So here goes...I've quit my job.
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I've quit my job! I'm going to start by contracting and try and build my own company. I've got 1 month to finalise the details and find my first project (although I do have a few leads already). Wish me luck. [Going freelance blog post[^].]
Simon
Good luck! And fix those rounded corner thingies on your web site, they look a bit off in firefox.
Wout
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Or if he wants to live dangerously a cat walker.
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Good luck! And fix those rounded corner thingies on your web site, they look a bit off in firefox.
Wout
wout de zeeuw wrote:
And fix those rounded corner thingies on your web site, they look a bit off in firefox
Cheers. What version? Can you do a screenshot? Looks OK in FF3.6 on Windows and Ubuntu for me.
Simon [Need a software dev?]
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wout de zeeuw wrote:
And fix those rounded corner thingies on your web site, they look a bit off in firefox
Cheers. What version? Can you do a screenshot? Looks OK in FF3.6 on Windows and Ubuntu for me.
Simon [Need a software dev?]
FF 3.6.16: http://www.woutware.com/firefox.jpg[^]. I highlighted the offy bits.
Wout
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I've quit my job! I'm going to start by contracting and try and build my own company. I've got 1 month to finalise the details and find my first project (although I do have a few leads already). Wish me luck. [Going freelance blog post[^].]
Simon
Hi, :thumbsup: Good luck with building your company :)
With friendly greetings,:) Eric Goedhart
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FF 3.6.16: http://www.woutware.com/firefox.jpg[^]. I highlighted the offy bits.
Wout
Ah-ha. Dam widescreen monitors. Looks like I need to increase the size of the corner image to cater for even larger screens. Thanks for the tip off.
Simon [Need a software dev?]
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Hi, :thumbsup: Good luck with building your company :)
With friendly greetings,:) Eric Goedhart
Thanks.
Simon [Need a software dev?]
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Ah-ha. Dam widescreen monitors. Looks like I need to increase the size of the corner image to cater for even larger screens. Thanks for the tip off.
Simon [Need a software dev?]
My laptop has 1920 x 1200 pixels. :-O
Wout
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Good luck! :rose: Just curious: why have you quit? - Hungry for being your own boss? - Really bad job? - X?
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Of course! :rolleyes:
[www.tamelectromecanica.com] Robots, CNC and PLC machines for grinding and polishing.
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Thanks.
Joan Murt wrote:
Just curious: why have you quit?
I've always wanted to have my own company. Ultimately I want to build a product/app that I can sell, so I suppose contracting is just a route to get the freedom to get to that final goal.
Simon [Need a software dev?]
Simon P Stevens wrote:
Ultimately I want to build a product/app that I can sell
Simon, I suspect you may have made a mistake if this is a major goal, while you are a FTE you have all evenings and weekends to work on this, they are about to disappear (assuming you have some luck and you get the work you want). Are you going contracting or consulting, the difference is the level of responsibility you have to the outcome. I much prefer contacting it is so like an FTE with limited moral commitment to the company. Either way - good luck with it!
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity RAH
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My laptop has 1920 x 1200 pixels. :-O
Wout
On a laptop! Crazy. I've fixed it, that any better? (Might have to Ctrl+F5 to refresh the cache)
Simon [Need a software dev?]
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On a laptop! Crazy. I've fixed it, that any better? (Might have to Ctrl+F5 to refresh the cache)
Simon [Need a software dev?]
Looks spot on now. Now you're all set!
Wout
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Looks spot on now. Now you're all set!
Wout
How can I fail now my corners are all curvy. Now all I need are lickable buttons. If it worked for apple it can work for me.
Simon [Need a software dev?]
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Simon P Stevens wrote:
Ultimately I want to build a product/app that I can sell
Simon, I suspect you may have made a mistake if this is a major goal, while you are a FTE you have all evenings and weekends to work on this, they are about to disappear (assuming you have some luck and you get the work you want). Are you going contracting or consulting, the difference is the level of responsibility you have to the outcome. I much prefer contacting it is so like an FTE with limited moral commitment to the company. Either way - good luck with it!
