Freelancers Forum Messages on Thursday November 13th 2003
Re: FN-FORUM: Legal advice - non paying client/agency - HELP!
date posted 13th November 2003 23:19
Is it a LATE paying or NON paying client?
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Re: FN-FORUM: for those of you looking for UK maps.........
date posted 13th November 2003 23:08
Whats the deal with the demand for maps at the moment?
Just wondering :)
on 11/13/03 10:16 PM, John Murphy at [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
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> I used to do illustrated maps I have a live version at
>...
Re: FN-FORUM: Legal advice - non paying client/agency - HELP!
date posted 13th November 2003 22:47
Did you send them recorded delivery? If not, can you prove you sent them on
time?
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Kathy
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RE: FN-FORUM: (OT) Key stage 1 cdroms
date posted 13th November 2003 22:04
Yes my amazon checkout basket is getting very full! I looked at them - but I
think I might over do it. My nearly six year old wants the DK space
encyclopedia book her older cousin got. We spent an hou...
RE: FN-FORUM: CSS and Form Elements
date posted 13th November 2003 22:03
I found these useful:
http://www.sitepoint.com/article/1166
http://www.outfront.net/tutorials_02/adv_tech/funkyforms2.htm
Hth
susan
susanengel
graphicdesign
www.susanengel.co.uk
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Re: FN-FORUM: for those of you looking for UK maps.........
date posted 13th November 2003 21:59
hummm... doesn't appear to be any london boroughs on that one
unfortunately - cheers anyway!!
luke
On 13 Nov 2003, at 21:34, Dom wrote:
> www.magic.gov.uk any good?...
RE: FN-FORUM: for those of you looking for UK maps.........
date posted 13th November 2003 21:56
I used to do illustrated maps I have a live version at
www.pennpharm.co.uk
if then go to the contact section there's a bit called how to find us or
something, I made the basic design for that in ill...
RE: FN-FORUM: CSS and Form Elements
date posted 13th November 2003 21:53
I my self wanted to know how to do this and found some info at
http://www.sitepoint.com/article/1166 covers it all hope it helps you out.
John
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Re: FN-FORUM: (OT) Key stage 1 cdroms
date posted 13th November 2003 21:53
Chris Dillon wrote:
> have you looked at D&K ranges - "Learning Ladder" and others.
http://makeashorterlink.com/?C4C821886
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Christopher Dillon
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Re: FN-FORUM: London Beer Night - the BIG decision
date posted 13th November 2003 21:14
on 13/11/03 8:33 pm, Dave Edwards at [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
> on 13/11/03 8:02 pm, Deborah Causton at [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
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>>>> Erm, could we make a different night as my horoscope says that's...
Re: FN-FORUM: for those of you looking for UK maps.........
date posted 13th November 2003 21:13
On Thursday 13 Nov 2003 10:51 am, Luke Perman wrote:
> on a different track, i'm looking for a detailed (vector) map of london
> - it only has to show the different postal districts and the thames - i...
RE: FN-FORUM: Legal advice - non paying client/agency - HELP!
date posted 13th November 2003 20:55
> > What the hell do I do and where do I stand? Advice anyone?
>
> See it as a lesson and move on. Get your time sheets in in
> time. You know the importance of them (?)
Timesheets were in on time....
FN-FORUM: CSS and Form Elements
date posted 13th November 2003 20:55
Hi All,
Am looking for some reading material on the best way to approach
formatting and layout of input, select and textbox elements using CSS.
I've done a couple of sites in proper CSS now and the...
Re: FN-FORUM: unsubscribe
date posted 13th November 2003 20:50
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Re: FN-FORUM: (OT) Key stage 1 cdroms
date posted 13th November 2003 20:48
Will Jordaan wrote:
>>I'm doing a little xmas shopping at Amazon
>
> X-mas shopping?????
>
> What happened to the days when this forum was about
> technology issues?
Shopping for technology toys (f...
Re: FN-FORUM: (OT) Key stage 1 cdroms
date posted 13th November 2003 20:47
> X-mas shopping?????
>
> What happened to the days when this forum was about
> technology issues?
You petty cock-end.
Hope the unsubscribe worked ok in the end btw....
Re: FN-FORUM: unsubscribe
date posted 13th November 2003 20:37
on 13/11/03 8:23 pm, Will Jordaan at [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
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This is a totally unoriginal thought but wouldn't it be nice if there was a
link at the bottom of every mail that would unsubscribe you...
Re: FN-FORUM Image compression consensus
date posted 13th November 2003 20:34
kai farnhill wrote:
> Hello all,
> Alright, I was totally misguided with my image sizing software
> preference so I was wondering what the general consensus was for the
> best image compression softw...
RE: FN-FORUM: The Rates to Heaven
date posted 13th November 2003 20:33
I'm one of those 7-8 am until late. As for time monitoring software, I use
work time tracker (www.allnetic.com) and find it very handy. It can track
different jobs/hours/days etc.
Regards
Darren...
Re: FN-FORUM: Free Computer Arts fonts..
date posted 13th November 2003 20:17
Susan wrote:
> If you let me know which issue that was I might have the pc ones
>
That might be useful ;-)
Or anyone have the link for a Mac/PC converter?
Cheers, Paul....
Re: FN-FORUM: London Beer Night - the BIG decision
date posted 13th November 2003 20:14
on 13/11/03 8:02 pm, Deborah Causton at [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>>> Erm, could we make a different night as my horoscope says that's a
> really
> bad night as some blonde party animal from mainland Eu...
