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Multiterm subscription | Trados Studio, Multiterm and Passolo installers

Stepan Konev — Tue, 18 Apr 2023 21:48:00 +0000

Forum: Smart shoppers
Topic: Multiterm subscription
Poster: Stepan Konev
Post title: Trados Studio, Multiterm and Passolo installers

There is an open RWS [url= [url removed] ]page[/url] where you can download the supported versions of Trados Studio and Multiterm.
As far as I know you can run MultiTerm without Trados. At least, I could install MultiTerm and open a termbase with no Trados installed on my fresh Windows. I can't say if it works in all respects though because I don't use MultiTerm (Trados can handle termbases on its own), I simply installed it and opend a TB, then I removed it. That's it.
This [url= [url removed] ]page[/url] is for Passolo.

Multiterm subscription | Glossary Converter

Andriy Yasharov — Mon, 17 Apr 2023 18:46:00 +0000

Forum: Smart shoppers
Topic: Multiterm subscription
Poster: Andriy Yasharov
Post title: Glossary Converter

The Glossary Converter allows an easy conversion between different glossary formats and MultiTerm termbases. Supported formats include Excel, tbx, and MultiTerm export files (xdt + xml).

You can learn more about the glossary converter here .

The tool's main task is to convert between MultiTerm termbases and Excel spreadsheets. It works by dragging and dropping a file of one type onto the application or onto the shortcut of the application that is installed on the desktop, and produces the other type in the same folder as the source file.

So, basically, you can create glossaries as Excel sheets and then convert them to MultiTerm termbases.

Multiterm subscription

Jorge Rodríguez Rodríguez — Mon, 17 Apr 2023 17:26:00 +0000

Forum: Smart shoppers
Topic: Multiterm subscription
Poster: Jorge Rodríguez Rodríguez

Hello colleagues,

I have been using Trados Studio subscriptions a couple of years.

It happens that I do not need Trados as a CAT tool any longer for now because I have got a single one client that provides me with Phrase to translate and for which I only translate and localize video games. This client gives me as much work as working full-time for them. It is expected that this situation lasts much time, even many years.

For this reason, I do not wish to renovate my Trados Studio subscription, but I am interested in keeping on using exclusively Multiterm to continue learning about other fields and manage my TBs, that can be useful in the future.

The SDL team has not answered my query asking if it is possible to subscribe only to Multiterm and, even though I am not sure if I can purchase a license only for Multiterm, I am afraid of the fact that Multiterm 2022 will not be compatible with future Trados' versions. I mean Trados Studio 2030 or even further.

I would like to read your suggestions or if you know about another nice application that is fully compatible with Trados or which TBs can be converted into Multiterm termbases.

Best regards and have a nice week ahead!

Purchasing a 2nd computer for emergencies? | actually

Metin Demire (X) — Wed, 21 Sep 2022 16:50:00 +0000

Forum: Smart shoppers
Topic: Purchasing a 2nd computer for emergencies?
Poster: Metin Demire (X)
Post title: actually

[quote]IrinaN wrote:

[quote]Metin Demirel wrote:

This year several external disks I had for years failed to work. [/quote]

HDs and thumb drives are cheap to replace in time before they fail. I don't keep the same ones for "years", some are duplicates by now.
[/quote]

By "years", I only meant a few years. All my disks were only 4 years old, except one that had lived way beyond 10 years.

As for the eavesdropping, whether or not you have an ad-blocker, they still do it on Windows and Mac, but they don't let it show. They collect personal data for a larger scheme, not for individual marketing.

Purchasing a 2nd computer for emergencies? | Wow

Tom in London — Wed, 21 Sep 2022 14:39:00 +0000

Forum: Smart shoppers
Topic: Purchasing a 2nd computer for emergencies?
Poster: Tom in London
Post title: Wow

[quote]IrinaN wrote:

[quote]Metin Demirel wrote:

This year several external disks I had for years failed to work. [/quote]

HDs and thumb drives are cheap to replace in time before they fail. I don't keep the same ones for "years", some are duplicates by now.

I don't like it when someone touches my things without my permission, that's all. Even without stealing it :-) Same as eavesdropping - I'll be just as mad when someone will eavesdrop on me drinking coffee, as if I were in a shower.

