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Scams Possible scam: organic farming translation They are still scamming Just got a mail with the exact same document
wanting a Danish translation. This time the name
is Gideon Charles. Same MO, same wording i emails.
Btw you can report it as scam, when they se
Lise Leavitt Oct 25, 2023
Trados support Creating a TM from already translated Excel files I use this very easy tool http://felix-cat.com/tools/align-assist/ NB!
Perform a quick check before creating the TM to
make sure that the cells are properly
aligned. Br Lise
Lise Leavitt Mar 3, 2016
Translation news Petition: "Urge the UN to protect translators and interpreters worldwide" I posted the selfsame thing yesterday I did not see that, Caryl Ah, well... doesn't
hurt to repeat a good cause ;)
Lise Leavitt Oct 21, 2015
Translation news Petition: "Urge the UN to protect translators and interpreters worldwide" Have you
signed? https://www.change.org/p/urge-the-un-to
-protect-translators-and-interpreters-worldwide?re
cruiter=408193695&utm_source=share_petition&utm_me
dium=facebook&utm_camp
Lise Leavitt Oct 20, 2015
Danish Character count Tak, Christine :) Lise Leavitt Jul 24, 2015
Danish Character count Tak Liset Nej, har ingen tekst, da det er oversættelser af
enkeltstående segmenter på en webside... troede
der var en 'approximate' chars per word
tommelfingerregel =) Hilsen fra lige så varm
Lise Leavitt Jul 24, 2015
Danish Character count Tak, Thomas :) Lise Leavitt Jul 24, 2015
Danish Character count Hej, Hvor mange tegn skal man beregne i et
ord... prøver at 'quote' en kunde, som betaler
pr. char i stedet for pr. ord. Tak og god
weekend! Lise
Lise Leavitt Jul 24, 2015
Poll Discussion Poll: Do you acknowledge receipt of your clients' payments? Yes, always I think of it as common courtesy =) Lise Leavitt Jul 6, 2014
Poll Discussion Poll: Do you accept assignments to post-edit machine translations? For one client only They have an online editor, where the target
column is already populated...and at times it
frightening to see, how accurate it actually can
be...nothing like Google...
Lise Leavitt Apr 2, 2014
Poll Discussion Poll: Do you involve your family members in your translation business? ... Hubby takes care of taxes AND gives moral support
and pats on the back;)
Lise Leavitt Mar 15, 2014
General technical issues Help! How best to transfer big files? https://www.wetransfer.com/ [quote]Gitte Hovedskov Hansen wrote: Have any
of you got any good tips on how to transfer big
files? [/quote] I customer referred me to
this once in case of a huge TM...it was ext
Lise Leavitt Apr 5, 2013
Danish Er der nogen der kender til dette websted? Name deleted by poster I tried posting this in
the international forum as well, but was told to
refrain from 'Unauthorized commercial
solicitation'. That was absolutely not my intent
Lise Leavitt Nov 12, 2012
Danish Havearealer Great! Tusind tak Susanne! Det var til stor hjælp
=) Hilsen Lise
Lise Leavitt Sep 6, 2012
Danish Havearealer Hej Jeg er blevet bedt om at definere danske
havearealer: Hvad de måles i samt hvilke
størrelser forekommer oftest. Kan nogen hjælpe?
På forhånd tak =) Mvh Lise
Lise Leavitt Sep 5, 2012
Scams Have received these emails and got very suspicious with the second... Great! [quote]Enrique Cavalitto wrote: A fast track
scam: Theresa wrote a message but before she could
send the second she passed away and a NGO was
created in her name. Richard created a N
Lise Leavitt Sep 4, 2012
Scams Have received these emails and got very suspicious with the second... Sender's address blocked Of course a scam... I didn't want to call the
number, but rather hear if anyone else had been
contacted. This mail was sent through Proz. Sad
that some people will try to be fraudulent
Lise Leavitt Sep 4, 2012
Scams Have received these emails and got very suspicious with the second... > You have been sent a message via ProZ.com. >
Author: Theresa Hartman. > [NOTE: The author is
not a registered ProZ.com user or was not logged
in > when sending this message.] > Auth
Lise Leavitt Sep 4, 2012
Poll Discussion Poll: How many times have you changed your country of residence in the last 10 years? once I moved to the States from Italy 4 years ago.
