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Wordfast support Wordfast technical support Copy and paste Try to press ctrl+a to mark all, and copy and
paste the text into a new document. Then your
problem should be solved.
Ivan Eikås Skjøstad Apr 17, 2004
Windows operating systems Need help in WinXP Safe Mode regedit run: type "regedit". This will get you into the
registry. But I am sure you are wasting time.
My experience is that a format will be the
quickest solution. When you think you have solv
Ivan Eikås Skjøstad Apr 12, 2004
Windows operating systems Need help in WinXP Safe Mode Format In safe mode only the most "important" drivers are
loaded, and the are located in the registry
here: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSet
ControlSafeBootMinimal "Safe Mode uses
Ivan Eikås Skjøstad Apr 12, 2004
General technical issues XML newbie Wordfast [quote]Tatiana Nefyodova wrote: My experience
shows that plus tools in wordfast do tag .xml
files and convert them into .doc. I translate
.docs, but when it comes to un-tagging translat
Ivan Eikås Skjøstad Apr 11, 2004
General technical issues XML newbie Here Take a look
here: http://www.proz.com/?sp=bb/new&ViewTopic&
post=79329#79329
Ivan Eikås Skjøstad Apr 9, 2004
Trados support Trados 6.5 - how necessary is it for someone beginning in the field? Marketing Owning a Trados-license gives you a huge advantage
when it comes to marketing. Many agencies, and
some direct customers as well consider you a pro
if you own Trados. This should be a go
Ivan Eikås Skjøstad Apr 8, 2004
General technical issues CV download gliche on Profile page? Outlook Express? Just one comment, If I were you, I would try to
change the settings in Outlook Express (if you are
using it). When you update this programme to ver 6
it comes with very high security se
Ivan Eikås Skjøstad Apr 3, 2004
General technical issues CV download gliche on Profile page? Glitch or not I will reccommend to put a link from your profile
page to your CV placed on your website (if you
have one). In this way your CV will always be
updated the same time and accessible at all
Ivan Eikås Skjøstad Apr 2, 2004
Norwegian Streng regnskapsfører? Kan kanskje føre selv? Jeg fører regnskapet selv siden jeg ikke har et
AS med de krav dette stiller, og trekker fra i
henhold til vanlig praksis. Alle utgifter du har
(ADSL+mobil+deler av privattelefonugiftene)
Ivan Eikås Skjøstad Apr 1, 2004
Business issues How to get/not get a job on ProZ.com (outsourcer description of own methodology) Thanks I have updated my profile according to the
information provided. Regarding phone or
e-mail. I think this is dependable on both culture
and many other factors such as the "time issue",
Ivan Eikås Skjøstad Mar 31, 2004
Trados support Trados dongle is not recognized after re-installation of WinXP Driver You may need an updated driver for the
USB-dongle: ftp://anonftp.rainbow.com/support/S
SD5411-32bit.exe
Ivan Eikås Skjøstad Mar 30, 2004
Windows operating systems Notepad won't open Try this I found the files you might need on a site that
deals with
spyware: http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/win
files.html#notepad Here you can read more, and
download notepad etc. in
Ivan Eikås Skjøstad Mar 30, 2004
ProZ.com technical support Messages via your profile Thanks! [quote]Ralf Lemster wrote: Hi, I sent a test
message to both of you - let's see what
happens. Best regards, Ralf[/quote] Now
everything works ok. Received all messages at 2:38
Ivan Eikås Skjøstad Mar 30, 2004
ProZ.com technical support Messages via your profile Same here I tried to send to myself from two different
machines with or without logging in. I did not
receive any e-mails. My preferences allow
anybody to send messages from proz to me, so I
Ivan Eikås Skjøstad Mar 30, 2004
Software applications Searching in several files simultaneously Concordance in Wordfast You can save the csv-files (or txt-files) in a new
folder, or your regular condcordance folder in
Wordfast. Remember to add the folder to search in
Wordfast setup. CTRL+ALT+N does the
Ivan Eikås Skjøstad Mar 21, 2004
Getting established Translation tools - which one is the best one to invest in? Buy Trados, use Wordfast! Buy Trados for getting jobs (Since this is the
market leader), and then use Wordfast for most of
the jobs. It uses the same segmentation, and can
import a Trados export file. It can also e
Ivan Eikås Skjøstad Mar 15, 2004
Being independent Agency finally paid me!! Inform others Give them what they deserve: 1. Inform other
translators about them on various listings. 2.
