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Consulting, Contracting, and IT Business

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Hot Topic w/ New Posts Tough market out there? - Peter Codewrite - (23) - 11/07/09 14:52:11
    Re: Tough market out there? - G0ddard B0lt - 10/22/09 23:09:30
    Re: Tough market out there? - peligro - 10/23/09 01:33:25
    Re: Tough market out there? - Richardk - 10/23/09 22:37:46
       Re: Tough market out there? - Peter Codewrite - 10/24/09 05:00:23
    Market in Midwest Still Poor - koehj - 10/24/09 12:28:06
       Re: Tough market out there? - Origisaurus - 10/24/09 13:48:13
          Re: Tough market out there? - DG9 - 10/24/09 15:53:14
          Maybe, Maybe Not - koehj - 10/24/09 16:22:50
             Discrimination can easily happen here because of "distributed responsibility" - G0ddard B0lt - 10/24/09 16:32:29
       Re: Tough market out there? - Richardk - 10/24/09 21:08:48
          Technical writing is a career ghetto - G0ddard B0lt - 10/24/09 22:31:40
             That describes the last place I worked at - Richardk - 10/25/09 01:26:35
                Re: Tough market out there? - G0ddard B0lt - 10/25/09 10:13:45
                   Ouch! - koehj - 10/25/09 12:51:36
                      Arg! - G0ddard B0lt - 10/25/09 13:04:42
                      Tell me when it hurts - Richardk - 10/25/09 13:43:09
                   Re: Tough market out there? - Richardk - 10/25/09 13:24:10
                      Re: Tough market out there? - G0ddard B0lt - 10/25/09 13:30:12
                         Re: Tough market out there? - Richardk - 10/25/09 13:47:14
    Much better - HiredGun - 11/07/09 04:47:06
       Re: Tough market out there? - codger - 11/07/09 09:53:04
Unread Message           Re: Tough market out there? - HiredGun - 11/07/09 14:51:32
       Had to move from San Diego - jedi - 11/07/09 13:19:17
Hot Topic w/ No New Posts Careers in computer generated graphics: parallels - John Masterson - (15) - 11/06/09 11:56:14
    Bummer, so getting into that field latter in life is out of the question... - Richardk - 11/03/09 10:14:24
       Custom work vs Mass production - John Masterson - 11/03/09 11:12:04
          With Yoda's voice: The ways of the job - Richardk - 11/03/09 14:05:45
             "Local" == contiguous 48 states - Origisaurus - 11/03/09 14:38:58
                Absolutely right - Richardk - 11/03/09 14:50:44
                Online hiring - G0ddard B0lt - 11/03/09 14:50:53
                   That's the odd thing about the "in-between" zone - Richardk - 11/03/09 15:30:39
                      You answered the "challenge" well... - G0ddard B0lt - 11/03/09 15:42:39
                      Generating Value - David Randolph - 11/06/09 11:56:14
          Re:Custom work vs Mass production - 1Aussie1 1Aussie1 1Aussie1 Oi Oi Oi - 11/03/09 15:06:43
          Re: Careers in computer generated graphics: parallels - I D Shukhov - 11/03/09 23:47:28
    Another aspect - the "cool" factor - G0ddard B0lt - 11/03/09 12:48:11
       Re: Careers in computer generated graphics: parallels - John Masterson - 11/03/09 14:03:14
    Ah, yet another "fundamental" - - G0ddard B0lt - 11/03/09 14:17:11
       Look at who they serve - Richardk - 11/03/09 14:45:02
Out of town Marketing - Richardk - (7) - 11/02/09 09:46:38
    Re: Out of town Marketing - Richardk - 10/31/09 21:25:03
       I think you're right - it's an old-school dodge to appear bigger than you are - G0ddard B0lt - 11/01/09 00:03:32
          That is an old game - Richardk - 11/01/09 00:32:21
          Re: Out of town Marketing - Origisaurus - 11/01/09 09:44:38
             I suppose the modern equivalent of this.... - 1Aussie1 1Aussie1 1Aussie1 Oi Oi Oi - 11/01/09 21:16:39
