How DO Startups "DO" Localization?
I asked the audience after my coffee, context and crapplications talk to the International Multilingual User Group (IMUG) in San Jose, California recently, if anyone...
Programming and Programmer Languages: Beyond "Hello World"?
Interesting discussion (of old) on the StackExchange blog podcast about coding in other natural languages.
Other than English, that is.
So,should programming languages should be localized...
Opinions, Business, and Chicken Sandwiches
I have enjoyed Terena Bell’s “Macro/Micro” column in MultiLingual. She is usually spot on with her insights, and her sense of self-deprecating humor is...
Multilingual Aficionados: Well-rounded Individuals
A few years ago (OK then, eight), I wrote an article for Multilingual called Accessibility is Just Another Language. It dealt with the similarities...
Women, culture and language
In our just-released December 2012 issue of MultiLingual, Hannah Berthelot dives into the realms of language, women and culture, and how these intersect in...
Localization Unconference Happening at Localization World Seattle 2012
More than a passing acquaintance with the provence of the Localization Unconference, so I'll give it a shameless plug. Go to it:
Localization Unconference on...
Fake Unicode, Real Smiles
If you are ready for a smile in your day, check out the Fake Unicode Consortium page on Google +. Clever people with great...
Wo Ist Mein Handy? Knowing the German Mobile User
Apparently, whether you say cell phone or smart phone is a giveaway about your age in the US (heavens forbid what clipping the thing...
Resources for Mobile App Developers' Translation Planning
I was reading a Techcrunch article called the Number of Mobile Devices Will Exceed World's Population by 2012. All very interesting stuff that I...