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But usually not more than 5. Anything else, after being dealt with (a finished project, a finished conversation, etc.) is moved to appropriate folders or deleted.
My inbox is my "desk".
I don't pay for two providers, because interruptions in Internet service are very rare and last for a short time. In case of power outage, my router would not work anyway.
In case o
People call translators "translators". They also often call interpreters "translators".
The poll answers would suggest the asker meant agencies and project managers, a very specific gro
Which means it happened once: a client explicitly requested a native of the source language. The translation was not for publication, and they wanted to make sure all colloquialisms and id
"slowing down"? Working slower due to new software/versions with higher hardware requirements? Slowly failing hardware due to old age? Unable to run new versions/new software?
Depen
I have no idea what is my average. I have a period when I read a lot, and then a period when I don't read much, followed by a period when again I swallow books whole. "A period" may last a
[quote]Helen Hagon wrote:
If you do it once, you'll probably find yourself doing it again. It sends the customer a message that it's ok to pay late, and even encourages them to delay pa
[quote]Chris S wrote:
Because it's fewer than half, not less than half.
And in my case, none.
Some would like me to, but I refuse.
Even though I do actually use CAT for all
I don't think I've ever heard of such a button, let alone have or press it.
I often press CRTL+S to save my work, and have all kinds of auto-save on in my software, so at worst I lose
But most likely no. I used to do tests, then heard 6-12 months later from the client that I passed, and never again.
I think only once it brought a new client/project.
My project emails are marked red as "work in progress". My email client pops up a reminder, if words like "attachment" are present in the text, but no file is attached.
I remove the red
I chose "Yes, always", but in fact it should be "usually" or "often" for me. The CAT tool helps with the layout, and that's why I like using it, but it's more trouble than worth (takes tim
[quote]Ian Jones wrote:
All my emails arrive in Outlook, so I'll look at whatever comes in. Having said that, I don't receive offers of work at the weekend or those that I do what to pa
I voted "occasionally" but it happened only once as an exception.
I don't work past 6-7 PM. My productivity work-wise is so low that the next morning would be spent on cleaning up all t
I always open the files after attaching them to make sure they are what they are supposed to be, and I send them replying to the client's email, so no mistakes happen. I hope those precaut
My laptop has been customised for my work needs, so I find it comfortable and sufficient. And if I need to be mobile, I still can, although generally the laptop serves as a desktop compute
My inbox is like my desk: only projects in progress (marked red), and other emails that need to be taken care of are in there. After they are dealt with, they are moved to an appropriate
As the others, I'm not sure what that means.
I use Internet often, usually every day (work). Does playing an online game count? Then then too. I also watch shows/films/programs online,
My mailbox is kept very tidy, with colours marking emails "to do", "work", and other classification. I also checked my spam folder to make sure no valid emails were sent there by the syste
Fortunately no. I live in the country of my source language.
Besides, the level of fluency it requires to be able to do this jobs means for me that you must think in that language, not<
Especially since my lovely CAT isn't as expensive as some on the market, and it doesn't require payment each year for a licence. I paid once, I use it.
These "XXX" were in the email you received, they're not a part of "redacted", are they?
I need to ask, even though your note is clear, because it's just too hard to believe someone
However, not on Fridays evenings; on Friday mornings or Saturday mornings. But then, I work on weekends if there's work, and can take another weekday off, so it's not a big deal for me.
None of my regulars do.
Once I had a new client, who kept sending me emails asking if I was going to deliver on time every day (a 4-day project). And then... they were late with the
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