Freelancers Forum Messages on Monday July 8th 2002
RE: FN-FORUM .me.uk
date posted 8th July 2002 23:21
I haven't yet seen any .me.uk sites in the SE rankings, they were mainly
designed for personal sites so there probably aren't many businesses with
them promoting sites.
On the other hand I can't see...
Re: FN-FORUM FW:advice on browser compatability
date posted 8th July 2002 23:13
>Thank you for brightening up a horrible day
i wasnt alone in having a miserable day then - i had my assistant attempt a
bit of backstabbing which didnt work very well for him and allowed me to go
al...
Re: FN-FORUM 2K Service Packs
date posted 8th July 2002 22:17
> It's safe to delete them (they're just archives of system files replaced
by
> service packs and hotfixes), but you won't be able to uninstall the
patches
> if you discover problems at a later date....
RE: FN-FORUM .me.uk
date posted 8th July 2002 22:03
Do any of the SEO types out there see any merit in registering .me.uk
domains. They do look cheap and available.
Cheers,
Stuart....
Re: FN-FORUM Market Research Statistics
date posted 8th July 2002 21:10
> > Marion, I don't know, but if you care to let me know all their email
addys,
> > I'll make some enquiries - and hopefully sell a website or two ;-)
>
> I tried three and gave up... all I got was "I...
RE: FN-FORUM SEO and Domino/Notes
date posted 8th July 2002 21:09
Mark,
If you use form data those SEs that can index dynamic pages will probably
only index pages based on form data once. Efectively the will see the page
as being a page that they have already inde...
Re: FN-FORUM 2K Service Packs
date posted 8th July 2002 21:08
On Mon, 8 Jul 2002, Paul J White wrote:
> Having just installed a variety of SPs and patches for Win2K I now have a
> load of folders in the Windows directory with names like this:
>
> $NtUninstallQ...
RE: FN-FORUM SEO and Domino/Notes
date posted 8th July 2002 20:50
yes no worries i.e 'contact.asp' is just fine, you cant blame the SE's for
being cautious with db sites, once they start on a link they could be in the
db for months if it has say 50,000 records...
M...
Re: FN-FORUM FW:advice on browser compatability
date posted 8th July 2002 20:43
on 8/7/02 7:20 pm, David Eckersall at [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
> better still do a door-to-door research on people who still use netscape 4.x
> and hit them repeatedly over the head with a copy of the...
Returned mail: Cannot send message within 5 days
date posted 8th July 2002 20:38
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Out of the kindness of your heart.
date posted 8th July 2002 20:37
Does anyone else out there find it offensive, and indicative of the
misconception that anyone can design or develop for the web, when private
companies request work for free or for royalties. While it...
Re: FN-FORUM FW:advice on browser compatability
date posted 8th July 2002 20:37
> address and a list of any valuable products they might own that will fit
in
> a car boot. anybody wishing to fill this can do so at
> http://ecky.brinkster.net/youmoron.htm
>
Made you look!
Very go...
Re: FN-FORUM G4 URLs
date posted 8th July 2002 20:22
any scripting language that supports pattern matching will do it - including
javascript on a browser (that would require a copying and pasting the result
though)
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Re: FN-FORUM Strange Windows 2000 allergy to Access .mdb files
date posted 8th July 2002 20:20
It sounds like a hub/network card problem. Have you tried plugging the
problem pc into another port on the hub? Compare the network settings on the
problem pc with the one it collides with. What happe...
Re: FN-FORUM FW:advice on browser compatability
date posted 8th July 2002 20:17
>don't use the css, then it will be compatible with everything :-)
better still do a door-to-door research on people who still use netscape 4.x
and hit them repeatedly over the head with a copy of th...
FN-FORUM G4 URLs
date posted 8th July 2002 20:09
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the rise in unpaid job postings
date posted 8th July 2002 20:09
Like the 'work for commission only' jobs, I've been amazed at the number of
people who think that designers are willing to send completed work in for a
competition (and win a few hundred quid maybe)...
