# Michael Beijer

> Dutch patent translator and technical translator based in Hastings, UK. 30+ years specialising in patents, manuals and terminology.

Personal site of Michael Beijer: Dutch–English patent/technical translator,
terminologist, and developer of translation tools (Supervertaler, Beijerterm).

## Pages

- [About](https://beijer.uk/about): Who Michael Beijer is: Dutch–English patent and technical translator and translation-tech developer
- [Services](https://beijer.uk/services): Translation, MT post-editing, terminology and consultancy services
- [Patents](https://beijer.uk/patents): Patent translation specialisation and experience
- [Tools](https://beijer.uk/tools): Software and tools built by Michael (Supervertaler, Beijerterm, and more)
- [Testimonials](https://beijer.uk/testimonials): Client testimonials
- [Links](https://beijer.uk/links): Curated links
- [Contact](https://beijer.uk/contact): How to get in touch

## Blog

- [How to stop Trados Studio from randomly switching to overwrite mode](https://beijer.uk/blog/how_to_stop_trados_studio_from_randomly_switching_to_overwrite_mode/): The Insert/Overwrite mode toggle has been annoying Trados Studio users for over a decade. Here's how to disable the Insert key and stop it from happening.
- [Trados Studio: soft returns (↵) vs paragraph marks (¶) in Excel segments – a display quirk, not a bug](https://beijer.uk/blog/trados_soft_returns_vs_paragraph_marks_excel/): If Trados Studio shows paragraph marks (¶) instead of soft returns (↵) in the target of translated Excel segments, don't panic – the underlying data and the generated target file are correct. Here's what's actually happening.
- [Trados Studio 2024: how to fix the fuzzy match diff highlighting glitch in the Translation Results pane](https://beijer.uk/blog/trados_fuzzy_match_diff_highlighting_fix/): If coloured diff highlighting in Trados Studio 2024's Translation Results pane has stopped working or is garbling text, here's the reliable fix – delete two settings folders and restore your user profile.
- [Supervertaler for Trados – Getting Started screencast](https://beijer.uk/blog/supervertaler-for-trados-getting-started-screencast/): A 16-minute screencast covering all the basics of Supervertaler for Trados: TermLens, prompt generation, AI translation, the Chat window, and more.
- [Using Talon Voice and Wispr Flow at the same time](https://beijer.uk/blog/using-talon-and-wispr-flow-together/): How to use Talon voice commands alongside Wispr Flow dictation without them fighting over your microphone.
- [Trados termbase woes (finally being fixed?)](https://beijer.uk/blog/trados_termbase_woes_finally_being_fixed/): Trados Studio's termbase system has been unreliable for years due to fragile MultiTerm interop and the old JET/Access database engine. RWS finally decoupled terminology handling in Studio 2024 SR1 – but has it actually fixed things?
- [Introducing Supervertaler: My New Multicontextual AI Translation Tool](https://beijer.uk/blog/introducing_supervertaler/): Why I built Supervertaler, what makes it different (document awareness, visual context, TM integration), and how to get started.
- [What I look for in a CAT tool: my non-negotiable features](https://beijer.uk/blog/what_i_look_for_in_a_cat_tool/): The core features I consider non‑negotiable in a CAT tool: dual source/target selection, fast termbase workflows, mature preview, robust bilingual table I/O, and flexible segmentation.
- [What are .mtf, .mdf, .ldb and .log files (Trados TMs/termbases), and can I delete them?](https://beijer.uk/blog/trados_mtf_and_mdf_files/): A practical explanation of common Trados/MultiTerm sidecar files and when it’s safe to remove them.
- [Why do laptop manufacturers no longer sell models with actual buttons under the touchpad?](https://beijer.uk/blog/why_do_laptop_manufacturers_no_longer_sell_models_with_actual_buttons_under_the_touchpad/): A rant from the perspective of someone doing serious work on laptops: physical touchpad buttons, proper arrow keys, and ergonomic design still matter.
- [tranzlashion.com - my spoof translation company website](https://beijer.uk/blog/tranzlashion/): A satirical take on the cheap, questionable translation agencies that seem to pop up everywhere. Because every single language deserves to be translated immediately!
- [ProZ.com virtual conference for International Translation Day, session: 'Machine translation panel from a freelancer perspective'.](https://beijer.uk/blog/prozcom_virtual_conference_for_international_translation_day_30_sept_2014_session_machine_translation_panel_from_a_freelancer_perspective/): I was a panellist in the ProZ.com virtual conference for International Translation Day 2014, in the session 'Machine translation panel from a freelancer perspective'.

## Optional

- [Full content dump](https://beijer.uk/llms-full.txt): all blog posts in one Markdown file
- [Supervertaler docs](https://docs.supervertaler.com/llms.txt): AI-readable docs for the Supervertaler translation tools
- [Beijerterm](https://beijerterm.com/llms.txt): Michael's Dutch–English terminology site