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I think you can, in good conscience, learn to adopt new technologies while your client is paying you. I would, in those cases, recommend you discount some of the time. However, part of what makes you valuable to a client is your knowledge of them - in fact a big part of it. Also, are a great...

Do you have an idea for a phone app? There are many free developer resources and tutorials for iPhone, Droid, etc. However, I have always found it simpler to adopt a new technology when I have a very specific goal or app in mind. Hello World is only so interesting... Make it simple - an app...

As mentioned, networking is a critical. I coach a lot of consultants starting you – although I haven’t been here in awhile - and advocate a direct, walk in the door and introduce yourself, approach. It is so unscientific it is absurd but is dramatically effective and fast. Simple – one page...

Yes. Smartsheet.com plural. True on the PM in general. but I am more sold on smartsheet because they are responsive and are adding great features without adding complexity. Matthew Moran http://it.toolbox.com/blogs/matthewmoran/ http://www.MatthewMoranOnline.com

As a simple solution, you might look at SmartSheets.com. Most PM software is overly complex - becoming itself a project. This keeps discussions and documents with a given task or project item - very easily. Matthew Moran http://it.toolbox.com/blogs/matthewmoran/ http://www.MatthewMoranOnline.com

Thanks. I'll take a look at that. Matthew Moran http://it.toolbox.com/blogs/matthewmoran/ http://www.MatthewMoranOnline.com

I have been brought into as the Dir. of IT and to manage a high-profile software project. I have a desktop support tech and a contract who does some of their network support. However, prior to both of these individuals, someone had tried to setup Group Policy. I would like to remove all group...

Having gone the route of independent, corporation, etc. - if you are just doing some freelance work, you can start virtually immediately earning Schedule C 1099 income as an individual. However, word of caution, get an accountant quickly, pay your estimated taxes monthly (not quarterly) - you...

Excellent suggestion. Will do. My audience is primarily business owners (non-technology passionate). The goal would be to help them with understanding its basic use - and readily available technology to both create and read feeds. More importantly, why? (the value). Matthew Moran (career...

I tried posting this yesterday but had an "issue". I just wanted to thank everyone for ideas and input. I would have been more involved with the conversation but...things got complicated.... You can read about it here and see video of the news stories...

I appreciate everyone's feedback. We are also asking the question of quite a few business owners and their employees. It is interesting - information management shows up as a top concern. This ties into the idea of passwords and security but goes beyond to - how can you safely store your key...

I've been a consultant - no middle man - at times totally solo and other times having up to 7 FTE's and some contractors. It's a great idea if (and only if) you understand that consulting involves sales and marketing too - not just coding and technology. I have been slotted to write The...

I use VBA extensively - and would recommend you do VB.NET. My reasoning is simple - basic VBA concepts - probably most of what you need to do - is pretty simple. More important, understand the difference between the two. Also, learn about COM wrappers - so you can create nice .NET components...

Glen, How little compassion you have. That South African prince just wants assistance in getting that money that is rightfully that of the good and just family - there to help the people. Give them that account number and they will transfer the money right over. Thanks for the input everyone...

AlexCuse, That is one I want to get to - I would have to make it very simplistic for my intended audience - but you are right that clients/management/general users confuse when to use one or the other. I am dealing with that exact scenario on a project today. They want everything to be...

The outlook related comments are well-taken. Email management in general will have a dedicated and ongoing section. Keep em coming - thanks. Matthew Moran (career blog and podcast below) Career Advice with Attitude for the IT Pro http://blogs.ittoolbox.com/pm/career

Funny - a lot of people think I own IT Toolbox - for a few reasons. I blog on their site, I have a book published by Cisco Press titled - The IT Career Builder's Toolkit, and my former website was cbtoolkit.com. However, I am just little ole me - and they have many employees and thousands of...

burtsbees, When you indicate a subscription to "your website" are you asking the people at tek-tips or me? I don't have any websites with subscription content - at least not yet - and send out no email notices of anykind. Which website specifically are you referring to? Thanks. Matthew...

A partner and I are creating some free videos aimed at the non-technical user. These are short micro-training, free videos, for a blog aimed at small or mid-sized businesses and their employees. Most will be between 30 seconds to 5 minutes in length. My question to you: What are the top 5...

I have a report I am designing. It is basically a payroll/commission report. Here is the challenge... For a given item (large ticket) sold, there are multiple types of commissions paid out. I have all the data, percentages, etc. working perfectly. The challenge is that on any given report...