Freelancers Forum Messages on Monday July 29th 2002
FN-FORUM Pipex Settings
date posted 29th July 2002 21:43
Posted once before.
Anyone help with Pipex ADSL settings?
Please.
TIA
Steve...
RE: FN-FORUM Hosting Quandary
date posted 29th July 2002 21:41
Thanks Andrew, Andrew & Geraint. Plenty to think about now. Not sure which
route I will take at the moment, but a site-redirect sounds like a good
option.
Regards
Darren Spink
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RE: FN-FORUM Hosting Quandary
date posted 29th July 2002 21:38
Also - apart from dc-hosting - is the free mySQL hosting available at
www.portlandsql.co.uk for a small db.
I have a couple of client who have php with the mySQL mod but no mySQL
server - I've used...
RE: FN-FORUM Hosting Quandary
date posted 29th July 2002 21:34
Hello there Darren,
I don't think you can go wrong with DC Hosting (www.dc-hosting.com) -
here is a snip from their site for 100MB 'nix hosting with PHP/MySQL
unlimited email and stats etc etc etc......
RE: FN-FORUM Hosting Quandary
date posted 29th July 2002 20:36
Agreed
Andrew
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Re: FN-FORUM Hosting Quandary
date posted 29th July 2002 20:30
Hiya,
There's may be a small problem here...some hosts don't allow MySQL
connections from outside the local host or a known set of addresses (i.e.
their servers). Either way, they're gonna be paying...
Re: FN-FORUM Hosting Quandary
date posted 29th July 2002 20:23
it should all be fine, as long as the webservers are not to far apart and
latency isnt an issue
SQL uses small ammounts of bandwith
it is worth saying tho that a lot of providers have mysql setup in...
RE: FN-FORUM Hosting Quandary
date posted 29th July 2002 20:04
Darren
There isnt a problem here at all. Setup a new domain and hosting package keep
the existing site and make all the MySQL connections using php to the DB host
all it involves is using the db con...
RE: FN-FORUM Hosting Quandary
date posted 29th July 2002 20:03
They don't have a site at the moment...but they bought hosting when they got
the domain... the hosting only has PHP and not MySQL
Regards
Darren Spink
TEL: +44(0)113 253 4750
FAX: +44(0)113 253 16...
RE: FN-FORUM Hosting Quandary
date posted 29th July 2002 19:58
are you saying the present site has php? Presuming they do there isnt a problem.
Andrew
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Hosting Quandary
date posted 29th July 2002 19:48
The situation is as follows.
My client has a domain registered through business serve, he uses a dialup
to them to connect, email and such is also set-up through them. They
however can't provide the...
RE: FN-FORUM windows 2000 books
date posted 29th July 2002 19:43
I've got an old copy of "windows 95 for dummies" surely there can't be
too much difference? : )
regards
Andrew Mottershead
Web Developer
Mindstream Web Design
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Re: FN-FORUM Grapic font question
date posted 29th July 2002 18:15
For future reference...
Make a mask for the picture layer, on the masked layer put the text in
white and the area surrounding in black. This should mean you can just
see the picture where the text...
Re: FN-FORUM PHP/MySql hosting
date posted 29th July 2002 17:58
I use http://www.ezysite.co.uk/ - a guy called Andrew
runs the small but reliable company in the North East.
On Mon, 29 July 2002, "Darren Spink" wrote:
>
> Can anyone recommend a host for PHP/MyS...
Re: FN-FORUM PHP/MySql hosting
date posted 29th July 2002 17:50
on 29/7/02 4:08 pm, Darren Spink at [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
> Can anyone recommend a host for PHP/MySQL. I am looking for something cheap
> and reliable for a client of mine. They already have some...
RE: FN-FORUM PHP/MySql hosting
date posted 29th July 2002 17:50
>Try http://www.xcalibre.co.uk - I've been with them for a few years now and
>they're great! They're never too busy to respond to silly questions and
>they're happy to help with installing server stuf...
RE: FN-FORUM PHP/MySql hosting
date posted 29th July 2002 17:48
you will need to have a domain associated with the MySQL DB
mail me off forum
Andrew
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Re: FN-FORUM PHP/MySql hosting
date posted 29th July 2002 17:24
Hi Darren,
Try http://www.xcalibre.co.uk - I've been with them for a few years now and
they're great! They're never too busy to respond to silly questions and
they're happy to help with installing se...
PHP/MySql hosting
date posted 29th July 2002 17:07
Can anyone recommend a host for PHP/MySQL. I am looking for something cheap
and reliable for a client of mine. They already have some PHH web space but
want something for a MySQL Database. The plan...