I know it sounds naive, especially after working with the professional SW developers. One day we have been sitting on break with my colleagues. One mentioned that he wants to buy another laptop, and me - another pair of fall boots. Both our laptops were on. In a few hours we got a flood of ads about new laptops and fashionable boots, respectively. He didn't have Ad Block, and when I turned mine off for the sake of experiment after he mentioned his ads, then I saw my boots :-) They listen! We were on a secure network!

I asked super professional people, and they confirmed. Yet it doesn't mean that I'll be keeping my doors and windows wide open 24/7 for everyone's eyes.

Edited for typos.

[Edited at 2022-09-20 17:31 GMT] [/quote]

Wow.

Long before the Internet, I remember a friend of mine saying "when they want you, they know where to come and get you."

Purchasing a 2nd computer for emergencies? | @Metin

IrinaN (X) — Tue, 20 Sep 2022 17:24:00 +0000

Forum: Smart shoppers
Topic: Purchasing a 2nd computer for emergencies?
Poster: IrinaN (X)
Post title: @Metin

[quote]Metin Demirel wrote:

This year several external disks I had for years failed to work. [/quote]

HDs and thumb drives are cheap to replace in time before they fail. I don't keep the same ones for "years", some are duplicates by now.

I don't like it when someone touches my things without my permission, that's all. Even without stealing it :-) Same as eavesdropping - I'll be just as mad when someone will eavesdrop on me drinking coffee, as if I were in a shower.

I know it sounds naive, especially after working with the professional SW developers. One day we have been sitting on break with my colleagues. One mentioned that he wants to buy another laptop, and me - another pair of fall boots. Both our laptops were on. In a few hours we got a flood of ads about new laptops and fashionable boots, respectively. He didn't have Ad Block, and when I turned mine off for the sake of experiment after he mentioned his ads, then I saw my boots :-) They listen! We were on a secure network!

I asked super professional people, and they confirmed. Yet it doesn't mean that I'll be keeping my doors and windows wide open 24/7 for everyone's eyes.

Edited for typos.

[Edited at 2022-09-20 17:31 GMT]

Purchasing a 2nd computer for emergencies? | New translator

Jorge Rodríguez Rodríguez — Tue, 20 Sep 2022 16:37:00 +0000

Forum: Smart shoppers
Topic: Purchasing a 2nd computer for emergencies?
Poster: Jorge Rodríguez Rodríguez
Post title: New translator

[quote]Samuel Murray wrote:

[quote]Jorge Rodríguez Rodríguez wrote:
However, I was wondering if many translators have a second computer, just in case the first one stops working and has to be repaired. [/quote]
Computers (and particularly laptops) become old very quickly. So, if you were to buy a brand new one today and your other computer breaks two years from now, you're suddenly using a 2-year old laptop, and two years is a long time in laptop land. Wouldn't it be better to keep the money for the laptop handy, and then when you really need to have it, buy it at that very moment. (This doesn't help for e.g. if you really, really need a new computer over the weekend or you live far away from computer stores.)

You can agonize over whether this or that fancy feature in a new laptop is better, but ultimately what determines the value of a laptop is the price. Expensive ones are better than cheap ones. So don't be too worried that you might not buy the very best laptop at the very moment that you buy it.

Also, you can sell the laptop when the crisis is over (if you sell it quickly, it'll still get a reasonable price). The difference between the purchase price of the laptop and the second-hand sale price of the laptop is just a cost of doing business. Ask yourself: if you were to buy a EUR 500 laptop and sell it for EUR 300 a month later, would the EUR 200 make up for the fact that you weren't left stranded without a computer?

[quote]Do you have a second computer just in case? [/quote]
I do have a holiday computer, but it's not nearly as fast as the main one. It main aim is to allow me to accept small jobs from clients during my holidays, so that I don't lose them as clients.
[/quote]

I see your point, Samuel, although I do not think that laptops evolve as quickly as smartphones.

Some colleagues use old computers as backup computers in case of need. My situation is that I moved to another city 5 years ago, and I have been using the same computer till then. I do not have any old computer because I started my career a year and a half ago, only a small notebook that works great but it is useless for translating.

