Google's New Favicon

Google has a new favicon that looks like the icon from Google's mobile search apps for Android and iOS. The same icon was also used for the Google Search app from the Chrome Web Store.

Most likely, Google wanted to use the same icon irrespective of the platform so that it becomes instantly recognizable.

Here's the new favicon:


... and the old favicon, which was launched back in 2009:




This screenshot shows the first three Google favicons. As you can see, the new favicon has a lot in common with the second favicon used by Google. "We felt the small 'g' had many of the characteristics that best represent our brand: it's simple, playful, and unique. We will be looking to improve and enhance this icon as we move forward," said Google back in 2008, when it changed the favicon for the first time.


If you don't see the new favicon when you visit google.com, try clearing your browser's cache.

{ Thanks, Arpit Kumar. }

YouTube App, No Longer Included in Apple's iOS

Starting with iOS 6 beta 4, the YouTube app is no longer bundled with Apple's mobile operating system. Apple "said Monday that its license for YouTube has expired, meaning the app will no longer be included in the next version of its mobile operating system, iOS 6. That version is expected to be released to the public this fall and developers are already using it," reports The Wall Street Journal.


Back in 2007, when Apple launched the iPhone, YouTube's video player required Flash, so YouTube videos couldn't be played without a special application. YouTube, which was acquired by Google in 2006, transcoded some of the videos to H.264 and allowed Apple to build a native YouTube application. "To achieve higher video quality and longer battery life on mobile devices, YouTube has begun encoding their videos in the advanced H.264 format, and iPhone will be the first mobile device to use the H.264-encoded videos. Over 10,000 videos will be available on June 29, and YouTube will be adding more each week until their full catalog of videos is available in the H.264 format this fall," mentioned a press release from 2007.

The app is no longer that useful, now that YouTube's mobile site has a great interface and more features than the native app. YouTube's HTML5 video player lets you play videos from Safari or any other browser, so many iPhone users don't even use the YouTube app. Just like the Maps application, the YouTube app was neglected by Apple, which didn't add many useful features. Google has constantly improved the YouTube app for Android and now will also develop a YouTube app for iOS.

Maybe Apple wanted to release a Google-free version of the iOS and the next step could be switching to Bing as the default search engine in Safari, but things are not that bad for Google. After all, YouTube is the most popular video sharing site and Google Maps is the most popular online mapping service. Google can develop its own apps, update them more often and add new features.

Even if YouTube's mobile site can replace the native app, there are two features that couldn't be added by YouTube: uploading videos and supporting the old embedding code. The good news is that both features are available in iOS 6 beta 4 and it's likely that the final version will continue to include them.

Custom Colors in Google Calendar

Last year Google added a new color palette for Google Calendar and many users complained. Some of them thought that the new calendar colors make it difficult to tell events apart, while other people wrote that they're too muted.

Now you can customize calendar colors. Just click the arrow icon next to a calendar in the left sidebar, click "choose custom color" and pick your favorite background color. Select "light text" if the text is hard to read.




"Google Calendar users have had the ability to change the colors of specific events or calendars from a default color palette. Users can now choose a custom color if the default palette does not meet their needs," informs Google. This feature is also available for Google Apps.

Create Keyboard Shortcuts for Chrome Extensions

Chrome 22 (currently in the Dev channel) has a cool feature that lets you set keyboard shortcuts for extension buttons.

Just open the extensions page (click the wrench icon, then select Tools and Extensions), scroll to the bottom of the page and click "Configure commands". You can enter shortcuts for all the extensions that use browser actions, a fancy name for the buttons displayed next to the Omnibox.




Right now, you can only set shortcuts that simulate clicking the buttons, so they're not useful for all extensions. For example, they're useful for the "Google +1 Button" extension because you can quickly +1 pages, but they're not useful for the LastPass extension because it only displays a long list of options.

There's an experimental Chrome API for extension developers that allows them to add keyboard shortcuts that trigger actions and it's likely that users will be able to customize these shortcuts.

Some shortcuts that work: Ctrl+Letter, Ctrl+Digit, Ctrl+Shift+Letter, Ctrl+Shift+Digit. You can even override standard shortcuts like Ctrl+T, Ctrl+C or Ctrl+P, but you shouldn't do that.

