Web Resources for Multilingual Computing
Online resources in i18n, L10n and related fields,
recommended by members of the International Macintosh Users Group
Professional resources
The I18n Guy Website
IMUG member and frequent speaker Tex Texin provides useful and often amusing information on cultural differences, internationalization (i18n), localization (l10n), globalization (g11n), translation and software engineering on his I18n Guy Website.
LISA - The Localization and Industry Standards Association
LISA is a member-governed organization of professionals in globalization and related industries. Many IMUG members and speakers are members of LISA. The LISA publications catalog includes Best Practice Guides, Industry Insight, Books, Survey Reports, and Globalization Industry Primers in multiple languages. Some of these are available as free PDF downloads.
Multilingual Computing
Multilingual Computing magazine, launched in 1987 by IMUG co-founder Seth Schneider, continues to be a must-read for professionals in our fields. Multilingual's website and e-newsletter offer the latest news, views, books and other resources.
Wikipedia: Internationalization and Localization
Many IMUG members are active contributors to Wikipedia. This article offers a quick overview of important aspects of internationalization and localization, including scope, difficulties, methods, product localization, software localization, game localization, books and more.
User resources
[chinese mac]
A comprehensive guide to using the Chinese language on the Mac OS, sponsored by the Council on East Asian Studies at Yale University, incorporating input from several IMUG members over the years. The site's cofounder, Eric Rasmussen, also moderates the Chinese Mac discussion on Google Groups.
Pinyin Joe's Chinese Computing Help Desk
This user-friendly guide to setting up Chinese in MS Windows and Ubuntu Linux was created by IMUG member Joe Katz after years of helping friends through the ordeal. The site also offers free downloads including pinyin tone mark macros for Word and Excel, a Chinese holidays calendar for Outlook and Asia region wallpaper.
IMUG members are invited to submit information on websites that may be useful to the group. First priority will be given to non-profit sites with which IMUG members are associated as volunteers. Submissions from non-members or offers of "link exchanges" will NOT be considered. Send all submissions to Roger Sherman.
See also: Professional training and events recommended by IMUG members.
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