Freelancers Forum Messages on Saturday November 1st 2003
RE: Re: FN-FORUM: RE: for the MAC guys
date posted 1st November 2003 22:48
=)
Sometimes - I do try to keep up =)
But this particular bit I saw somewhere else
susanengel
graphicdesign
www.susanengel.co.uk
www.susanengel.co.uk/zoo
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Re: FN-FORUM: OT Mac Rant... Give me an ugly grey box anyday...
date posted 1st November 2003 21:30
on 30/10/03 1:19 pm, Andy Hutchinson at [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
> I feel for you mate. I did a contract gig at Haymarket Publishing a while
> ago and their entire office was a seething mass of throat-...
Re: FN-FORUM: OT Mac Rant... Give me an ugly grey box anyday...
date posted 1st November 2003 21:16
on 30/10/03 10:54 am, vav at [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
> Just spent 3 days working freelance in a TV company where I was using a
> "lovely clear plastic G4"
>
> I've got to say... what utter, utter shi...
Re: FN-FORUM: Image enlarging
date posted 1st November 2003 21:08
Luke Perman wrote:
http://www.extensis.com/pxlsmartscale/index.html?ref=hp
>
> wow... just downloaded and installed this - i think it's gonna save my
> ass on this brochure i am currently designing...
Re: FN-FORUM: RE: for the MAC guys
date posted 1st November 2003 21:03
Dave Edwards wrote:
>
> The adage "when all else fails, read the instructions" comes to mind.
>
Spot on! I'm as guilty as the rest, never reading the Help or FAQs
unless I've had a few minutes swea...
Re: FN-FORUM: Image enlarging
date posted 1st November 2003 20:54
yes me too,
many many many thanks, is saving me days of work, so far I have subtley
forgot to mention it to my boss, hmmm, free time woo!!
now if i could just get it to make me the occasional coffee...
Re: FN-FORUM: Image enlarging
date posted 1st November 2003 20:50
wow... just downloaded and installed this - i think it's gonna save my
ass on this brochure i am currently designing!!
luke
On 31 Oct 2003, at 09:53, Steve Thomas wrote:
> Hi Sasha,
>
> Have a lo...
Re: FN-FORUM: RE: for the MAC guys
date posted 1st November 2003 20:49
on 1/11/03 11:51 am, Susan at [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
> You've probably seen this, but just in case, seems there is a problem
> when upgrading to Panther
> http://www.wired.com/news/mac/0,2125,61031,0...
Re: FN-FORUM: RE: for the MAC guys
date posted 1st November 2003 20:45
on 1/11/03 1:16 pm, Paul J White at [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>> i really hate it when people blame computers for their own stupidity.
>>
> I'll second that, whether it's Mac, PC or anything else ;-)...
Re: FN-FORUM: RSI: got it, now how do I get rid of it?
date posted 1st November 2003 20:16
hey neelesh,
i had a similar problem - but this was after 12 hours continuos playing=20=
Diablo *hehe
it seems really the best remedy is to just take regular breaks - i have=20=
a mousemat now tha...
Re: FN-FORUM: Content Management Systems?
date posted 1st November 2003 20:12
hey james,
i'm just getting into Drupal:
www.drupal.org
the documentation seems a little sucky at first, but there is a very
active development community that are there to help out with any
teet...
Re: FN-FORUM: experiences of non paying clients???
date posted 1st November 2003 19:01
on 1/11/03 11:40 am, Debi Sykes at [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>=20
> Hi all.
> Ok I know a few of you had your opinions on what I ought to do the other =
day
> regarding this annoying client I have who d...
Re: FN-FORUM: experiences of non paying clients???
date posted 1st November 2003 18:32
well that's certainly something different to think about,
>" State that you will accept an initial payment of =A31200 with the balance =
due
>in=20
> two installments of =A3400 in thirty and sixty da...
Re: FN-FORUM: Content Management Systems?
date posted 1st November 2003 17:28
hi check out this site, its based on post nuke http://www.maxdev.com the
template engine is by far the best thing...so easy to use, just create your
html table layout then place tages such as or in...