FN-FORUM: unsubscribe
date posted 13th November 2003 20:03
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Re: FN-FORUM: (OT) Key stage 1 cdroms
date posted 13th November 2003 20:01
> I'm doing a little xmas shopping at Amazon
X-mas shopping?????
What happened to the days when this forum was about
technology issues?
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Re: FN-FORUM: Legal advice - non paying client/agency - HELP!
date posted 13th November 2003 19:58
> What the hell do I do and where do I stand? Advice
> anyone?
See it as a lesson and move on. Get your time sheets
in in time. You know the importance of them (?)
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RE: FN-FORUM: London Beer Night - the BIG decision
date posted 13th November 2003 19:52
Dave:
> Erm, could we make a different night as my horoscope says that's a really
> bad night as some blonde party animal from mainland Europe will lead me
> astray if I go out?
Sounds promising - wh...
RE: FN-FORUM: London Beer Night - the BIG decision
date posted 13th November 2003 19:42
>> Erm, could we make a different night as my horoscope says that's a
really
bad night as some blonde party animal from mainland Europe will lead me
astray if I go out?
=A0You couldn't possibly be ta...
Re: FN-FORUM: London Beer Night - the BIG decision
date posted 13th November 2003 19:42
where??? :-p
On 13 Nov 2003, at 18:57, Dave Edwards wrote:
> Erm, could we make a different night as my horoscope says that's a
> really
> bad night as some blonde party animal from mainland Eu...
RE: Re: FN-FORUM: Free Computer Arts fonts..
date posted 13th November 2003 19:29
If you let me know which issue that was I might have the pc ones
susanengel
graphicdesign
m: 077 0943 6103
www.susanengel.co.uk
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FN-FORUM: John's Play Work/Life (OT)
date posted 13th November 2003 19:24
George Hazlewood and myself will be going to see fellow freelancer John
Anderson's play - Work/Life next Wednesday 19th November.
The venue is the Jack Beard's tavern, 76 Mitcham Road, Tooting.
Clos...
Re: FN-FORUM: Free Computer Arts fonts..
date posted 13th November 2003 19:21
cool as...
On 13 Nov 2003, at 19:28, kai farnhill wrote:
> Not to worry. If you can't get your hands on them then I'll have a
> chance to see whether these Mac Font converters actually work ;O)...
RE: FN-FORUM: Free Computer Arts fonts..
date posted 13th November 2003 19:08
Not to worry. If you can't get your hands on them then I'll have a
chance to see whether these Mac Font converters actually work ;O)
Kai
www.monoliff.com
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Re: FN-FORUM: OT "Let them sing it"
date posted 13th November 2003 19:06
hahahaahha.....
http://www.sr.se/cgi-bin/p1/src/sing/default.asp?key=Y76XqLwD
On 13 Nov 2003, at 13:58, Karl Bunyan wrote:
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> This is absolutely fantastic:
> http://www.sr.se/cgi-bin/p1/src/sing/...
Re: FN-FORUM: navigation check/hiding link outlines
date posted 13th November 2003 19:05
all's fine on...
W2K IE6
MAC IE5.1
MAC NS7
hth
paul
Paul Cooper
Internet Developer
Intex Design
http://www.intexdesign.net
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Re: FN-FORUM: The Rates to Heaven
date posted 13th November 2003 18:45
yeah, i keep meaning to install some kind of hour logging software to
see 'just how long i really spend' on jobs!
but i definitely don't bill every hour i work, and generally work from
midday throu...
Re: FN-FORUM: The Rates to Heaven
date posted 13th November 2003 18:38
yep. my motto has always been to never compromise quality (if at all
possible...)
which often means the timescale part increases, at no extra cost from
me, but it means my reputation has gotten ro...
Re: FN-FORUM: London Beer Night - the BIG decision
date posted 13th November 2003 18:37
on 13/11/03 12:57 pm, Neelesh Sonawane at [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
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> Oh yeah me too, am happy with either the 11th or the 12th, was just trying
> to get a date that we could all make.
> 12th it is t...
Re: FN-FORUM: Free Computer Arts fonts..
date posted 13th November 2003 18:35
uhhh.... oops.
my friend sent me the mac versions only - doh!!
sorry guys... i thought that they were cross platform
i'll see if i can get the full thing...
luke
On 13 Nov 2003, at 18:45, Ali...
Re: FN-FORUM: image library in fireworks
date posted 13th November 2003 18:32
In Fireworks 3 I remember some really nice clip art and navigation
samples on the CD but I don't think I got anything with MX. For
checkboxes and radio buttons I'd just do snapshots from Dreamweaver...
FN-FORUM: FW: 4982 : Oracle Financial Functional Tester - CONTRACT London - Interested?
date posted 13th November 2003 18:28
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Andy
IWD2 LLP
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RE: FN-FORUM: Problems with visual studio .net
date posted 13th November 2003 18:26
That sounds like the problem.=20
Andy
IWD2 LLP
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RE: FN-FORUM: Free Computer Arts fonts..
date posted 13th November 2003 18:25
Handy for my designer contacts
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RE: FN-FORUM: The Rates to Heaven
date posted 13th November 2003 18:20
I totally agree Luke.
There are always clients who will only ever pay a pittance for your
services. They generally haven't got a clue what they want and no
appreciation of the effort that goes into...
RE: FN-FORUM: Free Computer Arts fonts..
date posted 13th November 2003 18:11
Thanks but... they're all Mac fonts bar one.
