Re: Advice with a client who refuses to pay.

> Now in January when we present an invoice, the client says that they aren't > paying. Because they still are not happy with the design, and it took so > long to do. They are moving to a new developer. I'm sorry to hear you're in this position, it's never fun. Back when I ran my own shop our co

Re: Advice with a client who refuses to pay.

And some really freaky deaky shit too. Not the vanilla stuff. On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 12:57 PM, Rick Eidson wrote: > > > I would replace the site with a simple "site taken down for refusal to > pay", and put their contact info on the page. > > > > This may be a violation of the fair debt colle

Re: Advice with a client who refuses to pay.

I sincerely doubt T&T has the same rules for fair debt collection that we here in the states do. (and it changes from state to state anyway). Jerry On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 12:57 PM, Rick Eidson wrote: > > > I would replace the site with a simple "site taken down for refusal to > pay", and put

RE: Advice with a client who refuses to pay.

> I would replace the site with a simple "site taken down for refusal to pay", and put their contact info on the page. This may be a violation of the fair debt collection act. Who paid for the domain name? If it was you and it's in your name you can also keep that. Put up a porn site.. Rick

RE: Advice with a client who refuses to pay.

It was a demo site. Shut it down you are no longer working on it. Rick -Original Message- From: Eric Roberts [mailto:ow...@threeravensconsulting.com] Sent: Monday, February 14, 2011 10:18 AM To: cf-community Subject: RE: Advice with a client who refuses to pay. lol -Original

Re: Advice with a client who refuses to pay.

I'm not sure how this compares to law in T&T, but in the US I would first try to work it out via phone/email (you've already done this). Failing that I would leave the site up, but lock them out of any FTP access. Then send a certified letter written by an attorney stating your demands of them, t

RE: Advice with a client who refuses to pay.

lol -Original Message- From: Jacob [mailto:ja...@excaliburfilms.com] Sent: Monday, February 14, 2011 10:31 To: cf-community Subject: RE: Advice with a client who refuses to pay. Hope your server does not crash... ;-) -Original Message- From: Vivec [mailto:gel21...@gmail.com

RE: Advice with a client who refuses to pay.

Hope your server does not crash... ;-) -Original Message- From: Vivec [mailto:gel21...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, February 14, 2011 7:53 AM To: cf-community Subject: Advice with a client who refuses to pay. So I did a site for a client. Put it up as a demo in March last year. Two months

Re: Advice with a client who refuses to pay.

There were various mitigating factors regarding billing, delays etc. Normally it wouldn't take that long to bill. And the job was supposed to have been completed in a month initiallythen you get the creep etc. etc. Don't worry, I know what "should" have happened :) On 14 February 2011 12:14

Re: Advice with a client who refuses to pay.

If they signed off on the design then they owe. End of story. If they commissioned you to do another design then they owe for that too. If they refuse to pay then file a lawsuit. I'm never a fan of suing but this sounds pretty cut and dry. I wouldn't do anything with their other site though. I thi

Re: Advice with a client who refuses to pay.

I don't know how it works in T&T but in the US if you have a signed contract then they must pay what ever the contract specifies. Take 'em to court if you have to. On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 10:53 AM, Vivec wrote: > > So I did a site for a client. > Put it up as a demo in March last year. Two mont

Re: Advice with a client who refuses to pay.

I am in a less-than-forgiving mood for non-payment these days. I would do everything I could do get them to pay, and pay soon. Including possibly giving them a break on the price for "unhappiness", with the understanding that the code developed and the designs are NOT theirs, and you retain the r

Re: Advice on Stock Sites

Well if you think Sirius Satellite (SIRI) is here to stay awhile - you could buy a couple hundred shares of it to hang on to for a long time. They are are .14 a share right now ... On Fri, Mar 6, 2009 at 7:02 AM, Bruce Sorge wrote: > > Yeah, I am investing in the TSP. That is my long term inv

Re: Advice on Stock Sites

Yeah, I am investing in the TSP. That is my long term investment. I was just thinking of dabbling in the market, but perhaps after reading the other posts maybe I will forget about it. On Thu, Mar 5, 2009 at 9:36 PM, LRS Scout wrote: > > Are you on the Army's thrift savings plan Bruce? > > They

