Freelancers Forum Messages on Friday August 11th 2000
RE: FN-FORUM Telnet
date posted 11th August 2000 23:25
We have a common enemy / force9
I found tech support ok and helpful but the dial up sucks. You should
harass them to sort you out. Get the name of the guy you talk to and then
don't let up. They ev...
Suspect System Tray
date posted 11th August 2000 23:23
There is something running in my system tray called ptsnoop. Should I be
concerned.
(Mac users need not apply.((not that I mean to discriminate in any shape or
form. I used to work for apple.)))
My...
Re: FN-FORUM Telnet
date posted 11th August 2000 22:49
No chance in hell...
>No doubt a silly question, but anyone familiar with using Telnet ?
>
>I need to use it to change a password (that has expired) to be able to get
>into my cgi-bin supplied by...
Re: FN-FORUM Telnet
date posted 11th August 2000 22:48
Martin,
A similar thing happened to me one time. What I had done was to leave out a
capital letter from my password. The password recognition was case
sensitive. It took me two days to work out what...
Telnet
date posted 11th August 2000 22:31
No doubt a silly question, but anyone familiar with using Telnet ?
I need to use it to change a password (that has expired) to be able to get
into my cgi-bin supplied by my ISP.
Their Tech support (...
Re: FN-FORUM Re: Woody's site
date posted 11th August 2000 20:54
On 11/8/00 at 8:36 pm, [EMAIL REMOVED] (Paul Bradforth) wrote:
> Damian Thomas said:
>
> > Constructive criticism please
>
> Would I give any other sort?
Sorry folks; I seem to have sent this tw...
RE: FN-FORUM more WYSIWYG talk
date posted 11th August 2000 20:51
On 11/8/00 at 7:15 pm, [EMAIL REMOVED] (Bob Gentle) wrote:
> Pardon me if I'm wrong, but to be quite honest I cant be arsed with
> hand coding. I can do it but I'm not going to when a software app...
Re: FN-FORUM more WYSIWYG talk
date posted 11th August 2000 20:37
Damian Thomas said:
> Constructive criticism please
Would I give any other sort?
First off: "Forget the Registry Office" at the top. This is incredibly
common, happens all the time: there is no...
Re: Woody's site
date posted 11th August 2000 20:36
Damian Thomas said:
> Constructive criticism please
Would I give any other sort?
First off: "Forget the Registry Office" at the top. This is incredibly
common, happens all the time: there is no...
RE: FN-FORUM ASP - ODBC
date posted 11th August 2000 19:45
Freelancers,
Don't bother contemplating - I have found the problem. Cheers for the offers
of help. It was just me forgetting which project I was doing and as a result
inputting the wrong DSN. Can't...
Re: FN-FORUM more WYSIWYG talk
date posted 11th August 2000 19:35
Quite agree Bob
By the way, welcome. I use FP which everyone here knows and although not as
efficient as dw it does the job- in a way. The code is scruffy etc but I
cannot hand-code a website from s...
Re: FN-FORUM Nothing can help
date posted 11th August 2000 19:14
Don't misunderstand my point here,
I'm no professional designer no am I very experienced. But the point I'm
making is positive for freelancers, we all want perfection in our design and
layout and wo...
RE: FN-FORUM more WYSIWYG talk
date posted 11th August 2000 19:10
Pardon me if I'm wrong, but to be quite honest I cant be arsed with hand
coding. I can do it but I'm not going to when a software app will do it for
me. If it goofs up I will sort it but I would ra...
Re: FN-FORUM Meet in Oxford
date posted 11th August 2000 19:03
Cool, I suspected Oxford has a strong Freelance community.
I'm up to organising a meeting in Oxford. I'll post a proposal for a
location over the weekend and aim at about 10-14 days time. I can't ma...
