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Freelancers Forum Messages on Wednesday August 11th 2004

Re: FN-FORUM: payment terms

date posted 11th August 2004 23:57

Caroline Walker [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote: > Can anyone tell me if 30 day payment terms is the standard? Or is > it perfectly reasonable to ask for 14 days or immediate payment..? 30 is standard, 14 see...

Re: FN-FORUM: payment terms

date posted 11th August 2004 23:56

Thanks guys, think I will start requesting 14 day payment terms and see what happens! I imagine this request will often be ignored anyway, so what harm can it do. The first client I mentioned the 30...

RE: FN-FORUM: payment terms

date posted 11th August 2004 23:38

Hi Caroline Our normal payment terms are 14 days; even if clients stray beyond those terms, we stand a good chance...

Re: FN-FORUM: payment terms

date posted 11th August 2004 23:29

Evening Caroline, it's you're business you set the terms. The general rule is, whoever sent the last terms of contract rules: I worked for a Sun reseller 3 years ago and I had Wobble and Careless as...

Re: FN-FORUM: payment terms

date posted 11th August 2004 23:19

Caroline Walker wrote: > Can anyone tell me if 30 day payment terms is the standard? Or is it > perfectly reasonable to ask for 14 days or immediate payment..? 30 days is standard, and IIRC applies e...

Re: FN-FORUM: Wiki

date posted 11th August 2004 23:18

just added a few of the easy bits, thank you for creating another useful resource!!!! Andy, On 11 Aug 2004 20:47:46 -0000, [EMAIL REMOVED] [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote: > > Dom Latter wrote: > > > On Wed...

Re: FN-FORUM: How much to charge for setting up a server

date posted 11th August 2004 23:15

On Wednesday 11 Aug 2004 23:23, Lists wrote: > > VPN for Windows clients can be fun, > > needs X509 certificates for the inbuilt client or do they wish to use > > some other client > > You can use IKE...

RE: FN-FORUM: payment terms

date posted 11th August 2004 23:14

28 days would be normalish but there is no real reason to not specify what you want on an individual basis. > Can anyone tell me if 30 day payment terms is the standard? Or is it perfectly reasonable...

RE: FN-FORUM: Direct Debits.

date posted 11th August 2004 23:07

> Funny thing is, those are basically the words (carte blanche) our Bank Manager used when we enquired about DDM facilities. =20 > In reality that's hardly liable to happen, but my understanding at th...

Re: FN-FORUM: XHTML 1.0 Transitional

date posted 11th August 2004 23:06

>> target="_blank" > and i always make offsite links appear in the same window. i tell > clients this is because opening in a blank window destroys the back > button and the nature of the web Mo...

FN-FORUM: payment terms

date posted 11th August 2004 22:45

Hi Can anyone tell me if 30 day payment terms is the standard? Or is it perfectly reasonable to ask for 14 days or immediate payment..? thx...

FN-FORUM: Waiting for this to go to a forum:

date posted 11th August 2004 22:31

Hi there. I recently bought the following items: Soltek Sl-75frn2-Rl Sata Raid "Golden Flame" (Socket A) Motherboard; Corsair 1gb Ddr Xms3200c2pt Twinx (2x512mb) Cas2; Xfx Geforce 6800 Gt 256mb Ddr3...

Re: FN-FORUM: How much to charge for setting up a server

date posted 11th August 2004 22:29

> VPN for Windows clients can be fun, > needs X509 certificates for the inbuilt client or do they wish to use some > other client You can use IKE with IPSEC policies (on 2k and XP) and you don't even...

Re: FN-FORUM: CD Tins

date posted 11th August 2004 22:18

Thanks for looking. I have had no luck on this either, probably not meant to be :( Ciaron. On 11 Aug 2004, at 18:58, Cameron Leask wrote: > I've got a couple of possible contacts - I'll ask and l...

FN-FORUM: Any Portuguese Speakers on the list?

date posted 11th August 2004 22:12

Please contact me if so: [EMAIL REMOVED] Also anyone with Portuguese/Brazilian connections. Very interesting project! Hugh...

Re: FN-FORUM: http://www.crea8e.co.uk

date posted 11th August 2004 22:05

Luke Perman wrote: > yep, that's understood! we're all busy people - just addressing Ants q > as why the project seems to have slowed. > > it'll come together in it's own good time ;-) 'course it...

RE: FN-FORUM: Direct Debits.

date posted 11th August 2004 21:58

> As previously stated, Banks won't allow a Direct Debit Mandate > arrangement unless you are a large, very established business as, > basically, it gives you carte blanche to take money from someo...