Your post made gave me food for thought. Maybe it is better to keep on working with my current computer and saving backups frequently. Then, as soon as it gets broken, I will go straight to purchase a new fast one and, when I have time, I will let the broken one to be given a look at and, if it can be repaired, then I will have a backup computer. Fortunately, I live in a city, not in the countryside, so I can get a new computer and have it ready for work in a morning.

Note: I am always meaning about working with a laptop and purchasing a new laptop. We can use a generic word like computer in Spanish for both, PC-Desktop and laptops.

Thank you.

[Edited at 2022-09-20 16:40 GMT]

Purchasing a 2nd computer for emergencies? | not s

Metin Demire (X) — Tue, 20 Sep 2022 16:20:00 +0000

Forum: Smart shoppers
Topic: Purchasing a 2nd computer for emergencies?
Poster: Metin Demire (X)
Post title: not s

[quote]IrinaN wrote:

I refuse to use Cloud and cut it off to the maximum extent possible. I don't know what it does on the background, if anything. Matter of principle, naive as it may be :-).
[/quote]

This year several external disks I had for years failed to work, so I could lose the back-up data if I didn't have them on my computer (I lost some unimportant data though). Then I decided to use the cloud services for back-up. As for what they are doing on the background, it is pretty much the same with the usual telemetry if you're using Windows or Mac OS. And I am not talking about the optional telemetry service that can be disabled on your computer, but the other undisclosed telemetry functions that data-hungry tech corporates such as Microsoft, Apple, Google, Adobe, etc.. are using. They are also causing the use of enormous resources on the user's end.

Purchasing a 2nd computer for emergencies? | Yes

Laurent Mercky — Tue, 20 Sep 2022 14:38:00 +0000

Forum: Smart shoppers
Topic: Purchasing a 2nd computer for emergencies?
Poster: Laurent Mercky
Post title: Yes

of course, I have a backup computer at home, only for working

Purchasing a 2nd computer for emergencies? | Agree 100%

Tom in London — Mon, 19 Sep 2022 09:39:00 +0000

Forum: Smart shoppers
Topic: Purchasing a 2nd computer for emergencies?
Poster: Tom in London
Post title: Agree 100%

[quote]IrinaN wrote:

I refuse to use Cloud and cut it off to the maximum extent possible. I don't know what it does on the background, if anything. Matter of principle, naive as it may be :-). ] [/quote]

At best, it's a trick to force us into paying yet another regular monthly subscription. At worst, it's a scam that stores all of our data on servers located we have no idea where, to which anyone (we have no idea who) have access any time they want.

Purchasing a 2nd computer for emergencies? | Since the age of word processors

Yasutomo Kanazawa — Mon, 19 Sep 2022 08:08:00 +0000

Forum: Smart shoppers
Topic: Purchasing a 2nd computer for emergencies?
Poster: Yasutomo Kanazawa
Post title: Since the age of word processors

I've always had a 2nd machine for emergencies since the age of word processors.

Purchasing a 2nd computer for emergencies? | Maybe

Mr. Satan (X) — Sun, 18 Sep 2022 17:24:00 +0000

Forum: Smart shoppers
Topic: Purchasing a 2nd computer for emergencies?
Poster: Mr. Satan (X)
Post title: Maybe

[quote]Jean Dimitriadis wrote:

By wasteful, I was mostly referring to purchasing a second (new?) computer for the sole or primary purpose of "just in case".

Keeping your old computer around or salvaging a secondhand one would definitely not belong to the same category, especially if that computer is getting some real use.[/quote]

Maybe you're right. Maybe it is wasteful to buy a brand new computer just to have a spare. Maybe one's better off recycling older hardware for this purpose, if only for the sake to save our environment. Maybe I was shoehorning my agenda into an unsuspecting discussion board. :-)

[Edited at 2022-09-19 14:47 GMT]

Purchasing a 2nd computer for emergencies? | I have one and I recommend it

Kuochoe Nikoi-Kotei — Sun, 18 Sep 2022 15:07:00 +0000

Forum: Smart shoppers
Topic: Purchasing a 2nd computer for emergencies?
Poster: Kuochoe Nikoi-Kotei
Post title: I have one and I recommend it

[quote]
Do you have a second computer just in case?

Greetings.[/quote]

I do indeed, or rather I did because it's currently on the fritz and needs a little maintenance. My main workhorse is an HP desktop, I don't have the specs to hand right now but it does its job well. The backup is an HP laptop.