Kai
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RE: FN-FORUM: The Rates to Heaven
date posted 13th November 2003 18:07
> But once you've paid tax, NI, business expenses and
> accountant etc, it's
> probably going to leave you with less than min wage, so you'd
> be better off
> working in Burger King.
Burger King...mm...
RE: FN-FORUM: Free Computer Arts fonts..
date posted 13th November 2003 18:04
they're only for the MAC :(
Andrew
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Re: FN-FORUM: The Rates to Heaven
date posted 13th November 2003 18:00
How many hours do you work in that week though? 9-5? or 9-late?
I've been playing with http://www.syntap.com/downloads.htm lately to
keep a better track of how much I'm working per site to see how m...
Re: FN-FORUM: The Rates to Heaven
date posted 13th November 2003 17:55
But once you've paid tax, NI, business expenses and accountant etc, it's
probably going to leave you with less than min wage, so you'd be better off
working in Burger King.
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Re: FN-FORUM: The Rates to Heaven
date posted 13th November 2003 17:53
i think a lot of it comes down to the timescale thing...
i can quite easily crack out a 20 page website in a week (RSI willing!!)
and so to charge =A31200 for a weeks work seems quite reasonable to=...
RE: FN-FORUM: Free Computer Arts fonts..
date posted 13th November 2003 17:51
Ditto :)
Ali
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RE: FN-FORUM: (OT) Key stage 1 cdroms
date posted 13th November 2003 17:49
Yes ;-) and she'll be so excited too lol
Thanks for the list, she'll be 6 in february
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Re: FN-FORUM: The Rates to Heaven
date posted 13th November 2003 17:47
that pyramid idea is so cool - never heard of it before... sweet!
i wish i'd had that in my bag when i went into battle with that last
client of mine over the cost of his website...
we live and we...
RE: FN-FORUM: The Rates to Heaven
date posted 13th November 2003 17:45
It is very hard to place oneself in a profession with mixed messages
about what is possible for what money.
I personally charge £15-£20 pounds an hour for HTML design work or a
fixed fee for a site...
Re: FN-FORUM: Free Computer Arts fonts..
date posted 13th November 2003 17:45
Luke Perman wrote:
> www.evoke-media.com/computarts.zip
>
> please keep this amongst yourselves, and i will be deleting them at the
> weekend, so get 'em whilst they are hot!
>
Cool - I'm grabbing...
FN-FORUM: Free Computer Arts fonts..
date posted 13th November 2003 17:37
someone on here was asking about the free font CD that came with
computer arts a while back...
i happen to have laid my hands on a copy of this - so if anyone wants
to grab the free fonts, i put th...
Re: FN-FORUM: The Rates to Heaven
date posted 13th November 2003 17:32
i believe that people who charge too little for design / development=20
work are just hurting the industry in general.
there is no reason why a designer or developer with talent cannot=20
command =A3...
FN-FORUM: london map needed...
date posted 13th November 2003 17:13
hi all,
i muttered earlier today about needed a vectorized map of london,
showing the postal districts (W1, N11 etc.)
has anyone got such a thing?
muchos.
luke
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RE: FN-FORUM: navigation check/hiding link outlines
date posted 13th November 2003 17:07
>>is there a way to stop the browser highlighting (i.e. outlining) these 2
links when clicked on? i'm sure i've seen this done with javascript.
document.focus() should do it I think
Ron
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RE: FN-FORUM: Problems with visual studio .net
date posted 13th November 2003 17:02
> I'm on version 7.0.9466 running version 1.0 of the .NET framework
> 1.0.3705
Right... I found this on t'net, at www.wilsondotnet.com, and I'll see if I can
find Microsoft's official version. Mind...
RE: FN-FORUM: site check
date posted 13th November 2003 16:53
> you might want to adjust the colours of the bread-crumb - red on grey
Yes I know you are right, but my client REALLY wants those colours, as
you can see it's a cheap, knock-up site, I've just done...
Re: FN-FORUM: The Rates to Heaven
date posted 13th November 2003 16:51
Dave Polhill wrote:
> That's fine as long as you make it clear that "Good" means "rich in
> functionality" rather than "good quality".
>
> The solution should be good quality regardless of the other...
RE: FN-FORUM: navigation check/hiding link outlines
date posted 13th November 2003 16:48
> does anyone's browser have a problem with the collapsible links
No problem here (Firebird 0.7, win xp)
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Design Consultant
www.lightsurgery.co.uk
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Re: FN-FORUM: site check
date posted 13th November 2003 16:45
just had a very quick look and one immediate point...
you might want to adjust the colours of the bread-crumb - red on grey
is difficult to read and the orange-hover colour is impossible to read
on...
FN-FORUM: Cafepress
date posted 13th November 2003 16:42
Hi all,
Does anyone know of anything like CafePress (www.cafepress.com), but which
is UK based?
cheers
Dan....
FN-FORUM: google dancing
date posted 13th November 2003 16:41
can't remmeber who asked but google is now dancing
Andrew...
FN-FORUM: navigation check/hiding link outlines
date posted 13th November 2003 16:40
hi,
i'm in the process of adding a collapsible navigation system to a site and
have the following test page set up.
http://www.tallhat.com/designs/test/test.shtml
does anyone's browser have a problem...
RE: FN-FORUM: The Rates to Heaven
date posted 13th November 2003 16:37
That's fine as long as you make it clear that "Good" means "rich in
functionality" rather than "good quality".
