Freelancers Forum Messages on Sunday December 16th 2001
RE: FN-FORUM OS troubles . Cant revert back to winows 98 after installing windows 2k pro
date posted 16th December 2001 23:50
I recently bought a new computer with Windows XP home edition preinstalled
but unactivated (this uses NTFS to) I Managed to reformat to FAT 32 and
Install Win 98SE OK though it seems you have to rebo...
Re: FN-FORUM grabbing date
date posted 16th December 2001 23:50
Guys!!!
I am not a coder! The 'filler-inners' ARE my clients(!) and I do not trust
their computers or them! You say
>I
> would
> > find it very easy to do it server side
using asp what would you d...
Re: FN-FORUM Site Check please?
date posted 16th December 2001 22:58
I don't understand what you mean June - it's there in bold on the Location
page, which is where I would expect to see a link to a map.
Have I missed something?
Rgds,
Carl.
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win2k/iis security settings
date posted 16th December 2001 22:50
okay i made the prime mistake of twiddling with my security settings in a
half-baked attempt to learn more and now one of my pages cannot load an xml
file using MSXMLDOM.
the file is kept 2 folders...
Re: FN-FORUM Securing win2k for dummies?
date posted 16th December 2001 22:49
> feel *very* sorry for any *NIX admins that have to persuade their boxes
> to talk to Win2k.
unfortunately, that's most of them - they don't call ms stoopid (many other
things perhaps, but not stoo...
Font
date posted 16th December 2001 22:49
Does anyone know where I can get hold of the Engravers Gothic (BT I think)
font that used to come with WordPerfect? I've looked all over the place for
it - even downloaded a trial copy of WP to see...
Re: FN-FORUM Site Check please?
date posted 16th December 2001 22:47
Very nice look to the site although I've just noticed that once you've left
the home page, the only way back to it that I can see is with the browser's
back button (i.e. No home link)
Dave
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Re: FN-FORUM grabbing date
date posted 16th December 2001 22:33
Getting the server date in ASP would probably be the best one to go for as
that is likely to be the only constant in the scenario - getting the date
from the client is going to be full of inaccuracie...
RE: FN-FORUM Internet Radio
date posted 16th December 2001 22:32
>Does WMA work on a Mac? If you know Mike, you'll
know what a Mac Envangelist
and Anti Gates person he is, so this is why we had
gone with the MP3 route.<
Carl
He is that bless him and a creative m...
Re: FN-FORUM Site Check please?
date posted 16th December 2001 22:31
Hi Carl,
It's probably easy to overlook when you are in the know.....but I
had to really dig around to find out where in the country the campsite is.
You haven't even labelled the map.
June
> Jus...
RE: FN-FORUM Internet Radio
date posted 16th December 2001 22:30
Mike asked:
>If the W stands for Windows, what's cross
platform about it?<
Same as MP3 works on Windows or a Mac, most media
players will let you play either.
>and this is realtime? I thought you...
Re: FN-FORUM Carl's Site Check please?
date posted 16th December 2001 21:38
umm... I'm not sure - it was a MAC font I know that much.
I'll ask the Designer who did it tomorrow and get back to you
C.
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Carl's Site Check please?
date posted 16th December 2001 21:30
Nice clean design, the colours really work well. What's the font for
*Holiday Park*? It's nice ;o)
Em
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Re: FN-FORUM Copywriter
date posted 16th December 2001 21:27
> This is in response to the message below. ! am considering using a
> copywriter with good prices for all my multimedia and print work. I
presume
> John would be whom I am looking for.
>
Hi Mark
J...
RE: FN-FORUM grabbing date
date posted 16th December 2001 21:09
Mike,
My original thoughts were asp (that being my background) but as Iain didn't
want to trust the 'filler-inners' which I assumed are also server side I
thought the most appropriate method would be...
Re: FN-FORUM Site Check please?
date posted 16th December 2001 21:06
cheers for that Paul - I've updated it accordingly (apart from the Image
Heights which I'll get someone to do tomorrow)
SE Meta Tags and Content is to be happening tommorow also.
Rgds,
Carl.
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Re: FN-FORUM OS troubles . Cant revert back to winows 98 after installing windows 2k pro
date posted 16th December 2001 20:09
My bad, I meant the setup disk (didn't I say that?). I admit I very rarely
see anything other than NT and Win2k.