Send the link(s) to the agency. 3. Tell them
that you will remove your comment only whe
Ivan Eikås Skjøstad Mar 11, 2004
General technical issues Listing an e-mail address in a website Encode it Another trick: Encode your HTML at your website to
avoid robots that browse "mailto:". Encoding can
be done
here: http://www.wbwip.com/wbw/emailencoder.htm
l I use this trick, an
Ivan Eikås Skjøstad Mar 11, 2004
Norwegian CAT-verktøy: Fusion Confusion Jeg har heller ikke hatt tid til dette, men er
redd for at det fort kan bli "confusion" siden det
allerede er mange programmer i denne kategorien,
og de fleste krever mye tid før en kan s
Ivan Eikås Skjøstad Mar 7, 2004
Norwegian PayPal eller bankoverføring DnB [quote] Mulig det. Jeg bruker DnB, men har
nektet å motta sjekker i over et år. Da jeg
fortsatt var dum nok til det, tok DnB 350 kr for
å løse inn en utenlandsk
sjekk. [/quot
Ivan Eikås Skjøstad Mar 4, 2004
Norwegian PayPal eller bankoverføring Kommentar Når det gjelder Paypal: Når en registrerer
seg er det bare å passe på å bruke engelske
bokstaver, f.eks: Ivan Eikaes
Skjoestad Paypal sender belaster kontoen din
med 3 US
Ivan Eikås Skjøstad Mar 4, 2004
Hardware Still having CMOS problems Mother board ? Hello! My guess would be the mother board. The
symptoms you describe may derive from a dead
mother board, and everything should work when you
replace it with a new (or used) one. The
Ivan Eikås Skjøstad Feb 29, 2004
Translator resources Free Antivirus: Finally Ready for Prime Time Microsoft give away one year free system One year free antivirus and
firewall: http://www.my-etrust.com/microsoft/in
dex.cfm?&CFID=852732&CFTOKEN=f79fe34be2c72946-0384
46B8-F00D-B52F-8A26A2A2088E5D89 Valid for
Microso
Ivan Eikås Skjøstad Feb 29, 2004
Wordfast support Download dictionary from Internet to Wordfast? Try this [quote]Terese Whitty wrote: Hi! Novice as I am
with Wordfast, I am now wondering how I can
download and choose a dictionary from a website
for my Wordfast setting? Is that possible. I
Ivan Eikås Skjøstad Feb 22, 2004
Wordfast support WordFast - missing segments in imported TM TMX works like charm [quote]Daina Jauntirans wrote: (Trados exported
to .txt format) are not importing into WordFast. a
solution. [/quote] I use both Trados and
Wordfast (4.22), and when I want to work wi
Ivan Eikås Skjøstad Feb 4, 2004
Getting established Getting started in Norway No joke [quote]Andrzej Lejman wrote: [quote]Ivan Eikås
Skjøstad wrote: This is an new service, and I
have been told that you will have your
registration done within a **couple of weeks**.<
Ivan Eikås Skjøstad Jan 13, 2004
Getting established Getting started in Norway Some tips Here are some tips: You can register an
individual enterprise for free online:
https://nbr.brreg.no/finer/SelectTemplate.jsp T
his is an new service, and I have been told that
yo
Ivan Eikås Skjøstad Jan 12, 2004
Smart shoppers Getting started with Trados Buy a used one Buying Trados 5, 5.5 or 6 will be enough to help
you get more jobs. These versions should be on the
second hand marked. My point is that after
grading different CAT-tools, Trados is not
Ivan Eikås Skjøstad Jan 12, 2004
Norwegian Tilbud på et oppdrag på 30 K ord Fra den ene... Fikk forespørsel fra denne damen for noen timer
siden, og svarte at hun nok ville få problemer
med å få oversettere til å arbeide i TagEditor
med basispris på en halv Euro. Men de
Ivan Eikås Skjøstad Dec 12, 2003
Smart shoppers Trados 6.5: To Buy or not to Buy? Trados will give you more jobs I am quite sure that Trados, being the market
leader for CAT will give you one advantage: More
jobs. Agencies will think that since you own a
expensive license for Trados, you are a
pr
Ivan Eikås Skjøstad Dec 4, 2003
Powwows Powwow: Oslo - Norway Vel hjemme i Trøndelag Nå har jeg kommet hjem. Jeg takker både Per
Morten og Wenche for eksemplarisk oppvartning med
perfekt laget pinnekjøtt og god tilhørende
drikke. Til de som ikke hadde mulighet til å
Ivan Eikås Skjøstad Dec 1, 2003
Norwegian AMO-morsom nettside AMO-morsom nettside Jeg snakker ikke om arbeidsmarkedsopplæring, men
Astronomer mot orddeling. Artig side der en kan
bli
medlem/sjef. http://folk.uio.no/tfredvik/amo/
Anbefales på det varmeste. E
Ivan Eikås Skjøstad Nov 26, 2003
Wordfast support Max size of a TM in licensed Wordfast No limit I do not think that there is a limit. I am working
with a 10 MB TM right now, and it works well (My
system is a AMD 2500, 512 MB RAM, and a fast hard
drive). The only issue is reorganising
Ivan Eikås Skjøstad Oct 31, 2003
Wordfast support Wordfast with CrossOver Office (Linux) HOW TO In Proz' HOW TO Marc Prior wrote this: At
the time of writing, you have a number of choices,
but they fall into two categories: standalone
applications running on Java, and plug-in
Ivan Eikås Skjøstad Oct 29, 2003
General technical issues Split ergonomic keyboard: is it a good thing? Mini keyboard I use a lot of short cuts, but also move my hand
from the keyboard towards the mouse. (This is less
of a problem working with e.g. IBM thinkpad with
the red point device in the midle of th
Ivan Eikås Skjøstad Oct 24, 2003
Powwows Powwow: Oslo - Norway Staus quo Kan ikke garantere at jeg kommer, men satser på
det. Angående lokaler: Kanskje det finnes noen
gode resatauranter der hver enkelt kan bestille
det en ønsker, men som har pinnekjøtt på
Ivan Eikås Skjøstad Oct 15, 2003
Trados support Sending TRADOS uncleaned files to an agency Try it I also use Wordfast (4.2), but also own a Trados 6
FL license. I use Wordfast (4.2) for
translation when I am not working with TagEditor.
