Freelancers Forum Messages on Thursday October 19th 2000
Re: FN-FORUM Companies
date posted 19th October 2000 22:30
Ok, I can see I need to explain my question a little better, David, I'll do
my best:
I didn't miss the thread a few days ago. It was very interesting. The
understanding (maybe erroneous) I was lef...
Re: FN-FORUM women at work
date posted 19th October 2000 21:13
Hi Lindsey - sorry I think I called you Alison in my last email - am getting
alzheimers - am sure of it!
Had a look at the www.busygirl.co.uk site. It's ok but the content could be
better - maybe th...
RE: FN-FORUM women at work
date posted 19th October 2000 20:46
Lindsey, can I say that I'm worried that you should ever consider that you
have to meet "one man bands" in seedy dives.
And going for a drink to "sort out payment"! My God.
There is a shortage of pe...
Re: FN-FORUM women at work
date posted 19th October 2000 19:55
Hi Girls :)
I too don't wear skirts much as a rule - in fact most people don't realise I
have legs until the Xmas do comes round every year (including me) .
Haven't had any freaky experiences I'm gl...
Re: FN-FORUM stop pop ups?
date posted 19th October 2000 18:47
thanks, I will look at this later.
E
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RE: FN-FORUM Why are we here?
date posted 19th October 2000 18:42
>>I get useful help, the feelgood factor of community
>>spirit (and of being able to help sometimes) and some bloody good laughs.
>
>I totally agree with you Paul. I do most of my work from home, so...
Re: FN-FORUM women at work
date posted 19th October 2000 18:39
Hi Ruth
Thanks for that. I haven't worn a skirt either since I went solo 2 months
ago!
I suppose it will all come with confidence. The trouble with me is that i
was a graphic designer in an adverti...
RE: FN-FORUM The reason we get the work is because we know what we know
date posted 19th October 2000 18:39
> point taken clare I guess that I want something
> different from freelancers.net namely contracts
> and clients.
You can get contracts and projects from us direct by email, just check out
the appr...
Re: FN-FORUM women at work
date posted 19th October 2000 18:26
Hi Lindsey, Ruth, etc.
My partner and I work together from home and I hate meetings with clients
without him - although it does generally end up with me doing most of the
talking - maybe I just need...
RE: FN-FORUM The reason we get the work is because we know what we know
date posted 19th October 2000 18:09
point taken clare I guess that I want something different from freelancers.net namely contracts and clients.
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RE: FN-FORUM Inviting Clients to freelancers forum
date posted 19th October 2000 18:09
So glad that you got the point G and put much more eloquently than I, if it is too hard I don't understand it.
Beside I am quite sure there are potential employers clicked into this forum already....
RE: FN-FORUM women at work
date posted 19th October 2000 17:39
Lindsey
If you have not come across it, www.busygirl.co.uk is worth a visit.
'Busygirl is the UK's first business technology portal dedicated to women
internet entrepreneurs. It aims to rigorously...
RE: FN-FORUM Why are we here?
date posted 19th October 2000 17:17
>I get useful help, the feelgood factor of community
>spirit (and of being able to help sometimes) and some bloody good laughs.
I totally agree with you Paul. I do most of my work from home, so it'...
Re: FN-FORUM women at work
date posted 19th October 2000 16:57
Hi Alison,
I know what you mean. I tend not to worry about visiting clients as they are
mostly companies and if they're one man outfits I tend not to visit them at
all as I like to keep the costs do...
Re: FN-FORUM music
date posted 19th October 2000 16:55
lol, okay :-) cheers for the address Ruth, I've made friends here too, and
it makes great company when your home alone, but its also just as great a
resource for help and advice, I just don't agree w...
Why are we here?
date posted 19th October 2000 16:50
Each to their own. I get useful help, the feelgood factor of community
spirit (and of being able to help sometimes) and some bloody good laughs.
I've never persisted with any other forum for more tha...
women at work
date posted 19th October 2000 15:56
Hi all
I noticed a few fellow female freelancers out there - alison, ruth and
others.
