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Hi, Things have been quiet here ... It must mean everyone is busy. I thought I would tell my story as it is pertinent to those of us who write code for a...
getsmartpaul86
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Mar 22, 2006
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Wow, interesting story, thanks for sharing. I've come close to not getting paid a couple of times, but in the end I've always been paid. Good luck! -Michael...
Michael Maddox
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Mar 22, 2006
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Yeah, The worst part of this is that the Liability Ins is NOT protecting me and the emotional cost. You have to put specific wording in the contract about...
Paul G. Chu
getsmartpaul86
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Mar 22, 2006
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I'm so sorry you are going through this. In the future do you have the flexibility to work off of milestone payments instead of by hourly rate? This works out...
Sean Chase
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Mar 22, 2006
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That is unblievable... Poor work??? After 1.5 years??? They should consider the worst in the future for they used poor and poor is what they will get in the...
Yama Kamyar
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Mar 22, 2006
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Is this in the Washington DC area? I have a suggestion - use your spare time to create a website - www.igotscrewed.com . Over there folks like us can...
Sahil Malik
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Mar 22, 2006
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Actually I do NOT believe in lawsuits in any form. I think us consultants should rely on our tax deductions. Of course a proof for the deduction will help;...
Yama Kamyar
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Mar 22, 2006
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Independents, Yama, I don't believe an unpaid invoice can be deducted as a business loss. Only legal expenses to sue for payment. It's a crazy LA, Ca. flake...
Paul G. Chu
getsmartpaul86
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Mar 23, 2006
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I'm finally on my own, per se (through staffing firm), and this is the first time I've had to deal with covering my own travel expenses for work. Normally I...
erikdlane
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Jun 16, 2006
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I have been an independent more or less my whole career and have used various time tracking methods over the years. My steady favorite for a long time was a...
thycotic
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Sep 1, 2006
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We went through a fairly long evaluation process and ended up with Standard Time - which is far from perfect but closer than anything else we've found so far....
Mike Gunderloy
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Sep 1, 2006
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How much is that? I have time tracking module with QB online. As for the disconnected mode, A QB app that saves it then "uploads" when possible, would not be...
Joe Mele
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Sep 1, 2006
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Hi, For time tracking I believe there are many tools available out there... An example is a free tool available if you had Sharepoint server ...
Yama Kamyar
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Sep 1, 2006
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... My company was using XL spreadsheets to manage timesheets and we underwent an evaluation of time tracking software. In the end, we also chose Standard...
Brian Jack
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Sep 2, 2006
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Hi I agree somewhat with Yama here, if you are already running Windows Server 2003 (even SBS) then you already have the 'free' tools for the job in Windows...
Matt
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Sep 3, 2006
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Hi, Thank you Matt! For starter when using an off-the-shelf solution you end up having no control over the application. A time tool, to be perfectly honest, is...
Yama Kamyar
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Sep 5, 2006
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Has anyone looked at ways to join other people's group policies? I've heard of people doing it, but I can't find any information about groups out there that do...
Justin Harrison
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Nov 27, 2006
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Justin: If you have membership in NASE [1], you can also obtain a group medical policy. Since I have never utilized it, YMMV. HTH [1]...
Adwait Ullal
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Nov 27, 2006
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Hi, Is there such a thing as paying a service for unemployement in California or other states? What services are out there that can pay work for people working...
Yama Kamyar
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Nov 29, 2006
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I have heard of Unemployment Compensation... a compensation the govt gives out while you are unemployed... ... -- Rajeev Gopalakrishnan ...
rajeev gopalakrishnan
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Nov 29, 2006
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If you were a W-2 employee, worked a certain number of the previous quarters, are laid off through no fault of your own, and are actively looking for work,...
David Wade
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Nov 29, 2006
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See if this helps: http://articles.techrepublic.com.com/5102-6331-1031555-2.html . I have used MyBizOffice, mentioned in the article....
Phil Weber
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Nov 30, 2006
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Thanks for the link Phil. Speaking of pass-throughs or portable W-2's. IProfessional.com is another but I don't know what their fees are but I know Pace's are...
Erik Lane
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Dec 1, 2006
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I've been using IPS (aka IProfessional.com) for a couple years now, and couldn't be happier with them. If you want to join them, the miminum billing rate is...
Don Demsak
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Dec 2, 2006
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Wow this is precisely the type of relation I would like to have. Are there any others you other guys know of? I'd like to make a comparison between different...
Yama Kamyar
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Dec 3, 2006
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These firms are typically regional, since it costs money for each extra state they cover (taxes, legal fees, etc.). You don't need a tax consultant, because...
Don Demsak
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Dec 4, 2006
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Has anyone here needed to procure commercial grade liability insurance for a one-day event? I am in that market and the prices are quite a bit higher than I...
Scott Mitchell
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Mar 7, 2007
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I take it the venue / sponsor of the event did not have any useful recommendations for procuring this? Steve -- Steven A Smith | ASP.NET MVP | Microsoft...
Steven Smith
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Mar 7, 2007
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Hello Scott, That does not make any sense to me to take a one day event liability insurance. A lot of companies nowadays would expect you to have a 1 million ...
Yama Kamyar
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Mar 7, 2007
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Scott, Contact my broker: http://www.sottileinsurance.com/ in El Cajon, CA. They are located right by Fletcher Parkway mall. Hope this helps, Yama _____ From:...
Yama Kamyar
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