Freelancers Forum Messages on Friday June 17th 2005
Re: FN-FORUM: High quality ASDL filters
date posted 17th June 2005 21:20
Raymond,
I have been told that you can ask a BT engineer to fit a 'NTE5
Baseplate' to your line, just as it enters your house. Once this is
fitted you don't need any further filters.
It's suppos...
RE: FN-FORUM: web developers in South Yorkshire
date posted 17th June 2005 19:21
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL REMOVED] [EMAIL REMOVED] On
> Behalf Of Tony Crockford
>
> are there any freelance web developers on this list, living
> in or near
> Sheffield?
>
Do...
Re: FN-FORUM: Bl**dy water company (OT)
date posted 17th June 2005 19:02
On Friday 17 Jun 2005 4:22 pm, Anthony Cartmell wrote:
> I suppose 1) might have involved Southern Water eventually finding the
> leak, but we'd still be =A3200 better off even if they had!
200 for t...
Re: FN-FORUM: High quality ASDL filters
date posted 17th June 2005 18:06
Raymond Stone wrote:
> Could someone please remind me what the link was to a really good ASDL
> filter?
this one?
http://www.ndo.com/ndo/Products/Choosing_the_Right_Filter/insideafilter.mxs
hth
-...
Re: FN-FORUM: Bl**dy water company (OT)
date posted 17th June 2005 17:55
On 17 Jun 2005, at 18:11, Anthony Cartmell wrote:
> Feeling better now I've found several other water companies with
> more enlightened attitudes to discovered leaks when meters are fitted.
There...
FN-FORUM: High quality ASDL filters
date posted 17th June 2005 17:51
Could someone please remind me what the link was to a really good ASDL
filter?
Situation I have is when it gets rainy my ASDL drops off frequently, BT =
came
round today, stated that this could not b...
Re: FN-FORUM: Bl**dy water company (OT)
date posted 17th June 2005 17:47
> Have you tried moaning to OFWAT? You could hint that the leak was caused
> by meter installation...
Yes, I'm in touch with OFWAT, and will be writing a stiff letter to
Southern Water too. If a...
Re: FN-FORUM: Bl**dy water company (OT)
date posted 17th June 2005 17:43
>> And Southern Water actually benefit financially from leaks - shurely
>> shome mishtake?
>
> Only because the leak was on your side of the connection?
Yes, anything our side of the meter is our r...
Re: FN-FORUM: Bl**dy water company (OT)
date posted 17th June 2005 17:41
Have you tried moaning to OFWAT? You could hint that the leak was caused by
meter installation...
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Kathy
http://www.vendetta.co....
Re: FN-FORUM: Bl**dy water company (OT)
date posted 17th June 2005 17:36
>> Sorry but how is having a water meter (being) ecological?
>
> Surely it would encourage them to use less water?
That's the one :)
For a start, if we get another leak we'll know about it now...
F...
Re: FN-FORUM: Graphics card for gaming
date posted 17th June 2005 16:42
If you can stump up about £120 you'd be much better off. Look out for a
6600GT as they seem to offer quite good bang for buck. I'm not that well up
myself though. I've a 6600GT 128Mb in my new compu...
Re: FN-FORUM: Bl**dy water company (OT)
date posted 17th June 2005 16:28
Graeme J Sweeney wrote:
> Sorry but how is having a water meter (being) ecological?
Surely it would encourage them to use less water?
--
http://www.dandylogic.com
--
No virus found in this outgo...
Re: FN-FORUM: Bl**dy water company (OT)
date posted 17th June 2005 16:23
On Fri, 17 Jun 2005, Anthony Cartmell wrote:
> Last November we decided to do the eco-thing, and hopefully save some
> money, by having a water meter installed.
Sorry but how is having a water meter...
FN-FORUM: Bl**dy water company (OT)
date posted 17th June 2005 15:58
Hello all, just an off-topic rant...
Southern Water.
Last November we decided to do the eco-thing, and hopefully save some
money, by having a water meter installed.
The man came, found that the h...
Re: FN-FORUM: Contract
date posted 17th June 2005 15:06
If your university has a law faculty then someone there may draw up a
suitable competent and relevant contract for you.
Good luck with your efforts to earn beer tokens!
--
No virus found in this...
Re: FN-FORUM: Forum Digest Friday June 17th 2005
date posted 17th June 2005 14:58
On Friday 17 Jun 2005 12:19 pm, Tony Crockford wrote:
> Attention to detail would be a fairly important pre-requisite for a PHP
> developer, setting up an auto responder without carefully considering...