Re: FN-FORUM Market Research Statistics
date posted 8th July 2002 19:56
>> No, sorry, but I'd like to know why so many SMEs have a domain name which
>> they use for email but don't even have a holding page on the web other
>> than their domain-host's holding page.
>>
> Ma...
RE: FN-FORUM SEO and Domino/Notes
date posted 8th July 2002 19:48
Hi Mike,
A little supplementary question based on your answer! If the SE's don't like
the querrystring(?= etc) Will the cope with asp pages etc that use the form
headers to pass the data? i.e. there a...
advice please
date posted 8th July 2002 19:35
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RE: FN-FORUM SEO and Domino/Notes
date posted 8th July 2002 19:33
Well done Mike you were faster on the keys today ;)
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Re: FN-FORUM MySQL and Word/Outlook
date posted 8th July 2002 19:29
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RE: FN-FORUM SEO and Domino/Notes
date posted 8th July 2002 19:07
All dynamic content is not going to be indexed by all SE's so would suggest
that this is part of your problem.
Can't say anything about the content without seeing the URL.
Ian
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RE: FN-FORUM SEO and Domino/Notes
date posted 8th July 2002 19:06
Any pages displaying query sting characters will have a harder time getting
indexed than pages without, SE's are not over keen on indexing db driven
pages whether they are .asp .php or domino
(its not...
Re: FN-FORUM Market Research Statistics
date posted 8th July 2002 18:52
> No, sorry, but I'd like to know why so many SMEs have a domain name which
> they use for email but don't even have a holding page on the web other
> than their domain-host's holding page.
>
Marion,...
RE: FN-FORUM Market Research Statistics
date posted 8th July 2002 18:50
It's a world conspiracy ... [don't tell anyone ...] :p
Hutch
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SEO and Domino/Notes
date posted 8th July 2002 18:44
All SE experts out there with knowledge of Lotus:
Do Domino/Notes pages get read properly by SEs? One of my clients has the
whole site on Domino and is having problems getting pages picked up. Do th...
G4 hosts file
date posted 8th July 2002 18:41
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Re: FN-FORUM Market Research Statistics
date posted 8th July 2002 18:26
> Does anyone know of any good statistics on what businesses are looking for
> from a website, what makes them buy etc.
No, sorry, but I'd like to know why so many SMEs have a domain name which
they...
Re: FN-FORUM FW:advice on browser compatability
date posted 8th July 2002 18:14
it's ok huys- I got it sorted.
just a matter of jiggling and juggling and swearing and cursing...
thumping the machne on the side and general brain twisting.
to be honest i did it but I'll be damned...
RE: FN-FORUM MySQL and Word/Outlook
date posted 8th July 2002 17:54
This is just an idea -
1. Download the mySQL ODBC driver from
http://www.mysql.com/downloads/api-myodbc.html
2. Create a machine data source on your server using this to connect to
your mySQL db
3....
Re: FN-FORUM FW:advice on browser compatability
date posted 8th July 2002 17:46
Shaf,
don't use the css, then it will be compatible with everything :-)
How does it look in other browsers?
John
(sits back and waits for the flaming)
Shaf Cangil wrote:
>People I have a favour...
Re: FN-FORUM Market Research Statistics
date posted 8th July 2002 17:34
Sent the question to a good mate of mine who is a director of a SME to see
what the opinion is in 'the real world' of widget making...
Paul
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Re: FN-FORUM MySQL and Word/Outlook
date posted 8th July 2002 17:32
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RE: FN-FORUM Site Check Please
date posted 8th July 2002 16:59
Cant even ping it, on leased line, no other sites have been down today
Mike
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Re: FN-FORUM FW: INC 500 Co. Seeks Mgrs. / High $$ Paid!
date posted 8th July 2002 16:58
Probably Herbalife, which really doesn't work. Most of the products can be
got at eBay from people unloading their stock at below their cost price.
