Freelancers Forum Messages on Monday August 11th 2003
FN-FORUM: Alien Skin pluggins
date posted 11th August 2003 23:45
Does anyone use Alien Skin - Xenofex 2, Splat, Eye Canda or Image doctor?
I am in two minds. Buy photoshop or the complete set of Alien Skin
products. Reasoning: Fireworks is not as good as photos...
Re: FN-FORUM: Crap Day
date posted 11th August 2003 23:20
Rus Foster wrote:
> bollocks to it all
Yarr it's monday. Monday is always crap.
Chrid
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http://www.chridmeister.co.uk
"Always a few gears short of a ninja death robot"...
FN-FORUM: Crap Day
date posted 11th August 2003 23:06
HI,
This post has no merit so feel fre to move on. I just wanted to say that
I've had a cruddy day with servers playing up. Security holes needing
patching
networking sucking
being stuck inside
oh and...
Re: FN-FORUM: Google AdWords
date posted 11th August 2003 23:05
In message [EMAIL REMOVED] Lindsey Hill
[EMAIL REMOVED] writes
>
>As so many of you recommend Google AdWords, I've recommended it to a
>client and they want me to set it up for them. I don't really...
Re: FN-FORUM: billco/DDB job fest - same job different adverts?
date posted 11th August 2003 22:59
Lists wrote:
> rather a low rate for a server admin in London, I should think - unless the
> 30k is for a lot less than a year.
Unfortuanately I don't think that's a low permie rate. I'd say £34K w...
Re: FN-FORUM: OE6 Attchments Block Reg Hack
date posted 11th August 2003 22:23
For Outlook Express, just remove the tick in Tools, Options, Security, Do
not allow attachments... See http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=329570
It's Outlook that you need to edit the registry for (o...
Re: FN-FORUM: sql question
date posted 11th August 2003 22:17
Thanks - I got it working around lunch time using your suggestion plus
creating a temporary table. My Mouse then gave up the ghost - the weather
must have beeen to much for it.
Pam
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RE: FN-FORUM: Another Flash AS Query
date posted 11th August 2003 21:54
Doh! Got it working...
Thanks
Deborah
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RE: FN-FORUM: Another Flash AS Query
date posted 11th August 2003 21:32
Okay have seconds working, tried to apply for the hours and mins' but
they are dormant..
Regards
Deborah
myHour = new Date();
myHour = newDate.getHours().toString();
if (length(myHour)...
Re: FN-FORUM: Another Flash AS Query
date posted 11th August 2003 21:17
Deborah Causton wrote:
> Chris.
>
> Is this what you meant???
>
> mySecs = new Date();
> secs = mySecs.getSeconds();
> if (length(mySecond) mySecond = "0"+mySecond;
> }
>
> 'cause it doesn't w...
RE: FN-FORUM: Another Flash AS Query
date posted 11th August 2003 20:57
Chris.
Is this what you meant???
mySecs =3D new Date();
secs =3D mySecs.getSeconds();
if (length(mySecond)...
Re: FN-FORUM: OE6 Attchments Block Reg Hack
date posted 11th August 2003 19:51
Isn't it just in Options/Security tab in OE?
Stas
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Re: FN-FORUM: IMAC System Tray for Windows ?!
date posted 11th August 2003 19:42
They look sweet.
Just a shame I'm using 98SE still :(
But hey ho, should be getting a Mac soon so I wont need one :p
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FN-FORUM: OE6 Attchments Block Reg Hack
date posted 11th August 2003 19:42
Does anyone know the reg hack to allow OE6 to unblock all attachments?
Since OpenOffice hasnt got an email reader in it, and I have loads of emails
in OE not being able to deattach EXE and SWF/FLA/XM...
Re: FN-FORUM: billco/DDB job fest - same job different adverts?
date posted 11th August 2003 19:38
Sounds like an advert for a permanent employee, not a freelancer - and
rather a low rate for a server admin in London, I should think - unless the
30k is for a lot less than a year.
+++++++++++++++++...
Re: FN-FORUM: Damaged CD's
date posted 11th August 2003 19:33
Good - I'm glad someone actualy RTFM!
I hosted that on an old mirror a while back and the number of emails from
people not knowing how to use it was amazing!
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FN-FORUM: Got a legal issue?
date posted 11th August 2003 19:05
Evening all, thought you might be interested in the below as I know there's
a few writerly types here.
