Freelancers Forum Messages on Sunday October 28th 2001
Re: FN-FORUM Page check..!
date posted 28th October 2001 23:51
ie5.5 mac
my browser had a meggahuge hissyfit with a script
alert popup box so I had to kill the page
HTH
Ink
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> Hi,
>
> If possible could some of you take a lo...
RE: FN-FORUM Freelancers Dating Agency
date posted 28th October 2001 23:31
Has anyone any idea of how to get off this forum? Trying unsucessfully to unsubscribe and really don't have time to delete 150 emails a day. Ta...Get your FREE download...
Re: FN-FORUM Fw: Buffy "In the style of"
date posted 28th October 2001 23:10
Kathy, what's with the Buffy thing, are you pissed??? I'm trying to watch
'Lock Stock' while drunk people
are ringing me, mad messages are being emailed and I've got to get up for
school in the morni...
RE: FN-FORUM Freelancers Dating Agency
date posted 28th October 2001 23:03
--- decal [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote: >
>>>>Spanking??? I'm up for that ;-)
>
> eh, eh? what did i miss? (and where do i queue?;-)
I'm not in that line of work anymore, since I'm not
living in London....
Re: FN-FORUM Level of competence
date posted 28th October 2001 22:25
I'll ask him.
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Kathy
http://www.vendetta.co.uk
DNRC Minister for Useful but Irritating Information and Trivia
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Xena and the Pirates of P...
date posted 28th October 2001 22:16
http://www.zeitcom.com/majgen/022xena.html
Well, I like it, but I should think the cross-over audience is pretty small.
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Kathy...
Re: FN-FORUM OT - anyone under the age 30 can ignore this post
date posted 28th October 2001 22:07
Oh no! Not you too.
Kathy
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Re: FN-FORUM Level of competence
date posted 28th October 2001 22:06
Oh yeah, I forgot Outlook and Exchange server.
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Kathy
http://www.vendetta.co.uk
DNRC Minister for Useful but Irritating Info...
Fw: Buffy "In the style of"
date posted 28th October 2001 22:01
> > S1 Ep 1 Buffy in the style of Greek Tragedy...
> >
> > Giles: Hail O suitably equipped with stakes Buffy, lately come with her
> > mother to many demon inhabited Sunnydale, beloved of vampires.
>...
RE: FN-FORUM Level of competence
date posted 28th October 2001 21:40
Hello,
Just starting out as a freelancer, my main skills are ASP, VBScript,
CSS, Access / SQL Server, HTML, Visual Interdev, Dreamweaver, some
javascript
Can also use Photoshop and Fireworks to som...
RE: FN-FORUM Level of competence
date posted 28th October 2001 21:38
I primarily do VB, ASP, ASP.NET, VBScript , FSO (File System objects!),
Outlook, HTML, Access, SQL Server, Oracle, mySQL, Com, DCOM Windows(all
versions)
Secondary stuff network installation, suppor...
Re: FN-FORUM Level of competence
date posted 28th October 2001 21:31
"Vendetta Sales and Admin" [EMAIL REMOVED] writes:
> ... who also writes gig reviews of anyone faintly
> associated with Deep Purple (or Magnum, I'm afraid).
Nothing wrong with that! Does he (I'm a...
Re: FN-FORUM Level of competence
date posted 28th October 2001 21:25
Well, I'm no programmer or designer [hanging my head in shame ;o) ]...
..but I'm a writer, researcher and copywriter and work with new, and
traditional, media. Can help with: copy, text, website co...
RE: FN-FORUM mySQL problem with installation
date posted 28th October 2001 21:08
John,
If you wish to use ASP pages you need to use windows and IIS (Microsoft's
Information Server) or the one of the PWS versions of it. Their is a version
of mySQL that is available for windows you...
Re: FN-FORUM OT - anyone under the age 30 can ignore this post
date posted 28th October 2001 21:05
"Paul J White" [EMAIL REMOVED] writes:
> >David Hodgkinson, Editor-in-chief, The Highway Star
>
> Heh, I was in the official fan club many years ago, I must find out what the
> Purple ones have bee...