Re: FN-FORUM more WYSIWYG talk
date posted 11th August 2000 18:37
On 11/8/00 at 1:36 pm, [EMAIL REMOVED] (Steve Parkes) wrote:
> > The sites I've done professionally are all working well, and I've
> > had numerous emails from people who want to know how I get them...
RE: FN-FORUM more WYSIWYG talk
date posted 11th August 2000 18:37
On 11/8/00 at 1:45 pm, [EMAIL REMOVED] (Steve Parkes) wrote:
> At some point in the future HTML WYSIWYG tools will be able to build
> *good* ( a relative term) HTML. When this point arrives the guy...
Re: FN-FORUM new subscriber introduces himself
date posted 11th August 2000 18:37
Welcome to the list Bob.
You've come to another house full of children with special needs ;-)
peter
http://www.avatarnets.com
>I should introduce myself as I am new to this group. I came across it...
Re: FN-FORUM ASP - ODBC
date posted 11th August 2000 17:40
Hi
if you can send me the code i can try and see what the
problem is.
regards
manoj
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RE: FN-FORUM new subscriber introduces himself
date posted 11th August 2000 17:32
Nice of you to join us Bob, learn and have fun at the same time!!!
Here here for freelancers!!
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Re: FN-FORUM new subscriber introduces himself
date posted 11th August 2000 17:23
> From: "Bob Gentle" [EMAIL REMOVED]
cool name.... as I guess noone has ever said b gentle ;-)
on
acompletely
differentwavelength.
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Re: FN-FORUM role definition
date posted 11th August 2000 17:21
Not quite into the age of the 'paperless
> office' just yet ;o)
never can find paper when you need it. Hang on, has anyone got a pen I can
borrow? ;-)
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Re: FN-FORUM Nothing can help
date posted 11th August 2000 17:20
Morgan Richards wrote (Friday, August 11, 2000 4:07 PM)
>
> There are clients out there who rushed to get on the web and have
been stung
> by bad design houses and companies and now don't want to be...
new subscriber introduces himself
date posted 11th August 2000 17:13
I should introduce myself as I am new to this group. I came across it the
other day and was very pleasantly surprised at the level of conversation. I
have been freelancing now for a year or so and a...
Site check
date posted 11th August 2000 17:00
Being as people are asking ppl to comment on their sites, I now ask that ppl
have a look at my site and tell me you think.
The site is about 3 years old and hasn't being altered muchly from it's
ini...
Re: FN-FORUM more WYSIWYG talk
date posted 11th August 2000 16:55
Martin
Good to see the experts view...
Martin said...
>No, sorry. In a growing marketplace, the demand increases for
specialisation. In the days of v2 &
>v3 browsers, I could pretty much do everythin...
WML Programmer
date posted 11th August 2000 16:45
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Meet in Oxford
date posted 11th August 2000 16:32
>Nick of "SiliconeStudio" [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>
>Seeing as how everyone is doing it, any freelancers want to meet in Oxford?
Andy, Marion and myself were talking about this at the London meet. S...
Re: script problem
date posted 11th August 2000 16:21
Can anyone out there give me a script that does the following:
needed urgently for a client.I plead! thanks in advance!
functions needed>
a rotating URL script that I can add and delete URLS via an...
Re: FN-FORUM Search engine indexing. (Or lack thereof)
date posted 11th August 2000 16:12
Jon,
Following on from Steve's suggestion, here's a useful link:
http://info.webcrawler.com/mak/projects/robots/exclusion-admin.html
Ian.
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Re: FN-FORUM more WYSIWYG talk
date posted 11th August 2000 16:12
>I have just been offered a six figure sum for some work so there must be
something in the way I'm doing it
in any other business, i'd agree with you.....! ;)
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RE: FN-FORUM Nothing can help
date posted 11th August 2000 16:10
We don't have an established proffesion because we have no accredited
courses in web skills (yes there are database courses and qualifications but
nothing for the web aspect of design and programming...