Kathy
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RE: FN-FORUM Internet Radio
date posted 16th December 2001 20:08
At 19:09 16/12/2001 +0000, you wrote:
>I'm not impressed with MP3, Windows Media Format
>knocks it into a cocked hat as far as I'm
>concerned, the file size for an hour and a half of
>radio in WMA i...
Re: FN-FORUM Internet Radio
date posted 16th December 2001 20:02
> However if you want a small time niche market
> thing you can set it up as easy as winking. I'm
> not impressed with MP3, Windows Media Format
> knocks it into a cocked hat as far as I'm
> concerne...
Re: FN-FORUM Internet Radio
date posted 16th December 2001 19:59
Yeah - Mike is my Business partner - we're both Directors of Wight 365
Limited.
How do you know him? Music link I'm assuming?!
Rgds,
Carl.
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Re: FN-FORUM OS troubles . Cant revert back to winows 98 after installing windows 2k pro
date posted 16th December 2001 19:58
Yes, I know, I wouldn't leave the house without NTFDOS Pro, I should have
said "with a home OS such as Win98" meaning that a business that installs
NTFS to prevent local users accessing some files an...
RE: FN-FORUM grabbing date
date posted 16th December 2001 19:54
At 16:18 16/12/2001 +0000, you wrote:
>Iain,
>Basically you need to have a client side script that captures the date and
>then puts it in the hidden field, and then when the form is submitted dump
>t...
RE: FN-FORUM OT University Assignmetn Help
date posted 16th December 2001 19:49
Computing Informatics. Unfortunately, part of the module (20 points in
total) is in stats. The main area is programming, this year Delphi next
year Java and oracle.
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Re: FN-FORUM OS troubles . Cant revert back to winows 98 after installing windows 2k pro
date posted 16th December 2001 19:47
Well, yes, and NTFSDOS etc etc, but those who make this mistake in first
place are likely to find a Unix-style OS a bit of a challenge. Really, to
create a successful dual-boot Win2k/Win98 machine, h...
RE: FN-FORUM Internet Radio
date posted 16th December 2001 19:10
Carl
you must be working with Mike Jolliffe over there,
say hi when you next see him. Internet Radio
depends solely on how many people you are trying
to reach and whether you need to register it, you...
Re: FN-FORUM Site Check please?
date posted 16th December 2001 19:08
Our aim is to provide an unspoilt countryside atmosphere where our guests
can enjoy a relaxed holiday and for our efforts we are proud to have acheved
the David Bellamy Gold Conservation Award.
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Re: FN-FORUM OT University Assignmetn Help
date posted 16th December 2001 18:36
I hope your not doing some humanitarian course....
Site Check please?
date posted 16th December 2001 18:32
Just launched this site, any comments/views would be much appreciated?
http://www.cheverton-copse.co.uk
Rgds,
Carl....
Re: FN-FORUM OS troubles . Cant revert back to winows 98 after installing windows 2k pro
date posted 16th December 2001 18:18
I've never been able to boot from a Win 98 CD, I've just tried it with mine
and it definitely doesn't work, did they change it in SE?
Dave
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Re: FN-FORUM OT University Assignmetn Help
date posted 16th December 2001 18:15
My Opinion has changed considerably since the tragedy of September 11th..
Strongly Agree. Agree. No Change. Disagree. Strongly Disagree.
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RE: FN-FORUM Site check please
date posted 16th December 2001 18:13
keith,
Nice site i would however suggest u change the colour of the links, i have
to move closer to my screen to read them, ok i may be on 1600 screen res but
i can read the text fine, so it must be...
Re: FN-FORUM Site check please
date posted 16th December 2001 18:05
Hmm.... can't read blue links on black background and links at top of page
are very small :) Hate that damn noise & racing cars so didn't venture
further than home page ;o)
Otherwise, neat!
Happy X...
RE: FN-FORUM Site check please
date posted 16th December 2001 18:03
Hi Rich
Thanks for your comments - I'll update it soon.
Cheers
Keith Budden
www.e-magine-it.co.uk...
OT University Assignmetn Help
date posted 16th December 2001 17:57
I know this is way off topic. But I don't ask for help much. I read,
listen and try and help out when I can. But now I could do with a
little help. No selling, no spamming not even for getting ba...
Re: FN-FORUM Site check please
date posted 16th December 2001 17:48
Hi
It looks and loads fine on my pc ie5
only 1 critisism
maybe the link and visited link colours should be canged as theyre dark blue
on black.