The solution should be good quality regardless of the other three metrics...
Dave
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Re: FN-FORUM: (OT) Key stage 1 cdroms
date posted 13th November 2003 16:36
You're not buying them educational software for Christmas? That's *really*
sad! :-)
"Jump Ahead" stuff for the 8s and under.
"Adiboo" for the really little ones (4-7).
"Zoombinis" is a maths must-ha...
FN-FORUM: site check
date posted 13th November 2003 16:34
Hi all,
If anyone has a moment I'd appreciate a site check.
The client is happy with everything but sometimes last things can be
missed, any thoughts, problems, etc welcome.
http://www.nickallixedit...
FN-FORUM: image library in fireworks
date posted 13th November 2003 16:23
Hi all,
I am just doing a mock up in fireworks, and i need a check box, and a couple
of radio buttons.
Is there an image library in fireworks, or an easy way to import these, or
should i just cut an...
Re: FN-FORUM: The Rates to Heaven
date posted 13th November 2003 16:20
Dominic Allkins wrote:
>
> In a similar vein - I used to work for a fairly sizable London agency at
> one point and our Production Director had a saying:
>
> "Good, quick, cheap - you can always hav...
RE: FN-FORUM: The Rates to Heaven
date posted 13th November 2003 16:15
It's the quality triangle from "total quality management" from the early
90's.=20
Andy
IWD2 LLP
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RE: FN-FORUM: Problems with visual studio .net
date posted 13th November 2003 16:14
I'm on version 7.0.9466 running version 1.0 of the .NET framework
1.0.3705=20
Andy
IWD2 LLP
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RE: FN-FORUM: The Rates to Heaven
date posted 13th November 2003 16:05
Well I tell them they can have any two from three -
FAST - GOOD - CHEAP
Andrew
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Web Design & Hosting - Print Design - Graphics - Multimedia
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Re: FN-FORUM: The Rates to Heaven
date posted 13th November 2003 16:00
> If my clients moan about the cost of projects I draw them a little triangle.
> I label the points "Cost", "Functionality" and "Timescale". I explain how
> all three are interrelated and changing on...
Re: FN-FORUM: London Beer Night - the BIG decision
date posted 13th November 2003 15:59
:-D
On 13 Nov 2003, at 16:12, chris greenway wrote:
> thought the darkness were a karaoke band who paid their royalties to
> spinal tap
>
>
>>
>>>> Maybe the rest of "The Darkness" will be there th...
Re: FN-FORUM: its like a matrix thing going one
date posted 13th November 2003 15:55
if you sit back and squint you can just about figure what's going on ;-p
another wonderful classic brought to life by the power of ascii !!!
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Re: FN-FORUM: The Rates to Heaven
date posted 13th November 2003 15:54
That is so true :-)
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RE: Re: FN-FORUM: London Beer Night - the BIG decision
date posted 13th November 2003 15:52
thought the darkness were a karaoke band who paid their royalties to
spinal tap
>
>>> Maybe the rest of "The Darkness" will be there this time too.
>
> Lol... better rehearse the songs for some im...
RE: FN-FORUM: The Rates to Heaven
date posted 13th November 2003 15:51
In a similar vein - I used to work for a fairly sizable London agency at
one point and our Production Director had a saying:
"Good, quick, cheap - you can always have two out of three but NEVER all...
RE: FN-FORUM: (OT) Key stage 1 cdroms
date posted 13th November 2003 15:45
Thorny_bird wrote:
> I was looking at three monkeys on amazon - any
> experience ;-)
>
No, not seen that one. Father Christmas is under strict orders to get a
Hornby virtual railway game this time....
Re: FN-FORUM: Japanese translation OT
date posted 13th November 2003 15:43
Put it down to you flu - Pam
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RE: FN-FORUM: The Rates to Heaven
date posted 13th November 2003 15:38
I totally agree about the loss leader being a really bad idea.
Rather than your client thinking "what a great bloke/girl for doing that job
on the cheap for me - I'll give them some more work" they...
RE: FN-FORUM: Japanese translation OT
date posted 13th November 2003 15:38
dunt kno what the hell that was, was tryin to copy someones email to mail
them. SORRY
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Re: FN-FORUM: Post code / Location Data
date posted 13th November 2003 15:36
On 12 Nov 2003, at 20:24, Ian Moss wrote:
> Does anyone know if you can get that sort of data for free, or failing
> that cheap ?
there's some fairly (but not totally) comprehensive datasets that h...
RE: FN-FORUM: Japanese translation OT
date posted 13th November 2003 15:34
purpledev
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Re: FN-FORUM: Problems with visual studio .net
date posted 13th November 2003 15:17
Are you on VS.NET 2002 or 2003? ISTR something about this affecting the first
release... I'll go and have a dig around for details.
julian...
RE: FN-FORUM: The Rates to Heaven
date posted 13th November 2003 15:12
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RE: FN-FORUM: The Rates to Heaven
date posted 13th November 2003 15:07
More for techy skillsets, but http://jobstats.co.uk is an interesting =
glance.
(Especially now the graphs have stopped going down into oblivion :)
Ian
>>>=20
>>> Anyone who offers 50-80/day is prob...
FN-FORUM: Problems with visual studio .net
date posted 13th November 2003 15:06
Hi,
I'm having some problems with an app I'm trying to debug.
I've set a break point on the line I want to stop at but when I hit F5
and run the code it completely ignores the breakpoint and if I h...
