Month: July 2006

I find Google Translate frustrating. Why do I need to tell it what language my text is in, or what language I want it translated to? Can’t it work it out?

http://bluebones.net/translate/ is a wrapper for Google’s translator that automatically detects the language of source text or web site and translates to your language (based on browser settings).

You might also find this bookmarklet useful. It translates the page you are currently on into your language. Drag the link to your Firefox toolbar: Translate

I was inspired to do this by Mike Linsvayer’s post on the same subject.

I don’t think I will ever stop being annoyed by receiving emails from do-not-reply@ email addresses.

Sometimes they are from companies (like eBay) who genuinely feel they get too much email from customers as it is and would really rather avoid it. I don’t like that attitude, but at least they are conscious of what they are doing.

What’s even more surprising is that you get email like that from startups and other groups who are crying out for feedback and have a spiffy feedback form that’s linked from every page on their site. Or from applications that are otherwise super-usable and super-friendly.

Whoever answers your emails from your feedback form can surely also answer replies to your automated emails. Can’t they?