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Review: Outright finance management

May 7, 2013 11:23am PDT

Readers have suggested another alternative to QuickBooks; one that is available for minimal cost.

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10 steps to creating a calculating Word form

December 21, 2009 12:23pm PST

Word offers the tools you need to handle simple calculations within your documents. This walk-through demonstrates the process.

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Severance pay and unemployment compensation

March 23, 2009 5:07am PDT

Can you collect unemployment benefits if you receive a severance package? IT depends on the state you live in and whether your severance is a lump payment.

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Schedule of 2012 trade shows and conferences in the U.S.

January 17, 2012 4:06am PST

Interested in attending a trade show or conference in your area of IT? Here's a list of some of the top ones and the information you'll need.

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10 legal issues that consultants should know about

October 8, 2010 12:19pm PDT

Don't get blindsided by some legal misstep you never even heard of. Calvin Sun runs through the nitty-gritty issues all consultants should be prepared for.

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Consultants, know how the IRS determines employee status

March 5, 2010 6:19pm PST

Chip Camden offers independent consultants tips on how to be savvy when it comes to the IRS's 20 factors for determining whether a worker is an employee under common law rules.

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DIY: Steps to take before entering inventory in Openbravo POS

December 17, 2011 3:18pm PST

Don't start entering inventory in your Openbravo POS system before following these preliminary steps.

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Create quick and professional invoices from your tablet with Invoice2go

February 23, 2012 11:55am PST

Find out why Jack Wallen thinks Invoice2go is the best invoicing tool for the Android tablet platform.

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Can we call a truce? 10 tips for negotiating workplace conflicts

July 31, 2008 2:07pm PDT

Whether two employees are fighting or a disgruntled client is on the verge of leaving, you -- yes, you -- can step in and help solve the problem. Veteran mediator Jeffrey Krivis offers some tricks...

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Review: GnuCash financial accounting software

September 3, 2009 8:50am PDT

GnuCash is for any individual, SMB, or enterprise needing double-entry financial accounting software that is cost effective, feature-rich, reliable, and works across platforms.

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Trade risk for speed with Oracle 10g's asynchronous COMMIT

February 13, 2007 8:00am PST

A new option to the COMMIT statement in Oracle 10g can defer the writing of committed data to the online redo log files. This involves a risk of data loss, but it speeds up the transaction...

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Eight reasons to trade in your iPhone for a Droid

January 28, 2010 3:43pm PST

Don't let the iPhone's pretty exterior cause you to overlook the Droid's features. Deb Shinder details eight ways in which the Droid outshines the iPhone.

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Why did you become an IT consultant?

November 3, 2011 5:33pm PDT

Learn what motivated Chip Camden to start his independent consulting business 20 years ago, and then tell the community what factors contributed to your choice to become an IT consultant.

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DIY: Manage your inventory in FrontAccounting

December 3, 2011 11:36pm PST

Jack Wallen walks you through the process of setting up and managing inventory items in FrontAccounting, an open source alternative to QuickBooks.

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Manage sales from your Android tablet with MobileBiz

January 31, 2013 1:33pm PST

Jack Wallen takes a look at MobileBiz, a powerful invoicing application for your Android tablet.

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When IT consultants should outsource work

February 12, 2010 10:53am PST

Chip Camden outlines several instances in which outsourcing some of your IT consulting responsibilities might be good decision.

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Manage the product inventory in your TomatoCart installation

December 6, 2012 1:08pm PST

In this TomatoCart tutorial, learn how to add tax codes and zones, manage product categories, add products, and change banner images in the ecommerce solution.

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Geek Trivia: A tax to grind

April 10, 2007 12:00am PDT

Which company filed the largest U.S. tax return in history?

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I found it on Craigslist -- an F-14 and night vision goggles

April 11, 2008 4:12am PDT

It would appear that you really can buy anything on Craigslist and eBay -- even military gear that should never be resold. The Government Accounting Office has proven that much to be true,...

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What UK consultants need to know about IR35

July 26, 2012 2:22pm PDT

Under UK law IR35, Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs may examine the contract between contractor and client to determine if its terms could describe an employment relationship.

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