Freelancers Forum Messages on Friday September 26th 2003
Re: FN-FORUM: T-Mobile
date posted 26th September 2003 23:50
Dave Edwards wrote:
> I was inclined to stay with T-Mobile so there'd be continuity, no hassle
> changing number etc. but if they don't want to keep my measly business ...
> Suggestions?
Dave,
I spe...
Re: FN-FORUM: T-Mobile
date posted 26th September 2003 23:02
No mobile company seems to want to keep their customers these days - best to
take your number to another company and get the new customer benefits. Then
do it again when you want a new phone.
Also,...
FN-FORUM: T-Mobile
date posted 26th September 2003 22:47
My mobile's really decrepitly old and the battery keeps dying and my 'plan'
ran out long ago. So today I'm walking past a T-Mobile shop and decide to
drop in.
They shop assistant asks for my number,...
RE: FN-FORUM: [OT] EU spam increase
date posted 26th September 2003 22:12
The new UK regs on data privacy come into force on Dec 11th now. However
they provide no protection to company addresses, only personal ones.
At this stage, my understanding is there are no rules, o...
Re: FN-FORUM: site check
date posted 26th September 2003 20:18
Yep June is right...
re-export it without white as a transparent colour (select no transparency
or re-select white) and your image will be fine.
vav *working into the weekend also*
James Tomaszews...
Re: FN-FORUM: [OT] Friday funnies
date posted 26th September 2003 20:14
on 26/9/03 7:48 pm, [EMAIL REMOVED] at [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>
> http://www.dittodesign.co.uk/orgasm.htm
Erm ... It takes a lot longer to smoke a cigarette than 58 secs - not sure I
can find my...
FN-FORUM: [OT] Friday funnies
date posted 26th September 2003 19:45
http://www.dittodesign.co.uk/orgasm.htm...
Re: FN-FORUM: site check
date posted 26th September 2003 19:42
Hi Lindsey,
The white colour in the image is transparent - and you really don't want it
to be - it is letting the blue background from the table show through.
June B
>
> Could someone please loo...
Re: FN-FORUM: Plaxo updates
date posted 26th September 2003 19:06
Had one a week or two back from someone I knew a couple of years ago.
If you reply blanking your email/phone etc. they'll get the hint! :)
As far as I know it's not a system open to abuse but they m...
Re: FN-FORUM: site check
date posted 26th September 2003 18:51
> Could someone please look at
> http://www.apperleydesign.co.uk/rts/index.html (no buttons active yet).
>
> I did the outline of the houses in Fireworks and even though they look
> fine in FW, they s...
RE: FN-FORUM: site check
date posted 26th September 2003 18:30
> fine in FW, they show an 'striped border' that usually
> vectors have in
> FW but only shows when imported in Dreamweaver and viewed in browser.
> How can I get rid of it or is it not visible on...
FN-FORUM: site check
date posted 26th September 2003 18:18
Could someone please look at
http://www.apperleydesign.co.uk/rts/index.html (no buttons active yet).
I did the outline of the houses in Fireworks and even though they look
fine in FW, they show an...
RE: FN-FORUM: PC Components
date posted 26th September 2003 17:21
Overclockers...
> delivered it very promptly.
Hehe. I ordered a new graphics card from them about 2 hours ago
(9600pro) and I've just had the email telling me that it's been
despatched :D
Cam...
RE: FN-FORUM: Photographer
date posted 26th September 2003 17:09
Welcome.
Nice site you have and some sensational photography to match. Don't let the
techies bore you too much... there are other creatives on the list.
Hutch
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RE: FN-FORUM: PC Components
date posted 26th September 2003 17:08
I bought my Abit IC7-G, P4 2.66C, 1Gb Corsair PC3200 and Radeon 9800 Pro
from Overclockers and they were superb. Pieced all the kit together for me
so I didn't make an arse of myself and buy the wrong...
Re: FN-FORUM: bt outage
date posted 26th September 2003 16:57
On 26 Sep 2003 15:53:23 -0000, Tony Crockford [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>
> I just hope it isn't all weekend.....
>
> ;o(
>
> Tony
> (on dialup at 3p a minute!)
>
tee hee!
minutes after I sent this i...
Re: FN-FORUM: PHP/MySQL portal applications
date posted 26th September 2003 16:53
Mambo Server (www.mamboserver.org) is a nice and easy install, with an
active developer community.
