When was the last major decision you made? Do you pray for a mulligan? Many over the years have asked me if it was wise to get involved in offering translation-localization services, a very competitive service business that is viewed by many as an archaic commodity industry. Last month, GlobalVision completed 15 years in business and I have given them the same answer year after year without missing a heartbeat. Here is why…
The People. Over the past 15 years, I met numerous wonderful people around the world. I worked with translators, localizers, desktop publishing specialists, engineers and business people in all continents. What other industry gives you the ability … Read More
Winning the world is best done the old-fashioned way: Divide and conquer! All companies, no matter how large or small, have constraints that they need to operate within.
As translation consumers look for ways to reduce translation costs, the quality conscious is turning to a 
Ten years ago today, our country was ruthlessly attacked by a band of terrorists intent on causing harm and suffering to as many innocent people as they could touch. Their meticulously planned terror created vast destruction and loss of life. In consequence, they inflicted pain on our nation and the world as a whole. The ripple effect of the mayhem that followed continue to propagate around the world till this date.
What makes a well-read blog post? Is it its content, its catchy title, or how it is marketed? How about all three? There are numerous great posts on the internet that linger in obscurity. But with a catchy title, some marketing efforts and great content, word will go out and hits will appear. So have heart and keep blogging!
In the early 90s, while on a trip in Silicon Valley, my car rental sported a new GPS navigation prototype that the rental company was testing. It offered accurate and useful maps while in the San Jose area. But as I drove to visit a relative in Salinas, the GPS navigation display run out of data and displayed nothing but a blank screen with the car icon in the middle and a compass on top, rendering it almost useless and sending me adrift.
If you have attempted to use a standard language translation service for the purpose of converting a 
In the previous blog titled 
Red on yellow, deadly fellow
Red on yellow, deadly fellow
Red on black, venom lack
Phew! I am safe, I thought to myself. Glad I know the rhyme to tell apart a King snake, which is harmless, from a Coral snake, which has one of the most potent venoms in North America!
As the manufacturer of the Coral snake anti-venom ceased to produce it due to low financial returns, it has become more important for people to remember this rhyme to stay away from Coral snakes.
So, to help our readers south of the border avoid the Coral snake lethal bite, we decided … Read More