John Bremner
www.business-biz.com
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Re: FN-FORUM Site Check Please
date posted 8th July 2002 16:53
Nope you haven't fixed it. When you do fix that one the next one you'll get
is Username.value is null or not an object (that one doesn't exist at all).
JavaScript is CASE SENSITIVE!!!!! and so are att...
RE: FN-FORUM Site Check Please
date posted 8th July 2002 16:52
I'm on Btopenworld and found it no problem.
Matt Keeble
www.keebleconsulting.com
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Re: FN-FORUM CGI
date posted 8th July 2002 16:47
> > There's no way to do password protection with JavaScript and HTML, is
> there?
> > It's rather simple to break. Unless you mean server-side JavaScript, I
> > guess, but does anyone here still use...
Re: FN-FORUM Market Research Statistics
date posted 8th July 2002 16:40
> SMEs are around 55% internet-enabled according to my source. This is in
> the NW, and Cumbria regions. At a wild guess I would say it increases as
> you go South.
>
> also try http://www.ukonline...
RE: FN-FORUM FW: INC 500 Co. Seeks Mgrs. / High $$ Paid!
date posted 8th July 2002 16:25
I suppose it is an example of my hypo criticism, I wouldn't undertake work
for a 3rd party on commission only, but I would hope that a sales person
would for me.... me thinks the penny may have just...
Re: FN-FORUM FW:advice on browser compatability
date posted 8th July 2002 16:17
> I have just completed a design that sits well in Netscape 6.2 and Explorer
> 6.0
> Thing is it is crap in Netscape communicator 4.7 as the page has to
emulate
> a magazine type of feel and I have us...
RE: FN-FORUM FW: INC 500 Co. Seeks Mgrs. / High $$ Paid!
date posted 8th July 2002 16:11
now that I have just stopped laughing at my own stupidity yes I mean 'get'!! I
must admit I get about the same and normally just bin them, but the odd one that
I read and wonder how many responses th...
RE: FN-FORUM Strange Windows 2000 allergy to Access .mdb files
date posted 8th July 2002 16:06
I think that is enough service packs....and Col is a colission alert, the
full duplex should allow the network to operate quicker.
Regards
Darren Spink
TEL: +44(0)113 253 4750
FAX: +44(0)113 253 1...
Re: FN-FORUM FW: INC 500 Co. Seeks Mgrs. / High $$ Paid!
date posted 8th July 2002 16:01
NOWAY...NOWAY....
repeat as neccessary
:-)
Andrew Maynes wrote:
>does anyone else shit like this and if they do has anyone really taken it
>seriously?
>
>Andrew
>
>
>
>
>Hi-tech industry manufac...
RE: FN-FORUM Strange Windows 2000 allergy to Access .mdb files
date posted 8th July 2002 15:56
The client has now loaded Win2000 SP2, Office 2000 SR-1 and SP2 on the
workstation, and has NT4 SP6 on the server. (Original post quoted below)
Should he load any other service packs?
All other soft...
RE: FN-FORUM FW: INC 500 Co. Seeks Mgrs. / High $$ Paid!
date posted 8th July 2002 15:55
Yes people do fall for things like that, just like they fall for the ones
that tie signs to lamp posts....or put flyers under your wipers at the
supermarket.
Have you spotted the "Just work for royal...
RE: FN-FORUM FW: INC 500 Co. Seeks Mgrs. / High $$ Paid!
date posted 8th July 2002 15:55
I assume you mean
does anyone else 'get' shit like this
Yes and No I just dump it straight in the bin.
I am on between 20 and 50 SPAM emails per day!
Ian
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Re: FN-FORUM Site Check Please
date posted 8th July 2002 15:49
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I think I may have cracked it, but am not sure, could you ch...