At 16:38 26/09/2003, you wrote:
>Marion Chappell wrote:
>>Anybody got any recommendations or other...
FN-FORUM: bt outage
date posted 26th September 2003 16:49
AAARGH!
BT lose ADSL in Manchester and it affects most of the North West and South
Yorkshire (me included) getting a web page after half an hour loading
time !
why is it always the day I have loa...
Re: FN-FORUM: PHP/MySQL portal applications
date posted 26th September 2003 16:49
On Friday 26 Sep 2003 4:16 pm, Marion Chappell wrote:
> I run a directory site for my local community and it's getting too
> big to handle in straight HTML. Plus I'd like to make some money out
> of...
FN-FORUM: Client area - bids please?
date posted 26th September 2003 16:40
Our client requires their website to have the following...
> I require our website to be updated to enable our clients to view their files via our website.
This is all the details I have at present...
Re: FN-FORUM: OT: Switch to....
date posted 26th September 2003 16:37
On Friday 26 Sep 2003 10:04 am, jim boone wrote:
> This was my first problem too, but that was while
> back, it matters, and it doesnt. Typically these days
> you might have a /boot partition for boot...
Re: FN-FORUM: PHP/MySQL portal applications
date posted 26th September 2003 16:35
Marion Chappell wrote:
> Anybody got any recommendations or otherwise for a Directory/Portal
> application?
I've tried http://drupal.org and found it very well featured, easy to
use and nicely writt...
Re: FN-FORUM: OT: Switch to....
date posted 26th September 2003 16:33
On Friday 26 Sep 2003 9:26 am, Andy Hutchinson wrote:
> It was a couple of things really. But the big one for me was installing=
the
> appropriate driver for my soundcard.. couldn't believe how contr...
Re: FN-FORUM: OT: Switch to....
date posted 26th September 2003 16:27
On Friday 26 Sep 2003 7:46 am, Simon Wheatley (lists) wrote:
> I'd like it set up as a LAMP* (PHP, not Perl...yet) server. I kinda got
> there, but then wasn't sure how to run seperate sites on it, s...
Re: FN-FORUM: PHP/MySQL portal applications
date posted 26th September 2003 16:25
I've used http://www.xoops.org/ as the basis for a few projects, and
it stable and easy to install.
-- Richard
http://www.rwatt.co.uk
Friday, September 26, 2003, 4:16:02 PM, you wrote:
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Re: FN-FORUM: PC Components
date posted 26th September 2003 16:18
That looks a decent one for £116 with xp2500 amd for what I know!
Well only got a Geforce2 mx400 at the moment which i think is AGPx4, an
upgrade for that may have to wait but it should be alot bett...
FN-FORUM: PHP/MySQL portal applications
date posted 26th September 2003 16:13
Anybody got any recommendations or otherwise for a Directory/Portal
application?
I run a directory site for my local community and it's getting too
big to handle in straight HTML. Plus I'd like to ma...
Re: FN-FORUM: Looking for font
date posted 26th September 2003 16:09
Try searching here for 'avenir'
www.fonts.com
or here
www.acidfonts.com
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FN-FORUM: Plaxo updates
date posted 26th September 2003 15:50
In the last week I have had several 'Plaxo' uopdate messages from people I
have never heard of. I have looked at Plaxo on Google - fine. But why am I
getting these, is anyone else?
Ta
Carla
www.Naught...
Re: FN-FORUM: PC Components
date posted 26th September 2003 15:42
The memory looks good, as for the processor they're cheap as chips (arf)
these days so go with whatever you feel is the most value for money. The
motherboard however, I have reservations about. PC Chi...
Re: FN-FORUM: HTTP 405
date posted 26th September 2003 15:40
That would then make it a server issue.
Bloody hosts, I'll chase them up again txs.
Darren
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RE: FN-FORUM: Setting up LTD & general market issues
date posted 26th September 2003 15:39
Hi
Yup - you don't get any.......
Regards
Lindsay...
Re: FN-FORUM: PC Components
date posted 26th September 2003 15:31
Ok so what about this motherboard and chip bundle (bottom right-hand side
under essential buys)
http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?action=c2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X2
92ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=490...
RE: FN-FORUM: Setting up LTD & general market issues
date posted 26th September 2003 15:30
Hi Neelesh
< Also is it true that if I register at my home address, does that =
property
become a liability of the co? Where else can I register the office to =
avoid
this liability?>
No, the addres...
