Keeping track of translation jobs
This has happened a couple of times to me: I just forgot to do a job! This usually happens to me with very small tasks and it’s certainly very unpleasant,... Read more →
Blogs
Changing the language code of your SDL translation memory
| By jankapounThis post can especially be useful to users of older SDL Studio versions. If you are using newer versions of SDL Studio, simply select the “Any TM” option from your... Read more →
Bohemicus 1.059 released!
| By jankapounWhat’s new Support for online CAT tools (SmartCat, Crowdin, XTM, Coach…) has been significantly improved, the Ctrl+Space shortcut (machine translate a segment) can now be used in all of them... Read more →
How to translate PDF files
| By jankapounThe PDF format is truly ingenious – documents in the PDF format will appear exactly as originally created and intended across all platforms, be it various versions of Windows, MacOS,... Read more →
CAT Tools Crash Course – Part 1: What is a CAT tool and how it can be useful to you
| By jankapounBefore I explain the basic idea behind all CAT tools, let me consider the naive approach to translating documents. The naive translator You could, of course, open your source document... Read more →
Bohemicus vs. online CAT tools – why it isn’t always smooth sailing?
| By jankapounThis post is only for those interested in hard-core deep-level computer programming. It was driving me crazy that my dear Bohemicus would not 100% work with some online CAT tools…... Read more →
How to translate a webpage (or a whole website)
| By jankapounTranslating a webpage is a very easy task… if you know how to do it. Definition of a webpage – what is it? Let’s start with a definition what a... Read more →
How to translate 5000 words in 3 hours
| By jankapounYes, this is indeed possible. I remember those times 13 years back when translating 5000 words per DAY would be a major feat…. and I would feel completely exhausted, needing... Read more →
How to use machine translation in Across (GoogleTranslate, DeepL…)
| By jankapounThis is a short video on how you can configure the Across CAT tool (made by Across GmbH, Germany) to machine translate your files. There are two options: use the... Read more →
How to start a career as a freelance translator
| By jankapounThese are a few tips I would give to every aspiring translator trying to start his/her career in this field. I have been working myself as a EN/GER/FR->CZ translator for... Read more →
How to spot a good translation agency you will enjoy working with
| By jankapoun(from the translator’s perspective) This article is based on my 13 years of experience working as a translator with various translation agencies all over the world. I am going to... Read more →
The Ctrl+Alt+Space shortcut and why you should definetely use it
| By jankapounThe raison d’etre The Ctrl+Alt+Space shortcut was originally conceived to deal with the formatting tags in SDL Studio, memoQ, Wordfast, XTM etc. That’s because Bohemicus cannot, at least for now,... Read more →
How to bypass the memoQ activation
| By jankapoun…and run the trial version indefinitely How it works – short overview Install some virtualization software install an operating system into it, make a fresh snapshot of it install your... Read more →
Bohemicus v. 1.045 is out!
| By jankapounThe new version of Bohemicus is out! What’s new: 1) added support for Memsource 2) improved support for Across 7.0 3) minor bug fixes Enjoy! Read more →
The top 10 features of Bohemicus I use every day
| By jankapounThese are the 10 features of Bohemicus I use every day. You can watch this video to see them in action: 1. Machine Translation Machine translation can be used everywhere... Read more →
How I used to convert units ….and you should definitely NOT
| By jankapounUnit conversion is something you will definitely encounter when working as a translator. How I have always done it And this is how I have always done it: copy out... Read more →
How to remove the machine-translation marks in every CAT tool
| By jankapounWhat are they? As soon as you try to machine translate just about anything in any major CAT tool, such as Trados Studio, Across, WordFast…., you will notice that it... Read more →
A clipboard manager. Why is it useful?
| By jankapounDefinition of a clipboard manager For those who don’t know what a clipboard manager is. Imagine the Windows clipboard on steroids. That’s exactly what a clipboard manager is. An example:... Read more →
What is the core idea of Bohemicus and how it can be useful to you
| By jankapounSo, this is the core idea of Bohemicus: Let’s create an interface between you and your CAT tool. This interface should extend the capabilities of your CAT by a whole... Read more →
How I became a professional translator
| By jankapounThis is the story of how I became a professional translator. The beginnings I certainly did not become a translator at a university, I don’t have any formal translation education... Read more →
Why do we, translators, actually hate CAT tools?
| By jankapounSo, I suppose, the original idea of a CAT tool was something like this: Let’s create a simple text editor combined with a database and let this program constantly search... Read more →
How I developed, marketed and sold a translation software product that Proz.com would not let me speak about
| By jankapounAnd why do some people seem to utterly hate it …without even trying it out? Am I getting paranoid? Selling is hard So, yestarday and today, 3 of my posts... Read more →
Why do translation agencies require translation tests free of charge?
| By jankapounI have never really understood this concept. So, an agency requires you to do a translation test. They usually give you a couple of days, you can do it at... Read more →
Rename file extensions easily!