Re: FN-FORUM FW:advice on browser compatability
date posted 8th July 2002 15:48
People I have a favour to ask about compatibility-
any body can help feel free to jump in!
I have just completed a design that sits well in Netscape 6.2 and Explorer
6.0
Thing is it is crap in Netsc...
FW: INC 500 Co. Seeks Mgrs. / High $$ Paid!
date posted 8th July 2002 15:41
does anyone else shit like this and if they do has anyone really taken it
seriously?
Andrew
Hi-tech industry manufacturer is now seeking motivated individuals with
entrepreneurial drive for U.S....
Sending HTML Email To This List
date posted 8th July 2002 15:38
Just a quick request to users of the Freelancers list, to please send
their messages in plain text, rather than HTML format. This has nothing
to do with the aesthetic look of the email, but because HT...
Re: FN-FORUM Site Check Please
date posted 8th July 2002 15:13
Interestingly enough, the w3c online validator can see the .com, but not the
co.uk (500), so it can't just be peering.
Kathy
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RE: FN-FORUM MySQL and Word/Outlook
date posted 8th July 2002 14:46
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MySQL and Word/Outlook
date posted 8th July 2002 14:36
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RE: FN-FORUM Site Check Please
date posted 8th July 2002 14:35
Ali checked out the site using BTOW and its working fine.
Though I am on BTOW so it may be that some BT DNS servers aren't caching
correctly.
Ian
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Re: FN-FORUM Site Check Please
date posted 8th July 2002 14:30
> I have no idea what they're peering arrangements are where did you find
> out ?
>
> >I don't think it is down I think that it is a peering issue and they do
not
> >have good peering arragements to a...
Re: FN-FORUM Site Check Please
date posted 8th July 2002 14:15
Not only limited to Ian and his set-up - I can't get the sites either.
Using W2k, IE5.5 and BTOW ADSL. (doesn't work in NN6.2 or O6)
Could possible be BT that haven't updated their DNS (as Kathy sugg...
Re: FN-FORUM Site Check Please
date posted 8th July 2002 14:13
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Ian,
are you typing in www.autocarecroydon.com or just autocarecr...
Re: FN-FORUM Site Check Please
date posted 8th July 2002 14:04
Your probably right Ian, doesn't sound like a good arrangement if people
cannot access the site due to this reason though
Best Regards
D Thomas
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RE: FN-FORUM Site Check Please
date posted 8th July 2002 14:04
I'm connecting from BT and have no problem seeing the site.
Regards
Martin
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Re: FN-FORUM Site Check Please
date posted 8th July 2002 14:02
Someone's got an ISP with DNS/cache problems
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RE: FN-FORUM Site Check Please
date posted 8th July 2002 13:56
I can see it here
Servicing
The man's photo is too dark on this machine and I suggest you clean up the
glare on the
bottom right image, it detracts from the picture.
History
Move the text over it's...
Re: FN-FORUM Site Check Please
date posted 8th July 2002 13:55
Ian,
it's definitely there as I and many others can see it, poor as it
undoubtedly is. (you get what you pay for)
Do you have a funny set up or something?
It's completely foxed me !
John
Ian Tur...
RE: FN-FORUM Site Check Please
date posted 8th July 2002 13:53
I don't think it is down I think that it is a peering issue and they do not
have good peering arragements to allow for the transfer of traffic from
other providers.
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Re: FN-FORUM Site Check Please
date posted 8th July 2002 13:52
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On the contrary I've found them to be excellent, friendly, help...
Re: FN-FORUM CGI
date posted 8th July 2002 13:46
> > !/usr/bin/perl
>
> #!/usr/bin/perl
>
> normally.
oops my apologies bad cut and paste.
Darren Yates
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http://dittodesign.co.uk
0161 281 1190
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Re: FN-FORUM chocolat - was Market Research Statistics
date posted 8th July 2002 13:43
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> Ta for the cake advice - but actually anyone who wants anything other than
> chocolate cake is strange and not worth bothering about. - I should
> therefore conclude that peo...