Do you have a legal issue to do with freelancing, writing, media, copyright
and the like? Online...
Re: FN-FORUM: Google AdWords
date posted 11th August 2003 18:52
Lindsey Hill wrote:
>
> As so many of you recommend Google AdWords, I've recommended it to a
> client and they want me to set it up for them. I don't really know
> where to start and what price to...
FN-FORUM: billco/DDB job fest - same job different adverts?
date posted 11th August 2003 18:33
Hmm, spent a weekend (all saturday till 4am then sunday PM) helping my
Paul lay a wooden kitchen floor
and spent the today at home in agony -must get out more with the dogs :-)
Anyway, on my infreq...
Re: FN-FORUM: IMAC System Tray for Windows ?!
date posted 11th August 2003 18:22
I think you're talking about the dock that OSX comes with. You can get three
versions for Windows (all free) - ObjectDock, MobyDock and YzDock (since
discontinued). The best of the three is probably O...
Re: FN-FORUM: Google AdWords
date posted 11th August 2003 18:21
Lindsey Hill [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
> As so many of you recommend Google AdWords, I've recommended it to a
> client and they want me to set it up for them. I don't really know where
> to start and...
Re: FN-FORUM: Tabbed browsing - was site check wanted please!!
date posted 11th August 2003 18:20
As does MyIE2 - http://www.myie2.com/html_en/home.htm
Hutch
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RE: FN-FORUM: IMAC System Tray for Windows ?! charset="US-ASCII"
date posted 11th August 2003 18:17
Kind of, there's the Taskbar Magnifier PowerToy from
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/powertoys.asp
Matt
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Re: FN-FORUM: Damaged CD's
date posted 11th August 2003 18:17
John Sampson wrote:
> Or you could try ISObuster (www.isobuster.com) not alwya the most
> reliable, but it work on some of mine :)
>
Well it only took three hours to locate all the lost and hidden fil...
FN-FORUM: Google AdWords
date posted 11th August 2003 18:15
As so many of you recommend Google AdWords, I've recommended it to a
client and they want me to set it up for them. I don't really know where
to start and what price to put the keyword at, I've emai...
Re: FN-FORUM: IMAC System Tray for Windows ?!
date posted 11th August 2003 18:07
Hiya,
If you mean the OS X Dock, there are several programs knocking around but
Apple seem to be picking them off one by one. The best one I've found (in
terms of features, CPU time and memory usage)...
RE: FN-FORUM: Buying Hits.
date posted 11th August 2003 17:54
Where did you get the 10,000 for £60?
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FN-FORUM: IMAC System Tray for Windows ?!
date posted 11th August 2003 17:46
I don 't know if any non-MAC users have seen the latest MAC interface, =
but
it has this rather nifty 'magnifier' for the task bar/system tray.
In windows if you hover your mouse over an item or icon...
RE: FN-FORUM: keyboard shortcuts - how do you turn them back on
date posted 11th August 2003 17:46
Matt
Sounds like a dodgy keyboard, you can test the control key by opening up a
Command box and using CTRL + M = (CR), it should perform the same as a
return Key. If you just get a row of M's, then...
FN-FORUM: Tabbed browsing - was site check wanted please!!
date posted 11th August 2003 17:39
Matt Burns wrote:
> FWIW it's probably more of a cross-browser problem, seeing as recent
> versions of Netscape, Opera, Mozilla (basically anything that isn't
> IE - funny, that...) almost all allow...
Re: FN-FORUM: CSS nightmare
date posted 11th August 2003 17:34
The Chridmeister wrote:
> Thanks for the tips folks, very very helpful. My eyes are opened now,
> IE is definitely the cause of my confusion :)
>
Happy to help - here's a few other useful CSS links...
Re: FN-FORUM: Buying Hits.
date posted 11th August 2003 17:29
Charles E.Gatenby wrote:
> Anyone had any experience in buying hits?
> Any recommendations?
> What would you consider a good price? I've looked around and can get
> about 10,000 for £60, any good?
>...
Re: FN-FORUM: CSS nightmare
date posted 11th August 2003 17:22
Thanks for the tips folks, very very helpful. My eyes are opened now, IE
is definitely the cause of my confusion :)
Chrid
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http://www.chridmeister.co.uk...