FN-FORUM: Content Management Systems?
date posted 1st November 2003 17:03
I'm currently looking at Plone (plone.org) for content management, but
the documentation is a bit thin and weedy. Is anyone using a CMS which
works preferably under PHP, has a documented template-ma...
Re: FN-FORUM: RSI: got it, now how do I get rid of it?
date posted 1st November 2003 16:52
Neelesh Sonawane wrote:
> Strange thing is that I am ambidextrous with most things, writing with my
> left hand, but useless at using the mouse with it!
Yeah, me too -- I play sport with my right si...
Re: FN-FORUM: RSI: got it, now how do I get rid of it?
date posted 1st November 2003 16:27
on 1/11/03 4:37 pm, Nick Grimshaw at [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>
> Neelesh:
>> Anybody know what I need to do to get rid of the RSI whilst still allowing
>> me to carry on working? It's mainly in my mo...
RE: FN-FORUM: RSI: got it, now how do I get rid of it?
date posted 1st November 2003 16:22
Neelesh:
> Anybody know what I need to do to get rid of the RSI whilst still allowing
> me to carry on working? It's mainly in my mousing hand around the
> back of my wrist, in my thumb & now kind of...
Re: FN-FORUM: experiences of non paying clients???
date posted 1st November 2003 15:58
On Saturday 01 Nov 2003 11:40 am, Debi Sykes wrote:
> Hi all.
> Ok I know a few of you had your opinions on what I ought to do the other
> day regarding this annoying client I have who doesn't want to...
Re: FN-FORUM: experiences of non paying clients???
date posted 1st November 2003 15:56
Rick said...
>Give them an inch and they will take a mile. You want the amount =
invoiced,
>end of story.
Amen to that. Sounds like they're trying it on... by offering you
substantially less than yo...
RE: FN-FORUM: RSI: got it, now how do I get rid of it?
date posted 1st November 2003 15:54
Went through the same only 2 months ago... you *have* to change hands, change seat hieght, change keyboard angle
Short term, the care centre over the road applied jelly to my hand / wrist and bandage...
Re: FN-FORUM: RSI: got it, now how do I get rid of it?
date posted 1st November 2003 15:30
Strange thing is that I am ambidextrous with most things, writing with my
left hand, but useless at using the mouse with it!
Yeah was thinking about a wrist support but wasn't sure it would work. Will...
Re: FN-FORUM: RSI: got it, now how do I get rid of it?
date posted 1st November 2003 15:21
I used to use a wrist support, same as you get from sports shops. They
are made from thin, flexible foam (blue) and have a velcro strap. The
combination of keeping the wrist warm and supported event...
FN-FORUM: RSI: got it, now how do I get rid of it?
date posted 1st November 2003 14:49
I've got a shiny new powerbook which is great but now due to a stressful 12
hours, a tight deadline & a lack of space on my desk I seem to have
developed RSI which is creeping up to my elbow.
I've cha...
Re: FN-FORUM: RE: for the MAC guys
date posted 1st November 2003 14:43
Yeah that seems like the main culprit, having the drives plugged in whilst
upgrading..
You one lucky Luke huh! =)
On 1/11/03 2:20 pm, "Luke Perman" [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>
> i didn't have my Lacie...
Re: FN-FORUM: RE: for the MAC guys
date posted 1st November 2003 14:04
oh, oops, i just re-read the article -
my initial impression was that it was simply the data files and
pointers that OSX libraries used that had been screwed up - i know
several people who have mov...
Re: FN-FORUM: experiences of non paying clients???
date posted 1st November 2003 13:38
Who else they going to go to? They know you & have a working relationship
with you. Don't carry that relationship on by allowing them to dictate your
payment.
Stand your ground. You've taken care of y...
Re: FN-FORUM: passing form contents to an Iframe
date posted 1st November 2003 13:37
Thanks - good idea. I hadn't though of encrypting. I have alway passed stuff
to iframes with querystrings before like you but this time I need to be
extra careful about what can be seen. I think that...
