Blog Archive

A tragedy about cutting SDLXLIFF files, part one 

Bad luck and a too lucky enemy A case from practice. We have received a project in Trados Studio. The file is only one, but huge, and the deadline is close. We were forced to cut it into pieces and assign them to different translators. It is not nice, but the client refuses to give more […]

If switching languages makes you mad 

It doesn’t have to be like that Most people working on a computer with only two languages switch them with the help of the CTRL + SHIFT key combination and have no problems with that (we are talking about Windows). It may become even easier with Punto Switcher. But as soon as there are more than two languages in the system, the […]

Algorithm for getting rid of ordinary Trados Studio errors 

Extraordinary errors we describe in individual posts Trados Studio is a source of numerous errors, which sometimes are quite exotic. Troubleshooting methods are [or should be] described in the help section of the SDL portal. Many of them are gathered by hashtag #tradosstudio on our website. If you encounter a mysterious error, check the main trouble spots before […]

Misunderstandings and other human issues in the translation business

Being a translator is a difficult profession, although it is not considered so by the wider public. In addition to technical difficulties, human issues often arise in translation projects, such as frustrated expectations, misunderstandings, and omissions. Every agency has its own stories, some funny, some sad. Usually, they are recounted in an informal setting, without naming […]

Controlling faces

Surprise, we have a pseudo-anglicism here! The English language has an extraordinary phrase, “face control.” It might come as a surprise to you that the word came into English from Russian. It is one example of so-called reborrowing. The term was born in Russian during the “wild ’90s” in CIS countries. Back then, at a time when people […]

We are excited to share the important news with you!

This June our company was certified according to ISO 17100:2015 (Translation services: Requirements for translation services) and ISO 18587:2017 (Translation services: Post-editing of machine translation output) standards! Since its founding in 2010, Technolex has been ready and willing to create a high quality product by following the international standards of the translation industry. Thanks to […]