Freelancers Forum Messages on Monday April 14th 2003
Re: FN-FORUM: Web Development
date posted 14th April 2003 23:41
mainly
visual studio.net
dreamweaver mx
metapad
fireworks mx
topstyle
sql server
access
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Re: FN-FORUM: Web Development
date posted 14th April 2003 23:39
Answers coming through before question again...
Nothing unusual on the web dev app front, Photoshop/Flash/DWMX/WS_FTP etc.
but metapad gets our vote as a text/xhtml editor, and I've given up on
Topst...
Re: FN-FORUM: Web Development
date posted 14th April 2003 23:24
Front Page (For writing html/css - I like the html view)
Notepad (Its handy)
InterDev (For asp)
Access
WS_ftp (Gotta upload some how)
Paintshop Pro 7 (I don't like PS)
Flash (but not very often)
Tam...
RE: FN-FORUM: Web Development
date posted 14th April 2003 23:16
For what it's worth....
Microsoft
Visual Studio 6
Interdev
Visual Basic 6
FrontPage for quick'n'dirty stuff
Access
SQL Server 7
Adobe
Photoshop 7
Illustrator 10
Macromedia
Flash MX
Have t...
Re: FN-FORUM: Web Development
date posted 14th April 2003 23:12
In order or use (most frequent first)
Homesite (out of habit - It's shit but I can't help myself)
phpMyAdmin
Terminal Services (not really a development tool, but as I live 100 miles
away from the co...
Re: FN-FORUM: client logos
date posted 14th April 2003 23:10
> right". It was bang in the freekin centre of course. I picked it up,
> moved it a little to the right, then let it snap back onto it's anchor,
> where I had picked it up from. "How's that?", I asked...
FN-FORUM: Web Development
date posted 14th April 2003 23:00
OK Just wanted to perform a little soft of poll.
What apps do people use to develop?
I use:
Studio MX
Dreamweaver MX
Flash MX
Fireworks MX
Freehand MX
Visual J ++ 6.0
Visual Studio 6
Interdev...
Re: FN-FORUM: client logos
date posted 14th April 2003 22:49
on 14/4/03 10:02 pm, The Chridmeister at [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
> Paul J White wrote:
>
>>> to do that and then use words like focused, grounded and robust
>>> methodologies put me right off.
>>>
>...
Re: FN-FORUM: client logos
date posted 14th April 2003 22:45
Paul J White wrote:
>>to do that and then use words like focused, grounded and robust
>>methodologies put me right off.
>>
>>
>>
>Haha - they even questioned some of my transcription of the copy,...
Re: FN-FORUM: THIS FORUM ......
date posted 14th April 2003 22:38
> Beat you I had a can of Lager & Coke (Lidl's finest)
>
Must've been strong, it's nearly bed time!!!
Paul ;-)
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RE: FN-FORUM: THIS FORUM ......
date posted 14th April 2003 22:24
Beat you I had a can of Lager & Coke (Lidl's finest)
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Re: FN-FORUM: client logos
date posted 14th April 2003 22:21
> to do that and then use words like focused, grounded and robust
> methodologies put me right off.
>
Haha - they even questioned some of my transcription of the copy, as it
'didn't make sense'. I had...
FN-FORUM: Mac Format CD
date posted 14th April 2003 22:17
Evening all,
Just a quick question. I am just about to send some artwork off for
printing. They use Apple Mac's but will accept artwork in Photoshop 3
or 5 format. Is the standard Photoshop 7 outp...
RE: FN-FORUM: ssl
date posted 14th April 2003 22:11
James Murphy:
>>
>
> Erm, you also need the /senders/ private key and that has to sit on
> the server...
>
> I encrypt with my private and your public, you decrypt with your
> private and my public....
RE: FN-FORUM: client logos
date posted 14th April 2003 22:09
> http://www.cm-insight.com/clients2.html
>
> Any feedback/suggestions gratefully received, as it is the last thing
> delaying sign off.
>
> TIA, Paul.
It's a game of spot the company at the moment....
RE: FN-FORUM: ssl
date posted 14th April 2003 21:53
Quoting Nick Grimshaw then Gavin Cotton
> I disagree.
> Surely you'd store the client's *public* key on the server, to ensure
> that
> the messages can only be decrypted by them with their *private*...
Re: FN-FORUM: E-Bay
date posted 14th April 2003 21:51
> the electoral roll etc - and I shall probably whack the street name etc on
> here ... I believe it's in Cardiff
>
Go for it!
TBH I have had no probs (touch wood) with Ebay, although I have a current...
Re: FN-FORUM: client logos
date posted 14th April 2003 21:45
on 14/4/03 8:54 pm, Paul J White at [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>> Carlaaaaargh save me I'm typesetting 200 pages of lists of Welsh
>> place/peoples names.
>>
> Aaargh indeed - it's an easy target, but I...
Re: FN-FORUM: client logos
date posted 14th April 2003 21:39
> I think it looks ok, maybe just a fussy client lol (we've all had 'em)
>
No maybe about it!!!
> Two suggestions:
>
I'll take them on board, thanks, anything to get them to sign it off...
Paul...
Re: FN-FORUM: client logos
date posted 14th April 2003 21:37
> Carlaaaaargh save me I'm typesetting 200 pages of lists of Welsh
> place/peoples names.
