Freelancers Forum Messages on Monday July 24th 2006
Re: FN-FORUM: Bank Details
date posted 24th July 2006 23:03
On Monday 24 Jul 2006 10:40 pm, Hugh wrote:
> When I arrived in New Zealand, I was very wary about handing out bank
> details for direct payments (which is totally commonplace here) althoug=
h I
> ha...
RE: FN-FORUM: Bank Details
date posted 24th July 2006 22:35
Dom Latter wrote:
> On Monday 24 Jul 2006 7:32 pm, Nicholas Smith wrote:
>
> [bank details for direct transfer of payments]
>
>> If you trust your client with your car, wife, house and children then...
RE: FN-FORUM: heart internet
date posted 24th July 2006 22:35
John 'Max' Maxwell wrote:
> They say they don't do a reseller account so I'm looking at rackspace =
...
> =A3300 amonth ... anyone know something between =A330 and =A3300??!!!
>=20
I set up reseller w...
RE: FN-FORUM: Bank Details
date posted 24th July 2006 21:15
As well as divulging details by issuing a cheque...
I assume it is still the case (but I have not had a cheque back for many
years) but the person who sends you a cheque that you cash can ask the
che...
Re: FN-FORUM: Bank Details
date posted 24th July 2006 20:39
Forgot to mention when replying to Dom's post...
If you're not in business for fun or profit what the hell are you doing
here?*
Take the money however it's offered!
Mike A.
* "Up the organization",...
Re: FN-FORUM: Bank Details
date posted 24th July 2006 20:34
Right on target Dom!
From: "Dom Latter" [EMAIL REMOVED]
On Monday 24 Jul 2006 7:32 pm, Nicholas Smith wrote:
[bank details for direct transfer of payments]
> If you trust your client with your car,...
Re: FN-FORUM: Sage MMS on a network
date posted 24th July 2006 20:31
I strongly suggest you call Sage support (not Internet support) and speak to
a technical expert (rather than front-ender). They are very good as a first
step of support - and patient.
Mike A.
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Re: FN-FORUM: Bank Details
date posted 24th July 2006 20:28
On Monday 24 Jul 2006 7:32 pm, Nicholas Smith wrote:
[bank details for direct transfer of payments]
> If you trust your client with your car, wife, house and children then t=
his
> method of payment...
Re: FN-FORUM: heart internet
date posted 24th July 2006 19:47
Mike A wrote:
> From: [EMAIL REMOVED] [EMAIL REMOVED]
> www.interhost.co.uk are good. Very helpful support too. Check out their VPS
> plans for a balance between price and performance.
>
> Good choi...
FN-FORUM: Sage MMS on a network
date posted 24th July 2006 19:37
We are currently migrating across from Sage Line 50 to Sage MMS. During
testing today we noticed that our 2mb ADSL internet connection slowed to a
halt when people were using Sage MMS. Has anyone else...
Re: FN-FORUM: heart internet
date posted 24th July 2006 19:35
From: [EMAIL REMOVED] [EMAIL REMOVED]
www.interhost.co.uk are good. Very helpful support too. Check out their VPS
plans for a balance between price and performance.
Good choice moving away from 1&1 ....
RE: FN-FORUM: Bank Details
date posted 24th July 2006 19:27
If you trust your client with your car, wife, house and children then this
method of payment is just fine...otherwise I'd suggest looking at various
other options of payment (such as cheque or paypal)...
RE: FN-FORUM: Storing Card Details
date posted 24th July 2006 19:25
I work as an IT Manager for a company that provides credit and debit card
terminals to small retailers and basically you are not legally allowed to
store credit card details in any form without first...
Re: FN-FORUM: heart internet
date posted 24th July 2006 18:58
Try clook.net
They're pretty good. Ive been on them since october ish last year and have
no big complaints
Cy
>=20
> They say they don't do a reseller account so I'm looking at rackspace ...
> =A330...
RE: FN-FORUM: heart internet
date posted 24th July 2006 18:53
I'll keep an eye out for that white label job then.
Heart support have been great - I just don't want to be talking to them =
as
often as I have been ... I shall give it a moth or 2 to bed in as I =...
RE: FN-FORUM: heart internet
date posted 24th July 2006 18:52
> They say they don't do a reseller account so I'm=20
> looking at rackspace ... =A3300 amonth ... anyone=20
> know something between =A330 and =A3300??!!!
www.interhost.co.uk are good. Very helpful...