RE: FN-FORUM: experiences of non paying clients???
date posted 1st November 2003 13:35
I got caught like this many years ago and ended up having to get bailed out
by the families firm and spending a fortune on solicitors letters/winding
up orders before I got the money.
The hard less...
Re: FN-FORUM: RE: for the MAC guys
date posted 1st November 2003 13:32
Hey Luke, dknow but correct me if I'm wrong. It looks like it's more a case
of the external firewire drives being wiped when they are plugged into the
Panther upgraded machine regardless if they have...
Re: FN-FORUM: passing form contents to an Iframe
date posted 1st November 2003 13:26
Hello Pam
If you area woried about people seeing the sql, why dont you encrpyt the
querystring on the end of the iframe src and then decrypt it in the iframe
page. All of the ways I have used to pass...
RE: FN-FORUM: passing form contents to an Iframe
date posted 1st November 2003 13:02
Pam
Then I think you need to replace the Iframe with a subroutine using CSS
stuff to emulate the Iframe within the same page and pass the parameters
within ASP so it's invisble to the client side....
Re: FN-FORUM: RE: for the MAC guys
date posted 1st November 2003 13:00
Luke Perman wrote:
>
> i really hate it when people blame computers for their own stupidity.
>
I'll second that, whether it's Mac, PC or anything else ;-)
Paul....
Re: FN-FORUM: passing form contents to an Iframe
date posted 1st November 2003 12:42
I was trying to avoid passing it as a querystring as it is sql statements.
Pam
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Re: FN-FORUM: RE: for the MAC guys
date posted 1st November 2003 12:38
hmm.. i just upgraded my three Macs to panther and have had no
problems whatsoever.
every mac has retained it's users folder, system settings and
application preferences...
this looks more like a...
RE: FN-FORUM: passing form contents to an Iframe
date posted 1st November 2003 12:36
Pam
I think it's because at the time the Post executes the Iframe Target object doesn't exist.
I've not tied it myself but I think you may need to construct the source for the Iframe as a query stri...
Re: FN-FORUM: experiences of non paying clients???
date posted 1st November 2003 12:23
> Give them an inch and they will take a mile. You want the amount invoiced,
> end of story.
I second that.
Tell them you've done over and above what you
quoted for and your doing them a favour char...
Re: FN-FORUM: experiences of non paying clients???
date posted 1st November 2003 12:08
>Give them an inch and they will take a mile. You want the amount invoiced,
>end of story.
I have to agree.
This happens alot, accepting a lower fee will just set a precedent,
especially if they've...
FN-FORUM: passing form contents to an Iframe
date posted 1st November 2003 12:02
Hi,
I am trying to pass form contents from a page to an Iframe in a new
page. I have put the form action as the name of the main page and the target
for the form as the name of the Iframe but it i...
Re: FN-FORUM:Darren - self publicist
date posted 1st November 2003 12:00
Matt Burns wrote:
> I *think* I fell over after birthday drinks, and have done something
> stupid to my shoulder. X-rays show no broken bones or "severe" tissue
> damage (nurse's words, not mine!)...
Re: FN-FORUM: experiences of non paying clients???
date posted 1st November 2003 11:49
Debi Sykes wrote:
> requested £2000 my client wants to give me £1200...
Give them an inch and they will take a mile. You want the amount invoiced,
end of story.
Rick
Kitty5 NewMedia http://Kitty5...
RE: FN-FORUM: experiences of non paying clients???
date posted 1st November 2003 11:48
Hi Debi
I had a similar problem a while back with a customer - and in the end I
ended up just walking away and losing over a grand. It was a tough decision
to make, but I kept all the material I dev...
Re: FN-FORUM: (Orginally No Subject)
date posted 1st November 2003 11:46
O right thanks - I hadn't realised.
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Subject: RE: FN-FORUM: (Orginall...
Re: FN-FORUM:Darren - self publicist
date posted 1st November 2003 11:46
Paul J White wrote:
>
> Matt Burns wrote:
>
>>
>> Think I'll get the missus to get me a copy - seeing as I'm laid up
>> with a knackered shoulder and should be boozed up in Whitby right...