>
Aaargh indeed - it's an easy target, but I blame Damian ;-)
Paul....
Re: FN-FORUM: client logos
date posted 14th April 2003 21:29
You could use a javascript and display them one at a time, the javascript
refreshing to the next image after a set delay, an oldish example I used
here - http://www.princessweddingcars.co.uk/contact.h...
Re: FN-FORUM: client logos
date posted 14th April 2003 20:50
on 14/4/03 7:59 pm, Paul J White at [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>> Also flashing "click here"s... If it was worthwhile me clicking there
>> they wouldn't need to flash to get my attention
>>
> Again, I...
RE: FN-FORUM: ssl
date posted 14th April 2003 20:43
Nick you beat me to it, I was about to say that....
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Re: FN-FORUM: client logos
date posted 14th April 2003 20:43
> Also flashing "click here"s... If it was worthwhile me clicking there
> they wouldn't need to flash to get my attention
>
Again, I agree entirely - but what the heck can I do with the client logo
p...
RE: FN-FORUM: ssl
date posted 14th April 2003 20:41
Assursys:
>
> And given that that's the case, using PGP to encrypt messages sent
> out from the web server won't help either, as the PGP private key
> (and password) will need to be stored *somewhere...
RE: FN-FORUM: client logos
date posted 14th April 2003 20:33
I think it looks ok, maybe just a fussy client lol (we've all had 'em)
Two suggestions:
1. Maybe put six to a page (to disable scrolling) , and add a next and
previous buttons/link
2. Maybe have th...
RE: FN-FORUM: client logos
date posted 14th April 2003 20:28
And clients love moving thingymejubs... even though personally I loathe
them if there's no use for them...
Also flashing "click here"s... If it was worthwhile me clicking there
they wouldn't need t...
Re: FN-FORUM: client logos
date posted 14th April 2003 20:19
> I hate to say it - and I appreciate that I am probably not the best
judge -
> but that moving spotlight effect gets very irritating /very/ quickly...
>
*lol* TBH there's not much about that site I d...
Re: FN-FORUM: site check
date posted 14th April 2003 20:15
Fair comment. It is just as well no customer is ever going to see it.
I guess it could hurt to have a friendly message informing me that I have
not filled in all the details needed, and a message at...
Re: FN-FORUM: Grubby
date posted 14th April 2003 20:07
> On 14/4/03 2:53 pm, "Ema" [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>
> > Has anyone downloaded Grubby for Looksmart? Pros and cons? Comments?
> > Can it run with United Devices or will it slow 'puter down with both
>...
Re: FN-FORUM: ACT! CMS
date posted 14th April 2003 19:59
> What do you mean by 'libraries' ?
If you're using Automation to interface with ACT! then you'll need
various DLLs etc. on the system that does the "calling". If your
code is going to run local to...
Re: FN-FORUM: ssl
date posted 14th April 2003 19:56
On Mon, 14 Apr 2003, Chris Garrett wrote:
> > However, I would argue that eavesdropping on emails from ISP=>client is
> > fairly unlikely
>
> I have heard of this happening a fair amount - particula...
Re: FN-FORUM: Software protection, your experience?
date posted 14th April 2003 19:50
On Sat, 12 Apr 2003, The Chridmeister wrote:
> Assursys (freelancer) wrote:
>
> >How about reading the hard disc's serial number and using that to create a
> >key? I'm not talking about the FAT file...
Re: FN-FORUM: client logos
date posted 14th April 2003 19:44
Quoting Paul J White [EMAIL REMOVED]
> Any feedback/suggestions gratefully received, as it is the last thing
> delaying sign off.
I hate to say it - and I appreciate that I am probably not the best...
Re: FN-FORUM: ACT! CMS
date posted 14th April 2003 19:40
cheers Pete,
I've been mooching about the act site and it looks like
I'll need to get my hands dirty with the developers of
the backend to build a good email management system
all I can find is a mail...
Re: FN-FORUM: Grubby
date posted 14th April 2003 19:34
Tried NO mac support...as usual :(
On 14/4/03 2:53 pm, "Ema" [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
> Has anyone downloaded Grubby for Looksmart? Pros and cons? Comments?
> Can it run with United Devices or will it...
RE: FN-FORUM: E-Bay
date posted 14th April 2003 19:26
There was a thing on watchdog a few years about the same thing - that
e-bay have not provided UK residents with enough support - maybe you
should contact watch dog about this - they are pretty clued-u...
RE: FN-FORUM: client logos
date posted 14th April 2003 19:26
I used to face this problem all the time in my last permie job .... It's
always difficult placing logos as they're always different colours,
different shapes, perspectives, ratios, etc!
How about sho...
RE: FN-FORUM: E-Bay
date posted 14th April 2003 19:22
Reported to the Halifax pretty much straightaway (apparently), but it seems
their attitude was "tough lu...
FN-FORUM: client logos
date posted 14th April 2003 19:19
Does anyone have an idea or a good example of a page layout for client
logos?
I think it is always difficult trying to fit a load of different
coloured/shaped/proportioned corporate images, onto a web...
Re: FN-FORUM: ACT! CMS
date posted 14th April 2003 19:09
> Anyone had experience of interfacing with ACT! Contact Manager Software from
> a site ?
