Freelancers Forum Messages on Wednesday October 13th 2004
FN-FORUM: Mailing list delays - again
date posted 13th October 2004 23:17
Maybe i'm vastly underestimating the number of people subscribed to
this list, but the delays often found between posting and receiving
your message often vastly reduces the utility of the list.
Ye...
FN-FORUM: shopping cart test
date posted 13th October 2004 22:52
Please forget it - 5 hours and my original request hasn't come
through... the payment server may be live by the time this comes
through...
What is the matter with the Forum now?
Confused and mildy...
Re: FN-FORUM: Bathing Cats
date posted 13th October 2004 22:50
On 13 Oct 2004, at 15:44, Rus Foster wrote:
> Dear Collective,
> I've noticed our 6 month old kitten is getting a little bit smelly so
> I'm thinking it might be time for a bath. Taking that neith...
Re: FN-FORUM: Bathing Cats
date posted 13th October 2004 22:23
Feed him raw food instead of commercial muck, then he won't stink and nor
will the litter tray. Join the rawpaws yahoo group for advice or Google for
advice on feline raw diets, species-appropriate di...
FN-FORUM: hello, everyone!
date posted 13th October 2004 22:19
Hi, there,
I've just found out this nice place which allow people to share and talk ab=
out everything.
=20
Basically, I am from Taiwan, and two years ago, I came to the UK to study i=
n MA visual com...
Re: FN-FORUM: Bathing Cats
date posted 13th October 2004 22:12
Rus Foster [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
> Dear Collective,
> I've noticed our 6 month old kitten is getting a little bit smelly so I'm
> thinking it might be time for a bath. Taking that neither me or the...
RE: FN-FORUM: Bathing Cats
date posted 13th October 2004 21:34
Ok;
(1) Strip off (you that is) - just have ONE person do this...
(2) Don't use loads of water, or better still, use the shower (we had a
cat that had 3 legs and was doolally cos he got hit by a car a...
Re: FN-FORUM: Bathing Cats
date posted 13th October 2004 21:30
Rus Foster wrote:
> Taking that neither me or the wife have done this before does anyone
> have some practical advice?
Don't.
That cute fluffy kitten will turn into a twisting, slippery ball of...
Re: FN-FORUM: Bathing Cats
date posted 13th October 2004 21:30
Since this is rather OT, do you want to talk abotu it off list?
I have extensive experience with 3 cats, one of whom is brain damaged so
more difficult to deal with - have to be more careful than no...
Re: FN-FORUM: Bathing Cats
date posted 13th October 2004 21:06
Rus Foster wrote:
> I've noticed our 6 month old kitten is getting a little bit smelly so
> I'm thinking it might be time for a bath. Taking that neither me or the
> wife have done this before does...
Re: FN-FORUM: Bathing Cats
date posted 13th October 2004 21:04
lol! Why's it smelly? If it's fluffy, it might need it's backside wiped and
/ or clipped (you can get antiseptic wipes from the pet shop or vets) but
you shouldn't really need to bathe a cat, they'r...
Re: FN-FORUM: Bathing Cats
date posted 13th October 2004 20:57
Rus Foster wrote:
>
> Dear Collective,
> I've noticed our 6 month old kitten is getting a little bit smelly so
> I'm thinking it might be time for a bath. Taking that neither me or
> the wife have...
RE: FN-FORUM: Bathing Cats
date posted 13th October 2004 20:48
Hi there Rus,
It all depends on the size of the kitten.
Actually it's odd that it's " getting a little bit smelly" most cats
clean themselves very well. I'd check with the vet to see if it's ok
heal...
RE: FN-FORUM: htm plain & plain text e-mails
date posted 13th October 2004 20:03
> From: [EMAIL REMOVED] [EMAIL REMOVED] Behalf Of Attia
> please take me off your email list - not sure why i am receiving
> correspondence
Because you or someone with access to your email signed...
FN-FORUM: whoa! i'm scared...
date posted 13th October 2004 19:32
i just got an install update flash up in front of me for Office 2004.
i don't even have any Office applications running...
which means M$ have installed/added something at system level (i'm
running...
Re: FN-FORUM: secure server probs
date posted 13th October 2004 18:03
On Wednesday 13 Oct 2004 10:49 am, Paul Civati wrote:
> Darren Yates [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
> > we managed to get hold of the server guy at home and he had
> > a quick look apparently it's something t...
Re: FN-FORUM: Freelancers.net Jobs and Projects
date posted 13th October 2004 17:59
On Wednesday 13 Oct 2004 12:28 pm, Dan Winchester wrote:
> I think I prefer credits over subscription: I like the idea that there =
is a
> cost attached to each application, in that a freelancer will...
RE: FN-FORUM: htm plain & plain text e-mails
date posted 13th October 2004 17:47
Attia - please look at the bottom of the message. Where it says 'unsub'
is a link to a web page that will unsubscribe you.
Cheers
Paul
--
Paul Silver - Web Development and Technical Search Engine...
FN-FORUM: Shopping cart test
date posted 13th October 2004 17:36
I know it's getting late and the England match is about to start, but
if anyone has 5 minutes to spare, could they go to:
http://www.altvinyl.com/store/index.php
and try to buy a few items, please....
Re: FN-FORUM: htm plain & plain text e-mails
date posted 13th October 2004 17:31
Attia Jamil [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
> please take me off your email list - not sure why i am receiving
> correspondence
Because you must have subscribed to it to be on it??