                Re: Out of town Marketing - Richardk - 11/01/09 23:24:14
                   Re: Out of town Marketing - Origisaurus - 11/02/09 09:46:37
Startup Schools - Peter Codewrite - (1) - 10/31/09 11:48:01
    Great links, Peter! - John Masterson - 10/31/09 11:46:27
On Success, a Thought or Two... - John Masterson - (8) - 10/30/09 12:39:05
    I'm a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work the more I have of it. -- Thomas Jefferson - DG9 - 10/29/09 14:44:37
    The takeaways: - G0ddard B0lt - 10/29/09 14:48:48
       Re: On Success, a Thought or Two... - John Masterson - 10/29/09 16:20:03
          Re: On Success, a Thought or Two... - G0ddard B0lt - 10/29/09 17:08:12
             Re: On Success, a Thought or Two... - John Masterson - 10/29/09 17:59:11
                Luck increases with skill and persistance - Dennis Nedry - 10/29/09 22:10:42
                   Determination to succeed - David Randolph - 10/30/09 10:43:40
                      Those are all factors - Richardk - 10/30/09 12:39:05
Working for cheap, working expensively, offshore competition, humility, and being an arrogant twat... - G0ddard B0lt - (3) - 10/28/09 11:59:34
    Re: Working for cheap, working expensively, offshore competition, humility, and being an arrogant twat... - Richardk - 10/28/09 00:43:45
    Couple of points about the 'job' sites. - Peter Codewrite - 10/28/09 07:46:00
       Re: Couple of points about the 'job' sites. - G0ddard B0lt - 10/28/09 11:59:34
Hot Topic w/ No New Posts Ability to handle 7-8 projects simultaneously - Peter Codewrite - (11) - 10/27/09 13:19:31
    They are talking about large projects here. How do you handle 7 or 8 at the same time? - DG9 - 10/26/09 06:13:59
    Re: Ability to handle 7-8 projects simultaneously - datagirl - 10/26/09 07:22:56
       Wave-particle duality comes in handy here - 1Aussie1 1Aussie1 1Aussie1 Oi Oi Oi - 10/26/09 17:41:57
          Never mind the PM shit - Rastus P Shagnasty - 10/26/09 22:48:31
             Re: Canadian citizenship ...What's up with that? - 1Aussie1 1Aussie1 1Aussie1 Oi Oi Oi - 10/26/09 23:48:02
             re: Never mind the PM shit - Origisaurus - 10/27/09 08:56:35
    Re: Ability to handle 7-8 projects simultaneously - codger - 10/26/09 08:18:12
       I agree with this - G0ddard B0lt - 10/26/09 12:05:13
          Re: Ability to handle 7-8 projects simultaneously - Origisaurus - 10/26/09 12:16:29
             Re: Ability to handle 7-8 projects simultaneously - BrownsRBack - 10/26/09 13:44:24
    Re: Ability to handle 7-8 projects simultaneously - peligro - 10/27/09 13:19:30
Star Ledger: How many skilled workers is too many? - ilconsiglliere - (2) - 10/27/09 10:13:23
    Re: Star Ledger: How many skilled workers is too many? - Richardk - 10/26/09 20:41:23
       Exactly - ilconsiglliere - 10/27/09 10:13:23
Hot Topic w/ No New Posts Your personal workspace - codger - (30) - 10/26/09 10:26:33
    Re: Your personal workspace - G0ddard B0lt - 10/23/09 16:12:34
    Re: Your personal workspace - Origisaurus - 10/23/09 16:59:10
    Re: Your personal workspace - pxsant - 10/23/09 17:30:51
       Re: Your personal workspace - codger - 10/23/09 17:44:27
          Re: Your personal workspace - pxsant - 10/23/09 17:56:00
             What? - Richardk - 10/23/09 21:44:10
                Re: Your personal workspace - G0ddard B0lt - 10/23/09 21:48:39
                   Re: Your personal workspace - Richardk - 10/23/09 22:08:44
                Re: Your personal workspace - pxsant - 10/23/09 22:45:46
                   Do you have any ideas for anchoring it? - G0ddard B0lt - 10/23/09 22:55:07
                      Re: Your personal workspace - pxsant - 10/23/09 23:02:32
                         Re: Your personal workspace - G0ddard B0lt - 10/23/09 23:05:53
