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Freelancers Forum Messages on Monday February 4th 2002

RE: FN-FORUM Letterbox frameset thingy - now site check please

date posted 4th February 2002 23:57

> well you could do browser detection and provide an ilayer > instead of an iframe if the users is using NN 4.7 Haven't had time to do that : ) - I've got to show the concept to the client in the m...

eServicesLink.com - The Contract Marketplace

date posted 4th February 2002 23:53

February 1, 2002...

Re: FN-FORUM Bad Webdesign - Part2

date posted 4th February 2002 23:48

> I'm pretty sure throwing up full screen windows would scare the life > out of most people. > I have lost the argument with the designers at www.mecompany.com > They are paying! Agreed on the first...

Re: FN-FORUM Time for a meet.... (Scotland.)

date posted 4th February 2002 23:38

> sorry, "nepa" should have read "neaps". > Yes Bob, and to anyone South of the border that will make F*** all difference. Turnips, everyone (or strictly speaking, swedes, if anyone has pedantic hea...

Re: FN-FORUM web awards

date posted 4th February 2002 23:24

Cheers Giles, I could have sworn I stuck up for you...

RE: FN-FORUM Bad Webdesign - Part2

date posted 4th February 2002 23:21

-> > Oh thats it...go screw upo my thread again :-( -> > its not fair!!!!! -> -> Sorry, I just thought the thread had evolved into something slightly -> different. Did you comment on my www.oneindus...

Re: FN-FORUM Bad Webdesign

date posted 4th February 2002 23:19

Rich wrote: > based on cost effectiveness > cost effectiveness being the point i was making. > > TV ads are very expensive > I think alot of them are looking at the *future* of broadband as being >...

Re: FN-FORUM web awards

date posted 4th February 2002 23:16

> i want a free web design award for my site. any suggestions? Do some good designs/coding and get a client to pay for it, then you'll get your reward. IMHO some poxy 'knows how to code HTML [alleg...

Re: FN-FORUM Time for a meet.... (Scotland.)

date posted 4th February 2002 22:38

sorry, "nepa" should have read "neaps". Sorry if this sounds wierd. Bob. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Gentle" [EMAIL REMOVED] To: [EMAIL REMOVED] Sent: Monday, February 04, 2002 9:42 PM...

Re: FN-FORUM Bad Webdesign - Part2

date posted 4th February 2002 22:37

> Oh thats it...go screw upo my thread again :-( > its not fair!!!!! Sorry, I just thought the thread had evolved into something slightly different. Did you comment on my www.oneindustries.com 'prob...

Re: FN-FORUM Bidding for work on Freelancers.net

date posted 4th February 2002 21:52

--part1_9b.224752ad.29905c9d_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit no they havent used any of my designs yet! and i do check up on them every 2mnths!...

Re: FN-FORUM Letterbox frameset thingy

date posted 4th February 2002 21:44

well you could do browser detection and provide an ilayer instead of an iframe if the users is using NN 4.7 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul J White" [EMAIL REMOVED] To: [EMAIL REMOVED] Sent:...

Re: FN-FORUM Time for a meet.... (Scotland.)

date posted 4th February 2002 21:39

Hmmm.. I'd love to come, but my wife will shove my head up my bum if I try to escape the kids, it always happens. I know there are a couple from the Scottish chapter up here. Speak now. I know the...

Re: FN-FORUM monday quick site check

date posted 4th February 2002 21:39

I think it depends both on the waldorf school. Time has something to do with it too. I know quite a few adults who went to waldorf schools, including my best mate and my wife. People in the uk who...

Time for a meet....

date posted 4th February 2002 21:15

Ok chaps and chapesses :-) You have had plenty of time to recover from the festive stuff and the January blues should start to fade now. So I (and others) think its time for another London/Reading...

Re: FN-FORUM Letterbox frameset thingy

date posted 4th February 2002 21:15

> How widely supported are iframes? Could they be the answer? > Not if you're still designing for Netscape. The code you have seems to work alright - any specific reason why it makes you unhappy? Pa...

Re: FN-FORUM monday quick site check

date posted 4th February 2002 21:11

> Waldorf schools have a different approch teaching kids Sounds interesting, but I can see why they might find it hard to assimilate if moving on to conventional secondary school. Paul...

RE: FN-FORUM Bad Webdesign - Part2

date posted 4th February 2002 21:11

Oh thats it...go screw upo my thread again :-( its not fair!!!!! Just trying to confuse me or what :-0 Rgds Me -- Dave Raza 2D Creative Ltd www.ukfreelancers.biz www.2dc.biz -> -----Original Mes...

Re: FN-FORUM web awards

date posted 4th February 2002 21:06

so you find being *told* to use a sodding search engine good advice? jesus, does your mother wipe your arse for you as well? tip of the day: the best advice isnt always what you wish to hear -----...

Re: FN-FORUM Letterbox frameset thingy

date posted 4th February 2002 21:02

use nested tables. the main table is 100% x 100% with a single cell with align="center", valign="middle", then place a second table, say 700px x 400px to place your content in. works in NN 4.7, IE...