Re: FN-FORUM: RAID-5 Usable
date posted 26th September 2003 15:30
Usable space is 160GB - space equal to one drive is used for parity. So
with three disks, you lose 33% to parity, with 4 25%, with 5 20%.
How well this works in practice depends on the cluster size...
Re: FN-FORUM: Setting up LTD & general market issues
date posted 26th September 2003 15:27
> friend said there was a problem with paid holiday (not sure of the
> details,)
Employees get paid holidays from their employers. If you run your own
company, you have to put money aside to save up...
FN-FORUM: Photographer
date posted 26th September 2003 15:25
Hi there,
I'm a photographer based in London who has just joined this forum and am
looking to see what is happening out there. Do come by my website and say
hi.
Regards,
Anthony Jones
--
Anth...
RE: FN-FORUM: Flash and ASP
date posted 26th September 2003 15:24
You can only publish a file as one specific version, so you’re best off
deciding that from the outset. Personally I would use MX, which means you
can make use of the LoadVars object. If you’re...
FN-FORUM: Photoshop Forums
date posted 26th September 2003 15:24
Can anyone recommend any good Photoshop forums?
TIA,
Adrian...
Re: FN-FORUM: PC Components
date posted 26th September 2003 15:19
GFX cards have come down in price so much recently,
and your 8xAGP is just begging for a beast to be plugged in
to it.
I keep eyeing up the ATI Radeon 9800 256mb monsters
but they cost a fortune. I'l...
Re: FN-FORUM: Photoshop 7
date posted 26th September 2003 15:17
I have the rulers turned on (Mac) but it doesn't snap to the centre of
the canvas. I am able to snap to the top, bottom, left, or right of the
canvas which is good. I did all this in Fireworks with...
Re: FN-FORUM: Looking for font
date posted 26th September 2003 15:13
on 26/9/03 2:04 pm, Ali Turner at [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> I'm looking for Avenir/Avenir Heavy. You would think that with all the fonts
> I have lying round here I'd have it but unfor...
Re: FN-FORUM: PC Components
date posted 26th September 2003 15:11
Neelesh Sonawane wrote:
> Dknow much about building your own & components but a mate swears by
> www.overclockers.co.uk. Have great packages ie: chip/board/heatsink & great
> prices too.
Yeah same ex...
RE: FN-FORUM: RAID-5 Usable
date posted 26th September 2003 15:05
Hi Rus
You will effectively lose the capacity of one of the drives, 3x80 GB you
would get 160 GB, 4x80 GB you would get 240 GB. On top of that they are not
really 80 GB, more like 75. When partitio...
FN-FORUM: Looking for font
date posted 26th September 2003 15:01
Hi all,
I'm looking for Avenir/Avenir Heavy. You would think that with all the fonts
I have lying round here I'd have it but unfortunately I don't.
I just need it for a demo header.
Can anyone help?...
Re: FN-FORUM: RAID-5 Usable
date posted 26th September 2003 14:53
easy, on a 3 disk array, its 2 disks, 160gb
--- Rus Foster [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote: >
> Hi All,
> Does anyone know how to work out how much usable
> space there would be on a
> RAID-5 volume? I'm thi...
Re: FN-FORUM: Setting up LTD & general market issues
date posted 26th September 2003 14:48
At 13:59 26/09/2003, you wrote:
>Should I set up a limited co?
>If so I've been recommended setting up through www.uk-plc.com, anybody
>used/heard of them? Look good?
A fellow freelance friend just...
Re: FN-FORUM: self assessment tax advice needed
date posted 26th September 2003 14:43
If you are filling in the small boxes rather than the full listing of
expenditure and disallowable expense just add the 25% (or whatever) to all
you other expenses and put the total in the expenses bo...
RE: FN-FORUM: Flash and ASP
date posted 26th September 2003 14:39
MX/5, guess it needs to downgrade between the latest versions.
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Re: FN-FORUM: PC Components
date posted 26th September 2003 14:35
Thomas Design wrote:
> Will that memory even work with that cpu then? am I better of getting a
> 266mhz stick instead of 400?
It'll work. It may not work at its maximum but it'll work. It really
de...
FN-FORUM: RAID-5 Usable
date posted 26th September 2003 14:32
Hi All,
Does anyone know how to work out how much usable space there would be on a
RAID-5 volume? I'm thinking 3x80 GB Drives
Rus
--
w: http://www.jvds.com | Dedicated FreeBSD,Debian and RedHat Se...