Rich (themagicpen.co.uk)
student volunteer
www.student...
Re: FN-FORUM The reason I stick to a Mac
date posted 16th December 2001 17:03
..anyone ever work on an Aesthedes (vectors only) or a Dalim computer?
I used to teach people on Scitex repro computers like the Prisma
(486chip) in the eighties.
Paul.
> From: Lindsey Hill [EMAIL...
Re: FN-FORUM Freeway thinking
date posted 16th December 2001 17:03
Derek,
..take your point. However I
quite like that Quarky feel to menus, and a lot of designers
have found it a comfortable place to put sites together very
easily, using master pag...
RE: FN-FORUM Site check please
date posted 16th December 2001 16:47
Hi Paul
Thanks for your help.
Re your comments:
1. - corrected now - didn't spot it until the page was uploaded - isn't it
always the way!!
2. - good point - I'll try to optimise them a bit more....
Re: FN-FORUM grabbing date
date posted 16th December 2001 16:25
Hi Iain
I see someone has already mentioned how to get the date using the DB engine.
You can also use VBScript server side to grab the server date, either use
DATE or NOW. Something which hasn't be...
RE: FN-FORUM grabbing date
date posted 16th December 2001 16:16
Iain,
Basically you need to have a client side script that captures the date and
then puts it in the hidden field, and then when the form is submitted dump
the value into your database.
Write a Java...
Re: FN-FORUM OS troubles . Cant revert back to winows 98 after installing windows 2k pro
date posted 16th December 2001 16:09
Vendetta Sales and Admin wrote:
> You will have to reinstall. There'd be no point in having NTFS for security
> if you could just convert the file system to FAT32 and read everything off
> it.
Fir...
Re: FN-FORUM grabbing date
date posted 16th December 2001 15:58
Why not just tell the database to fill that field in with the current
date/time? Or have I missed another step? If you're using MSSQL, just
create a datetime field, and set the default value to get...
Re: FN-FORUM Site check please
date posted 16th December 2001 15:58
Keith, it's quiet here today, so I don't know how much response you'll
get....
Firstly, it's a damned site better than the 'prestigious'
http://www.falconmotorsport.com/index1.htm which is linked fro...
Re: FN-FORUM OS troubles . Cant revert back to winows 98 after installing windows 2k pro
date posted 16th December 2001 15:48
At 14:02 16/12/2001 +0000, you wrote:
>You will have to reinstall. There'd be no point in having NTFS for security
>if you could just convert the file system to FAT32 and read everything off
>it.
*c...
Site check please
date posted 16th December 2001 15:37
Hi Guys & Gals
Please can you check out a new site I've just created - www.timheappey.com
Be kind in your criticism - it is nearly Christmas!
Happy Christmas to all on the forum - here's to a pros...
FN-FORUM grabbing date
date posted 16th December 2001 15:23
I am using asp to create a form to update a database. I need to be able to
tell the date on which the entries were made/modified, and I don't trust the
'filler-inners' (a technical term...) to put t...
Re: FN-FORUM OS troubles . Cant revert back to winows 98 after installing windows 2k pro
date posted 16th December 2001 14:19
You will have to reinstall. There'd be no point in having NTFS for security
if you could just convert the file system to FAT32 and read everything off
it.
You will have to reinstall. You might be ab...
Re: FN-FORUM .3DS flash import
date posted 16th December 2001 14:03
I don't know if this will be of any use to anyone at all but I came across
this the other day on were-here
It talked about spitting out a ASC file then pulling it into Flash via an
XML object to re-...
Re: FN-FORUM Internet Radio
date posted 16th December 2001 13:30
At 11:49 16/12/2001 +0000, you wrote:
>Hi,
>
>any one got knowledge of setting up an Internet Radio Station???
I've just finished my 6th - however are you talking about an actual radio
station that...
Re: FN-FORUM OS troubles . Cant revert back to winows 98 after installing windows 2k pro
date posted 16th December 2001 13:12
Your right Dave , I can't reboot with 98 . The NTFS does not recognise it !
Bloody annoying this is !
Thanks for the advice though . Still hoping to get around this . A gaming
friend recons that yo...
RE: FN-FORUM Internet Radio
date posted 16th December 2001 12:52
John,
What kind of service are you after? There are a couple of sites out there
that lets you play your music online, on their servers. The best one is
probably www.live365.com, where you can run a...