Try rubbing your magic la...
RE: FN-FORUM: sales people...are you out there?
date posted 13th October 2004 17:25
Hi Rob
I hate to t...
Re: FN-FORUM: Software to protect minors from internet
date posted 13th October 2004 17:15
Attia Jamil wrote:
> hi
>
> please take me off you email list - not sure why I am receiving
> correspondence
The unsub link is at the bottom of every post.
HTH, Paul....
Re: FN-FORUM: computers
date posted 13th October 2004 17:13
On Wednesday 13 Oct 2004 12:28 pm, steven smith wrote:
> Isn't 'Kernal' just another fancy computing term for
> operating system or part of
Yes, like "crankshaft" is a fancy engineering term for car...
Re: FN-FORUM: Software to protect minors from internet
date posted 13th October 2004 17:12
On 13 Oct 2004, at 14:23, Attia Jamil wrote:
> please take me off you email list - not sure why I am receiving
> correspondence
because you signed up for it.
try unsubbing with the link at the bot...
Re: FN-FORUM: computers
date posted 13th October 2004 17:11
On Wednesday 13 Oct 2004 11:11 am, Paul Silver wrote:
> I have thought about this as a possible way of looking good on a forum
> or mailing list in the past - you join or start a mailing list about
>...
Re: FN-FORUM: tele2-ihear_EU183
date posted 13th October 2004 17:07
On Wednesday 13 Oct 2004 11:03 am, Nick Grimshaw wrote:
> Louis Harvey wrote:
> > HOW CAN THE TELE2 PREDIAL NUMBER BE DISABLED, TO ACCESS NORMAL B.T.
> > LANDLINES. ?.
>
> BY MAGIC.
>
> WHY ARE YOU SH...
Re: FN-FORUM: Software to protect minors from internet
date posted 13th October 2004 17:02
Your PC must be infected!
Viruses!
Viruses!
Virii!
Subscribing people to freelancers!
No wonder we can't get work!
!
:o"
Neil
Attia Jamil wrote:
>hi
>
>please take me off you email list - not sur...
Re: FN-FORUM: htm plain & plain text e-mails
date posted 13th October 2004 16:55
Attia Jamil wrote:
> got you please take me off your email list - not sure why i am getting
> your email correspondencne
Because you or someone you know signed you up for the list at
http://www.free...
Re: FN-FORUM: Up-to-date SEO guides.
date posted 13th October 2004 16:51
On Wednesday 13 Oct 2004 11:59 am, Michael Beckett wrote:
>
> All the search engines use meta tags to a greater or lesser extent, the=
y
Last thing I read explicitly stated that this was *not* the ca...
Re: FN-FORUM: computers
date posted 13th October 2004 16:46
On Wednesday 13 Oct 2004 9:29 am, Derek Clarke wrote:
> Unix was the first O/S largely written in a high level language rather
> than assembler, and that language was C.
C is a high-level assembler....
Re: FN-FORUM: htm plain & plain text e-mails
date posted 13th October 2004 16:24
sylvia wrote:
>
> [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>
>> how do you send a html mail that has a plan text alternative so that
>> if the
>> receiver can't see html e-mails then they will se the plain text
>> a...
RE: FN-FORUM: htm plain & plain text e-mails
date posted 13th October 2004 16:20
Hi Jamie Lewis,
On the 13 October 2004 14:09, you wrote:
> AFAIK thats not possible, i wish it was though.
Its perfectly possible, AFAIK. You just need to supply a plain text =
version
under a "text...
Re: FN-FORUM: htm plain & plain text e-mails
date posted 13th October 2004 16:20
It is very possible actually
Neil Highley
www.neilhighley.com
Jamie Lewis wrote:
>AFAIK thats not possible, i wish it was though.
>
>Maybe your best alternative would be to send a plain text email...
RE: FN-FORUM: htm plain & plain text e-mails
date posted 13th October 2004 16:06
Try using thunderbird as a mail client, it prompts to do this by default
- should give you some clues about how the mail is formed.
If your using Linux then its trivial to do it with a perl module or...
Re: FN-FORUM: [OT] Gamers & OS
date posted 13th October 2004 15:55
OK, XP Pro it is. What about SP2? (to open a can of worms...)
Hmmmm, age in 31 days time is more than the number of days to my birthday ;-)
(posted 15:54)...
FN-FORUM: test
date posted 13th October 2004 15:53
how come posts are takeing so long?...
FN-FORUM: Bathing Cats
date posted 13th October 2004 15:32
Dear Collective,
I've noticed our 6 month old kitten is getting a little bit smelly so I'm
thinking it might be time for a bath. Taking that neither me or the wife
have done this before does anyon...
RE: FN-FORUM: htm plain & plain text e-mails
date posted 13th October 2004 14:21
please take me off your email list - not sure why i am receiving
correspondence=20
thanks.
attia
-----Original Message-----
From: neil highley [EMAIL REMOVED]
Sent: 13 October 2004 13:29
To: Attia...
FN-FORUM: sales people...are you out there?
date posted 13th October 2004 14:20
Hi guys,
Where's the best place to look a sales guy that is good at sales/marketing
but also knows their stuff when it comes to hosting, co-location, bandwidth
etc etc and will also work for mainly...
RE: FN-FORUM: Software to protect minors from internet
date posted 13th October 2004 14:12
hi
please take me off you email list - not sure why I am receiving
correspondence
-----Original Message-----
From: Jamie Wilson [EMAIL REMOVED]
Sent: 13 October 2004 13:24
To: Attia Jamil
Subject: R...
