The fifth and final section gathers together other links that may be of interest to professional translators and interpreters but that are not strictly business related. The categories are:
Music & Background Sounds, Nature & Environment,
News & Politics, Photos, SEO, Sport & Exercise,
Travelling & Holidays, TV & Films and World Time zones.
The other four sections are: general dictionaries and glossaries; subject-specific dictionaries and glossaries; writing-related resources; and translation-related tools and links.
Codes & Shortcuts
- Alt Codes list of Alt key codes, symbols and characters
- ISO Language Codes
- Keyboard shortcuts in Windows
- 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
- The Game Changers a film that could change your life
- GuppyFriend washing bag for your machine
- 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
- The Minimalists a site for clearing the physical and emotional clutter from our lives
- Nutrition Calculator by BBC Food: Are you getting all the nutrients you need?
- Veggiebag.net by feelhome
- Workrave program that can help prevent RSI by telling you when to have a break
- Zero Waste Home Office tips to refuse, reduce, reuse, recycle and rot
Miscellaneous
- Adzuna job search engine & ValueMyCV
- 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
- Summary of Intellectual Property Rights The UK Copyright Service
- Thriva home blood-testing kits (UK) so you can track your long-term health
- Worldometer interesting real-time worldwide statistics
- Zoom for audio or video conferencing and webinars
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
- FactCheck.org monitors the factual accuracy of what is said by major US politicians
- Full Fact UK’s independent fact-checking charity
- Hoax Slayer fact-checking site
- Nuzzel news feed based on what your connections are reading on Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook
- Our World in Data research and data visualisation of worldwide human civilisation
- PolitiFact fact-checking US politics
- Politwoops all deleted tweets from politicians
- 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)
- GoGraph: Stock Photography (cost $3-8 per photo; credits and subscriptions also available)
- Gratisography free photos by Ryan McGuire
- 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
- Backlink Checker ahrefs
- BuzzSumo analyses content to see what performs best for any topic or competitor
- Copyscape plagiarism checker
- Link Explorer by Moz
- Online Broken Link Checker
- OpenLinkProfiler analyses links of any website for free
- Xenu’s Link Sleuth find broken links on websites
Sport & Exercise
- Breeze Rides HSBC UK organised bike rides for women
- Elliott Line for parkrun stats
- 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
- Great Run Local 2k and 5k on Sundays
- NHS Fitness Studio exercise videos including Pilates & yoga
- Parkrun 5k runs organised every Saturday at 9.00 a.m.
- Parkrun – Christmas & New Year Compendium 2019/2020
- Parkrun Elevation Rankings UK
- Parkrun Volunteer Hub
- Race For Life running for Cancer Research UK
- Running Pace Calculator
- TimeOutdoors for running, cycling, walking and more
- Vegan Runners UK
Travelling & Holidays
- BorrowMyDoggy for walks, weekends and holidays
- DogBuddy find a dog sitter for boarding, day care or walks in the UK
- Fly Me Anywhere
- HouseMyDog dog boarding, sitting and walking in the UK
- 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
- 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
- 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
Explore this blog by starting with the categories page.