Re: FN-FORUM more WYSIWYG talk
date posted 11th August 2000 16:07
Brian wrote:
> What I would expect most web freelances want is to increase there income
> so
> that what they earn in a week they earn in a day.
Been there, done that.
>So forget what
> everybody...
Re: FN-FORUM role definition
date posted 11th August 2000 15:58
>
> Its the editable vector based objects which won it for me... If you install
> extensis photographics over psd you get some really nice repeatable fx + 5
> layers of antialiasing....
sorry, el r...
RE: FN-FORUM more WYSIWYG talk
date posted 11th August 2000 15:54
I can't agree more. The moment you rest on your skills, it's the beginning
of the end. And in IT improving your skills is a never-ending story!
Caroline ;-)
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Re: FN-FORUM role definition
date posted 11th August 2000 15:52
>
> It's only us Bristolians that can do it proper loike.
>
> Still cant get into Fireworks, seems like a great program, but I'm soOoo in
> love with Photoshop. Plus 5 years of getting to know it's...
Re: FN-FORUM role definition
date posted 11th August 2000 15:49
From: mike karthauser [EMAIL REMOVED]
>Incidentally do anyone use pen and paper prior to coming to dreamweaver?
Yup ! Best planning strategy out in my book, whether it be for page design,
site stru...
Re: FN-FORUM Nothing can help
date posted 11th August 2000 15:45
No sorry I don't agree
Firstly there are people who do bad thing in in all walks of life which
usually gives the people who are good at it a better chance, after all would
you give it up if you thoug...
Re: FN-FORUM more WYSIWYG talk
date posted 11th August 2000 15:38
I had to say this but is this not children in the school playground talk
What I would expect most web freelances want is to increase there income so
that what they earn in a week they earn in a day....
RE: FN-FORUM role definition
date posted 11th August 2000 15:28
Ah, another Oxfordian!
I could be interested in a meet, I knew there are a few other Oxford people
on the list.
Simon
www.dewboy.co.uk
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Re: FN-FORUM V. Quick Windows Question
date posted 11th August 2000 15:27
Morgan Richards wrote:
> I personally add things like notepad and wordpad and any other usful program
> to my send to folder so right clicking I can send files to my most used
> apps.
Copy a shortc...
FN-FORUM meeting in Oxford?
date posted 11th August 2000 15:27
Nick of "SiliconeStudio" [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>Seeing as how everyone is doing it, any freelancers want to meet in Oxford?
I'm up for it Nick. Just set a time, date and place.
Suggestion:
Great...
RE: FN-FORUM more WYSIWYG talk
date posted 11th August 2000 15:11
I totally agree with that, the advance of computer software has meant many
people with
no training or skills begin to think they can do anything. Of course this is
does not mean
that everyone that us...
RE: FN-FORUM Nothing can help
date posted 11th August 2000 15:10
Yes but also people who peddle bad design and bad coding give ALL web
designers a bad name. Remember ours is not yet an established
profession....
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Re: FN-FORUM Nothing can help
date posted 11th August 2000 15:01
Hey leave the world to do what it wants to do making comments about other
peoples work doesn't improve your own!
Its easy to be critical ...
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Re: FN-FORUM Script effect
date posted 11th August 2000 14:56
no it doesn't need to loop.
http://www.thomaswebdesign.co.uk
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Re: FN-FORUM role definition
date posted 11th August 2000 14:56
Hi all,
I'm principly a designer. The way I work is (a) sketch the layout in felt
tips (b) create a vector image in Quark or Corel, excluding photos etc (c)
export the vector data to Photoshop at 4...
Re: FN-FORUM role definition
date posted 11th August 2000 14:50
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From: "mike karthauser" [EMAIL REMOVED]
> > Yip .. :oP
> I knew you would...;-)
>
> my design process is lots of paper -> copy it into fireworks/freehand ->
> hassle th...