Re: FN-FORUM Bad Webdesign - Part2

date posted 4th February 2002 20:44

LOL ----- Original Message ----- From: Carla Boulton To: [EMAIL REMOVED] Sent: 04 February 2002 19:48 Subject: Re: FN-FORUM Bad Webdesign - Part2 Can you get videos on it? on 4/2/02 6:58 pm, Brit...

Re: FN-FORUM Contracts

date posted 4th February 2002 20:43

This is what I have in mine, which I think covers the way I usually work (hourly/daily billed) .If the Customer terminates this Contract or the Service during its course (other than because >> COMPA...

Re: FN-FORUM web awards

date posted 4th February 2002 20:41

Hi Giles, Thanks for making me laugh so much - that's the best reply I have ever seen. In answer to your original question... Go to www.google.com and search for "free web awards" or "free web desi...

out for entertainment

date posted 4th February 2002 20:37

> does any1 go out for entertainment anymore? u know theres nothing like the > cool splash of rain on ur cheeks (arse of course) to remind us we're human! > Yes, I was out for entertainment last nigh...

Letterbox frameset thingy

date posted 4th February 2002 20:28

Hello folks, Can anyone suggest a way of reproducing a letterbox frameset (content in the middle centred by the other frames) using tables only? I need a site to be search engine compatable - but t...

RE: FN-FORUM web awards

date posted 4th February 2002 20:12

Haha, Hutch -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL REMOVED] [EMAIL REMOVED] On Behalf Of gilescarey Sent: 04 February 2002 17:33 To: [EMAIL REMOVED] Subject: Re: FN-FORUM web awards Thanks...

Re: FN-FORUM web awards

date posted 4th February 2002 20:11

Ah the arrogance of youth. I hope you succeed Giles. Regards Carla on 4/2/02 5:32 pm, gilescarey at [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote: > Thanks Peter Ebdon for the only bit of advice of any use. > > Fuck o...

RE: FN-FORUM timed jobs

date posted 4th February 2002 20:09

> >Goldmine 5.5 PE is free on this month's issue of PC Plus (DVD Edition), > >Hutch > Beware, it won't work with XP and if you've got later versions of the windows installer it won't install on win2...

Re: FN-FORUM Contracts

date posted 4th February 2002 20:03

This should do the job http://webdesign.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http%3A%2F%2Fglassbot tom.com%2Fcontract.html ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Thomas" [EMAIL REMOVED] To: [E...

Laptops again (sorry)

date posted 4th February 2002 19:53

Apologies in advance, as I wasn't paying attention when this one came up recently... I have been asked to source a laptop, either new or refurb (as long as the spec is decent). He uses Mac at home an...

Re: FN-FORUM monday quick site check

date posted 4th February 2002 19:50

> What's a Waldorf school then? I know what they have for lunch, apples, > lemon juice, raisins, celery, walnuts, and mayonnaise... > Paul. Hi Paul, Waldorf schools have a different approch teachin...

Re: FN-FORUM Bad Webdesign

date posted 4th February 2002 19:49

>ability to exploit certain media and get very >passionate about the benefits of media channels. Yes based on cost effectiveness cost effectiveness being the point i was making. TV ads are very exp...

Re: FN-FORUM Bad Webdesign - Part2

date posted 4th February 2002 19:48

Can you get videos on it? on 4/2/02 6:58 pm, British Students Art Collection at [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote: > Its an electric powered scooter carla > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Carla Bou...

Re: FN-FORUM Bad Webdesign - Part2

date posted 4th February 2002 19:43

About XBlade.co.uk we did exacly what the customer wanted we told them it would take time to load but they said that Kids didnt mind. We did it how they wanted it, and we got paid, so thats fine by m...

Re: FN-FORUM email problem

date posted 4th February 2002 19:23

>I have a client trying to send me email which bounces back with this message >below. Email address is correct - anyone know what is going on - maybe the >client has something set up badly in their...

Re: FN-FORUM Bad Webdesign - Part2

date posted 4th February 2002 18:52

Its an electric powered scooter carla ----- Original Message ----- From: Carla Boulton To: [EMAIL REMOVED] Sent: 04 February 2002 17:12 Subject: Re: FN-FORUM Bad Webdesign - Part2 I'm not going t...

Re: FN-FORUM email problem

date posted 4th February 2002 18:42

On Mon, 4 Feb 2002, Andrew Wilson wrote: > Hi all, > > I have a client trying to send me email which bounces back with this message > below. Email address is correct - anyone know what is going on...

Re: FN-FORUM video on mobile phone

date posted 4th February 2002 18:36

Computers with little screens Computers with bigger screens Computers with even bigger screens Mobile phones Mobile phones with little screens you can see pics on Mobile phones with even bigger scree...

Re: FN-FORUM video on mobile phone

date posted 4th February 2002 18:34

> Oh?.. I guess it will not be available on the 1-2-1 network. > No, it is true, I've got it on my 1-2-1... Instead of pressing the keys about 160 times to send a little message, you only press a cou...