RE: FN-FORUM: htm plain & plain text e-mails
date posted 13th October 2004 14:11
hi
got you please take me off your email list - not sure why i am getting
your email correspondencne
-----Original Message-----
From: Paul Civati [EMAIL REMOVED]
Sent: 13 October 2004 13:22
To: Atti...
Re: FN-FORUM: htm plain & plain text e-mails
date posted 13th October 2004 13:59
[EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>how do you send a html mail that has a plan text alternative so that if the
>receiver can't see html e-mails then they will se the plain text alternative is
>that possible?
>...
RE: FN-FORUM: htm plain & plain text e-mails
date posted 13th October 2004 13:55
AFAIK thats not possible, i wish it was though.
Maybe your best alternative would be to send a plain text email with a link
to an HTML alternative available to view online. Obviously not the best
opt...
Re: FN-FORUM: htm plain & plain text e-mails
date posted 13th October 2004 13:31
Are you using any server technology? - ASP, PHP etc.. or is it simply a cgi
script?
Luke
> how do you send a html mail that has a plan text alternative so that if
> the
> receiver can't see htm...
Re: FN-FORUM: Portrait photography
date posted 13th October 2004 13:29
try kurnphoto.co.uk - guy's name is Douglas Kurn, he has done portrait work
for me (not of me), and also product photography.
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Anderson" [EMAIL REMOVED]
To: [...
RE: FN-FORUM: htm plain & plain text e-mails
date posted 13th October 2004 13:17
>plan text alternative
If your developing, Jmail does this with the Body and HTMLBody properties.
As far as desktop applications are concerned - dunno - Ant.
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL...
Re: FN-FORUM: htm plain & plain text e-mails
date posted 13th October 2004 13:16
[EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>how do you send a html mail that has a plan text alternative so that if the
>receiver can't see html e-mails then they will se the plain text alternative is
>that possible?
>...
Re: FN-FORUM: computers
date posted 13th October 2004 13:11
steven smith wrote:
>Isn't 'Kernal' just another fancy computing term for
>operating system or part of
>
>And also I seem to remember their being an Atari ST
>implementation of Minix/Minux
>
>
>
>___...
Re: FN-FORUM: Software to protect minors from internet
date posted 13th October 2004 13:10
On 12 Oct 2004, at 10:08, hugh wrote:
>
> Morning all,
>
> I need to find some internet protection /monitoring software for
> children.
> Any recommendations? It's to run on Win 98.
Whichever pack...
Re: FN-FORUM: htm plain & plain text e-mails
date posted 13th October 2004 13:09
[EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
> + is there application that lets you do this? MAC or PC any suggestions?
> because when i have sent html mails in the past i have done it with a
> php script
Have a look at...
FN-FORUM: htm plain & plain text e-mails
date posted 13th October 2004 12:54
how do you send a html mail that has a plan text alternative so that if the
receiver can't see html e-mails then they will se the plain text alternative is
that possible?
+ is there application that...
Re: FN-FORUM: Portrait photography
date posted 13th October 2004 12:32
----- Original Message -----
From: "Nigel Rogers" [EMAIL REMOVED]
> which part of London?
Southwest, near Wimbledon.
John...
Re: FN-FORUM: Software to protect minors from internet
date posted 13th October 2004 12:29
Thanks Martin, I will try that.
Hugh
> I use NetNanny, not sure if it works on 98 though
>
> > I need to find some internet protection /monitoring software for children.
> > Any recommendations? It...
Re: FN-FORUM: dropdowns
date posted 13th October 2004 12:27
Yep, in IE6 and Moz FB
On 13 Oct 2004 10:37:14 -0000, G McLackland [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>
> Thanks
> I got it sorted using
> http://www.dynamicdrive.com/dynamicindex1/dropmenuindex.htm
>
> does...
RE: FN-FORUM: Freelancers.net Jobs and Projects
date posted 13th October 2004 12:16
> Have you done any analysis as to why freelancers.net has
> these problems that aren't shared by other free lists such
> as the uknm jobs list
Interesting comment, and something I'll look into.
Che...
RE: FN-FORUM: Freelancers.net Jobs and Projects
date posted 13th October 2004 12:16
I think I prefer credits over subscription: I like the idea that there is a
cost attached to each application, in that a freelancer will only "invest"
in a project that, having read the brief, they be...
Re: FN-FORUM: computers
date posted 13th October 2004 12:16
Isn't 'Kernal' just another fancy computing term for
operating system or part of
And also I seem to remember their being an Atari ST
implementation of Minix/Minux
_________________________________...
Re: FN-FORUM: computers
date posted 13th October 2004 11:53
At 11:11 on Wednesday, 13 Oct 2004, Paul Silver wrote:
> This is a separate rumour from the one that Tony might actually be a
> collective of hard working coders with a massive bookmark collection wh...
Re: FN-FORUM: computers
date posted 13th October 2004 11:52
Paul Silver wrote:
> Tony might actually be a collective
Tony is the Borg? ;)...
RE: FN-FORUM: Up-to-date SEO guides.
date posted 13th October 2004 11:46
Hi
All the search engines use meta tags to a greater or lesser extent, they =
can
get by without them but I recommend putting them in, there are still a =
load
of meta crawlers out there after all wh...
Re: FN-FORUM: Video editing PC - advice for buying needed
date posted 13th October 2004 11:40
Thanks for the various replies to this, I'll pass them on to my mate.