Not done it via a site, but I have done a very small amount of work
interfacing to ACT! via conventional prog...
Re: FN-FORUM: E-Bay
date posted 14th April 2003 19:04
Just to follow up on my own post (and the fact that I can't get this PS2
Network Adaptor working (damn you Dlink!))...
http://www.remodern.com/caught.html
George
George Hazlewood wrote:
> I rememb...
Re: FN-FORUM: E-Bay
date posted 14th April 2003 19:00
how long ago was the transaction? If it was a direct bank transfer then
this surely means the guy has a bank account there and can be traced.
If the transaction is only a few days or a week or so ol...
Re: FN-FORUM: E-Bay
date posted 14th April 2003 18:52
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Kerry K-C" [EMAIL REMOVED]
>>I thought I ought to post a word of caution regarding E-Bay transactions =
oPless wrote:
> If you have the guys name and address,...
RE: FN-FORUM: E-Bay
date posted 14th April 2003 18:48
Kerry wrote:
> I thought I ought to post a word of caution regarding E-Bay
> transactions [...]
I just got scammed by someone who took the money and never sent the
goods. The eBay fraud protection s...
Re: FN-FORUM: E-Bay
date posted 14th April 2003 18:39
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Subject: FN-FORUM: E-Bay
> I thought I ought to post a word of caution regard...
FN-FORUM: ACT! CMS
date posted 14th April 2003 18:09
Anyone had experience of interfacing with ACT! Contact Manager Software from
a site ?
I've never come across it before and I need to setup email management and
newsletter
management on the site, thr...
FN-FORUM: E-Bay
date posted 14th April 2003 18:02
I thought I ought to post a word of caution regarding E-Bay transactions =
- a
friend of mine recently 'purchased' a laptop on e-bay for his father; =
approx
=A3450 was transferred from one Halifax Ba...
RE: FN-FORUM: OT : Cheap Digital Cameras
date posted 14th April 2003 17:46
Personally I'd get something secondhand on ebay.
For ?50 you should be able to get a reasonable 2 mega pixel camera.
New I'd worry about the image quality you'd get for that price. Also for
action...
Re: FN-FORUM: site check
date posted 14th April 2003 17:24
Problem with error trapping when inserting records - fails with error page
if blank field instead of gracefully prompting - also no indication of
mandatory fields
Error Type:
Microsoft OLE DB Provide...
RE: FN-FORUM: France - (was Search Engine Strategies Conference & Expo London 2003 - 3rd and 4th June)
date posted 14th April 2003 17:23
With the current state of Anglo - French relations holiday bookings arnt busy at the mo, we would
have to charge for the Gite, although discounts may apply :)
Mike
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RE: FN-FORUM: Search Engine Strategies Conference & Expo London 2003 - 3rd and 4th June
date posted 14th April 2003 17:18
Estate agents: for 'Serge'
Mike
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FN-FORUM: France - was (Search Engine Strategies Conference & Expo London 2003 - 3rd and 4th June)
date posted 14th April 2003 17:15
Local Estate agent http://www.bat-immo.fr/
If you contact him then be sure to mention 'Mike' (we have deal) which Im willing to pass on (well
most of it!) to anyone who wants to save some cash...
Na...
Re: FN-FORUM: Search Engine Strategies Conference & Expo London 2003 - 3rd and 4th June
date posted 14th April 2003 17:14
> If any one fancies it, I have a Gite, sleeps 6 with ADSL on tap ;) and a
friendly estate agent
>
Mike, with London - Stansted to Carcassonne-Toulouse for £8.99 you could be
overwhelmed with takers...
Re: FN-FORUM: site check
date posted 14th April 2003 17:09
go ahead fire away......i can take it.
Dominic
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Re: FN-FORUM: site check
date posted 14th April 2003 17:08
> sorry my fault got he URL wrong. It should be
>
> http://80.177.118.28/icenet/admin/
I can get in and it works ok. It's not the nicest looking/easiest to use in
the world but I appreciate admin are...
Re: FN-FORUM: Search Engine Strategies Conference & Expo London 2003 - 3rd and 4th June
date posted 14th April 2003 17:07
What estate agents did you use? website perhaps!? be interesting to see the
prices,
BTW - We went to narbonne on a regular basis to a campsite called St Lucia,
great spicy sausages from the local but...
Re: FN-FORUM: site check
date posted 14th April 2003 17:06
tested most functions, no errors - lots of comments to make about usability!
But thats irrelevant.
Paul.
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Re: FN-FORUM: site check
date posted 14th April 2003 17:02
if you could check to see if records can be added or deleted. be brutalish
if you want
Dominic
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Re: FN-FORUM: site check
date posted 14th April 2003 17:01
no the design is irrelevent......just that it works.
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Re: FN-FORUM: site check
date posted 14th April 2003 16:59
What do you want checked, I hope it is not the design
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Re: FN-FORUM: site check
date posted 14th April 2003 16:57
sorry my fault got he URL wrong. It should be
http://80.177.118.28/icenet/admin/
Dominic
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Re: FN-FORUM: site check
date posted 14th April 2003 16:51
404 Page not found
Paul
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RE: FN-FORUM: Search Engine Strategies Conference & Expo London 2003 - 3rd and 4th June
date posted 14th April 2003 16:49
c'est possible, accommodation with ADSL do?