Re: FN-FORUM web awards

date posted 4th February 2002 18:33

Temper, temper! Award yourself the "Petulant Tosspot Medal" - at last...an award for you! Iain ----- Original Message ----- From: "gilescarey" [EMAIL REMOVED] To: [EMAIL REMOVED] Sent: Monday, Febr...

RE: FN-FORUM Bad Webdesign

date posted 4th February 2002 18:14

A lot of things in this life are like the emporers new clothes. Like art doesn't nesessarily have to be "well designed" because it isn't necessarily designed to perform a function other than to look...

RE: FN-FORUM Another ASP question

date posted 4th February 2002 17:55

Try using this function for the date it gives the month name back in text so as not to confuse SQL Server Function NiceDate(sDate) NiceDate = sDate if sDate > "" then on error resume next Ni...

FW: freelancers.net

date posted 4th February 2002 17:53

all ok now, thanks. -----Original Message----- From: Anthony Johnston [EMAIL REMOVED] Sent: 04 February 2002 16:56 To: [EMAIL REMOVED] Subject: freelancers.net Is anyone else experiencing a very s...

RE: FN-FORUM Bidding for work on Freelancers.net

date posted 4th February 2002 17:41

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_002F_01C1ADA3.6200F930 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit .....because they use your...

RE: FN-FORUM timed jobs

date posted 4th February 2002 17:39

Goldmine 5.5 PE is free on this month's issue of PC Plus (DVD Edition), Hutch -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL REMOVED] [EMAIL REMOVED] On Behalf Of Paul J White Sent: 04 February 2002 12:13...

Re: FN-FORUM video on mobile phone

date posted 4th February 2002 17:39

Oh?.. I guess it will not be available on the 1-2-1 network. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Martin Kellie" [EMAIL REMOVED] To: [EMAIL REMOVED] Sent: Monday, February 04, 2002 3:57 PM Subject: R...

Re: FN-FORUM Bidding for work on Freelancers.net

date posted 4th February 2002 17:38

--part1_3d.18b4a035.299020e3_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Ive replyed to a few projects and have had a email back asing for some demo desig...

RE: FN-FORUM video on mobile phone

date posted 4th February 2002 17:26

Apparently there is a new mobile phone system coming out where you can actually talk to people! ;~) -----Original Message----- From: David King [EMAIL REMOVED] Sent: 04 February 2002 14:42 To: [E...

Re: FN-FORUM Bad Webdesign - Part2

date posted 4th February 2002 17:26

> My main comment is "Why three windows?" and "Why does one of them say > Goodbye before you've entered?????" Plus the some of the text is so small > it's actually greeked (I think). Why indeed - it...

RE: FN-FORUM email problem

date posted 4th February 2002 17:24

thanks Simon -I was sure it wasn't something I'd done......but the client was adamant it wasn't them! Andrew ____________________________ ANDREW WILSON PRODUCTIONS print design - web design - web ho...

Re: FN-FORUM web awards

date posted 4th February 2002 17:22

Thanks Peter Ebdon for the only bit of advice of any use. Fuck off the rest off you wankers...

Re: FN-FORUM Bad Webdesign

date posted 4th February 2002 17:21

Yes, and did you see Elvis on the back seat of the bus? Dave ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tony Crockford" [EMAIL REMOVED] To: [EMAIL REMOVED] Sent: Monday, February 04, 2002 2:04 PM Subject:...

Re: FN-FORUM email problem

date posted 4th February 2002 17:19

I guess it's a configuration error at their end - their email address is being transmitted as [EMAIL REMOVED] svr.co.uk Can't be an actual email address because of strange characters and...

Re: FN-FORUM email problem

date posted 4th February 2002 17:19

If it bounces when they send email you, how did they get the NDR to you? Get them to send an email to you ONLY, not a list, by hand-typing the email address. Is the person typing the address from s...

Re: FN-FORUM Bad Webdesign

date posted 4th February 2002 17:18

> I dont think the matrketeers or broadcasters/advertisind agencys care which > medium they use to get accross their message > Rich, have you never been in above the line/ below the line agency me...

Re: FN-FORUM Bad Webdesign - Part2 - magicpen

date posted 4th February 2002 17:18

> > www.themagicpen.co.uk (this is the name we did the work under.) > > Best viewed at 110 by 25000 resolution!!!????? > Best not viewed at all IMHO ;-) Paul...

Re: FN-FORUM monday quick site check

date posted 4th February 2002 17:18

> Wicked - didn't know there were any Waldorf schools outside Germany > What's a Waldorf school then? I know what they have for lunch, apples, lemon juice, raisins, celery, walnuts, and mayonnaise......

FN-FORUM Miserable Monday Fun!

date posted 4th February 2002 17:15

You might have already seen/come across these, but they're worth a second look! T :-) Quotes of the year > > Pat Glenn - Weightlifting Commentator: "This is Gregoriava from > > Bulgaria.... I sa...