RE: FN-FORUM Site Check Please
date posted 8th July 2002 13:39
Nothing on autocarecroydon.com either.
All the best
Ian
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Re: FN-FORUM Site Check Please
date posted 8th July 2002 13:37
Sounds like a pretty crappy host if even their own site goes down.
Best Regards
D Thomas
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Re: FN-FORUM Market Research Statistics
date posted 8th July 2002 13:36
>>That's like asking for statistics on what kind of cakes people like.
eclairs....
SMEs are around 55% internet-enabled according to my source. This is in
the NW, and Cumbria regions. At a wild gue...
Re: FN-FORUM Site Check Please
date posted 8th July 2002 13:32
Ok guys I think I've got everything covered that I can.
Except this host problem !
www.autocarecroydon.com
www.autocarecroydon.co.uk
Anyone got any ideas?
John
Mike Adamson wrote:
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Re: FN-FORUM Site Check Please
date posted 8th July 2002 13:24
Guys,
this is very worrying, could you try www.autocarecroydon.com as well?
Thanks,
John
Ian Turner wrote:
>I too cannot see the site or the host.
>
>All the best
> Ian
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RE: FN-FORUM Site Check Please
date posted 8th July 2002 13:18
worth making a few enquiries then... somethings a miss somewhere
Mike
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Re: FN-FORUM ht access
date posted 8th July 2002 13:16
cheers very much!
Robin Garbutt
Portfolio Art & Design Ltd
Tel - +44 (0) 1204 383822
Fax - +44 (0) 1204 383866
Mob - +44 (0) 7811 185490
e-mail - [EMAIL REMOVED]
For further information please visi...
Re: FN-FORUM windows boot up files
date posted 8th July 2002 13:16
thanks for that!
Robin Garbutt
Portfolio Art & Design Ltd
Tel - +44 (0) 1204 383822
Fax - +44 (0) 1204 383866
Mob - +44 (0) 7811 185490
e-mail - [EMAIL REMOVED]
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Re: FN-FORUM Market Research Statistics
date posted 8th July 2002 13:15
Ta for the cake advice - but actually anyone who wants anything other than
chocolate cake is strange and not worth bothering about. - I should
therefore conclude that people want chocolate websites,...
RE: FN-FORUM Site Check Please
date posted 8th July 2002 13:11
I too cannot see the site or the host.
All the best
Ian
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Re: FN-FORUM access help
date posted 8th July 2002 13:10
What type of database are you using?
err, access
And what scripting language????
SQL
I have a near as damn it solution from Mark using cross tab queries.
But if you can suggest something nearer the m...
Re: FN-FORUM windows boot up files
date posted 8th July 2002 13:10
Edit boot.ini to remove the old reference. You must unhide it and remove the
read-only first. use attrib -s -h -r boot.ini from a command prompt when
logged in as local admin or do it from properties....
Re: FN-FORUM CGI
date posted 8th July 2002 13:00
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Re: FN-FORUM Site Check Please
date posted 8th July 2002 12:54
Win2k IE6 and IE5.5 on NT4 sp6a. It might be working on Netscape 4.7, but
I'm not running a debugger with that. If it is working after the error
message, it isn't providing any feedback-eg a "Thanks f...
Re: FN-FORUM ht access
date posted 8th July 2002 12:53
Also...
The path given should not be a local path but an absolute URL! So the line
might looks like any of these...
ErrorDocument 401 http://www.yourdomain.com/htaccess/failure.html
ErrorDocument 4...
Re: FN-FORUM Market Research Statistics
date posted 8th July 2002 12:52
chocolate torte with cream and raspberries, baker's delight syrup sponge or
chocolate chip mini cakes. Any kind of cake if it gets me more work.
on 8/7/02 11:04 am, Andrew Mottershead at [EMAIL REMOV...