Re: FN-FORUM: CSS nightmare
date posted 11th August 2003 17:22
The Chridmeister wrote on the 11/08/2003 16:59 the following fine words:
> Can someone have a look and tell me what I might be doing wrong? I'm
> going bonkers.
>
> Chrid
Chrid
You can get it pre...
RE: FN-FORUM: keyboard shortcuts - how do you turn them back on
date posted 11th August 2003 17:20
All of them - just generally doesn't work anymore!!
Matt Thomas
www.mushroomdesign.com
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Re: FN-FORUM: Buying Hits.
date posted 11th August 2003 17:20
Oktal wrote:
>>I think your right, I was miss reading....
>>
>>Chaz...
>
>
> What a coincidence, I was Miss. Slough.
LMAO! :-)
Matt
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RE: FN-FORUM: Buying Hits.
date posted 11th August 2003 17:16
LMAO.... :) its too hot........................
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> To: Charles E. Gatenby
> Subject: Re: FN-FORUM: Buying Hits....
Re: FN-FORUM: Buying Hits.
date posted 11th August 2003 17:15
> I think your right, I was miss reading....
>
> Chaz...
What a coincidence, I was Miss. Slough.
Damon : Base-8...
RE: FN-FORUM: Buying Hits.
date posted 11th August 2003 17:13
I think your right, I was miss reading....
Chaz...
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> Subject: Re: FN-FORUM: B...
RE: FN-FORUM: Buying Hits.
date posted 11th August 2003 17:11
>>>>>
http://www.traffic-uk.com/ordernow.htm
http://www.fairinvestment.com/fic/compare.aspx?keywords=online+advertisi
ng
Is where I've dragged some info up, it does appear to be exit traffic.
:(
>>>...
Re: FN-FORUM: Buying Hits.
date posted 11th August 2003 17:08
> Cheque ok? :)
Absolutely perfect mate - made payable to Mr. ible, first name Gull.
Cheers,
C....
Re: FN-FORUM: Buying Hits.
date posted 11th August 2003 17:06
"Am I right in assuming PCM is Per Calendar Month?"
Chaz
Are you sure you didn't read this incorrectly as it probably was CPM which
is a Cost Per Thousand which is very different to PCM!!
Andy Conn...
RE: FN-FORUM: Buying Hits.
date posted 11th August 2003 17:02
Cheque ok? :)
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> From: Carl W Crawley [EMAIL REMOVED]
> Sent: 11 August 2003 17:25
> To: Charles E. Gatenby
> Subject: Re: FN-FORUM: Buying Hits.
>
>
>
> > Anyone had...
RE: FN-FORUM: Buying Hits.
date posted 11th August 2003 16:59
http://www.traffic-uk.com/ordernow.htm
http://www.fairinvestment.com/fic/compare.aspx?keywords=online+advertisi
ng
Is where I've dragged some info up, it does appear to be exit traffic.
:(
Am I rig...
Re: FN-FORUM: CSS nightmare
date posted 11th August 2003 16:58
hi chrid
works perfect in Safari on the Mac, which is supposed to be Moz 5.0,
but according to another thread i might have got that wrong...
anyhow - you might want to try using { float: left; } on...
Re: FN-FORUM: Buying Hits.
date posted 11th August 2003 16:56
> Anyone had any experience in buying hits?
> Any recommendations?
> What would you consider a good price? I've looked around and can get
> about 10,000 for £60, any good?
> Do these type of campaign...
RE: FN-FORUM: Buying Hits.
date posted 11th August 2003 16:50
>>>>>
Anyone had any experience in buying hits?
Any recommendations?
What would you consider a good price? I've looked around and can get
about 10,000 for £60, any good?
Do these type of campaigns wo...
Re: FN-FORUM: CSS nightmare
date posted 11th August 2003 16:50
The Chridmeister wrote:
> In IE it renders as I'd expect, two columns centred side by side on
> the page, which resize and reposition with the browser.
>
Erm, actually it renders as I would expect in...
Re: FN-FORUM: Buying Hits.
date posted 11th August 2003 16:50
> Anyone had any experience in buying hits?
Any high street record shop will suffice, although I'd recommend choosing
something in the Top 5. If you wanted to make certain that you're actually
buying...