Re: FN-FORUM: XHTML 1.0 Transitional

date posted 11th August 2004 21:52

On 11 Aug 2004, at 20:15, Paul J White wrote: > I would go with strict, but still need to use target="_blank" (which > originally was for framesets, but that's another story) as most client > like...

FN-FORUM: firefox update - reprise

date posted 11th August 2004 21:33

BTW they seem to have sorted the new version install process. No need to disable extensions or delete previous versions. It seemed a bit flakey in the 0.9.1 upgrade (0.9.2 was better) but it takes a...

Re: FN-FORUM: XHTML 1.0 Transitional

date posted 11th August 2004 21:28

Paul J White wrote: > Firefox, they could middle click their links to open a new tab, but I'm You learn something new every day! No more right clicking, yay! :)...

Re: FN-FORUM: re: FN FORUM : win xp (pro corp) and win xp (home)

date posted 11th August 2004 21:27

Dave Holloway wrote: > carmel andrews wrote: >> Now in the distant past, my pc installation was either >> win xp (home) or win xp (pro corp), however I could >> never see or find any difference betwe...

Re: FN-FORUM: XHTML 1.0 Transitional

date posted 11th August 2004 21:20

[EMAIL REMOVED] wrote: > whats the view point on browser compatibility and XHTML 1.0 Transitional > are we all working to these stands? All depends on the job in hand for me.. My 'default', if you l...

FN-FORUM: Firefox update

date posted 11th August 2004 21:20

Another point upgrade version is available 0.9.3 here: http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/ If you've got you may already know, if you haven't, why not? ;-) Paul....

Re: FN-FORUM: How much to charge for setting up a server

date posted 11th August 2004 21:03

=2D----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Wednesday 11 Aug 2004 18:45, Niall Richardson wrote: > Hi, > > Does anyone have any suggestions on what to charge for the setup of the > below. > >...

Re: FN-FORUM:

date posted 11th August 2004 20:58

Dan Norcott wrote: > > [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote: > >>> Moonraker. >>> >> oh, someone remembers that one. Did some work for it. Long long ago!! >> showing my age. > > > Were you one of Drax's hench...

Re: FN-FORUM: Wiki

date posted 11th August 2004 20:53

Dom Latter wrote: > On Wednesday 11 Aug 2004 3:19 pm, Tony Crockford wrote: > >>http://wiki.workalone.co.uk/ >> >>just waiting for your snippets of useful knowledge. > > > Nice one. Some suggeste...

Re: FN-FORUM: Site check

date posted 11th August 2004 20:50

Dominic Allkins wrote: > Afternoon all. > > Any kind souls got a minute to check a new concept. > > http://www.tgmdev.no-ip.com It's a nice start but... The TGM logo has a grey bar at LHS rather...

Re: FN-FORUM: http://www.crea8e.co.uk

date posted 11th August 2004 20:38

On 11 Aug 2004, at 18:17, Paul J White wrote: > I do want to get involved, but I've got so much urgent work on. One > client off to the States and needs stuff to take at the weekend, one > opening...

Re: FN-FORUM: ASP Help - nearly there - wildcards in ASP

date posted 11th August 2004 20:04

Paul Cooper wrote: > Thanks Andy > > I found this... > > http://www.aspfaqs.com/aspfaqs/ShowFAQ.asp?FAQID=176 > > Which explained the wildcard thing but having tried a few things it > doesn't see...

FN-FORUM: Finish Flash Intro Anyone?

date posted 11th August 2004 19:56

Does anyone fancy finishing off a fairly simple flash intro for me? The current animation so far can be viewed at www.echocd.co.uk/clients/welti. It needs some relative sounds adding to each of the...

Re: FN-FORUM: XHTML 1.0 Transitional

date posted 11th August 2004 19:54

On 11 Aug 2004, at 16:38, [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote: > whats the view point on browser compatibility and XHTML 1.0 > Transitional > are we all working to these stands? i always work in XHTML 1.0 transi...

Re: FN-FORUM: XHTML 1.0 Transitional

date posted 11th August 2004 19:22

[EMAIL REMOVED] wrote: > whats the view point on browser compatibility and XHTML 1.0 Transitional > are we all working to these stands? Absolutely, and have no problems with IE5/6, Moz, Opera or Saf...

Re: FN-FORUM: css based menu query

date posted 11th August 2004 19:00

paul west wrote: >I'm wondering if I need to resort to some javascript - if so has anybody >found anything suitable already or shall I continue trawling through the >various reference sites....that s...

Re: FN-FORUM: CSS on PDA (PPC2003)

date posted 11th August 2004 18:56

Mike wrote: >href="styles/ie/screen.css" /> >href="styles/hand/screen.css" /> > >I have tried changing the order of the...