On 12 Oct 2004 01:02:02 -0000, "David Webster" said:
>
> On 11 Oct 2004, at 20:34, Paul Silver wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > A frie...
Re: FN-FORUM: Superman died :o( [OT]
date posted 13th October 2004 11:37
> O, well papers are still scum, Ant.
Granted!, Paul....
Re: FN-FORUM: sleeping like a baby
date posted 13th October 2004 11:33
It cause a smile as it was wrote and I thought you would see the finer
side too
Andrew
> [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>
>> I was of course I was expecting reference to the spat I had with you
>> know
>>...
Re: FN-FORUM: dropdowns
date posted 13th October 2004 11:25
Thanks
I got it sorted using
http://www.dynamicdrive.com/dynamicindex1/dropmenuindex.htm
does it look ok http://www.ccsmobilephoneworld.co.uk/test-dropdowns.htm
----- Original Message -----
From:...
RE: FN-FORUM: Superman died :o( [OT]
date posted 13th October 2004 11:19
>>Went to see Billy at the Apollo last week, first thing he said was that
>>he never said what the papers said he said.
>>I know who I believe... Papers are scum.
>Just found this:
>http://news.bb...
Re: FN-FORUM: my new little css photgraphy site
date posted 13th October 2004 11:14
On 13 Oct 2004 08:04:43 -0000, "kevin meredith" said:
> this the first time i have used css and its proper simple but it works
> and i can't believe i used to use tables to place objects on the page!...
Re: FN-FORUM: Portrait photography
date posted 13th October 2004 11:10
which part of London?
N
On 13 Oct 2004, at 09:10, John Anderson wrote:
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Andy Macnaughton-Jones" [EMAIL REMOVED]
> Whereabouts - guy I know works out of Harro...
RE: FN-FORUM: testing
date posted 13th October 2004 11:10
damn.
Jamie
*working hard* ... ;-)
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL REMOVED] [EMAIL REMOVED] Behalf Of Nicola
Dunn
Sent: 13 October 2004 11:10
To: FN-FORUM / [EMAIL REMOVED]
Subject: Re: FN...
Re: FN-FORUM: just finished
date posted 13th October 2004 11:08
> http://www.stag-party-weekend.co.uk
>
> looks pretty good fun to me!
Yes, it looks good!
Would they like to exchange links with a client of mine
http://www.funkin-l.com? They do tshirts for stag...
Re: FN-FORUM: computers
date posted 13th October 2004 10:59
On 13 Oct 2004 08:55:54 -0000, "sparkes" said:
> It seems our troll is getting better (I didn't notice his messages go to
> /dev/null) at started these things up.
I just saw one of Mr Smith's messa...
Re: FN-FORUM: testing
date posted 13th October 2004 10:57
Nope, they're still not getting through :-)
Nicola
*bored*
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jamie Lewis" [EMAIL REMOVED]
To: [EMAIL REMOVED]
Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 2004 11:03 AM
Subject: FN...
RE: FN-FORUM: tele2-ihear_EU183
date posted 13th October 2004 10:56
You would think the answer was on the tele2 website.... Or am I talking
to a bot.
http://www.tele2.co.uk/FAQ.aspx
Chaz.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Louis Harvey [EMAIL REMOVED]
> Sent:...
Re: FN-FORUM: Superman died :o( [OT]
date posted 13th October 2004 10:52
>Went to see Billy at the Apollo last week,
>first thing he said was that he never said what the papers said he said.
>I know who I believe... Papers are scum.
Just found this:
http://news.bbc.co.uk...
Re: FN-FORUM: tele2-ihear_EU183
date posted 13th October 2004 10:50
Louis Harvey wrote:
> HOW CAN THE TELE2 PREDIAL NUMBER BE DISABLED, TO ACCESS NORMAL B.T.
> LANDLINES. ?.
BY MAGIC.
WHY ARE YOU SHOUTING AT US?
MAY I RECOMMEND:
http://www.justfuckinggoogleit.com/...
Re: FN-FORUM: Superman died :o(
date posted 13th October 2004 10:50
On 13 Oct 2004, at 10:41, Kalagoo.Com wrote:
>
>> Went to see Billy at the Apollo last week,
>> first thing he said was that he never said what the papers said he
>> said.
>> I know who I believe......
FN-FORUM: testing
date posted 13th October 2004 10:50
Hi,
Sorry just testing, had to unsubscribe & subscribe again as emails didn't
seem to be getting through.
Thanks,
Jamie
Eyota Technology Group
From Grass Roots 2 Corporate
http://www.eyota.net...
Re: FN-FORUM: tele2-ihear_EU183
date posted 13th October 2004 10:50
On Wed, 13 Oct 2004, Louis Harvey wrote:
>
> HOW CAN THE TELE2 PREDIAL NUMBER BE DISABLED, TO ACCESS NORMAL B.T.
> LANDLINES. ?.
Firstly press your caps key and try again
Rus
--
e: [EMAIL REMOVED]...
Re: FN-FORUM: Up-to-date SEO guides.
date posted 13th October 2004 10:43
Dom Latter wrote:
> So - any pointers to a good basic SEO guide concentrating on the
> essentials and certainly no bleeding-edge trickery (or search
> engine fraud (SEF), perhaps we should say).
I'...
FN-FORUM: tele2-ihear_EU183
date posted 13th October 2004 10:42
HOW CAN THE TELE2 PREDIAL NUMBER BE DISABLED, TO ACCESS NORMAL B.T.