Re: FN-FORUM Level of competence
date posted 28th October 2001 20:56
I do anything that doesn't involve design, mostly in Windows platforms:
tech writing, Winhelp, HTML, XML (from writing rather than database point of
view), ASP, CSS , proofreading, copyediting, netwo...
RE: FN-FORUM Level of competence
date posted 28th October 2001 20:54
Quite a lot, I'd imagine, several hundred visitors per day? - when I posted
about the design of our banner, I got at least 100 replies, and only about 2
of them were from people who are on this list,...
Re: FN-FORUM Level of competence
date posted 28th October 2001 20:49
what's your particular forte?
creative skills: marketing strategy, branding, site planning.
main productions skills: dreamweaver, flash, photoshop, illustrator,
after effects...
Nigel...
Re: FN-FORUM rtf to html
date posted 28th October 2001 20:46
Here's one with ASP instructions
http://www.easybyte.com/products/rtf2html.html
Kathy
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OT - anyone under the age 30 can ignore this post
date posted 28th October 2001 20:46
>David Hodgkinson, Editor-in-chief, The Highway Star
Heh, I was in the official fan club many years ago, I must find out what the
Purple ones have been up to.....
Paul.
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Re: FN-FORUM rtf to html
date posted 28th October 2001 20:45
Not exactly, but see:
http://www.w3.org/Tools/HTMLGeneration/rtf2html.html
C source in a tar
http://www.xwebware.com/products/rtf2html/
just a free utility but you can get source
http://www2.bitst...
Re: FN-FORUM Level of competence
date posted 28th October 2001 20:43
Anyway, now we've had the A/S/L's, what's your particular forte? it's
> useful to know who does what for them quick *embarrassing* off-list
> questions...
VbScript, VB, (d)HTML, Javascript, ASP, X...
Re: FN-FORUM Level of competence
date posted 28th October 2001 20:41
heh, i know a shedload of things but as to my competance with them... :D
primary skills (good to excellent)
ASP, Coldfusion, SQL Server, xml, xslt, JavaScript, VBScript, html,
dreamweaver, fireworks...
Re: FN-FORUM Level of competence
date posted 28th October 2001 20:33
"Carl W Crawley" [EMAIL REMOVED] writes:
> Just a thought anyway - then at least if I was looking for say, a
> translator - I could instantly go to the database and look for one... I'd
> prefer to g...
RE: FN-FORUM Level of competence
date posted 28th October 2001 20:30
Hi Mike,
Strengths ASP, SQL and SEO
Like you I will turn my hand to most things given the need, though usually
avoid the design side if I can manage it.
All the best
Ian Turner
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Re: FN-FORUM Level of competence
date posted 28th October 2001 20:25
Specialising in putting peoples data onto websites, mainly using PHP and
MySQL... Custom webshops (pretty much the same thing) and general all round
scripting...
Kif
Netrickery Design & Development...
Re: FN-FORUM Level of competence
date posted 28th October 2001 20:20
Mike, I'm a similar jack of all (well, most) trades and master of bugger
all. I do my best to understand, but to be honest Database stuff just
doesn't interest me that much - design, d)HTML, java(scr...
Re: FN-FORUM Level of competence
date posted 28th October 2001 20:09
This may sound a bit stupid - but is there anywhere (on the web) where all
of our skills/Bio's are held - I know freelancers.net is there (obviously) -
but that tends to contain people that don't par...
Re: FN-FORUM rtf to html
date posted 28th October 2001 20:00
At 18:19 28/10/2001 +0000, you wrote:
>anybody got a vbscript function or know where i can get such a function
>that'll convert RTF format into straight HTML?
Only thing I've ever seen is this:
htt...
Level of competence
date posted 28th October 2001 19:57
At 14:18 28/10/2001 +0000, you wrote:
>what is the window.print js Mike. and do I understand this the right
>way...you just paste the script in thr form and post it?
