I sympathize. I still haven't been able to solve the NAT errors Azureus gives me. Pisses me off that in this one area my Windows box seems smarter than my Mac. I don't have to do anything special with it. On the other hand, it might be because Windows tends to be more lax with security...
I can handle the Oz Full Monty. I mean, not 'handle' handle.
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Spidra Webster - Apr 16, 2006 6:57:09 pm PDT #7888 of 10003
I wish I could just go somewhere to get flensed but none of the whaling ships near me take Medicare.
dcp - Apr 16, 2006 7:28:17 pm PDT #7889 of 10003
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
Firefox 1.5.0.2 is out.
le nubian - Apr 17, 2006 12:14:42 am PDT #7890 of 10003
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Spidra, do you need help with that? I got Az working with my laptop and router. I have to go looking for my ip address every time I torrent and then set my port forwarding accordingly.
Spidra Webster - Apr 17, 2006 12:46:38 am PDT #7891 of 10003
I wish I could just go somewhere to get flensed but none of the whaling ships near me take Medicare.
Thanks, le nubian. I can't mess with it for at least a week. I'm up way too late doing my taxes (and getting screwed again because I don't have the right records handy to prove the deductions I *could* take). I'll be out of town tomorrow through Wednesday and a bit busy until next Monday but I would love to take you up on your offer thereafter. I'd like to be able to torrent on my Mac instead of having to use the PC.
le nubian - Apr 17, 2006 1:06:15 am PDT #7892 of 10003
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
okay, I'll just check this thread when you are ready. I need to leave town again (but this time just for a day) so if you don't get a same day response, I'll be back the following day.
le nubian - Apr 17, 2006 1:10:40 am PDT #7893 of 10003
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
btw, good luck on your taxes!
Spidra Webster - Apr 17, 2006 2:47:50 am PDT #7894 of 10003
I wish I could just go somewhere to get flensed but none of the whaling ships near me take Medicare.
Thanks, le nubian. The good news is that I don't owe anything. The bad news is that the TurboTax fees ate about half my total state/fed refund. Plus I'm pretty sure I'm getting boned as a result of not keeping good enough records of my deductible expenses. I don't know when I'm ever going to learn...
tommyrot - Apr 17, 2006 6:19:50 pm PDT #7895 of 10003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Not sure if this should go here or in Natter....
I know a guy - a sibling of a friend - who wants me to set up his network in his new home office (I think a basic WiFi router). He'd pay me.
First of all, how much should I charge? A flat fee? (if so, how much?) By the hour - at how much I get paid per hour? Less? Should I offer a cash discount?
Second issue - I'm afraid that after I do the work, he'll expect me to come over and fix future problems for free. I see him possibly being a difficult or demanding client. How do I negotiate the limits of my responsibility before beginning the work?
Has anyone had experiences with doing IT work for acquaintances? I don't even like this guy that much, but I don't want to so far as to refuse to work for him - I just want to get my ducks in a row beforehand to avoid messy situations down the road. I figure some sort of contract is essential - I just don't know what should go in a contract.
Cass - Apr 17, 2006 6:42:14 pm PDT #7896 of 10003
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
Has anyone had experiences with doing IT work for acquaintances?They've been very messy and frustrating mostly.
If you are going to do it, set a price before you do anything and make sure that he doesn't expect free maintenance. That will help take care of a lot of the problems I have seen and had.
I will allow others with more and better experience give advice on the price, contracts and how to bill.
Liese S. - Apr 17, 2006 11:07:06 pm PDT #7897 of 10003
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Has anyone had experiences with doing IT work for acquaintances?
I do it all the time, and it's freaking miserable. I do it for free, too. I wish I hadn't started, but now all family visits are essentially tech calls. Hate. Do up a contract. Either he'll be offended and won't make you do it, or you'll have some reasonably established (and legally backupable) expectations.
About the rate, I can't really tell you there. The problem with setting up a home network is that depending on his gear and setup, it could be very very simple or totally not, and there's not really any way to know before you get in there. You could maybe set a base flat rate with an hourly overage beyond a set number of hours. Definitely establish any follow-up work parameters from the beginning, though.