Google goes Klingon

date posted 4th February 2002 17:13

Just for trekkies: http://www.google.com/advanced_search?hl=xx-klingon Is this serious?? All the best Ian...

Re: FN-FORUM Bad Webdesign - Part2

date posted 4th February 2002 17:11

I'm not going to Bitch at Rich but I really think that is horrible - sorry Rich but the product is a disappointment - I thought XBlade was going to be something really exciting - don't know what - bu...

Re: FN-FORUM timed jobs

date posted 4th February 2002 17:07

I've been searching for ages for it and can't find it anywhere, but I think it was pretty similar to the one Tony posted! Em ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul J White" [EMAIL REMOVED] To: [E...

Bidding for work on Freelancers.net

date posted 4th February 2002 17:05

Hi, I was wondering if people would share their experiences of contacting people regarding their projects posted on Freelancers.net. I've never had so much as a reply from anyone I've contacted rega...

freelancers.net

date posted 4th February 2002 17:05

Is anyone else experiencing a very slow site at www.freelancers.net? I need to update my profile but can't access my account... Ant....

Re: FN-FORUM Bad Webdesign - Part2

date posted 4th February 2002 15:56

I was on the verge of an epileptic fit after watching the flashing place holder for about 4 minutes! (40 seconds - bloody liar) And it was awful - I really hate nasty flash tat. Iain ----- Original...

RE: FN-FORUM Bad Webdesign - Part2

date posted 4th February 2002 15:54

No if I have to wait 10 seconds, I'm usually off to the net site. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL REMOVED] [EMAIL REMOVED] Behalf Of John Brunsdon Sent: 04 February 2002 14:00 To: freelance...

Re: FN-FORUM Bad Webdesign

date posted 4th February 2002 15:54

I dont think the matrketeers or broadcasters/advertisind agencys care which medium they use to get accross their message. I think the reason why they are so excited is because upto now terrestrial an...

email problem

date posted 4th February 2002 15:54

Hi all, I have a client trying to send me email which bounces back with this message below. Email address is correct - anyone know what is going on - maybe the client has something set up badly in...

contracts

date posted 4th February 2002 15:54

Afternoon one and all, I don't know if any of you knowledgeable souls can point me in the right direction, or even have a copy I could have a glance of. What I need is some form of contract which I...

Re: FN-FORUM video on mobile phone

date posted 4th February 2002 15:51

If you visit the Isle of Man now, you will find everyone staring blankly at their mobile phones and no one will lift their head to talk to you, and they won't see where they are going and bump into t...

Re: FN-FORUM Bad Webdesign - Part2

date posted 4th February 2002 15:51

I really hate those sites that have so many pop-ups it makes Windows crash (runs out of system resources). I now use a pop-up stopper, most of the time it works, got it from www.panicware.com Davi...

RE: FN-FORUM Bad Webdesign - Part2 - magicpen

date posted 4th February 2002 15:51

Good one ;~) -----Original Message----- From: Andrew Mottershead [EMAIL REMOVED] Sent: 04 February 2002 14:56 To: [EMAIL REMOVED] Subject: RE: FN-FORUM Bad Webdesign - Part2 - magicpen > www.th...

Contracts

date posted 4th February 2002 15:49

Afternoon one and all, I don't know if any of you knowledgeable souls can point me in the right direction, or even have a copy I could have a glance of. What I need is some form of contract which I...

RE: FN-FORUM monday quick site check

date posted 4th February 2002 15:48

Yeah second that, looks real nice Bob Best Regards Damian Thomas -------------------------------------------------- TWDMEDIA - Freelance New Media Design & Solutions Tel: 01639 750797 Mob: 07773 0...

RE: FN-FORUM Bad Webdesign - Part2 - magicpen

date posted 4th February 2002 15:48

> www.themagicpen.co.uk (this is the name we did the work under.) Best viewed at 110 by 25000 resolution!!!????? --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http:/...

Re: FN-FORUM monday quick site check

date posted 4th February 2002 15:44

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0046_01C1AD92.8459E980 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable looks very nic...

Re: FN-FORUM Bad Webdesign - Part2

date posted 4th February 2002 15:42

My main comment is "Why three windows?" and "Why does one of them say Goodbye before you've entered?????" Plus the some of the text is so small it's actually greeked (I think). It's just possible to...

Re: FN-FORUM Bad Webdesign

date posted 4th February 2002 15:40

Neelsh i think the palmtop phones are 320x160 rez quite big screens similar to the new gameboy advance. i think the main idea is video phoning with a spyhole camera obviously you can also stream ant...

accessibility

date posted 4th February 2002 15:36

After the recent thread on accessibility, I found this thread on Evolt quite entertaining... >> Does anyone else find it hilarious that ISOs site doesn't >> validate? >That's about as funny as the...

Re: FN-FORUM Bad Webdesign

date posted 4th February 2002 15:35

Also in the latest version of Adobe Premiere you can now add url links to a frame within the movie!!! Richard...