Re: FN-FORUM recruiter percentage fees?
date posted 29th July 2002 16:45
Elizabeth,
If you are considering recruiting for yourself rather than setting up an
agency then you could get your job put online free via your local job centre
I think it's www.jobcentreplus.gov.uk...
Re: FN-FORUM windows 2000 books
date posted 29th July 2002 16:33
Well, from what I noticed, quite a lot of their Network Infrastructure stuff
was wrong - still doing sub-netting NT-style, for example.
Kathy
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RE: FN-FORUM Grapic font question
date posted 29th July 2002 16:31
Don't know why you don't just set the background up as a texture and use
the Layer Styles texture overlay. Text remains fully editable if you do
that,
Hutch
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Re: FN-FORUM recruiter percentage fees?
date posted 29th July 2002 16:27
Between 15% and 25% but I've seen 40% and some agencies make a point of
saying that they only take 9% or 11%
Considering that they seem to do nothing but stick an advert on Jobserve and
factor the pa...
Re: FN-FORUM Grapic font question
date posted 29th July 2002 16:18
> Only thing is, when I paste the text into a new blank, it turns out to be
a
> bit rough at the edges, so I need to do some smoothing work on it.
>
Oh, you don't want to do it like that, it will be v...
RE: FN-FORUM windows 2000 books
date posted 29th July 2002 16:02
Didn't seem to work...
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Re: FN-FORUM Grapic font question
date posted 29th July 2002 15:59
Thanks to all who replied. I got it to work by using a combination of the
advice.
Typed the text on the picture. Used the magic wand and 'Select similar',
then on Layer Options I changed the mode to...
Re: FN-FORUM Grapic font question
date posted 29th July 2002 15:58
Thanks to all who replied. I got it to work by using a combination of the
advice.
Typed the text on the picture. Used the magic wand and 'Select similar',
then on Layer Options I changed the mode to...
RE: FN-FORUM recruiter percentage fees?
date posted 29th July 2002 15:57
Hi Elizabeth,
There is no one paticular method but 20% of their annual pay for perms
sounds about right I think!! But some places only charge this if the
employee stays for at least X amount fo time...
RE: FN-FORUM recruiter percentage fees?
date posted 29th July 2002 15:54
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17.5 - 20 % seems about norma...
RE: FN-FORUM recruiter percentage fees?
date posted 29th July 2002 15:51
oh forgot about that, you're right... we should treat them nicely because they
only care for everyone other than themselves....
Andrew
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RE: FN-FORUM windows 2000 books
date posted 29th July 2002 15:51
That's what I am using
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Re: FN-FORUM recruiter percentage fees?
date posted 29th July 2002 15:44
Andrew,
How could you?
I've always found recruiters and agents the most helpful and considerate
people in the world, they always ring you back when you leave them a
message, they never post non ex...
RE: FN-FORUM recruiter percentage fees?
date posted 29th July 2002 15:40
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RE: FN-FORUM recruiter percentage fees?
date posted 29th July 2002 15:36
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recruiter percentage fees?
date posted 29th July 2002 15:27
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Anyone have any idea what the...
Re: FN-FORUM windows 2000 books
date posted 29th July 2002 15:00
Mark Minasi's Mastering Win2k Server
Kathy
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RE: FN-FORUM windows 2000 books
date posted 29th July 2002 14:42
If you want to cheat and just pass the exams but not know what you are
really doing www.cramsessions.com is really good....
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RE: FN-FORUM windows 2000 books
date posted 29th July 2002 14:33
I found the Microsoft press books for the MCSE course on Win2K good....
Regards
Darren Spink
TEL: +44(0)113 253 4750
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windows 2000 books
date posted 29th July 2002 14:30
Hi all
Could anyone recommend a good book for a budding win2k adminstrator?
Norman...
Re[4]: FN-FORUM blue hue
date posted 29th July 2002 13:22
You obviously arent beating it hard enough then ;)
-- Richard
http://www.rwatt.co.uk
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RE: Re[2]: FN-FORUM blue hue
date posted 29th July 2002 12:55
it was the first thing I tried!!!
Andrew
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PHP/MySQL/LINUX Work
date posted 29th July 2002 12:31
Hi Guys
We are looking for someone to work on a permanent basis from our Reading
town centre office.
The primary skills required are PHP, and MySQL running on a Linux platform.
We are looking to pay...
Re: FN-FORUM Grapic font question
date posted 29th July 2002 12:26
Caveat--I haven't used PSP for a while. I have the design ability of a
barbecued duck.
Open graphic to use as background (if not gradient or solid fill)
Create new image
Text tool
Type text and leavi...
Re[2]: FN-FORUM blue hue
date posted 29th July 2002 12:25
I recommended this cure the other day to a customer when they
complained my site had made their computer go all purple;
Me : 'lean over the the side of the monitor, and put your hand there'
Customer...