What Windows 8 means for translators

As some of you will know, I try to stay on top of technology at all times. I believe it gives me an important advantage over fellow translators who exist in a technological environment similar to the 1990s, using legacy translation memory software and older versions of MS Word etc. Also, spending a lot of time in front of the computer gives me the chance to read up on new technological developments almost every day.

It is with the intention of always being one step ahead of the game that I have been running Windows 8 as a developer preview, consumer preview, release preview, and not the final RTM version for half a year. It is excellent, but it does pose some questions: With all applications in full screen, will it allow translators to multitask? I think it will, if software developers like SDL are quick to take it up. The new, system-wide search function could be awesome for terminology lookup. Already PONS have produced a dictionary, and a monolingual dictionary has been published, too. For lookup, it works great, and it might be able to function well in snap view, i.e. taking up a small part of the screen to the left or right of whatever CAT tool you are using.

But will the major players, like memoQ or SDL Trados Studio, be available as modern apps for Windows 8? Will they take it up soon enough? Or are we doomed to work in the desktop for the next 10 years, while everyone else will benefit from all the touch screen goodness?

Only time will tell.

Have you given Windows 8 a spin, and can you see yourself becoming a touch-first translator?

Let us know in the comments!  This is a guest post by George Bill

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ANDREY GLAZOV Uritskogo str. 27-11 Kharkov 61125 UKRAINE Tel.: +38 057 766 3281 Fax: +38 057 766 3281 Mob: +38 050 303 9927 e-mail 1: andrey_glazov@mail.ru e-mail 2: andreaskhana@yahoo.com