Re: FN-FORUM Bad Webdesign

date posted 4th February 2002 14:18

I cant beleive there are enough molecules in the air/ enough optic fibres to cope with all this bandwidth i suspect we will need in the future????? I asked BT weither their phonelines could cope wit...

Re: FN-FORUM Bad Webdesign

date posted 4th February 2002 14:17

does any1 go out for entertainment anymore? u know theres nothing like the cool splash of rain on ur cheeks (arse of course) to remind us we're human!...

Re: FN-FORUM Bad Webdesign - Part2

date posted 4th February 2002 14:16

> I'm not sure I think the 40+ seconds wait was worth it. Does anyone think it > is? After your warning, I took the step of timing it - two minutes and ten seconds!! Why, what is there in the site th...

RE: FN-FORUM Bad Webdesign

date posted 4th February 2002 14:15

Really ;~) -----Original Message----- it would be like using a website as some sort of TV ad. How daft. The mediums are totally different....

Re: FN-FORUM Bad Webdesign - Part2

date posted 4th February 2002 14:13

we are adding a tic tac toe game for people while they wait I think that should do it I always play it a few times which takes up at least 30 seconds. Its for kids so they should like it. Richard...

Re: FN-FORUM Bad Webdesign

date posted 4th February 2002 14:11

atleast though they are realising there is a difference between video on a large TV and video on a 2 inch phone display. Can you imagine if they didn't.. it would be like using a website as some sort...

RE: FN-FORUM Bad Webdesign

date posted 4th February 2002 14:03

>>Next thing you'll be telling me is that I should watch Video on my mobile >>phone! > >People already are! I knew that, I watch the telly too! (Nokia ad - on the bus!) > >I think its under test i...

RE: FN-FORUM Bad Webdesign

date posted 4th February 2002 14:02

Mobile phone companies appear to be some of the worst for finding new ways to cream money off people. My reason for not liking the idea of video over a mobile phone is that you will have to pay for i...

Re: FN-FORUM Bad Webdesign - Part2

date posted 4th February 2002 13:57

I had a look at xblade.co.uk. For me, it took much longer than 40 seconds to load, and the wait watching the flashing message was quite tedious. Why not provide some text or a few simple graphics tha...

Re: FN-FORUM Bad Webdesign

date posted 4th February 2002 13:50

> Next thing you'll be telling me is that I should watch Video on my mobile >>phone! > > > People already are! > > I think its under test in the isle of white/man or somewhere > with a mobile phon...

RE: FN-FORUM Another ASP question

date posted 4th February 2002 13:42

> I've found that if I have a text field with 10-Feb-2002 in it, if I change > it to a date field, it changes it to 10/02/02. I presume you mean the default date display in Access? (How a date field...

Re: FN-FORUM monday quick site check

date posted 4th February 2002 13:41

Very pretty Bob on IE5 Mac, nice pic of leaping children. on 4/2/02 11:55 am, Axel Segebrecht at [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote: >> Would anybody like to have a quick look at HYPERLINK >> "http://www.aberde...

Re: FN-FORUM Bad Webdesign - Part2

date posted 4th February 2002 13:41

>existing copy/images but would basically >be starting the design from scratch, what would you quote? Hi Paul we charged £600 for this including the original music. £200 of which is still payable...

RE: FN-FORUM Bad Webdesign - Part2

date posted 4th February 2002 13:38

That site is appalling, worse than the porn scam pop-ups you get cybersquatting. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL REMOVED] [EMAIL REMOVED] Behalf Of Paul J White Sent: 04 February 2002 12:56...

Re: FN-FORUM Bad Webdesign

date posted 4th February 2002 13:30

>Next thing you'll be telling me is that I should watch Video on my mobile >phone! People already are! I think its under test in the isle of white/man or somewhere with a mobile phone/palmtop thing...

Re: FN-FORUM monday quick site check

date posted 4th February 2002 13:21

> Would anybody like to have a quick look at HYPERLINK > "http://www.aberdeenwaldorf.co.uk/"www.aberdeenwaldorf.co.uk and tell > me of any glaring issues. It is a freeby site so lets not get > pedan...

Re: FN-FORUM Bad Webdesign - Part2

date posted 4th February 2002 13:16

> My first thought when a pop-up window appears is "More bloody spam!". > > So a pop-up as part of a web site is a bad idea IMO. Which brings me on to this... Someone has asked me to redesign their...

Office to share

date posted 4th February 2002 13:13

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0026_01C1AD7E.29D82440 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I have two desks...

RE: FN-FORUM Bad Webdesign

date posted 4th February 2002 13:06

>Excuse me: >I just wanted to say that with the new Moxi box coming into the UK >http://www.moxi.com/product.htm (which is flash/broadband compliant) >The web can become a medium for TV style entert...

RE: FN-FORUM web awards

date posted 4th February 2002 12:46

Really useful now, this forum, isn't it. Giles, your best bet is probably to email the webmasters of sites that have the awards you are interested in and see how they went about it. Cheers, Pete...

