Freelancers Forum Messages on Wednesday August 24th 2005
Re: FN-FORUM: Newbie Says Hi ...
date posted 24th August 2005 23:54
>
> keep this forum work related, please, nobheads, thank you. there are other
> websites out there to deal with your personal urges
>
i was under the impression that this forum is a place where peo...
Re: FN-FORUM: HTML/visual email?
date posted 24th August 2005 23:36
Hi Lisa
Not sure if anyone has answered this yet - couldn't see anything in
this thread anyway.
HTML format emails are actually pretty complex beasts, requiring
multipart MIME message formats. I've...
RE: FN-FORUM: asp.net questions
date posted 24th August 2005 23:33
C# is cool (again I am from a C background, but did spend a number of years
doing VB)
ASP.Net is NOT ASP, so don't treat it as so. I have also seen coding with
large HTML strings.
The wonderful thin...
Re: FN-FORUM: HTA Applications
date posted 24th August 2005 23:13
On 24 Aug 2005 15:32:33 -0000, Paul Summers [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>=20
> I'm only really looking to get the Title/First/Last Name - Email Address
> - Domain - Logon name etc really... Is this at all...
RE: FN-FORUM: asp.net questions
date posted 24th August 2005 23:03
Yep, you're right. It has major advantages; it's just the design side for
web pages is not great. Perhaps Microsoft should have got to Macromedia
before Adobe!
I'm used to C# but I hear the ex VB cod...
Re: FN-FORUM: Iand1, NAT, IMAP E-mail Problem.
date posted 24th August 2005 23:02
On 24 Aug 2005 14:56:07 -0000, Ken Smith [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>=20
> Interesting, because, from the clients location I have often used Moz-Mai=
l
> to access my IMAP server (FC1-Linux) without any p...
Re: FN-FORUM: asp.net questions
date posted 24th August 2005 22:56
I would use c# as the programming language is using asp.net as it is
strongly typed and really prevents lazy programming (like that you can do
with vbscript in traditional asp). I wouldn't say you n...
RE: FN-FORUM: asp.net questions
date posted 24th August 2005 22:42
Get VS.NET - it's a fantastic piece of software (no really it is).
Couldn't' do without it and it makes life a lot easier - especially the
context sensitive code completion and object browsing.
As a...
RE: FN-FORUM: asp.net questions
date posted 24th August 2005 22:27
C# is good. Visual Studio is great for apps and rubbish for web pages. It's
the usual Microsoft trying to 'help' by usefully removing bits for your
code... great feature.
You don't have to use VS, an...
FN-FORUM: Fw: Welcome Newbie
date posted 24th August 2005 22:19
Welcome - I'm quite new too. I don't write up much but I do enjoy the
discussions.
http://www.imagesweb2004.com/
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Re: FN-FORUM: Newbie Says Hi ...
date posted 24th August 2005 22:12
Welcome Tim. And sssshhh about the film... don't get them started!
TH Hotmail Account wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> Been a member for just over a month but really enjoyed the chat on
> this one more than...
FN-FORUM: asp.net questions
date posted 24th August 2005 22:01
Any asp.net coders on the list? I'm a LAMP developer and I just been
told that there's a chance I will have to develop a site with asp.net
sometime soon and I'm just wondering what's the general con...
Re: FN-FORUM: Newbie Says Hi ...
date posted 24th August 2005 21:50
Hello all,
Been a member for just over a month but really enjoyed the chat on this one
more than most!
Almost a freelancers love-in..with a happy ending. I think there is a film
script here!
Tim
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Re: FN-FORUM: Newbie Says Hi ...
date posted 24th August 2005 21:35
Now, that's when the list works! Nice to see it bringing people with common
interests and ambitions together.
Mike Notamillionnairewasonlyhavingamomentofhilaritytowelcomeanewbie A.
--
No virus fo...
RE: FN-FORUM: Newbie Says Hi ...
date posted 24th August 2005 21:22
gee you sound like a nice guy too.
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Re: FN-FORUM: Newbie Says Hi ...
date posted 24th August 2005 21:04
thank you guys, at least I know my point has been taken. :)
I would really appreciate a hug or a beer, thank you for the offer
I have emailed Abigail directly, I hope she will accept my apology, per...
RE: FN-FORUM: Newbie Says Hi ...
date posted 24th August 2005 19:53
> ps I am penniless and single, yet strangely I am very happy
Doesn't sound like it.... Lighten up!