Hrm, this (and other recent que...
Re: FN-FORUM Promotional opportunities for freelancers
date posted 28th October 2001 19:41
Hi Ausaf,
If you're looking to form some alliances, I'd be interested in discussing
something with you offlist.
Rgds,
Carl.
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Re: FN-FORUM Promotional opportunities for freelancers
date posted 28th October 2001 18:38
"Ian Turner" [EMAIL REMOVED] writes:
> Other ways of showing increased hits are to join internetseer or
> siteperformance. These people will coming along and vist your site every
> hour.
Which is w...
Re: FN-FORUM piss off a racist
date posted 28th October 2001 18:38
you missed the earlier fun mike, all sorts were going on it - i had planned
on doing something really clever with the javascript but just couldnt be
bothered :)
since the bloke who made the page is...
Re: FN-FORUM piss off a racist
date posted 28th October 2001 18:30
make sure all your javascript is on one line as it converts all carriage
returns to 's
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rtf to html
date posted 28th October 2001 18:26
anybody got a vbscript function or know where i can get such a function
that'll convert RTF format into straight HTML?
tia
dave ecky...
Re: FN-FORUM add/remove programs
date posted 28th October 2001 18:26
Cheers Kathy & Ian - all sorted.
Paul
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RE: FN-FORUM Promotional opportunities for freelancers
date posted 28th October 2001 18:06
This is the crux of the problem Maurice.
There are probably thousands of charlatans out there who can claim to be
able to throw work people's way, and if you paid £25/month for all of them
you'd...
RE: FN-FORUM Promotional opportunities for freelancers
date posted 28th October 2001 17:31
Ausaf,
Yes, my email address would be preferable for business discussions.
Ian
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RE: FN-FORUM Promotional opportunities for freelancers
date posted 28th October 2001 16:55
Other ways of showing increased hits are to join internetseer or
siteperformance. These people will coming along and vist your site every
hour.
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RE: FN-FORUM Promotional opportunities for freelancers
date posted 28th October 2001 16:41
Dear Ian,
Thanks for the that...I will be in touch...on your own email address if
that's ok..?
Ausaf
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Re: FN-FORUM add/remove programs
date posted 28th October 2001 16:18
In case you haven't found it yet it's
HKLMSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionUninstallRogue key
regards
Ian Williams
homepage http://www.kingsoft-denmark.com/
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Re: FN-FORUM add/remove programs
date posted 28th October 2001 15:48
search the registry for ...uninstall (really) or just search for the text of
the rogue entry that appears in add/remove programs.
Kathy
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Re: FN-FORUM Promotional opportunities for freelancers
date posted 28th October 2001 15:44
Do we know that all the hits aren't for default.ida, cmd.exe and root.exe?
Kathy
Not a designer
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RE: FN-FORUM "twat virus" Promotional opportunities for freelancers "twat virus"
date posted 28th October 2001 15:07
ok, starting to get what has happened, this bloke mauuuu..rice is having a
laugh. Ok it is acceptable we can rip apart his site but more startling is
the fact that he has had the gaul to "market" hi...
add/remove programs
date posted 28th October 2001 15:05
Now then, which of you clever people can remember where (in the registry, I
presume) Win98 stores the list of progs that appear in the add/remove
programs dialogue - I have a rogue entry that can't b...
RE: FN-FORUM Promotional opportunities for freelancers
date posted 28th October 2001 14:53
Ausaf,
Very impressive site and a very professional post. If you are looking for
alliances I would be happy to talk to you.
Ian Turner
http://www.romseyassoc.com
http://www.optimise-for-search-eng...
Re: FN-FORUM piss off a racist
date posted 28th October 2001 14:50
> >just been sent a link where some sad twat has set up a race hate page
hmmm, seems to redirect to msn.com... how strange, heehee...
Kif
Netrickery Design & Development (Ltd.)
www.netrickery.com...