Do you work on your own? Sometimes I wish I was a man because being a women
I find myself worrying about going...
RE: FN-FORUM Companies
date posted 19th October 2000 15:52
David, Did you miss the lengthy thread on this a few days ago, or is this a
slightly different issue (in which case, how)?
David Nye
http://dnye.com
Business Systems, Database & Internet Application...
Re: FN-FORUM music
date posted 19th October 2000 15:26
lol, i can understand that - i met my current girlf via yahoo messenger, and
this forums a nice addition to the banter at work and the web makes a more
pleasant those weeks with no money, and makes t...
CV
date posted 19th October 2000 15:15
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Re: FN-FORUM music
date posted 19th October 2000 15:15
Hi Damian, try http://www.samplenet.co.uk/
As for the question of using the forum as company (in another thread) -
speak for yourself... I live alone, work alone and have just moved to a new
town wh...
Inviting Clients to freelancers forum
date posted 19th October 2000 15:15
Can I just though in .2c
Nooooooooooooooooooo!
We need somewhere that we can bitch about clients without prejudice.
As to the matter Andrew raised.
I understand his point. Some of the questions...
FN-FORUM Companies
date posted 19th October 2000 15:12
Please can I ask a naive question?
As a sole trader is it strictly necessary to set up a company for
freelancing (now that many of the benefits seem to have been remeoved)? I
assume the answer is goi...
Re: FN-FORUM The reason we get the work is because we know what we know
date posted 19th October 2000 15:10
At 3:02 pm +0100 19/10/00, Clare Dodwell wrote:
>I should declare a vested interest, as I am probably the least skilled
>person on the forum (and I am going back to uni. etc part time but need to
>e...
music
date posted 19th October 2000 15:02
http://www.dedgood.co.uk/
Regards
Shaun
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Re: FN-FORUM The reason we get the work is because we know what we know
date posted 19th October 2000 14:55
I should declare a vested interest, as I am probably the least skilled
person on the forum (and I am going back to uni. etc part time but need to
earn a living as well). I had thought this was an 'i...
RE: FN-FORUM music
date posted 19th October 2000 14:48
not sure about the dance bit but a free music archive can't be bad
http://www.freeaudioclips.com/
Andrew
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Re: FN-FORUM stop pop ups?
date posted 19th October 2000 14:19
got it!
get the name of the popup window
open a popup of the same name with a location that has a window.close()
immediately.
you'll need to detect that the popu ought to appear:
if (top.location!=...
RE: FN-FORUM music
date posted 19th October 2000 14:18
If you want to use Ejay - there is a free full version of the program
bundled with Personal COmputer World this month. If you are interested that
is...... :-)
Stephen Parker
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RE: FN-FORUM thank you for your repsonses
date posted 19th October 2000 14:12
as an after thought I think there are a few potential clients within the forum!
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RE: FN-FORUM thank you for your repsonses
date posted 19th October 2000 14:11
glad you got my point Jon
Andrew
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RE: FN-FORUM The reason we get the work is because we know what we know
date posted 19th October 2000 14:09
Alison, you are absolutely spot on.
Andrew
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RE: FN-FORUM The reason we get the work is because we know what we know
date posted 19th October 2000 14:09
do you want the dictionary definition Damian?
Andrew
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Re: FN-FORUM stop pop ups?
date posted 19th October 2000 14:07
could you get the name of the window thats popped-open then use
windowname.close(); ?
im not sure that'll work, because most farmebusting scripts work off the if
(top.location!=url){top.location=url...
Re: FN-FORUM music
date posted 19th October 2000 14:01
cheers mikey
Regards
Damian Thomas
http://www.thomaswebdesign.co.uk
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stop pop ups?
date posted 19th October 2000 13:51
This question has been asked before, but no one came up with an answer so I
thought I'd give it another airing!
A reciprocal link to my site means that my site opens inside some one else's
frames. I...