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RE: FN-FORUM: Newbie Says Hi ...
date posted 24th August 2005 19:51
> will you guys shut the fuck up about husbands and millionaires
>=20
> if you want a husband get away from your pc screen and go down the =
pub, go
> dancing, smile and someone will chat you up.
>=20...
RE: FN-FORUM:Wlecome Anthony (was Iand1, NAT, IMAP E-mail Problem.)
date posted 24th August 2005 19:48
I wrote:
>> Hey, is there room in here for two Anthony's?
> Where oh where are the punctuation police? I can't believe that I
wrote
> that, let alone that no-one commented on it :)
I knew what y...
Re: FN-FORUM: Newbie Says Hi ...
date posted 24th August 2005 19:47
You are, of course, right to point out the topic's off. Thank you. However
tongue-in-cheek I have stopped.
As for the rest of your scurrilous diatribe, incorrect and offensive in
content, it doesn't...
Re: FN-FORUM: Newbie Says Hi ...
date posted 24th August 2005 19:46
Jon 0dy wrote:
> will you guys shut the fuck up about husbands and millionaires
>
> if you want a husband get away from your pc screen and go down the pub, go
> dancing, smile and someone will chat...
Re: FN-FORUM: Newbie Says Hi ...
date posted 24th August 2005 19:46
Sorry John. didn't mean to offend, although I clearly have, judging by your
rather abrasive tone. I really joined this forum cos I'm desperate for work.
I'm a journo on a newspaper but am sick of Di...
Re: FN-FORUM: Newbie Says Hi ...
date posted 24th August 2005 19:34
will you guys shut the fuck up about husbands and millionaires
if you want a husband get away from your pc screen and go down the pub, go
dancing, smile and someone will chat you up.
if you're a mi...
RE: FN-FORUM: Newbie Says Hi ...
date posted 24th August 2005 19:15
Oh don't worry. I make it a policy never to take what isn't mine. Just want
someone with warmth and charm. Good advice, by the way! Many thanks...
>From: crystal [EMAIL REMOVED]
>Reply-To: [EMAIL R...
Re: FN-FORUM: Newbie Says Hi ...
date posted 24th August 2005 19:12
Sounds tempting, but alas work commitments come first I'm afraid. What are
you up to in Edinburgh anyway? Sounds terribly exciting. Are you
reviewing/hanging out or do you actually live there? And w...
RE: FN-FORUM: Btinternet.. Anyone help?
date posted 24th August 2005 16:25
Hi Chaz
You might need to put home.btconnect.com instead of ftp.btinternet.com you
still need a login or password though
Crystal
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Re: FN-FORUM: Btinternet.. Anyone help?
date posted 24th August 2005 16:18
I'm with BT but never used their ftp ... feel free to mail me the
details and I'll give it a go.
On 24 Aug 2005 15:36:55 -0000, Charles E. Gatenby
[EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>=20
> Hi,
>=20
> I have a we...
FN-FORUM: FLASH/POWERPOINT/MAC OSX
date posted 24th August 2005 16:16
Anyone out there with experience of imbedding FLASH into Powerpoint (MACOSX)
although the client is PC... Apparently it can be done... No joy here tho:
http://www.macromedia.com/cfusion/knowledgebase/...
Re: FN-FORUM: Newbie Says Hi ...
date posted 24th August 2005 16:14
abigail wilsher wrote:
> Sounds excellent. But how come said millionaire is not currently
> living it up on his expensive yacht surrounded by delectable nymphets?
Because I prefer using my PPL in lit...
Re: FN-FORUM:Wlecome Anthony (was Iand1, NAT, IMAP E-mail Problem.)
date posted 24th August 2005 16:10
Ant wrote:
> You can be Anthony and I will be Ant? :)
I'm happy if you're happy!
I wrote:
>> Hey, is there room in here for two Anthony's?
Where oh where are the punctuation police? I can't believ...
Re: FN-FORUM: HTML/visual email?
date posted 24th August 2005 16:03
Hi ya Tom...
I'm sorry, what application?
I thought you could do it in Word? I have absolutely no idea. The mail gets
sent from Fasthosts web mail, as Eudora doesn't seem to want to let me send
any ma...
FN-FORUM: Btinternet.. Anyone help?
date posted 24th August 2005 15:55
Hi,
I have a web site I need to update, it is hosted on a Btinternet
address. I don't seem to be able to reach ftp.btinternet.com to download
the site. I'm not a Btinternet customer (what am I mad).....
Re: FN-FORUM: HTML/visual email?
date posted 24th August 2005 15:52
What's the application, Lisa?