Before that I moved from Denmark, where I was
born, to Italy. I have no intention of changing
country again, unless it would be back to
DK
Lise Leavitt Apr 2, 2012
Poll Discussion Poll: Have you donated to a worthy cause this year? Monthly to ASPCA Always had and will have rescue cats and dogs Lise Leavitt Dec 20, 2011
Scams Company using our information Thanks Kathy! =) Lise Leavitt Feb 8, 2011
Office applications Code instead of image in Word 2007 document Field codes You could try to open Word Options in the left
hand upper corner, select Advanced and have a look
at the selected options, i.e. under Document
Content, try to see if 'Show field codes inst
Lise Leavitt Feb 2, 2011
Italian Paypal - esperienze? E-check Ciao Eleonora, Credo che il cliente di Laura ha
usato il metodo di pagamento via e-check. La spesa
e SEMPRE $ 5.00 indipendentemente dal importo
ricevuto. Il tempo per questo transazion
Lise Leavitt Jan 24, 2011
Off topic For a little well-deserved break http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17DPJHNVx2Q Lise Leavitt Jan 6, 2011
Honors / Citations Jack Slep is 80 Happy Birthday and many many more! Best wishes! Lise Lise Leavitt Jan 6, 2011
Off topic Are we really that desperate? It has to be a joke from a witty colleague... ...wanting to bring us into the new year with a
smile. HAPPY NEW YEAR! L.
Lise Leavitt Dec 31, 2010
Danish Hus til salg! Hvis nogen er interesserede, er der behov for en
køber ASAP! Tak for interesse
=) http://www.boligringen.dk/%28cydweo45jrdjmf5
5lp00f0zx%29/side.aspx?Id=399&AutoID=60069 Mvh
Lise Leavitt Nov 7, 2010
Poll Discussion Poll: Which antivirus software do you use? Kaspersky Got it free for 6 months, when purchasing a new
PC. I am satisfied with it. I might go back to AVG
when the free software expires.
Lise Leavitt Oct 2, 2010
Poll Discussion Poll: Moneybookers or PayPal? I always use my Mastercard from PayPal to buy on Amazon! [quote]Laureana Pavon wrote: [quote]Yossi
Rozenman wrote: And then I use it to pay for
online services, like PROZ subscription, Web
hosting, Amazon etc.

[Edited at
201
Lise Leavitt Sep 25, 2010
Poll Discussion Poll: Moneybookers or PayPal? Same here...US customers always by check [quote]Rebecca Garber wrote: US customers pay
by check, occassionally by bank transfer. Both
are free at my bank. My European customers pay
using Paypal or bank transfer. Paypal ac
Lise Leavitt Sep 25, 2010
Money matters How are North American translators with an EU client base dealing with the plummet of the Euro? =( [quote]Bryan Crumpler wrote: I have invoices
that are still outstanding from this past
February, and the Euro keeps dwindling and
dwindling and dwindling, meaning that when the
$$$'
Lise Leavitt Jun 5, 2010
Money matters Is there typically invoice surcharge? Paypal charge Yue, you would have been charged either way for
receiving money on PayPal...services or personal
transfers. Within the USA the fee is 2.9% and
abroad it's as high as 4.0%. You should be
Lise Leavitt Jan 23, 2010
Italian Richiesta di "donazione" o puro sciacallaggio? Non ti fidare! Non mi fiderei di una richiesta diretta. Qui
(USA), ci dicono costantemente, tramite TV, di
assolutamente non fidarsi di richieste del genere.
Non funzionano cosi, gli enti che assistono l
Lise Leavitt Jan 14, 2010
Business issues Should I phone outsourcers? No I have never picked up the phone and called an
agency and I would not do it unless asked to. I
have received several mails, in which they ask if
I was available for a phone call or they ha
Lise Leavitt Jan 10, 2010
Poll Discussion Poll: Which payment method do you prefer? I agree [quote]Amy Duncan wrote: I don't think PayPal's
fees are so high, considering how convenient the
service is, and I've also had very pleasant
experiences with customer service on the phone
Lise Leavitt Jan 10, 2010
Poll Discussion Poll: Which payment method do you prefer? It works? [quote]Steven Capsuto wrote: Otherwise I prefer
Moneybookers or, as a last resort, Paypal. The
last time I looked into this, Moneybookers' fees
were lower than Paypal's.