RE: FN-FORUM: contractors out of work
date posted 26th September 2003 14:31
Lukey P wrote:
> when someone asks you to quote on a job, how do you convince them that
> the job you are going to produce is potentially far superior than what
> the next joe would do? (and this of...
RE: FN-FORUM: PC Components
date posted 26th September 2003 14:30
Why not just phone up a decent company (www.scan.co.uk have always
suited my needs) and ask them what you need. 'Scan' have always been
pretty straight with me even when I pretend to know nothing abou...
Re: FN-FORUM: HTTP 405
date posted 26th September 2003 14:27
txs Em
but its unticked already :(
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> [EMA...
RE: FN-FORUM: Anyone on list want to quote?
date posted 26th September 2003 14:18
Thanks to everyone that got back to me yesterday and today. Please be
patient with me if you have not yet heard from me, my trip to the dentist
yesterday has left me on strong painkillers which is mak...
Re: FN-FORUM: Brochure design work
date posted 26th September 2003 14:17
on 26/9/03 12:38 pm, Neelesh Sonawane at [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>
> On 25/09/03 11:03 pm, "Simon Jones" [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>
> One of the first rules
>> in life to never judge a book by its cov...
Re: FN-FORUM: A DiSmaL connection
date posted 26th September 2003 14:14
Call me pedantic but I've just rewired the sockets in my place with nice
matt stainless steel jobbies & the idea of having a dongle hanging from my
socket (oh er missus) is a bit of a turn off. Has an...
RE: FN-FORUM: Flash and ASP
date posted 26th September 2003 14:04
Off the top of my head I'd POST the variables to the ASP script which
(after it's processed the mail) redirects back to Flash movie with a
variable (mailsent=yes/no) in the querystring which the Flash...
Re: FN-FORUM: Flash and ASP
date posted 26th September 2003 14:00
What version of flash?
Paul Cooper
Internet Developer
Intex Design
http://www.intexdesign.net
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FN-FORUM: Setting up LTD & general market issues
date posted 26th September 2003 13:56
I've been laid off just recently & haven't had much luck with a perm job
that can pay the mortgage yet keep my soul happy & out of the devil's hands.
Luckily I've been offered some interesting freelan...
RE: FN-FORUM: self assessment tax advice needed
date posted 26th September 2003 13:49
Thanks to all those who responded. Some good advice. I did have a good
look round ir's site but just wanted to get an idea of what people did.
Will claim all except the client entertainment which ra...
Re: FN-FORUM: PC Components
date posted 26th September 2003 13:46
Dknow much about building your own & components but a mate swears by
www.overclockers.co.uk. Have great packages ie: chip/board/heatsink & great
prices too.
On 26/09/03 12:21 pm, "Thomas Design" [EMA...
Re: FN-FORUM: HTTP 405
date posted 26th September 2003 13:42
It's "method not allowed". Can be caused by calling an ISAPI dll without
perms for executables (set to scripts, for example, not scripts and
executables).
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++...
Re: FN-FORUM: PC Components
date posted 26th September 2003 13:38
I've got a Geforce2 at the min but I'm running it on a AGPx1 motherboard so
not getting its power at the moment anyway! as I said I really need an
overall upgrade, graphics card is last on the list th...
Re: FN-FORUM: Brochure design work
date posted 26th September 2003 13:35
On 25/09/03 11:03 pm, "Simon Jones" [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
One of the first rules
> in life to never judge a book by its cover until you know what is going on
> or at least what will be presented in...
Re: FN-FORUM: contractors out of work
date posted 26th September 2003 13:29
okay, i got one to throw into the pot.......
when someone asks you to quote on a job, how do you convince them that=20=
the job you are going to produce is potentially far superior than what=20=
th...
FN-FORUM: Flash and ASP
date posted 26th September 2003 13:09
Hi all
This is a really really simple question. I'm not a flash person and the
person doing the flash work hasn't done ASP integration before. Classic
scenario, flash website which contains a contac...
Re: FN-FORUM: HTTP 405
date posted 26th September 2003 13:06
[EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
> "HTTP 405 - Resource not allowed Internet Information Services"
Try unticking 'Show friendly HTTP error messages' in your Internet
Options might give you more of a clue.
Em...