                            Re: Your personal workspace - codger - 10/24/09 10:49:24
                               Re: Your personal workspace - pxsant - 10/24/09 12:03:01
                               Re: Your personal workspace - datagirl - 10/24/09 12:18:03
                                  Permit issues - 1Aussie1 1Aussie1 1Aussie1 Oi Oi Oi - 10/24/09 18:17:57
                                     US civics issue here - G0ddard B0lt - 10/24/09 18:22:23
                                     Many jursdictions - Origisaurus - 10/24/09 19:26:35
                                     Re: Your personal workspace - TRexx - 10/24/09 23:11:33
                                        How is it that Prohibition..... - 1Aussie1 1Aussie1 1Aussie1 Oi Oi Oi - 10/25/09 06:04:09
                                           Re: Your personal workspace - TRexx - 10/25/09 09:49:00
       Not meaning to be Captain Obvious, but... - 1Aussie1 1Aussie1 1Aussie1 Oi Oi Oi - 10/23/09 22:10:01
          Re: Your personal workspace - Richardk - 10/23/09 22:46:24
          Wind trade off - David Randolph - 10/26/09 10:26:33
    I'm not a sparkie..... - 1Aussie1 1Aussie1 1Aussie1 Oi Oi Oi - 10/24/09 02:54:54
       re: I'm not a sparkie..... - Origisaurus - 10/24/09 08:24:50
          Re: Your personal workspace - codger - 10/24/09 09:07:08
             Re: Your personal workspace - Richardk - 10/24/09 21:35:48
                Cat5 and interference rejection - G0ddard B0lt - 10/24/09 22:21:02
          Point made - G0ddard B0lt - 10/24/09 22:11:56
How much would an ERP cost for small company deployment? - Peter Codewrite - (5) - 10/26/09 10:14:32
    Re: How much would an ERP cost for small company deployment? - PhilFromNY - 10/23/09 08:33:23
    Interesting comparison on that site - Richardk - 10/24/09 11:22:23
       Re: How much would an ERP cost for small company deployment? - Peter Codewrite - 10/24/09 11:52:41
          But what does that tell you? - Richardk - 10/24/09 21:20:28
             SAP isn't standardized - David Randolph - 10/26/09 10:14:32
"Eight steps to becoming an independent consultant" - Easily one of most lame articles about consulting. - Peter Codewrite - (4) - 10/20/09 10:35:54
    Re: "Eight steps to becoming an independent consultant" - Easily one of most lame articles about consulting. - G0ddard B0lt - 10/20/09 00:40:52
       I meant most of the article is crap - the stuff that I quoted was - Peter Codewrite - 10/20/09 00:58:21
          Ah. - G0ddard B0lt - 10/20/09 01:25:11
          Dig a bit - Richardk - 10/20/09 10:35:54
Hot Topic w/ No New Posts Sandboxed by Google Adwords - Dennis Nedry - (23) - 10/19/09 11:17:56
    Google has become evil (remember their old slogan) - Dennis Nedry - 09/27/09 08:57:52
       "Do no evil" my ass! - G0ddard B0lt - 09/27/09 10:30:31
          Actually, they define evil - Dennis Nedry - 09/27/09 11:03:49
             Re: Actually, they define evil - TRexx - 09/27/09 11:17:33
       It's the tone - John Masterson - 09/27/09 11:05:25
          Google itself has Asperger's - G0ddard B0lt - 09/27/09 17:11:35
             Monopoly + "Blacklisting"? - Dennis Nedry - 09/27/09 17:39:31
                Google amounts to "everyone's personal DNS" - G0ddard B0lt - 09/27/09 18:11:36
       Re: Sandboxed by Google Adwords - pxsant - 09/27/09 12:24:08
          Re: Sandboxed by Google Adwords - John Masterson - 09/27/09 16:34:35
             Home page of my websites - Dennis Nedry - 09/27/09 17:46:49
                Just a thought: - Peter Codewrite - 09/27/09 20:46:18
                   Bingo, IMHO - G0ddard B0lt - 09/27/09 21:17:03
                      Possible - Dennis Nedry - 09/28/09 09:33:35
       This is unbelievable - Peter Codewrite - 09/27/09 12:51:53