Re: FN-FORUM timed jobs

date posted 4th February 2002 12:44

> What? You mean you dont just make up numbers for customers who want > timesheets?!? :D > *lol* Ema had one but hasn't reinstalled it on the new PC - whether that's because it wasn't that useful, or...

Re: FN-FORUM web awards

date posted 4th February 2002 12:41

You have won the ''Steve's web award for the most simplistic marketing blag 2002'' Well done . ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Eckersall" [EMAIL REMOVED] To: [EMAIL REMOVED] Sent: Sunday,...

Re: FN-FORUM Bad Webdesign

date posted 4th February 2002 12:41

On Saturday 02 Feb 2002 9:48 am, jd wrote: > designers are always trying to engage (yes... > ENGAGE) the viewer - thats their effing job. >>And they're not DOING their effing job if they can't accep...

Re: FN-FORUM Bad Webdesign - Part2

date posted 4th February 2002 12:41

My first thought when a pop-up window appears is "More bloody spam!". So a pop-up as part of a web site is a bad idea IMO. On Friday 01 Feb 2002 9:25 pm, Dave Raza wrote: > Wow....82 posts about 'b...

RE: FN-FORUM monday quick site check

date posted 4th February 2002 12:37

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0010_01C1AD6F.03CE2060 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Really nice looking Bob -...

Re: FN-FORUM Bad Webdesign

date posted 4th February 2002 12:31

This conversation is getting really amusing, and I agree with Kathy. . Last night I read my kids the story of the King and his new clothes , and couldn't help thinking that the argument about the At...

Re: FN-FORUM monday quick site check

date posted 4th February 2002 12:31

> of any glaring issues. It is a freeby site so lets not get pedantic. > But why is Creche capitalised? No, I have to agree with Martin it looks nice & schooly! Paul ----- Original Message -----...

RE: FN-FORUM TV Internet WAS: 'YOU dont wanna do that!'

date posted 4th February 2002 12:30

Can you take me off the mailing list? Thanks >From: "Bob Gentle" [EMAIL REMOVED] >Reply-To: [EMAIL REMOVED] >To: [EMAIL REMOVED] >Subject: RE: FN-FORUM TV Internet WAS: 'YOU dont wanna do that!' >D...

Re: FN-FORUM Another ASP question

date posted 4th February 2002 12:30

That would work but that's where I'm having the problem - reformatting the date to what I want it to is coming out differently depending on some weird thing happening on the occasional day, which is...

Re: FN-FORUM Another ASP question

date posted 4th February 2002 12:30

> > found that I can't store that in a > > date field > > in an Access table > > Why not? > I've found that if I have a text field with 10-Feb-2002 in it, if I change it to a date field, it changes...

Re: FN-FORUM monday quick site check

date posted 4th February 2002 12:30

On Mon, 2002-02-04 at 11:05, Bob Gentle wrote: > "http://www.aberdeenwaldorf.co.uk/" your mailto: has a space in it otherwise it looks fine here (Mozilla/Linux) ;D -- Darren Beale mail at bealers...

RE: Re[2]: FN-FORUM timed jobs

date posted 4th February 2002 12:28

We actually have a web based project time and cost recording system, WebTime. We have developed a number of versions for various customers, if you are interested I can let you have demo UN and PW fo...

Re: FN-FORUM Bad Webdesign - Disabilities

date posted 4th February 2002 11:22

Only the portfolio and client sample sections of the site are visual, all the rest uses text to put your point across, so you could easily use HTML rather than flash. On Saturday 02 Feb 2002 12:49...

RE: FN-FORUM TV Internet WAS: 'YOU dont wanna do that!'

date posted 4th February 2002 11:21

Thank you Tony ;~) -----Original Message----- From: Tony Crockford [EMAIL REMOVED] Sent: 04 February 2002 11:17 To: [EMAIL REMOVED] Subject: RE: FN-FORUM TV Internet WAS: 'YOU dont wanna do that!...

RE: FN-FORUM TV Internet WAS: 'YOU dont wanna do that!'

date posted 4th February 2002 11:16

> >Martin >Do you get paid for being here at the forum.?? >do they pay you to be here?? Rich, How much to get you to stay away? ;o)...

Re[2]: FN-FORUM timed jobs

date posted 4th February 2002 11:16

What? You mean you dont just make up numbers for customers who want timesheets?!? :D Actually I just enter times into word documents, and tote up the hours and bill at the end of each month, I cant...

RE: FN-FORUM monday quick site check

date posted 4th February 2002 11:12

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RE: FN-FORUM Another ASP question

date posted 4th February 2002 11:12

> found that I can't store that in a > date field > in an Access table Why not? > make it a text field Bad idea, but if you really have to, use YYYY-MM-DD format so at least it sorts properly. Da...

Re: FN-FORUM Bad Webdesign

date posted 4th February 2002 11:11

On Saturday 02 Feb 2002 9:48 am, jd wrote: > designers are always trying to engage (yes... > ENGAGE) the viewer - thats their effing job. And they're not DOING their effing job if they can't accept...