RE: FN-FORUM: Graphics card for gaming
date posted 17th June 2005 14:50
Hi Rus,
I tapped your info into Scan.co.uk
I believe ATI are very good for gaming, got one myself. ATI Radeon 9800 pro.
Magic stuff, even better with a 64bit chip in there.
You can get the Radeon 9...
RE: FN-FORUM: Contract
date posted 17th June 2005 14:33
Hi,
thanks for that Craig. I was planning for just
such an eventuality. My client wants to set up a
mother-baby type website though, so I think she'll be
a nice person :)
He...
Re: FN-FORUM: Web/Content Producer - OCFCP
date posted 17th June 2005 14:15
On 16 Jun 2005 14:45:05 -0000, Nigel Rogers [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>=20
> E
>=20
> It's seems too specific ie who uses Fireworks
> if they have photoshop/imageready?
>=20
> Nigel
>=20
It's an on-sit...
RE: FN-FORUM: Contract
date posted 17th June 2005 14:14
I've been freelancing for 5 years, only the last year full time as a limited
company. I had one client recently turn really nasty on me due to paranoia
whipped up by a "friend" saying very stupid stu...
FN-FORUM: Graphics card for gaming
date posted 17th June 2005 14:09
Taking I'm totally and utterly out of touch with graphics cards I want to
ask the following. I want to replace my old GeForce 3 and turn one of my
machines into a gaming system. Now I don't want to...
Re: FN-FORUM: Contract
date posted 17th June 2005 13:58
Hi mr curmudgeon... I mean Tony :)
Looking at the links you sent me it looks
like being a freelancer is a bit like being a
student....you know starving and the like ... but
without the cheap...
FN-FORUM: Any Flash Animators on list?
date posted 17th June 2005 13:52
Hi Guys
been a while since I posted but I may have some work for a flash animator if
there are any onlist :)
Will be animating some characters we have created for a whiteboard activity.
Example of t...
FN-FORUM: Looking For Merchandising...
date posted 17th June 2005 13:52
Looking for someone to produce some bits of merchandise for us. Need to find
people who can put a supplied logo on the following:
Stickers
T-shirts
Hoodies
Fabric Labels
Mugs
Pens
T-shirts
Pants (as...
Re: FN-FORUM: Contract
date posted 17th June 2005 13:50
Hi all,
thanks for the tip about Lawpack admin-person!
I think I might get one. Cheaper than professional
legal advice anyway! I don't really envisage needing a
water-tight contract for this c...
Re: FN-FORUM: Contract
date posted 17th June 2005 13:43
Helena Wee wrote:
> Hi everyone!
> I have just joined freelancers.net and I
> am wondering if anyone can help me. I am new to
> freelancing, although I have a few years experience in
> we...
Re: FN-FORUM: Contract
date posted 17th June 2005 13:37
Lawpack do 301 legal letters and forms on CD, this covers contracts and lots
of other useful bits and pieces. I bought a copy off of Amazon the other
day and its very useful, ideal for someone star...
Re: FN-FORUM: Contract
date posted 17th June 2005 13:37
Helena Wee wrote:
> Hi everyone!
> I have just joined freelancers.net and I
> am wondering if anyone can help me. I am new to
> freelancing, although I have a few years experience in
> we...
RE: FN-FORUM: Contract
date posted 17th June 2005 13:28
Hi Cedric,
thanks for the info! Looks like a great
place to start. Looks a bit complicated, but with any
luck I'll be buying people rounds of beer in the
student bar come September! Here's...
RE: FN-FORUM: Contract
date posted 17th June 2005 13:06
Hi Helena,
I think you can checking maybe on the business link website, or contact
there
Cedric FOUILLART
Book-Keeper
=20
Fc Scalping Limited
2nd floor
145-157 St John Street
LONDON EC1V 4PY
UK=20
P...
FN-FORUM: Contract
date posted 17th June 2005 12:54
Hi everyone!
I have just joined freelancers.net and I
am wondering if anyone can help me. I am new to
freelancing, although I have a few years experience in
web design. I am at university...
Re: FN-FORUM: Forum Digest Friday June 17th 2005
date posted 17th June 2005 11:55
Dan Norcott wrote:
> My favourite thing about these emails is the big gap between "Regards"
> and "Php Works". I can't help but imagine him getting a felt tip out
> and signing the screen. Then cl...