LANDLINES. ?.
_________________________________________________________________
It's fast, it's easy and it's free. Get MSN Messen...
Re: FN-FORUM: secure server probs
date posted 13th October 2004 10:37
Darren Yates [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
> we managed to get hold of the server guy at home and he had
> a quick look apparently it's something to do with the fact the server
> hosts three domains under t...
Re: FN-FORUM: Freelancers.net Jobs and Projects
date posted 13th October 2004 10:36
Dom Latter [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
> Some possibilities:
> - Charge a one-off registration fee for freelancers.
> - Limit the number of "open" bids a freelancer is allowed to have.
I like the idea of...
Re: FN-FORUM: Site check!
date posted 13th October 2004 10:35
Look okay here, no probs in IE6.
I noticed you got margin auto on all the divs within the frame div, you dont
need all these to be margin auto as the frame already does the centering for
you, the d...
RE: FN-FORUM: Odd .NET bug ?
date posted 13th October 2004 10:32
Weird, code behind is run on the server, so there should be no =
difference
in the browser you use.=20
Perhaps you could root the path using mappath("~/....
Ant.
-----Original Message-----
From: [...
RE: FN-FORUM:
date posted 13th October 2004 10:30
>I'm not saying this is a good idea but the last place is was at had a
>junior working for next to nothing for 2 months. She was doing fun
>things like slicing designs for coders. Her plan was to ge...
Re: FN-FORUM: Superman died :o(
date posted 13th October 2004 10:29
>Went to see Billy at the Apollo last week,
>first thing he said was that he never said what the papers said he said.
>I know who I believe... Papers are scum.
What did the papers say? Missed that...
RE: FN-FORUM: Superman died :o(
date posted 13th October 2004 10:21
Went to see Billy at the Apollo last week, =20
first thing he said was that he never said what the papers said he said.
I know who I believe... Papers are scum.
Ant.
-----Original Message-----
Fr...
Re: FN-FORUM: Site check!
date posted 13th October 2004 10:19
JB Media wrote:
> I was wondering if some of you guys could take a look at this page for me.
> It's my first crack at complete CSS layouts and I could do with some expert
> feedback!
>
> http://www.j...
FN-FORUM: Site check!
date posted 13th October 2004 10:03
Hi all,
I was wondering if some of you guys could take a look at this page for me.
It's my first crack at complete CSS layouts and I could do with some expert
feedback!
http://www.jb-media.com/yes%2...
Re: FN-FORUM: Work experience in web design
date posted 13th October 2004 09:59
Hey Peter!!
Welcome to the Forum!
Warwick
www.atom-house.com
Peter wrote:
Would it be
best for him to contact web agencies direct?
Looking forward to hearing from some of you.
Regards,
Peter B...
RE: FN-FORUM: Superman died :o( [OT]
date posted 13th October 2004 09:58
We're off a week on Friday. =20
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL REMOVED] [EMAIL REMOVED] On Behalf Of
Kalagoo.Com
Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 2004 10:04 AM
To: Andy Macnaughton-Jones
Subject...
Re: FN-FORUM: Superman died :o( [OT]
date posted 13th October 2004 09:52
>I'd fully expect Billy Connolly to add that to his routine along with
>his John Bigley references...
I went to see Billy at the Apollo on the 2nd Oct. Life long ambition to see
the guy left me feeli...
Re: FN-FORUM: computers
date posted 13th October 2004 09:44
Derek Clarke wrote:
>
> 2) Yep, Linux originated as a programming exercise to produce a brand new
> Unix kernel by a grad student called Linus Torvald hence the name Linux
> ;-)
The timeline of U...
FN-FORUM: Odd .NET bug ?
date posted 13th October 2004 09:37
Hi,
Got an odd situation...
Got some code behind in asp.net (vb.net type code)
--- START ---
Dim lclsDir As System.IO.Path
Dim lstrAbsFile As String
If lclsDir.IsPathRooted(lstrXSLFile) Then
'no...
RE: FN-FORUM: Superman died :o(
date posted 13th October 2004 09:31
I'd fully expect Billy Connolly to add that to his routine along with
his John Bigley references...=20
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL REMOVED] [EMAIL REMOVED] On Behalf Of
sparkes
Sent: Wedn...
RE: FN-FORUM: Object organising algorithm
date posted 13th October 2004 09:30
Ta very much=20
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL REMOVED] [EMAIL REMOVED] On Behalf Of Derek
Clarke
Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 2004 9:29 AM
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Re: FN-FORUM: Freelancers.net Jobs and Projects
date posted 13th October 2004 09:26
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On 13 Oct 2004, at 02:56, Dom Latter wrote:
> [1] And the "legals" of charging the project givers are possibly
> "interesting" - does freelancers.net th...
Re: FN-FORUM: correct css coding
date posted 13th October 2004 09:21
Thanks for the replies.
Interesting how I'd developed some bad habits through ignorance.
Nigel...
Re: FN-FORUM: Superman died :o(
date posted 13th October 2004 09:20
John Kyle wrote:
> What a pain in the ass.....
>
I wouldn't stand for that!
hang on John, I'll get both of our coats ;-)
sparkes
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RE: FN-FORUM: [OT] Gamers & OS
date posted 13th October 2004 09:17
Hello there, I only have a PC, with split h.d, one
partition has win 98se the other has win xp pro corp,
i do have a couple of original pc games (duke nukem 3d
and doom) but mostly emulators and their...
