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Consultants, Freelancers and Small Businesses take note of this post: Awesome Web Resources

Consultants, Freelancers and Small Businesses take note of this post: Awesome Web Resources

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I was reading my morning news and saw the below post on Lifehacker. I dropped by the FreelanceSwitch blog and I was impressed with the resources they listed to help the independently minded worker.  I wish I had found these when I was an independent consultant! “Considering a switch to the freelance side of the work force? The FreelanceSwitch blog has a great roundup of legal resources for freelancers, including standard and specialized contracts, links to find legal help and representation,…

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Updated: Talk about sending the wrong message about/to IT

Updated: Talk about sending the wrong message about/to IT

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I took some time to read the law in question. (Please see my last post for a link to the article and the law.) It looks, from my uneducated eye in matters of law, that this is an amendment to an employment or licensing code. I can see both sides of the argument (a little less on the side of the lawsuit to be honest) and reading the code is open to some interpretation. So my take-aways from this exercise…

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Talk about sending the wrong message about/to IT

Talk about sending the wrong message about/to IT

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Two news article in Two days have made me ill…when does it all stop? New Computer Repair Law Could Affect Both Company Owners and Consumers A new Texas law requires every computer repair technician to obtain a private investigator’s license, according to a lawsuit filed in Austin. Violators can face a $4,000 fine and one year in jail, as well as a $10,000 civil penalty.” This law is starting to get some added press attention and the few additional articles…

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Do Not Piss the IT Guy Off!

Do Not Piss the IT Guy Off!

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The story below is disappointing but true. I do not think that most people have any clue exactly how much access the IT (Information Technology) group has to information and the absolute control they can exert over it. The more senior the person the more serious the threat. IT Admin Locks Up San Francisco’s Network By Jeremy Kirk July 15, 2008 — IDG News Service — A network administrator has locked up a multimillion dollar computer system for San Francisco…

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