[Edited a
Lise Leavitt Jan 9, 2010
Poll Discussion Poll: Have you set an income target for your translation work in 2010? I answered yes I don't see the big deal. What is wrong with a
little ambition? I was perfectly content with this
year's earnings, and my target is to make, if not
more, as well as 2009. That said, I don'
Lise Leavitt Dec 8, 2009
Off topic Suggestions for 90th Birthday Present That's exactly what came to my mind =) My family loves it! [quote]Juliana Starkman wrote: (and we are
rather long-lived), have always enjoyed the
admittedly amateur movies we make sometimes on the
computer, using old photos, music they would ha
Lise Leavitt Dec 1, 2009
Danish Nye danske ord Tak Blangsted! =) Super interessant! Især for én som mig der ikke
taler dansk til dagligt =) Lise
Lise Leavitt Nov 29, 2009
Money matters The JackPot Project - $1.14 USD total! (Low-paying job posting) Be patient [quote]WTSTranslations wrote: Rather than feel
offended, I decided to place a bid for USD $50. I
haven't heard back from them yet, though... -
Nikolaj [/quote] They probably got t
Lise Leavitt Nov 24, 2009
Office applications German Proofing Tools in Office 2007 Language packs You can buy additional language packs
here. http://buy.trymicrosoftoffice.com/buyusa/
product.aspx?sku=3203820&plang=pt&theme=languagepa
ckoffer&culture=en-US&resID=M94wegoBAkgAACOBiFsA
Lise Leavitt Nov 22, 2009
Money matters Paypal and e-cheques From Italy I have received e-checks from a couple of
agencies, Australia, Holland and the US. However,
wanting to receive the check from an Italian
agency, I called the PP services, which told me
Lise Leavitt Nov 18, 2009
Off topic Euro-English :) LOL Ewa Nice, I hadn't seen this before :grin: Lise Leavitt Nov 14, 2009
Health and lifestyle for language professionals What is your personal experience of the current 'flu pandemic? Family Here i the US I must say that many are extremely
worried about this flu. All though experts say
that this flu in proportions has caused very
little deaths, compared to an ordinary seasonal
Lise Leavitt Nov 8, 2009
Danish Dansk stavekontrol til Office 2007 Separat køb Hej Tina, Jeg har købt en engelsk udgave af
Word 2007 i USA. I pakken lå der et tilbud til
supplerende language packs, så efter at have
installeret Office, købte jeg den danske
Lise Leavitt Nov 5, 2009
Poll Discussion Poll: In how many countries have you lived? (more than six months) Three Denmark (born and raised) Italy (Rome for 20
years - bellissimo!) United States (Final
destination - I hope)
Lise Leavitt Oct 29, 2009
Money matters PayPal tariffs e-check from PP [quote]Laura Gentili wrote: I try to use this
option as much as possible. It is always 5.00, ie
it can be euros, USD, CAD, etc., no matter what
currency it is, you pay 5.00 for an e-c
Lise Leavitt Oct 10, 2009
Being independent Paypal's bait and switch technique - be aware! This sounds strange to me? [quote]blomguib wrote: Three months later,
I tried to transfer the rest (about 300
euros)....imagine my surprise when the transfer
was not carried out because there is also a yearly
Lise Leavitt Oct 10, 2009
Money matters PayPal tariffs Using PP Since I am living in the States, it is not
possible for me to use MB anymore. I have used
PP for about 2 years now. Yes, the fees are what
they are, however it would cost me much more
Lise Leavitt Oct 9, 2009
Getting established Translation in the US through ProZ.com Yes Hi Thierry, It says you already live in the USA
lol. Anyway, I moved here about 2 yrs ago, got
married and started working. You need a Green
card/Working permit to be able to stay in th
Lise Leavitt Sep 5, 2009


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