Re: FN-FORUM more WYSIWYG talk
date posted 11th August 2000 14:48
--- mike karthauser [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote: > >
> > Now everyone here knows I use FP ! (what! c**p) I hear coming from the
> > sides! but seriously unless their big clients, how many customers even k...
RE: FN-FORUM more WYSIWYG talk
date posted 11th August 2000 14:41
Smart arse ;p
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Subject: RE: FN-FORUM more WYSIWYG talk
On 11/8/00 at 1:21 p...
Re: FN-FORUM Script effect
date posted 11th August 2000 14:33
> No not tiled or gif
>
> just a one time effect on site enter, something like dhtml, falls from top
> to bottom and that's it.
doesn't need to loop...
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Re: FN-FORUM role definition
date posted 11th August 2000 14:29
> Yip .. :oP
>
> My design process is still Sketch layout -> Construct trace image in
> Photoshop -> import to DW. Incidentally, I still heavily use the program I
> learnt the trade on all those y...
Nothing can help
date posted 11th August 2000 14:16
There was an article in this months .net mag printing addresses of badly
made websites. Yea I had a quick look if any of mine were there :-) but this
one you have got to see.
Nothing to do with what...
Re: FN-FORUM more WYSIWYG talk
date posted 11th August 2000 14:15
From: Morgan Richards [EMAIL REMOVED]
> I agree to both camps.. WYSYWIG web design programs have a use but if you
are designing it really helps if you can get into the code and do hard
coding .........
RE: FN-FORUM more WYSIWYG talk
date posted 11th August 2000 14:14
On 11/8/00 at 1:21 pm, [EMAIL REMOVED] (Morgan Richards) wrote:
> Just depends on the job you are doing, but I recommend that everyone
> gets a full understanding of HTML, would you be a chaufer wit...
Re: FN-FORUM Script effect
date posted 11th August 2000 14:10
No not tiled or gif
just a one time effect on site enter, something like dhtml, falls from top
to bottom and that's it.
http://www.thomaswebdesign.co.uk
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Re: FN-FORUM more WYSIWYG talk
date posted 11th August 2000 14:08
Hi Morgan
Don't get me wrong, I too have to go into the code itself and make
adjustments like widths etc or to tweak some js ..... but what I cannot do
is make the complete layout & design of a site...
Re: FN-FORUM Script effect
date posted 11th August 2000 13:58
> Anyone know of an effect that twinkles as it drops down the page, a customer
> wants confetti to fall slowly down the page for his wedding site?
tiling gif animation?
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Re: FN-FORUM more WYSIWYG talk
date posted 11th August 2000 13:57
>
> Now everyone here knows I use FP ! (what! c**p) I hear coming from the
> sides! but seriously unless their big clients, how many customers even know
> how to view the code! my clients are small...
Re: FN-FORUM role definition
date posted 11th August 2000 13:56
Yip .. :oP
My design process is still Sketch layout -> Construct trace image in
Photoshop -> import to DW. Incidentally, I still heavily use the program I
learnt the trade on all those years back...
Re: FN-FORUM Solaris Hosting
date posted 11th August 2000 13:55
On Fri, 11 Aug 2000, Andy Stowell wrote:
> Hi Guys
>
> Can anybody recommend a company who can provide and host a Sun box running
> Solaris, Oracle, Netscape Enterprise server, and Perl. One of ou...
RE: FN-FORUM more WYSIWYG talk
date posted 11th August 2000 13:45
On Fri, 11 Aug 2000, Paul Bradforth wrote:
> On 10/8/00 at 9:06 am, [EMAIL REMOVED] (Morgan Richards) wrote:
>
> > Until things are COMPLETELY standardised there will be no such thing
> > as a true...
RE: FN-FORUM Solaris Hosting
date posted 11th August 2000 13:43
Andy,
When you get info on Oracle pricing please could you pass it on to me.
Most of my internet work is ASP with SQL-Server but my client-server apps
are mainly on Oracle and may eventually be tra...
