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Please see my responses below. From: Neal Puckett
[mailto:neal@puckettfaraj.com] H, 1. Nicholson will begin work on our payroll on Monday.
It's time. Eric really needs the support because he's overwhelmed
and Marcy is up to her neck in alligators, as well. It's time to jump in
with both feet. He can cover all Eric's client's while Eric is in
Afghanistan and load them into Time Matters. 2. Will look at office space today and make a
decision. It's time for that, too. 3. Nabil did as much as he could do and the system is
still not up. Am hiring either Geek Squad or the folks at Staples
Business Support to complete work. We won't be needing Nabil anymore.
Will need someone more responsive. Did you know the server cost
nearly $2500? Holy shit! I liked the $1000 solution better, but
we'll live with it. May even be glad we have it someday. Will need
a final invoice from Nabil for parts and labor. The $1000 solution was untenable. It would not have been
sufficient for our requirements because it did not include any of the necessary
operating system software. The one they built will is a long term solution.
Take a look at servers with the same specs at Dell. As for what needs to
be done. The main reason it is not set up is because the we can’t
access the office admin functions. If were our own office or at your
place the thing would work and the only thing necessary would be loading time
matters. Geek squad will not be able to overcome the internet
connectivity issue unless they are allowed access to the office administrative functions
for the internet. In that location only Eric will be able to access it.
I recommend we move it to your place until we’re in a permanent office. 4. Ad words are going nationwide tomorrow. So that
will cover MI, as well. But I think it's time to consider ramping down
rather than ramping up in MI and get you moving and working here, when the time
is right. Either that or make a final decision that you want to remain
and plant roots there, which is OK, too. We're coming up on our 2 year
anniversary. I'm totally fine with you remaining in MI if that's what's
best for you, but I would like to work that decision into the calculus of
office space requirements. If you're not coming, that means we need one
less space. You can use my office when you're in town. Do not factor office space for me in the calculus of office space
primarily because I don’t think I am going to sit and work in an office.
That said, DC area continues to be an objective. While I am in Michigan I
intend to seek local work because it makes sense. That would also apply
to the DC area. 5. We need to all use Time Matters if for no other
reason that calendars and document management and billing. We'll set up
the necessary training. 6. Marcy is coming off the payroll on Friday and we're
hiring her C-State Solutions to do the management functions she currently
performs. 7. Her company has one contract in place, the firm
would be the second and a third she will lock in by 1 May. So we may need
to look into a bookkeeper, which is why we all need to be on the same system
(Time Matters). We'll send the configuration requirements for working it
through the internet, once that is set up. I think having a bookkeeper is the right decision. It doesn’t
need to be full time. Most small firms have book keepers that come in for
a few hours a week to update their books and keep track of receipts and
invoices. 8. Target date for full operability of Time Matters is
1 May, when we move into the office. 9. Do you still think I need to send the email to
LtGen Hejlik re: LtCol Frantz, our former client, or just wait for the
bar complaint? Not sure we can really make out a legitimate "threat
of bodily harm" from the language he has used. But I still have the
draft. The MPO I request includes prohibiting him from interfering with
or contacting our clients, past, present and future. I assume he didn’t respond to your email. I really don’t
know how to handle this matter because I took the threat seriously. When
people make threats with a serious tone, they should be ready to suffer the
consequences even when they don’t intend harm because their intent is not
readily perceptible. The fact that he’s silent is no comfort. If
you don’t want to email the General then perhaps the SJA. I leave
that to you, however. 10. Meeting with Marine Corps Marathon folks on Monday
next. 11. Will probably sign a new Army BG client
today. This is really exciting. We are embarking on a new
adventure that has success written all over it. What are we going to do
with all the extra money????? I am excited but must admit also weary. I’ll be leaving for the Natividad 39a next Wednesday.
Friday I am doing a CLE in Chicago then fly back out for the Wacker 32 and Scarselli
second set of motions. I’ll be returning Thursday. NPR is set
to interview Cpl Siddiqi. I will be asking him to meet me in Northern
Virginia either that weekend or the one after. N Neal A. Puckett, Esq LtCol, USMC (Ret) Puckett &
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