RE: FN-FORUM: (OT) Key stage 1 cdroms
date posted 13th November 2003 15:00
Thanks kevin,
I already have Dr Suess - it's good it plays on the mac too. Even the 21
month olds been having fun. I'll have alook at primarygames. I was looking
at three monkeys on amazon - any expe...
Re: FN-FORUM: The Rates to Heaven
date posted 13th November 2003 14:58
on 13/11/03 3:09 pm, Matt Townsend at [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
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Re: FN-FORUM: The Rates to Heaven
date posted 13th November 2003 14:51
>Just a thought:
>maybe they are desperate for work and any money is good to them
Yeah and I guess that's what you'd get for office/warehouse temping anyway,
so you may as well do something you like....
RE: FN-FORUM: The Rates to Heaven
date posted 13th November 2003 14:49
I don't know about in other parts of the country, but in London they could
earn more than that doing filing.
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S...
Re: FN-FORUM: OT "Let them sing it"
date posted 13th November 2003 14:43
My god that is an amazing toy. I don't see me doing any work for the rest o=
f
today.
On 13/11/03 2:06 pm, "Deborah Causton" [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>=20
> ...Love you too
>=20
> ha ha...
>=20
> =A0...
Re: FN-FORUM: The Rates to Heaven
date posted 13th November 2003 14:42
on 13/11/03 2:57 pm, Matt Townsend at [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>
> Anyone who offers 50-80/day is probably doing it as a moonlighting venture
> on top of a full time job and should be sent to coventr...
Re: FN-FORUM Image compression consensus
date posted 13th November 2003 14:41
>> Hello all,
>> Alright, I was totally misguided with my image sizing software
>> preference so I was wondering what the general consensus was for the
>> best image compression software. Am I again b...
RE: FN-FORUM: The Rates to Heaven
date posted 13th November 2003 14:38
Yeah, I average about 350/day for contracts in London and 200/day for
contracts in other regions. It really depends what your specialisms are,
and where you're getting your clients from. Like Dave,...
FN-FORUM: Filemaker Pro 6 quote
date posted 13th November 2003 14:36
I need to have a FMPro 6 database published to the web with security set for
3 users. Would anyone care to chat (off-list) about rates/spec?
Regards
Andy Connor
wizzmail limited
m: 07974 666456
t:...
RE: FN-FORUM: Japanese translation OT
date posted 13th November 2003 14:35
> or perhaps a japanese restaurant... a couple of bottles of sake, and
some
cheek. i dont think we have any japanese restaurants in leeds, but if
you
are in london...
There is one in Cardiff Bay ;)...
Re: FN-FORUM: (OT) Key stage 1 cdroms
date posted 13th November 2003 14:31
Jump Ahead http://makeashorterlink.com/?N2A116786
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From: "...
RE: FN-FORUM: The Rates to Heaven
date posted 13th November 2003 14:29
John,
My rates tend to depend on the client and the nature of the work I'm doing.
I average about £300 per day for SQL Server / .NET work with a bottom end of
£200 per day for Access databases and...
RE: FN-FORUM: (OT) Key stage 1 cdroms
date posted 13th November 2003 14:19
Hi Theresa
For our son's 5th birthday we bought a downloaded games package from
http://www.primarygames.co.uk/ and a pack from Amazon called "All Aboard
Preschool Adventures (102 Dalmatians, Dr Suess...
RE: Re: FN-FORUM: London Beer Night - the BIG decision
date posted 13th November 2003 14:09
>> Maybe the rest of "The Darkness" will be there this time too.
Lol... better rehearse the songs for some impromptu karaoke...
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:.:.:. A t o m i=A0c=A0P h u s e .:.:.:
=A0
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-----Origina...
RE: Re: FN-FORUM: London Beer Night - the BIG decision
date posted 13th November 2003 14:06
If we're really lucky then the Bricklayers Arms might turn out to be
"that guy's" local... we can make it a reunion party. Maybe the rest of
"The Darkness" will be there this time too.
Karl
> -----O...
RE: Re: FN-FORUM: London Beer Night - the BIG decision
date posted 13th November 2003 13:56
>> If we could find a bar with darts.... And... Have a big darts
match....
Dart throwing, beer tossing, vodka swilling ... think we should
accommodate everyones pleasure.
Also need to ensure we pick...
FN-FORUM: (OT) Key stage 1 cdroms
date posted 13th November 2003 13:55
I'm doing a little xmas shopping at Amazon - those with younger kids, do you
have any recommendations for key stage 1 topics. Maths, reading, science. It
is more something that is fun and useful rathe...
RE: Re: FN-FORUM: London Beer Night - the BIG decision
date posted 13th November 2003 13:49
Yup, will have to do that,
Will try to stay sober enough to join you guys later on, the polish
vodka bar is in southwark and is actually a restaurant with a bar, can
be quite expensive, so we will pr...
Re: FN-FORUM: Legal advice - non paying client/agency - HELP!
date posted 13th November 2003 13:48
on 13/11/03 2:02 pm, Gerard McGovern at [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>
> I'll break it down simply:
>
> * Did work for Public Records Office via Harvey Nash agency, Nov 2002 to Feb
> 2003
>
> * Sent off...
RE: FN-FORUM: OT "Let them sing it"
date posted 13th November 2003 13:46
...Love you too
ha ha...
=A0
=A0
:.:.:. A t o m i=A0c=A0P h u s e .:.:.:
=A0
=A0
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL REMOVED] [EMAIL REMOVED] On Behalf Of Karl
Bunyan
Sent: 13 November 2003 14...
