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Poll: Work-wise, I could not do without my: | Computer and Internet

Muriel Vasconcellos (X) — Tue, 01 Aug 2017 07:53:00 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: Work-wise, I could not do without my:
Poster: Muriel Vasconcellos (X)
Post title: Computer and Internet

Nothing else matters.

Poll: Work-wise, I could not do without my: | Other: Internet access

Gitte Hoveds (X) — Mon, 31 Jul 2017 07:03:00 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: Work-wise, I could not do without my:
Poster: Gitte Hoveds (X)
Post title: Other: Internet access

With only one small local client, I would be really badly off without Internet access, as I wouldn't be able to deliver the vast majority of my work.

Poll: Work-wise, I could not do without my: | C'mon my firends! Really?

Mario Freitas — Mon, 31 Jul 2017 03:25:00 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: Work-wise, I could not do without my:
Poster: Mario Freitas
Post title: C'mon my firends! Really?

If you are working in a big project, due tomorrow, and your chair breaks or your TM is corrupted, or the internet is out... will you actually not be able to work? Will younot deliver the job? I CAN NOT is a lot different than "I wouldn't like to" or "I wouldn't want to".

P.S. Of course, in the PC and internet case, I'm talking about temporary outages.

[Edited at 2017-07-31 09:25 GMT]

Poll: Work-wise, I could not do without my: | Coffee and cell phone

Nina Khmielnitzky — Sun, 30 Jul 2017 16:28:00 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: Work-wise, I could not do without my:
Poster: Nina Khmielnitzky
Post title: Coffee and cell phone

As long as there is coffee, I won't need bail money.

Poll: Work-wise, I could not do without my: | Not for me

Elizabeth Tamblin (X) — Sun, 30 Jul 2017 15:37:00 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: Work-wise, I could not do without my:
Poster: Elizabeth Tamblin (X)
Post title: Not for me

[quote]Fiona Grace Peterson wrote:

[quote]Elizabeth Tamblin wrote:

The chair makes it possible to remain seated for long periods of time. [/quote]

Excellent observation Elizabeth! I also find that a desk is the best piece of equipment for optimising our sitting activity, carried out at said computer. I know there are also standing desks available, which would sadly make your suggestion redundant. Others may disagree with me of course. [/quote]

Standing would make my back ache, I'm afraid. It would also interfere with my habit of falling asleep (or should I say having power naps ) in front of the computer. :)

Poll: Work-wise, I could not do without my: | Desk

Fiona Grace Peterson — Sun, 30 Jul 2017 15:24:00 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: Work-wise, I could not do without my:
Poster: Fiona Grace Peterson
Post title: Desk

[quote]Elizabeth Tamblin wrote:

The chair makes it possible to remain seated for long periods of time. [/quote]

Excellent observation Elizabeth! I also find that a desk is the best piece of equipment for optimising our sitting activity, carried out at said computer. I know there are also standing desks available, which would sadly make your suggestion redundant. Others may disagree with me of course.

Poll: Work-wise, I could not do without my: | Chair

Elizabeth Tamblin (X) — Sun, 30 Jul 2017 15:10:00 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: Work-wise, I could not do without my:
Poster: Elizabeth Tamblin (X)
Post title: Chair

The chair makes it possible to remain seated for long periods of time.

Poll: Work-wise, I could not do without my: | My TMs

Angus Stewart — Sun, 30 Jul 2017 13:40:00 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: Work-wise, I could not do without my:
Poster: Angus Stewart
Post title: My TMs

I could not work without my TMs. They are extremely useful to me in leveraging previous translation and making my work more efficient. At the other end the scale, I don't have a cell phone and don't understand what use it could possibly serve.

Poll: Work-wise, I could not do without my: | Computer, of course

Mario Freitas — Sun, 30 Jul 2017 10:54:00 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: Work-wise, I could not do without my:
Poster: Mario Freitas
Post title: Computer, of course

If my computer is working and there's electric power, that's 80% of what I really need to work.
If the internet connection is working, then we're up to 90%.
The rest is a set of accessories that do help a lot, but being "sine que non" inputs is way beyond their status.

Poll: Work-wise, I could not do without my: | Computer

Fiona Grace Peterson — Sun, 30 Jul 2017 10:51:00 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: Work-wise, I could not do without my:
Poster: Fiona Grace Peterson
Post title: Computer

I'm surprised no-one has said "computer".

Poll: Work-wise, I could not do without my: | Old-timer

José Henrique Lamensdorf — Sun, 30 Jul 2017 10:49:00 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: Work-wise, I could not do without my:
Poster: José Henrique Lamensdorf
Post title: Old-timer

I could translate with pencil and paper, nothing else, however the overall productivity of this process (my handwriting is ghastly) would be a very small fraction of what it is now. That's how I did it in the 70s, though I used a Parker 51, that needed no sharpening, just refueling with ink less often. ;-)

Poll: Work-wise, I could not do without my: | Combination

neilmac — Sun, 30 Jul 2017 10:24:00 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: Work-wise, I could not do without my:
Poster: neilmac
Post title: Combination

Internet is pretty much indispensable nowadays. However, the two on the list I most identify with are music (I usually have BBC 6 music on in the background) and dictation software, which I've got very accustomed to using most of the time.

Poll: Work-wise, I could not do without my: | Morning coffee

Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida — Sun, 30 Jul 2017 09:49:00 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: Work-wise, I could not do without my:
Poster: Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Post title: Morning coffee

When I started translating some 40 years ago there were no computers, no printers, no Internet, no CATs or TMs, no cell phones, no dictation software, no ergonomic chairs... so I could probably work without all those things, but I can’t start working without my morning coffee.

[Edited at 2017-07-30 09:50 GMT]

Poll: Work-wise, I could not do without my: | "Other" (Internet)

Maria Drangel — Sun, 30 Jul 2017 09:11:00 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: Work-wise, I could not do without my:
Poster: Maria Drangel
Post title: "Other" (Internet)

I replied TM:s, but have actually changed my mind. If someone would take away my internet that would be the total disaster. I would miss my TM:s and I would miss some other things moderately, but if someone were to take my internet that would make my work so hard that I don´t think it would be profitable anymore. I couldn´t download tasks, couldn´t research, it would be a challenge to contact my clients (more than half of whom live in another country) with questions. I am paying for three different internet connections (from three different providers) to ensure that I NEVER run out of internet connection.

Poll: Work-wise, I could not do without my: | no word translated without kind of rock songs =D

Toni Faisal — Sun, 30 Jul 2017 09:01:00 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: Work-wise, I could not do without my:
Poster: Toni Faisal
Post title: no word translated without kind of rock songs =D

actually, I can work without those things, but I will work with my Tados which I installed in my PC and in my laptop if necessary. But, the most I love when working is by listening music, especially rock or metal.

Poll: Work-wise, I could not do without my: | A combination

Thayenga — Sun, 30 Jul 2017 08:35:00 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: Work-wise, I could not do without my:
Poster: Thayenga
Post title: A combination

I need them all, especially the coffee :D, but can do without a cell phone.

Poll: Work-wise, I could not do without my:

ProZ.com Staff — Sun, 30 Jul 2017 08:10:02 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: Work-wise, I could not do without my:
Poster: ProZ.com Staff

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