10년전 번역을 처음 시작했을 때 멋모르고 Trados를 샀습니다. 이리저리 둘러보고 쑤셔보고 눌러보다가 화딱지가 나서 때려쳤지요. ㅎㅎ 그 뒤 MemoQ를 필두로 XTM, Memsource 등 이런저런 캣툴을 전전하다가 구세주 같은 Fluency Now(당시에는 Fluency 2013)를 만나 저의 캣툴 편력이 마감되었습니다. 지금은 Fluency Now를 추천하다 아예 제휴 마케팅까지 하게 되었지요. (물론 그렇다고 제가 늘…
Category: English posts
How to Approach Requests for CAT Tool Discounts
I’ve posted several times that there’s a lively discussion going on around TM ownership. This discussion exists mainly because agencies claim ownership to a TM when it’s the translator who purchased the CAT tool, learned how to use it, and generated the TM. Actually, they don’t claim ownership, but…
AlphaGo and the Future of Translation: Can Translation Be Taken Over by Advanced Technology?
It seems like everyone in Korea is talking about AlphaGo these days. AlphaGo beat Lee Sedol, a 9-dan professional in the game of Go, with a final score of 4 to 1. Many people see this as an event where artificial intelligence beat a human player. Reactions vary from…
How to Use Google Voice Recognition for Translating
I’ve been waiting for a Korean language dictation program to come out. I used a Korean voice recognition program which I don’t even remember the name of now 10 or more years ago, but I stopped using it because the program couldn’t keep up with my computer’s specifications. There are…
6 Interesting Statistics About CAT Tools: Most Hated CAT Tool? Most Expensive CAT Tool?
ProZ surveyed translators about CAT tools. The results were quite interesting, and I’d like to comment on some of the charts and stats. (I only included data I found interesting and I thought was important. If you want to see all of the original data, please click here. The…
Understanding, Using, and Owning Translation Memory
All CAT tools can use translation memory—translation memory is the key characteristic of all CAT tools and a significant tool for increasing efficiency. There are tools that provide just the translation memory function (translation memory manager, translation memory tool). To continue the discussion in the last post, I’ll…
Why Should You Use CAT Tools?: The Advantages of Using CAT Tools
I realize that I haven’t written much about CAT tools so far. It’s a little late, but I will post a few basic things about them. Here, I’ll discuss what CAT tools are and why they’re useful. What is a CAT tool? CAT stands for computer-assisted translation…
Seven Tips for Properly Navigating Through Blue Board
The Blue Board is an agency evaluating tool on ProZ. It’s a useful tool for freelance translators who look for and meet potential clients on the Internet. On the Blue Board, numerous users record their experiences over a long period of time using the score system and their comments. …
Eight Common Mistakes to Avoid as a New Freelance Translator
There’s no need to worry about making mistakes too much as a beginner. Mistakes help us learn and grow. Also, no matter how much advice is given, your best teacher is your own experience and you really learn something valuable when you make a mistake. But things become problematic if…