RE: FN-FORUM blue hue
date posted 29th July 2002 12:20
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What,
you wanna pay for his monitor?
It's not a question of being a...
RE: FN-FORUM blue hue
date posted 29th July 2002 12:15
I was waiting for that LOL
Andrew
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RE: FN-FORUM blue hue
date posted 29th July 2002 12:05
Andrew,
Don’t be sucha tight arse and go get another damn monitor ;-)
In fact I have a few spare....not big though.
Got one 17 that DOES have a broken pin....it was easier to buy a monitor
than ju...
RE: FN-FORUM blue hue
date posted 29th July 2002 12:00
just checked and it is the same...
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RE: FN-FORUM blue hue
date posted 29th July 2002 11:48
okey dokey Dan
will be patient and hopefully it will sort itself out i am going to give the
pins a clean...
Andrew
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Re: FN-FORUM blue hue
date posted 29th July 2002 11:41
Don't give up yet. If it has been magnetised, it often takes a few days to
sort itself out.
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Re: FN-FORUM Grapic font question
date posted 29th July 2002 11:40
Oh yeah....overdoing it would be a definate no no! :-)
Its the sort of thing you see on the pizza menus that come through the door
:-D
Although saying that, it can look quite cool........sometimes....
RE: FN-FORUM blue hue
date posted 29th July 2002 11:27
Sounds like a bad connection symptom to me. You could try cleaning the pins
and reseating the graphics card. Is the monitor OK on another PC?
David Nye
http://dnye.co.uk
Business Systems, Database &...
RE: FN-FORUM blue hue
date posted 29th July 2002 11:21
just moved everything into an empty room and niche... the hue is still glowing
nicely in the top left. looks like I have a spare monitor, expensive
considering all its good for is typing copy...
che...
Re: FN-FORUM Grapic font question
date posted 29th July 2002 11:19
Yes, that will also work - although the magic wand is not always as accurate
as you need it to be for getting the selection dead on. Should be ok for
text though.
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Re[2]: FN-FORUM Hosting Terms and conditions
date posted 29th July 2002 11:18
Thats what most people do, I think BT business hosting had quite a
good one too.
-- Richard
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Monday, July 29, 2002, 10:20:52 AM, you wrote:
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RE: FN-FORUM blue hue
date posted 29th July 2002 11:04
It's also useful to know that if the shadow mask (the metal grid just behind
the phosphors that coat the inside of the screen) gets magnetised, the
degauss feature of the monitor might not be quite po...
Re: FN-FORUM Anyone looking for a fulltime position ?
date posted 29th July 2002 11:01
> The role would be based in Melbourne Derby
>
Sounds more like a horse race than a job location ;-)
Paul....
Re: FN-FORUM Grapic font question
date posted 29th July 2002 11:00
> Photoshop. Just have the image you want for the fill on one layer and the
> text on another, then hold down ALT and place your mouse over the 2 layers
> in the layer menu (you will see a little blac...
Re: FN-FORUM Grapic font question
date posted 29th July 2002 10:53
select your tect withthe magic wand then select similar so you have all the
text selected then simply copy your picture to the desktop and paste into
the selection
Richard
www.studentsart.com
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Re: FN-FORUM Grapic font question
date posted 29th July 2002 10:51
Im not sure what application you're using, but its fairly simple in
Photoshop. Just have the image you want for the fill on one layer and the
text on another, then hold down ALT and place your mouse o...
Anyone looking for a fulltime position ?
date posted 29th July 2002 10:49
Hi guys,
Is there anyone out there looking for a fulltime graphic design position
?
This role will be mainly focused on print work and logo design and maybe
a bit of story boarding so the following...
Re: FN-FORUM blue hue
date posted 29th July 2002 10:37
Other Monitors can be the source of the problem (if they are too close). But
this is often caused by putting something magnetic near the screen - usually
a speaker.
Dan
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Re: FN-FORUM accessibility - device independance
date posted 29th July 2002 10:27
Yes, I've read this, I would imagine that websites would be covered in
the service providers part (providers of goods, facilities or services).
The act makes it illegal to refuse to provide, or deli...
FN-FORUM Grapic font question
date posted 29th July 2002 10:26
Thanks for previous advice about my box graphic. Paul White is helping me on
that off-forum.
Another graphics problem... I used to know how to do this in paint Shop Pro,
but I've forgotten, but it ca...
RE: FN-FORUM blue hue
date posted 29th July 2002 10:25
Not all of the pins need to be there, so having a pin missing isn't
neccessarily a bad thing.
I think that the magnetic interference sounds far more likely a cause of
your problems, especially since...