RE: FN-FORUM: XHTML 1.0 Transitional

date posted 11th August 2004 18:49

> whats the view point on browser compatibility and XHTML 1.0 Transitional > are we all working to these stands? > > Andrew Yes I am - no problems cross browser Mike --- Outgoing mail is certified V...

RE: FN-FORUM: Eclipse

date posted 11th August 2004 18:41

There are a couple of plugins for Eclipse so you can do MIDP development. Otherwise you'll have to use the wireless toolkit from Sun. Eclipse has good CVS, Ant and refactoring tools. Automatic gener...

Re: FN-FORUM: re: FN FORUM : win xp (pro corp) and win xp (home)

date posted 11th August 2004 18:35

carmel andrews wrote: >Now in the distant past, my pc installation was either >win xp (home) or win xp (pro corp), however I could >never see or find any difference between both versions > > > Does...

Re: FN-FORUM: Laptop to Mac or not to Mac

date posted 11th August 2004 18:22

Thanks for the advice - much appreciated. Will bite bullet and spend more money than I've got, for a change! Judy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Luke Perman" [EMAIL REMOVED] To: [EMAIL REMOVED...

RE: FN-FORUM: CD Tins

date posted 11th August 2004 18:04

> I've got a couple of possible contacts - I'll ask and let you know. Sorry Ciaron - neither of them has been able to source anything :/ Cameron...

FN-FORUM: How much to charge for setting up a server

date posted 11th August 2004 17:51

Hi, Does anyone have any suggestions on what to charge for the setup of the below. A friend of mine has got a job doing so for a company and isn't sure exactly what to charge them. They want the...

Re: FN-FORUM:

date posted 11th August 2004 17:34

[EMAIL REMOVED] wrote: >> Moonraker. >> > oh, someone remembers that one. Did some work for it. Long long ago!! > showing my age. Were you one of Drax's henchmen? Or in charge of polishing Mr Moo...

RE: FN-FORUM: Direct Debits.

date posted 11th August 2004 17:29

> As previously stated, Banks won't allow a Direct Debit Mandate = arrangement unless you are a large, very established business as, > basically, it gives you carte blanche to take money from someone...

Re: FN-FORUM: http://www.crea8e.co.uk

date posted 11th August 2004 17:24

Luke Perman wrote: > just busy with my day job like ;-) Me likewise, hence... > seems like the main participants are myself, tony and nigel - but the > thing is meant to be an open forum for discu...

Re: FN-FORUM: re: FN FORUM : win xp (pro corp) and win xp (home)

date posted 11th August 2004 17:22

Luke Perman wrote: >> No, I don't >> intend coming over to the MAC group (which is turning >> more and more into a pc compat. as we speak) > > > > ??? Shhhhh.....She's sedated. -- http://www.d...

RE: FN-FORUM: Direct Debits.

date posted 11th August 2004 17:22

Not quite. A standard order is a transaction to make a transfer that is initiated by YOUR bank A direct debit is a transaction to make a transfer that is initiated by the recipient. -----Origina...

Re: FN-FORUM: re: FN FORUM : win xp (pro corp) and win xp (home)

date posted 11th August 2004 17:20

Luke Perman wrote: >> No, I don't >> intend coming over to the MAC group (which is turning >> more and more into a pc compat. as we speak) > > > > ??? Don't even try, Luke. Just walk away. Very...

Re: FN-FORUM: Wiki

date posted 11th August 2004 17:16

> There's a wiki here: > > http://wiki.workalone.co.uk/ > > just waiting for your snippets of useful knowledge. > nice one tony. My snippets are on their way. err. well I'm setting up some more cate...

FN-FORUM: Site check

date posted 11th August 2004 17:08

Afternoon all. Any kind souls got a minute to check a new concept. http://www.tgmdev.no-ip.com Thanks in advance Dominic...

FN-FORUM: X-Cart

date posted 11th August 2004 17:07

Hi all, any opinions on X-Cart? We use OSCommerce for our e-comm sites, but, another agency has slagged OSCommerce to our client saying that X-Cart is far better and why are they using OSCommerce>...

Re: FN-FORUM: Wiki

date posted 11th August 2004 17:00

On Wednesday 11 Aug 2004 3:19 pm, Tony Crockford wrote: > http://wiki.workalone.co.uk/ > > just waiting for your snippets of useful knowledge. Nice one. Some suggested topics, based on what comes up...

