Author Archives: Emma Goldsmith

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About Emma Goldsmith

Freelance ES>EN translator and writer specialised in clinical trials and research articles. Former nurse. Vice-Chair of MET. Educated in England, settled in Spain.

Brexit, Clinical Trials and Medical Translators

Posted on 27 June 2016 by Emma Goldsmith

Changes in clinical trial regulations in post-Brexit UK. How will medical translators be affected? Continue reading →

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Matias Ergo Pro: an ergonomic, mechanical keyboard

Posted on 13 June 2016 by Emma Goldsmith

My experience with a split keyboard and mechanical keys Continue reading →

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Slate Desktop and SDL Language Cloud Custom Machine Translation Engines

Posted on 31 May 2016 by Emma Goldsmith

A report on my experience with two different customised machine translation engines. Continue reading →

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How to search source and target segments in SDL Trados Studio 2015

Posted on 17 May 2016 by Emma Goldsmith

Ever wanted to search for source and target words at the same time? There’s an app for that! Continue reading →

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A translator’s conversion to a mechanical keyboard

Posted on 26 April 2016 by Emma Goldsmith

Find out why I switched from a membrane to a mechanical keyboard and my verdict on the Filco Majestouch. Continue reading →

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Typing survey results

Posted on 4 April 2016 by Emma Goldsmith

Were you one of the 817 translators who responded to the survey on translators’ typing habits? Find out how the others answered. Continue reading →

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MedDRA: new version 19.0

Posted on 23 March 2016 by Emma Goldsmith

News of the March 2016 update to the MedDRA terminology databases Continue reading →

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An introduction to MedDRA for medical translators

Posted on 15 March 2016 by Emma Goldsmith

Medical translators need to be conversant with MedDRA. Are you? Continue reading →

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Typing Tips for Translators: Q&A

Posted on 25 February 2016 by Emma Goldsmith

Did you ask a question at last week’s webinar on Typing Tips for Translators? Check out the answer here. Continue reading →

Posted in 1. The Basics, 2. Beyond the Basics, Ergonomics and keyboards, Trados Studio | Tagged , , , , , , | 21 Comments

Typing Tips for Translators

Posted on 2 February 2016 by Emma Goldsmith

A call to complete a quick survey and news of a webinar about keyboards and typing Continue reading →

Posted in 1. The Basics, Ergonomics and keyboards, Trados Studio | Tagged , , , , , , | 6 Comments