I decided to get a backup after my previous computer failed right in the middle of a largish job several years ago. That was... an interesting day. I highly recommend having a backup if you can afford it, though modern smartphones and tablets are probably fast and powerful enough to pick up the slack in a pinch.

Purchasing a 2nd computer for emergencies? | Old PC is my backup

Siobhán Fulton — Sun, 18 Sep 2022 14:19:00 +0000

Forum: Smart shoppers
Topic: Purchasing a 2nd computer for emergencies?
Poster: Siobhán Fulton
Post title: Old PC is my backup

I believe in backup equipment. At one time I even had an emergency backup dog.

I replace my PC every 4-5 years, a practice I've maintained for about 25 years. Rather than reinstall Windows (or, in some case, install a new version) which might extend the useful life of the device, I buy a new, faster machine with greater capabilities. The previous PC with older versions of my working software goes into a spare room, and is available in the event of failure of the newer machine. It's come in handy on several occasions over the years. In one particular case, after buying a new machine, I discovered that a regular client's MemoQ server could only be accessed via the configuration of the older computer. There was no explanation for this, but I wasn't about to mess with the current main computer and run the risk of limiting my access to other clients.

Purchasing a 2nd computer for emergencies? | Desktop PC...

Giovanni Guarnieri MITI, MIL — Sun, 18 Sep 2022 11:32:00 +0000

Forum: Smart shoppers
Topic: Purchasing a 2nd computer for emergencies?
Poster: Giovanni Guarnieri MITI, MIL
Post title: Desktop PC...

which is my main working horse, + laptop as backup/travelling tool. Simple.

Purchasing a 2nd computer for emergencies? | .

Jean Dimitriadis — Sun, 18 Sep 2022 10:49:00 +0000

Forum: Smart shoppers
Topic: Purchasing a 2nd computer for emergencies?
Poster: Jean Dimitriadis
Post title: .

[quote]Mr. Satan wrote:

I suppose it depends on your definition of being wasteful. My preference is to salvage secondhand ThinkPads that were about to be thrown away by the previous (corporate) owners. I’d like to think of this as a way to reduce e-waste. They’re still perfectly usable, why letting them go to the dumpster? Besides, I can use them to thinker around.[/quote]

My original post wasn't very clear.

By wasteful, I was mostly referring to purchasing a second (new?) computer for the sole or primary purpose of "just in case".

Keeping your old computer around or salvaging a secondhand one would definitely not belong to the same category, especially if that computer is getting some real use.

[Edited at 2022-09-18 19:45 GMT]

Purchasing a 2nd computer for emergencies? | Respectfully disagree

Mr. Satan (X) — Sun, 18 Sep 2022 04:34:00 +0000

Forum: Smart shoppers
Topic: Purchasing a 2nd computer for emergencies?
Poster: Mr. Satan (X)
Post title: Respectfully disagree

[quote]Samuel Murray wrote:

Computers (and particularly laptops) become old very quickly. So, if you were to buy a brand new one today and your other computer breaks two years from now, you're suddenly using a 2-year old laptop, and two years is a long time in laptop land. Wouldn't it be better to keep the money for the laptop handy, and then when you really need to have it, buy it at that very moment. (This doesn't help for e.g. if you really, really need a new computer over the weekend or you live far away from computer stores.)[/quote]

[quote]Jean Dimitriadis wrote:

Is it important to be prepared? Yes.

But to purchase a second computer if you don't already own one? Not so much.

It also seems quite wasteful. There are other solutions, which of course come hand in hand with a solid backup policy.[/quote]

I suppose it depends on your definition of being wasteful. My preference is to salvage secondhand ThinkPads that were about to be thrown away by the previous (corporate) owners. I’d like to think of this as a way to reduce e-waste. They’re still perfectly usable, why letting them go to the dumpster? Besides, I can use them as something to experiment with.

[quote]Jean Dimitriadis wrote:

2. My smartphone with Linux and a Bluetooth keyboard, with or without an external monitor [/quote]

As much as I’d love to get me one of these, in reality it is going to be more wasteful. They won’t be available at our local stores considering how niche they are. The only way I can get them is to import one, but this is not a very prudent move because:
a) the customs is going to tax me to death, and;
b) IMEI whitelisting policy by my government.