RE: FN-FORUM: An IE fix for min-width

date posted 11th August 2004 16:54

-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL REMOVED] [EMAIL REMOVED] On Behalf Of Tony Crockford Sent: 11 August 2004 14:27 To: FN-FORUM / [EMAIL REMOVED] Subject: Re: FN-FORUM: An IE fix for min-width...

Re: FN-FORUM: apple 'g' based mac's and pc compat....

date posted 11th August 2004 16:47

On 11 Aug 2004, at 15:35, Dom Latter wrote: > On Wednesday 11 Aug 2004 1:05 pm, Luke Perman wrote: >> the motorola 68k series died a long time ago. after that the new > Still used heavily in embedde...

RE: FN-FORUM: http://www.crea8e.co.uk

date posted 11th August 2004 16:17

At 13:41 on Wednesday, 11 Aug 2004, Anthony Johnston wrote: > > > > > > http://www.crea8e.co.uk > > > > what's up with it? > you need: http://www.crea8e.co.uk/blog/ > > is the project still going...

RE: FN-FORUM: http://www.crea8e.co.uk

date posted 11th August 2004 16:17

Sure did, last week, Ant. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL REMOVED] [EMAIL REMOVED] On Behalf Of Nigel Rogers Sent: 11 August 2004 13:45 To: FN-FORUM / [EMAIL REMOVED] Subject: Re: FN-FORUM...

RE: FN-FORUM: XML

date posted 11th August 2004 16:16

Dom I agree. There was supposed to be a ;) after the "or that you know how to use" There is a reason for some many different languages and technologies, they were developed to do a particular job. I...

Re: FN-FORUM: ASP Help - nearly there - wildcards in ASP

date posted 11th August 2004 15:53

Thanks Andy I found this... http://www.aspfaqs.com/aspfaqs/ShowFAQ.asp?FAQID=176 Which explained the wildcard thing but having tried a few things it doesn't seem to work for file extensions...just...

FN-FORUM: XHTML 1.0 Transitional

date posted 11th August 2004 15:45

whats the view point on browser compatibility and XHTML 1.0 Transitional are we all working to these stands? Andrew...

Re: FN-FORUM:

date posted 11th August 2004 15:05

> Moonraker. > > oh, someone remembers that one. Did some work for it. Long long ago!! showing my age....

Re: FN-FORUM: Laptop to Mac or not to Mac

date posted 11th August 2004 15:00

On 11 Aug 2004, at 13:23, Judy Whittaker wrote: > Apple Powerbook Pizmo G3 400 with OS9 128MB, 6GB for =A3527.58 don't waste your time or money with that piece of $h1t. if you really want to buy a...

Re: FN-FORUM: re: FN FORUM : win xp (pro corp) and win xp (home)

date posted 11th August 2004 14:58

On 11 Aug 2004, at 10:20, carmel andrews wrote: > No, I don't > intend coming over to the MAC group (which is turning > more and more into a pc compat. as we speak) ??? --- Evoke Media Ltd. t. +...

Re: FN-FORUM: http://www.crea8e.co.uk

date posted 11th August 2004 14:55

On 11 Aug 2004, at 13:41, Anthony Johnston wrote: > http://www.crea8e.co.uk/blog/ > what's up with it? > > is the project still going ahead? hi ant, just busy with my day job like ;-) as nigel + t...

FN-FORUM: CSS on PDA (PPC2003)

date posted 11th August 2004 14:49

Anyone come across this problem before - or know why this is happening, the problem only occurs on slower GPRS connections Over a quick connection (via cradle / usb -> ADSL) the PDA gets the media ty...

Re: FN-FORUM: apple 'g' based mac's and pc compat....

date posted 11th August 2004 14:41

On Wednesday 11 Aug 2004 1:05 pm, Luke Perman wrote: > the motorola 68k series died a long time ago. after that the new Still used heavily in embedded applications. > chips in macs were PowerPCs (...

Re: FN-FORUM: Wiki

date posted 11th August 2004 14:24

At 11:51 on Tuesday, 10 Aug 2004, Norman Beresford wrote: > > Hi all > > Another mailing list I'm on has started a wiki, with information being > added to it for various FAQ's, info on developers etc...

FN-FORUM: Limit of Web Users to Ms Access Database...

date posted 11th August 2004 14:20

Hi, Any ideas about what is the maximum limit of Web Users to Ms Access database on website if we are using ODBC and if we are using OLEDB. Cheers, Danish...

Re: FN-FORUM: XML

date posted 11th August 2004 14:11

On Wednesday 11 Aug 2004 6:42 am, Damon Birch wrote: > Pick the technology that is right for the job, or that you know how to = use. Far too much of the latter takes place and not enough of the form...