Re: FN-FORUM ht access
date posted 8th July 2002 12:50
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It's 'Er...
RE: FN-FORUM access help
date posted 8th July 2002 12:46
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RE: FN-FORUM Site Check Please
date posted 8th July 2002 12:45
Applies to the host as well
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2K Service Packs
date posted 8th July 2002 12:40
Having just installed a variety of SPs and patches for Win2K I now have a
load of folders in the Windows directory with names like this:
$NtUninstallQ311967$
Is it safe to delete them now I have reb...
Re: FN-FORUM Site Check Please
date posted 8th July 2002 12:40
June,
thanks for that.
>
>
>I'd do something about the banner/logo image. It isn't a good idea to use
>html to shrink images, it would look a lot better resized in a graphics
>program.
>
hadn't n...
RE: FN-FORUM Helping Hand ??
date posted 8th July 2002 12:33
Martin,
You could also try contacting your local chapter of BNI -
http://www.bni-europe.com/ a number of the members have generated good
business and contacts by being members.
All the best
Ian
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Re: FN-FORUM Site Check Please
date posted 8th July 2002 12:29
Thanks for this,
Titles are going in now oops !
Am awaiting bodyshop image that's why the spacer image is there and
there's no page linked at the moment.
Map sorted and car pages I think people wi...
Re: FN-FORUM Market Research Statistics
date posted 8th July 2002 12:28
> That's like asking for statistics on what kind of cakes people like.
>
Jaffa, Battenburg, chocolate Victoria sponge, hash brownies, sacher torte,
in no particular order ;-)
Paul
> Andrew Mottersh...
RE: FN-FORUM Market Research Statistics
date posted 8th July 2002 12:24
I have given a few lectures to undergrad business students and have always found
that the cost is the most defining principle when a business wants online
presence, so ultimately everyone is up for a...
Re: FN-FORUM Helping Hand ??
date posted 8th July 2002 12:17
on 8/7/02 10:14 am, Martin Pykett at [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
> Hi Guys,
>
> I have just started freelancing and as you might be able to remember asked
> how people were coping as a freelancer, once a...
Re: FN-FORUM access help
date posted 8th July 2002 12:15
YEEHAW =8-)))) Cheers Mark, thats close enough to
what I was after.
Bloody simple when you know what your doing.
thanks again,
Darren
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From: "Mark Anderson" [EMAIL REMO...
RE: FN-FORUM Market Research Statistics
date posted 8th July 2002 12:14
and pies, I could really sort out a good steak and kidney pie...
Andrew
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Mottershead
Sent: Monday, July 08, 2002 12:0...
Re: FN-FORUM Site Check Please
date posted 8th July 2002 12:11
Hi John,
I'd do something about the banner/logo image. It isn't a good idea to use
html to shrink images, it would look a lot better resized in a graphics
program.
The arrows on the buttons could...
Re: FN-FORUM CGI
date posted 8th July 2002 12:08
[EMAIL REMOVED] [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
> !/usr/bin/perl
#!/usr/bin/perl
normally.
> From: "John Bremner" [EMAIL REMOVED]
>> So far, I've managed to do everything including password protect with
>>...
RE: FN-FORUM Market Research Statistics
date posted 8th July 2002 12:07
No, but I would be really interested in the answer to this one.
I have some sites which provide stats on search engine usage and how people
use search engines to find websites.
Ian
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Re: FN-FORUM Market Research Statistics
date posted 8th July 2002 12:06
> Does anyone know of any good statistics on what businesses are looking for
> from a website, what makes them buy etc.
>
On a similar theme, I read recently that those who actually have internet
acce...
RE: FN-FORUM Market Research Statistics
date posted 8th July 2002 12:04
That's like asking for statistics on what kind of cakes people like.
regards
Andrew Mottershead
Web Developer
Mindstream Web Design
email: [EMAIL REMOVED]
tel: +44 (0)1743 718262
fax: +44 (0) 7092...