Mobile communication devices need to be whitelisted and logged in the database of our government by using their IMEI numbers. If it isn’t there, I can’t use my SIM card with it. Hence, what’s the point? I don’t believe the developers of Linux smartphones would have the muscle to lobby them, just so they can get into the cool kids club.

What did you get? A PinePhone?

[Edited at 2022-09-18 17:14 GMT]

Purchasing a 2nd computer for emergencies? | Think outside of the box

Jean Dimitriadis — Sat, 17 Sep 2022 18:54:00 +0000

Forum: Smart shoppers
Topic: Purchasing a 2nd computer for emergencies?
Poster: Jean Dimitriadis
Post title: Think outside of the box

Is it important to be prepared? Yes.

But to purchase a second computer if you don't already own one? Not so much.

It also seems quite wasteful. There are other solutions, which of course come hand in hand with a solid backup policy.

For instance, in such an occurrence, I can use:

1. The computer of a close one or a friend (social capital)
2. My smartphone with Linux and a Bluetooth keyboard, with or without an external monitor

Purchasing a 2nd computer for emergencies? | I have one

Tom in London — Sat, 17 Sep 2022 16:42:00 +0000

Forum: Smart shoppers
Topic: Purchasing a 2nd computer for emergencies?
Poster: Tom in London
Post title: I have one

I have an old MacBook Pro that runs El Capitan, and every month I run it for a while just to make sure that it's working. It's my backup for emergencies.

Importantly, I store it off-site at another location so that if there's a disaster at home, for example a fire, I have a fallback.

I'm not using El Capitan any more so I would probably have a lot of hassle getting things to work, but at least I do have a backup, email, Internet, etc.

Additionally I do a complete clone of my hard drive to an external USB hard drive, every day so that no matter what goes wrong, I'm never more than one day behind. This backup can be extremely useful on a daily basis.

"Regular backup is one of the Buddha's Three Paths to Enlightenment" - did they teach you that too, at the webinar ?

[Edited at 2022-09-17 16:54 GMT]

Purchasing a 2nd computer for emergencies? | 2nd computer

WolfgangS — Sat, 17 Sep 2022 15:58:00 +0000

Forum: Smart shoppers
Topic: Purchasing a 2nd computer for emergencies?
Poster: WolfgangS
Post title: 2nd computer

[quote]Wolfgang wrote:

[quote]Jorge Rodríguez Rodríguez wrote:

Hello guys and gals,

...

Do you have a second computer just in case?

Greetings.

[Edited at 2022-09-17 08:55 GMT] [/quote]

Absolutely, yes. Almost throughout my whole professional life (actually quite long) I had two computers and as soon as I could afford it I got myself two Mac computers which both run Parallels+Windows, so that almost makes four computers.

[Edited at 2022-09-17 15:55 GMT] [/quote]

Purchasing a 2nd computer for emergencies? | 2nd computer

WolfgangS — Sat, 17 Sep 2022 15:53:00 +0000

Forum: Smart shoppers
Topic: Purchasing a 2nd computer for emergencies?
Poster: WolfgangS
Post title: 2nd computer

[quote]Jorge Rodríguez Rodríguez wrote:

Hello guys and gals,

...

Do you have a second computer just in case?

Greetings.

[Edited at 2022-09-17 08:55 GMT] [/quote]

Absolutely, yes. Almost throughout my whole professional life (actually quite long) I had two computers and as soon as I could afford it I got myself two Mac computers which both run Parallels+Windows, so that almost makes four computers.

[Edited at 2022-09-17 15:55 GMT]

[Edited at 2022-09-17 15:58 GMT]

Purchasing a 2nd computer for emergencies? | Buy the one when the other one breaks

Samuel Murray — Sat, 17 Sep 2022 14:33:00 +0000

Forum: Smart shoppers
Topic: Purchasing a 2nd computer for emergencies?
Poster: Samuel Murray
Post title: Buy the one when the other one breaks

[quote]Jorge Rodríguez Rodríguez wrote:
However, I was wondering if many translators have a second computer, just in case the first one stops working and has to be repaired. [/quote]
Computers (and particularly laptops) become old very quickly. So, if you were to buy a brand new one today and your other computer breaks two years from now, you're suddenly using a 2-year old laptop, and two years is a long time in laptop land. Wouldn't it be better to keep the money for the laptop handy, and then when you really need to have it, buy it at that very moment. (This doesn't help for e.g. if you really, really need a new computer over the weekend or you live far away from computer stores.)

