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China, Summer 2010
China. Almost one quarter of the world's population. Economic engine of the world. About 26% of our current business. We're there this summer. I've been invited to speak at the LISA (Localization Industry Standards Association) conference in Suzhou, June 28 to June 30. I'll be the lead speaker in the games track, giving an overview on the rise of the industry,... »
Off to San Francisco!
I'm off to San Francisco and GDC in the morning! If you've come here trying to figure out how to contact me, my cellphone number is 951-240-1762. Feel free to SMS (preferred) or call. Looking forward to a big time in the city. Many posts will follow the Conference if it's anything like last... »
Chinese Translations are First
I've been working on some statistics for the upcoming GDC conference. One of the stats is the popularity of languages in translation. Since no one keeps such statistics, I thought I'd actually generate the ones from my company. This is not automatically done, so it meant about an hour of crunching numbers into an Excel spreadsheet from our accounting program.... »
Apogee at GDC and E3
Apogee Communications will once again be attending both E3 and GDC this year. Let us know if you will be there too! Looking forward to seeing all of our favorite people... »
Company Bank – No Change
Over the weekend, Solon Enterprises' corporate bank was seized by the FDIC. This post is to inform our clients that this DOES NOT CHANGE ANYTHING. In the 1930's, this would have been a disaster. Today, it's simply a news item. US Bank has taken over California National's operations, and none of the customers will see any changes or notice any difference.... »
Website Update
We've finally updated the website. Not only is it more active and mobile, it is also more informative. The site had not been updated in some two years, so there are new services (voiceover and testing), as well as updates to the graphics section, language list and projects completed. Everyone here is proud of our work, and now happy that we... »
E3 Expo
Yes, we will be at E3 this year. Looking forward to a return to the old show! We'll have some work on display too - look for it here in the next couple of... »
Attending GDC Canada
I'll be attending GDC Vancouver this year. I will only be in town on Tuesday. This will be the first regional GDC that I have ever been to (I've always gone to the ones in San Jose and San Francisco), but I am planning on visiting at least one other this... »
Is That Translator Asking for a Review?
We do not offer public reviews of our translators. Ever. It won't happen. Yes, we do like you (those of you who are good and meet your deadlines). No. No reviews on Proz.com or Translatorscafe.com or Craigslist or anywhere else that is publicly available. Why? Imagine a bad translator (who is not aware of quite how bad he is). And he's awful.... »