          I believe this is commonplace - Dennis Nedry - 09/27/09 13:34:12
    mISV perils - Dennis Nedry - 09/27/09 15:04:29
       Interesting Info - Peter Codewrite - 09/27/09 20:56:04
    Google Bannings - Look for Fallout - Dennis Nedry - 09/30/09 23:03:46
       my personal take on Google - benali72 - 09/30/09 23:23:32
          More BS from Google - Peter Codewrite - 09/30/09 23:49:48
       Re: Google Bannings - Look for Fallout - 1Aussie1 1Aussie1 1Aussie1 Oi Oi Oi - 09/30/09 23:31:12
    Google Re-instated my account - Dennis Nedry - 10/19/09 11:17:55
How effective is advertising on Google? - Peter Codewrite - (4) - 10/16/09 10:48:53
    Yesterday I got another $100 free promotion voucher from big G - my first thought was - they want another $10. - DG9 - 10/10/09 06:53:54
    Not very - David Randolph - 10/12/09 10:46:56
    Maybe it depends on what you're selling? - Richardk - 10/15/09 22:16:44
       And the rest of your marketing program - David Randolph - 10/16/09 10:48:52
IAmA 28 year old IT consultant who makes $180k/year and I want to quit. AMAA - Peter Codewrite - (1) - 10/15/09 22:05:19
    Pretty funny - Richardk - 10/15/09 22:05:19
RE: Having a blog is not an USP - Peter Codewrite - (3) - 10/13/09 16:35:03
    I can see the blog now..... - 1Aussie1 1Aussie1 1Aussie1 Oi Oi Oi - 10/08/09 16:50:35
    Hire an editor - David Randolph - 10/12/09 10:56:06
       Hire an editor by all means..... - 1Aussie1 1Aussie1 1Aussie1 Oi Oi Oi - 10/13/09 16:35:03
Doomed to repeat all the mistakes? - Peter Codewrite - (1) - 10/12/09 10:51:25
    It is like trying to find a good consultant - David Randolph - 10/12/09 10:51:24
A Sad Outsourcing Tale Of My Friend - ilconsiglliere - (7) - 10/12/09 02:42:21
    Good luck to your friend... - G0ddard B0lt - 09/30/09 14:34:48
       Re: A Sad Outsourcing Tale Of My Friend - ilconsiglliere - 09/30/09 15:14:14
          Re: A Sad Outsourcing Tale Of My Friend - Richardk - 09/30/09 15:49:00
             Re: A Sad Outsourcing Tale Of My Friend - ilconsiglliere - 10/01/09 13:34:59
                But that's exactly the problem - Richardk - 10/01/09 14:54:18
    This Big Telco..... - 1Aussie1 1Aussie1 1Aussie1 Oi Oi Oi - 09/30/09 17:50:29
    Thanks for the warning - unix - 10/12/09 02:42:21
Hot Topic w/ No New Posts The optimal ways to make money from the written word. - Peter Codewrite - (12) - 10/11/09 14:32:37
    Re: The optimal ways to make money from the written word. - codger - 10/10/09 14:11:20
       Do you know of any e-book bestseller? - Peter Codewrite - 10/10/09 16:21:18
          Re: The optimal ways to make money from the written word. - I D Shukhov - 10/10/09 16:55:54
             They have some great properties too - Richardk - 10/10/09 18:41:50
                Yes. Books have some great properties. - Peter Codewrite - 10/10/09 20:09:50
                   Re: The optimal ways to make money from the written word. - Richardk - 10/10/09 20:50:28
                   Re: The optimal ways to make money from the written word. - codger - 10/11/09 12:08:23
          Re: The optimal ways to make money from the written word. - codger - 10/10/09 18:10:10
             Different kind of books - Peter Codewrite - 10/10/09 19:37:41
                Re: The optimal ways to make money from the written word. - codger - 10/11/09 12:38:38
                   Re: The optimal ways to make money from the written word. - datagirl - 10/11/09 14:11:10
                      Of course the quality of content is VERY important. - Peter Codewrite - 10/11/09 14:32:37
Give your business a productivity boost: - Peter Codewrite - (0) - 10/10/09 08:12:10
The Dragon's Den - Peter Codewrite - (1) - 10/08/09 11:54:43
    Dragon's Den - Dennis Nedry - 10/08/09 11:54:42
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