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  1. Re:DO NOT LIE! on Salary Negotiation for an IT Position? · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I had a friend who thought she was underpaid and told HR what the amount that she should have been paid instead. She interviewed well and liked the company and position. Unforunately, they wanted to see her paystubs before they officially gave her the offer letter. And when they found out she was lying, she got nothing.

    Best thing to do is just tell them the truth, and explain why you might be paid so low. It happens, some companies pay low, and some pay well. You just got stuck at one that don't value the employee much.

  2. pc-rdist on Syncing Options for Computer Lab Machines? · · Score: 2, Informative

    We did such a thing to manage 3 computer labs for the college of engineering at a large university. (They deployed it to a couple more labs after I graduated). We used a program called PCRdist. (http://www.pyzzo.com/). It is based off a unix app called rdist. It was great. We used it to manage the different desktops, deploy applications, etc.

    A reply to someones comment about work space. When you setup applications, just make sure their default save location is in such a directory (Also, use NTFS to enforce it). Now, you don't touch files from the directory unless files are XXX days or so.

  3. One more thing on Tax Tips For Small Folks? · · Score: 1

    Even you didn't have any revenue for the year, you still might have to pay mininum taxes. For example in NYC, you need to pay like 300 dollars for NYC, MTA(beiing in or around NYC) - 55 and another 100 to the state.

  4. You might be late. on Tax Tips For Small Folks? · · Score: 1


    Actually it was March 17th (15th fell on a saturday). This assumes your fiscal year is a calendar year. If it isn't, you need to file 45 days after the end of your fiscal year.
    This a link to the IRS Calendar for March, 2003.
    http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/article /0,,id= 104738,00.html

    Plus, you if you owe money, you need to submit payment to a certified depositary bank. You usually need to be a customer of the bank for them to accept.

  5. Not always possible. on Giving the Customer What They Wanted? · · Score: 1

    Giving the customer what they want isn't always possible. Reasons can be but not limited to product limitations, money, time, motivation.

    I have been on a couple projects where the salespeople promise customer that our product can do everything under the sun. So when we consultants show up to the customer site, we have re-align the customer's goals to what is feasible. That puts us in a horrible starting position because the customer is all upset that they aren't getting what they were promised.

    And then there is scope creeping. If your project is fixed priced, you better have a capable PM that can say "NO!!!!!!!" to the customer when they request new things. Otherwise, the company/project is going to lose money and is doomed to fail.

  6. Re:Not relevant on Is Remote Keyless Entry Any Safer Than It Used to Be? · · Score: 1

    The club is useless.
    My mom had a club on her car on a Camry. They cut the steering wheel, removed the club, then stole the airbag. After that she bought a cap that you put on steering wheel and put on the club through the two holes they provide. It makes it harder to cut the steering wheel.

    Now, only if they have things to prevent the stealing of side view mirrors.

  7. Do Housechores on Exercise for Geeks? · · Score: 1

    Clean the dishes, mop the floor, dust....Then you'll get your excercise and have a clean house.

  8. Re:RoadRunner - Hosting on RCN Cable Modem vs. Time/Warner's Road Runner? · · Score: 1

    We got the the Linksys Router and hooked up a couple computers on it. On one of the computers, I setup a web server on our cable modem about 3 months. I had to take it down due to my roommate wanting his laptop back. I even had my domain resolve to the modem's IP address. I don't think RR would really care too much as long as you don't abuse their system.

  9. Voluntech.org on Hiring Programmers For A Non-Profit? · · Score: 1

    "Voluntech.org is a group of New York-area technical volunteers who give of their spare time and expertise to serve nonprofit and community service organizations. Our goal is to help community organizations in the New York City area take advantage of the latest computer and communications technologies so that they can operate at their peak effectiveness. " from their website <a href="http://www.voluntech.org">www.voluntech.o rg</a>