Re: FN-FORUM music
date posted 19th October 2000 13:36
>
> Can anyone tell me where I can find some dance type music to use in a Flash
> movie? unless someone already has something similar I could use?
>
Damian, try the audio section of flashkit.com
-...
Re: FN-FORUM music
date posted 19th October 2000 13:29
you might want to get your mits on koan pro, or possibly onr of the ejay
programs.
as a one off though, get a back issue of something like mixmag, and theres a
few mags that give out free samples an...
Re: FN-FORUM The reason we get the work is because we know what we know
date posted 19th October 2000 13:27
How does one define a professional?
There are plenty of brilliant designers here- BUT some can't programme and
the same problem with programmers- some can't design. So we all mix together
to find so...
music
date posted 19th October 2000 13:07
Can anyone tell me where I can find some dance type music to use in a Flash
movie? unless someone already has something similar I could use?
Regards
Damian Thomas
http://www.thomaswebdesign.co.uk...
RE: FN-FORUM thank you for your repsonses
date posted 19th October 2000 13:05
> > Has anyone recommended that their clients join the freelancers.net email
> > forum?
That would make collaberation and discussing terms and rates very tricky.
Why not point them at the help sites...
RE: FN-FORUM The reason we get the work is because we know what we know
date posted 19th October 2000 12:53
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From: Barry J Etheridge
Sent: 19 October 2000 12:31
Hear, hear! You might remember also that some of us are essentially content
providers who need a little HTML to present...
RE: FN-FORUM The reason we get the work is because we know what we know
date posted 19th October 2000 12:49
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Quite agree, isn't most people on this list here to find help, why else
would anyone be here?
Regards
Damian Thomas
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RE: FN-FORUM thank you for your responses
date posted 19th October 2000 12:47
Andrew thanks very much I will try homesite I have it on disc but as yet
have not come round to using yet as I have just "2 weeks ago" started using
Dreamweaver after a long time using dare I say it...
Re: FN-FORUM The reason we get the work is because we know what we know
date posted 19th October 2000 12:35
Hear, hear! You might remember also that some of us are essentially content
providers who need a little HTML to present that content and (foolishly, it
now appears) think you coding experts might be...
Re: FN-FORUM thank you for your repsonses
date posted 19th October 2000 12:32
> I think this is an excellent idea. I know that a number of my clients would
> appreciate a forum where they get a good response to
> technical questions - however most clients would use the forum...
RE: FN-FORUM thank you for your repsonses
date posted 19th October 2000 12:31
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> From: [EMAIL REMOVED]
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>
>
> Andew Said:
>
> > Has anyone recommended that their clients join the freelancers.net email
> > foru...
RE: FN-FORUM thank you for your repsonses
date posted 19th October 2000 12:02
Andew Said:
> Has anyone recommended that their clients join the freelancers.net email
> forum?
>
I think this is an excellent idea. I know that a number of my clients would appreciate a forum whe...
thank you for your repsonses
date posted 19th October 2000 11:56
I do think after the flurry of responses
to The reason we get the work is because we know what we know
that my belief is that the forum is a very good method to help each other
in times of need....
Re: FN-FORUM daddy v.2 9 (beta)
date posted 19th October 2000 10:53
Congratulations to both of you!
Den...
RE: FN-FORUM Outlook
date posted 19th October 2000 10:52
tools > options > mail delivery > mail account options
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Re: FN-FORUM Image Script
date posted 19th October 2000 10:51
Or have a look at www.orientalmeats.com
Ema (BandWidth)
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RE: FN-FORUM Outlook
date posted 19th October 2000 10:49
I noticed that I can set up a rule to run an .exe file on mail arrival so I
am creating the exe, but do you know what command I need to use to stop the
exe file running?
Robert
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RE: FN-FORUM Free webspace
date posted 19th October 2000 10:46
> Try these sources...
Thanks Peter....
Re: FN-FORUM The reason we get the work is because we know what we know
date posted 19th October 2000 10:39
Quite agree, isn't most people on this list here to find help, why else
would anyone be here?
