http://www.multilingualblog.com/index.php Language and technology and where they intersect with culture, business and government . en jim@multilingual.com 2008-05-05 12:05:00 PDT http://www.multilingualblog.com/index.php/weblog/localization-in-the-time-of-love-and-cholera/ JimHealey 2008-05-05 11:33:00 PDT http://www.multilingualblog.com/index.php/weblog/microsoft-launches-language-portal/ Microsoft’s newly launched Language Portal contains information for language professionals such as an IT terminology search tool and a localization download site. Donna Parrish 2008-04-29 16:46:00 PDT http://www.multilingualblog.com/index.php/weblog/that-faulty-localization-is-a-real-killer-cell-phones/ I recall from my days of working on the Turkish localization of Microsoft Word 6.0 for Windows the joys of dealing with the famous Turkish dotted i character. Now comes a related tale of what some people are calling “faulty localization” of Turkish cell phones - one with deadly results. {category_name backspace="1"}, Ultan 2008-04-22 07:43:00 PDT http://www.multilingualblog.com/index.php/weblog/chief-semiglobalization-officer-anyone/ OK, been waiting 6 or 7 years for that particular slice of the boloney roll to land in the dirt. Been reviewing the book “Redefining Global Strategies: Crossing Borders in a World Where Differences Still Remain” by Pankaj Ghemawat.  {category_name backspace="1"}, Ultan 2008-04-10 12:01:00 PDT http://www.multilingualblog.com/index.php/weblog/hazaar-fundas-of-indian-english/ Just back from India, where I picked up a wonderful, witty, and insightful book on the subject of Indian-English called “Entry From Backside Only: Hazaar Fundas of Indian-English” by B.K. John. {category_name backspace="1"}, Ultan 2008-04-10 10:39:00 PDT http://www.multilingualblog.com/index.php/weblog/misinterpretation-abounds-in-irish-court-rooms/ Inspired by Adam Wooten’s blog posting Why is the Media Obsessed with the Cost of Public Translation?, I dug deeper and found a report in the Galway Advertiser about an Irish judge who was “critical of a Polish interpreter’s lack of interpreting” in the court room. Ultan 2008-04-05 11:04:00 PDT http://www.multilingualblog.com/index.php/weblog/another-blog-of-interest-ti-business/ Check out Adam Wooten of Elanex’s T&I (Translation and Interpretation) Business blog. {category_name backspace="1"}, Ultan 2008-04-02 14:58:00 PDT http://www.multilingualblog.com/index.php/weblog/der-mundo-new-easy-to-use-multilingual-blogging-tool/ As he mentioned at the SV Localization UnConference Brian McConnell of the Worldwide Lexicon (see previous Blogos posting), has announced Der Mundo, a new, easy to use multilingual blogging tool. {category_name backspace="1"}, Ultan 2008-03-28 03:20:00 PDT http://www.multilingualblog.com/index.php/weblog/basque-language-craiglist-on-the-way/ Craig Newmark from Craigslist tells us that a Basque version is on the way.  {category_name backspace="1"}, Ultan 2008-03-28 00:45:00 PDT http://www.multilingualblog.com/index.php/weblog/community-translation-aint-free-translation/ There was a great session at the recent Localization UnConference on the subject of Community-based localization/translation. {category_name backspace="1"}, Ultan 2008-03-26 12:42:00 PDT