FAQs

This page is a collection of solutions to problems I encountered in my work as a translator. I’m offering them here in the hope they may save someone a bit of time the next time they try to solve a similar problem.

Minor & Major annoyances on Windows

• How to stop fans from going like crazy on a Windows computer (works every time)?

Backup

• How can I create a local backup of ALL my photos and videos on Google Photos?

CAT tool terminology tips

• MemoQ’s version of Déjà Vu’s great ‘Lexicon’ feature

Data cleaning

• What to do when a TMX import fails?

File conversions and prepping

• Is there a quick and easy way to convert .mqxliff (memoQ) into .sdlxliff (SDL Trados Studio)?

Hardware

• Windows Precision Touchpads (aka Why are Windows touchpads still so crap?)

Machine translation

• Way to force certain terms to be translated a certain way (using a project glossary)?
• Program to monitor changes being made by the translator to MT output and auto-change it?

MediaWiki

• How to show more text in MediaWiki search results?

memoQ

• How can I add colons (‘:’) or semi-colons (‘;’) to memoQ’s segmentation rules?

Regular expressions (regex)

• How to show all segments in memoQ containing only numbers with a regular expression?

Straight (') or curly (’) quotes

• How_can_I_make_memoQ_automatically_type_curly_(‘…’,_“…”)_apostrophes_and_quotes?
• Change all "straight quotes" to ‘curly’ with Find and replace (regex mode) in memoQ (in one replacement)
• For SEO purposes, is it better to use straight (') or curly (’) apostrophes and quotes?

SEO

• MediaWiki SEO: 5 tips to improve your wiki

Things I do each time I set up a new computer

• How to Disable the Insert Key on Windows 10?
• How to increase size of fonts in File Explorer (without changing size of text globally) (with System Font Size Changer from WinTools)

You say tomato, I say tomahto

• ‘on a website’ vs ‘in a website’?

WiFi slow when laptop plugged in, fast when unplugged?

• https://www.quora.com/Why-would-my-laptop-s-WiFi-speed-be-slow-when-it-is-plugged-in-to-the-charger-What-are-some-possible-fixes-for-this