Re: FN-FORUM: Forum Digest Friday June 17th 2005
date posted 17th June 2005 11:50
>
> My favourite thing about these emails is the big gap between "Regards"
> and "Php Works". I can't help but imagine him getting a felt tip out
> and signing the screen. Then clapping with the...
Re: FN-FORUM: Forum Digest Friday June 17th 2005
date posted 17th June 2005 11:43
Php Works wrote:
> Php Works is currently closed for staff holidays. Your e-mail will be answered as soon as possible after the 19th June. Apologies for any inconvenience caused.
>
>
> Regards,
>...
Re: FN-FORUM: Forum Digest Friday June 17th 2005
date posted 17th June 2005 11:39
Php Works is currently closed for staff holidays. Your e-mail will be answered as soon as possible after the 19th June. Apologies for any inconvenience caused.
Regards,
Php Works...
Re: FN-FORUM: SMS gateway server
date posted 17th June 2005 11:33
[EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
> can anyone recommend a decent sms gateway server?
> Andrew
Hi Andrew,
W2Wave are excellent - http://www.w2wave.com. Ask for Darren.
Cheers,
Richard....
Re: FN-FORUM: SMS gateway server
date posted 17th June 2005 11:31
On 17 Jun 2005 10:43:42 -0000, [EMAIL REMOVED]
[EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>=20
> can anyone recommend a decent sms gateway server?
>=20
When I wrote a web application to send SMS messages, I used
http://...
Re: FN-FORUM: DVD Playback
date posted 17th June 2005 11:20
John Kyle wrote:
> Has anybody got any pointers/software recommendations to copy a dvd from
> region 1 to region 2?
DVDShrink will allow you to re-author with a different region code, but
then you'...
FN-FORUM: SMS gateway server
date posted 17th June 2005 11:19
can anyone recommend a decent sms gateway server?
Andrew...
Re: FN-FORUM: DVD Playback
date posted 17th June 2005 11:17
On Fri, 17 Jun 2005, John Kyle wrote:
> Has anybody got any pointers/software recommendations to copy a dvd from
> region 1 to region 2?
>>> http://www.videohelp.com/dvdhacks.php?dvdplayer=JVC+XV-N3...
Re: FN-FORUM: DVD Playback
date posted 17th June 2005 11:10
Has anybody got any pointers/software recommendations to copy a dvd from
region 1 to region 2?
Regards
John
----- Original Message -----
From: "Andy Stafford" [EMAIL REMOVED]
To: [EMAIL REMOVED]
S...
Re: FN-FORUM: payment from overseas
date posted 17th June 2005 11:00
>ok, thanks....
...is that 'per' transaction, or an accumulative total?
I'm pretty sure that's in total but I could be wrong.
>>>>>>>
the paypal site has really been annoying me - it's slow and very...
RE: FN-FORUM: payment from overseas
date posted 17th June 2005 10:56
Hey my weekend don't look to bad either.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/5day.shtml?world=0218
Guess I'm gonna be down the beach again. :)
Sam Morgan
WIREDEYES - Internet Consultancy
tel : 020...
Re: FN-FORUM: DVD Playback
date posted 17th June 2005 10:22
Thats what I was thinking about doing, ripping the dvd and then sticking it
on another as region 0 or 2
----- Original Message -----
From: "Andy Stafford" [EMAIL REMOVED]
To: [EMAIL REMOVED]
Sent: F...
Re: FN-FORUM: payment from overseas
date posted 17th June 2005 10:13
Rob Hull wrote:
>
> Apart from the fact that it's winter over there now... well it
> depends where in Oz they are, but the main commercial centres, Sydney
> and Melbourne will be in winter now.
>...
Re: FN-FORUM: DVD Playback
date posted 17th June 2005 10:07
Dan Norcott wrote:
>> The model is: JVC XV-N33
>
> Hmm... I've had a good scoot around and couldn't find much - found these
> goons talking about it:
>
> http://www.videohelp.com/dvdhacks.php?dvdp...
Re: FN-FORUM: DVD Playback
date posted 17th June 2005 10:02
John Kyle wrote:
> Cheers Dan,
>
> The model is: JVC XV-N33
>
> Best Regards
>
> John
Hmm... I've had a good scoot around and couldn't find much - found these
goons talking about it:
http://www....
