The fifth and final section of useful links and resources for translators and interpreters gathers together resources that are not strictly translation, interpreting or business related but may, nevertheless, be of interest to professional translators and interpreters.
The categories in this section are:
Codes & Shortcuts / Lifestyle / Meetings /
Music & Background Sounds / Nature & Environment /
News & Politics / Photos / SEO / Sport & Exercise / Sundry /
Travelling & Holidays / TV & Films / World Time
The other four sections of useful links and resources for translators and interpreters on separate pages are:
general dictionaries and glossaries
subject-specific dictionaries and glossaries
translation-related tools and links
It is worth checking with your University to see whether they have agreements in place for you to access some of these resources free of charge.
Codes & Shortcuts
- Alt Codes list of Alt key codes, symbols and characters
- ISO Language Codes
- Keyboard shortcuts in Windows
- RGB Color Codes Chart
- Unicode character table
- Windows – Alt Key Codes
Lifestyle
- BuyMeOnce a site combating our throwaway culture with info on products built to last
- CodeCheck app for smartphones to check food and cosmetics are free from toxins
- Fashion Revolution
- Good On You sustainable and ethical fashion brand ratings
- GuppyFriend washing bag for your machine
- Haulternative Guide by Fashion Revolution
- Sleepyti.me helps you calculate when you should go to bed based on 90-min sleep cycle & average time to fall asleep of 15 mins
- Nutrition Calculator by BBC Food: Are you getting all the nutrients you need?
- StraightFrom restaurant search engine to help bypass marketplace apps
- The Game Changers a film that could change your life
- The Minimalists a site for clearing the physical and emotional clutter from our lives
- Veggiebag.net by feelhome
- Workrave program that can help prevent RSI by telling you when to have a break
Meetings
Music & Background Sounds
- Brain.fm (free trial)
- Calmy Leon relaxing music and sounds
- Coffitivity background coffee-shop noise to aid creativity
- Focus@Will specially sequenced background music to increase your attention span (15-day free trial; from $6.25 per month)
- myNoise customisable soundscape website to aid concentration
- Noisli ambient sounds (e.g. rain, seaside, train, coffee shop & white noise), plus timer and distraction-free text editor
- Radio Garden live radio around the world
- Rain.today white rain noise
- Spotify (free with ads; premium from £9.99 per month)
Nature & Environment
- Top Wildlife Experiences Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust
- Webcams The Wildlife Trusts
News & Politics
- ABYZ News Links
- El País English Edition
- FactCheck.org monitors the factual accuracy of what is said by major US politicians
- Full Fact UK’s independent fact-checking charity
- Kiosko.net current newspaper front pages around the world
- Our World in Data research and data visualisation of worldwide human civilisation
- PolitiFact fact-checking US politics
- Pro-Truth Pledge pledge to fact check before sharing & honour the truth
- Snopes fact-checking site
- TheyWorkForYou parliamentary monitoring website. Find out how your MP is representing you.
- WriteToThem write to your UK local and national politicians for free
Photos
- Can Stock Photo royalty-free stock photographs (cost from $9 for 12 credits)
- Creative Commons
- Flickr
- Fotosearch royalty-free stock photographs (cost from $3-12 per value image; credits and subscriptions also available)
- Getty Images
- GoGraph: Stock Photography (cost $3-8 per photo; credits and subscriptions also available)
- Gratisography free photos by Ryan McGuire
- iStock by Getty Images
- New Old Stock vintage photos free of known copyright restrictions
- Pexels free stock photos
- Picjumbo free photos
- PikWizard free photos, no attribution
- Pixabay free high-quality images
- SplitShire free stock photography
- Unsplash free high-resolution photos
SEO
- AnswerThePublic free visual keyword research tool
- Backlink Checker ahrefs
- BuzzSumo analyses content to see what performs best for any topic or competitor
- Copyscape plagiarism checker
- Google Trends info on top search queries
- Headline Analyzer – Emotional Marketing Value by Advanced Marketing Institute
- Headline Analyzer Studio by CoSchedule
- Link Explorer by Moz
- Online Broken Link Checker
- OpenLinkProfiler analyses links of any website for free
- SEO Glossary by SEO Book
Sport & Exercise
- Breeze Rides HSBC UK organised bike rides for women
- Find a Race for running, cycling and swimming
- Fix Events for runs, triathlons and other multisport events
- Get Britain Standing information on how to stop sitting all day
- Let’s Do This for running, cycling, tri and obstacle events
- My Favourite Running Links a list of all the links I use for parkrun, races, calculators, and tips on running, training and injury prevention
- NHS Fitness Studio exercise videos including Pilates & yoga
- TimeOutdoors for running, cycling, walking and more
Sundry
- Advertising Standards Authority (ASA)
- Adzuna job search engine & ValueMyCV
- Bookshop an alternative to Amazon supporting local bookstores
- Camtasia computer screen recorder and video editor
- Canva design program
- ClipX free clipboard history manager
- Committee on Publication Ethics COPE
- Dollar Street see how people from all over the world really live (project by Anna Rosling Rönnlund)
- Encrypt.me VPN (Virtual Private Network)
- Findmypastdna ancestry DNA testing
- Forebears search for genealogical records and meanings & distribution of surnames
- HSTalks Business & Management Collection audiovisual presentations
- Iconfinder search engine for vector icons
- Speedtest by Ookla the global broadband speed test
- Summary of Intellectual Property Rights The UK Copyright Service
- The Calculator Site finance, health, cooking , maths and science
- Thriva home blood-testing kits (UK) so you can track your long-term health
- Worldometer interesting real-time worldwide statistics
Travelling & Holidays
- BorrowMyDoggy for walks, weekends and holidays
- Bournemouth Beach Webcam
- DogBuddy find a dog sitter for boarding, day care or walks in the UK
- First Choice UK-based online travel agency and tour operator (TUI subsidiary)
- HouseMyDog dog boarding, sitting and walking in the UK
- KAYAK travel site search engine
- MyClimate non-profit climate protection organisation with footprint calculator & carbon offset suggestions for flights, driving, heating, etc. (EUR, CHF, GBP & USD)
- Rover.com home dog boarding in the UK
- Skyscanner for searching flights, hotels and car hire
- Stasher 24/7 luggage storage in shops and hotels in over 1000 locations in over 250 cities worldwide
- The Man in Seat Sixty-One worldwide train travel information
- Trainline UK rail and coach platform
- TrainSplit split ticketing site to save on fares
- TrustedHousesitters find someone to look after your house and pets while you’re away, worldwide
- University Rooms book stays in university accommodation when not in use by students
- Visa List visa requirements and document checklist for 238+ countries
TV and Films
- Internet Movie Database IMDb
- Marquee TV productions by The Royal Shakespeare Company, Royal Opera House, English National Ballet, etc.
- MUBI film website focusing on international arthouse cinema (£9.99 a month; free trial available)
- Netflix for films and TV programmes
- National Theatre YouTube channel
- Reelgood free streaming hub for films and TV shows
- The Shows Must Go On! Andrew Lloyd Webber’s YouTube channel
World Time
- timeanddate.com World Clock, Time Zones, Calendar, etc.
- worldtimezone.com World Time Zone Map
Images by: 1) Quang Le; 2) Pexels; 3) Free-Photos; 4) mdgrafik0, all from Pixabay
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