Monthly Archives: January 2009

CA Translation

Posted on 31. January 2009 by admin

After decade daily translation of the Astronomy Picture of the Day I translated today text from English into Czech with help of CAT tool – Computer Aided Translation. It was actually more work, but it should pay off  in long … Continue reading →

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Memory upgrade

Posted on 30. January 2009 by admin

Work on Toshiba Satellite A45 – S121 notebook can be very slow. So I did some research. The major reason probably is too small memory. It used to run OK, but latest antivirus software is occupying too much memory, and … Continue reading →

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Science Fair

Posted on 29. January 2009 by admin

I had a privilege to participate in first year of the school Science Fair. Afternoon I helped to set tables, chairs, etc. in school gym. Evening I was one of the judges. It was interesting experience for me. Kids knew … Continue reading →

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Computer Aided Translation

Posted on 28. January 2009 by admin

So far I was translating with simple editor. But there are software tools for Computer Aided Translation, or Computer  Assisted Translation. There are free tools, like java based OmegaT or OmegaT+  and proprietary tools like IBM Translation Manager, Trados, or … Continue reading →

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XML

Posted on 27. January 2009 by admin

I was looking to XML documents, and I realized, that to localize XML document means most the time to translate element contents and attribute values. XML is recommended by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). It is a fee-free open … Continue reading →

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TV over the internet

Posted on 26. January 2009 by admin

Only 15 years ago, I saw for the first time video broadcasting over the internet. Now it’s becoming mainstream. I had a pleasure to help my friends to navigate in new version of the Czech Television website. Programs are delivered … Continue reading →

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Dodge County Shoot Out

Posted on 24. January 2009 by admin

Today was hockey day. Two games at Four Seasons Arena in Kassson, MN. Name of that arena should be Winter Arena, it’s the coldest arena. My son played first game against Sartel forward, second game against goalie. Unfortunately they lost … Continue reading →

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APOD annotations

Posted on 23. January 2009 by admin

Most of the Astronomy Pictures of the Day are simply pictures with link to higher resolution, bigger picture. But there are exceptions. There could be java applet, like here: 010418. Or instead of link to bigger picture, there could be … Continue reading →

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Posted on 22. January 2009 by admin

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Financial management

Posted on 21. January 2009 by admin

I attended seminar Financial management at WFC presented by Becky and Nicole. I learned (again), that there is only one really free credit report web: www.annualcreditreport.com. Credit score consists of: 35% Payment history 30% Amounts Owed vs. Limits 15% Length … Continue reading →

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