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“If there is one problem that plagues all web applications, it’s the problem of getting people to sign-up.” If a Web 2.0 Expo NYC seminar is introduced with such a sentence, a blogger should know its place. Maybe he thinks other things are more interesting, like hanging around with start-ups.

Cartoonist, artist and writer Lloyd Dangle was one of the speakers at the recent 2008 Creative Freelance Conference in Chicago. When not making a presentation himself, he was busy at his sketchpad. I saw him doodling away during my own closing speech at the event.

A large part of "Reaping the Rewards of Creative Independence" involves creating a well-defined balance in one's life. There does seem to be a tendency for independent creative professionals to work around the clock - especially when lots of work is coming in the door.

I'm amazed when I hear designers, and independent creatives, constantly complaining about the client who calls at all hours or sends emergency emails in the middle of the night. My immediate thought is: Why are you answering the business phone call, or responding to the midnight email missive, during

Do you "live to work" or "work to live?" It's a question that every independent creative needs to ask themselves.Years ago, at the age of 35, I found myself being defined by my doctor as a "heart attack waiting to happen." I was working an average of 70 to 80 hours a week - sometimes much more with late nights and working on weekends.

Today we are going to look at the corruption of DLL files. There are many problems caused by DLL files. In such a way, missing or corrupt hall.dll is an important error to be noticed. This message occurs like “Missing or corrupt <Windows root>\system32\hal.dll”.After this message your system will stop to boot.

MSwin32.dll.vbs AND autorun.inf are the irritations of the computer..! Today we are facing so many troubles with our computer such as virus problem, Booting problem, Display Problem and Error Messages etc. So here, we have some solutions for solving the slow booting and slow performance of the computer.

Some times our windows files will be damaged due to improper execution of system. In such a situation, we will find an important intimation that Windows file has been damaged and the internet explorer window will not load. This irritates us often when we are hurrying to do some essential works.

In another edition of the publication's continuing Professional Growth Webinar Series for those in the design profession, HOW Magazine will feature my HOW Conference pal Jeni Herberger in a webinar this Thursday, June 24, 4 p.m. ET/1 p.m. PT.

Why do so many "creative types" create geographic boundaries for themselves when it comes to working independently? I'm constantly amazed by email, phone call and speaking engagement questions and comments from solo creatives related to what are perceived as the limitations of their local geographic markets.Huh?