CURRICULUM VITAE

DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH	APRIL 24, 1977 KHARKOV, UKRAINE
EDUCATION	1/ KHARKOV STATE UNIVERSITY, FOREIGN LANGUAGES DEPARTMENT, 1994-1999,
	2/ THE INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS OF KYIV TARAS SHEVCHENKO NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, FOREIGN ECONOMIC RELATIONS DEPARTMENT, 2003-2006,
QUALIFICATIONS	1/ TRANSLATOR / INTERPRETER / TEACHER – English / German 2/ ECONOMIST – International monetary and credit relations 3/ LANGUAGE PRACTICE in Iran for Farsi
CIVIL STATUS	Married, one child
LANGUAGES	Russian, Ukrainian (Native) English, high level, (translation and interpretation, Kharkov State University) German (translation and interpretation, Kharkov State University) FARSI, high level, (TEhran int. school, lived & worked in Iran for 6 years)
Services	Translation, interpreting, proofreading, voiceover, typesetting, project management, team management
Hardware	Toshiba Satellite P200-14O (XWGA 17, 200Gb, 1 Gb)
Software	Windows Vista, Microsoft Office 2003, Microsoft Excel; Microsoft Word; PowerPoint; Photoshop 7.0; Adobe Acrobat 6.0 Professional; Adobe InDesign; CorelDraw 12, AutoCAD, Microstation, set of vocabularies.
CAT tools	Trados 7.0 + SDL TRADOS STUDIO 2009
PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE 2007-till present	Individual Interpreneur. Head of the group of translators. Translation of technical documentation. Translation of commercial contracts, minutes of meeting, RFQs, RFPs. Translation of training programs. Consecutive interpreting. Voiceover.
2007 – 2008	State Aircraft Building Concern “Aviation of Ukraine” comprising 10 Government owned companies including Kharkov State Aircraft Manufacturing Company (www.ksamc.com). Head of corporate development department. Development and coordination of business plan for SABC “Aviation of Ukraine” for 2007-2012 (Section “Marketing” and “Pricing”). World’s regional aircraft market study.
2006 – 2007	Kharkov State Aircraft Mfg. Company (KSAMC), Head of Contract Division, administration and supervision of execution of KSAMC Contracts on sales of aircraft, personnel training and MRO. Negotiations with foreign Government and private customers worldwide. Negotiations with banks for the execution of the above contracts. Customer support. Supervision of processing of Contract preparation, coordination, signing and execution.
2003 – 2006	KSAMC, Contract / project manager. Negotiations, business correspondence, follow-up and monitoring the company’s departments for the complete contract execution (sales of aircraft, personnel training and MRO services). Negotiations with foreign Government and private customers. Consecutive interpreting for OSCE during presidential and parliament elections in Ukraine.
2002 – 2003	KSAMC, Head of protocol and translation bureau. Administration of all the translation / interpreting work of the company, including technical translations, business correspondence, contracts, financial agreements, negotiations (consecutive interpreting), etc. Monitoring the processing, paperwork, meeting and protocol for the delegations visiting KSAMC. Participation in World’s famous Air Shows: Le Bourget (France), Dubai Air Show (UAE), Moscow Air Show (Russia)
2000 – 2002	KSAMC / ANTONOV ASTC Rep. Office in Iran (HESA), Translator (Ru-En, En-Ru, Ru-Fa, Fa-Ru). Translator / interpreter specializing in business documentation, technical issues /aircraft manufacturing and design; aircraft production arrangement and ramp up/, participating in negotiations. Coordinating KSAMC participation in Iran International Air Show 2002,
2000 – 2000	KSAMC, Translator. Consecutive interpreting for delegations, visiting the company. Translation of training programs and schedules, contracts, business correspondence, technological processes, production instructions, log books, maintenance and operation manuals, flight manuals - all issues related to aircraft manufacturing, operation, maintenance, repairs and overhauls.
1999 – 2000	JSC ROGAN Brewery (Kharkov, Ukraine). English classes for top management. Part-time freelance translator. Technical translation in aerospace for CAD / CAM / CAE center of National Aerospace University “Kharkiv Aviation Institute”,
1996 – 2005 (In parallel with above positions)	Self employed Interpreneur. The main activities are: translation, interpreting, transportation and mediator services.
1994 – 1999 INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE	Kharkov State University, Faculty of Foreign Languages Interpreting (consecutive) at International Air Shows, trade fairs, exhibitions and congresses. Participation in business negotiations in Egypt, France, Iran, Jordan, Kenya, Libya, Rwanda, Sudan, Turkey, United Arab Emirates.
KEY EXPERIENCE AREAS	Translation – 11 years Economy and Finance – 6 years Aerospace – 8 years (aircraft production and MRO) Certificate. Training Course. Performance, Structure, Operation and Production Peculiarities of An-140 and An-74 Aircraft. Program management and negotiations in international environment – 6 years
DAILY OUTPUT	2,000 – 3,000 words per day. (Individually) 25,000 – 30,000 words per day (together with team of translators)
AREAS OF EXPERTISE	Aerospace, aircraft manufacturing, maintenance repair and overhaul, oil and gas (technological processes, production instructions, maintenance and operation manuals, illustrated parts catalogues, weight and balance manuals, flight manuals, log books, installation guides, maintenance manuals, operation manuals, etc.), business (commercial contracts, minutes of meeting, proforma-invoices, packing lists, certificates, business correspondence), finance (general, bank guarantees, loan/credit agreements, investment programs/projects, L/C texts), military / defence (aircraft, helicopters’ equipment maintenance manuals, operation manual), automotive (technical / manuals / parts catalogues); manufacturing equipment (installation, start-up and operation manuals for machines, lathes and tooling).

LIST OF TRANSLATION JOBS PROCESSED

(Together with team of translators)

2007-2009

1. EXXON NEFTEGAS LIMITED. SUBSIDIARY OF EXXON MOBIL. Calculation for Microwave Tower Foundation at OPF and CWS, 19650 words, EN-RU;

2. Sakhalin-1 Project Chayvo OPF Expansion, FEED/EPCM Fluor Contract: A2165791 Business And General – Procedures Coordination Procedures EPFC Schedule Basis RUSA-FDS-P1-BP-00912.8034,14748 words, EN-RU;

3. Specifications for Process Measurement 16168 words, EN-RU;

4. Rosneft Technical Study, 55365 words, EN-RU

5. Analysis of Modern Drilling and Completion Technology, 9116 words, EN-RU;

6. Trymer^TM 3000. Polyisocyanurate Insulation. 3647 words, EN-RU;

7. International Experience of Offshore Deposits Development including Frigid Seas, 1919 words, EN-RU;

8. EXXON NEFTEGAX LIMITED. SUBSIDIARY OF EXXON MOBIL. Calculation for PIG Launcher Foundation Calculation, 56200 words, EN-RU;

