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<BODY bgColor=#ffffff>>This problem is only going to get worse as the
so-called 'recession' bites... <BR>>fellow I.T. professionals - get used to
your clients trying to weasel free <BR>>service out of you. Everything I am
hearing from fellow I.T. people is that <BR>>there is no shortage of 'work'
but a lot of clients are resisting paying.<BR>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Not entirely. I've been trying for two years
to get someone to work with my small Linux system. One guy never had time
to come. I finally got someone out who was going to charge either $125 or
$175 per hour (USD) depending on whether he decided it was a computer problem or
a network problem (which is about twice what I charge for Embedded hardware and
software development). He spent an hour here and had to go to his next
appointment. My little Samba problem was beyond his ability to
solve! Fortunately, he realized that he hadn't done anything and didn't
charge.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Wilton</FONT></DIV>
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