Mike
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RE: FN-FORUM: Search Engine Strategies Conference & Expo London 2003 - 3rd and 4th June
date posted 14th April 2003 16:49
Moving was a story itself, hired a 7.5 tonner which caught fire near Toulouse, anyway, apart from
that small hickup, piece of cake, yep just pop over, look at house, buy house, move in (3 months
total...
FN-FORUM: France - was (Search Engine Strategies Conference & Expo London 2003 - 3rd and 4th June)
date posted 14th April 2003 16:47
Hi Chris, we have moved to the Tarn / Languedoc region near Carcassonne (80kms Beziers) we have 2
kids aged 4 and 8, both have been to local French schools and bar a few foot stamping moments have
set...
FN-FORUM: site check
date posted 14th April 2003 16:46
could you please check this admin site, let me know if it works ok et al.
The site is password protected so username=test pwd=test
http://80.177.118.28/admin/
cheerz in advance
Dominic
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Re: FN-FORUM: Search Engine Strategies Conference & Expo London 2003 - 3rd and 4th June
date posted 14th April 2003 16:39
Nice, i love the place..always wanted to move there myself!
How did you find moving? pricey, easy, simple enough you can just pop over,
buy a house and move in next month..?
Best Regards
D Thomas
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Re: FN-FORUM: Search Engine Strategies Conference & Expo London 2003 - 3rd and 4th June
date posted 14th April 2003 16:37
Mike Adamson wrote:
> Ryanair are also cheap to get here :)
That sounds distinctly like an invitation ;-)
Em
--
http://bw3.co.uk/
Everything Internet...
Re: FN-FORUM: Search Engine Strategies Conference & Expo London 2003 - 3rd and 4th June
date posted 14th April 2003 16:36
> Yep, live from my new house mate :) so far it seems a top move (still
looking out for the big
> nightmare to happen, but so far so good)
Woooah, you are living my dream man!
Where have you moved t...
RE: FN-FORUM: Search Engine Strategies Conference & Expo London 2003 - 3rd and 4th June
date posted 14th April 2003 16:33
Yep, live from my new house mate :) so far it seems a top move (still looking out for the big
nightmare to happen, but so far so good)
Mike
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RE: FN-FORUM: OT : Cheap Digital Cameras
date posted 14th April 2003 16:32
Check out Jessops too, they do a wonderfully named "Fashion cam" that is
really rather nifty.
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RE: FN-FORUM: Search Engine Strategies Conference & Expo London 2003 - 3rd and 4th June
date posted 14th April 2003 16:30
I know what you mean about the price - even at ?450 each with the discount
it's still a bit steep. I've been trying to persuade one of my more
affluent clients to pay for me to attend but, naturally,...
Re: FN-FORUM: Search Engine Strategies Conference & Expo London 2003 - 3rd and 4th June
date posted 14th April 2003 16:26
hey mike so you did move to france afterwards then?
Best Regards
D Thomas
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RE: FN-FORUM: Search Engine Strategies Conference & Expo London 2003 - 3rd and 4th June
date posted 14th April 2003 16:23
Sorry, if it makes you feel better it is 15 degrees and blowing a gale :(
Ryanair are also cheap to get here :)
Mike
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RE: FN-FORUM: Site Monitor Alert(s)
date posted 14th April 2003 16:19
www.netmonitor365.com
Much more accurate than internetseer last time I checked it (probably
over a year ago now).
David Nye
http://dnye.co.uk
Business Systems, Database & Internet Applications Desig...
Re: FN-FORUM: Search Engine Strategies Conference & Expo London 2003 - 3rd and 4th June
date posted 14th April 2003 16:09
on 14/4/03 3:17 pm, Mike Adamson at [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
> Good idea :) not easy from the South of France though, although Ryanair is
> cheap enough... mmmm
>
> Mike
Oh stop it Mike - that's not f...
Re: FN-FORUM: how do they do this?
date posted 14th April 2003 16:03
> This website automatically generates a jpg with information you have
entered
> into some form boxes, so for example you enter your name and address and
> then some sort of rendering engine generates...
FN-FORUM: Spam Filter
date posted 14th April 2003 16:03
Afternoon all,
I have recently moved a site to my reseller hosting,
and they are getting hundreds of spams they didn't get before
- must've been suppressed by old hosts spam filter I guess?
Or: they...
RE: FN-FORUM: Search Engine Strategies Conference & Expo London 2003 - 3rd and 4th June
date posted 14th April 2003 16:00
Good idea :) not easy from the South of France though, although Ryanair is cheap enough... mmmm
Mike
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Re: FN-FORUM: Search Engine Strategies Conference & Expo London 2003 - 3rd and 4th June
date posted 14th April 2003 15:56
on 14/4/03 2:55 pm, Jo Billington at [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
> Hello all
>=20
> My name's Jo Billington (used to be Jo Hall before someone made me an off=
er
> I couldn't refuse) and I used to contrib...
