Freelancers Forum Messages on Thursday May 10th 2001
Re: FN-FORUM hot/warm/cold backups
date posted 10th May 2001 23:45
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Emma,
I myself...
hot/warm/cold backups
date posted 10th May 2001 22:56
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can anyone expla...
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date posted 10th May 2001 22:43
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Re: FN-FORUM Cars, as it happens
date posted 10th May 2001 21:50
>How high are the speed ramps in the West Hampstead area? I'm off to
>sue the council...
Heard about those new speed ramps? Apparently they inflate if they detect
you are going too fast. But they h...
Re: FN-FORUM rates
date posted 10th May 2001 21:43
>>lucky bloke if he doesn't like it
Hit the nail on the head. He can put up with it. I left the company he is
now working for and I could not put up with it. We have many an
interesting argument ab...
Re: FN-FORUM Cars, as it happens
date posted 10th May 2001 21:02
F reg metro - you can have it for 3K (I'll throw in the fluffy dice
> for free...)
> James
Have my golf GTI - the sodding exhaust dropped off last night.
How high are the speed ramps in the West Ha...
Re: FN-FORUM rates
date posted 10th May 2001 20:59
lucky bloke if it's what he LIKES doing or lucky bloke if he doesn't like it
but can put up with it - most of this forum seems to be made up of people
who do what they do because they like it so I th...
Re: FN-FORUM Cars, as it happens
date posted 10th May 2001 20:47
F reg metro - you can have it for 3K (I'll throw in the fluffy dice
for free...)
James
>I just thought I may as well try my luck here.
>
>Having just totalled my lovely SRI, which I loved dearly......
Re: FN-FORUM rates
date posted 10th May 2001 20:37
>Yup, I always figured certain things paid well. While at university I
>had the choice of specialising in databases (loads of money but dull),
>visual basic (loads of money but horrific) or 'multimed...
Re: FN-FORUM rates
date posted 10th May 2001 19:56
> Direct-L as well I see :)
Ack! Small world etc :)
> My mate is an Oracle guy and he is actually earning #1000 per day
> day not dollars. He has being doing the job for two years now.
Empire
> bui...
Re: FN-FORUM Cars, as it happens
date posted 10th May 2001 19:44
No but I could do you a nice brochure...
on 10/5/01 6:28 pm, David Taylor at [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
> I just thought I may as well try my luck here.
>
> Having just totalled my lovely SRI, which...
Re: FN-FORUM rates
date posted 10th May 2001 19:35
Hi Barry!
Direct-L as well I see :)
>>One 'acquaintence' of mine boasted he charged $1000 a day.
>>He's had 6 days work this year :)
My mate is an Oracle guy and he is actually earning #1000 per...
Cars, as it happens
date posted 10th May 2001 19:29
I just thought I may as well try my luck here.
Having just totalled my lovely SRI, which I loved dearly... I now need a
replacement. Is anyone trying to sell a car at the mo?
My budget's around £3...
Re: FN-FORUM rates
date posted 10th May 2001 18:55
>£250 - £350 per day V. Advanced
>£200 per day Advanced
>£100 - £150 Good Skills
My GOD!
Someone who has the same rates system as me.
That's a first. I don't feel to let down now, since everyon...
Re: FN-FORUM rates
date posted 10th May 2001 16:52
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RE: FN-FORUM Postcode location system
date posted 10th May 2001 16:49
Graticule seem to be alright when I had words with them to produce a system
using postcodes for a client. If you are looking for addresses for postcodes
(a bit of a tangent I know) then www.addresswi...
RE: FN-FORUM Design Approvals
date posted 10th May 2001 16:37
Thanks Pete.
Jo
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Jo,
Get them to sign up to a phased development plan with stage payments after
each phase.
I normally do some initial development as a prototype (in th...
Re: FN-FORUM Design Approvals
date posted 10th May 2001 16:30
On Thu, May 10, 2001 at 03:38:44PM +0100, Jo Hall wrote:
> Hi all
>
> I am working on a project at the moment where I have created a design demo
> for a site (bitmap) and the client has approved it...
Re: FN-FORUM rates
date posted 10th May 2001 16:11
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Re: FN-FORUM 3D scanning to produce meshes/models
date posted 10th May 2001 16:04
Its funny you should mention tea but our latest magnox teasmade (patent
pending) is very popular.
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RE: FN-FORUM Design Approvals
date posted 10th May 2001 16:03
Jo,
Get them to sign up to a phased development plan with stage payments after
each phase.
I normally do some initial development as a prototype (in the case of web
design probably a working home p...
RE: FN-FORUM asp project
date posted 10th May 2001 16:01
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RE: FN-FORUM asp project
date posted 10th May 2001 15:47
whats your email address rob?