RE: FN-FORUM: Ecommerce Site Test

date posted 11th August 2004 14:02

> Would some of you kind people test this site for me. > > Add a product to the basket, then view basket, make sure it is not > showing as empty, client says it is showing as empty on some brows...

Re: FN-FORUM: Laptop to Mac or not to Mac

date posted 11th August 2004 13:48

Thanks for your help on this. I can feel a new iBook with OSX and all the bits on it coming on. As long as Word files are supported, I'm laughing. For the extra couple of hundred quid, it seems worth...

Re: [Bulk] FN-FORUM: Ecommerce Site Test

date posted 11th August 2004 13:45

Works fine on Mac - IE, NS, Opera and Safari and fine on PC - IE, NS and Opera. On 11/8/04 1:17 pm, "SourceFour Creative Solutions" [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote: > > Would some of you kind people test thi...

Re: FN-FORUM: http://www.crea8e.co.uk

date posted 11th August 2004 13:34

At 13:41 on Wednesday, 11 Aug 2004, Anthony Johnston wrote: > > > http://www.crea8e.co.uk > > what's up with it? you need: http://www.crea8e.co.uk/blog/ > is the project still going ahead? Yes, w...

Re: FN-FORUM: An IE fix for min-width

date posted 11th August 2004 13:32

At 13:36 on Wednesday, 11 Aug 2004, Anthony Johnston wrote: > > At 11:24 on Wednesday, 11 Aug 2004, Anthony Johnston wrote: > >> >> Hi Tony, >> >> There are cases where the transparent gif don't work...

Re: FN-FORUM: Ecommerce Site Test

date posted 11th August 2004 13:29

Works fine in IE6/Firefox on XP Pro. Stewart On 11 Aug 2004 12:16:59 -0000, SourceFour Creative Solutions wrote: > >=A0Would some of you kind people test this site for me. > > >=A0Add a product to...

Re: FN-FORUM: apple 'g' based mac's and pc compat....

date posted 11th August 2004 13:27

The G refers to generation of PPC chip AFAIK & the PPC chip is the culmination of AIM (Apple, IBM, Motorola) which dissolved some time back. IBM & Motorola have taken the tech & carried on development...

Re: FN-FORUM: Laptop to Mac or not to Mac

date posted 11th August 2004 13:21

Try and knock at least a =A3100 off the price. Nigel=...

Re: FN-FORUM: Laptop to Mac or not to Mac

date posted 11th August 2004 13:19

For copywriting a mac is fine. Word supported. Acrobat works fine as well. One of our copywriters uses a clamshell ibook. Lower spec than the Pismo. Regarding print support then Quark 4 or 5 on OS9...

Re: FN-FORUM: Eclipse

date posted 11th August 2004 13:16

in the process of getting into Java myself at the moment. (working on J2ME (midp 1)) using netbeans on Mac OS X - not sure the implementation is all it could be on a mac MIDP profiles don't seem to...

RE: FN-FORUM: Ecommerce Site Test

date posted 11th August 2004 13:10

All ok here on both Win2000 Firefox and XP IE6 Regards Deborah :.:.:. A t o m i c P h u s e .:.:.:...

Re: FN-FORUM: Laptop to Mac or not to Mac

date posted 11th August 2004 13:05

You might just about be able to get OS X on that but if it's not for anything really demanding look at getting an ibook. They don't have any portables listed today but on Wednesday apple http://promo...

FN-FORUM: css based menu query

date posted 11th August 2004 13:04

Afternoon all. I'm working on a site design with 3 main horizontal panels which looks good in Firefox and IE6 (CSS is currently a mess so too embarassed to show you that yet!) but can supply pics.......

Re: FN-FORUM: Laptop to Mac or not to Mac

date posted 11th August 2004 13:00

Thanks for responding. It's for my work in general, but whereas I work only from the office at the moment, I want to be able to work from home too, hence the laptop decision. Work is mainly copywriti...

Re: FN-FORUM: Laptop to Mac or not to Mac

date posted 11th August 2004 12:54

a new ibook at =A3799 running osx 1GHz PowerPC G4 512K L2 cache (at 1GHz) 12-inch TFT Display 1024x768 resolution 256MB DDR266 memory 30GB Ultra ATA drive DVD/CD-RW drive ATI Mobility Radeon 9200 32M...

Re: FN-FORUM: http://www.crea8e.co.uk

date posted 11th August 2004 12:51

yup, personally very busy today. have you voted? Nigel...

Re: FN-FORUM: Laptop to Mac or not to Mac

date posted 11th August 2004 12:49

Judy, I think it will depend on what you want to use it for? That's an old Mac on an old OS (9). At least the PC is on a newer system? Nigel...

