Nikita Kobrin

Nikita Kobrin is a moderator at TranslatorsCafe.com.

   USEFUL LINKS:   

a) For customers

• Get Your Translation Right, the First Time :: Suggestions on how companies should prepare their documents for language translation and how to choose the best translation services provider for your industry. These tips will help you to get the best results at the minimum price.
• 12 Tips from a Translator to a Project Manager 

b) For fellow translators

• How to password protect your job before delivering it to a client
• Online Tanslators Directories
• Romanization of Russian :: How to transliterate Russian names and other words in Roman characters
• Sample Invoice
• Tips for Translators :: Worth reading.
• Tool Box :: A PDF ebook filled with expert advice on which software tools you'll need to save time and make more money.
  
• Tool Kit :: A biweekly newsletter for people in the translation industry who want to get more out of their computers.
• Translation & Interpreting Industry News
• Translation Journal :: A Publication for Translators by Translators
• TranslatorsTraining.com :: A site to learn about CAT tools and compare them. 16 video tutorials showing a step-by-step process of translating the same document with various tools.
• Translation Rate Converter and Income Calculator

• Typing Test :: Take a free Typing Test and measure your Typing speed!

• Все словари для ABBY Lingvo :: The largest online collection of additional dictionaries for the most popular Russian dictionary software

• Почтовые декодеры: 1, 2, 3 :: Russian text can become absolutely unreadable after the transmission through different Internet software. These online services perform Russian text encoding withing the four main Russian symbol tables and can help to make the text readable again. 

c) For everybody

• 12 Steps to a Picturesque Life :: How to insert a picture into your TC forums post
• About Trados: 1, 2, 3, 4 :: Is Trados really so good as they try to convince us?
• Decryption of password-protected Adobe PDF files
• Free online services enabling you to easily send large files to anyone, anywhere
• EmailGifsandSounds :: The place for free e-mail sound notification files.
• Glossaries of Translation and Interpreting Terminology :: This glossary provides an explanation to many of the terms frequently used in connection with translation and interpreting.
• Giveaway of the Day :: Get fully functional and licensed (not trial or demo!) commercial programs for free! One proggy a day. What is available today? Read in the small window below and click on it if you feel you need the app (make sure you snag it: after the time is up, the proggy goes back to full price again):

• How to insert 'Skype Me' button into your TC forums signature and/or profile
• How to write a good business letter
• The Best Free Software for PC
• Best Free Security and Antispyware Apps
• Online Translators Directories
• PC Troubleshooting Resources Online

   MY SOFTWARE RECOMMENDATIONS:   

• 1-Click Answers :: Great reference tool at your fingertips. Freeware.
• AbracadabraCompteur :: Free WordCounter for PDF files
•  AB-Euro :: Desktop currency converter. Freeware.
• AcronymGenie :: Searchable database of acronyms and abbreviations from various areas. Especially useful for those who don't have broadband Internet connection. Freeware.
• Avast! :: One of the best antivirus software around. Freeware.
• AxCrypt :: A powerful, yet extremely easy to use file encryption program. Freeware.
• Chainsaw :: Free file splitting tool.
• Complete Word Count for MS Word :: Add-in that reports a complete word count for all areas of your document. Freeware.
• Convert :: The best desktop-based converter I've seen. Freeware.
• Copernic Desktop Search :: Find anything on your HDD in seconds. Freeware.
•  Deja Vu :: TM CAT tool of my choice for the moment. Shareware.
• Download Master :: The best download manager that I know (and I've tried many of them). The interface is only in Russian. Freeware.
• Express Dictate :: Professional dictation program. Shareware.
• Express Scribe :: Transcription playback app. Freeware.
• Google Deskbar :: Search the Web with Google from any application. Freeware.
• FastStone Photo Resizer :: In a quick and easy batch mode convert, rename, resize, crop, rotate your images, add watermarks. Freeware.
• FineCount :: Quickly count characters, words, lines, pages, repetitions in different document formats - MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and XML, HTML, PDF and others. Freeware/shareware.
• PrimoPDF :: Free tool for high-quality PDF creation.
•  PureText :: Free application removing any formatting from the text to paste.
• Skype :: Simple app that enables you to make free calls anywhere in the world. Great for business communication. Must-have! Freeware.
• SnagIt :: Great screen capture software that captures images, text, and video from your Windows desktop. Shareware.
• Subtitle Workshop :: Freeware subtitle editing tool.
• Time Stamp :: Track time spent on a project. Freeware. 
• UltraMon :: Indispensable utility for multi-monitor systems. Shareware.
• Unlocker :: Windows Explorer extension allowing you with a simple right-click on a file or folder to get rid of error message such as 'cannot delete folder: it's being used by another person or program'. Freeware.
• Virtual Keyboard :: You will be able to type in Russian even if you don't have a Russian keyboard. Freeware.
• Windows Defender :: One of the best tools in antispyware arsenal. Freeware. 

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