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    Security Clearance (SC) Q&A Read first before asking questions

    SC - Secret DV - Top Secret SC - We know a lot about you DV - We know more about you than you know about you
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    HTC Desire Review

    Does it do phone calls :wink
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    German Beer

    You should try Garmisch in Bavaria ... oops the filter changed the a to an i in the link
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    Sky satellite signal

    we had similar problems, and it used to lock up if you tuned certain channels. They replaced the lnb, the sky engineer said it had leaked and was full of water.
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    Relocation expenses

    I never quite understood this one. If I worked for a software company (not my own) and they decided to relocate then I would be entitled to relocation allowances. So why is it different if my own company decides there are better places to trade.
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    ltd company insurances

    I joined contractoralliance, then used the discount code at chace o hara (speeling) to get around 25% discount.
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    sky player or bbc iplayer from europe?

    Easier said than done, am in Germany and have yet to connect to bbci or tvcatchup
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    3 mobile broadband

    mine works fine. I am in Austria tommorrow and apparently I will be able to use it there. They have a partnership with 3austria to allow roaming without extra charges, same for my mobile. Just need to be sure it connects to the 3austria net and not someone else. It often depends on your...
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    VOIP advice

    you can get skype phones for the house that wirelessly connect to your router. They look pretty good and don't need the pc turned on. They look just like a cordless phone. Has anyone tried those
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    working as a freelancer in Germany

    Has anyone got a link to a one-stop-guide to operating as a freelancer in germany ? is it similar to being a sole trader over here ?
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    DOORS a tool for BAs

    DOORS isn't a drawing tool, it's a requirement management tool
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    Failed to get SC Security Clearance

    can't you just ask them I thought under the data protection act they need to release all details they have on you
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    Claiming a laptop as a business expense under Parasol

    surely you would have to get parasol to buy it in their name and with their card. My old umberella didn't allow capital expenses
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    OpenOffice Software

    I had it for a while, but their version of excel doesn't seem to handle macros too well, I had to go back to MS Office
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    VAT Flat rate and taking on empoyees

    I have the opportunity to take on some extra fixedprice work. But there may be too much for me to handle so was considering subbing some of it out to another Ltd contractor who is also vat registered If I am on the flat rate scheme it seems I am going to lose out out to the tune of 12% of the...

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