FN-FORUM: http://www.crea8e.co.uk

date posted 11th August 2004 12:48

http://www.crea8e.co.uk what's up with it? is the project still going ahead? Ant....

Re: FN-FORUM: Laptop to Mac or not to Mac

date posted 11th August 2004 12:45

never bought a second hand mac. that sound a bit pricey. i got my mum a brand new iBook G3 (just while the G4 iBooks where=20 coming in) with 128 ram new for =A3600 that was about 7 mouths ago i woul...

RE: FN-FORUM: An IE fix for min-width

date posted 11th August 2004 12:43

At 11:24 on Wednesday, 11 Aug 2004, Anthony Johnston wrote: > > Hi Tony, > > There are cases where the transparent gif don't work See here... > http://www.antix.co.uk/code/css/imposing_minimum_wid...

Re: FN-FORUM: Ecommerce Site Test

date posted 11th August 2004 12:38

works in IE on the mac and Safari On 11 Aug 2004, at 13:17, SourceFour Creative Solutions wrote: > > Would some of you kind people test this site for me. > > Add a product to the basket, then view b...

Re: FN-FORUM: Ecommerce Site Test

date posted 11th August 2004 12:36

=20 on 11/8/04 1:16 PM, [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:=20 =20 > Would some of you kind people test this site for me.=20 > =20 > Add a product to the basket, then view basket, make sure it is not =20 > showing...

RE: FN-FORUM: Ecommerce Site Test

date posted 11th August 2004 12:33

IE6 WinxP - Betty Boop 'Gone with the Wind' went in the basket fine! -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL REMOVED] [EMAIL REMOVED] On Behalf Of SourceFour Creative Solutions Sent: 11 August 2004...

Re: FN-FORUM: Ecommerce Site Test

date posted 11th August 2004 12:32

SourceFour Creative Solutions wrote: > Would some of you kind people test this site for me. > > Add a product to the basket, then view basket, make sure it is not > showing as empty, client says it...

Re: FN-FORUM: Ecommerce Site Test

date posted 11th August 2004 12:31

Works for me - ie6 - Pam ----- Original Message ----- From: "SourceFour Creative Solutions" [EMAIL REMOVED] To: [EMAIL REMOVED] Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 2004 1:17 PM Subject: FN-FORUM: Ecommerce...

FN-FORUM: Laptop to Mac or not to Mac

date posted 11th August 2004 12:30

Question that hopefully won't turn into all out war on the PC/Mac front. I'm looking for a laptop, and although I'm tempted to play safe and stick with PC format, I'm contemplating buying a Mac both...

Re: FN-FORUM: apple 'g' based mac's and pc compat....

date posted 11th August 2004 12:30

Weird one that is, I heard very strong romours (circa 1996/7) that Apple had disolved it's association with the IBM/Motorola PPC deal, at the time apple was apparently loosing money hand over fist (at...

FN-FORUM: Ecommerce Site Test

date posted 11th August 2004 12:23

Would some of you kind people test this site for me. Add a product to the basket, then view basket, make sure it is not showing as empty, client says it is showing as empty on some browsers. http:...

Re: FN-FORUM:

date posted 11th August 2004 12:13

On 11 Aug 2004, at 11:46, Andy Stafford wrote: > http://www.angelfire.com/rnb/rkv/ > Cripes - I feel like James Bond stuck in the G-Force simulator in > Moonraker. oh lord please save us all from...

Re: FN-FORUM: XML

date posted 11th August 2004 12:12

Joe Freeman wrote: > I'm just wondering if XML (or more specifically XSL) is worth using on > the web in terms of browser compatibility. It seems that even IE5 > dosen't support it totally? > I wou...

Re: FN-FORUM: apple 'g' based mac's and pc compat....

date posted 11th August 2004 12:11

On 11 Aug 2004, at 12:47, carmel andrews wrote: > I have also heard that some people have managed to get > their g5 and g4 spec'd mac's to been PC compatible > Does this mean that the G5 4 etc proc'...

Re: FN-FORUM: An IE fix for min-width

date posted 11th August 2004 12:00

At 11:24 on Wednesday, 11 Aug 2004, Anthony Johnston wrote: > > Hi Tony, > > There are cases where the transparent gif don't work > See here... > http://www.antix.co.uk/code/css/imposing_minimum_wid...

Re: FN-FORUM: apple 'g' based mac's and pc compat....

date posted 11th August 2004 11:54

with regards to the Apple 'g' series of MAC's, my understanding is that, the G, as in G5,4,3 etc, refers to the name of the processor (CPU) like p4, xp, duron etc I have also heard that some people h...

