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Factors affecting software piracy

The Financial Times, 15 May has a report on software piracy, estimating that software piracy last year reached a record...
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Ali's Personal Blog

Free webmail or paid for services?

Free webmail services such as Hotmail, Yahoo, Gmail are pretty much the norm in particular amongst home users but also...
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Community Issues OCM Software

The history of online website for communities and urbanizations

Where did it all start and who was first? Ideas more or less come to many people at the same...
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Community Issues Life in Spain OCM Software

Have you purchased or about to purchase a new

For many foreigners purchasing a property in Spain is an investment, a second property or possibly winter residence.  While most...
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Ali's Personal Blog

Understanding Derivatives: Case Study — Heidi’s Bar

Heidi is the proprietor of a bar in Detroit ... She realizes that virtually all of her customers are unemployed...
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Ali's Personal Blog Life in Spain

Copycat or Original? The future of European IT and the Malaga Valley

Recently I came across an article by Davor Hebel, http://realdeals.eu.com/blog/the-future-of-european-copycats, in which he argues that there is nothing wrong with...
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Community Issues OCM Software

Is electronic notification legally acceptable?

Management of communities of properties (comunidad de propietarios) in Spain and around the world is always a tricky task.  There...
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Life in Spain

All about Internet connection, speed and prices in Spain

As Telefonica announces to offer free internet calls throug O2, its UK operation, it amazes me why it has left...
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Ali's Personal Blog

Wine, a source of inspiration and delight. Was discovered by King Jamshid.

I read the following remark about wine, in the book of "The teachings of Zoroaster, and the Philosophy of the...
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Community Issues OCM Software

Recovering unpaid Community charges

All property owners in a community are responsible for contributing towards the communal maintenance, up keeping and repairs of their...
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Community Issues OCM Software

Is it safe or legal to have your community web page on facebook?

I was inundated with emails this morning about issues with the Data Protection and Privacy policy of our program OCM....
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Community Issues OCM Software

What is a community of owners? Que es una comunidad de propietarios

In Spain, a community of owner or (Comunidad de Propietarios) is covered by law in article 396 of the Civil...
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Community Issues OCM Software

A must book for All presidents: Commonhold Law in Spain

Just received the book from Felix Jordan a Spanish lawyer has put together one of the best books from facts...
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Community Issues

Reduce your community Electricity Bills

In the course of the past 18 months, the price per kw of electricity has gone up over 20%.  While...
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Community Issues

Community repairs? Now you can get a mortgage

As of the beginning of this summer (1 July 2011), presidents of communities can get a mortgage for their community....
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Community Issues

How to setup a Comunidad de Propietarios (Community of Property Owners).

The global trend in property as towns grow, has turned many villas or individual houses into apartment blocks of all...
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Community Issues

How to reduce your community fees

As promised in the last blogs, I will share with you a number of things we have implemented for reducing...
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Community Issues OCM Software

How does the VAT chage affect your community fees?

The VAT was increased on the first of July. This has already affected all your bills from day to day...
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OCM Software

Why should you get OCM for your community?

We are essentially trying to help owners who are in the dark about what’s going on in their community. Charles...
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OCM Software

Calling all presidents

If you are the president of your community you know how difficult it is to keep everyone happy and all...
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