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity RAH
It's not so much a major goal, just one way I see the long term panning out. (To point to one very famous example - FogBugz was built as an internal tool while they were a consulting company. I'm not saying that's a goal, just one possible future if everything went outstandingly well) Contracting is probably where I'll start, but I see more scope for company growth in consulting. I would like the opportunity to hire a team to work on projects with me and I don't see that happening as a contractor who is just like a temporary employee. Ultimately though I'll do what's successful. If things fail I'll change direction. I'm not solidly committed to one particular route.
Simon [Need a software dev?]
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I've quit my job! I'm going to start by contracting and try and build my own company. I've got 1 month to finalise the details and find my first project (although I do have a few leads already). Wish me luck. [Going freelance blog post[^].]
Simon
I make more and work less. The trick is most people charge what they think they "deserve" as an annual salary / 2080. You will never make it consulting on that pittance. Charge what it takes to make a living and be a success. Contractor Rate Calculator[^]
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I make more and work less. The trick is most people charge what they think they "deserve" as an annual salary / 2080. You will never make it consulting on that pittance. Charge what it takes to make a living and be a success. Contractor Rate Calculator[^]
Need custom software developed? I do custom programming based primarily on MS tools with an emphasis on C# development and consulting. I also do Android Programming as I find it a refreshing break from the MS. "And they, since they Were not the one dead, turned to their affairs" -- Robert Frost
Thanks for the tips. I've seen your rate calculator before actually, it's pretty cool. Although I notice you use US 1099 tax in your calculations, but the values are in £. Is that just silverlight auto localising it on my PC? A reverse mode would be cool; enter the rate and it calculates equivalent salary.
Simon [Need a software dev?]
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It's not so much a major goal, just one way I see the long term panning out. (To point to one very famous example - FogBugz was built as an internal tool while they were a consulting company. I'm not saying that's a goal, just one possible future if everything went outstandingly well) Contracting is probably where I'll start, but I see more scope for company growth in consulting. I would like the opportunity to hire a team to work on projects with me and I don't see that happening as a contractor who is just like a temporary employee. Ultimately though I'll do what's successful. If things fail I'll change direction. I'm not solidly committed to one particular route.
Simon [Need a software dev?]
Simon P Stevens wrote:
I would like the opportunity to hire a team to work on projects with me
If this is even remotely likely make sure you are willing to become a manger/entrepreneur and are willing to give up being a coder. Running even a medium sized team is a full time job, there is no time left over for the fun bits (design and coding). This is the primary reason I gave up being a consultant, I'm a lousy manager.
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity RAH
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Thanks for the tips. I've seen your rate calculator before actually, it's pretty cool. Although I notice you use US 1099 tax in your calculations, but the values are in £. Is that just silverlight auto localising it on my PC? A reverse mode would be cool; enter the rate and it calculates equivalent salary.
Simon [Need a software dev?]
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Thanks for the tips. I've seen your rate calculator before actually, it's pretty cool. Although I notice you use US 1099 tax in your calculations, but the values are in £. Is that just silverlight auto localising it on my PC? A reverse mode would be cool; enter the rate and it calculates equivalent salary.
Simon [Need a software dev?]
I use the built in .NET localization because it makes it easier to parse in user input strings. Some people in other parts of the world use their commas wrong and since Microsoft wrote the code I might as well use it. If I actually understood any other countries tax codes I might have implemented them but the U.S. tax code is hard enough as it is. We are only taxed to die and work, from what I hear the U.K. has a tax just to live :) With regard to the reverse mode, it makes it too easy for the other side to come in and without assumptions claim a rate is too high.
Need custom software developed? I do custom programming based primarily on MS tools with an emphasis on C# development and consulting. I also do Android Programming as I find it a refreshing break from the MS. "And they, since they Were not the one dead, turned to their affairs" -- Robert Frost