RE: FN-FORUM Promotional opportunities for freelancers
date posted 28th October 2001 14:47
well spotted John... sticks out like a nose job.
Don't quite get what the con is Maurice? What are you asking exactly or
offering or not offering apart from self promotion!
Andrew
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RE: FN-FORUM piss off a racist
date posted 28th October 2001 14:25
what is the window.print js Mike. and do I understand this the right
way...you just paste the script in thr form and post it?
Andrew
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RE: FN-FORUM Promotional opportunities for freelancers>
date posted 28th October 2001 14:22
J are you referring to the chillizone company literature...
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Re: FN-FORUM Promotional opportunities for freelancers
date posted 28th October 2001 14:19
Thanks Paul,
I think that a site that boasts professionalism should at least have a
professional appearance about it. This site looked cheap and shabby.
Most of the sites belonging to the users of...
Re: FN-FORUM piss off a racist
date posted 28th October 2001 14:06
At 01:59 28/10/2001 +0100, you wrote:
>just been sent a link where some sad twat has set up a race hate page in
>which you can stick html tags and client-side script in! anyone with any
>free time fe...
RE: FN-FORUM Promotional opportunities for freelancers
date posted 28th October 2001 13:23
Dear Maurice,
Felt compelled to respond..I am also in Marketing and Web Management arena..
My site http://www.chillizone.com has been up and running for around 3 - 4
months now...and has achieved r...
RE: FN-FORUM Promotional opportunities for freelancers>
date posted 28th October 2001 13:19
With all the talented people you are supposedly affiliated to, why didn't
one of them redesign your site? You have only just started to get hits on
your site since July and you obviously think this w...
RE: FN-FORUM Promotional opportunities for freelancers
date posted 28th October 2001 13:03
Maurice,
I find it very difficult to get actual work via my web sites, I have four up
and running and generating considerably more traffic than your site. Lots of
leads from India, Hong Kong etc etc...
Re: FN-FORUM Promotional opportunities for freelancers
date posted 28th October 2001 12:27
http://www.web-sights.co.uk/
Here you go Kif........
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Re: FN-FORUM Promotional opportunities for freelancers
date posted 28th October 2001 12:24
Shame... I missed the original url for this one... sounds like a laugh,
judging from the responses of my esteemed peers and colleagues.
Kif
Netrickery Design & Development (Ltd.)
www.netrickery.co...
Re: FN-FORUM Promotional opportunities for freelancers
date posted 28th October 2001 12:17
Ecky, that's exactly what I was going to suggest - 10% of the work Maurice
is having to turn away should pay him rather well, and keep some of us busy.
Paul.
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Re: FN-FORUM Promotional opportunities for freelancers
date posted 28th October 2001 12:15
nice one Hutch!
Andrew
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ANDREW WILSON PRODUCTIONS
South Lanarkshire, Scotland
tel: 01899 220 300
mobile: 077 85 248 554
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RE: FN-FORUM Promotional opportunities for freelancers
date posted 28th October 2001 11:48
> I think the problem could be is the group is (LARGELY)
> all designers and do not see the WHOLE picture as I try
> to.
Even if they are (only) designers, what makes you think they can't see
the 'W...
Advice on Freelancing
date posted 28th October 2001 11:34
Hi all,
I'm writting because I'd like some good advise on how to become a freelancer and making living out of it. I'm a web/new media designer & developer myselft and I've been thinking about becomi...
Re: FN-FORUM Promotional opportunities for freelancers
date posted 28th October 2001 11:29
Maurice
As you suggest yourself, your tec skills may be poor, but surely you can
spell?
I had a quick look at one of your sites aimed at large ladies. This is what
I found within 15 secs of arriving...
Re: FN-FORUM Promotional opportunities for freelancers>
date posted 28th October 2001 11:22
Maurice
'Nigh impossible' not 'neigh impossible'. Or were you just horsing around?