FN-FORUM: Legal advice - non paying client/agency - HELP!
date posted 13th November 2003 13:42
I'll break it down simply:
* Did work for Public Records Office via Harvey Nash agency, Nov 2002 to =
Feb
2003
* Sent off timesheet to be signed. Never arrived at client, I forgot =
about
it
* Vari...
RE: FN-FORUM: OT "Let them sing it"
date posted 13th November 2003 13:40
Oops - that wasn't the link I was supposed to send!
Apologies all.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL REMOVED] [EMAIL REMOVED] On
> Behalf Of Karl Bunyan
> Sent: 13 November 2003 13:58
> T...
FN-FORUM: The Rates to Heaven
date posted 13th November 2003 13:40
I have been a freelance contractor for the last year and have had no
problems finding work generally by word of mouth. Now this has sort of
dried up and I feel like I'm pricing myself too high....
FN-FORUM: OT "Let them sing it"
date posted 13th November 2003 13:37
This is absolutely fantastic:
http://www.sr.se/cgi-bin/p1/src/sing/default.asp?key=Y76XqLwD
Karl
Core 10, 42 Theobalds Rd, Holborn, London. WC1X 8NW.
Tel: 020 7242 1689, Mobile: 07947 133 778
htt...
Re: FN-FORUM: 3d flash software
date posted 13th November 2003 13:31
That might be a bit big to send through email though?
on 11/13/03 1:05 PM, Dan Cook at [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>
> I have a "trial" of swift 3d if you want it (7mb) ?
>
>
> Dan
>
>
> ----- O...
Re: FN-FORUM: 3d flash software
date posted 13th November 2003 13:30
Yes please :)
on 11/13/03 12:59 PM, Deborah Causton at [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>=20
> I have somewhere a trial version of 3d studio Max v4, if you're
> interested.
>=20
> Regards
> Deborah
>=20
> =...
Re: FN-FORUM Image compression consensus
date posted 13th November 2003 13:21
Tony Crockford wrote:
> send me (off list) a web image you created in fireworks and the original
> psd and I reckon I can get smaller file sizes with the same or better
> quality using ignite.
>
>...
Re: FN-FORUM Image compression consensus
date posted 13th November 2003 13:17
juBo wrote:
> I use Fireworks too. I tried other options, but this was the best, and
> created the smallest files.
>
>>From a designer's point of view - i.e. the quality of the compressed image
> i...
Re: FN-FORUM Image compression consensus
date posted 13th November 2003 13:03
On 13 Nov 2003 13:10:09 -0000, juBo [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>
> I use Fireworks too. I tried other options, but this was the best, and
> created the smallest files.
>
>> From a designer's point of vi...
RE: FN-FORUM: ASP Site indexing tool
date posted 13th November 2003 12:52
Mark
Not sure but while crawling through Satans site yesterday on this I seem to recall that Indexing that now seems to be part of
the OS on Win 2000/2003 can do most things (.doc, .XLS, IIS sites e...
Re: FN-FORUM Image compression consensus
date posted 13th November 2003 12:49
I use Fireworks too. I tried other options, but this was the best, and
created the smallest files.
From a designer's point of view - i.e. the quality of the compressed image
is very important to me....
Re: FN-FORUM: 3d flash software
date posted 13th November 2003 12:45
I have a "trial" of swift 3d if you want it (7mb) ?
Dan
----- Original Message -----
From: "Neelesh Sonawane" [EMAIL REMOVED]
To: [EMAIL REMOVED]
Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2003 1:00 PM
Subject:...
Bubble Rates (RE: FN-FORUM: Post code / Location Data (slightly OT))
date posted 13th November 2003 12:44
Well back a couple of years ago (in the thames valley_ when I was still
being loyal to the company I worked for, the techy contractors were on
around that. Even the dba !! I hate to think what the ch...
Re: FN-FORUM: London Beer Night - the BIG decision
date posted 13th November 2003 12:41
is that a serious question?????
ummm... vodka bar!!
On 13 Nov 2003, at 12:57, Neelesh Sonawane wrote:
>
> Oh yeah me too, am happy with either the 11th or the 12th, was just
> trying
> to get a...
Re: FN-FORUM: 3d flash software
date posted 13th November 2003 12:40
Wasat then?
On 13/11/03 12:36 pm, "Debi Sykes" [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>
> It's ok I think I may have found something
> ----------
> From: Debi Sykes [EMAIL REMOVED]
> Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2003 12:08:...
RE: FN-FORUM: 3d flash software
date posted 13th November 2003 12:39
I have somewhere a trial version of 3d studio Max v4, if you're
interested.
Regards
Deborah
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=A0
:.:.:. A t o m i=A0c=A0P h u s e .:.:.:
=A0
=A0
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL REMOVED]...
Re: FN-FORUM: London Beer Night - the BIG decision
date posted 13th November 2003 12:36
Oh yeah me too, am happy with either the 11th or the 12th, was just trying
to get a date that we could all make.
12th it is then, Bricklayer or Polish Vodka Bar?
On 13/11/03 12:39 pm, "chris greenway...
Re: FN-FORUM: Post code / Location Data (slightly OT)
date posted 13th November 2003 12:34
> when you work in environments
> where people get 600 quid for a days contracting.
Crikey, are rates still that low? May rethink a return to contracting in that case....