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Design Approvals
date posted 10th May 2001 15:41
Hi all
I am working on a project at the moment where I have created a design demo
for a site (bitmap) and the client has approved it and said that they are
happy for me to go ahead and build the sit...
rates
date posted 10th May 2001 15:40
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I'm just abo...
Re: FN-FORUM A couple of questions...
date posted 10th May 2001 15:12
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Re: FN-FORUM asp project
date posted 10th May 2001 15:07
Hi Rob
I passed this to Nigell he will mail you
Regards
Carla
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01728 621 052
Graphic and Web design
Free quotes, no jargon, customer service
on 10/5/01 1:23 pm, [EMA...
RE: FN-FORUM A couple of questions...
date posted 10th May 2001 14:40
I agree,
I have been using fasthosts and their service has been great. Would
definitely recommend them.
Dan
***************************
Dan Griffey
Website Manager
www.lasersailing.com
www.funboat...
asp project
date posted 10th May 2001 14:25
and asp programmers out there? I may have a small asp shopping cart amendment project awaiting if you're interested. please contact me off list.
Cheers
Rob...
RE: FN-FORUM 3D scanning to produce meshes/models
date posted 10th May 2001 14:23
wouldn't it just be cheaper, quicker, and easier to model such objects? The
other aspect is that there are plenty of 3d programs with quite extensive
catalogues of both simple and more complex object...
Re: FN-FORUM 360 degree photos
date posted 10th May 2001 13:34
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Hi Kerry,
I post...
RE: FN-FORUM A couple of questions...
date posted 10th May 2001 13:29
Fasthosts offer a full online control panel and subdomains - I've found
their tech support to eb prompt and helpful and, so far (fingers crossed!)
no down time !
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Re: FN-FORUM Postcode location system
date posted 10th May 2001 13:12
Hi,
David, is there an underlying system which is provided by a third party for
Four Corners who then act as resellers or is their's a purpose built one
which they provide first hand?
I can be mail...
Re: FN-FORUM Sent for Damian Thomas
date posted 10th May 2001 13:10
your right, *bugger* ;-)
Regards
Damian Thomas
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Re: FN-FORUM A couple of questions...
date posted 10th May 2001 13:10
> 1) Can you recommend hosts to me, that have an online control panel that
> support the addition of subdomains. This is essential, as well as helpful
> customer support and a generally good all-roun...
RE: FN-FORUM A couple of questions...
date posted 10th May 2001 13:07
Matt,
I have never used the software for re-connection, because when I was running
Win98Se BT didn't disconnect every 2 hours. Below is an url for 29 programs
which I think may work, if the url doe...
Re: FN-FORUM Sent for Damian Thomas
date posted 10th May 2001 13:05
I think he's more interested in learning how to do it himself. Some you win
and some you lose eh.
Regards
Damian Thomas
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RE: FN-FORUM Postcode location system
date posted 10th May 2001 12:52
Nee
You could try having a look at quickaddress - haven't got their url to hand
but if you hunt for it in google or similar you should find it.
Their stuff can be a bit pricey but the service is go...
RE: FN-FORUM A couple of questions...
date posted 10th May 2001 12:52
Can't help on the ISP front but for hosting you could try Internetters,
www.internetters.co.uk - maybe not the cheapest but if you go for their
superior account you can have as many sub-domains as yo...
Re: FN-FORUM A couple of questions...
date posted 10th May 2001 12:43
Blueyonder offer a similar package, unmetered access but without the 2hour
cut off.
Having said that with BY/Telewest the unmetered package is £10 a month, plus
minimum £10 on phone calls, plus li...
RE: FN-FORUM A couple of questions...
date posted 10th May 2001 12:37
Thanks Darren,
I will look into the 2k option - at present I dual boot with 2k and SE, but
am still using SE a little more, so is there any re-dialer software that you
recommend?
Thanks
Matt
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RE: FN-FORUM A couple of questions...
date posted 10th May 2001 12:21
Not sure about Q1, but as for the 2 hour cut off. I know it is damn
annoying, maybe some re-dialer software will help with this, or if I
remember correctly using windows 2K it is possible to configu...
RE: FN-FORUM Postcode location system
date posted 10th May 2001 12:17
>submit two postcodes and be able to return a distance.
I did this in ASP for fciglobal.com a while back.
David Nye
http://dnye.co.uk
Business Systems, Database & Internet Applications Design & Dev...
Re: FN-FORUM Sent for Damian Thomas
date posted 10th May 2001 11:51
From experience I'd say most clients will mess up the site within 3 months -
then charge them lots for sorting it out again!
Andrew
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RE: FN-FORUM Sent for Damian Thomas
date posted 10th May 2001 11:48
Dreamweaver or GoLive will work, but wouldn't the best way be for you to
develop a simple content management system?