Re: FN-FORUM: Search Engine Strategies Conference & Expo London 2003 - 3rd and 4th June
date posted 14th April 2003 15:56
Jo Billington wrote:
> The tickets are around £600 but you get 50% off any additional tickets you
> purchase, as long as you are from the same organisation (which we could
> pretend to be.) It would...
Re: FN-FORUM: Grubby
date posted 14th April 2003 15:48
In message [EMAIL REMOVED] Ema [EMAIL REMOVED]
writes
>http://www.grub.org/
Hmmm. Interesting idea. I wonder if anyone has hacked the client to
send back fake results yet...
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Re: FN-FORUM: OT : Cheap Digital Cameras
date posted 14th April 2003 15:47
was also looking at the Mustek gSmart2
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RE: FN-FORUM: how do they do this?
date posted 14th April 2003 15:46
> If you had 6 different fonts, would this mean you would need=20
> to license the fonts to be able to install it on the server?
I guess this would probably depend on the exact wording of the license...
Re: FN-FORUM: SQL Server installation
date posted 14th April 2003 15:45
You can try again with verbose logging ?setup.exe /L *v logfilename (but
check as I haven't done it for a couple of years) and see if you get more
clues.
Check account permissions of the account you...
Re: FN-FORUM: how do they do this?
date posted 14th April 2003 15:44
> If you had 6 different fonts, would this mean you would need to license
the
> fonts to be able to install it on the server?
I imagine most font licensing schemes do not include this explicitly so y...
FN-FORUM: Search Engine Strategies Conference & Expo London 2003 - 3rd and 4th June
date posted 14th April 2003 15:38
Hello all
My name's Jo Billington (used to be Jo Hall before someone made me an offer
I couldn't refuse) and I used to contribute this forum fairly regularly at
one point but I haven't been around fo...
RE: FN-FORUM: OT : Cheap Digital Cameras
date posted 14th April 2003 15:31
L'Espion... It's about =A320. There's also the credit-card sized Fuji =
from
Firebox.com for about =A340.
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Re: FN-FORUM: how do they do this?
date posted 14th April 2003 15:27
If you had 6 different fonts, would this mean you would need to license the
fonts to be able to install it on the server?
Best Regards
D Thomas
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FN-FORUM: OT : Cheap Digital Cameras
date posted 14th April 2003 15:24
Can anyone recommend a cheap digital camera around the £50 mark?
Only need it for doing merchandise shots for an online shop, and football
action shots for a club's website.
Thanks
Darren...
Re: FN-FORUM: Flash - database caching
date posted 14th April 2003 15:22
Hi Steve
Thanks for this response and all the code you provided. Have you actually
used this method in practice before? Although it all made sense, for some
reason the movie never cached the data...
RE: FN-FORUM: ssl
date posted 14th April 2003 15:19
Chris wrote:
> Another favourite I have heard of is people writing
> scripts that allow them to traverse the shared server and read all
> the files in other peoples directories, grab database connecti...
FN-FORUM: low poly
date posted 14th April 2003 15:10
does anyone have a low poly model of a man/woman they can send me in max or
.3ds format please so that I can modify and animate it my self as my
attempts are well not very good!.
Regards,
John
www....
Re: FN-FORUM: site check
date posted 14th April 2003 15:07
Thanks all, the heats off. ;-)
Darren
regards,
Darren Yates
[EMAIL REMOVED]
http://dittodesign.co.uk
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To: [EMAIL REMOVED]
Sent:...
FN-FORUM: SQL Server installation
date posted 14th April 2003 15:02
Hi all
Having a hellish time getting SQL Server 7 to install. I've just rebuilt
our windows 2k server (it's standard Server, not AS) which is our AD PDC. I
need to install SQL Server 7 on it, which...
Re: FN-FORUM: site check
date posted 14th April 2003 15:01
I get the site with BT Openworld ADSL
> www.leaseiteurope.com
> Seems the client is picking up a cache page possibly through BT.
Marion...
Re: FN-FORUM: how do they do this?
date posted 14th April 2003 14:51
> the font installed on the server (not quite sure about ASP.Net as it's =
> been
> a while since I had a good look at it, somebody will put me right I'm =
> sure).
http://aspalliance.com/chrisg/defa...
RE: FN-FORUM: how do they do this?
date posted 14th April 2003 14:49
> So if you have one of these components to do it, that would=20
> mean you would need a bitmap image of each letter/number in=20
> the alphabet for that particular font?
No. You can tell it which f...
Re: FN-FORUM: how do they do this?
date posted 14th April 2003 14:48
> So if you have one of these components to do it, that would mean you would
> need a bitmap image of each letter/number in the alphabet for that
> particular font?
No, most will allow you to use tru...
Re: FN-FORUM: THIS FORUM ......
date posted 14th April 2003 14:47
on 14/4/03 2:42 pm, Amanda Owen at [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
> I thought strong coffee was a traditional breakfast. You've all got much
> better eating habits than me.
Hmmm! That sounds like an idea! I...
RE: FN-FORUM: how do they do this?
date posted 14th April 2003 14:44
IIRC it'll use installed fonts on the server. I guess it depends on the
components/library you use.
Norman
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Sent: 1...
Re: FN-FORUM: how do they do this?
date posted 14th April 2003 14:41
So if you have one of these components to do it, that would mean you would
need a bitmap image of each letter/number in the alphabet for that
particular font?