Re: FN-FORUM role definition
date posted 11th August 2000 13:37
> in my experience, with the web agencies i have worked for, the difference is
> that developers are more involved in the scripting and programming aspects,
> and
> designers er, what do they do agai...
Re: FN-FORUM more WYSIWYG talk
date posted 11th August 2000 13:36
>
> The sites I've done professionally are all working well, and I've had
> numerous emails from people who want to know how I get them to download
> so quickly. One of the sites can be seen at: or...
RE: FN-FORUM more WYSIWYG talk
date posted 11th August 2000 13:23
Damian,
I agree to both camps.. WYSYWIG web design programs have a use but if you
are designing it really helps if you can get into the code and do hard
coding (for example I use DW and had to get i...
Solaris Hosting
date posted 11th August 2000 13:23
Hi Guys
Can anybody recommend a company who can provide and host a Sun box running
Solaris, Oracle, Netscape Enterprise server, and Perl. One of our clients
has asked us for advice on mimicing thei...
RE: FN-FORUM dumb/good idea?
date posted 11th August 2000 13:21
Sounds like a great idea Ruth.
I think it may help to have an initial Freelancers-only meeting, or
discussion in this list, to discuss what we would and would not cover.
--
Peter Ebdon
Professional...
Re: FN-FORUM more WYSIWYG talk
date posted 11th August 2000 13:20
Just a few comments...
I have been using a fantastic little WYSYWIG prog called web express for
approx two years now and have built some very succesful web sites with it.
Though I often have to give...
Re: FN-FORUM Comments
date posted 11th August 2000 13:18
thanks! phew.
http://www.thomaswebdesign.co.uk
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Re: FN-FORUM more WYSIWYG talk
date posted 11th August 2000 13:17
I agree with you on that Paul
Now everyone here knows I use FP ! (what! c**p) I hear coming from the
sides! but seriously unless their big clients, how many customers even know
how to view the code!...
RE: FN-FORUM more WYSIWYG talk
date posted 11th August 2000 12:58
On 10/8/00 at 9:06 am, [EMAIL REMOVED] (Morgan Richards) wrote:
> Until things are COMPLETELY standardised there will be no such thing
> as a true WYSYWIG editor. And even then everyone will be usi...
Re: FN-FORUM more WYSIWYG talk
date posted 11th August 2000 12:58
On 11/8/00 at 1:13 am, [EMAIL REMOVED] (Martin) wrote:
> Until browsers render with 100% accuracy, it won't work. And WYSIWYG
> editors aren't even close to producing sensible code yet.
I have to a...
Re: FN-FORUM Comments
date posted 11th August 2000 12:56
On Fri, 11 Aug 2000, Damian Thomas wrote:
> Hi Steve
>
> Thanks for the comments, changed the most of it. Concerning the tiled
> background how do you make a seamless tiled background with a drop s...
Re: FN-FORUM Comments
date posted 11th August 2000 12:52
heh .... ppl get married in someone else's house?
Like I said before, try changing the font to a non serifed one ...
preferably veranda. It has way more x height, so looks neater and is easier
to re...
RE: FN-FORUM Comments
date posted 11th August 2000 12:50
PS Believe it or not FP won't allow me to delete the generator tag.
Once you have the pages completed, open them in notepad and delete the tag.
Caroline ;-)...
Re: FN-FORUM Comments
date posted 11th August 2000 12:45
Hi Steve
Thanks for the comments, changed the most of it. Concerning the tiled
background how do you make a seamless tiled background with a drop shadow? I
just cannot get it whatsoever! its really...
ASP - ODBC
date posted 11th August 2000 12:43
Freelancers,
This is really starting to bug me. I am using the correct code to implement
a search term - and yet the internal server doesn't like me. It has worked
many a time before on other proj...
