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Internet Connection Monitor 1.0

Internet Connection Monitor 1.0

...the system tray and uses less than 20MB of RAM. Perfect for IT contractors who want to stay on top of their customers' Internet connectivity... Read more

16 February, 2012

Report: Scrap IR35 tax law for contractors

...law blamed for adding stress and expense to the lives of freelance IT contractors should be suspended and possibly abolished, a Treasury body said on... Read more

11 March, 2011 by Nick Heath
Timesheet 2.7

Timesheet 2.7

...weekly summary table correctly.Timesheet provides the core abilities needed by most IT Contractors & Consultants who have to fill out timesheets on a regular basis... Read more

2 February, 2011

End of IR35 tax rules welcomed by IT contractors

...The Professional Contractors' Group (PCG), one of the largest orgranisations representing British IT contractors, said it was "delighted" to hear of the proposed abolition of... Read more

24 May, 2010 by Richard Thurston

IT contractors focus on job security

Long-term unemployment is on the up for UK IT contractors and job-security fears are increasingly on their minds. The economic... Read more

29 October, 2008 by Natasha Lomas

IT contractors upbeat about job prospects

IT contractors are upbeat about job prospects despite talk of a recession in... Read more

21 February, 2008 by Natasha Lomas

August was hot for IT contractors

August proved to be a good month for IT contractors with hourly rates reaching a high for the year, and contractors... Read more

30 August, 2005 by Colin Barker

IT contractors squeezed into permanent jobs

...than halved, from 23 percent two years ago to 9 percent today. IT contractors continue to be squeezed by employers as their rates are cut... Read more

15 July, 2002 by Andrew Swinton

IR35 battle to hit the High Court

...agencies. IT35, which was introduced in April 2000, treats some self-employed IT contractors as employees. According to the PCG this could mean that a... Read more

9 March, 2001 by Graeme Wearden
Accountancy Service Provider Set to Accelerate Business With Virtualisation Solution

Accountancy Service Provider Set to Accelerate Business With Virtualisation Solution

...a Scotland-based accountancy service provider and has 1500 clients ranging from IT contractors to oil and gas industry workers - all self-employed people who... Read more

12 May, 2009
The Guide to IT Contracting by Samuel Blankson 1.3

The Guide to IT Contracting by Samuel Blankson 1.3

...Guide to IT Contracting' is a complete guide to contracting for all IT contractors and anyone planning on entering this exciting and lucrative market. The... Read more

22 May, 2010

Contractors eager to sharpen skills

Work-life balance matters too... IT contractors are more concerned about buffing up their skills than they were... Read more

25 January, 2007 by Gemma Simpson
Invoice4Business 1.1

Invoice4Business 1.1

Invoice4Business is designed for Small Business, IT contractors, and Internet Retailers. With this program you can create your invoices... Read more

19 May, 2005

Outsourcing sparks contractor pay hike

Mergers and public sector mega-contracts boosting wages Read more

21 March, 2007 by Gemma Simpson

Olympics fuels demand for IT contractors

...years to go to the 2012 Olympic Games in London, demand for IT contractors for the event is accelerating. A survey of more than 1... Read more

26 July, 2007 by Natasha Lomas

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archerthom

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DarkDown

yeah! all we want free software

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Jack Strain

Just gimme a map to the fridge. :D

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Sungwoo

do You know that? it can install 4G Ram. So i buy 4g and install It work! I can run call of duty 4,6,7 [Modern war... 1,2,3] Call of duty 1 was...

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itsajob

2. Bad idea. Making up patch cables loses you your commission from the cable supplier. 3. If you tidy up, other people can understand where the...

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Paul Smyth

Is this classic FUD? One thing I would definitely have notice is a Mozilla threat to stop supporting GNU/Linux.

2 days ago by Paul Smyth via Facebook on Firefox rapid release improves Fedora Linux
UnderINK

I agree with the previous commenter wholeheartedly. I couldn't say it better myself. This is very 'Big Brother'. And while I agree with protecting...

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Simon Bisson and Mary Branscombe

Nice to see that Turing's idea of a general purpose computer doing once-hardware-powered tasks in software is now universal ;-) Mary

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Jason Burchell

seriously now. I've only bothered to read a small bit of the comments. do me and the rest of the world a favour. stop saying it does not work or...

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Philip Charles Cohen

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apexwm

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songmaster

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Chris Wortman

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PatrickG

openhgs has made the point for Windows 8 multiple monitors without realising it! With Windows 7 you have to switch the mouse and so your focus...

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Leslie Satenstein

Mozilla has threatened to stop supporting Linux. I guess that UBUNTU is going with another browser. I indicated that if Mozilla stops supporting...

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Andy Bolstridge

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Jack Schofield

@openhgs Windows users have had multiple desktops since Linus started writing Linux. They just haven't shipped as standard because not enough...

4 days ago by Jack Schofield on Windows 8 could speed multi-monitor uptake