Re: FN-FORUM: computers
date posted 13th October 2004 09:14
1) Sort of, but C predates Unix.
The first C compiler was produced by Dennis Ritchie to run on Multics,
which was a multi-user O/S for mainframes.
Then the language was used by his colleagues at B...
Re: FN-FORUM: Object organising algorithm
date posted 13th October 2004 09:14
Look up routing algorithms.
This is the same problem as that of automatically laying out the tracks on
printed circuit boards.
In article [EMAIL REMOVED] [EMAIL REMOVED] (Andy
Macnaughton-Jones) w...
Re: FN-FORUM: Superman died :o(
date posted 13th October 2004 09:13
What a pain in the ass.....
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Subject: FN-FORUM: Superman died :o(
>...
RE: FN-FORUM: HELP!
date posted 13th October 2004 09:12
thanks all - my message took hours to hit the Forum and I'd already found
CWShredder which seemed to work - I've also downloaded Spybot now as well
(which found other rubbish) - and I run AVG (always...
RE: FN-FORUM: [OT] Gamers & OS
date posted 13th October 2004 09:08
Hiya Martin
I don't know any gamers that don't run XP Pro.=20
Norman (who's wondering how old Martin will be)
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RE: FN-FORUM: [OT] Sheperds Bush Empire
date posted 13th October 2004 09:07
I've been to two gigs which were all seating, one at the old Hammersmith
Odeon and one at the Royal Festival Hall. For the later I ended up down
the front dancing anyway (the ushers were a bit bemuse...
RE: FN-FORUM: [OT] Sheperds Bush Empire
date posted 13th October 2004 09:03
Hole in one. The Poppies were the first 'proper' gig I ever saw, could
hardly miss their reunion thingy.
I've gone for standing in the stalls. Was going to phone the venue, but
checked the ticket o...
Re: FN-FORUM: Portrait photography
date posted 13th October 2004 08:59
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From: "Andy Macnaughton-Jones" [EMAIL REMOVED]
Whereabouts - guy I know works out of Harrogate in digital only
Yeah, sorry. Should have said London.
John Anderson
Soa...
FN-FORUM: my new little css photgraphy site
date posted 13th October 2004 08:53
this the first time i have used css and its proper simple but it works
and i can't believe i used to use tables to place objects on the page!
it's small random selection of my photography from a 5 y...
RE: FN-FORUM: Portrait photography
date posted 13th October 2004 08:40
Whereabouts - guy I know works out of Harrogate in digital only=20
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RE: FN-FORUM: [OT] Horticultural Emergency
date posted 13th October 2004 08:38
I would advise some caution on binding the break, this would be a good way
to induce rot in the winter weather ahead.
Personally I would prune the bush back to release some pressure on the
trunk, and...
FN-FORUM: Anybody know if...
date posted 13th October 2004 08:38
In Outlook 2003 you can set *something* either as a built in or
additional function that will highlight a folder if *any* of the
sub-folders contain unread messages rather than just if the folder
itse...
RE: FN-FORUM: [OT] Scam archive!!
date posted 13th October 2004 08:36
On 12 Oct 2004, at 09:03, Dom Latter wrote:
>> You get deported to Nigeria?
>haha - cool. (though you realize i wrote my post firmly >tongue in
cheek??)
And join the Brothers of Onan:
http://www...
Re: FN-FORUM: Up-to-date SEO guides.
date posted 13th October 2004 08:25
Hiya,
Have you tried visiting http://www.cre8asiteforums.com/ there are lots
of SEO bods there and they are really friendly and happy to answer
questions. They have a 'no question to dumb' approach...
Re: FN-FORUM: correct css coding
date posted 13th October 2004 08:20
Nigel Rogers wrote:
>
> 1. When applying a class to an image should it be applied to the
> or should you enclose the image with span? And why?
Semantics.
The span wouldn't have any meaning where...
Re: FN-FORUM: correct css coding
date posted 13th October 2004 07:39
At 02:57 on Wednesday, 13 Oct 2004, Nigel Rogers wrote:
> 1. When applying a class to an image should it be applied to the
> or should you enclose the image with span? And why?
here's my view....
Re: FN-FORUM: correct css coding
date posted 13th October 2004 05:31
Hiya,
If you are applying style to an image you use
You don't use a span because there is no need to, it would just be extra
code for no reason.
Likewise to apply a class to a paragraph you put...
Re: FN-FORUM: secure server probs
date posted 13th October 2004 02:54
> When you say they can't be found - do you mean they are delivering 404b
> errors or is it simply that it wont load?
I get a page cannot be displayed error. I can't check the actual code since
we to...
FN-FORUM: correct css coding
date posted 13th October 2004 02:44
1. When applying a class to an image should it be applied to the
or should you enclose the image with span? And why?
2. Likewise applying a class to copy that has 's already obviously
requires but...
Re: FN-FORUM: Freelancers.net Jobs and Projects
date posted 13th October 2004 02:44
If somebody has got a genuine project with a genuine budget they=20
then really shouldn't object to coming up with a genuine fiver or=20
tenner or more to post the project details - after all, they ar...
FN-FORUM: Work experience in web design
date posted 13th October 2004 02:44
Hi,
A client of mine is looking for some advice regarding her son. He
has recently finished a programming course, and is interested in a
Web Development career.
As I am self-employed, I am not up-t...