Best Regards
D Thomas
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RE: FN-FORUM: site check
date posted 14th April 2003 14:37
It's there, but you naughty person! You haven't defined your text colo(u)rs
;-)
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T...
Re: FN-FORUM: how do they do this?
date posted 14th April 2003 14:37
You can write/draw over images with AspJpeg -
http://www.aspupload.com/aspjpeg.html
Tam
D Thomas wrote:
>This website automatically generates a jpg with information you have entered
>into some for...
RE: FN-FORUM: how do they do this?
date posted 14th April 2003 14:36
D Thomas:
> This website automatically generates a jpg with information you
> have entered into some form boxes, so for example you enter your
> name and address and then some sort of rendering engine...
FN-FORUM: Grubby
date posted 14th April 2003 14:36
Grub uses the power of distributed computing to build the best search on
the Web. It automatically crawls the Web in the background, borrowing
your computer's spare clock cycles, so you won't even...
RE: FN-FORUM: how do they do this?
date posted 14th April 2003 14:35
Hi Damian
It's easy to create images on the fly using the server side language of your
choice. All you're doing is passing the form details to the server then
building the image using a pre-selected...
RE: FN-FORUM: site check
date posted 14th April 2003 14:34
I have a site... (NTL BB, IE6)
Although the page first page doesn't completely load.
A graphic is continually trying to load. Oh no, it just finished, took a
good couple of minutes though.
-----O...
Re: FN-FORUM: how do they do this?
date posted 14th April 2003 14:34
On Monday 14 Apr 2003 2:45 pm, D Thomas wrote:
> This website automatically generates a jpg with information you have
> entered into some form boxes, so for example you enter your name and
> address a...
Re: FN-FORUM: how do they do this?
date posted 14th April 2003 14:33
> This website automatically generates a jpg
Lots of languages or components can do this, here is a tutorial for asp.net
http://aspalliance.com/chrisg/default.asp?article=108
Eg
http://www.aspallian...
RE: FN-FORUM: print from DVD
date posted 14th April 2003 14:30
> Does anyone know how to get a print of one frame from a DVD?
> I have Power
> DVD software which came with the drive, but there is no print
> option. Trying
> to take a screen grab results in a bla...
Re: FN-FORUM: site check
date posted 14th April 2003 14:29
on 14/4/03 2:41 pm, [EMAIL REMOVED] at [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>
> Anybody with a couple of seconds to spare can you please
> click the link below and let me know if the site is there or
> if you pic...
FN-FORUM: how do they do this?
date posted 14th April 2003 14:29
This website automatically generates a jpg with information you have entered
into some form boxes, so for example you enter your name and address and
then some sort of rendering engine generates a jpg...
Re: FN-FORUM: site check
date posted 14th April 2003 14:28
I see a site (using pipex adsl).
Tam
[EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>Anybody with a couple of seconds to spare can you please
>click the link below and let me know if the site is there or
>if you pick up a...
Re: FN-FORUM: site check
date posted 14th April 2003 14:28
on 14/4/03 1:41 pm, [EMAIL REMOVED] at [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
> www.leaseiteurope.com
It's there for me IE5 G4 Mac through Demon
Carla...
RE: FN-FORUM: THIS FORUM ......
date posted 14th April 2003 14:25
I thought strong coffee was a traditional breakfast. You've all got much
better eating habits than me.
-----Original Message-----
From: Dave Edwards [EMAIL REMOVED]
Sent: 14 April 2003 13:12
To: Aman...
FN-FORUM: site check
date posted 14th April 2003 14:24
Anybody with a couple of seconds to spare can you please
click the link below and let me know if the site is there or
if you pick up a holding page.
www.leaseiteurope.com
Seems the client is pickin...
Re: FN-FORUM: ssl
date posted 14th April 2003 14:21
> Cheers for the cheery thought, just what I need today.
> OK, so what does one need to do to disallow this?
> Hugh
Check to see if it is possible on your account - if so contact your ISP
immediately...
Re: FN-FORUM: ssl
date posted 14th April 2003 13:49
Send some friends round with a horny pitbull ;c)
Best Regards
D Thomas
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RE: FN-FORUM: ssl
date posted 14th April 2003 13:46
Hi Hugh
Disable parent paths and make sure that NTFS permissions are set to prevent
the IUSR account for one site from reading from anywhere other then within
it's own root.
Norman
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Re: FN-FORUM: ssl
date posted 14th April 2003 13:41
> Another favourite I have heard of is people writing
> scripts that allow them to traverse the shared server and read all the files
> in other peoples directories, grab database connection strings an...
FN-FORUM: print from DVD
date posted 14th April 2003 13:36
Does anyone know how to get a print of one frame from a DVD? I have Power
DVD software which came with the drive, but there is no print option. Trying
to take a screen grab results in a black screen....
RE: FN-FORUM: THIS FORUM ......
date posted 14th April 2003 13:03
Gawd help the plumbing system of England when all this fruit hits the
procelain...
-----Original Message-----
From: Dave Edwards [EMAIL REMOVED]
Sent: 14 April 2003 13:12
To: FN-FORUM / [EMAIL REMOV...