Re: FN-FORUM: heart internet
date posted 24th July 2006 18:50
John 'Max' Maxwell wrote:
> What the friggiddy-doo-dah is going on Heart Internet's servers today - my
> email is in and out like I don't know what.
>
> I switched to Heart from 1and1 a month ago and...
RE: FN-FORUM: heart internet
date posted 24th July 2006 18:44
> They say they don't do a reseller account so I'm looking at rackspace =
...
> =A3300 amonth ... anyone know something between =A330 and =A3300??!!!
>=20
> Cheers,
>=20
> Max.
Have you considered yo...
Re: FN-FORUM: heart internet
date posted 24th July 2006 18:31
I've been with Heart a few years now. I haven't had any problems at
all. All my sites have been up all day and the only downtime I had was
about a month ago when LINX was down. Give it a few months an...
Re: FN-FORUM: heart internet
date posted 24th July 2006 18:21
Rackspace is for dedicated servers.
I work for clustered so I'll obviously say we are very good ;-)
Jeremy may post and let you know if we are any good ?
Shared start from =A330 per month, althoug...
RE: FN-FORUM: heart internet
date posted 24th July 2006 18:19
They say they don't do a reseller account so I'm looking at rackspace =
...
=A3300 amonth ... anyone know something between =A330 and =A3300??!!!
Cheers,
Max.
Subject: Re: FN-FORUM: heart intern...
RE: FN-FORUM: heart internet
date posted 24th July 2006 18:09
Thanks for that - have just contacted them along with Rackspace - its just
taken me a month to migrate to heart ...... by the time I have repeated the
process I will need therapy ...
- so are these g...
Re: FN-FORUM: heart internet
date posted 24th July 2006 17:49
The expression "you get what you pay for" springs to mind...
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On 24 Jul 2006, at 17:47, John 'Max' Maxwell wrote...
FN-FORUM: heart internet
date posted 24th July 2006 17:43
What the friggiddy-doo-dah is going on Heart Internet's servers today - my
email is in and out like I don't know what.
I switched to Heart from 1and1 a month ago and told myself it would be worth
the...
Re: FN-FORUM: Motivation
date posted 24th July 2006 15:55
Paul Robinson wrote:
>
> but sometimes have to promise myself "you can do/have [X] after you've
> done [Y]" to get myself motivated to do things.
I believe the correct psychological term for this is...
Re: FN-FORUM: Storing Card Details
date posted 24th July 2006 15:54
On Monday 24 Jul 2006 3:35 pm, [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
> Most good payment gateways you can lease in offer deferred payment opti=
ons
> too, so you're requirement for "process later" is covered.
Yep,...
RE: FN-FORUM: Storing Card Details
date posted 24th July 2006 15:30
> I've been asked to develop an e-commerce website which
> stores credit card details in a database for processing at a
> later date.
>
> What are the legal implications of such a system, especiall...
Re: FN-FORUM: Motivation
date posted 24th July 2006 15:24
aah Mike,
As a guy with the kind of mood swings that compare to a badly made music
mix, this one is a familiar one to me.
For one, I cant stand those home buying/improvement shows, but they do have...
Re: FN-FORUM: Storing Card Details
date posted 24th July 2006 15:22
Dominic Marsat wrote:
> I've been asked to develop an e-commerce website which stores credit
> card details in a database for processing at a later date.
>
> What are the legal implications of such a...
Re: FN-FORUM: Motivation
date posted 24th July 2006 14:59
> So I was thinking the other day about techniques I used when I just
> didn't want to get any work done, to get it done.
>
> I tend to focus on big picture stuff like long-term goals, but
> sometimes...
FN-FORUM: Storing Card Details
date posted 24th July 2006 14:58
Hi All,
I've been asked to develop an e-commerce website which stores credit
card details in a database for processing at a later date.
What are the legal implications of such a system, especially a...
Re: FN-FORUM: Get back to you anon...
date posted 24th July 2006 14:46
Since when did Beowolf speak modern English? That's a translation...
Hmmm...
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Re: FN-FORUM: Get back to you anon...
date posted 24th July 2006 14:44
Quoting Graeme J Sweeney [EMAIL REMOVED]
>
> On Mon, 24 Jul 2006, Dave Cross wrote:
>
>> "Anon" is far older than Tolkien. It's certainly in Chaucer. According =
=3D20
>> to Project Gutenberg it's ev...