FN-FORUM: Up-to-date SEO guides.
date posted 13th October 2004 02:41
Trouble with the web is, so much of it is undated. That cutting-edge
SEO guide of two years ago is now a serious hindrance. So I'm after=20
an up-to-date one. I have a client who is worried about
a...
Re: FN-FORUM: [OT] Sheperds Bush Empire
date posted 13th October 2004 02:38
Derek Almond wrote:
> Its not PWEI your seeing by any chance?
>
cool.
I guess the secret is out that they recorded a new album in the summer
now then? I had that one under my hat for such a long t...
Re: FN-FORUM: secure server probs
date posted 13th October 2004 02:34
Darren Yates [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
> Quick question. I have a few forms on a site with ssl. These forms are
> displaying fine internally but we get a page cannot be found externally.
Sounds like a...
Re: FN-FORUM: Hosting recommendation needed
date posted 13th October 2004 02:34
On Tuesday 12 Oct 2004 8:54 pm, Gareth Griffiths wrote:
> Similar thing happened to a mate on BTCellnet. He had unlimited free te=
xt
> messages a month, so he sent about 2000 and they billed him for...
RE: FN-FORUM: Anyone offer MS hosting?
date posted 13th October 2004 02:32
Hi, tried sending this to forums but it was being a bit funny, so ive given
up and sent it off-list.
Eyota Web Hosting. Started out as resellers about two years ago, but due to
popular demand went de...
RE: FN-FORUM: Anyone offer MS hosting?
date posted 13th October 2004 02:29
> We need hosting that can handle SQL databases (via enterprise manager
> or similar, not set up through scripts), multiple sites/domains and
> reasonable space and bandwidth. Something secure, with...
Re: FN-FORUM: HELP!
date posted 13th October 2004 02:26
Try cwshredder (there'll be a couple of exes or dlls to get rid off) or
Google for the actual search engine name. Use adaware or spybot to lock your
home page against changes (or Qwikfix or Spyware bl...
FN-FORUM: Superman died :o(
date posted 13th October 2004 02:18
http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory?id=157865
and a thoroughly miserable reason too.
"Reeve, a quadriplegic for the last nine years of his life who vowed that
he would one day walk again...
Re: FN-FORUM: Freelancers.net Jobs and Projects
date posted 13th October 2004 02:18
Dan Winchester [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
> If there was a way of charging a quid I'd look at it, but there is a
> limit on what you can economically do with a credit card.
>
> Subscription could be an...
Re: FN-FORUM: Anyone offer MS hosting?
date posted 13th October 2004 02:18
Elizabeth Varley [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
> I'm looking to change hosts (again! *grumble*) and wonder if anyone
> here is a reseller or runs an MS hosting company.
http://www.4dhosting.com/ are good p...
Re: FN-FORUM: [OT] Sheperds Bush Empire
date posted 13th October 2004 02:16
Luke Perman wrote:
> On 12 Oct 2004, at 14:34, Norman Beresford wrote:
>> Of course in my day it was all standing, mutter mutter
>
> yea - what happened there?
> went to see Bowie and Roger Waters (...
Re: FN-FORUM:
date posted 13th October 2004 02:16
I'm not saying this is a good idea but the last place is was at had a
junior working for next to nothing for 2 months. She was doing fun
things like slicing designs for coders. Her plan was to get
e...
Re: FN-FORUM: Freelancers.net Jobs and Projects
date posted 13th October 2004 02:13
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On 12 Oct 2004, at 17:25, Dan Winchester wrote:
> If there was a way of charging a quid I'd look at it, but there is a=20=
> limit
> on what you can ec...
Re: FN-FORUM: HELP!
date posted 13th October 2004 02:13
Hi Andrew
When I faced the same task Dave Holloway kindly mailed this......
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RE: FN-FORUM: HELP!
date posted 13th October 2004 02:13
CWShredder seems to have sorted things - hopefully.
Andrew
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Re: FN-FORUM: Safety sign dingbats
date posted 13th October 2004 02:13
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hey jamie
you on mac ? i got a plethora of safety sign dingbat fonts.
lemmie know.
luke
On 12 Oct 2004, at 16:56, Jamie Wilson wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
>...
Re: FN-FORUM: HELP!
date posted 13th October 2004 02:13
Andrew,
I also run spybot in parallel (www.majorgeeks.com/download2471.html)
HTH
Martin (32 days to go)
On 12 Oct 2004 18:24:55 -0000, Andrew Wilson [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>
> my IE6 has suddenl...
Re: FN-FORUM: HELP!
date posted 13th October 2004 02:12
Have a look here...
http://www.google.com/search?q=about%3Ablank&start=0&start=0&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official
http://tinyurl.com/5oydn
HTH Em
On 12 Oct 2004 18...
RE: FN-FORUM: HELP!
date posted 13th October 2004 02:12
have you got MSN MsgPlus installed by any chance?
Kind Regards,
Jamie
Eyota Technology Group
From Grass Roots 2 Corporate
http://www.eyota.net
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Re: FN-FORUM: [OT] Horticultural Emergency
date posted 13th October 2004 02:09
>use heavy duty buckles.
>You can also get tree ties with buckles.
>
>
But as it should live, whichever you do, don't forget that it will keep
growing, so loosen ties a bit occasionally when it is...
Re: FN-FORUM: Invoicing in chunks
date posted 13th October 2004 02:09
Whatever terms I agree with the client, however, I always make it clear
that I will do no work until the deposit clears. This usually gets
payment rolling. If a client is funny about this, I always...