Re: Advice on Stock Sites

> jj wrote: > > Why do you say that? > relatively speaking they don't make any money. and what's a mutual fund anyway? just a sector (or made up sector) index fund. So why not just do etfs? way cheaper and they're getting way better returns. there's commodity etfs out there with 70% 3 month

Re: Advice on Stock Sites

Can't beat 100% return! On Thu, Mar 5, 2009 at 12:36 PM, LRS Scout wrote: > > Are you on the Army's thrift savings plan Bruce? > > They will match dollar for dollar up to like 10,000 > > > ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is

Re: Advice on Stock Sites

Why do you say that? J.J. On Thu, Mar 5, 2009 at 12:31 PM, Gruss Gott wrote: > >> jj wrote: >> Want to invest then buy some good growth stock mutual funds > > I gotta say I think mutual funds are dead. > > ~| Adobe® ColdFusi

RE: Advice on Stock Sites

Are you on the Army's thrift savings plan Bruce? They will match dollar for dollar up to like 10,000 ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclic

Re: Advice on Stock Sites

> jj wrote: > Want to invest then buy some good growth stock mutual funds I gotta say I think mutual funds are dead. ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http:

Re: Advice on Stock Sites

Sharebuilder by ING or eTrade. On Thu, Mar 5, 2009 at 11:18 AM, Bruce Sorge wrote: > > So hey guys, how is everyone doing? > I am thinking of dabbling in the online stock trading thing. Can you all > tell me some good sites where I can learn the ropes? I am not looking go > get > rich quick or

Re: Advice on Stock Sites

Buying single stocks is as good as gambling. Save your money and go to vegas when you get back in the country... Want to invest then buy some good growth stock mutual funds and let the guys that are paid gobs of money to manage a fund deal with it and only with money you don't want to see for 5

Re: Advice on Stock Sites

> Sgt Sorge wrote: > Actually Jerry, both would be welcome. I know the market is shit right now, > but I think that if I can get in on some companies that have the potential > to do good later on, and get in cheap, it might work out. But of course > Ineed to be educated on this first. > Best thin

Re: Advice on Stock Sites

On Thu, Mar 5, 2009 at 10:50 AM, Bruce Sorge wrote: > But of course > Ineed to be educated on this first. > You already know as much as anyone else Bruceyou want to buy low, and sell high. If there was a fool-proof method to go about this, we'd all be millionaires. When considering a compa

Re: Advice on Stock Sites

Actually Jerry, both would be welcome. I know the market is shit right now, but I think that if I can get in on some companies that have the potential to do good later on, and get in cheap, it might work out. But of course Ineed to be educated on this first. Bruce On Thu, Mar 5, 2009 at 7:43 PM,

Re: Advice on Stock Sites

> > but more than half the people are betting wrong at the moment. Exactly! So the other two thirds are getting it right! \ __ 0 _ 0 ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get

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I think he was more interested in sites with good education and information resources. (and no, I don't know of any that are better than "randomly buy some stock"). Everyone has a plan, but more than half the people are betting wrong at the moment. On Thu, Mar 5, 2009 at 11:35 AM, G Money wrot

Re: Advice on Stock Sites

You want to make a few extra bucks? Stay OUT of the market :) Seriously though, several of my friends use e-trade, and seem to be happy with it. On Thu, Mar 5, 2009 at 10:18 AM, Bruce Sorge wrote: > > So hey guys, how is everyone doing? > I am thinking of dabbling in the online stock trading t

RE: Advice needed

Thanks everyone for all the advice, we managed to work things out. Thankfully I cooled out before talking to anyone :) > -Original Message- > From: DRE [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2006 1:02 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Advice nee

Re: Advice needed

First, confirm that you have the same goals. Use a slow even deep voice. Use empathy. "I understand how you feel this way, ..." Identify. "I felt the same way when my car wouldnt start because the mechanic forgot the johnsonrod" Then throw in how their peers may of gone thru the same experienc

Re: Advice needed

Suck it up. Once the whole thing is over, decide whether you want them for clients again, but not during the "heat of battle". Too many bad decisions get made when the tempers are up (yours AND theirs). On 10/17/06, loathe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > So we had a release. > > Then the client f

RE: Advice needed

Depends on whether you plan to have a long term relationship with this client and how your contract is structured. Personally I would explain the situation and how often times bugs are not discovered until this stage of development and that they will be fixed as part of the project quote or no addi

RE: Advice needed

My two cents: Sometimes clients behave poorly at transition points, as a way to keep costs fixed and discourage additional fees. -Original Message- From: loathe [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 17, 2006 5:15 PM To: CF-Community Subject: Advice needed So we had a release.