RE: FN-FORUM: Buying Hits.
date posted 11th August 2003 16:49
Much better off with Googles Adwords, the problem with buying hits is its prob. exit traffic, non targetted, may as well send me 60
quid I cn spend it on beer :-)
Mike
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FN-FORUM: Buying Hits.
date posted 11th August 2003 16:42
Anyone had any experience in buying hits?
Any recommendations?
What would you consider a good price? I've looked around and can get
about 10,000 for £60, any good?
Do these type of campaigns work?...
FN-FORUM: Oracle Technical Lead for Italy
date posted 11th August 2003 16:40
Just passing this on in case anyone's interested:
We are working on a substantial project for a client in the US and they now
have a rather urgent request for an Oracle Technical Lead at one of the...
FN-FORUM: CSS nightmare
date posted 11th August 2003 16:31
Hello all, I'm another of these people who are weaning themselves off
tables and going for css for layout. I'm having a total mare with
Mozilla (and quite possibly other non-IE browsers) and so far...
RE: FN-FORUM: Hot weather ...... now CDg Format
date posted 11th August 2003 16:28
Did a search on Google and found this:
http://www.kareoke.com/kareoke_expert11.html
Hate karaoke myself but each to their own ;)
Kai
www.monoliff.com
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Re: FN-FORUM: User Agent Strings
date posted 11th August 2003 16:26
Luke Perman wrote:
> that'll be because it is based on MSIE 6 - much the same as Safari on
> the Mac is based on Mozilla 5.0
>
What!?! I think the good people at Opera would be surprised to hear that!...
Re: FN-FORUM: Damaged CD's
date posted 11th August 2003 16:20
Agreed with the Nero thing.
I used EasyCD for a whilem but I find Nero to be more reliable in the long
run.
Couple that with ISOBuster for recovering data from bad burns and its fine
:)
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Re: FN-FORUM: User Agent Strings
date posted 11th August 2003 16:20
Luke Perman wrote:
> oh, okay, that was just my impression of them...
It's because some web sites try to deliver content based on the user
agent's tag, and due to some web sites excluding all-but-I...
RE: FN-FORUM: Hot weather ... William Hill ... stockbrokers...
date posted 11th August 2003 16:16
Hi All
Anyone know of a CDRW drive that's computable with CDg format?
Thanks
Paul...
RE: FN-FORUM: Hot weather ... William Hill ... stockbrokers...
date posted 11th August 2003 16:11
Tony J wrote:
> A month is a very long time in share trading
I know what you mean, but I figure that if I work out my trades the day
before one of the due dates then things won't be too bad... mayb...
Re: FN-FORUM: User Agent Strings
date posted 11th August 2003 16:05
oh, okay, that was just my impression of them...
On Monday, August 11, 2003, at 04:26 PM, Stanislav Maksimov wrote:
> No, it is not. It has an option to choose the user-agent it will send
> to a
>...
Re: FN-FORUM: User Agent Strings
date posted 11th August 2003 15:57
No, it is not. It has an option to choose the user-agent it will send to a
webserver.
Stas
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RE: FN-FORUM: Hot weather ... William Hill ... stockbrokers...
date posted 11th August 2003 15:57
Ross Hamilton wrote:
.... you
specify
> the shares you want and then pick one of four dates in the
> coming month to buy them
A month is a...
Re: FN-FORUM: site check wanted please!! - www.evoke-media.com
date posted 11th August 2003 15:55
true... that's fair enough :-D
lol - 'i need food badly' .... i used to love playing gauntlet - think
i'll fire up MAME and play me some :-)
On Monday, August 11, 2003, at 04:20 PM, Paul Cooper...
Re: FN-FORUM: site check wanted please!! - www.evoke-media.com
date posted 11th August 2003 15:51
>i think it reads much better on the page it's intended for
yep my mistake...hadn't even noticed the reference to a video game
character. Perhaps potential clients would also make this mistake???
S...
Re: FN-FORUM: User Agent Strings
date posted 11th August 2003 15:50
that'll be because it is based on MSIE 6 - much the same as Safari on
the Mac is based on Mozilla 5.0
check this out if you're really curious about them:
http://www.pgts.com.au/pgtsj/pgtsj0208c.ht...
FN-FORUM: User Agent Strings
date posted 11th August 2003 15:42
Anyone know why Opera has MSIE 6 in its Agent String?
Anyone know a good list of User-Agent Strings?
Ta, Ant.
___________________________________________________________
Anthony Johnston
Antix Softw...