RE: FN-FORUM: Anyone offer MS hosting?
date posted 13th October 2004 02:09
Eyota Web Hosting. Started out as resellers about two years ago, but due to
popular demand went dedicated about three months ago. Can supply SQL db's
with enterprise manager access, + unlimited free m...
RE: FN-FORUM: just finished
date posted 13th October 2004 02:09
Didn't see the first post for this, I really like it one comment is that
the outlined text looks a bit pixilated to me. Nice job though
Regards,
John
www.keltecdesign.co.uk
for all your media solut...
Re: FN-FORUM: Invoicing in chunks
date posted 13th October 2004 02:08
Elizabeth,
I ask for 30 - 50% up front, depending on the size of the job (that doesn't=
sound right), before starting.
No-one has ever questioned it.
Stewart
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Re: FN-FORUM: Receivers
date posted 13th October 2004 02:07
On Tuesday 12 Oct 2004 6:33 pm, Lists wrote:
> Part of companies house is in London and part in Cardiff AFAIK.
Like, the ground floor's in London and the second and third=20
floors are in Cardiff?...
FN-FORUM: [OT] Gamers & OS
date posted 13th October 2004 02:07
Folks,
Gonna blatt my PC at the weekend and was wondering which OS to put on,
mainly for gaming: W2K Pro or XP Pro (or whatever it's called).
Oh, and it may be used for video editing too ;-)
Cheer...
RE: FN-FORUM: Freelancers.net Jobs and Projects
date posted 13th October 2004 02:06
Maybe =A35 or =A310 per month subscription. I pay that for a couple of =
other
sites I am subscribed to and if it meant that there was a bit less
competition for the good jobs that do come up, I would...
FN-FORUM: Portrait photography
date posted 13th October 2004 02:06
My wife needs new photos done. She's an actress and has a new agent. Any
recommendations? She'd prefer digital so that she can see the shots as they
are taken, and adjust the next shot accordingl...
Re: FN-FORUM: Freelancers.net Jobs and Projects
date posted 13th October 2004 01:38
At 17:26 on Tuesday, 12 Oct 2004, Dan Winchester wrote:
>
>> #5 seems a *little* high though
>
> I'd be happy with less, the idea of the freelancer paying is more to stop
> offshores and students rep...
Re: FN-FORUM: sleeping like a baby
date posted 13th October 2004 01:22
Oh so soppy. C'mon you guys hate each other, carry on trading insults, it's
fun!
On 12/10/04 17:22, "Dan Norcott" wrote:
> Hostilities ceased.
>
> And I think you deserve some recognition for coini...
RE: FN-FORUM: Object organising algorithm
date posted 13th October 2004 00:57
I seem to remember when Java first came out, either Sun or Netscape had =
a
demo (with source code) of a bunch of nodes linked together by "elastic"
link lines. You could move one node and the rest wo...
RE: FN-FORUM: sleeping like a baby
date posted 13th October 2004 00:47
I have some advice for both of you
GROW UP! -- Stop acting like two stupid 5 year olds in a playground, or
you shall both have to stand in the corner!!
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Re: FN-FORUM: sleeping like a baby
date posted 13th October 2004 00:42
How did asking where the saying "sleeping like a baby" originate end up
like this??
www.dsdesign-art.co.uk
07830 237806
On 12 Oct 2004, at 12:43, Derek Almond wrote:
>
> You have a long weekend,...
FN-FORUM: =?utf-8?q?Re=3a=20Safety=20sign=20dingbats?=
date posted 13th October 2004 00:35
>
> Any pointers will be rewarded with a hearty "huzzah".
>
You can 'huzzah' me Jamie cos it's sent off-list.
:0)
Les...
Re: FN-FORUM: Safety sign dingbats
date posted 13th October 2004 00:29
I've got some editable dingbat/ road signs clipart art, if you tell me
what you want I could send you some??
I have a really old freehand clipart CD with 100's of images on it that
has proved very...
Re: FN-FORUM: Safety sign dingbats
date posted 13th October 2004 00:27
Jamie Wilson wrote:
> A friend is wanting to make a logo based around safety signs - road
> signs or emergency exit signs.
Any good? http://www.aiga.org/content.cfm?ContentID=147
--
http://www.da...
Re: FN-FORUM: Anyone offer MS hosting?
date posted 13th October 2004 00:26
www.openhosting.com
On 12 Oct 2004 15:55:13 -0000, Elizabeth Varley [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>
> I'm looking to change hosts (again! *grumble*) and wonder if anyone
> here is a reseller or runs an MS...
RE: FN-FORUM: Invoicing in chunks
date posted 13th October 2004 00:17
Hi Elizabeth
< I know many of you invoice in chunks (eg: 30% upfront, 30% on milestone,
40% on project sign-off) which is a good thing.
I was just wondering whether for the upfront payment you tend...
RE: FN-FORUM: Anyone offer MS hosting?
date posted 13th October 2004 00:14
Hi Elizabeth,
Have a look at our packages at www.nameforthenet.com email me off list with
specific details?
Kind regards,
Paul Leonard
Director
Name for the Net Limited
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Re: FN-FORUM: dropdowns
date posted 13th October 2004 00:07
Try...
http://www.youngpup.net/2001/ypslideoutmenus/examples
On 10 Oct 2004 17:44:33 -0000, G McLackland [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>
> Hi,
> I need to add some dropdown menus to a horizontal nav bar w...
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