RE: FN-FORUM TV Internet WAS: 'YOU dont wanna do that!'

date posted 4th February 2002 11:07

Too flippin right. Jeezis - that was one of the most stressfull events of the year so far. -----Original Message----- As you were last week ;~) -----Original Message----- we all get twitchy and...

monday quick site check

date posted 4th February 2002 11:05

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Re: FN-FORUM TV Internet WAS: 'YOU dont wanna do that!'

date posted 4th February 2002 11:05

End of January, weren't we all? on 4/2/02 10:49 am, Martin Kellie at [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote: > As you were last week ;~) > > -----Original Message----- > we all get twitchy and frantic at the end o...

Re: FN-FORUM Another ASP question

date posted 4th February 2002 11:03

> Yes, I've used that before but found that I can't store that in a date field > in an Access table and if I make it a text field, when I try to sort it I > get it in the order like this: > > 10-Jan-...

Re: FN-FORUM TV Internet WAS: 'YOU dont wanna do that!'

date posted 4th February 2002 11:02

Bob Nice to hear we work in oil too. (Most of our customers work with oil) http://www.tbsac.freeserve.co.uk/history.htm So we may call you when we need you :o) ----- Original Message ----- From: Bob...

Re: FN-FORUM TV Internet WAS: 'YOU dont wanna do that!'

date posted 4th February 2002 10:56

Martin Do you get paid for being here at the forum.?? do they pay you to be here?? ----- Original Message ----- From: British Students Art Collection To: [EMAIL REMOVED] Sent: 04 February 2002 10:28...

RE: FN-FORUM TV Internet WAS: 'YOU dont wanna do that!'

date posted 4th February 2002 10:49

As you were last week ;~) -----Original Message----- we all get twitchy and frantic at the end of the month....

RE: FN-FORUM timed jobs

date posted 4th February 2002 10:45

Have you tried this one: http://www.allnetic.com/index.html?home3wtt...

RE: FN-FORUM TV Internet WAS: 'YOU dont wanna do that!'

date posted 4th February 2002 10:44

I run a company called Interactive Resoucing Ltd. I do design, a bit of coding (the easy stuff.) as well as project management and some other stuff. My job is really to keep things moving and look...

RE: FN-FORUM Search and replace utility

date posted 4th February 2002 10:39

so will > dreamweaver/UltraDev and they will search and replace either > the code or the viewable text in pages that are not open at all This is true of the file is html, asp, jsp or any of the de...

RE: FN-FORUM timed jobs

date posted 4th February 2002 10:26

I'd be very interested in this too. It's a pain in the arse tring to work out how long you *really* spent on a job. I've seen piles of good Palm OS apps which do this but I've never come across a P...

RE: FN-FORUM web awards

date posted 4th February 2002 10:23

Mind you, however much I like the analogy of tits on a bull, I would say that if you can find an excuse to give awards away and get gazillions of people to sport your logo with an embedded hyperlink...

Re: FN-FORUM TV Internet WAS: 'YOU dont wanna do that!'

date posted 4th February 2002 10:22

I see from the message below that you are very helpful martin Nice sites, so much better than Telemate.TV -------------------- I run a local (North East) music listings site (with the invaluable hel...

Re: FN-FORUM TV Internet WAS: 'YOU dont wanna do that!'

date posted 4th February 2002 10:22

are they the customers of the company you work for is it your company?? ----- Original Message ----- From: Martin Kellie To: [EMAIL REMOVED] Sent: 04 February 2002 10:07 Subject: RE: FN-FORUM TV In...

Re: FN-FORUM Another ASP question

date posted 4th February 2002 10:19

Yes, I've used that before but found that I can't store that in a date field in an Access table and if I make it a text field, when I try to sort it I get it in the order like this: 10-Jan-2002 12-J...

RE: FN-FORUM TV Internet WAS: 'YOU dont wanna do that!'

date posted 4th February 2002 10:07

A lot of large corporations world wide -----Original Message----- From: British Students Art Collection [EMAIL REMOVED] Sent: 04 February 2002 10:09 To: [EMAIL REMOVED] Subject: Re: FN-FORUM TV I...

Re: FN-FORUM TV Internet WAS: 'YOU dont wanna do that!'

date posted 4th February 2002 10:07

what do you do Bob?? what do you specialise in? ----- Original Message ----- From: Bob Gentle To: [EMAIL REMOVED] Sent: 04 February 2002 09:42 Subject: RE: FN-FORUM TV Internet WAS: 'YOU dont wanna...

Re: FN-FORUM Search and replace utility

date posted 4th February 2002 10:05

When you do a find and replace in Textpad you have the option of searching the active document or all documents that you have open in your list. It may struggle with having 100 + pages open but it wi...

Re: FN-FORUM TV Internet WAS: 'YOU dont wanna do that!'

date posted 4th February 2002 10:03

who are your customers??? what area?? ----- Original Message ----- From: Martin Kellie To: [EMAIL REMOVED] Sent: 04 February 2002 09:45 Subject: RE: FN-FORUM TV Internet WAS: 'YOU dont wanna do that...