Re: FN-FORUM: site check wanted please!! - www.evoke-media.com
date posted 11th August 2003 15:39
what, that i'm arrogant?? ;-p
perhaps a little, but only with a good dose of humour :-D
well, i've removed the browser resize and cleaned up the CSS somewhat
to work better with a flexible window...
RE: FN-FORUM: Hot weather ... William Hill ... stockbrokers...
date posted 11th August 2003 15:34
Thanks for the tips!
Looking at the figures, the Halifax system looks like the best choice for my
small stake - in order to get the cheap charges there are delayed trading
limitations (you specify t...
RE: FN-FORUM: Damaged CD's
date posted 11th August 2003 15:28
Seconded,
After searching around and trying out the competition I must admit Nero
has proved to be the most reliable, versatile and error free CD writing
software. It won't let me over-burn which is a...
Re: FN-FORUM: site check wanted please!! - www.evoke-media.com
date posted 11th August 2003 15:27
On Monday 11 Aug 2003 12:25 pm, Paul Cooper wrote:
> no it only resizes your site...but please consider changing it as it's
> pointless and annoying. You didn't ask for content feedback but though=...
RE: FN-FORUM: keyboard shortcuts - how do you turn them back on
date posted 11th August 2003 15:20
Which application ?
Alan S
On 11 August 2003 15:23, Matt Thomas [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>
> My keyboard shortcuts seem to be turned off - how does one turn the back
> on a PC (ie. ctrl z, etc)?
>...
RE: FN-FORUM: keyboard shortcuts - how do you turn them back on
date posted 11th August 2003 15:18
Matt T wrote:
> My keyboard shortcuts seem to be turned off - how does one turn the
> back on a PC (ie. ctrl z, etc)?
Are you sure you haven't got a broken Ctrl key?
Alernatively, you might have acci...
RE: FN-FORUM: keyboard shortcuts - how do you turn them back on
date posted 11th August 2003 14:59
I didn't think you could turn them off!
Andrew
_________________________
Andrew Wilson Productions
Web Design & Hosting - Print Design - Graphics - Multimedia
South Lanarkshire, Scotland
tel: 01899 2...
Re: FN-FORUM: Damaged CD's
date posted 11th August 2003 14:59
John Sampson wrote:
> Or you could try ISObuster (www.isobuster.com) not alwya the most
> reliable, but it work on some of mine :)
>
I've got a dodgy CD made with Easy CD, so I'll give that a try and...
RE: FN-FORUM: keyboard shortcuts - how do you turn them back on
date posted 11th August 2003 14:55
My keyboard shortcuts seem to be turned off - how does one turn the back
on a PC (ie. ctrl z, etc)?
Matt Thomas
www.mushroomdesign.com
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FN-FORUM: pop3_alias_1->-many
date posted 11th August 2003 13:59
running mecury/32 3.31 POP3 server on nt4.
i need MSG's to a specific alias (eg [EMAIL REMOVED] to be delivered to a
local address (eg user-023) AND forwarded to a global address (eg
[EMAIL REMOVED]
i...
Re: FN-FORUM: sight cheque
date posted 11th August 2003 13:40
yep, i have to agree to some extent... my concern was more about the
bad use of negative space once you scrolled the window...
it looks like the central elements are just 'floating around'.... an...
RE: FN-FORUM: sight cheque
date posted 11th August 2003 13:24
No offence BUT, I would say DO NOT make your content expand, especially =
for
a news/portal sites. The reasons are, 1. you have control of the flow of
text and images on the page. 2. the reason news...
Re: FN-FORUM: sight cheque
date posted 11th August 2003 13:21
The text in the search box, and on the search button, is so small that the
letters are breaking up (IE6, Win98).
June B...
RE: FN-FORUM: Belguim Car - Registration [well OT]
date posted 11th August 2003 13:03
http://www.expatica.com/belgium.asp?pad=102,103,&item_id=3290
although that is importing to Belgium, might have some useful numbers..
else
http://www.carimporting.co.uk/
Deborah
:::::: A t o m...
Re: FN-FORUM: Damaged CD's
date posted 11th August 2003 13:02
Or you could try ISObuster (www.isobuster.com) not alwya the most reliable,
but it work on some of mine :)
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Re: FN-FORUM: sight cheque
date posted 11th August 2003 12:49
hi jamie,
like the look of the site - nice and busy!
the only thing that's wierd for me is the way it doesn't resize when i
make my window larger. i would like to see the central column on a
perc...
