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		<title>Give your business a tech detox in 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Francesca Geens</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Was one of your New Year resolutions to be more productive and grow your business? Digital Dragonfly believes you need good IT systems in place to do both. If you spend all day working on your computer read on for 7 ways to develop healthy tech habits in 2012.]]></description>
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		<title>Open Office vs MS Office: Battle of the offline productivity suites</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2011 12:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Morris</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[excel]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Online productivity is becoming increasingly popular, but there is still a need for offline suites. Which is the best? Microsoft's all-conquering Office, or open-source upstart Open Office?]]></description>
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		<title>Outsourcing &#8211; Helping Small Businesses [Supported Post]</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2011 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ventura</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Outsourcing has long been used by larger firms looking to minimise the cost and impact of certain operations and procedures on their company. At a time when the UK business market is uncertain, it is a service now being explored by many smaller businesses and SMEs who are looking to offset costs or seek expansion during a high-risk period.]]></description>
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		<title>[Web Wednesday] Know your software jargon</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Jan 2011 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jon Norris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Software used to be so simple. You'd go into a shop, buy a box with a floppy disc in it, and that'd be it. The software was yours. These days, with the proliferation of mobile devices, different operating systems and different distribution models, sometimes it's difficult to know what you're actually getting. Here is a handy breakdown of popular software terms, and what they mean.]]></description>
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		<title>Save Money by Switching to Open Source Software</title>
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		<comments>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/freelance-technology/save-money-by-switching-to-open-source-software/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Sep 2010 11:12:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jon Norris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Software comes in many different flavours these days.  The majority, from Microsoft, Apple and the like, is closed source - meaning the developers don’t release the source code their software is based on, which helps them protect both their intellectual property and bottom line.  A growing percentage of software, however, is Open Source, meaning the developer releases the source code for anybody to poke around in and change as they see fit, and, most importantly for you and I, the software is almost always free.]]></description>
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		<title>Making money with screencasting</title>
		<link>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/go-freelance-guide/making-money-with-screencasting/</link>
		<comments>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/go-freelance-guide/making-money-with-screencasting/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 09:18:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Ozsvald</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/?p=8635</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Monetising your knowledge is a core skill for freelancers - making money whilst you sleep is a necessary step forwards as you build your freelancing career.

Professional Screencaster <a href="/author/ian-ozsvald">Ian Ozsvald</a> shows us ways of making money by screencasting. This post follows the earlier tutorials on <a href="/training/communicating-more-effectively-using-screencasts/">Communicating more effectively</a> and <a href="/training/rise-above-the-noise-gaining-attention-with-screencasts/">raising your profile</a> through screencasts.]]></description>
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		<title>Rise above the noise: Gaining attention with screencasts</title>
		<link>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/training/rise-above-the-noise-gaining-attention-with-screencasts/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 08:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Ozsvald</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/?p=8607</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Building a visible profile is essential if you want to receive a steady stream of readers and referred clients. Demonstrating your knowledge with screencasts is easy and is a very effective way of showing visitors that you’re on top of your game.

Professional Screencaster <a href="/author/ian-ozsvald">Ian Ozsvald</a> shows us how short online tutorial and demonstration videos are a powerful way to raise your profile. This post follows the earlier tutorial on (<a href="http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/training/communicating-more-effectively-using-screencasts/">Communicating more effectively with screencasts</a>)]]></description>
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		<title>Communicating more effectively using screencasts</title>
		<link>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/training/communicating-more-effectively-using-screencasts/</link>
		<comments>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/training/communicating-more-effectively-using-screencasts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2010 08:16:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Ozsvald</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/?p=8235</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Getting your message across to customers and clients is vital and, as a freelancer, communicating clearly and effectively with can make a big difference to the success or failure of a project or product.

Professional Screencaster <a href="/author/ian-ozsvald">Ian Ozsvald</a> shows us how short online videos are a powerful way to get communicate clearly.]]></description>
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		<title>60-second review: Teux Deux – simple task manager</title>
		<link>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/lifestyle-and-timeout/60-second-review-teux-deux-simple-task-mananger/</link>
		<comments>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/lifestyle-and-timeout/60-second-review-teux-deux-simple-task-mananger/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 12:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Rose</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/?p=7731</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://teuxdeux.com">Teux Deux</a> is a super-simple, sleek and stylish to-do list manager. If you like great design with a tiny pinch of minimalism then this might be for you.

Built entirely for the web you just sign up for a free account and start typing in your to-dos. To add a task you just type and hit return. That's it. ]]></description>
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		<title>3 tips for disaster recovery: Backup, backup, backup</title>
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		<comments>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/freelance-technology/3-tips-for-disaster-recovery-backup-backup-backup/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 08:18:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Hatley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Resident gadget guru and reviewer for The Times Jim Hatley shares some invaluable advice on disaster recovery for freelancers. If you have a home office and don&#8217;t have an IT helpdesk&#8230; Who you gonna call? If your entire operating system went belly-up on the first day of an important contract, how would you deal with [...]]]></description>
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