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recommend umbrella co?
Hello, Can anyone recommend an Umbrella co that has a low fee and min strings attached? ie. If I use them as an interim measure for a few months wont get screwed on costs and minimum service agreements..? Thanks! -
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bookkeeping on linux?
Anyone know any decent bookkeeping software that runs on Linux? Something that tracks nominal accounts, calculates VAT etc. GiGo -
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web hosting recommendation?
Can anyone recommend a web hosting company? I am sooo pissed off with my current one, so if you can recommend one which provides an ultra reliable web hosting service :tantrum: and whose support team speak english rather than indish :mad: then those are the priority. After that, price, tools etc... -
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.Net is dead! Long live .Net
Don't worry. As soon as Asia's own internal market matures then there will be a shortage once again as UK overseas contracts are seen as "too much bother". -
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Contractor Haters
Just say that now you're becoming a family man and your wife is pregnant and you have a small child you need to settle down to the security of a permanent, long term position :) -
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PDF or Word?
Eons ago when my primary desktop was Linux I used to send my CV in plain text, or later, in html. The reality of the situation is that the vast majority of agents are m$ofters and will always want to tweak your CV to avoid risk of direct contracts being made / stamp their logo etc etc. So if... -
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Careful who you shake hands with today!
Now that's a bad case of not washing ones hands. -
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Parking near heathrow
I've done that occasionally. However, you might come back to find your car on bricks. There's some bad-ass kids who live round there. -
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Orange
There's an icon with a "1" or a "2" at the top of the screen. Incoming caller ids are prefixed with a "1" / "2" as well. It's handy to put different ring tones on each line so you know instantly whether it's a business call or not. On my Motorola I select "Settings -> Phone Status -> Active... -
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Orange
I use the Orange line 2 service - 2 phone lines on one phone. Gives u a separate bill for all your business calls. U just make sure the address for the second bill has your company name at the top. One serious problem : line 2 does not roam. You cannot use the line 2 service at all when u are... -
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US motorists
Yeah - the parts of the US I've been to always require payment in advance, so I'm sceptical about this article. -
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EBAY - Bastard!!!
There's a website that will do that for you.. unfortunately can't remember what it's called. Basicly, it puts in a bid a few pence higher than the current one about 30s before close. Sneeky.