RE: FN-FORUM: MSN - XP Pro
date posted 11th August 2003 12:40
As someone else has said MSN messenger and Windows Messenger (WinXP =
only)
are different programs, however you can disable the auto running at =
start-up
of Windows messenger in it's options, also an...
RE: FN-FORUM: Damaged CD's
date posted 11th August 2003 12:36
Sadly Yes
I've had a lot of problems with my adaptec and burner software since
installing the DirectX and .net framework upgrades and security fixes.
Normally a complete uninstall, re-install and r...
Re: FN-FORUM: sight cheque
date posted 11th August 2003 12:33
> http://65.248.4.245/
All I can say is, it's a f**king sight better than the one they had before.
Have you had to do all the 'spas-weekly' type sites too ?...
FN-FORUM: Belguim Car - Registration [well OT]
date posted 11th August 2003 12:28
Drawing on this forums vast knowledge of 'everything' and after not doing well 'googling'
Does anyone know who the car registration people are in Belguim?
Or what would be even more impressive, how...
Re: FN-FORUM: site check wanted please!! - www.evoke-media.com
date posted 11th August 2003 12:27
haha.... that pacman thing is just meant to be tongue in cheek.... =20
did you try the quiz?? just trying to add some humour to the site :-D
oops - thanks for the spot on my resum=E9.....
luke...
RE: FN-FORUM: MSN - XP Pro
date posted 11th August 2003 12:27
I installed 6 straight from 5 with no problems. Its pretty easy.
Tools > Options > Preferences
Untick "Run this program when Windows starts"
Then close it.
Should work!
HTH
Pol...
FN-FORUM: sight cheque
date posted 11th August 2003 12:14
never posted a site check before. how exciting!
i like silk sheets, walks on beaches, and long talks on the phone with
my girls friends, while kicking my legs in the air and twirling the
cord aroun...
Re: FN-FORUM: Australia Competition
date posted 11th August 2003 12:14
Rob Colton wrote:
>Before you all go off trying to find holes in a simple competition I put up
>I will tell you the terms and conditions as well as the competition mechanic
>were reviewed by lawyers...
Re: FN-FORUM: Hot weather ... William Hill ... stockbrokers...
date posted 11th August 2003 12:13
I had a bit of a spurt with shares a few years ago and got greedy and=20
didn't sell them quick enough! Still have pathetic shares in Scoot.com,=20=
not worth selling now.
The best deals are new iss...
FN-FORUM: MSN - XP Pro
date posted 11th August 2003 12:03
XP Pro uses "Windows Messenger", which is up to version 4.7
Other Windows OSs use "MSN Messenger", which is up to version 6
Ironically, XP will allow you to install MSN Messenger 6, but Windows =
Mes...
FN-FORUM: Damaged CD's
date posted 11th August 2003 11:56
Hi all,
I have several CD's I use for backups that I am now unable to read. I use
Adaptec Direct CD and so far it has worked fine. However I now find that on
occasion the tray will open for the CD t...
Re: FN-FORUM: site check wanted please!! - www.evoke-media.com
date posted 11th August 2003 11:56
>it sounds like the 'browser resize' really is that - and happens globally
>across all open windows...
no it only resizes your site...but please consider changing it as it's
pointless and annoying....
Re: FN-FORUM: OLD Server
date posted 11th August 2003 11:55
I have an old Pentium 90 running shorewall as a dhcp/firewall gateway..
These old machines are perfect for such a function..
Cheers
Craig
John Murphy wrote:
>
> Does anyone have any use for a...
Re: FN-FORUM: site check wanted please!! - www.evoke-media.com
date posted 11th August 2003 11:52
Luke Perman wrote:
>
> hmm.... i'm definitely seeing a pattern here :-p
>
> from what i am reading there is a major difference between browser
> operation on the mac and Windows...
FWIW it's pro...
FN-FORUM: MSN - XP Pro
date posted 11th August 2003 11:49
Hi All
Anyone ever come across this...
I've upgraded MSN Messenger to the new V6 on my Windows XP Pro
machine...
When the machine is booted the original V4.7 signs in automatically...
So I used a s...
RE: FN-FORUM: site check wanted please!! - www.evoke-media.com
date posted 11th August 2003 11:46
> and yes, the resize did also lose some problems i was having with the
> CSS where making the window too small totally breaks the
> site... looks
> like i still got some work to do!