RE: FN-FORUM: Books for Illustrator and Photoshop
date posted 26th September 2003 12:47
Many thanks to Emma and others for the advice - I'd better get shopping!
Regards
Lindsay...
Re: FN-FORUM: PC Components
date posted 26th September 2003 12:46
All Look pretty solid. Not sure but I think the memory
at 400 will only run at 266 same as the cpu.
Could be wrong. You're not gonna notice it anyway
and it'll be more future proof buying a 400.
So I'...
Re: FN-FORUM: PC Components
date posted 26th September 2003 12:31
Thomas Design wrote:
> persective, do you think these are a decent buy?
> Motherboard -
> http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?action=c2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X2
> 92ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=51760...
FN-FORUM: HTTP 405
date posted 26th September 2003 12:31
Afternoon all,
Quick question Google suggests that the error below is
something to do with the form method 'Post' not being
allowed on the server. Using 'Get' instead brings up a
do you want to open,...
Re: FN-FORUM: Brochure design work
date posted 26th September 2003 12:27
on 26/9/03 11:23 am, dave martin at [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>
>>> not sure if there is one, also did you know your image on your web page,
>>> breaks one of the first rules I ever learned about graphi...
Re: FN-FORUM: Books for Illustrator and Photoshop
date posted 26th September 2003 12:26
i would stay away from the friends of ed illustrator book, i did a technical
reveiw of it, i told them how bad it was then and what to change, but they
dident listen. (same with another i did) maybe t...
Re: FN-FORUM: Brochure design work
date posted 26th September 2003 12:20
> > not sure if there is one, also did you know your image on your web page,
> > breaks one of the first rules I ever learned about graphic design.
> >
>
> Yeh yeh yeh - what IS the first rule you l...
FN-FORUM: PC Components
date posted 26th September 2003 12:18
Hi all
I'm upgrading my system a little bit, hopefully it'll help out with my
evening gaming as well ;) anyway, from a performance, budget and gaming
persective, do you think these are a decent buy?...
Re: FN-FORUM: Brochure design work
date posted 26th September 2003 12:18
[EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
> Yeh yeh yeh - what IS the first rule you learnt? I'm just curious.
Dont take ani gifs from a white page and put them on a black one?
Rick
Kitty5 NewMedia http://Kitty5.com...
Re: FN-FORUM: [OT] EU spam increase
date posted 26th September 2003 11:53
lol... i just got that BT shit also, which is surprising in light of
the recent Spam ruling......
one wonders indeed...
On Friday, September 26, 2003, at 11:23 AM, Matt Burns wrote:
> Well, the...
Re: FN-FORUM: Books for Illustrator and Photoshop
date posted 26th September 2003 11:46
We have a few photoshop book reviews on http://news.diversebooks.com/
The site wasn't really designed as a dedicated book reviews site so any
User Interface improvement suggestions are welcome - as a...
Re: FN-FORUM: email fraud..
date posted 26th September 2003 11:24
Luke,
Email is inherently insecure, you do not need any special software to change
the from address. Just setup a new account in Outlook Express (Or the MUA of
your choice), specify your own email add...
Re: FN-FORUM: [OT] EU spam increase
date posted 26th September 2003 11:19
Dan Norcott wrote:
> I had a few yahoo ones, but assumed they were just the usual spamming turds
> pretending to be yahoo.
Well, the one's I've been getting are advertising UK companies, but
aren't...
Re: FN-FORUM: [OT] EU spam increase
date posted 26th September 2003 11:10
I had a few yahoo ones, but assumed they were just the usual spamming turds
pretending to be yahoo.
> Has anyone else been experiencing an increase is EU (and particularly
> UK) spam recently?
>
> O...
FN-FORUM: [OT] EU spam increase
date posted 26th September 2003 11:05
Has anyone else been experiencing an increase is EU (and particularly
UK) spam recently?
Over the past week, I've received 6 pieces of UK spam, advertising some
large companies (including BT and Ya...
RE: FN-FORUM: contractors out of work
date posted 26th September 2003 11:00
You are probably right. Honesty in the long term is the best policy.
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>...
Re: FN-FORUM: OT: Switch to....
date posted 26th September 2003 10:55
I found this useful (and very beginner friendly)...
http://www.cmm.uklinux.net/steve/ntt.html
> I'd like it set up as a LAMP* (PHP, not Perl...yet) server. I kinda got
> there, but then wasn't sure h...