Tom.
[EMAIL REMOVED] Open magazine wrote:
> Hi everyone... excuse my lack of HTML knowledge, etc... but can anyone tell me
> how to send visual emails, with images/logo...
Re: FN-FORUM: Newbie Says Hi ...
date posted 24th August 2005 15:51
Sounds excellent. But how come said millionaire is not currently living it
up on his expensive yacht surrounded by delectable nymphets?
>From: Mike A [EMAIL REMOVED]
>Reply-To: [EMAIL REMOVED]
>To:...
FN-FORUM: HTA Applications
date posted 24th August 2005 15:50
I'm looking to put together an app that launches as a HTA from a
shortcut placed on a clients desktop - the client machine is part of a
Windows domain in an active directory environment... I'm lookin...
FN-FORUM: HTML/visual email?
date posted 24th August 2005 15:44
Hi everyone... excuse my lack of HTML knowledge, etc... but can anyone tell me
how to send visual emails, with images/logos embedded from a web-based email
application? Surely it can't be that complic...
RE: FN-FORUM: Iand1, NAT, IMAP E-mail Problem.
date posted 24th August 2005 15:14
> I use 1and1 Internet and have this problem all the time using an IMAP
> email account and Thunderbird. The emails do seem to get sent, the
> failure comes when copying to the sent folder which is a...
Re: FN-FORUM: asp, couple of hours help
date posted 24th August 2005 13:57
cheers all, found someone but thanks for the replies.
D Thomas...
Re: FN-FORUM: asp, couple of hours help
date posted 24th August 2005 13:43
I have time on my hands and good asp/sqlserver/access.
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Subject: FN-...
FN-FORUM: asp, couple of hours help
date posted 24th August 2005 12:53
Hi all, need a little bit of asp stuff and basic populating a database with
some info for this site -
http://www.thomas-design.co.uk/visionwales/scripts/default.asp
All the products are in the dat...
Re: FN-FORUM: [OT] G-Talk
date posted 24th August 2005 12:44
Sadiq Datoo wrote:
>
> couldn't get it to work with adium but works fine with ichat, will give
> it a proper look later.
Works fine in Adium for me :)
Settings used are:
Jabber ID: [EMAIL REMOVE...
Re: FN-FORUM: [OT] G-Talk
date posted 24th August 2005 12:36
couldn't get it to work with adium but works fine with ichat, will
give it a proper look later.
i've got 50 gmail invites sitting there (not used my gmail account
since i got it) so if anyone wan...
Re: FN-FORUM: [OT] G-Talk
date posted 24th August 2005 12:19
As far as I can see its based on a jabber server.. But to have a big boy
like them running the server, finally, jabber may make a footprint in the
mainstream IM market.
Most geek sorts using gaim...
Re: FN-FORUM: Offering Credit Facilities
date posted 24th August 2005 12:08
On 24 Aug 2005 10:19:34 -0000, Jeremy Aston
[EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>=20
> Hi,
>=20
> I am thinking about offering credit (finance not credit card)
> facilities for people buying certain a/v hardware I...
FN-FORUM: Newbie
date posted 24th August 2005 11:59
Hello everyone,
Have recently joined this forum and newbie in freelance job as well,
I'm doing it for part time, I do .net (VB or C#) and MS Sql, any tips
or suggestion, on how things being done in f...
Re: FN-FORUM: [OT] G-Talk
date posted 24th August 2005 11:30
Just downloaded it, seems nice and clean no adverts which was my first
concern. Nice and simple to set up as well. Just gotta have a gmail
account...... sweet.
I love google...
Darren
Martin Ke...
RE: FN-FORUM: [OT] G-Talk
date posted 24th August 2005 11:28
Rather pants ATM, not much to it, although the developer doc is interesting
and having a big boy pushing interoperability and open standards could make
for a useful service.
Regards
Sam Morgan...
FN-FORUM: [OT] G-Talk
date posted 24th August 2005 11:17
Now live, although beta: www.google.com/talk
Regards,
Martin...
Re: FN-FORUM: Domains for sale
date posted 24th August 2005 10:53
Wayne
There's an eBay category for domain names. Even if you don't want to sell
there its a reasonable guide to the value.
Dave
http://leedham.com
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RE: FN-FORUM: Postcode data
date posted 24th August 2005 10:40
[EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
> Bookmarked this link a while back
>
> http://www.jibble.org/ukpostcodes/
>
> But the zip file is not found, does anyone have the file or
> similar data or a link please.