>
> cheers,
> l...
Re: FN-FORUM: site check wanted please!! - www.evoke-media.com
date posted 11th August 2003 11:37
hmm.... i'm definitely seeing a pattern here :-p
from what i am reading there is a major difference between browser
operation on the mac and Windows...
if i set the window resize, on the mac only...
RE: FN-FORUM: Australia Competition
date posted 11th August 2003 11:23
Thank you for the constructive critique,
We left the date flexible the backend sorts it out into a 4 digit date I
believe. The spelling is my fault entirely.
Cheers
R
-----Original Message-----
F...
Re: FN-FORUM: OLD Server
date posted 11th August 2003 11:12
John Murphy wrote:
> Does anyone have any use for a old P166 server? as your more than
> welcome to it if you want it.
Got one running IPCOP thanks :)
Rick
Kitty5 NewMedia http://Kitty5.com
POV-Ra...
Re: FN-FORUM: site check wanted please!! - www.evoke-media.com
date posted 11th August 2003 11:08
Are you sure u didnt just resort to the resizing it because of headaches
with CSS? ;)
Whatever though, most people really hate their browser window being resized
by a webpage, especially when it stop...
Re: FN-FORUM: Australia Competition
date posted 11th August 2003 11:01
> www.bbqchristmas.co.uk/competition
I've just entered... two comments:
1 - the "if gas, roughly when did you buy it ?" question doesn't
indicate which form of date is required eg MM/YY or YYYY or ?...
Re: FN-FORUM: Wess Cuntray systems bod needed
date posted 11th August 2003 10:39
Darren Beale wrote:
> He's in sales and really can't stand "techie twat talk" #
I didn't know they had a term for what we did! Fair enough I suppose,
we have enough terms for marketdroid speak! :-...
RE: FN-FORUM: Australia Competition
date posted 11th August 2003 10:25
Before you all go off trying to find holes in a simple competition I put up
I will tell you the terms and conditions as well as the competition mechanic
were reviewed by lawyers who are fully competen...
RE: FN-FORUM: Hot weather ... William Hill ... stockbrokers...
date posted 11th August 2003 10:19
Ross Hamilton wrote:
> So, my question is, is there anywhere I do some share trading=20
> online with a low enough commission to make it worthwhile for=20
> that sort of starting figure? I've had a...
RE: FN-FORUM: Wess Cuntray systems bod needed
date posted 11th August 2003 10:07
I can help you/him out there, I'm just down the road from Cheddar! And
can sort out everything on your list.
Call me on 01749 673244.
Regards
Chaz.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Darren Beale...
FN-FORUM: Wess Cuntray systems bod needed
date posted 11th August 2003 09:31
Hi
A good friend of mine is setting himself up in business in or around the
Cheddar area and after a long phone chat last night it became obvious
that he's going to need professional help/guidance...
FN-FORUM: Hot weather ... William Hill ... stockbrokers...
date posted 11th August 2003 09:16
Lucky git.
Halifax online-banking have a share-dealing service which they basically =
lump together all the shares that need to be bought and sold and when =
they have a certain amount do it in bulk,...
RE: FN-FORUM: Hot weather ... William Hill ... stockbrokers...
date posted 11th August 2003 09:13
Hi, I use imiweb (www.imiweb.co.uk) no starting amount that I can
remember and only £10 per trade..
Chaz..
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ross Hamilton [EMAIL REMOVED]
> Sent: 11 August 2003...
FN-FORUM: Hot weather ... William Hill ... stockbrokers...
date posted 11th August 2003 09:05
Hello!
In a fit of hot weather madness last week, I signed up on the William Hill
websites and put 25 quid on the UK temperature record being broken. I guess
I'm a lucky first-time gambler, because...
RE: FN-FORUM: Australia Competition
date posted 11th August 2003 08:42
> Which one of us is going to complain that this competition does not
> comply with forthcoming EU
> legislation regarding double opt in etc.
Does anyone have a link to info on compliance for this?...
Re: FN-FORUM: site check wanted please!! - www.evoke-media.com
date posted 11th August 2003 08:26
Grrr!! Windows 2000 IE6 - it resizes the window so that it is off the screen
on the RHS but leaves a gap at the left - unusable. The only way to keep the
browser window within the visible area of the...