It is the beter choice by far comparing it with
Ivan Eikås Skjøstad Oct 12, 2003
Being independent Has late payment become the rule? Call them! My experience is that the best way is to call the
late payers (using the phone). This always helps,
but some times I have to keep calling....until
they finally pay.
Ivan Eikås Skjøstad Oct 1, 2003
Being independent Would you take stock options instead of money? One stock equals a high risk When trading with stocks, one rule is to spread
the risk. One thing is normally certain: Most
likely you will loose money buying stocks only
from one company. And buy the way: If the
Ivan Eikås Skjøstad Sep 19, 2003
General technical issues How to archive + selectively retrieve OE emails and folders? O instead [quote]Roberta Anderson wrote: I am looking for
a way to archive and selectively retrieve OE
emails and folders, so as to keep my email archive
offline (on Cd or other drive) and keep m
Ivan Eikås Skjøstad Sep 17, 2003
General technical issues SPAM: Where can I report it? Mailwasher-free as well [quote]Lesley Clayton wrote: I'm on a dial-up
connection and those that annoy me most are the
heavy HTML ones and those trying to sell me a
domain name for $15.[quote] I use
www.ma
Ivan Eikås Skjøstad Sep 16, 2003
Business issues Invoicing issues At the end of the month I send all my invoices at the end of the month. I
also ask all new clients to agree on using 30
payment days. This way it is easier to control
late payments, and keep track. On tip: Whe
Ivan Eikås Skjøstad Sep 16, 2003
Safe computing Anti-Virus Software Firewall and antivirus Go to www.zonelabs.com, and look for the free
firewall under "Download and buy". I have used
this a couple of years, and it blocks a lot of
different viruses that often arrive via
emai
Ivan Eikås Skjøstad Sep 2, 2003
Translator resources Wordfish and Glossy: anyone has tried them? Wordfast has gone commercial, but it is still for some
reason (I don't know) available at Logos (Old
version). I have used the old and free version for
one year, and after upgrading to the commerci
Ivan Eikås Skjøstad Aug 29, 2003
General technical issues Retrieving Outlook data Locate the correct pst [quote]Ralf Lemster wrote: Hi Anneken, I use
Outlook 98, which stores all information in a file
called outlook.pst. Try searching for .pst. HTH
- Ralf[/quote] I tried once to sea
Ivan Eikås Skjøstad Aug 22, 2003
ProZ.com suggestions Get identity verified through Moneybookers instead of PayPal (D) I don't think so [quote]Dr. Giuli Kvrivishvili wrote: Isn't it
free to send & receive with Paypal using a Debit
(not Credit) Card, through a "private" /
non-merchant PPl. account? (apart from a small
Ivan Eikås Skjøstad Aug 10, 2003
ProZ.com suggestions Get identity verified through Moneybookers instead of PayPal (D) Receiving Paypal har WAY TO HIGH charges when receiving
money. And for translators, receiving money is
more important than sending (normally). My
choice is: Send at no cost with Paypal, receive a
Ivan Eikås Skjøstad Aug 9, 2003
CAT Tools Technical Help WORD collapses when TRADOS is installed CPU at 100% and background services in Word CPU at 100% is some time the case when working in
MS Word (No matter which ver.). It helps running
Win XP, but when MS Word causes the CPU to run at
almost 100% it will crash word. (You ca
Ivan Eikås Skjøstad Jul 25, 2003
Wordfast support Keeping Wordfast and TRADOS toolbars in Word during Wordfast installation Not 100% possible, I believe Take a look at this link:
http://www.geocities.com/wordfast/downgrade.html
This is about using Trados and WF at the same
time. I have installed both (Wordfast 4.2 and
Trados FL
Ivan Eikås Skjøstad Jul 22, 2003
Getting established Any experience with PayPal? Expensive, but nice to have for smaller jobs. If you tell a
customer to transfer money via paypal, remember
two things: 1. Transfer the money from Paypal
to your bank right away (If you do not confirm
Ivan Eikås Skjøstad Jul 20, 2003


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