9. Rosneft Technical Study. Evaluation of Current Status of Offshore Production of Hydrocarbons, 8782 words, EN-RU;

10. Rosneft Technical Study. Equipment Market, 5759 words, EN-RU;

11. Shell Development Kashagan B.V. Piping, Forgings, Castings and Plate for Sour Service, 10695 words, EN-RU;

12. “Sakhalin-1” project. Civil Defense. Emergency situations prevention., 7990 words, RU-EN;

13. DOW CORNING CORPORATION. Material Safety Data Sheet, 4443 words, EN-RU;

14. "NEFTEPROMSTROY" LLC. Work execution project with boom cranes КС-55713-3, МКG-25BR…. WEP-030-003, city of Almetyevsk, 2009 г., 4443 words, RU-EN;

15. OJSC VNIPINEFT. OJSC TANECO. Refining and Petrochemical Complex. Volume 4. Book 14.1. - Book 14.2., Volume 5. Book 5.1. - Book 5.4. Moscow – 2007-2008, 270 000 words, RU-EN;

16. Guarantee Agreement for RHC, MSDW and MAXSAT processes (EXXONMOBIL RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING COMPANY ("EMRE"), 5602 words, EN-RU;

17. Crude Oil Offloading System (BP), feasibility study, 9428 words, EN-RU;

18. Initial Technical Requirements for Drilling Rig, 9334 words, RU-EN;

19. IMETER Innovative Gas Metering Solutions. Rotary Gas Meter Series iMRM Specification, 1911 words, EN-RU;

20. IMETER Innovative Gas Metering Solutions. Volume Conversion Devices Series MEVC, 2672 words, EN-RU;

21. IMETER Innovative Gas Metering Solutions. Calibration Center Series iMCC, 3603 words, EN-RU;

22. AN-74T-200A aircraft Flight Manual, Book No.1 & Book No.2, 197830 words, RU-EN;

23. AN-74T-200A aircraft Weight and Balance Manual, 16894 words, RU-EN;

24. AN-74T-200A aircraft Maintenance Manual, Book No.1-5, 372120 words, RU-EN;

25. TEXTRON. Turboprop aviation. Cessna Special Instruments Catalogue, 5837 words, EN-RU

26. Patent-Baru. Scanning Radiographic System (Variants), 2449 words, RU-EN;

27. IFS Series Rotary Screen, Installation and Operation Manual, 4500 words, EN-RU;

28. Operation Regulations for Power Stations and Networks in the Russian Federation (Order No. 229 of the Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation), 44730 words, RU-EN;

29. Code of Conduct (RTI), 397 words, EN-UA;

30. Russian vendor list, OJSC TANECO, 11408 words, EN-RU;

31. ITP-Manitowc Crane Model 14000 pre-delivery documentation, 2915 words, EN-RU;

32. Construction of Pilgrim’s Home at Baptism Site of Jesus Christ on the River Jordan (Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan), Master Plan, 9200 words, RU-EN;

33. Concrete Pump, Spare Parts Manual, 15700 words, EN-RU;

34. LU-R/C2100 & LU-R/C3000 Paperless Recorder, User Manual, 14959 words, EN-RU;

35. LU-R5000/C5000 Color TFT LCD Paperless Recorder, User Manual, 8823 words, EN-RU;

36. AQCL/AQCH Air Cooled Chillers and Heat Pumps with Centrifugal Fans, Installation and Maintenance Manual, 9242 words, EN-RU.

37. Vertex RSI. Redundant System Controller Operation and Maintenance Manual, 28454 words, EN-RU.

38. General Dynamics C4 Systems. Operation and Maintenance Manual for the Digital Tracking Receiver, 26179 words, EN-RU;

39. LUNA EQUIPOS INDUSTRIALES S.A., GT-40/32 Auto Crane Operator’s Manual, 40600 words, EN-RU;

40. Knife Peeler KP-60/HS Operator, Maintenance and Parts Manual, 9150 words, EN-RU;

41. Split Wall-Mounted Air Conditioner Installation and Repair Guide, 2514 words, EN-RU;

42. Build Agreement, 10072 words, RU-EN;

43. Preliminary Report and General Assessment of Project Site and Cost, 11000 words, EN-RU;

44. ABB Power Technologies S.p.A. Contract for 30MVA 10.5/115kV Mobile Power Substation Nr.1 & No.2, 46135 words, EN-RU;

45. ABB Power Technologies S.p.A. Contract for HV Mobile Substation No.3 and No.4, 67350 words, EN-RU

46. OJSC TANECO Refining and Petrochemical Complex. Process Hazards Analysis for the Flare System Units # 700, 710, 720, 730, 740. Final Report. Level II PHA Including SIL. EN-RU, 52106 words.