RE: FN-FORUM TV Internet WAS: 'YOU dont wanna do that!'

date posted 4th February 2002 09:59

LOL -----Original Message----- From: Carla Boulton [EMAIL REMOVED] Sent: 04 February 2002 09:56 To: [EMAIL REMOVED] Subject: Re: FN-FORUM TV Internet WAS: 'YOU dont wanna do that!' Yes, we all k...

Re: FN-FORUM TV Internet WAS: 'YOU dont wanna do that!'

date posted 4th February 2002 09:55

Yes, we all know Martin is the Michael Winner of frozen food on 4/2/02 9:42 am, Bob Gentle at [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote: > Something tells me Rich has not been paying attention in class these > last tw...

Re: FN-FORUM web awards

date posted 4th February 2002 09:53

free web awards are about as usefull as tits on a bull and an icon to say you are a member of the html writers guild Ink ===== C'mon do it http://www.makemoneywithsms.com?rid=641 "The only Zen yo...

RE: FN-FORUM timed jobs

date posted 4th February 2002 09:47

Explain further, do you mean schedule a job at a partciular time or that works out how long a job takes? -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL REMOVED] [EMAIL REMOVED] Behalf Of Andrew Maynes Sent...

Re: FN-FORUM Mac question

date posted 4th February 2002 09:45

I use connectix virtual pc on my mac, i think they also do a virtual mac for pc aswell. the VPC runs a fully working pc operating system within the mac running a copy of win 98. realy useful!! on...

RE: FN-FORUM TV Internet WAS: 'YOU dont wanna do that!'

date posted 4th February 2002 09:45

I do helpdesk work and web coding. You still want that picture of me? -----Original Message----- From: British Students Art Collection [EMAIL REMOVED] Sent: 03 February 2002 14:53 To: [EMAIL REM...

RE: FN-FORUM TV Internet WAS: 'YOU dont wanna do that!'

date posted 4th February 2002 09:43

Yeehaw/ -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL REMOVED] [EMAIL REMOVED] On Behalf Of UK-i Net Sent: Sunday, February 03, 2002 3:07 PM To: [EMAIL REMOVED] Subject: RE: FN-FORUM TV Internet WA...

RE: FN-FORUM TV Internet WAS: 'YOU dont wanna do that!'

date posted 4th February 2002 09:43

Something tells me Rich has not been paying attention in class these last two years. Martin Kellie wrote: >We live in hope What do you do martin?? -----Original Message----- From: British Studen...

timed jobs

date posted 4th February 2002 09:18

Does anyone use software that times a job using different applications? ********************************************************************** Information in this email is confidential and may be pr...

RE: FN-FORUM Search and replace utility

date posted 4th February 2002 08:41

I originally thought tit == was this however, because of the wqay it was being expressed I thought it could have been something else...something more sinister!!! Textpad cant gothrough() a whole dir...

Re: FN-FORUM Another ASP question

date posted 4th February 2002 08:37

Hi, another way to write the date in is to make it unambiguous. Instead of dd/mm/yyyy which invariably gets screwed up by SQL into mm/dd/yyyy - well it does for me, is to format dates to this 03 Feb...

Re: FN-FORUM Search and replace utility

date posted 4th February 2002 07:59

Of course Textpad can do this as well! Iain ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andrew Maynes" [EMAIL REMOVED] To: [EMAIL REMOVED] Sent: Sunday, February 03, 2002 10:31 PM Subject: RE: FN-FORUM Sear...

Re: FN-FORUM Bad Webdesign/accessibility

date posted 4th February 2002 07:58

Quite right, sorry Rick you did say 'lots of them do, every day' - I was, after reading all that stuff getting a bit wound up. I was echoing your point. I also have colleague with no sight at all, s...

Re: FN-FORUM quark get picture

date posted 4th February 2002 07:55

Under the 'file' menu (I think) there are options for setting preferences and in there you should find the picture preview quality. The final print is called not from the visible document you are ed...

Re: FN-FORUM quark get picture

date posted 4th February 2002 07:51

Ben Have a look at the image in Photoshop is the quality good there, what is the resolution and the image size? Though the images on screen in Quark are only representations, if the quality of the...

Re: FN-FORUM Mac question x 3

date posted 4th February 2002 07:48

Theres's often quite a few in MacWorld or Mac Format. A Power Mac (with a modem) or an iMac would do the job Carla on 3/2/02 9:50 pm, Tony Crockford at [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote: > I guess a Mac emul...

Re: FN-FORUM quark get picture

date posted 4th February 2002 01:08

> Isn't what you see on the screen in Quark just a preview image - you get > the full quality images only when printed? That's certainly the case when I use it. I think you can choose to show full-r...

Re: FN-FORUM Bad Webdesign

date posted 4th February 2002 00:16

if your going to reply to me, try not to snip my comment out > on 2/2/02 11:04 am, Rick [Kitty5] at [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote: > > >> do blind people look at the internet - i think not >> Lots of them...



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