Re: FN-FORUM: payment from overseas
date posted 17th June 2005 09:58
> If your client doesn't have an account the max she can pay is =A3500
> until she opens account and gets verified.
ok, thanks....
...is that 'per' transaction, or an accumulative total?
that shoul...
FN-FORUM: project! not on a friday!
date posted 17th June 2005 09:55
Probably not a good day to post this!
I am looking for someone within Leicestershire that can develop in PHP and
MySQL.
Knowledge of payment gateways an advantage. Crons too.
There are 2 projects o...
Re: FN-FORUM: payment from overseas
date posted 17th June 2005 09:54
Rob Hull wrote:
> Mike A wrote:
>> There is another way... pack the bikinis and sun-hats and work on
>> site in Oz! Direct payment, personally - voila!
>
> Apart from the fact that it's winter over t...
Re: FN-FORUM: payment from overseas
date posted 17th June 2005 09:49
> hopefully i can now request a payment through paypal and she can pay
> online
> with her amex (with or without setting up her own paypal account)? am i
> missing anything?
If your client doesn't...
Re: FN-FORUM: Google Ranking!!
date posted 17th June 2005 09:46
>what im asking for is some basic tips
> on getting the website noticed.
Get some links from an already listed site. Then these may help you
work on the site SEO -
http://www.how-to-make-money-onlin...
Re: FN-FORUM: DVD Playback
date posted 17th June 2005 09:44
Cheers Dan,
The model is: JVC XV-N33
Best Regards
John
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dan Norcott" [EMAIL REMOVED]
To: [EMAIL REMOVED]
Sent: Friday, June 17, 2005 9:48 AM
Subject: Re: FN-FOR...
Re: FN-FORUM: payment from overseas
date posted 17th June 2005 09:42
Mike A wrote:
> There is another way... pack the bikinis and sun-hats and work on site in
> Oz! Direct payment, personally - voila!
Apart from the fact that it's winter over there now... well it dep...
Re: =?iso-8859-15?Q?FN-FORUM=3A_R=E9f=2E_=3A_FN-FORUM=3A_AVG?= =?iso-8859-15?Q?a_freeware_alternative_to_Norton=21?=
date posted 17th June 2005 09:34
> What was the non-sig based one called again - mentioned a couple of
> weeks ago
>
> On 16 Jun 2005 18:11:53 -0000, Dom Latter [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>>
>> IMNSHO *all* signature-based anti-virus...
Re: FN-FORUM: payment from overseas
date posted 17th June 2005 09:32
Cat wrote:
> thanks for the info mike. how would the western union route work if my
> client wants to pay with her company AMEX card? she's doing this to
> get me my 40% upfront payment quickly so i c...
Re: FN-FORUM: DVD Playback
date posted 17th June 2005 09:24
John Kyle wrote:
> I have a region 1 DVD, can I convert this somehow so I can play it on my
> region 0 player?
>
> Best Regards
>
> John
There's normally a sequence of keys you can press either on...
FN-FORUM: DVD Playback
date posted 17th June 2005 09:20
I have a region 1 DVD, can I convert this somehow so I can play it on my
region 0 player?
Best Regards
John...
Re: FN-FORUM: Project email notifications not working properly
date posted 17th June 2005 09:17
I dont know why I bother looking anyway...
http://www.freelancers.net/freelance-projects/200506/7475.html
personally I would have phrased it...
"I want the impossible, and blatantly I just want yo...
Re: FN-FORUM: payment from overseas
date posted 17th June 2005 09:13
> For direct overseas contract work [contractor hat on] I strongly suggest
> Western Union
thanks for the info mike. how would the western union route work if my
client wants to pay with her company...
FN-FORUM: [OT] Friday Funny
date posted 17th June 2005 09:09
Apologies if this has been around before, but it is just SO clever and SO
funny.......Too good for escaping if you flout traffic rules :-)
A lady gets pulled over for speeding...
Woman: Is there...
RE: FN-FORUM: Google Ranking!!
date posted 17th June 2005 08:25
Either the site is v.new it has little or no links to it.
Google list no pages
http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&safe=off&c2coff=1&q=site%3Awww.diannewh
itney-searle.org.uk&meta=
Google lists no...
Re: FN-FORUM: Google Ranking!!
date posted 17th June 2005 07:35
when did the site go live?
Nigel
On 17 Jun 2005, at 00:02, Darren Foster wrote:
>
> Hi Guys,
>
> One of my customers is asking if there is anyway that she can
> improve her websites search ranki...