Re: FN-FORUM: Bank Details
date posted 24th July 2006 14:31
On Mon, 24 Jul 2006, Alain Williams wrote:
> Yes, you are protected by the careful security validation that the bank will
> ask of a phone caller before they allow your bank account to be emptied. Th...
Re: FN-FORUM: Motivation
date posted 24th July 2006 14:27
On Mon, 24 Jul 2006, Paul Robinson wrote:
> And wouldn't it be useful if this list had a wiki where we could
> collect such knowledge and other things that frequently come up here?
Try this'un http:...
Re: FN-FORUM: Get back to you anon...
date posted 24th July 2006 14:20
I must say that I thought Shakespeare at first. I see that site says Tolkein
used it but not invented it - oops my mistake. I thought it was odd.
Pam...
FN-FORUM: Motivation
date posted 24th July 2006 14:16
So I was thinking the other day about techniques I used when I just
didn't want to get any work done, to get it done.
I tend to focus on big picture stuff like long-term goals, but
sometimes have...
Re: FN-FORUM: Bank Details
date posted 24th July 2006 14:14
On Mon, Jul 24, 2006 at 01:05:33PM -0000, Graeme J Sweeney wrote:
>
> On Mon, 24 Jul 2006, [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>
> >Bank details (sort code, account number etc..) are not something I'd
> >place o...
Re: FN-FORUM: postcode plotter (2000 points on map)
date posted 24th July 2006 14:12
On 24 Jul 2006, at 10:18, Cat wrote:
> hello,
> i want to create a map of the UK with 2000 postcode points plotted
> onto it.
> does anyone know an app (PC, Mac or online app) which can take a
>...
Re: FN-FORUM: Get back to you anon...
date posted 24th July 2006 14:12
On Mon, 24 Jul 2006, Dave Cross wrote:
> "Anon" is far older than Tolkien. It's certainly in Chaucer. According =20
> to Project Gutenberg it's even in Beowulf[1].
That's a translated version from o...
Re: FN-FORUM: Bank Details
date posted 24th July 2006 14:00
On Mon, 24 Jul 2006, [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
> Bank details (sort code, account number etc..) are not something I'd
> place on a web site however. I recall some high profile cases (I believe
> Ricky G...
Re: FN-FORUM: Bank Details
date posted 24th July 2006 13:54
On Monday 24 Jul 2006 11:33 am, David Nye wrote:
> I must admit, I am also slightly wary about giving out bank account
> details.=20
I think the issue's been confused a bit by our friends in Lagos,=...
Re: FN-FORUM: Get back to you anon...
date posted 24th July 2006 13:43
Quoting [EMAIL REMOVED] [EMAIL REMOVED]
[ on the origins of the word "anon" ]
> http://www.glyphweb.com/arda/words.html
>
> Tolkien apparently
I think you're misreading that page slightly. It's a l...
Re: FN-FORUM: Get back to you anon...
date posted 24th July 2006 13:25
LOL! Even Tolkein wasn't THAT old. Try Shakespeare (and probably earlier)
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RE: FN-FORUM: thephonebook.co.uk
date posted 24th July 2006 13:23
I had one of those on Friday afternoon about 2 minutes shy of 5pm - some
scally who I cut off ... he called back saying "we keep getting cut off
don't we sir" to which I said "yes, shortly after each...
Re: FN-FORUM: Bank Details
date posted 24th July 2006 12:24
If they say that is gone through then it shouldn't take any longer than 3
days with a cheque you can still be waiting a week for it to arrive and then
another 5 days for it to clear (and not bounce)...
Re: FN-FORUM: Bank Details
date posted 24th July 2006 11:39
David Nye wrote:
> I must admit, I am also slightly wary about giving out bank account
> details. I guess this is safer for business accounts? Does anyone have
> any tips/comments/anecdotes on the sub...
Re: FN-FORUM: Get back to you anon...
date posted 24th July 2006 11:35
On Monday 24 July 2006 11:16, Creative Digital Alliance wrote:
> Just had an email saying 'we will get back to you anon' . I know this
> is meant as 'get back to you soon', but why anon, what exactly...
Re: FN-FORUM: Get back to you anon...
date posted 24th July 2006 11:32
http://www.glyphweb.com/arda/words.html
Tolkien apparently
Pam
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RE: FN-FORUM: Get back to you anon...
date posted 24th July 2006 11:30
It's an old fashioned word meaning "at another time"
Cheers,
Gary
http://www.garyshort.org/
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL REMOVED] [EMAIL REMOVED] On Behalf Of Creative
> Digital Alli...