Re: Advice needed

>Now, from my perspective, problems SHOULD be encountered during testing and >fixed, but these guys are getting all worked up over nothing. > >How would you deal with this? I mean, I am kind of upset at the way I was >dealt with, and think that they are expecting too much. No application is >perf

Re: advice on getting rid of an old heater

Since you're local... There's a place in Somerville (outside of Union Square) that always has old radiators on display outside their store. Not sure of the name or anything, or even if they're still there, (I know... big help, huh?), but I definitely remember this from a few years ago. You m

Re: advice on getting rid of an old heater

Man, that wouldn't fit the "Yankee Ingenuity" label that we have garnered here. :) Vivec wrote: > Throw the damned thing in the river. > > > > what? what? > 0_0 > > ~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/list

Re: advice on getting rid of an old heater

Throw the damned thing in the river. what? what? 0_0 ~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:201844 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoff

Re: advice on getting rid of an old heater

Yes, a radiator. My brain had vapor-lock this AM. I've got a list of Salvage places I'm going to call on my lunch. There's quite a few of them around here, surprisingly. I guess that comes from living in a very Colonial-historical area Any money he could get for it is better than nothing.

Re: advice on getting rid of an old heater

Look for an architectural salvage place. I'm assuming you mean a radiator, right? They'll usually take those. I'm not sure he'll get lots of money, as they usually only sell for around $100. Tall, skinny ones are more popular than low wide ones (the less space taken up the better). They're worth mo

Re: advice on getting rid of an old heater

I'd look up scrap and salvage places in the area and ask a couple of them what it's worth. Deliver to the highest bidder, unless they'll come pick it up. --Ben Ray Champagne wrote: > So...again I need to solicit the advice of the experts of everything > (cf-comm): > > I have a friend who jus

Re: Advice on a demo

forgot to add that the sig looks good now. larry On Thu, 27 Jan 2005 14:08:03 -0800, Ian Skinner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > What would you (as my representative web service consumer) expect a catalog > search function to return? > > PS Hopefully my sig is not so brazen. Sometime you just go

Re: Advice on a demo

Just throwing out an idea. What do you want the web service to do. Consider what you want the web site to do and use that as a starting point. The company I work for is a biological resource repository. In other words we store and sell bacteria, virii, fungi, yeast, clones, cell lines, stem cells

RE: Advice on a demo

What would you (as my representative web service consumer) expect a catalog search function to return? PS Hopefully my sig is not so brazen. Sometime you just got to love how simple MS products are to customize. Why oh why can't I just make a text signature in Outlook 2002? -- I

RE: Advice on a demo

No, I had not noticed that, how ugly! Confidentiality Notice: This message including any attachments is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the

Re: Advice on a demo

How about a catalog search of some kind. BTW I'm not sure if you've noticed but your sig uses file references to your hard drive: e.g., -- Ian Skinner Web Programmer BloodSource www.BloodSource.org Sacramento, CA -- You may want to change that. larry O

RE: Advice Needed

now and see it one way. That one way may not necessarily be the best way to do it in sql. Marlon > -Original Message- > From: Dharmesh Goel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, November 23, 2004 10:46 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: Advice Needed > &g

RE: Advice Needed

Marlon, How about blackstone? You could use the new reports feature in blackstone. These reports can be run off of your cfcs'. DG -Original Message- From: Marlon Moyer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, November 19, 2004 5:42 PM To: CF-Community Subject: Advice Needed I've just a

RE: Advice Needed

d from a performance standpoint - and it is front-end neutral as > well. > > - Matt Small > > -Original Message- > From: Marlon Moyer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, November 19, 2004 6:07 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: Advice Needed > > I've done thi

Re: Advice Needed

a performance standpoint - and it is front-end neutral as > well. > > > > - Matt Small > > -Original Message- > From: Marlon Moyer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, November 19, 2004 6:07 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: Advice Needed >

