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Resources
Most of our work at J&S Chinese Translations is done via electronically, therefore we have provided some useful links to some resources and electronic tools.
Please note: We provide these links to these applications only as a guide. We do not provide technical support for these applications!
Document Applications
Adobe Acrobat Reader
Essential for reading PDF documents. Please note that viewing Chinese content in some documents may require special font packages.
Link: http://www.adobe.com
CutePDF
Freeware used to produce PDF files from Word Documents.
Link: http://www.cutepdf.com/
Winzip
Compression software used to make files smaller in size to send electronically via email.
Link: http://www.winzip.com/
Chinese Software:
NJ Star
Chinese word processing software.
Link: http://www.njstar.com.au/
Microsoft
Download language packs for Windows to allow you to produce documents in Chinese.
Link: http://www.microsoft.com.au/
Apple
Link: http://www.apple.com/
Using Chinese on MacOS
This website has some documentation and articles on running the Chinese Language on MacOS.
Link: http://www.yale.edu/chinesemac/
Foreign Languages on Websites
This link has some interesting information on displaying foreign languages (particularly Chinese) on websites.
Link: http://socsci.ucsd.edu/~dkjordan/chin/chineseunicode.html
News
ChinaDaily News
The newspaper of the People’s Republic of China in English.
Link: http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/home/index.html/
Language Websites
NAATI – National Accreditation Authority for Translators & Interpreters
Is the advisory body for the Translation and Interpreting (T & I) industry in Australia providing advice and consultancy services on T & I standards, accreditation, role and conduct of Translators and Interpreters and T & I skills in various settings.
Link: http://www.naati.com.au/
Engrish
Poorly translated signs, posters and whatever you can think of! You can be 100% confident that our translations won’t be like this!
Link: http://www.engrish.com
Language Tools
Currency Conversion
XE.com provides up to date exchange rates for a wide range of currencies with an easy to use calculator!
Link: http://www.xe.com
Google Translator (Chinese-English)
A free translation service. However we don't guarantee its accuracy!
Link: http://www.google.com.au/language_tools
Instant Messaging Applications
We use the following applications to communicate online with our clients.
MSN Messenger
Link: http://get.live.com/messenger/overview
Yahoo! Messenger
Link: http://messenger.yahoo.com/
Skype
Link: http://www.skype.com/