Re: FN-FORUM windows boot up files
date posted 8th July 2002 12:02
Ha, I think my last letter was a waste of time. I think there is probably an
option in the bios to set your bootup disk, and you may have C, D, whatever,
set... just toggle this to C, CD, and the prob...
Market Research Statistics
date posted 8th July 2002 11:55
Does anyone know of any good statistics on what businesses are looking for
from a website, what makes them buy etc.
tia Clare...
RE: FN-FORUM windows boot up files
date posted 8th July 2002 11:51
Robin
Right click on My computer
Click on advanced
Click on "startup and recovery"
On system startup choose OS you want.
Ignore the old system - you can remove it from the registry but if you
set lis...
RE: FN-FORUM Site Check Please
date posted 8th July 2002 11:45
Cant see a thing from here..'cannot find server'
Mike
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-> Sent: 08 July 2002 10:51
-> To: [EMAIL REMOVE...
RE: FN-FORUM windows boot up files
date posted 8th July 2002 11:45
easiest way into fdisk is by a win98 boot floppy. If you haven't got one
let me know, I will try and arrange creating one.
Regards
Darren Spink
TEL: +44(0)113 253 4750
FAX: +44(0)113 253 1686
EML...
Re: FN-FORUM Site Check Please
date posted 8th July 2002 11:44
Needs a page titles (for search engines and to be valid HTML). Check
punctuation etc on servicing page, history page and sales page.
Bodyshop page "Click on the image for a full case history" What im...
Re: FN-FORUM Site Check Please
date posted 8th July 2002 11:44
> >Very quick one, where did you get the map? and have you got permission to
> >reproduce it?
Multimap offers free mapping services to small web sites, I've used it
successfully in the past. Type in...
RE: FN-FORUM access help
date posted 8th July 2002 11:43
Darren,
If your using Access have you tried creating a cross tab query? You can
create it via a wizard and then cut and paste the generated SQL it should
work, BUT I haven't tried it myself.
HTH
Ma...
Re: FN-FORUM windows boot up files
date posted 8th July 2002 11:41
how do I get into fdisk?
Robin Garbutt
Portfolio Art & Design Ltd
Tel - +44 (0) 1204 383822
Fax - +44 (0) 1204 383866
Mob - +44 (0) 7811 185490
e-mail - [EMAIL REMOVED]
For further information plea...
Re: FN-FORUM windows boot up files
date posted 8th July 2002 11:38
The os is windows 2000 prof.
I've installed windows onto a new hdd and installed that as a primary master
which the the one I want to boot up and is running fine.
The thing is, the old hdd is now in...
RE: FN-FORUM windows boot up files
date posted 8th July 2002 11:35
Have a look at fdisk and toggling the bootable flag
R,
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On Mon, 8 Jul 2002, Darren Spink wrote:
> >From memo...
Re: FN-FORUM Site Check Please
date posted 8th July 2002 11:35
on 8/7/02 9:51 am, john anslow at [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
> Hi guys,
>
> I'm just about to launch a new site for a garage and would really
> appreciate some feedback on design etc.
>
> www.autocarec...
Re: FN-FORUM windows boot up files
date posted 8th July 2002 11:29
thanks Darren.
Robin Garbutt
Portfolio Art & Design Ltd
Tel - +44 (0) 1204 383822
Fax - +44 (0) 1204 383866
Mob - +44 (0) 7811 185490
e-mail - [EMAIL REMOVED]
For further information please visit u...
Re: FN-FORUM windows boot up files
date posted 8th July 2002 11:27
Which Windows? Setting a disk/partition as bootable is done in Windows with
fdisk (you mark a partition as active). It has to do with Master Boot
Records and Partition tables, not Windows. Did you rei...