You can agonize over whether this or that fancy feature in a new laptop is better, but ultimately what determines the value of a laptop is the price. Expensive ones are better than cheap ones. So don't be too worried that you might not buy the very best laptop at the very moment that you buy it.

Also, you can sell the laptop when the crisis is over (if you sell it quickly, it'll still get a reasonable price). The difference between the purchase price of the laptop and the second-hand sale price of the laptop is just a cost of doing business. Ask yourself: if you were to buy a EUR 500 laptop and sell it for EUR 300 a month later, would the EUR 200 make up for the fact that you weren't left stranded without a computer?

[quote]Do you have a second computer just in case? [/quote]
I do have a holiday computer, but it's not nearly as fast as the main one. It main aim is to allow me to accept small jobs from clients during my holidays, so that I don't lose them as clients.

Purchasing a 2nd computer for emergencies? | I always thought that the second machine is a must in our profession

IrinaN (X) — Sat, 17 Sep 2022 14:02:00 +0000

Forum: Smart shoppers
Topic: Purchasing a 2nd computer for emergencies?
Poster: IrinaN (X)
Post title: I always thought that the second machine is a must in our profession

I refuse to use Cloud and cut it off to the maximum extent possible. I don't know what it does on the background, if anything. Matter of principle, naive as it may be :-).

I travel a lot. I have two running laptops - 17" and 14", the first one stays at home connected to a keyboard and a 24"monitor. Anything bigger gives me headaches and dizziness. Before that is was a desktop. I use huge external hard drive and thumb drives for various backups. When I come back from the trip, I download anything new and important to that external HD and I'm all set.

So far I haven't lost anything important in 30 years and I'm not obsessed with keeping my masterpieces for future generations. It is my strictly personal and very strong opinion that in our trade we can not consider ourselves reliable without a backup computer.

Also, I don't trust repaired/refurbished computers and any other electronics in general, I just replace it. So at times I had 3, two good ones and one lame. Usually one serves me at least 5-7 years, first as a prime, then as a backup.

Translation makes a very small part of my income these days, it's almost all about interpretation but I can't imaging calling a customer and mumbling that my computer has failed and I need a break after presenting myself as a pretty big shot who demands real rates :-)

Also, I have a 30,000mAh external battery pack and a backlit keyboard. When last winter during "Texas Freeze" we had power outage I was able to help out my customer and translate a short file. I was lucky to lose it for 4 hours only, some lost it for days, and I did the job like nothing happened. My fireplace took care of keeping my hands warm.

[Edited at 2022-09-17 14:11 GMT]

Purchasing a 2nd computer for emergencies? | My old computers are just too young to dump

Stepan Konev — Sat, 17 Sep 2022 11:20:00 +0000

Forum: Smart shoppers
Topic: Purchasing a 2nd computer for emergencies?
Poster: Stepan Konev
Post title: My old computers are just too young to dump

Until recently, I had 4 desktop computers. However I didn’t buy them with a backup purpose but accumulated gradually when I bought a new one when the existing one didn’t meet the newer software requirements any longer. They are still too good to dump :D Recently, one of them has shut down forever. It was my working computer at my second place of residence. I replaced it with one of the three remaining computers and now I have two computers all set for work at both locations.

Purchasing a 2nd computer for emergencies? | cloud

Metin Demire (X) — Sat, 17 Sep 2022 10:47:00 +0000

Forum: Smart shoppers
Topic: Purchasing a 2nd computer for emergencies?
Poster: Metin Demire (X)
Post title: cloud

[quote]Jorge Rodríguez Rodríguez wrote:

Hello guys and gals,

I attended a Webinar on tips to improve your productivity as a freelance translator.

The last point in the Webinar was about doing backups frequently, what I already do.

However, I was wondering if many translators have a second computer, just in case the first one stops working and has to be repaired. I am giving a thought to purchasing a second laptop, smaller than my main one, with only 8 GB RAM and a small SSD and a reasonable processor speed.