>...
FN-FORUM: Offering Credit Facilities
date posted 24th August 2005 10:38
Hi,
I am thinking about offering credit (finance not credit card)
facilities for people buying certain a/v hardware I sell. Ideally this
would be 0% deal through a credit provider. Does anyone ha...
FN-FORUM: Postcode data
date posted 24th August 2005 10:34
Bookmarked this link a while back
http://www.jibble.org/ukpostcodes/
But the zip file is not found, does anyone have the file or similar data or
a link please.
TIA,
Dai
--
TechnologyAngel
http:/...
Re: FN-FORUM: Newbie Says Hi ...
date posted 24th August 2005 10:07
ok my turn - hello all!
i've been subscribed up for a month or so now and from reading all the
discussions have come across a few handy pointers here and there.
i'm a client-side/server developer (...
Re: FN-FORUM: Iand1, NAT, IMAP E-mail Problem.
date posted 24th August 2005 09:57
Hi there,
I use 1and1 Internet and have this problem all the time using an IMAP
email account and Thunderbird. The emails do seem to get sent, the
failure comes when copying to the sent folder whi...
FN-FORUM: Domains for sale
date posted 24th August 2005 09:48
Hi
I am skipping country soon and so have a couple of domains for sale:
www.freelance-developer.co.uk
www.20seconds.co.uk
www.wireddevon.co.uk
I also have www.codingvista.com if anyone is intereste...
RE: FN-FORUM: File conversion
date posted 24th August 2005 09:36
Working through the night, couldn't see the wood for the trees on
google!
Thanks very much :)
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RE: FN-FORUM: Newbie Says Hi ...
date posted 24th August 2005 09:33
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RE: FN-FORUM: File conversion
date posted 24th August 2005 09:31
also worth having a look at lucene (the open-source full-text indexing
jobby.)
think it's got a variety of filters for extracting the text content from
arbitrary files.
then again, i might be confus...
RE: FN-FORUM:Wlecome Anthony (was Iand1, NAT, IMAP E-mail Problem.)
date posted 24th August 2005 09:19
Hey Anthony
You can be Anthony and I will be Ant? :)
Cheers Ant
www.silvermarbles.co.uk
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Re: FN-FORUM: File conversion
date posted 24th August 2005 09:15
On Wed, 2005-08-24 at 09:02, Richard wrote:
> Does anyone know of a utility that coverts an array of differnt file
> formats to plain text?
>
> I found antiword for MS Word documents, and ideally nee...
RE: FN-FORUM: Newbie Says Hi ...
date posted 24th August 2005 09:01
On Wed, 24 Aug 2005, Dave Boulden wrote:
>
> Even us
> "divorcedbecausemywiferanawaywithherschoolsweetheartwhogotintouchthroughfrie
> ndsreunited" guys are worth a look ;o)
>
Look on the bright si...
RE: FN-FORUM: Newbie Says Hi ...
date posted 24th August 2005 08:56
Even us
"divorcedbecausemywiferanawaywithherschoolsweetheartwhogotintouchthroughfrie
ndsreunited" guys are worth a look ;o)
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Dave Boulden, D...
RE: FN-FORUM: File conversion
date posted 24th August 2005 08:49
http://packages.debian.org/testing/web/html2text
http://www2.arnes.si/~alevst1/linux/rtf2txt
http://gdit.iiit.net/~mohan/download/wri2txt.c
www.desertmuseum.org/search/converter/sxw2txt.sh
Amazing...
RE: FN-FORUM: Newbie Says Hi ...
date posted 24th August 2005 08:46
Hi Abigail, you can't have mine but depending on what your looking for there
are plenty of good guys out there *smile just hang on to him when you fine
him. Mike seems to know some one
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RE: FN-FORUM: Reseller Recommendations
date posted 24th August 2005 08:20
xilo.net - *shudder*
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> Subject: FN...
FN-FORUM: File conversion
date posted 24th August 2005 08:20
Does anyone know of a utility that coverts an array of differnt file
formats to plain text?
I found antiword for MS Word documents, and ideally need to find
something similar for
HTML, PDF, RTF,...
Re: FN-FORUM: Newbie Says Hi ...
date posted 24th August 2005 01:30
abigail wilsher wrote:
> No. Can you recommend a good husband? I'm a very good cook and look
> good in a short skirt...
How does a single good looking millionnaire with interests in development
and e...
FN-FORUM: Fw: Newbie Says Hi
date posted 24th August 2005 01:18
You can have mine Abigail!!!...