Re: FN-FORUM windows boot up files
date posted 8th July 2002 11:25
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ht access
date posted 8th July 2002 11:21
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access help
date posted 8th July 2002 11:19
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Re: FN-FORUM Helping Hand ??
date posted 8th July 2002 11:17
> It might be a daft question but the reason for this posting is to see if
any
> of you guys have any little bits of work that you might be too busy to get
> done ??
>
If only! Things are a bit too qu...
Re: FN-FORUM Site Check Please
date posted 8th July 2002 11:16
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Mark,
I borrowed it off a site down the road,
http://www.gfleminga...
RE: FN-FORUM windows boot up files
date posted 8th July 2002 11:16
From memory its called the Master Boot Record. If you format that disk
using the /mbr switch it should clear any bootable info from the boot sector
of that drive. Also make sure that you've checked...
windows boot up files
date posted 8th July 2002 11:10
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Hi all,
I've jus...
Helping Hand ??
date posted 8th July 2002 11:08
Hi Guys,
I have just started freelancing and as you might be able to remember asked
how people were coping as a freelancer, once again thank you for the people
that took time out to reply.
It might...
RE: FN-FORUM Site Check Please
date posted 8th July 2002 11:04
John,
Very quick one, where did you get the map? and have you got permission to
reproduce it? I did some work for the Ordnance Survey recently and they are
very hot on copyright.
Mark Anderson
01202...
Site Check Please
date posted 8th July 2002 10:51
Hi guys,
I'm just about to launch a new site for a garage and would really
appreciate some feedback on design etc.
www.autocarecroydon.co.uk
As usual please be brutally honest.
BTW I'm using http...
=?iso-8859-1?Q?Re:_FN-FORUM_FW:_=A310=2C_10-minute_Website?=
date posted 8th July 2002 09:34
> ZERO from business link... wanted to get approval for a business plan
> from them (it would have opened a few doors vis-a-vis rural development
> grants for SMEs/sole-traders) but the guy I had to s...
RE: FN-FORUM DNS res to machines on local lan
date posted 8th July 2002 08:29
I don't have an internet facing network card - I'm on USB ISDN.
regards
Andrew Mottershead
Web Developer
Mindstream Web Design
email: [EMAIL REMOVED]
tel: +44 (0)1743 718262
fax: +44 (0) 7092 115...
Re: FN-FORUM DNS res to machines on local lan
date posted 8th July 2002 03:19
u need to setup port forwading options for network card...
goto properties for the external network interface, select advanced tab then
click settings button at bottom. should be self explanatory fro...
DNS res to machines on local lan
date posted 8th July 2002 01:24
Hello folks,
I have a client's site ready from preview. It is currently on a linux
box on my home lan. I currently have home.mindstream.co.uk pointed to my
gateway machine as win 2k box running tiny...
RE: FN-FORUM downloading entire website - possible??
date posted 8th July 2002 01:17
Aslo www.httrack.com
regards
Andrew Mottershead
Web Developer
Mindstream Web Design
email: [EMAIL REMOVED]
tel: +44 (0)1743 718262
fax: +44 (0) 7092 115513
web: www.mindstream.co.uk
This e-mail,...
=?iso-8859-1?Q?RE:_FN-FORUM_FW:_=A310=2C_10-minute_Website?=
date posted 8th July 2002 01:05
> chief devil worshipper and egg-nog specialist
: )...
Re: FN-FORUM downloading entire website - possible??
date posted 8th July 2002 00:48
www.webstripper.net
Em
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----- Original Message -----
From: "jd" [EMAIL REMOVED]
is there a program that would allow me to download the entire contents of
the site...
Re: FN-FORUM FW: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?=A310=2C_10-minute_Website?=
date posted 8th July 2002 00:34
Paul J White wrote:
> I've emailed our local Business Link lot 2 or 3 times and had zero
> response - I've even told them part of their site isn't working and offered
> to fix it free as a gesture of...