RE: FN-FORUM The Good 'Ol Days
date posted 11th August 2000 12:41
If this is Universe from Ardent Software, a PICK compatible RDBMS, then it
is not only still in use in thousands of large corporations and public
sector organisations, but it is also still selling we...
Re: FN-FORUM usability vs design
date posted 11th August 2000 12:30
Have you seen http://www.postboo.com/ ?
They don't learn, do they?
Cheers
Martin
> glad to find someone who agrees :)
>
> > >There seems to be more and more designers that think they can ignore...
dumb/good idea?
date posted 11th August 2000 12:17
Hi guys,
I was lying in bed last night unable to sleep with all sorts of nonsense
rushing around in my head, not least the fact that my PC is headed for
another complete OS meltdown and needs reform...
Re: FN-FORUM Comments
date posted 11th August 2000 12:00
On Fri, 11 Aug 2000, Damian Thomas wrote:
> Anyone mind giving me their comments on www.woodysweddings.co.uk , it's
> still not finished yet. PS The elastic logo is the customers fault!
only got 5 m...
web designer needed
date posted 11th August 2000 11:58
Hi guys,
A friend of mine needs a web designer to develop their B2B content. Must
have handled retail type applications and be truly innovative. This is a
full-time position if anyone is looking. Le...
Re: FN-FORUM Document scanning software
date posted 11th August 2000 11:57
Hi Peter,
Abode Acrobat is a good solution, but it probably won't reduce the file size
much if the articles are scanned in unless he OCRs them, i.e. turns them
back into text. If you use Adobe Acrob...
Comments
date posted 11th August 2000 11:33
Anyone mind giving me their comments on www.woodysweddings.co.uk , it's
still not finished yet. PS The elastic logo is the customers fault!
Please only give me constructive criticism :-)
http://www...
List Guidelines
date posted 11th August 2000 11:27
> As a starter we have come up with a number of guidelines which
> should be followed (thanks to Garrett for these!), please take the
> time to read them.
Really the thanks should go to the guys ov...
Re: FN-FORUM Chat Forum
date posted 11th August 2000 11:23
On Fri, 11 Aug 2000, NJ Smith wrote:
> I've sent an e-mail to Andy with regards the implementation of a Chat Forum
> for members.
>
> Nice idea??? I think so...
>
> Nic
It would be far less probl...
Chat Forum
date posted 11th August 2000 11:06
I've sent an e-mail to Andy with regards the implementation of a Chat Forum
for members.
This could take place every night so that members can discuss general
topics with each other. What d'yers a...
Script effect
date posted 11th August 2000 11:04
Hi all
Anyone know of an effect that twinkles as it drops down the page, a customer
wants confetti to fall slowly down the page for his wedding site?
http://www.thomaswebdesign.co.uk
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date posted 11th August 2000 10:52
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Re: FN-FORUM Document scanning software
date posted 11th August 2000 10:38
>Hi All,
>
>I have a client who wants to buy a product for scanning news articles.
>These will then be emailed to his colleagues.
>
>If he chooses to go for Adobe Acrobat, which version should he get...
Re: FN-FORUM Search engine indexing. (Or lack thereof)
date posted 11th August 2000 10:37
On Fri, 11 Aug 2000, Jon H wrote:
> Hi,
Hello ;-)
>
> Odd question this, but here goes ..... anybody got the bit of code that
> *stops* search engines indexing a page.
Strange idea.
You could use...
Re: FN-FORUM usability vs design
date posted 11th August 2000 10:35
On Fri, 11 Aug 2000, Jon H wrote:
> Try this link for an 'interesting' discussion along the usability vs. design
> lines :
>
> http://www.useit.com/alertbox/20000723.html - End of web design
>
> Ni...
netscape java security
date posted 11th August 2000 10:32
I thought this might help a few ppl out.
CERT has just issued an advisory about netscape 4.04 to 4.74 allowing
applets to use the underlaying file system of the computer. It even
allows access to p...
