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My Office

O meu escritório

My working space: with everything I need to provide a quality and timely service to all my clients. Updated equipment, advanced telecommunications equipment and facilities and an extensive reference library (with more than 600 dictionaries). Also, a place where all my friends and colleagues can enjoy a cup of coffee, a soda, a Port or even a genuine Cuban cigar.

Personal support

Uma questão de apoio

Take my word for it: once you've tried an Aeron chair, all other seating devices would seem like primitive implements. In one word, a chair with fully adjustable "everything"! Small wonder its manufacturer, Herman Miller (from the US), calls this chair a "seating machine."

Hardware - CPU

Equipamento - Computadores

Pentium IV and Duo-Core processors on all my computers (desktops and Dell notebook). Dual hard disks on all my desktop computers.

Hardware - Monitors

Equipamento - Monitores

SyncMaster monitors from Samsung and 3dfx and ATI graphics cards. Because I like to see the whole picture. Fast!

Hardware - Data Storage I

Equipamento - Armazenamento de dados I

For CD-ROM, CD-RW drives, and USB flash drives I didn't settle for anything less. Every weekend, my complete Clients directory and other critical data are saved to CD-RW disks or flash drives, for backup purposes.

Hardware - Data Storage II

Equipamento - Armazenamento de dados II

Files seem to grow larger by the day. Hi-capacity internal and external hard drives and Iomega ZIP 100 in all my desktop computers. For backup purposes, I keep one (or one set) ZIP or CD-ROM disk(s) for each client and I never leave my office without making a backup copy of any on-going work. I call it common sense!

Hardware - Printers

Equipamento - Impressoras

My workhorse is a high-resolution, color, network-enabled, HP Business Inkjet 1200n printer.

Telecommunications Equipment

Equipamento de telecomunicações

For my telecommunications, I chose a 900 MHz cordless Siemens Gigaset phone system, a Nokia cellular phone (quad band) with Bluetooth headset, a Thomson Speedtouch ADSL router, a Zapp Telemodem Z010, a Belkin 802.11g Wi-Fi Access Point, Linksys and Infosmart routers, hubs and switches, a Brother laser fax (14.4 K), a Linksys cordless VoIP phone and a QBest Basic USB phone. I don't regret it!

Internet Connection

Acesso Internet

Since 1994, my Internet connection is powered by Telepac. I was also the first user in Portugal to have broadband Internet (ADSL, 8 Mbps). With my picture published on @NET (Telepac's Internet magazine) and everything. Oh, well...

As a backup resource, I also have a CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) radio Internet connection powered by Zapp (1.4 Mbps).

Internet Browsers

Navegadores de Internet

Firefox: my favorite Web browser. I also use Internet Explorer, Netscape and Opera. See also how I did my site.

System and Application Software

Software de sistema e aplicacional

Windows 2003 Professional and Office XP Professional from Microsoft. FLiP 6 from Priberam. TRADOS 7 Freelance. Adobe Acrobat 7.0 Professional. Solid Converter PDF.

Surge Protection and Power Conditioning

Unidades de alimentação ininterrupta

I lost a few jobs due to power outages, but that was a long time ago, before I bought my first APC's UPS. I have 3 now (one is powering my fax machine)!

Coffee time!

Na hora do café...

After dealing and playing  with all that stuff above, it's time for a cup of coffee! From my Nespresso Le Cube, that is!
And, every time I drink one of the great Nespresso blends, I can also think about the next translation job for this brand...