RE: Advice Needed

er [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, November 19, 2004 6:07 PM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: Advice Needed I've done this before, but what my manager wants is for himself to be able to write the reports. I agree, that this probably should have been made with stored procs to begin

RE: Advice Needed

ked at a database as just a place to store data, not necessarily to manipulate it. Maybe I need to rethink that position. > -Original Message- > From: Matthew Small [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, November 19, 2004 4:49 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: Advic

RE: Advice Needed

Hmmm... I don't think it's necessarily a step backwards. Unfortunately, your code is usable only on an interface that can use straight text output (be it a web page or a comma-delimited file or...) It might have been more sensible to write them initially as SQL stored procedures and have the CFCs

Re: OldNavy (Was Re: advice) - Ben D

That's how wrinkly it is around your feet.  A heavy break means that the cuff just about drops past your heel, and it's very loose at the bottom so it bunches up. A mild break means that it sits on the shoe, and is somewhat wrinkly. No break means that it hovers scant millimeters above the shoe

OldNavy (Was Re: advice) - Ben D

BTW What is a heavy break/mild break?? Candace K. Cottrell, Web Developer The Children's Medical Center One Children's Plaza Dayton, OH 45404 937-641-4293 http://www.childrensdayton.org [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 10/28/2003 4:11:07 PM >>> We've also got clothes recycling around

Re: advice

Yeah, I seem to remember buying my godson some stuff there. His daddy is a linebacker for the KC Chiefs and the little tot grows like a weed! Target sale racks are also a good place to check :) Candace K. Cottrell, Web Developer The Children's Medical Center One Children's Plaza Dayton, OH 454

Re: advice

We've also got clothes recycling around here, of all things.  I have no idea how clothes recycling works, since the stuff that gets thrown in there is pretty much unwearable at that point, but hey, the magical recycling faries take care of it. - Jim Ben Doom wrote: >Also good for us longlegge

Re: advice

I'm specifically talking about toddler clothes.  They have ridiculous sales there - shirts for $.99, pants for $2.  Fun play clothes, and their halloween costumes are usually at fire-sale prices on Nov. 1 and you can get some good play costumes for that as well, as we were terrorized by a littl

Re: advice

Also good for us longlegged skinny fellers. The pants are designed to have a heavy break, so when I wear them they have a mild break. Also, since nobody else is my size, things to fit me (or close enough) are always on the sale racks. -benD Jim Campbell wrote: > Great place for cute kid's cl

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These were more like $30, less than Gap, but it still "threw me for a loop". Candace K. Cottrell, Web Developer The Children's Medical Center One Children's Plaza Dayton, OH 45404 937-641-4293 http://www.childrensdayton.org [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 10/28/2003 3:52:25 PM >>> G

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Great place for cute kid's clothes, especially for toddlers, who grow like weeds anyway.  They can get frayed, fingerpainted, ripped, wet, muddy, stained and eventually grown out of... and you don't really care because the pants cost $3. - Jim Candace Cottrell wrote: >I was disappointed in th

Re: advice

Adam, I think this is definitely the right path for you. You should definitely be heavily medicated. - Original Message - From: "Cantrell, Adam" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2003 11:03 AM Subject: advice > I made the mistake of tur

Re: advice

Welcome to the wonderful world of drug propaganda, um advertising. It may be simply better to chill out, relax and not give the drug makers more of your hard earned cash. larry At 12:03 PM 10/28/2003, you wrote: >I made the mistake of turning on the TV at home last night. On comes this >sincere

Re: advice

> at work, and work while at home, and not have to worry about falling down > the worry about work/home spiral of doom - I could laugh at the TV - "HAHA - Hey!  Get off my spiral!  Damn camper. --Ben "D as in Doom" Doom [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe]

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I'm not sure - but you've got me worried ;( -Original Message- From: Cantrell, Adam [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 28 October 2003 17:03 To: CF-Community Subject: advice I made the mistake of turning on the TV at home last night. On comes this sincere looking fellow complaining about ho

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sign me up. i am now worried wither or not your worried about paxil and if i can have your job you are worried about.. [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings]

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i dont know, now i'm worried -Original Message- From: Cantrell, Adam [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2003 12:03 PM To: CF-Community Subject: advice I made the mistake of turning on the TV at home last night. On comes this sincere looking fellow complaining about how w

