nov 2, 2009
Wordfast support New to Wordfast: Classic or Pro? Loading Word 2007 Yes - Producing Word 2007 in preview No I am using the latest version 2.2.3 and downloaded
it on 19th October, 2009 (version released on 14th
October, 2009). My findings are: This version
supports a docx file when loading but d
Albert Stufkens Oct 29, 2009
Wordfast support New to Wordfast: Classic or Pro? TXML file?? Thanks for the explanation. But ......... how do
you create an acceptable preview in Word on the
basis of a TXML file only? By mistake I once
loaded such a file into Wordfast Pro. The pre
Albert Stufkens Oct 27, 2009
Wordfast support New to Wordfast: Classic or Pro? TXML file? Interesting comment. Fortunately, I was never sent
a TXML file so far. What would be the purpose of
sending a transator such a file?? Such a file
indicates that a translation has already b
Albert Stufkens Oct 25, 2009
Wordfast support New to Wordfast: Classic or Pro? Classic or Pro My general impression of the previous posts is
that everybody knows ABOUT the Pro version but
does not really know it. I have been using Wf
Classic for many years and was very hesitant an
Albert Stufkens Oct 25, 2009
Dutch "de Head" of "het Head" de of het Persoonlijk laat ik mij leiden door wat in het
Nederlands gebruikelijk is. Punt 3b en
Restproblemen lijken mijn argument te
staven. Bijvoorbeeld: het DOD (Department of
Defence) omd
Albert Stufkens Oct 9, 2009
Translation Theory and Practice "Obama White House Calls for Machine Translation" A cry for a solution Just a cry for a solution. It might work if all
communication only consists of very short
sentences and simple concepts. Otherwise the
Obama administration may create more enemies than
Albert Stufkens Oct 8, 2009
Translation Theory and Practice Is Dutch a difficult language? (For my research project) Cute question A possible analysis may only be provided if a
source or target language is mentioned. Each
language pair has its own peculiarities. In your
case the source/target language could be Engl
Albert Stufkens Oct 8, 2009
Wordfast support Problems importing Wordfast Classic TM and glossary into Wordfast Pro Vast TM disappearing Is it perhaps possible that you were using a trial
version, i.e. unlicensed? Such version does not
accept a vast TM. I also tried the Pro version
out on trial. Fortunately, the program
Albert Stufkens Sep 17, 2009
Wordfast support Ending a translation with Wf Pro During the process of translation the TM is being
updated. However, when ending the translation the
usual procedure is to press Alt+End. This program
then doubles what has been created du
Albert Stufkens Sep 17, 2009
Wordfast support WF Pro: placeable tags and untranslatable attribute Unwanted tags I am also relatively new to WF Pro. What about
just ignoring the tags and getting on with the
translation? However, in this case the final
product should subsequently be checked for
Albert Stufkens Sep 17, 2009
Powwows Powwow: Leiden - Netherlands Île de France Thank you Marie-Louise. It seemed to define a
language area. Probably standard French. I assume
that, just as in the rest of Europe, each region
had/has its own version of a given language
Albert Stufkens Feb 8, 2009
Powwows Powwow: Leiden - Netherlands Zoals meestal Zeer interessante collega's ontmoet. Till we meet
again!
Albert Stufkens Feb 8, 2009
Powwows Powwow: Leiden - Netherlands Blijf eten? Ja, ik blijf eten. Albert Stufkens Feb 5, 2009
Translation in Canada Tranlator charged with fraud Swindle indeed included fraud With so much more background information it is
clear that the swindle indeed included
fraud. [quote]Angela Arnone
wrote: Regards Angela [quote]Albert
Stufkens wrote: T
Albert Stufkens Jan 8, 2009
Translation in Canada Tranlator charged with fraud No fraud but indeed deceit or swindle Thank you for clarifying the matter. The
English language newspaper report is indeed
lacking in its communication.
Albert Stufkens Jan 8, 2009
Translation in Canada Tranlator charged with fraud What fraud?? I completely fail to see the fraud. Should one be
authorized in Canada to do translations? Has he
made wrong translations? Did not he honour
confidentiality? I am
curious. [q
Albert Stufkens Jan 7, 2009
Business issues Why should I be expected to sign invoices to clients? Signed and all My customers always get full colour and signed
invoices. I have an MS Word invoice template
ready with an inserted jpg image of my signature.
After filling in the details I convert this
Albert Stufkens Jan 5, 2009


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