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date posted 11th August 2000 10:22
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RE: FN-FORUM Document scanning software
date posted 11th August 2000 09:36
Well acrobat is on version 4.0 currently (for the PC that is, I think mac is
also on the same). The people who he mails the document(s) to have to have
the reader. I don't know other peoples though...
Document scanning software
date posted 11th August 2000 09:25
Hi All,
I have a client who wants to buy a product for scanning news articles.
These will then be emailed to his colleagues.
If he chooses to go for Adobe Acrobat, which version should he get?
Are...
Re: FN-FORUM usability vs design
date posted 11th August 2000 09:24
glad to find someone who agrees :)
> >There seems to be more and more designers that think they can ignore HCI
> >(human
> >computer interaction). they end up creating websites that, whilst they l...
Re: FN-FORUM: Where to put sound
date posted 11th August 2000 09:20
Martin wrote:
> in your cd player. Other than that, you're usually upsetting most dialup
> users by making them wait for gratuitous fluff. (unless the sound is
> part of the site objectives of cours...
Re: FN-FORUM Search engine indexing. (Or lack thereof)
date posted 11th August 2000 04:05
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From: Jon H [EMAIL REMOVED]
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Subject: FN-FORUM Search engine indexing. (Or lack thereof)
> Hi,...
Search engine indexing. (Or lack thereof)
date posted 11th August 2000 02:39
Hi,
Odd question this, but here goes ..... anybody got the bit of code that
*stops* search engines indexing a page.
Cheers,
Jon Hadley
Designdojo.com Ltd.
E-Mail: [EMAIL REMOVED]
Web: www.designd...
Re: FN-FORUM usability vs design
date posted 11th August 2000 02:36
Try this link for an 'interesting' discussion along the usability vs. design
lines :
http://www.useit.com/alertbox/20000723.html - End of web design
Nielsen's articles are usually very good, but th...
Re: FN-FORUM Keywords
date posted 11th August 2000 01:15
Damian Thomas wrote on 10/8/00 5:32 pm
>When you say alt tag - you mean the alternative text for pics and graphics
>right?
Yup:
Helps disabled users too (as browsers for the blind read out the alt...
Re: FN-FORUM usability vs design
date posted 11th August 2000 01:13
Peter McCormack wrote on 10/8/00 1:13 pm
>I find that people who worry about usability too much often do the design
>themselves and often do third rate jobs, its about delegating, pulling in
>the ri...
Re: FN-FORUM Better than Napster...
date posted 11th August 2000 01:13
Peter Small wrote on 10/8/00 2:37 pm
>I've been checking out Napster, Gnutzella and various other P2P
>applications and I've come acoss the best yet:
>
>http://www.scour.com
You seen http://www.tap...
Re: FN-FORUM Keywords
date posted 11th August 2000 01:13
Damian Thomas wrote on 10/8/00 11:10 am
>I've been told briefly about hiding keywords within the pages themselves in
>the same colour as the background? (this seems a little stupid to me as the
>tex...
Re: FN-FORUM more WYSIWYG talk
date posted 11th August 2000 01:13
Richard Osborne at DesignZONE wrote on 10/8/00 1:26 pm
>Interesting comments. I don't agree that WYSIWYG editors are inherently
>flawed though. I s'pose what we're talking about here is a GUI for...
Re: FN-FORUM usability vs design
date posted 11th August 2000 01:13
iestyn lloyd wrote on 10/8/00 1:04 pm
>There seems to be more and more designers that think they can ignore HCI
>(human
>computer interaction). they end up creating websites that, whilst they look...
Re: FN-FORUM: Where to put sound
date posted 11th August 2000 01:13
Richard Osborne at DesignZONE wrote on 10/8/00 4:00 pm
>I'm not much of a scripter, so would like some advice on where to put the
>script that pre-loads my sound files. I'm sure I heard somewhere th...
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