47. OJSC TANECO Refining and Petrochemical Complex. Facility and Local Cost Estimates, RU – EN, 752,000 words,

48. LLC SPETSENERGOMONTAZH. Installation of pipelines. Title 027. OJSC TANECO Refining and Petrochemical Complex. Method Statement., 17560 words, RU-EN.

49. OJSC TANECO. Set of drawings. Nitrogen Unit on the basis of two AD-16 air separation units and air compressor unit., 22046 words, RU-EN.

50. Exxon Mobil. KBR. ANGARSK PETROCHEMICAL COMPANY, ANGARSK, RUSSIA. Diesel hydrotreating project. DHDT / MIDW / UNIT Process Flow Diagram. Train A. Reactor Section., 475 words, RU-EN.

51. National Standard of the Russian Federation. GOST R 52927-2008. Rolled stock of normal, increased and high strength steel for shipbuilding. Specifications., 17454 words, RU-EN.

52. JSC SAMRUK – KAZYNA. Unified Rules and Procedures for Public Purchases. 43212 words. RU-EN.

53. Process diagram. Excavation works. GLAVNEFTEGASSTROISERVIS., 13776 words, RU-EN.

54. LESER (The-Safety-Valve.com). Valvestar. Valve specification. 14545 words, EN-RU.

55. QY30K5 Truck Crane, Operation and Maintenance Manual, English to Russian XUZHOU CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY GROUP CO. LTD, CHINA

56. QY25K5 Truck Crane, Operation and Maintenance Manual, English to Russian XUZHOU CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY GROUP CO. LTD, CHINA

57. XZ16K-XZ65K Truck crane special chassis, Operation Manual, English to Russian. XUZHOU CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY GROUP CO. LTD, CHINA

58. PEPPERL+FUCHS. SENSORIK 1. INDUCTIVE, CAPACITIVE AND MAGNETIC SENSORS. Edition 2004., 99957 words, EN-RU.

59. ENDRESS + HAUSER correspondence with FLUOR Corporation regarding RFQ for the TANECO Frame Agreement., 3407 words, EN-RU.

60. TROFIMUK INSTITUTE OF PETROLEUM GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS SB RAS AND CONOCOPHILLIPS RUSSIA INC. Proposals for the project on joint scientific and research works. Geological structure and petroleum potential of the northern part of West-Siberian basin”, 1184 words, EN-RU.

61. EXXON NEFTEGAS LIMITED. SUBSIDIARY OF EXXON MOBIL. LIST OF PURCHASE DISCRIPTIONS FOR MANUAL VALVES. Chayvo OPF Expansion., 105204 words, EN-RU.

62. ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company (EMRE). Process License and Engineering Agreement., 3147 words, EN-RU.

63. FLUOR TRANSWORLD SERVICES, INC. Utility and Potable Water Exploration Survey Report for Odoptu-4 Project Site (North-West), 79907 words, RU-EN.

64. CJSC Elvary Neftegaz. Incident Management Plan May 09., 3216 words, EN-RU.

65. EXXON NEFTEGAS LIMITED. SUBSIDIARY OF EXXON MOBIL. Specification for spare parts procurement. Chayvo OPF Expansion., 8721 words, EN-RU.

66. GE Oil & Gas Operations LLC. Compressor parts diagrams. 4537 words, EN-RU.

67. SHELL DEVELOPMENT KASHAGAN B.V. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION FOR SUPPLY OF fittings & flanges (cs/ltcs/ss) – offshore, 2851 words, EN-RU.

68. SHELL DEVELOPMENT KASHAGAN B.V. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION FOR SUPPLY OF fittings & flanges (alloy 625/825) – Offshore, 2547 words, EN-RU.

69. SHELL DEVELOPMENT KASHAGAN B.V. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION FOR SUPPLY of gaskets – offshore, 2145 words, EN-RU.

70. SHELL DEVELOPMENT KASHAGAN B.V. Specification for Offshore Structural Steel, 3860 words, EN-RU.