John
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Maurice
date posted 28th October 2001 10:59
Maurice,
I'm sure we all could do with more work, but I for one would not want to get
it from potential clients visiting your site. Their expectations if they
contacted you must be low - as are you...
Re: FN-FORUM Errrr...Adult Sites (Please :-)
date posted 28th October 2001 10:48
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Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
I agree but I'm on a friends computer so they arn't my settings to play with.
Ade...
RE: FN-FORUM Promotional opportunities for freelancers>
date posted 28th October 2001 10:44
>I like orders not enquires - I am a tactical web manager, NOT a designer
>as such I create and manage web sites that get results commercially.
Sounds like he wants to call himself a project manager...
Re: FN-FORUM Promotional opportunities for freelancers
date posted 28th October 2001 10:25
why not make the offer of free advertising for a limited period, of those
that apply, you select those that have suitable skills and qualifications,
offer them 3 months free. If the designer in quest...
Re: FN-FORUM mySQL problem with installation
date posted 28th October 2001 10:16
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RE: FN-FORUM Promotional opportunities for freelancers
date posted 28th October 2001 10:14
I write this not as bitchy slagging off of your talents but purely as
constructive comments.
I liked the site and have nothing bad to say about your skills, but, to
be honest charging fellow freelan...
mySQL problem with installation
date posted 28th October 2001 10:04
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Re: FN-FORUM Promotional opportunities for freelancers>
date posted 28th October 2001 08:57
"Maurice S Clarke" [EMAIL REMOVED] writes:
> I could fill my web site for free with ads for 1,000 web developers
> I choose to take a select few of what I hope become pals - so we
> can all benefit...
RE: FN-FORUM Promotional opportunities for freelancers
date posted 28th October 2001 08:27
Sense at last!!
Maybe I am sorry I started this idea in the first place
or maybe put the offer over in the wrong way!!
I am not sure, if I ran free ads how I could control
leads which resulted into...
RE: FN-FORUM Promotional opportunities for freelancers
date posted 28th October 2001 07:42
I've followed this thread from the start and have to say that I reckoned
there'd be some slagging off in the pipeline. It's right Maurice, your site
does look very amateurish but, as you've said you...
Re: FN-FORUM Promotional opportunities for freelancers>
date posted 28th October 2001 05:47
David wrote
>Date: Sun, 28 Oct 2001 01:32:09 +0100
>From: "David Eckersall" [EMAIL REMOVED]
>Subject: Re: FN-FORUM Promotional opportunities for freelancers>
>
>£25 a month? heres a better idea, yo...
RE: FN-FORUM Promotional opportunities for freelancers
date posted 28th October 2001 05:21
I am somewhat insulted by the slagging off by
a few members of the list over my post as if
I am some sort of con artist, with amateur
standards out to make a quick buck off the
back of naive and u...
RE: FN-FORUM Page check..!
date posted 28th October 2001 02:31
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RE: FN-FORUM Page check..!
date posted 28th October 2001 02:31
Cheers.:>
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No pr...
Re: FN-FORUM Promotional opportunities for freelancers
date posted 28th October 2001 01:38
£25 a month? heres a better idea, you get me a nice juicy asp or coldfusion
contract and you can have a 10% cut as an agent? or were you planning on
fannying around with FP templates while the bank...
Re: FN-FORUM Agencies
date posted 28th October 2001 01:30
rob, sorry to say but my only suggestion there is is to get hold of a demo
of 3d max and a book on it! have a look on their site, you're bound to have
a local supplier who'll spend half a day taking...
Re: FN-FORUM SVG
date posted 28th October 2001 01:19
carl, adobe has one of the best SVG resources going - both illustrator and
livemotion generate SVG files and i think they hope it'll displace flash.
you can also find a lot of links here:
http://www....
piss off a racist
date posted 28th October 2001 01:06
just been sent a link where some sad twat has set up a race hate page in
which you can stick html tags and client-side script in! anyone with any
free time feel free to post something ludicrous, offe...
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