Re: FN-FORUM: its like a matrix thing going one
date posted 13th November 2003 12:27
http://www1.zkm.de:81/~wvdc/ascii/java/
Rick
Kitty5 NewMedia http://Kitty5.com
POV-Ray News & Resources http://Povray.co.uk
TEL : +44 (01270) 501101 - ICQ : 15776037
PGP Public Key
http://pgpkeys.m...
RE: FN-FORUM: ASP Site indexing tool
date posted 13th November 2003 12:21
On the subject of site indexing! I have a client who wants to be able to
search for "anything !!!" as she's not sure what she wants to search for....
I'm looking at using asp.NET MS SQL server and the...
Re: FN-FORUM: London Beer Night - the BIG decision
date posted 13th November 2003 12:19
agree with luke there, if you can come afterwards that would be great as
I'm sure we will still be drinking somewhere.
that settled then!!??!!!
;-)
>
> omg this is never gonna get settled... :-/...
Re: FN-FORUM: Old Skool - was Database question..........I think!!??
date posted 13th November 2003 12:16
Hey Roger
> I used to run a number of clubs and promote a fair few clubs, I still
> produce when time permits and necessity requires - you should get
> Oktal/Damon who is on this list to tell you mor...
FN-FORUM: 3d flash software
date posted 13th November 2003 12:15
It's ok I think I may have found something
----------
From: Debi Sykes [EMAIL REMOVED]
Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2003 12:08:22 +0000
To: [EMAIL REMOVED]
Subject: 3d flash software
Anyone know where I can get...
Re: FN-FORUM: PanEris again
date posted 13th November 2003 12:13
I meant something similar to http://www.ukwda.org/ - Pam
----- Original Message -----
From: "tim Pizey" [EMAIL REMOVED]
To: [EMAIL REMOVED]
Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2003 5:53 PM
Subject: Re: FN-...
Re: FN-FORUM: London Beer Night - the BIG decision
date posted 13th November 2003 12:10
omg this is never gonna get settled... :-/
looks like most of us can do 12th - with susan and neelesh wanting
11th...... so guys, any chance you can do what you're doing and meet
us afterwards??...
FN-FORUM: 3d flash software
date posted 13th November 2003 12:08
Anyone know where I can get my hands on Swift3D, or any other 3d plug ins or
software that works with Flash? free trial downloads are what I am after.
Thanks
Debi...
RE: FN-FORUM: Post code / Location Data (slightly OT)
date posted 13th November 2003 12:08
Cheers for the info peeps.
>Tied to this is the physical location of actual postcodes. The=20
>"LSxx" level is public domain and you can also get the next=20
>level i.e, LS6 1 available on the web, b...
Re: FN-FORUM: London Beer Night - the BIG decision
date posted 13th November 2003 11:55
I'd much prefer the 12th as no work the next day. Can stay out later.
Would hate to go home dry and miss the drink and dart tossing
schenanagins.
>
> I can do the 12th, but not the 11th. I already...
Re: FN-FORUM: London Beer Night - the BIG decision
date posted 13th November 2003 11:51
I can do the 12th, but not the 11th. I already have another Christmas
party/drinks do that evening.
All of January is free though.
John Anderson
Soaring Penguin...
Re: FN-FORUM: Old Skool - was Database question..........I think!!??
date posted 13th November 2003 11:35
the definitive ppl to go and see for an old skool night are my mates -
the Drunken Allstars !!
they play on average 40-50 top classic old tunes from 88-95 in one
night on four turntables!! just cu...
Re: FN-FORUM: Old Skool - was Database question..........I think!!??
date posted 13th November 2003 11:33
I was a pro DJ for a few years, ran a drum and bass night here, record
label, producer, record shop, club, etc, etc, yawn. Up until last year I
was playing 4 nights a week and releasing something eve...
RE: FN-FORUM: Old Skool - was Database question..........I think!!??
date posted 13th November 2003 11:28
Hi guys,
I used to run a number of clubs and promote a fair few clubs, I still
produce when time permits and necessity requires - you should get
Oktal/Damon who is on this list to tell you more about...
Re: FN-FORUM: Old Skool - was Database question..........I think!!??
date posted 13th November 2003 11:26
> FN oldskool / dnb night anyone? hehe
Proper oldskool yeah (88-93) - I've been to a few oldskool nights where
they play all that new hardcore and newskool rubbish. Saw DJ Sy (who ONLY
plays oldskoo...
RE: FN-FORUM Image compression consensus
date posted 13th November 2003 11:23
Hey that tool rocks!
And the developer comes across as a really nice guy too. I think I'll send
him a few quid!
Ron
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL REMOVED] [EMAIL REMOVED] Behalf Of Ton...
Re: FN-FORUM: Old Skool - was Database question..........I think!!??
date posted 13th November 2003 11:22
lol.. I STARTED buying them in 95ish, still pick up a couple of new /
classic ones when finances allow ('neo' - what a tune!).
There must be a few more ex / pro /amateur / wannabe djs out there......
Re: Re: FN-FORUM: Two questions for the price of one
date posted 13th November 2003 11:20
> Message date : Nov 12 2003, 11:11 PM
> From : John Brunsdon
> To : FN-FORUM / [EMAIL REMOVED]
> Copy to :
> Subject : Re: FN-FORUM: Two questions for the price of one
>
> But wouldn't adding...
RE: FN-FORUM: Post code / Location Data (slightly OT)
date posted 13th November 2003 10:59
Hi,
having spoken to a number of organisations that provide postcode /
address data the main thing to consider is that if the service that you
sign up to doesn't provide the information (address data...