RE: FN-FORUM: site check wanted please!! - www.evoke-media.com
date posted 11th August 2003 08:13
Works fine Win2000 I.E6 .
I don't have a problem with the browser resize as I tend to design allot of
things in letterbox format! Though if you want to change it why not keep the
same design but make...
FN-FORUM: OLD Server
date posted 11th August 2003 07:58
Does anyone have any use for a old P166 server? as your more than welcome to
it if you want it.
Regards,
John
Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.
Checked by Norton Anti Virus...
RE: FN-FORUM: Dedicated Hosting
date posted 11th August 2003 02:40
Yes. I have several, but noone wants to hear from me about this ;)
Regards,
Noah
---------------------------------------------
Freelancers get double webspace/bandwidth at:
http://dahost.net/hostin...
RE: FN-FORUM: email addy being used for spam
date posted 11th August 2003 02:37
Hi,
Yes, I posted about a similar incident on Friday morning. Make sure you post
a statement on your site as this should avoid any black-listings or direct
complaints.
I did this at: www.designextre...
Re: FN-FORUM: site check wanted please!! - www.evoke-media.com
date posted 11th August 2003 01:45
lol that's okay, i can take it :-D
you know what you need? an air-rifle...... :-p
On Monday, August 11, 2003, at 01:58 AM, Malcolm Apps wrote:
> How's about this for advice:
>
> Never, ever res...
RE: FN-FORUM: site check wanted please!! - www.evoke-media.com
date posted 11th August 2003 01:30
How's about this for advice:
Never, ever resize the browser window. It's aggressive and unfriendly and
not what a markup language is supposed to do.
If I sound ratty it's cos I am. It's 1am and thos...
Re: FN-FORUM: site check wanted please!! - www.evoke-media.com
date posted 11th August 2003 01:28
hi nita,
thanks for that... the borders are supposed to be yellow going to
green - same as the links on the site.. i want the borders yellow so
that it's obvious there's something to click there....
Re: FN-FORUM: site check wanted please!! - www.evoke-media.com
date posted 11th August 2003 01:25
well, this is what i'm trying to find out... basically i want the=20
site to be viewed from a certain sized window. it's a compositional=20
choice.
it just appears that i haven't made it quite big...
Re: FN-FORUM: site check wanted please!! - www.evoke-media.com
date posted 11th August 2003 01:22
hi andy
thanks for the tip... that's a good resource!!
wow - the CSS is totally screwed hehe
luke
On Monday, August 11, 2003, at 12:41 AM, Andy Warwick wrote:
> Luke
>
> Screenshots of one page...
Re: FN-FORUM: site check wanted please!! - www.evoke-media.com
date posted 11th August 2003 01:18
Hi again,
Using NS7.1 - still re-sizing browser, on web design page - rollovers of
screenshots not working and the same on animations page. Also noticed that
in NS image borders yellow going green o...
RE: FN-FORUM: site check wanted please!! - www.evoke-media.com
date posted 11th August 2003 01:16
Can someone explain what the rationale is behind resizing my damned browser
window?
This really, really pisses me off, especially when I've got another site
open in another tab that I want to view wi...
Re: FN-FORUM: site check wanted please!! - www.evoke-media.com
date posted 11th August 2003 01:03
Hi Luke, using WinXP IE 6 and it all looks great, the links work the
rollovers work - just two things though - it keeps re-sizing by browser
window each time a page loads....and the brown on the conta...
RE: FN-FORUM: email addy being used for spam
date posted 11th August 2003 00:58
Yes indeed. I have an old Demon account, from way back in the days when
Demon had 2 486's and a dozen modems. I had 687541 e-mail sent to my =
mailbox
in a very short period due to spammers using a fo...
Re: FN-FORUM: site check wanted please!! - www.evoke-media.com
date posted 11th August 2003 00:24
NS7 - it keeps insisting on resizing my browser window (grrr) which then
breaks the site by making the contact tab wrap to the next line and
moving the text from the centre top box down.
Resizing t...
Re: FN-FORUM: site check wanted please!! - www.evoke-media.com
date posted 11th August 2003 00:13
On Monday, August 11, 2003, at 12:19 AM, Luke Perman wrote:
> okay, i'm just about ready for one of them site check thingummies....
>
> i've spent (many) painstaking hours this weekend converting my...
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