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    storing client info etc

    I'm using spreadsheets in OOCalc at the moment but I have me eye on a couple products; Express Invoice and BambooInvoice. Bamboo runs on php/mysql so you have to host it somewhere. The demo is down so I haven't seen it but it looks promising. I downloaded Express Invoice for windows and kicked...
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    Insurance for freelancer

    That site Russell posted looks good but I wonder if they're going to hand my address out to every insurance copmany under the sun. Not a big fan of all the junk mail getting crammed through the door every day. What do you think Russell? Go for it?
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    Standard Windows fonts and commercial use question

    For the web you're fine but obviously not everyone runs windows so you'll want some backup fonts in your font-family style. Using fonts in other documents is different. If you go to the fonts directory, right click on a font and go to the details tab, it tells you about the licensing stuff...
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    Design for the color blind

    In reponse to Matt, when designing for the web it's infeasible to give every user the exact same experience. A web designer typically designs a site so the majority of users get the full experience and the minority get a "gracefully degraded" version. So, as far as colour goes, I admit that I...
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    Design for the color blind

    I recently worked with my first color blind client (a Warwickshrie plasterer) and it was really eye opening. Blue and orange were the only colors he can distinguish well so that's what we went with. Let me know what you think: Gavin Hill Plastering. Any thoughts on web accessibilty for the...
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    Could I get some advice/help building a booking form in PHP?

    I know there's lots of sample code at the Paypal Developer Network (http://www.x.com), including PHP code. They might have stuff with conditionals. A quick search on StackOverflow (love that site) turned up this article: What are the different ways of writing "if" conditional statements using...
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    Contract : frequent question

    I know it's been a while since Rob offered to post that contract but if the offer still stands, I'd love to see it. Or anyone else's for that matter. I'm workig on this at the moment and it would be a big help.
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    Freelance design... Can you help please?

    Most helpful website I found on the legal/accounting side of things: Business support, information and advice | Business Link.
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    Recommended laptops

    I'm on a Dell Studio XPS 13 at the moment and really like it. Might've gotten a Mac but like you said- Dell has great deals. The solid state hard drive is great- quick and absolutely silent. 4GB of DDR3 RAM and I've never had any lag even with loads of stuff open. It has a second graphics card...
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