Erik
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RE: FN-FORUM Sent for Damian Thomas
date posted 10th May 2001 11:34
Just show him Notepad and a DOS window.
That should discourage wanting to "update his site himself although he has
no prior experience of using an editor or ftp"
JeR...
RE: FN-FORUM Phone charges
date posted 10th May 2001 11:27
Hi Martin,
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Re: FN-FORUM Sent for Damian Thomas
date posted 10th May 2001 11:12
If he has Golive and knows how to use it.. use that.
It has a very simple interface for FTP, just connect and drag and drop.
I'm not sure about FP being only ver1.
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Re: FN-FORUM Sent for Damian Thomas
date posted 10th May 2001 11:08
I haven't used the current version of Adobe Golive (I'm a Dreamweaver
man) but I imagine it would be adequate for his needs- if not
overpowered. The idea of using Frontpage on the Mac makes me feel...
A couple of questions...
date posted 10th May 2001 11:06
Hi all,
I know both of these questions have been asked before, and I apologise for
asking them again, but I am looking for more specific answers...
1) Can you recommend hosts to me, that have an on...
Postcode location system
date posted 10th May 2001 11:05
Hi,
Does anybody have any experience with postcode location systems?
I'm looking for a third party that can provide a means for postcode look-ups
and be able to compare distances ie: submit two post...
Re: FN-FORUM A4 folders
date posted 10th May 2001 11:05
thanks
on 10/5/01 9:02 am, emma mulqueeny at [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
> On the case, Carla!
> Emma Mulqueeny
> www.m-e-s.co.uk
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RE: FN-FORUM 360 degree photos
date posted 10th May 2001 11:00
Check out www.xclaim.co.uk we use them on www.newhomesnetwork.co.uk
They used Hotmedia by IBM, really good bit of software and best of all it is
free.
bloody great.
cheers
Mark
YourRelease.com
-...
Re: FN-FORUM 360 degree photos
date posted 10th May 2001 10:46
Quickstitch360 was the easiest to use, but Enroute have completely dropped
out of the market.
My next favourite is PhotoVista, which has been bought by MGI for its
latest incarnation.
[EMAIL REMO...
Re: FN-FORUM A4 folders
date posted 10th May 2001 10:36
Carla
This happened to me when I worked for a bank in the City. Some colleagues
brought some white ring binders (they had to be white) over from the States,
and I had to shop around in London for a...
Fw: FN-FORUM Technical question
date posted 10th May 2001 10:30
Hi all, I have recently started out contracting, and could do with a bit of
advice for a potential solution for a client.
My client collects data from many FTSE 100 companies through various
methods...
Re: FN-FORUM A4 folders
date posted 10th May 2001 10:12
On the case, Carla!
Emma Mulqueeny
www.m-e-s.co.uk
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Subject: FN-FORUM A4 fold...
A4 folders
date posted 10th May 2001 09:58
Morning all
A client is after 200 white opaque A4 plastic ring binders with two rings
and a 25mm spine which can be overprinted with his logo on the front. (Like
the MS2000 folder if anyone has seen...
RE: FN-FORUM Sent for Damian Thomas
date posted 10th May 2001 09:51
I'd recommend giving your client some dreamweaver action.
DW3/ DW4 is great for client updates as the WYSIWYG interface is friendly
enough and the FTP package is very simple.
It will also make their...
Re: FN-FORUM Sent for Damian Thomas
date posted 10th May 2001 09:33
we use a file manager system so clients can update their pages locally and
then within their admin section upload/download them so perhaps something
like that? we did a custom component on an NT box...
RE: FN-FORUM 360 degree photos
date posted 10th May 2001 09:30
A quick word of thanks to those of you that responded re 360 degree photos.
I've downloaded various apps now and shall evaluate them as soon as I get a
moment. I'll endeavour to post a summary findi...
Sent for Damian Thomas
date posted 10th May 2001 09:08
Hi all,
A client of mine using a mac wants to update his site himself although he
has no prior experience of using an editor or ftp so i recommended frontpage
being as its simple to use and has the...
Re: FN-FORUM Outlook 5.02 - HTML email
date posted 10th May 2001 08:46
Why would you want to? I really resent being send all the text twice.
Kathy
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Re: FN-FORUM Pronunciation
date posted 10th May 2001 08:43
Humph!
Kathy
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> ...and now lives in Wardley!!! ;-)...
Re: FN-FORUM 360 degree photos
date posted 10th May 2001 07:57
Kerry Kenton-Clarke asked:
>Have any of you had any experience in creating straightforward 360 degree
>panoramas (you know the sort of thing - someone can hold their mouse over a
>photo and it swive...