first i am not a programmer, but i have an idea for a programme and i
would like to know who to talk to, to find the programmer for me (i
realise that different types of programms require different
PROGRAMMERS)the type of programme i would like written is a cross
between a game and scoreboard?? confused ?? its a program for the game
of darts, to keep score for oneself and to play against an imaginary
opponent, my question is how do i go about finding somebody qualified,
able and willing to do this project? also a small add on question can
a program be ran on a computer and displayed on the screen in portrait
mode rather than the wide landscape mode(screen would have to be
rotated 90") thanks

There are various sites on the internet that allow you to add such
projects where software developers bid on how much they can complete
your project for.
Some good ones include
http://www.smeoutsource.com/browse.php?id=76&closed=0
http://rfq.programmingbids.com/

But my favourite has to be http://www.rentacoder.com
You can specify the time of completion
What you are prepared to pay.
You can browse developers past projects and more.

You will need to create an account with each of the above sites.

The good thing about using these sites is developers are in need of
work and will compete against each other in order to win your work,
this then reduces project overheads for you.

I hope this has helped
Good luck with the project

thank you for your comments

Hello,
      I too highly recommend rent-a-coder but have one suggestion:
find a Macromedia Flash developer.  It is the best format for your
game, being supported by 98.3% of computers worldwide.  Tilting a game
and a monitor would be very difficult as the player would have to move
the mouse sideways for the pointer to move up and down and vice versa.
                                     Sam

I strongly recommend against rentacoder.