Re: FN-FORUM: XML

date posted 11th August 2004 11:42

Thanks for all your comments. I'm just wondering if XML (or more specifically XSL) is worth using on the web in terms of browser compatibility. It seems that even IE5 dosen't support it totally? A...

Re: FN-FORUM: [ot] Another slightly funny story..

date posted 11th August 2004 11:28

Ooops! LOL +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Kathy http://www.vendetta.co.uk +44(0)7005 982 261 DNRC Minister for Useful but Irritating Information and Triv...

RE: FN-FORUM: Eclipse

date posted 11th August 2004 11:20

No prbs, email me off list if you get stuck. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL REMOVED] [EMAIL REMOVED] Behalf Of Caz Thomson Sent: 11 August 2004 12:09 To: FN-FORUM / [EMAIL REMOVED] Subject:...

Re: FN-FORUM: win98/xp networking

date posted 11th August 2004 11:16

Craig wrote: > Sorry, the wireless router is just being used as an old fashioned cabled hub > but with DHCP properties. I can't get broadband here (believe me, I've > tried). Hrm. OK, going back...

RE: FN-FORUM: Eclipse

date posted 11th August 2004 11:14

>Use it all the time, love it. >How much do I like it... >http://www.eclipse.org/org/press-release/jun92003jdjadv.html >Tried JBuilder, IDEA, Netbeans and never got on with them. >jaseb Eclipse it...

RE: FN-FORUM: Direct Debits.

date posted 11th August 2004 11:14

As previously stated, Banks won't allow a Direct Debit Mandate arrangement unless you are a large, very established business as, basically, it gives you carte blanche to take money from someone else's...

RE: FN-FORUM: Eclipse

date posted 11th August 2004 11:10

Use it all the time, love it. How much do I like it... http://www.eclipse.org/org/press-release/jun92003jdjadv.html Tried JBuilder, IDEA, Netbeans and never got on with them. jaseb -----Original...

RE: FN-FORUM: london based usability course

date posted 11th August 2004 11:04

RINB did run some last year but now only do bespoke courses for companies, don't know if your client is large enough Damon -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL REMOVED] [EMAIL REMOVED] On Behalf...

FN-FORUM: [ot] Another slightly funny story..

date posted 11th August 2004 11:01

While I'm waking up this morning (caffiene.. feed me more caffiene!) "Was pulled over last night by a copper who'd followed me for a couple of miles and breathalised. Bearing in mind I could barely s...

FN-FORUM: Eclipse

date posted 11th August 2004 10:59

Work is dead slow at the moment, so I've decided it's time to finally get my java up to speed while I have time on my hands. I've downloaded the Eclipse IDE, and just started to have a look at it. Do...

RE: FN-FORUM: win98/xp networking

date posted 11th August 2004 10:53

Sorry, the wireless router is just being used as an old fashioned cabled hub but with DHCP properties. I can't get broadband here (believe me, I've tried). I have no problem if I plug another XP mac...

Re: FN-FORUM:

date posted 11th August 2004 10:53

preeti deshpande wrote: > Please visit my website at the following url: > http://www.angelfire.com/art2/preeti2001 http://www.angelfire.com/rnb/rkv/ Cripes - I feel like James Bond stuck in the G-F...

Re: FN-FORUM: london based usability course

date posted 11th August 2004 10:45

Catherine Hutchinson wrote: > Can anyone recommend a London-based course, lasting a week or less, > specialising in web usability? A customer has asked for a recommendation. I don't know of any perso...

FN-FORUM:

date posted 11th August 2004 10:40

Hello everyone, Im looking to do an online course in 3d animation (3d max or maya) from a reputed college in Uk, a proper diploma or masters would be great...I'd appreciate it if anyone having any ide...

RE: FN-FORUM: Direct Debits.

date posted 11th August 2004 10:37

I have a good number of clients who pay by this method as it is simple for everyone. I've made arrangements with some clients who pay me by internet bank transfer monthly. I'm not too bothered about...

Re: FN-FORUM: Direct Debits.

date posted 11th August 2004 10:32

Thomas Design [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote: > I use standing orders for some clients, I basically copyed the fields > required from the original bank form and created my own letterheaded > standing order fo...

RE: FN-FORUM: An IE fix for min-width

date posted 11th August 2004 10:31

Hi Tony, There are cases where the transparent gif don't work See here... http://www.antix.co.uk/code/css/imposing_minimum_width/example_2.htm IE Dynamic props http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/def...