Re: FN-FORUM: email fraud..
date posted 26th September 2003 10:52
thanks for the responses ppl
i'm not entirely sure how the email addy was spoofed - from what i know
it was an Ntlworld.com address, and some how the fraudster just got it
into 'from' part of the e...
RE: FN-FORUM: contractors out of work
date posted 26th September 2003 10:43
Rupert wrote:
> Instead of increasing the rate, I start of saying I can do jobs
> quicker than I can. Means I don't have to explain price rises later.
This approach has a couple of major problems as...
Re: FN-FORUM: email fraud..
date posted 26th September 2003 10:38
You haven't detailed how the mail address was used but possibly their mail
server is acting as an open relay. If that is the case then anybody can
spoof any address from their domain. Locking the serv...
Re: FN-FORUM: Books for Illustrator and Photoshop
date posted 26th September 2003 10:26
The best one I know for cheats and instructions combined is Photoshop 7 Wow
which also contains a CD with lots of goodies by Jack Davis. It is mainly
for print though it does cover web as well. If y...
RE: FN-FORUM: rates [was: contractors out of work]
date posted 26th September 2003 10:22
At 10:01 26/09/2003, you wrote:
>A few months down
>the line, when my quotes have started being for the actual amount of hours
>worked, and charged at the "market rate" the client doesn't get annoyed...
RE: FN-FORUM: contractors out of work
date posted 26th September 2003 10:13
Instead of increasing the rate, I start of saying I can do jobs quicker than
I can. Means I don't have to explain price rises later.
Having said that, after 2 years freelancing I am still crap at es...
RE: FN-FORUM: VPN Help!
date posted 26th September 2003 10:07
--- Kevan Froud [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote: >
> Hi Jim
>
> Thanks for the reply.
>
> The point is they want the connectivity of leased
> lines without the cost. I
> can't see what extra hardware costs...
Re: FN-FORUM: OT: Switch to....
date posted 26th September 2003 10:00
--- Simon Wheatley [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
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> At 22:13 25/09/2003, you wrote:
>
> >On Thursday 25 Sep 2003 8:28 pm, Simon Wheatley
> (lists) wrote:
> >
> > > But I have no idea where to start with...
RE: FN-FORUM: contractors out of work
date posted 26th September 2003 09:58
Sim on W wrote:
> This maybe kind of a stupid question, but can you elaborate on your
> strategy for increasing your rate, *without* irritating the client. I
> guess delivering quality results on time...
RE: FN-FORUM: Books for Illustrator and Photoshop
date posted 26th September 2003 09:48
If you go to computermanuals there is one book from friends of ed - going
cheap, that is titled illustartor 10 and photoshop 6 or 7, nmight be on
interest.
Theresa
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RE: FN-FORUM: Books for Illustrator and Photoshop
date posted 26th September 2003 09:45
Hi Emma...
RE: FN-FORUM: PHP Project
date posted 26th September 2003 09:29
Why not look at webmin http://www.webmin.com. If what you require is not in
the main download the chances are that some bright spark has written an
add-on module. Why re-invent the wheel.
Guy Weather...
RE: FN-FORUM: contractors out of work
date posted 26th September 2003 09:29
At 09:07 26/09/2003, you wrote:
>Then I do that job quickly and cheaply (well below my usual hourly rate), so
>I'm the person they call next time they have a little job that needs doing.
>Sooner or l...
RE: FN-FORUM: OT: Switch to....
date posted 26th September 2003 09:23
It was a couple of things really. But the big one for me was installing the
appropriate driver for my soundcard.. couldn't believe how contrived a
process that was. I've been using 'computers' since I...
RE: FN-FORUM: contractors out of work
date posted 26th September 2003 09:04
JB wrote:
> Ross - the $64000 question - so what is the best way of finding your
> own work.
For me it's a combination of networking, and keeping my existing clients
happy. When I'm looking for new...
Re: FN-FORUM: A DiSmaL connection
date posted 26th September 2003 09:02
Freelance wrote:
> Morning ... My ADSL drops when the phone is answered, then when the call is
> underway it can reconnect, then it drops again when the phone call ends. BT
> say it's my ISP and my...
Re: FN-FORUM: Books for Illustrator and Photoshop
date posted 26th September 2003 08:54
What sort of things are you looking for - examples and 'cheats' or general
information on how the programme works. Also do you use it for web or print
or both?
