Now Newegg is having a sale on the Home and Premium versions of Dragon NaturallySpeaking 11 (English). I assume it’s because Dragon 12 has just been released. As far as I know, this offer is available only in the US using rebates. I recommend you get the Premium version so you can use extra features like:

• Import and export of custom word lists (if you’re working with a particular terminology or glossary, you can just import it)
• Text-to-speech recognition (so you can use it to proofread documents)
• User profiles (so you can import and backup your settings)
• Support for Bluetooth devices

The Premium version has more features but these are the ones that I consider the most helpful when I translate. One thing you have to keep in mind is that you need a quality microphone to get good results, a $20 mic or the included one is not going to do it–it’ll work but you will spend more time correcting than translating.

NUANCE Dragon NaturallySpeaking Home 11.5

Nos sabe engatusar y engañar; por eso, actúa con total libertad. Se escabulle en nuestros textos y confunde la comprensión de los lectores… Nos referimos a la coma criminal. La coma criminal es aquella que se ubica entre el sujeto y el verbo o entre el verbo y el objeto. Es una pausa que no debemos graficar, pues corta la secuencia natural de una oración.

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Sobre la autora:

Úrsula Velezmoro es lingüista y correctora de textos. Síguela y léela, tiene una estupenda colección de artículos con buenos consejos para escribir mejor.

Only in July, I will offer the introductory price of $59.00 for each course and $159 for the three courses ($53 each). Beginning in August the prices will go back to normal.

There are three days scheduled with the offer, if they are paid before July 20th:

Saturday July 14^th, Saturday July 21st and Saturday August 4th. Click on each course for more details, as well as for what is included:

1. SDL Trados 2011 – Getting started – 08:00 am (Peruvian time) / 01:00 pm (GMT)
2. SDL Trados 2011 – Intermediate – 12:00 pm (Peruvian time) / 05:00 pm (GMT)
3. SDL Trados 2011 –Advanced – 04:00 pm (Peruvian time) / 09:00 pm (GMT)

For more information, you can contact me here.

Note about Studio 2009: The courses include all the features of Studio 2009 plus the new features of Studio 2011.

Initially, the online courses will be in English but upon request, I can also add:

• Online courses in Spanish
• Online courses on Multiterm
• Online courses for Project Managers and Companies.

AIT has is running a sale on all programs including Translation Office 3000.

The announced prices are:

You can download a 30-day evaluation copy and also find more information at:

Advanced International Translations

AIT está dando un descuento del 25% a varios de sus programas, incluyendo Translation Office 3000.

Los precios publicados son:

En el siguiente enlace se puede encontrar más información y también se puede descargar un programa de evaluación de 30 días:

Advanced International Translations

Algunos de los cambios anunciados más importantes incluyen:

• La nueva Ortografía propone un solo nombre para cada letra: be para b; uve para v; doble uve para w; ye para y (en lugar de i griega)
• Ch y ll ya no son letras del alfabeto
• La eliminación de la tilde en ‘guion’
• La eliminación del acento en la preposición ‘o’ cuando está separando cifras
• Palabras como Qatar o Iraq pasarán a ser Catar e Irak

Y de lejos mi cambio favorito:

• “se acuerda que se puede no tildar el adverbio solo y los pronombres demostrativos” (este, esta, ese, esa, etc.) “incluso en casos de posible ambigüedad“

Pueden leer más en el diario El País: La “i griega” se llamará “ye”

Para importar las fechas, hagan clic en Configuración de calendario, luego vayan a la pestaña Calendario, seleccionen Importar y carguen el siguiente archivo: WC.ics

En Markthidate pueden encontrar más opciones.

Aparte, si no tienen ni cable ni satélite, Univisión va a transmitir los partidos (en español) y también tienen un enlace con la transmisión en vivo para verlo por Internet: transmisión en vivo!

To import the dates, just go to Calendar Settings, then Calendar tab, choose to Import calendar and upload the following file: WC.ics

More options can be found at Markthidate.

Also, if you don’t have cable or satellite, Univisión is going to broadcast the matches (in Spanish) and they also have a live feed if you want to watch online: live feed!

There is a handy, little tool that can easily solve this. Some of you might be aware of it, but for those who have never heard of it: I heartily recommend Time and Date’s Time Zone Converter. This tool works pretty straightforward: enter a time/date and a city, and Time Zone Converter will calculate the time/date for a different city.

For instance, my client in Prague wants me to deliver a translation on April 24 at 8:00. I’m in Chicago. So I enter:

And the result is:

It’s very easy to use and extremely helpful. Time and Date’s Time Zone Converter can be found at this link.

Click for the video tutorial and a simple list of 10 steps.

QA check on an unclean Word file

If you’re already familiar with SDL Edit. Here’s a simplified list of steps.

• 1. Save the unclean Word file as an RTF file. Close the file.
• 2. From SDL Edit select File>New translation.
• 3. Set the settings, open the RTF unclean file and select Paragraph in Segmentation Rules.
• 4. Save the ITD file.
• 5. Add the Multiterm Termbase.
• 6. Go to Tools>QA Check and select the options to check. Create a log file and run the QA Check.
• 7. Click on View to see the report and correct the translation as needed.
• 8. Save the ITD file.
• 9. Create the corrected unclean Word file (*.RTF). Go to File>Create Translation.
• 10. (Optional) Open the RTF file and Save it as a Word file (*.doc).