RE: FN-FORUM blue hue
date posted 29th July 2002 10:25
very useful Cheers Dennis
Andrew
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RE: FN-FORUM blue hue
date posted 29th July 2002 10:21
My first thoughts were that it was the fax machine as I did move it over the
weekend, but alas it has been told off and it is now sulking in the corner of
the office
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Re: FN-FORUM Hosting Terms and conditions
date posted 29th July 2002 10:20
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RE: FN-FORUM blue hue
date posted 29th July 2002 10:18
I don't know either.
I do know that I shouldn't make jokes on a Monday morning though.
Mainly cos they're crap.
At 09:59 29/07/2002 +0100, you wrote:
>I dont know Henry Hughes? What would happen if...
RE: FN-FORUM blue hue
date posted 29th July 2002 10:13
all other monitors have been turned off :( no change
Andrew
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RE: FN-FORUM blue hue
date posted 29th July 2002 10:13
pin number 9: no connect. So I guess its not the pin then.
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Re: FN-FORUM blue hue
date posted 29th July 2002 10:11
on 28/7/02 7:43 pm, Andrew Maynes at [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
> One of my monitors has sprung a blue hue in the top left corner is this the
> symptom of a very soon to be chucker or is there a cure?
>...
Re: FN-FORUM blue hue
date posted 29th July 2002 10:09
Sometimes there is no pin 9 (middle row, right of centre as you look at it)
.
Kathy
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Re: FN-FORUM blue hue
date posted 29th July 2002 09:59
In fact
http://www.bbdsoft.com/video.html
Shows that some pins are not required
Dennis
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Re: FN-FORUM blue hue
date posted 29th July 2002 09:58
Have a look at
http://www.ati.com/support/connectors/pinouts/pinoutsforvga.html
To determine if the missing pin is relevant to your problem
Dennis
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Re: FN-FORUM blue hue
date posted 29th July 2002 09:57
Other monitors can do it. Any change when you turn nearby monitors off?
Kathy
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RE: FN-FORUM blue hue
date posted 29th July 2002 09:56
I dont know Henry Hughes? What would happen if I wore blue tinted glasses?
Andrew
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Thanks
date posted 29th July 2002 09:53
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RE: FN-FORUM blue hue
date posted 29th July 2002 09:47
what happens if you wear blue tinted glasses?
At 09:27 29/07/2002 +0100, you wrote:
>cheers, looks like another monitor bites the dust... the only electrical
>devices
>near are fax printers, boxes a...
RE: FN-FORUM blue hue
date posted 29th July 2002 09:42
Kathy, just looked at the connection and there is a pin missing on the connector
to the pc. Not sure whether it is supposed to be, my other monitor connections
do not have any pins missing but are of...
Re: FN-FORUM accessibility - device independance
date posted 29th July 2002 09:39
There is some legislation in the UK - the Disability Discrimination Act -
which is meant to apply to web sites as well but as far as I know it has
never been tested.
Karl
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RE: FN-FORUM blue hue
date posted 29th July 2002 09:25
cheers, looks like another monitor bites the dust... the only electrical devices
near are fax printers, boxes and monitors!!!
Andrew
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Re: FN-FORUM blue hue
date posted 29th July 2002 09:20
Check the connector to the monitor, then. Pin may be bent or not quite in
contact. What other equipment is nearby?
Kathy
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Hosting Terms and conditions
date posted 29th July 2002 09:04
Hi all
Has anyone got quite a simple terms and conditions doc for hosting accounts
that I could chop and change? just about to do some localised advertising so
want to make sure I'm covered just in c...
RE: FN-FORUM blue hue
date posted 29th July 2002 09:04
The fact that it changes as you turn it says there is something magnetic
affecting it. Is there something like a radiator nearby or on the other
side of the wall? I will be something simple like that....
RE: FN-FORUM blue hue
date posted 29th July 2002 09:03
It could be something like magnetic interference (as per other posting)
- I guess you could try moving all electrical devices clear of the area
and see what happens - other than that, 'fraid I can't r...
RE: FN-FORUM blue hue
date posted 29th July 2002 08:48
tried that, no difference at all :( what is strange is that the hue changes
shades when the monitor is swivelled from facing left to facing right!
Andrew
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RE: FN-FORUM blue hue
date posted 29th July 2002 08:44
Mike i had the same problem a few years ago when I stuck a wide screen tv on a
couple of speakers it was rainbow city, didnt take too long to work out it was
the speakers so moved them.
Unfortunately...
RE: FN-FORUM Swing when you're suing
date posted 29th July 2002 08:40
no but if you were looking for Gary Barlow and found Robbie Williams who has doe
the right keywords!
Andrew
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