Re: FN-FORUM: Direct Debits.

date posted 11th August 2004 10:30

Charles E.Gatenby [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote: > One of my customers wants to pay me a monthly amount by DD, any one any > experience in this, will it cost me? Am I better off with getting them > to fill o...

Re: FN-FORUM: Direct Debits.

date posted 11th August 2004 10:27

I use standing orders for some clients, I basically copyed the fields required from the original bank form and created my own letterheaded standing order form. Send to customer and pass it onto their...

FN-FORUM: Direct Debits.

date posted 11th August 2004 10:22

Hi all.. One of my customers wants to pay me a monthly amount by DD, any one any experience in this, will it cost me? Am I better off with getting them to fill out a standing order? Chaz....

Re: FN-FORUM: re: FN FORUM : win xp (pro corp) and win xp (home)

date posted 11th August 2004 09:41

carmel andrews wrote: > From a technical and User/End User point of view, what > is the differences between the Pro/Corp edition and > the Home Edition of Win xp (or is it a bit like > comparing win...

FN-FORUM: london based usability course

date posted 11th August 2004 09:40

Can anyone recommend a London-based course, lasting a week or less, specialising in web usability? A customer has asked for a recommendation. Cheers Catherine ************************************ We...

RE: FN-FORUM: XML

date posted 11th August 2004 09:39

Only because it is a format that everyone nearly aggress on. But yes XML most useful asset is the fact that it can easily pass information between systems. There are also some useful algorithms that...

Re: FN-FORUM: re: FN FORUM : win xp (pro corp) and win xp (home)

date posted 11th August 2004 09:33

carmel andrews wrote: > I know that this is a weird question, as i'm guessing > that most of you guy's (and gal's) are Apple Mac > Users, and not strictly PC user(s), like me *ahem* - are we f**k. h...

RE: FN-FORUM: XML

date posted 11th August 2004 09:30

xml is best for transferring data across difference systems using different languages that is the beauty of it Andrew > >> said >>about Java)>> > >>;) I'm not going to enter th...

FN-FORUM: re: FN FORUM : win xp (pro corp) and win xp (home)

date posted 11th August 2004 09:27

I know that this is a weird question, as i'm guessing that most of you guy's (and gal's) are Apple Mac Users, and not strictly PC user(s), like me Now in the distant past, my pc installation was eith...

RE: FN-FORUM: XML

date posted 11th August 2004 09:10

It depends on what sort of work you doing. For building static websites I would imagine not, whereas if you're developing an application that either now or in the future may need to communicate with a...

RE: FN-FORUM: XML

date posted 11th August 2004 09:06

Norman Wrote: >Someone's already said about XSLT being the thing to learn and I agree >wholeheartedly with that. Now if only I had the time to do so properly >:) To do so properly is the key here....

FN-FORUM: Book recommendation

date posted 11th August 2004 08:57

Hi all Recently on a number of blogs/mailing lists I'm on people have been talking about Coder To Developer. It's a book by Mike Gunderloy which is aimed at the developer working alone or in small t...

RE: FN-FORUM: XML

date posted 11th August 2004 08:15

Hi all My take on it is that XML isn't about storing data, as transmitting it. Once you've got your data as XML it becomes very easy to transform it. This in turn allows you to easily pass it from on...

Re: FN-FORUM: Strategy for image and data storage

date posted 11th August 2004 07:41

At 08:26 on Wednesday, 11 Aug 2004, Pete Croft wrote: > > Paul Evans wrote: > >> I'd seriously do it the other way round, upload the image once, and >> allow the user to attach as many description re...

Re: FN-FORUM: XML

date posted 11th August 2004 07:35

So when is XML preferable? I've had a go parsed an xml page but can't find a use. Nigel...

Re: FN-FORUM: Strategy for image and data storage

date posted 11th August 2004 07:33

Paul Evans wrote: > I'd seriously do it the other way round, upload the image once, and > allow the user to attach as many description records to it as they > like. AOL! Er, I mean, so would I....

Re: FN-FORUM: technical advice re XP user accounts

date posted 11th August 2004 07:30

[EMAIL REMOVED] wrote: > I started a part time support role recently and the majority of the > issues are relating to Win2K (I know, I'll try to update them)and XP > systems not responding to the co...

RE: FN-FORUM: XML

date posted 11th August 2004 05:48

>> >;) I'm not going to enter that discussion right now. All I can say is >server side Java rocks! I wasn't trying to enter a debate about it, I love Java, I...

RE: FN-FORUM: Work for someone..

date posted 11th August 2004 00:50

I am always cautious of these types of proposals and job offers as more often than not it seems they want to pay me based on the success of the site and if they fall down on one area of the marketing...



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