>> abo...
Re: FN-FORUM: Message Test
date posted 1st November 2003 11:45
On 1 Nov 2003 11:54:10 -0000, Nick Grimshaw [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>
> Tony Crockford:
>> is it possible to put the standard sig delimiter before the ad - e.g.
>> --
>> ...
>> that way It'll be aut...
RE: FN-FORUM: (Orginally No Subject)
date posted 1st November 2003 11:41
Pam, about her SQL:
> I am changing it to a post
> anyway
Be aware that this doesn't actually make the site more secure - it's just
security through obscurity (i.e. it's no longer obvious that you co...
Re: FN-FORUM: RE: for the MAC guys
date posted 1st November 2003 11:39
Susan wrote:
> You've probably seen this, but just in case, seems there is a problem
> when upgrading to Panther
> http://www.wired.com/news/mac/0,2125,61031,00.html
>
Yes, saw it on another list -...
RE: FN-FORUM: Message Test
date posted 1st November 2003 11:38
Tony Crockford:
> is it possible to put the standard sig delimiter before the ad - e.g. --
> ...
> that way It'll be autonatically stripped from my (and many other) replies.
Surely your own sig deli...
FN-FORUM: RE: for the MAC guys
date posted 1st November 2003 11:36
You've probably seen this, but just in case, seems there is a problem
when upgrading to Panther
http://www.wired.com/news/mac/0,2125,61031,00.html
susanengel
graphicdesign
m: 077 0943 6103
www.susan...
FN-FORUM: experiences of non paying clients???
date posted 1st November 2003 11:24
Hi all.
Ok I know a few of you had your opinions on what I ought to do the other da=
y
regarding this annoying client I have who doesn't want to pay me what I hav=
e
asked for, well it turns out inste...
RE: FN-FORUM: FW: hello + dreamweaver is a git
date posted 1st November 2003 11:22
i actually just managed to solve this after over a week of scratching my
head and shouting at the computer
a month ago i bought a 17" TFT monitor to go with my laptop which is the
machine i do most...
Re: FN-FORUM:Darren - self publicist
date posted 1st November 2003 11:17
Matt Burns wrote:
>
> Think I'll get the missus to get me a copy - seeing as I'm laid up with
> a knackered shoulder and should be boozed up in Whitby right... about...
> now! :-(
>
Oh no, you're...
Re: FN-FORUM:Darren - self publicist
date posted 1st November 2003 11:13
The e-Guy Limited wrote:
> well folks after weeks of Darren rabbiting on about his 'how to make money
> on-line' web site he has now gotten that wonderful mag .NET to feature his
> site on their weekl...
Re: FN-FORUM: (Orginally No Subject)
date posted 1st November 2003 10:46
OOPs - I have just realised what the problem is. I was passing the string as
a query string through an Iframe tag to another page and hadn't encoded that
time. No wonder it stopped at the quote.
Than...
Re: FN-FORUM: Form2mail
date posted 1st November 2003 10:45
That because it's not the SMTP server for that domain. You need to use the
hosting company's SMTP server or buy an SMTP service with authentication
(there are a few around) if the hosting co doesn't p...
Re: FN-FORUM: ball park time frame
date posted 1st November 2003 10:43
hi ron,
depends on the amount of products in the final site - the most amount
of time is producing the images with photoshop or whatever and adding
products to the database... but an average e-co...
FN-FORUM: FW: hello + dreamweaver is a git
date posted 1st November 2003 10:42
Hi guys and girls,
Been on the list for quite a while, but have been unable to post anything
thanks to the wonderful people at Bt Broadband barring my email address from
sending emails - but at last...
Re: FN-FORUM: OT - Speed dating
date posted 1st November 2003 10:35
haha.. i couldn't say for sure!! actually, i do believe the totty
on there is worldwide in nature - if you go to the little 'location'
thingummy you select where from :-D
but the overall score...