Re: FN-FORUM: THIS FORUM ......
date posted 14th April 2003 12:55
on 14/4/03 10:40 am, Elizabeth Varley at [EMAIL REMOVED]
wrote:
>> That sounds rather pleasant. Right, I'm off out to buy some bananas!
>>
>> Chrid
>
>
> Was just thinking that myself...think I ha...
Re: FN-FORUM: Reading POP3 contents via webpage
date posted 14th April 2003 12:39
> I have loads of code for asp.net (search aspalliance.com for pop3) but for
> classic you will either need a component as classic does not have built in
> ability for communicating via raw tcp/ip.
H...
Re: FN-FORUM: Reading POP3 contents via webpage
date posted 14th April 2003 12:37
> Bit of a strange request does anyone know of a way to display the
> contents of a POP3 mailbox in a webpage via ASP, preferably without a
> third-party component? A few pointers in the right direct...
Re: FN-FORUM: ssl
date posted 14th April 2003 12:26
> However, I would argue that eavesdropping on emails from ISP=>client is
> fairly unlikely
I have heard of this happening a fair amount - particularly in shared
hosting environments. Another favouri...
FW: FN-FORUM: ssl
date posted 14th April 2003 12:22
> FN-FORUM: ssl - LINDSEY HILL [EMAIL REMOVED]
>
> Hi
>
> I'm still getting contradicting advice on how secure transactions are on
> a site i've done, that I mentioned last week.
>
> The shop is on a...
Re: FN-FORUM: Rates
date posted 14th April 2003 12:09
on 14/4/03 11:12 am, John Brunsdon at [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
> I've been asked by a book publisher to quote rates for freelance typesett=
ing
> several books. The software hasn't been mentioned but i...
Re: FN-FORUM: ssl
date posted 14th April 2003 11:58
A secure server isn't what its sounds like, all it does is allow you to pass
information securely, once that information is passed onto your formail
script, its then NOT secure.
You could either use...
FN-FORUM: Rates
date posted 14th April 2003 11:55
I've been asked by a book publisher to quote rates for freelance typesetting
several books. The software hasn't been mentioned but is likely to be Quark,
PageMaker or even MS Publisher. Can anyone tel...
RE: FN-FORUM: ssl
date posted 14th April 2003 11:49
Hi Lindsey
There are two points during a secure transaction that your data is most
vunerable. The first point is when data is being transmitted to the server
from the client. The second is when dat...
Re: FN-FORUM: ssl
date posted 14th April 2003 11:46
> I need to put something on the site to say its secure but i don't know=20=
> if I could get sued doing that if its not.
It is not secure but gives the impression it is. The form is secure but it
is...
FN-FORUM: ssl
date posted 14th April 2003 11:38
Hi
I'm still getting contradicting advice on how secure transactions are on=20=
a site i've done, that I mentioned last week.
The shop is on a 128 bit encryption server but the details are sent via...
RE: FN-FORUM: *nix directory sizes
date posted 14th April 2003 11:01
Ah cool. Cheers.
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Behalf Of Nick Grimshaw
Sent: 14 April 2003 10:27
To: FN-FORUM / [EMAIL REMOVED]
Subject: RE: FN-FORUM: *nix direc...
Re: FN-FORUM: SaveToFile
date posted 14th April 2003 10:56
In this case I want to overwrite the file if it exists. But you right - I
should check for the folder.
Pam
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From: "Andy" [EMAIL REMOVED]
To: [EMAIL REMOVED]
Sent: Monday,...
Re: FN-FORUM: SaveToFile
date posted 14th April 2003 10:55
Very True - Pam
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From: "Andrew Yorkshades" [EMAIL REMOVED]
To: [EMAIL REMOVED]
Sent: Monday, April 14, 2003 10:59 AM
Subject: RE: FN-FORUM: SaveToFile
> Ah... Too close...
Re: FN-FORUM: Quick PDF Check please
date posted 14th April 2003 10:49
Thanks Hugh and all
Martin has looked at it for me
Regards
Carla
on 14/4/03 9:40 am, Hugh F at [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
> can do
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Carla Boulton" [EMAIL REMOVED]...
Re: FN-FORUM: SaveToFile
date posted 14th April 2003 10:47
I'd always check that the destination folder exists before saving and also
check that the file doesn't already exist so that you can return an error if
it does (it that's the way the process works)
c...
RE: FN-FORUM: SaveToFile
date posted 14th April 2003 10:43
Ah... Too close to the problem...
-----Original Message-----
From: PAMELA WHITTAKER [EMAIL REMOVED]
Sent: 14 April 2003 10:57
To: FN-FORUM / [EMAIL REMOVED]
Subject: FN-FORUM: SaveToFile
Hi,
F...
FN-FORUM: SaveToFile
date posted 14th April 2003 10:40
Hi,
Forget my last message - Having stared at it for hours I have just
realised that the folder was missing - OOPS.
Pam
'
NTMail K12 - the Mail Server for Education...
FN-FORUM: SaveTo File
date posted 14th April 2003 10:35
Hi,
I am getting ADODB.Stream error '800a0bbc' when calling
lobjStream.SaveToFile(pstrFileName, adSaveCreateOverWrite). Does anyone know
what it means. I can't find anything on GOOGLE
Thanks
Pam
'...