Re: FN-FORUM Internet Radio
date posted 16th December 2001 12:45
Hi John,
I've planned and developed the same thing for the Island - my research has
led me in one of two ways... an MP3 streaming (Shoutcast) and a RealAudio
(Lots a Money)
It's quite a complex lit...
Internet Radio
date posted 16th December 2001 11:59
Hi,
any one got knowledge of setting up an Internet Radio Station???
plain english help would be appreciated:
Costs involved?
Resource Sites?
Any Off the shelf packages?
Good Partners/Providers in...
Re: FN-FORUM smokehammer [semi-OT]
date posted 16th December 2001 11:46
> http://thesmokehammer.warprecords.com/add.html
Every time I click on the link, my puter crashes :(
Then eventually I get there and *File not found* :((
Em...
Lord of the Rings for geeks
date posted 16th December 2001 11:31
one token ring to rule them all
one fddi ring to find them
one virtual ring to bring them all & in the broadcast storm bind them
Kathy...
Re: FN-FORUM friday fun on Sunday morning[ OT ]
date posted 16th December 2001 11:06
Another google tip, go here and set the preference for language google uses
http://www.google.com/preferences
Search in Elmer Fudd everytime!
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RE: FN-FORUM 123-reg banners
date posted 16th December 2001 10:10
Hi Liam,
No it's not with banners. You can choose between five different
web-forwarding options:
1. No web-forwarding (123-reg default page)
2. Non-framed web-forwarding to a single page
3. Framed...
RE: FN-FORUM 123-reg banners
date posted 16th December 2001 09:54
You can have it any way you like.
www.boldfish.co.uk is registered with 123.co.uk and hosted elsewhere, the
DNS have been set to the new host but the IPS tag remains with 123-reg.co.uk
www.allmymat...
RE: FN-FORUM Second-hand DV camera's ?
date posted 16th December 2001 09:34
this camera is Betacam SP and is £3000 + VAT
Andrew
____________________________
ANDREW WILSON PRODUCTIONS
print design - web design - web hosting
South Lanarkshire, Scotland
tel: 01899 220 300
mob...
123-reg banners
date posted 16th December 2001 07:57
I will be hopefully registering a domain name this evening with
123-reg.co.uk.
I know that they offer Web Forwarding, but is that with banners or not.
If so, is there any way to get rid of this?...
RE: FN-FORUM Address Book
date posted 16th December 2001 03:50
I was going to mention Lotus Organizer (one can usually get previous
versions free on Magazine cover disks) however that has a Zip field though
it will take a postcode without problem. Mind I would t...
Re: FN-FORUM Second-hand DV camera's ?
date posted 16th December 2001 03:12
imagine if you could - unique photo's - you could count me in for sure!
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Domains... don't be ripped off
date posted 16th December 2001 03:03
Hi there,
I know you're into web design and stuff and just thought I should let you
know that if you want domain names for under ***three pounds*** per year
then you should take a look at: http://12...
Re: FN-FORUM Second-hand DV camera's ?
date posted 16th December 2001 02:40
anyone want a box brownie with a usb connection?...
Re: FN-FORUM Second-hand DV camera's ?
date posted 16th December 2001 01:47
In reguards to the email below. How much for the Digital Video camera's. I
am looking for one, at a bargain price.
I have a mint Sony UVW100 Betacam for sale - if anyone is interested!
>>
>> Andrew...
Re: FN-FORUM Copywriter
date posted 16th December 2001 01:45
This is in response to the message below. ! am considering using a
copywriter with good prices for all my multimedia and print work. I presume
John would be whom I am looking for.
> From: "Just Viag...
Re: FN-FORUM The reason I stick to etch-a-sketch
date posted 16th December 2001 01:18
well heres an oldie but goldie for etch a sketch:
http://winn.com/bs/etchasketch.html
and of course the ultimate in sadtwatwear:
http://www.emerchandise.com/product/TSEAS0001/s.WxyEqVhu
and if you...
Re: FN-FORUM The reason I stick to etch-a-sketch
date posted 16th December 2001 00:51
Yeah, that worked in realtime too didn't it?
Those were the days!
Paul (fast becoming an old fogey)
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RE: FN-FORUM The reason I stick to etch-a-sketch
date posted 16th December 2001 00:27
:)
Unfortunately the lack of colour is restrictive.
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