Think about MS Biz server. Nice package coupled with MS apps...cheap and easy to support. You'll get a big raise and all the employees will thank you.
I've put this out there for several small/medium size companies and they love it. MS is just now starting to focus on the medium range companies so you'll get the benefit of that.
Anything else and you're asking for trouble.
Yeah, I use to like Novell but they went south for awhile and are just now coming back, however, they're pushing SUSE and that's going nowhere.
Go with Windows...go with Win2K and plan on upgrading to Vista in two years. Anything else and you're asking to be fired.
Every open source dweeb is going to point you towards Linux but you will soon find no one else will converse with you.
The dweebs live the open source stuff. It's their drug of choice. Like all drug addicts they find themselves in the back roads of nowhere, alone except for a few other drug addicts, yet they extoll the virtues of open source as if it will promise you the nirvana you yearn for.
Most, if not all, are anarchist just waiting for the opportune moment to unleash their warez.
Novell, Sun and IBM saw the light...they only seek to entrap the misantrophes who have been misguided by the hope of being on the forefront of something that is impossible.
Here we go with the college CS dweeb weenies who just can't get away from the group mentality.
Open source in nothing more than wishful thinking. It will never amount to anything except for allowing the new millenium hippies to dance around a fire place and chant phrases of 'we're almost there'.
There are only two OS's, Unix and Windows...you choose. All else are misdirected ideals who have a slim but non-existent chance of even being accepted by some strange organization.
Oh yes...let them in the last gasp of hopefulness, emplore you to accept MAC OS. It's they're only chance of redemption.
Walk away...please walk away.
While Windows is not perfect...it's what 95% of the world uses.
The below comments serve only as guidelines and are not intented to be truths.
Becoming a consultant is more than just deciding to become one. Here's where to start.
You'll need no less than $10,000 to start depending on how good you are at bargaining.
1. Get an attorney.
a. create an 'S corp' and 'LLC'.
b. drawing up a consultant agreement form
2. Unless you own nothing of value or expect to own nothing of value in the next five years do the following;
a. Obtain liability insurance of no less than $500,000 but preferably $1,000,000 and, if it has anything to do with accounting software/hardware $5,000,000.
3. Write down all the products or services you're going to offer. For lists less than 10 highlight the top three. 10+ the top five.
a. For each of the highlighted - list five things benefits you'll offer.
b. for each benefit list five things why it will benefit your customer.
c. If you can't list five things then drop it.
4. Buy at least one terabyte of portable storage for backup purposes.
5. Bill by the hour (minimum 2 hours + expenses if incurred beyond normal) and bill monthly. Offer 10%, net 30. Either portal to portal (better if traveling 500+ miles) or on site.
6. Notify them when you arrive and have them sign. Notify them when you leave and have them sign.
7. Never give anything for free unless they're a new customer (and only for the first month) or if they incur monthly bills of over $1000 regularly and only then give one hour free).
8. Determine within the first three billing cycles if they are are bad customers (don't pay reasonably). Fire them...there are plenty more customers.
10. Get a very good business tax accountant (they are worth their weight in gold).
11. (unspoken) if you really believe in yourself - never give up.
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Think about MS Biz server. Nice package coupled with MS apps...cheap and easy to support. You'll get a big raise and all the employees will thank you. I've put this out there for several small/medium size companies and they love it. MS is just now starting to focus on the medium range companies so you'll get the benefit of that. Anything else and you're asking for trouble. Yeah, I use to like Novell but they went south for awhile and are just now coming back, however, they're pushing SUSE and that's going nowhere.
Go with Windows...go with Win2K and plan on upgrading to Vista in two years. Anything else and you're asking to be fired. Every open source dweeb is going to point you towards Linux but you will soon find no one else will converse with you. The dweebs live the open source stuff. It's their drug of choice. Like all drug addicts they find themselves in the back roads of nowhere, alone except for a few other drug addicts, yet they extoll the virtues of open source as if it will promise you the nirvana you yearn for. Most, if not all, are anarchist just waiting for the opportune moment to unleash their warez. Novell, Sun and IBM saw the light...they only seek to entrap the misantrophes who have been misguided by the hope of being on the forefront of something that is impossible. Here we go with the college CS dweeb weenies who just can't get away from the group mentality. Open source in nothing more than wishful thinking. It will never amount to anything except for allowing the new millenium hippies to dance around a fire place and chant phrases of 'we're almost there'. There are only two OS's, Unix and Windows...you choose. All else are misdirected ideals who have a slim but non-existent chance of even being accepted by some strange organization. Oh yes...let them in the last gasp of hopefulness, emplore you to accept MAC OS. It's they're only chance of redemption. Walk away...please walk away. While Windows is not perfect...it's what 95% of the world uses.
All you programming geek-a-stupids have one thing in common... y0u all masterbate, using your mother's underware, at different frequencies.
The below comments serve only as guidelines and are not intented to be truths. Becoming a consultant is more than just deciding to become one. Here's where to start. You'll need no less than $10,000 to start depending on how good you are at bargaining. 1. Get an attorney. a. create an 'S corp' and 'LLC'. b. drawing up a consultant agreement form 2. Unless you own nothing of value or expect to own nothing of value in the next five years do the following; a. Obtain liability insurance of no less than $500,000 but preferably $1,000,000 and, if it has anything to do with accounting software/hardware $5,000,000. 3. Write down all the products or services you're going to offer. For lists less than 10 highlight the top three. 10+ the top five. a. For each of the highlighted - list five things benefits you'll offer. b. for each benefit list five things why it will benefit your customer. c. If you can't list five things then drop it. 4. Buy at least one terabyte of portable storage for backup purposes. 5. Bill by the hour (minimum 2 hours + expenses if incurred beyond normal) and bill monthly. Offer 10%, net 30. Either portal to portal (better if traveling 500+ miles) or on site. 6. Notify them when you arrive and have them sign. Notify them when you leave and have them sign. 7. Never give anything for free unless they're a new customer (and only for the first month) or if they incur monthly bills of over $1000 regularly and only then give one hour free). 8. Determine within the first three billing cycles if they are are bad customers (don't pay reasonably). Fire them...there are plenty more customers. 10. Get a very good business tax accountant (they are worth their weight in gold). 11. (unspoken) if you really believe in yourself - never give up.