As a freelance professional, and given the importance of new technologies in my job, I always try to learn new tools and ensure that my hardware and software are up to date. After all, I’m also the IT administrator of my little company!
Hardware
Currently, my main PC uses Windows Vista Business SP2.
I have a 21-inch monitor, several external hard drives with more than 2 TB of space, a 10 MB ADSL Internet connection, last version of Bitdefender antivirus, DVD recorder, and a secondary PC with Windows 8.1.
Software
Operating systems:
Windows Vista Business SP2
Windows 8.1
Office application:
Office 2007
CAT:
SDL Trados 2007 Suite (Trados 8, SDLX 2007)
SDL Trados 2009 Studio SP3
Wordfast Pro 2.4.3.1
Microsoft Helium (last version available)
Microsoft Localization Studio (last version available)
(I have also used MemoQ in several projects, with a trial license or a license provided by the client. I may acquire my own copy at a future date.)
Subtitling:
Spot 5.1
Subtitle Workshop
Other tools provided by clients to subtitle their projects
FTP Server:
Core FTP Lite
My inseparable friends:
Funduc Replace Studio
ApSic XBench
SDL MultiTerm Desktop 2009 SP4