RE: FN-FORUM: THIS FORUM ......
date posted 14th April 2003 10:23
> Andrew Yorkshades wrote:
>
> >Mashed banana on toast and triple espresso...
> >
> >
>
> That sounds rather pleasant. Right, I'm off out to buy some bananas!
>
> Chrid
Was just thinking that myse...
RE: FN-FORUM: *nix directory sizes
date posted 14th April 2003 10:10
Hutch:
> Cheers. Is there one that tries all subdirectories (like anything below
> the web root) and reports back with all directory file sizes?
Yup, just use "du -k" - The -s restricts it to just th...
Re: FN-FORUM: THIS FORUM ......
date posted 14th April 2003 10:09
Homemade chocolate cookies, in bed, whilst reading email. And I can't
believe I'm awake early enough to have breakfast :(
Tam...
Re: FN-FORUM: THIS FORUM ......
date posted 14th April 2003 10:05
Andrew Yorkshades wrote:
>Mashed banana on toast and triple espresso...
>
>
That sounds rather pleasant. Right, I'm off out to buy some bananas!
Chrid...
Re: FN-FORUM: THIS FORUM ......
date posted 14th April 2003 09:33
Well Oddbins doesn't open til ten, can't find the tin opener and my quail's
not laying atm so I had a Bowl of 'podge' and a cup of tea
Carla
Mac User
on 14/4/03 8:44 am, Andrew Yorkshades at [EMAIL...
RE: FN-FORUM: THIS FORUM ......
date posted 14th April 2003 09:28
Mashed banana on toast and triple espresso...
-----Original Message-----
From: Martin Kellie [EMAIL REMOVED]
Sent: 14 April 2003 09:41
To: FN-FORUM / [EMAIL REMOVED]
Subject: RE: FN-FORUM: THIS FORU...
RE: FN-FORUM: *nix directory sizes
date posted 14th April 2003 09:27
Cheers. Is there one that tries all subdirectories (like anything below
the web root) and reports back with all directory file sizes?
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From: [EMAIL REMOVED] [EMAIL REMOVED]...
RE: FN-FORUM: THIS FORUM ......
date posted 14th April 2003 09:24
Can of lager ;-)
-----Original Message-----
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Gavin Cotton
Sent: 13 April 2003 23:51
To: FN-FORUM / [EMAIL REMOVED]
Subject: RE: FN-FORUM: THIS FORUM ......
Re: FN-FORUM: Message boards help!
date posted 14th April 2003 09:23
On Monday 14 Apr 2003 3:34 am, Matt Thomas wrote:
> What's the score on downloading message threads or actually creating
> one? I need to setup a message board, and have no idea where to start!
I use...
Re: FN-FORUM: Message boards help!
date posted 14th April 2003 09:17
I did a search late last year for a good bulletin board
and although there are free ones out there, I chose to pay a small
fee of $59 for the one below because it was better looking
and easier to set...
FN-FORUM: Quick PDF Check please
date posted 14th April 2003 09:16
Morning, can a kind soul take a look at a pdf which my client (same one when
I asked before) says she can't see a keyline on, please
Thank you
Carla
www.naughtymutt.com...
Re: FN-FORUM: *nix directory sizes
date posted 14th April 2003 09:16
du -sk /path/to/dir | more
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FN-FORUM: *nix directory sizes
date posted 14th April 2003 09:14
We're running low on server space on our virtual server and I'd like to
know which of the myriad domains on our server are eating the space. Is
there a program or perhaps a unix command that gives a b...
Re: FN-FORUM: Reading POP3 contents via webpage
date posted 14th April 2003 09:03
The problem with trying to connect via POP3 is that you need to establish a
connection to the server via a standard transport, e.g., TCP/IP. ASP does
not have this built in as a native functions AFAIK...
Re: FN-FORUM: Message boards help!
date posted 14th April 2003 08:30
I use phpBB a lot, it has a rather simply set up and it is easy to admin.
You can get it here http://php.resourceindex.com/Complete_Scripts/
Good luck
Kimber
On 14/4/03 3:34 am, "Matt Thomas" [EMA...
RE: FN-FORUM: Reading POP3 contents via webpage
date posted 14th April 2003 03:34
Java, good idea!
I'll also look into the "pure" asp way as well.
Thanks guys! I think that's enough info to get me started.
Michael Beckett
Denial Design
http://www.denialdesign.com
-----Original...
FN-FORUM: Message boards help!
date posted 14th April 2003 03:18
What's the score on downloading message threads or actually creating
one? I need to setup a message board, and have no idea where to start!
Matt Thomas
www.mushroomdesign.com
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Re: FN-FORUM: THIS FORUM ......
date posted 14th April 2003 01:18
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Edwards" [EMAIL REMOVED]
To: [EMAIL REMOVED]
Sent: Sunday, April 13, 2003 11:07 PM
Subject: Re: FN-FORUM: THIS FORUM ......
> on 13/4/03 5:29 pm, Gavin Cott...
RE: FN-FORUM: Reading POP3 contents via webpage
date posted 14th April 2003 00:14
Gavin Cotton:
> No need for the RUBBISH comment.
Apologies if it came across as rude - I was just trying to politely disagree
with your statement that 'You can't do it with just ASPs'
- Nick Grimsha...
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