Re: advice

You could try the paxil, but bullets are proven more effective. :) > I made the mistake of turning on the TV at home last > night. On comes this > sincere looking fellow complaining about how when he's at > work he's worrying > about things at home, and that when he's at home he's > worrying about

RE: advice

richinosis [sp?] > > over there so you can eat it medium-rare). > > > > -Original Message- > > From: Kris Pilles [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2003 11:17 AM > > To: CF-Talk > > Subject: RE: advice > > > > So the beef in europe is

Re: advice

TED]> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2003 2:58 PM Subject: RE: advice > > No, not France! Anywhere but France. :-) > > LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL > > > > > > -Original Message- > > From: Greg Luce [mailt

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L PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2003 2:33 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: RE: advice > > > Kris, > No, not France! Anywhere but France. :-) > > Also, don't go getting yourself one of those Mad-Cow burgers > over there. Stick with pork in Europe (th

Re: ADVICE FOR GOLFERS

If you violate Rule #7, others might get really pissed. -Ben > 1. Back straight, knees bent, feet shoulder width apart. > > 2. Form a loose grip. > > 3. Keep your head down. > > 4. Avoid a quick back swing. > > 5. Stay out of the water. > > 6. Try not to hit anyone. > > 7. If you are takin

RE: Advice Needed

d ColdFusion 5 Developer > Fig Leaf Software > 1400 16th St NW, # 500 > Washington DC 20036 > 202.797.6570 (direct line) > www.figleaf.com > > > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2002 11:48 A

RE: Advice Needed

fe tonight and explain to her my >>| reservations about the job. Maybe I'll have an offer before then. >>| >>| Thanks for the advice everyone. >>| >>| Russel >>| >>| -Original Message- >>| From: Erika L. Walker-Arnold [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTE

RE: Advice Needed

f.com -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2002 11:48 AM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: Advice Needed wow, I remember RPG (Report Program Generator) language from when the IBM System/34 was introduced in the 80's. (The Sys

RE: Advice Needed

AIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2002 9:59 AM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: Advice Needed RPG is not as much fun as ColdFusion ... BUT There are advantages to taking an opportunity like this ... There are still a lot of companies who are still integrating their AS/400 backend to web front ends

Re: Advice Needed

wow, I remember RPG (Report Program Generator) language from when the IBM System/34 was introduced in the 80's. (The System/36 and System/36 became the AS/400.) Hey, if it uses a skill you have, and doesn't burn any bridges, it's probably good. Only negatives I can think of - you want to go

Re: Advice Needed

; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2002 11:03 AM Subject: Re: Advice Needed > I thought RPG was "Role Playing Game" and I thought, "man, that would be > sweet". __ Your ad could be here.

Re: Advice Needed

I thought RPG was "Role Playing Game" and I thought, "man, that would be sweet". I had a very similar problem a little over a year ago. I took a job to get out of the one I was in and found that it really really sucked. 3 weeks later a friend offered me a great CF position and I jumped at it.

RE: Advice Needed

RPG is not as much fun as ColdFusion ... BUT There are advantages to taking an opportunity like this ... There are still a lot of companies who are still integrating their AS/400 backend to web front ends ... So in my opinion, the experience is worth it. My partner is an RPG-AS/400 guy, and has

Re: Advice Needed

I'd say go for it. Don't put your eggs in one basket. Pass this up and then don't get the CF job, your screwed still. If the benefits make up for lost salary and this job will be okay with you until you find a more "perfect" job for yourself, I'd say take it. Same situation just happened to an ex

Re: Advice Needed

My feeling is TAKE IT. Having the ability to access that backend legacy system _from_ Cold Fusion is an invaluable skill.. I've now been involved on a number of jobs where the inventory and POS system is AS/400 based, and someone will want to tack on a internet web cart. This inevitably invol

RE: Advice Needed

I used to do a lot of RPG. It's not as fun to work with as the web, but it's a job... if you're out of work, I'd take it and then keep my ears open for prospective CF positions. Who knows, maybe this could blossom into a web development opportunity for you. ~Simon Simon Horwith Macromedia Cert

RE: Advice Needed

You have to ask yourself the question, will you be happy? If you can answer yes, then go for it. If you won't be happy can you afford to wait? I have known people who have taken jobs just to get by and still looked for a better one. If you don't have any qualms about working a job for 3 months