Regards
Damian Thomas
http://www.thomaswebdesign.co.uk
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Re: FN-FORUM daddy v.2 9 (beta)
date posted 19th October 2000 10:35
Congratulations, Bob, and thanks for naming him after my dog!!
Ann ;)
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http://www.willow-web.net Quality Web Design
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Re: ntl
date posted 19th October 2000 10:29
It didn't with mine - I told it I wanted Netscape but not Explorer, and
that was exactly what I got. It created a new Netscape profile for
me, but left my existing one intact. The registration pro...
RE: FN-FORUM Outlook
date posted 19th October 2000 10:27
Assuming you can get your macro to run when Outlook is started, can you just
get it to check the inbox periodically on a timer?
David Nye
http://dnye.com
Business Systems, Database & Internet Applic...
Re: FN-FORUM Image Script
date posted 19th October 2000 09:59
I did a javascript mouseover script where mouseing over one image changed
another image on a web site I did some time ago. You can find it at
www.propertylive.co.uk. It's the main navigation graphic...
RE: FN-FORUM The reason we get the work is because we know what we know
date posted 19th October 2000 09:43
We all have different skills and needs Andrew. I agree that the technical
questions and requests for site checks get very tedious at times, but
several people have been trying to address this problem...
Outlook
date posted 19th October 2000 09:16
I posted a request for some outlook code a few weeks back to take an
incoming email, look up the recipient in an access database and to then
forward the original email as part of the body of a new ma...
Non-technical help
date posted 19th October 2000 09:09
Guys and Gals,
We've been invited to give a presentation on one of our products. This
prospective client has basically bought the product, but wants to meet
us - and has invited other potential clie...
Re: FN-FORUM Hiding JavaScript files
date posted 19th October 2000 08:52
Duncan,
The reason it's so hard to hide .js files is because you have to give
them anonymous read access to enable browsers (and other http clients)
to read them. Once a file is read-enabled for ALL...
Re: FN-FORUM Image Script
date posted 19th October 2000 08:48
> I have become a bit lazy as well ;)
I missed this rant yesterday :-) but I agree with andrew in aspects.
Freelancers.net is not a substitute to a lack of knowledge.
Amazon does cheap resource boo...
Outlook
date posted 19th October 2000 07:41
I have a macro I need to run each time I get new mail in my in box in
outlook, can anybody tell me how to do this please!
I have finished the outlook receive - access lookup - outlook forwarding if...
CV
date posted 19th October 2000 07:20
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Re: FN-FORUM The reason we get the work is because we know what we know
date posted 19th October 2000 01:43
Hey Andrew,
Whilst some may find it annoying to read posts on things they regard as
newbie issues (Note that is what a DELETE button is for) it is also very
helpful to people trying to learn, like...
RE: FN-FORUM The reason we get the work is because we know what we know
date posted 19th October 2000 00:41
Andrew,
Can I just point out a few things :
a) this is a great community with a lot of varied people. We all benefit
from a free exchange of a 'piece of our mind'. This exchange will stop being
fre...
RE: FN-FORUM daddy v.2 9 (beta)
date posted 19th October 2000 00:31
Bob,
Congratulation. I have two daughters three years and nine months. I still do
not sleep. Why is it that with children one and one makes eleven ?
Don't despair. I am told it will get better
Sil...
Re: FN-FORUM daddy v.2 9 (beta)
date posted 19th October 2000 00:26
On 18/10/00 at 10:57 pm, [EMAIL REMOVED] (Bob Gentle) wrote:
> I had a son today. Number two. Just wanted to share that. He's
> called Finn. This may be off topic but i need to sleep.
Congratula...
Re: FN-FORUM The reason we get the work is because we know what we know
date posted 19th October 2000 00:14
Sorry, don't agree. I am a designer and I can't programme, I have tried and
I am crap, so I ask for advice, as said people come from all backgrounds and
want help for all different stuff. I don't rea...
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