| By jankapounWhy is file extension rename useful? You can very easily rename a file extension. This comes especially handy when you receive e.g. a corrupted SDL Studio package and you need... Read more →
Transferring large files with a download link
| By jankapounYou can very easily and conveniently send large files up to 100 MB through the Bohemicus server by just dragging and dropping them onto the Bohemicus window. Why is this useful? This is useful... Read more →
Working with hotkeys
| By jankapounWhat are hotkeys? Hotkeys are the heart of Bohemicus. They are simply combinations of certain keys, usually Ctrl/Alt/Shift + some standard key on your PC keyboard. You can press such... Read more →
Connecting an Android phone through WiFi
| By jankapounIf you want to use the speech-to-text feature, you can connect your Android phone/tablet also through WiFi. This might be useful in case you are having any problems establishing a... Read more →
Quick-open folders
| By jankapounWhat is it good for? You can very quickly and easily open your pre-defined folders just by pressing a hotkey. This is especially useful when you access certain folders frequently... Read more →
Machine translation
| By jankapounSetting it up Machine translation is very easy in Bohemicus. First, you need to set it up – enter your Google API key so that Google knows who to charge... Read more →
Snipping tool
| By jankapounYou can very easily and conveniently launch the Windows Snipping Tool to make screenshots by just pressing the Ctrl+Alt+F12 hotkey. This is especially useful if you need to make a... Read more →
Hints
| By jankapounWhat are hints in hintboxes Every time you press the Ctrl key, a couple of semi-transparent hintboxes appear on the screen. These are hints. They have a very useful purpose,... Read more →
Activating Bohemicus
| By jankapounActivating Bohemicus is easy. You will need your activation code that you received upon your purchase. Then, insert this code on the “Activation” tab and press “(De)activate“. Please note that... Read more →
How to get the Google API translation key
| By jankapounPrerequisities 1. In order to receive a Google API translation key, you will need a Google account (Gmail account). 2. Once you have this account, sign in to Google Cloud... Read more →
Quick set-up
| By jankapounYou should set up Bohemicus before you run it for the first time. Set up the machine translation feature First, please enter the Google API key for the machine translation... Read more →
Working with online CATs
| By jankapounIf you want to work with online CAT tools, such as SmartCat, XTM, Crowdin, Coach, etc…, just go to the Language&Settings tab and select the “Custom” option in the CAT... Read more →
Metric/imperial unit conversions
| By jankapounConverting metric/imperial units is very easy with Bohemicus. You can set up 3 hotkeys to perform 3 types of conversions. These hotkeys are: Ctrl+Alt+F6/F7/F8. Select your metric/imperial unit pair You have inches,... Read more →
Connecting Bluetooth
| By jankapounNow, let’s see how to connect your Android phone to your Windows and then to Bohemicus. Enabling Bluetooth To enable Bluetooth in your mobile phone, please go you your Android... Read more →
Troubleshooting Bluetooth
| By jankapounWhy you should use Bluetooth Bluetooth is the preferred way of connecting Bohemicus both in Windows and in Android. It is more realible and quicker than the WiFi option. But... Read more →
Local file transfer between your office computers
| By jankapounIn Bohemicus, you can very easily transfer files and folders between 2 or more local computers running this software behind the same WiFi router. Let’s transfer some files… First, a... Read more →
Working with local offline dictionaries
| By jankapounWhile working with Bohemicus, you can plug-in 2 local offline dictionaries. This can be very useful, because you can look up your terms just by pressing a hotkey combination (Ctrl+Alt+K),... Read more →
Taking notes in Bohemicus
| By jankapounWhy do translators and writers take notes Note taking is an important task for all translators or writers. You might stumble upon a term that you don’t really know how... Read more →
Working with translation memories in Bohemicus
| By jankapounUse your own translation memories… anywhere While working with Bohemicus, you can use your own TMs to search terms in the concordance mode. This is especially useful when you work... Read more →
How to insert the current date with Bohemicus
| By jankapounWhat is it good for? You can use this function to e. g. distinguish various folders from the same client among each other. Let’s say you have regular orders from... Read more →
Non-breakable spaces
| By jankapounWhat are they good for? Non-breakable spaces are an important text element in case you want to keep 2 words always together, on one line. That means, they will always... Read more →
How to google in Bohemicus
| By jankapounWe have all been there: you need to google someting, so normally you would just select your term in your CAT, copy it to clipboard, then switch to a webbrowser,... Read more →
Quotation marks
| By jankapounDifferent languages use different quotation marks. The Americans/British use “”, we Czechs use „ “, the French « », etc. Well, during the translation process, this can be a real... Read more →
How to make more money as a translator
| By jankapounIf you are a translator, I am sure, you want to make more money. Just like everyone. But well, the-milion-dollar-question is: how? Well, there are basically 3 approaches to this... Read more →
Text editing features
| By jankapounBohemicus offers a bunch of text editing features that can be really handy. It is surprising to see that those actually very important text editing features are missing both in... Read more →
Speech recognition (voice dictation) in Bohemicus
| By jankapounSpeech recognition, or speech-to-text functionality, or just voice dictation, is an important feature of Bohemicus. Yes, let’s face it – most people can speak faster than type. And even if you... Read more →
Working with online dictionaries
| By jankapounYou can use Bohemicus to interactively search in online dictionaries. How it works First, a little example. Let’s say you are working in memoQ and you would like to look... Read more →
Voice dictation with Bohemicus
| By jankapounVoice dictation (speech-to-text functionality) is an extremely important feature of Bohemicus. Why would you write your text on your keyboard when you can just dictate it into your Android phone... Read more →
Help & Blogposts
| By jankapounPlease find the help chapters and blogposts below. Everything you need to know about Bohemicus. Quick set-up Software activation Connect an Android phone through Bluetooth Connect an Android phone through... Read more →
How to increase translation speed and productivity: machine translation
| By jankapounMachine translation can greatly increase your translation speed, there’s no doubt about it. Especially if your language pair contains English. This alone can increase your translation productivity by at least... Read more →
How to translate and write faster: a clipboard manager
| By jankapounWhat is a clipboard manager? As you probably know there is this very useful feature in Windows: the clipboard. You can select some text, press Ctrl+C to copy your text... Read more →
Convert the Imperial units to the metric system and vice versa
| By jankapounHow to convert Imperial/metric units. See a video, learn how to calculate that manually... or use Bohemicus to do it for you automatically! Continue reading → Read more →