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Friday, November 20, 2009 3:52 PM

Windows Compatibility Center from around the world.

Today we launched the Windows Compatibility Center in a number of languages Germany: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/compatibility/de-de/ Spain: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/compatibility/es-es/ Italy: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/compatibility/it-it/
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Thursday, July 02, 2009 9:00 AM

Microsoft Maren – Type Arabic in Roman characters on the fly

  Just wanted to point out this really cool looking Windows Extension Microsoft Maren that lets you type using a Roman character keyboard and have it convert to Arabic on the fly. ‘Lack of access to an Arabic keyboard or lack of familiarity with
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Friday, February 13, 2009 8:54 AM

The English Language

Following on from Wednesdays post , it must be incredibly hard for non fluent English speakers to get some of the double meanings of the same words.  In fact its hard enough for those who are native speakers. So just be mindful when writing for your
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Monday, November 03, 2008 12:15 PM

When translation and proof reading doesn’t quite go the way you expected…

So this humorous little story has been doing the rounds here in the UK, what do you think the welsh translation reads?   Well nothing to do with heavy good vehicles that's for sure, it actually reads " I am not in the office at the moment. Send
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Tuesday, September 09, 2008 1:02 PM

Windows International Testing Blog

Just spotted this new Windows International (the group I work in) blog from Oliver Windows International Testing “ This blog will provide topics of interest to software developers and test engineers who are interested in Software Localization Testing,
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Monday, July 14, 2008 10:47 AM

Want to give feedback on terminology used in Windows Vista

The Microsoft Terminology Community forums have been opened up so that anyone speaking any of the following languages can give feedback, comments and suggestions for the use and expression of technical concepts in Microsoft Products: Arabic Brazilian-Portuguese
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Thursday, July 03, 2008 8:58 AM

Language Portal Search Tool - Bidirectional Search Enabled!

Just saw this from Briita on the Microsoft Language Portal Blog , this looks like a great tool to be able to do bi-directional search queries on terminology. http://www.microsoft.com/language/en/us/search.mspx just follow the instructions 1. In the search
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Friday, April 04, 2008 3:05 PM

The Semi-colon and is it dead?

No this isn’t a topic that will end up in a Phythonesque dead parrot sketch . But over my morning black americano I was reading The Independent when I stumbled upon an article about punctuation, and a complaint from our French cousins that: " English
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