FN-FORUM: lancers project
date posted 1st November 2003 10:22
Ok, I've been a bit quiet this week due to my broadband
being down, its still down.I forgot what a nightmare dial up was
especially when it means shuffling files over the network to the
laptop to uplo...
Re: FN-FORUM: (Orginally No Subject)
date posted 1st November 2003 10:18
Hi,
Sorry - I had realised that I had got two single quotes in that example.
I had already tried with one quote either side and got the same problem. It
seems to be something to do with single quo...
Re: FN-FORUM: Message Test
date posted 1st November 2003 10:12
On 1 Nov 2003 10:15:27 -0000, Andy Stowell [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>
> Hi Tony
>
> Sig delimiter added, hopefully that'll make things easier.
>
> Cheers
>
> Andy
Oh! yes! it does...
;o)
Thank you....
Re: FN-FORUM:
date posted 1st November 2003 10:01
You are right - I was thinking that myself last night after I posted. I
hadn't realise about SQL injection attacks until about a couple of weeks or
so ago - very nasty. I didn't write by the way - it...
RE: FN-FORUM: Message Test
date posted 1st November 2003 09:59
Hi Tony
Sig delimiter added, hopefully that'll make things easier.
Cheers
Andy
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Re: FN-FORUM: Message Test
date posted 1st November 2003 09:49
On 1 Nov 2003 09:57:16 -0000, Andy Stowell [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>
> Hi
>
> Just testing our new advertiser.
>
> Sorry!
>
> Andy
is it possible to put the standard sig delimiter before the ad - e....
Re: FN-FORUM:Darren - self publicist
date posted 1st November 2003 09:43
:^D
Cheers Guy,
Thanks go to Ron really for putting me onto it.
I don't subscribe to the newsletter myself but I
do get the mag.
Apparently a plea went out recently for more sites to
apply to be fe...
FN-FORUM: Message Test
date posted 1st November 2003 09:41
Hi
Just testing our new advertiser.
Sorry!
Andy...
RE: FN-FORUM:Darren - self publicist
date posted 1st November 2003 09:02
well folks after weeks of Darren rabbiting on about his 'how to make money
on-line' web site he has now gotten that wonderful mag .NET to feature his
site on their weekly mail out to saddows! like me...
RE: FN-FORUM: OT - Speed dating
date posted 1st November 2003 07:31
I must be a fussy bugger. Just went on there (hotornot) looking at the women
and was marking them generally 2 points below average. Does this mean that
English totty is of better quality generally tha...
FN-FORUM: ball park time frame
date posted 1st November 2003 04:51
What I am wondering is on average, and I know that every job will vary
greatly, will it take to create an e-commerce web site.
I'm just looking for some ball park numbers to help me figure a price...
Re: FN-FORUM: OT - Speed dating
date posted 1st November 2003 03:27
i don't know about speed dating - but i did this for a laugh when i was
living in america:
http://www.hotornot.com/
i'm on there somewhere ;-)
(and apparently i'm hotter than 82% of men on the si...
Re: FN-FORUM: 90min CD's 800MB
date posted 1st November 2003 01:18
bought some of those a while back but I've been using them
as ordinary CD's. Apparently all you need to do is overburn.
Drag the little red bar in nero upto 800mb or you may need
to go into the optio...
Re: FN-FORUM: osCommerce french handbasket
date posted 1st November 2003 00:40
come clean it was that inverted comma in C'est - wasn't it!
sorry I looked at your email to late to be useful!
carrie
On Saturday 01 November 2003 12:31 am, you wrote:
> Wohoo -- sorted. Just neede...
Re: FN-FORUM: DNS chrooted - should I bother?
date posted 1st November 2003 00:22
Cheers Alex,=20
belt, braces, and supplementary string to be applied! on everything.
Ok suplementary questions,=20
The server is to host a number of database driven sites (PHP/Mysql), and =
email=...
RE: FN-FORUM: osCommerce french handbasket
date posted 1st November 2003 00:15
Wohoo -- sorted. Just needed a break and came back to see the problem
staring at me.
Cheers.
Bob.
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