The laptop I use works fine, but I purchased it in 2017.

I have been taking a look at different models and a suitable one to be used for emergency cases may cost around €350 and €450, what it is quite affordable bearing in mind that my main one costed €600 or €700 in 2017, and I invested more money at the end of last year to add a SSD because it counted only with an HDD.

Do you have a second computer just in case?

Greetings. [/quote]

We have an old one at home and I hope we never need it. Actually we had two old computers, but we gave away one of them. Last year I had also bought a Raspberry Pi in case all computers would fail and I would at least be able to open a Word or Excel file.

As for back-ups, I recommend using a cloud service. 1TB comes free with MS Office subscription, but I never used it. I use iCloud for all the devices at home (2TB). I also bought 200 GB cloud space from Google Drive just in case Apple fails (which happens). Because I can't trust Apple anymore.

Purchasing a 2nd computer for emergencies? | Yes

Mr. Satan (X) — Sat, 17 Sep 2022 08:47:00 +0000

Forum: Smart shoppers
Topic: Purchasing a 2nd computer for emergencies?
Poster: Mr. Satan (X)
Post title: Yes

[quote]Jorge Rodríguez Rodríguez wrote:

Do you have a second computer just in case?[/quote]

I do. And I also have spare parts for them ready, so I wouldn't have to wait for days to get them in case of emergency.

Purchasing a 2nd computer for emergencies?

Jorge Rodríguez Rodríguez — Sat, 17 Sep 2022 08:34:00 +0000

Forum: Smart shoppers
Topic: Purchasing a 2nd computer for emergencies?
Poster: Jorge Rodríguez Rodríguez

Hello guys and gals,

I attended a Webinar on tips to improve your productivity as a freelance translator.

The last point in the Webinar was about doing backups frequently, what I already do.

However, I was wondering if many translators have a second computer, just in case the first one stops working and has to be repaired. I am giving a thought to purchasing a second laptop, smaller than my main one, with only 8 GB RAM and a small SSD and a reasonable processor speed.

The laptop I use works fine, but I purchased it in 2017.

I have been taking a look at different models and a suitable one to be used for emergency cases may cost around €350 and €450, what it is quite affordable bearing in mind that my main one costed €600 or €700 in 2017, and I invested more money at the end of last year to add a SSD because it counted only with an HDD.

Do you have a second computer just in case?

Greetings.

[Edited at 2022-09-17 08:55 GMT]

What computer to choose | ASUS ZenBook Pro Duo 15 is unbeatable

Anna A. K. — Fri, 15 Apr 2022 10:34:00 +0000

Forum: Smart shoppers
Topic: What computer to choose
Poster: Anna A. K.
Post title: ASUS ZenBook Pro Duo 15 is unbeatable

I use the ASUS ZenBook Pro Duo 15, which in my opinion is the BEST laptop for translators, because it has 2 screens, which no other laptop on the market has as far as I know. It's great for content creators, translators, creatives, and travelling folks who need a second screen on the go.

A bit pricey, but worth every cent, and performance is also excellent.

What computer to choose | PWM

Mr. Satan (X) — Fri, 15 Apr 2022 09:16:00 +0000

Forum: Smart shoppers
Topic: What computer to choose
Poster: Mr. Satan (X)
Post title: PWM

To add what the others have said, I suggest you to avoid screens that use [url= [url removed] ]PWM[/url] for brightness control. I also recommend you to read reviews from [url removed] to make an informed decision before your purchase.

[quote]Kai Xue wrote:

I think Thinkpad X1 I7-16gb would be a good choice. Fast and bigger RAM is good for multitask and performance. [/quote]

i7 processors aren't worth it if they have the same amount of cores as their i5 siblings. You'll be spending a lot more money for such a negligible (if any) increase in performance, which only would be noticeable in synthetic benchmarks anyway. But it's always good to see another man of culture. 8-)

[Edited at 2022-04-15 09:49 GMT]

What computer to choose | I think Thinkpad X1 I7-16gb would be a good choice.

Kai Xue — Fri, 15 Apr 2022 02:12:00 +0000

Forum: Smart shoppers
Topic: What computer to choose
Poster: Kai Xue
Post title: I think Thinkpad X1 I7-16gb would be a good choice.

Fast and bigger RAM is good for multitask and performance.