Re: FN-FORUM: Bank Details
date posted 24th July 2006 11:28
> > Anyway where do I stand with this? Can I/Should I demand Cheques if I
> > prefer them? Or am I just being Old Fashioned and silly feeling slightly
> > weird about handing over my bank details to a...
Re: FN-FORUM: Bank Details
date posted 24th July 2006 11:18
Alain Williams wrote:
> On Mon, Jul 24, 2006 at 09:56:20AM -0000, Rob Hull wrote:
>
>>julian wrote:
>>
>>>Morning all!
>>>
>>>I have a client who has asked me to give them my bank details for "this...
FN-FORUM: Get back to you anon...
date posted 24th July 2006 11:11
Just had an email saying 'we will get back to you anon' . I know this
is meant as 'get back to you soon', but why anon, what exactly does
this mean? It's hot and I'm feeling a little bit thick this mo...
Re: FN-FORUM: Positioning a div in relation to cursor / pointer (Javascript)
date posted 24th July 2006 11:08
On 24 Jul 2006 09:42:46 -0000, Mike A wrote:
> > > If anyone has a good script / can point me towards one
> > > I'd be very thankful.
> >
> > Have a look at this one:
> >
> > http://www.walterzorn.com...
RE: FN-FORUM: Positioning a div in relation to cursor / pointer (Javascript)
date posted 24th July 2006 11:06
> > > If anyone has a good script / can point me towards one
> > > I'd be very thankful.
> >
> > Have a look at this one:
> >
> > http://www.walterzorn.com/tooltip/tooltip_e.htm
> >
> > Hope it's...
Re: FN-FORUM: Bank Details
date posted 24th July 2006 11:05
Julian,
You like queueing up in the bank?
You like nervously waiting five days to see if the cheque bounces?
You like calling the customer to chase payment only for them to say
'the cheques in the po...
Re: FN-FORUM: Bank Details
date posted 24th July 2006 11:04
On Mon, Jul 24, 2006 at 09:56:20AM -0000, Rob Hull wrote:
>
> julian wrote:
> >
> >Morning all!
> >
> >I have a client who has asked me to give them my bank details for "this
> >and future payments"...
Re: FN-FORUM: Bank Details
date posted 24th July 2006 10:55
Also if you use bacs , you lose the associated bank charges of presenting a
cheque
Cy
On 24/7/06 10:52, "Lorna McArdle - Spinette Designs"
[EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>
> It's almost normal practice no...
Re: FN-FORUM: Bank Details
date posted 24th July 2006 10:51
julian wrote:
>
> Morning all!
>
> I have a client who has asked me to give them my bank details for "this
> and future payments". I have always been sent a cheque in the past which
> I quite like...
Re: FN-FORUM: Bank Details
date posted 24th July 2006 10:47
It's almost normal practice now to do bacs as cheques are being fazed out.
About half of my customers do it this way for me. Saves time in going to the
bank. And it goes in quicker.
Lorna
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Re: FN-FORUM: Bank Details
date posted 24th July 2006 10:46
Hi,
Your method of payment is entirely down to you, as you're the one
doing the work. As long as they are made clear which methods of
payment you accept before hand then they must adhere to those....
FN-FORUM: Bank Details
date posted 24th July 2006 10:41
Morning all!
I have a client who has asked me to give them my bank details for "this
and future payments". I have always been sent a cheque in the past which
I quite like to hold in my hand before...
Re: FN-FORUM: Positioning a div in relation to cursor / pointer (Javascript)
date posted 24th July 2006 10:37
> > If anyone has a good script / can point me towards one
> > I'd be very thankful.
>
> Have a look at this one:
>
> http://www.walterzorn.com/tooltip/tooltip_e.htm
>
> Hope it's useful.
How doe...
FN-FORUM: postcode plotter (2000 points on map)
date posted 24th July 2006 10:14
hello,
i want to create a map of the UK with 2000 postcode points plotted onto it.
does anyone know an app (PC, Mac or online app) which can take a list of
2000 postcodes and spit out a map with all o...
RE: FN-FORUM: Positioning a div in relation to cursor / pointer (Javascript)
date posted 24th July 2006 10:07
> If anyone has a good script / can point me towards one
> I'd be very thankful.
Have a look at this one:
http://www.walterzorn.com/tooltip/tooltip_e.htm
Hope it's useful.
Edward...
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