Re: FN-FORUM Image compression consensus
date posted 13th November 2003 10:53
On 13 Nov 2003 11:05:46 -0000, kai farnhill [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>
> Hello all,
> Alright, I was totally misguided with my image sizing software
> preference so I was wondering what the general con...
Re: FN-FORUM: Post code / Location Data (slightly OT)
date posted 13th November 2003 10:52
Is this any good:-
http://informatics.open.ac.uk/post/
Andy Connor wizzmail limited m: 07974 666456 t: 0870 066 0005 (National
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----- Original Message -----
F...
FN-FORUM Image compression consensus
date posted 13th November 2003 10:45
Hello all,
Alright, I was totally misguided with my image sizing software
preference so I was wondering what the general consensus was for the
best image compression software. Am I again being a bit d...
Re: FN-FORUM: London Beer Night - the BIG decision
date posted 13th November 2003 10:43
ok... i guess i could do the 11th also.........
On 13 Nov 2003, at 10:57, Neelesh Sonawane wrote:
> Is that a no then?
>
> On 12/11/03 1:49 pm, "Neelesh Sonawane" [EMAIL REMOVED]
> wrote:
>
>> Wa...
Re: FN-FORUM: What would you look for!?
date posted 13th November 2003 10:43
On 13 Nov 2003, at 10:56, Neelesh Sonawane wrote:
> Right drinks on you at the next beer meet =)
>
> On 13/11/03 10:45 am, "Luke Perman" [EMAIL REMOVED]
> wrote:
>
>> but i'm doing alright jack a...
RE: FN-FORUM: London Beer Night - the BIG decision
date posted 13th November 2003 10:42
I can do either...=20
Deborah
=A0
=A0
:.:.:. A t o m i=A0c=A0P h u s e .:.:.:
=A0
=A0
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL REMOVED] [EMAIL REMOVED] On Behalf Of
Neelesh Sonawane
Sent: 13 Novemb...
Re: FN-FORUM: its like a matrix thing going one
date posted 13th November 2003 10:41
hahahahhah... that's the one!!
oh man, i feel like i have gone home again .... :-D
luke
On 13 Nov 2003, at 10:54, Nick Grimshaw wrote:
>
> Luke Perman:
>> man... i've not seen one of these for...
Re: FN-FORUM: London Beer Night - the BIG decision
date posted 13th November 2003 10:37
Is that a no then?
On 12/11/03 1:49 pm, "Neelesh Sonawane" [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>
> Wasn't the 11th another date discussed? A Thursday I know but then what do
> we do on a Friday? Sit at our des...
Re: FN-FORUM: What would you look for!?
date posted 13th November 2003 10:36
Right drinks on you at the next beer meet =)
On 13/11/03 10:45 am, "Luke Perman" [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
> but i'm doing alright jack and got a bit of wad
> in mi pocket
Neelesh Sonawane
Graphic Des...
RE: FN-FORUM: its like a matrix thing going one
date posted 13th November 2003 10:34
Luke Perman:
> man... i've not seen one of these for years... very cool!
>
> i had one on the BBC Micro (b) about twenty years ago... it was a
> scene from star wars.
I think you'd be looking for...
FN-FORUM: for those of you looking for UK maps.........
date posted 13th November 2003 10:32
i found this link last night:
http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/oswebsite/freefun/outlinemaps/
enjoy ;-)
on a different track, i'm looking for a detailed (vector) map of london
- it only has to sho...
RE: FN-FORUM: Post code / Location Data (slightly OT)
date posted 13th November 2003 10:30
Ian
I wonder how many Jobs/Projects get shelved/cancelled because of the cost of this data ?
I know of one a couple of years back
and......
You're bloody well right it should be public domain or...
Re: FN-FORUM: its like a matrix thing going one
date posted 13th November 2003 10:28
man... i've not seen one of these for years... very cool!
i had one on the BBC Micro (b) about twenty years ago... it was a
scene from star wars.
they used to be really popular on computers that...
Re: FN-FORUM: What would you look for!?
date posted 13th November 2003 10:25
kinda late on this thread... but in my own experience (no pun) ppl=20
tend to go more for someone with real world experience over college=20
degrees and whatnot - i skipped uni / college and went st...
Re: FN-FORUM: Old Skool - was Database question..........I think!!??
date posted 13th November 2003 10:17
hahhhaa.... yeah for sure...
i played everything from hardcore to jungle and the so-called
'intelligent drum and bass'... but i canned it in around '95 (after
5-6 years).. still, i got to play a...
Re: FN-FORUM: .INS file Contents - was Javascript writer
date posted 13th November 2003 09:20
I created and tried using one of these a few months ago,
and gave up as there were some settings I needed for
which I could not find a corresponding entry.
I found a useful site at the time (but can'...
RE: FN-FORUM: What would you look for!?
date posted 13th November 2003 08:26
Thanks for the replies guy's gives me something to think about, haven't been
around much as my email has been restructured on the server so I finally
got 500+ emails through this morning!.
Thanks
J...
Re: FN-FORUM: Two questions for the price of one
date posted 13th November 2003 07:57
> paragraphs of text, on the last line of the last paragraph the text line
> height has a larger gap...
Insert a at end of last line....
Re: FN-FORUM: Two questions for the price of one
date posted 13th November 2003 03:28
Gavin Cotton wrote:
> Do ---- Now() + 366
Pardon me for being a thicky, but I thought the whole point of a
TIMESTAMP field was that the DBMS set the value when the record was
updated, so you don...
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