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Collect on unpaid invoices and keep the client

July 28, 2002 6:35pm PDT

Market Forces If you are doing work for a client, and that client hasn't paid (or made arrangements to pay) for prior work, you really need to stop doing work for them. While it's true that they...

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Parsing XML documents with Perl

July 29, 2002 12:35am PDT

Uploading XML form data I would like a Perl script that uploads the data from a PDF form which gets submitted in an XML format. I have heard some things such as just taking the POST stream and...

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Seven warning signs to look for when interviewing candidates

July 30, 2002 10:26pm PDT

The most obvious article...ever > She wants to work because she has bills to pay Really, how/why do people waste their time writing crap like this. Granted, I enjoy my work but would much rather...

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Use Monte Carlo analysis for sophisticated scheduling

July 31, 2002 12:32am PDT

This is part of OR The Monte Carlo Method is one technique used in the general field of Operations Research(OR) and taught in classes of Management or Industrial Engineering. At this stage in...

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ASP.NET Web Matrix: Keeping it simple

July 31, 2002 2:23am PDT

Tell us your experience ... I would love to hear about other's experiences with the ASP.NET Web Matrix. Have you built something with it, or migrated an ASP 3.0 app? Let me know! S ...

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Retrieve the date and time in batch files

July 31, 2002 7:43pm PDT

Other ways for Date and Time Another way to get date time from within a WIN9x/NT/2K batch file is given below. Copy and paste in a new .BAT or .CMD file, then try. Result are stored in a file...

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Hard drive error reinforces importance of data backups

July 31, 2002 11:27pm PDT

A Perfect Backup Tool: Second Copy I use Second Copy 2000 for all my backup needs. It has saved my butt many times. I can't use any computers without Second Copy (www.Centered.com). I also use...

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Automate the XCopy command for special file operations

July 31, 2002 11:51pm PDT

Good idea for an old tool Pretty nice interface and works pretty much as advertised. I won't complain, especially for a free tool. An extra help button on each of the lines would be a small but...

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Top 10 questions and answers about XP activation

August 1, 2002 6:30pm PDT

Activation prevent selling unwanted XP? A guy on eBay had a copy of XP Pro to sell as he was strapped for cash but withdrew the item after he looked at MS web site and came to the conclusion that...

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Review annual reports to uncover future work

August 4, 2002 1:06pm PDT

Truth is out there It is amazing why consultants do not make use of published information like annual reports. Importantly as the article showed, year-to-year comparisons can reveal wealth of...

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CCIE Security could be your ticket to a high-level position

August 4, 2002 10:46pm PDT

Anyone going for their CCIE Security? Is anyone out there preparing for their CCIE Security? If so, let me know, I'd be glad to discuss it with you. I am just stating to prepare. - David Davis,...

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Five lesser-known problems that can slow down a PC

August 5, 2002 2:08am PDT

lesser? maybe it's me, but all but the system board drivers appear to be pretty common, not at all lesser known. it has, to me at any rate, been obvious that disk thrashing shows a lavk of ram...

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Accessing Exchange public folder data outside of Outlook

August 5, 2002 11:16pm PDT

Sub folders not workingin OWA I have some problems with Public folders in OWA and Exchange 5.5. I can see the parent level of the public folders, but when I click on a parent folder to view the...

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Understanding the components of SAP IDocs

August 6, 2002 12:16am PDT

Do BAPI's supercede Idoc's? I was told by an SAP consultant (not employed by SAP) that SAP was ending support for the Idoc and pushing to replace it with BAPI's. Anyone heard this? Is it even...

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Using Remote Access with Direct Serial C

April 23, 2001 5:33pm PDT

Using Remote Access with Direct Serial C I have set up RAS to use a Serial Cable "modem" on two machines and have successfully started the RAS server on the selected port. Flow control is the same...

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Tips for finding help on the Internet

August 6, 2002 10:57pm PDT

Other excellent sites Here are some other sources of good information that I've found to be very helpful. For networking issues, try www.dalantech.com For Apple Macintosh, try any one of these:...

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Recover lost data with Disk Commander

August 7, 2002 12:25am PDT

Recover lost data with Disk Commander I really find that software to be very nice.But in order to convince my empleeyers buy this,It will be very nice to have an evaluation copy just to try it...

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Wiki eases the burden of creating documentation

August 7, 2002 1:44am PDT

Wiki After reading this article, I downloaded and installed MoinMoinWiki - was a very simple process, and was up and runninng in no time. The syntax is easy to learn, and I've been consolidating...

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When should you release a team member?

August 7, 2002 5:59pm PDT

There will always be a Billy One thing that is worth thinking about is the fact that there will always be a Billy. As with a race, there will always be someone at the front and someone at the...

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Join character strings with Excel's concatenate function

August 7, 2002 7:28pm PDT

Excel Could you not also use the function icon on the toolbar and then the concatenate value instead of typing it all??? Don't even need Concatenation formula I usually type the following short...

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