I have loads of books on Photoshop 7 s...
Re: FN-FORUM: self assessment tax advice needed
date posted 26th September 2003 08:54
All of the things listed are valid. I too have problems deciding on a
percntage of bills/rent, but I think about 99% is reasonable, especially
considering the time of day people phone me ... I think g...
Re: FN-FORUM: self assessment tax advice needed
date posted 26th September 2003 08:52
Hi
If you get a copy of the helpsheet (SEN1) and look at page SEN8 you will see
a general breakdown of Total expenses and Disallowable expenses. This is to
aid those who are over a certain turnover...
FN-FORUM: PHP Project
date posted 26th September 2003 08:52
Hi,
I've got a PHP/CGI (either will be fine) project I need doing within
the next week. Its basically writing a web interface to a series of system
commands with some user authentication. MySQL isn't...
Re: FN-FORUM: self assessment tax advice needed
date posted 26th September 2003 08:49
Pete's advice about consulting an accountant is great advice - not only will
they tell you the real situation, you're transferring some of the liability
if it all goes horribly wrong. They're like law...
Re: FN-FORUM: A DiSmaL connection
date posted 26th September 2003 08:49
Cheers Rob, I'll borrow a filter and see if it makes any difference ...
----- Original Message -----
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Sent: Friday, September 26, 2003 8...
RE: FN-FORUM: A DiSmaL connection
date posted 26th September 2003 08:40
Sounds very much like a lack of / broken microfilter prob to me - another
symptom is that when you listen to what should be a quiet line on the phone,
there is also some buzzing. It's something I foun...
Re: FN-FORUM: self assessment tax advice needed
date posted 26th September 2003 08:39
chris greenway wrote:
> In particular, I want to know if any of these is tax deductible
travel>> montlhly/weekly travel cards
Yes, as long as you're not on a single contract at a single place of
w...
FN-FORUM: Another funny Spam - Opt In
date posted 26th September 2003 08:37
Morning All,
Client got this:
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: [EMAIL REMOVED]
> Sent: Monday, September 22, 2003 3:38 PM
> Subject: [EMAIL REMOVED] Opt-in Confirmation
>
> The following ema...
FN-FORUM: A DiSmaL connection
date posted 26th September 2003 08:21
Morning ... My ADSL drops when the phone is answered, then when the call is
underway it can reconnect, then it drops again when the phone call ends. BT
say it's my ISP and my ISP say it's BT. Has anyo...
FN-FORUM: self assessment tax advice needed
date posted 26th September 2003 08:15
got a few tax questions queries, this is the first time I've done them
and was wondering if anyone has a list or link of what's a valid expense
and not. Im currently trading as a sole trader and not v...
FN-FORUM: Uk driving license validation javascript...
date posted 26th September 2003 07:50
Hi,
How can i validate a UK driving license number using
javascript.
Regards
PicesPower
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Re: FN-FORUM: OT: Switch to....
date posted 26th September 2003 07:43
At 22:13 25/09/2003, you wrote:
>On Thursday 25 Sep 2003 8:28 pm, Simon Wheatley (lists) wrote:
>
> > But I have no idea where to start with administrating the thing and
> > getting it to a standard...
Re: FN-FORUM: contractors out of work
date posted 26th September 2003 07:30
Ross - the $64000 question - so what is the best way of finding your own
work.
Regards,
John
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ross Hamilton" [EMAIL REMOVED]
To: [EMAIL REMOVED]
Sent: Thursday,...
Re: FN-FORUM: OT: Switch to....
date posted 26th September 2003 06:52
I did something similar.
I use it for running local PHP and mySQL on Apache, but just administer it
through command line and don't bother with X. The estimable Mrs Pritchard
had a half day play with...
FN-FORUM: Books for Illustrator and Photoshop
date posted 26th September 2003 06:23
Hi
Can anyone recommend good books for Illustrator 10 and Photoshop 7 - PC
versions - please? Thanks very much.
Lindsay
Howardsgate LLP
e : [EMAIL REMOVED]
w : http://www.howardsgate.co.uk
PCG mem...
Re: FN-FORUM: Brochure design work
date posted 26th September 2003 01:49
> not sure if there is one, also did you know your image on your web page,
> breaks one of the first rules I ever learned about graphic design.
>
Yeh yeh yeh - what IS the first rule you learnt? I...
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