Freelancers Forum Messages on Tuesday March 16th 2004
RE: FN-FORUM: laptop retailers?
date posted 16th March 2004 23:27
> > I got a Dell D500 with 512, mobile P4 1.4, wireless, Ethernet,
> CDRW, three
> > years onsite support, from factory outlet for 730. Worth a look.
>
> Thanks for the suggestion, what's the URL?
>...
RE: FN-FORUM: laptop retailers?
date posted 16th March 2004 23:17
> I got a Dell D500 with 512, mobile P4 1.4, wireless, Ethernet, CDRW, three
> years onsite support, from factory outlet for 730. Worth a look.
Thanks for the suggestion, what's the URL?
Cheers
Eli...
RE: FN-FORUM: Hosting providers - South of France
date posted 16th March 2004 23:09
www.online.fr covers all France and have Engilsh as well as French
control panel etc, but you can get hosting worldwide.
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FN-FORUM: Designers in Belgium
date posted 16th March 2004 23:07
Hi All,
My sister is living in Belgium an is looking for a design agency to get
some experience from, do any of you know of any?
She is studying graphics design at the Uni there and wants to get a...
Re: FN-FORUM: laptop retailers?
date posted 16th March 2004 22:27
I got a Dell D500 with 512, mobile P4 1.4, wireless, Ethernet, CDRW, three
years onsite support, from factory outlet for 730. Worth a look.
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Re: FN-FORUM: [OT] Very [OT] Stag Do help...
date posted 16th March 2004 22:25
If you want to go, S Tyne FSB is organizing a trip for £5 (includes pie and
peas) in July. Guests welcome. I also bet we're the only FSB branch that
holds committee meetings in a real ale pub...
We...
RE: FN-FORUM: Log analyzers
date posted 16th March 2004 22:20
> I am looking for a good log analyzer that does dns lookups??
>
> Are there any good free (open source) programs that people recommend?
It's not free but I recently found Web Log Storming and it's...
Re: FN-FORUM: [OT] Very [OT] Stag Do help...
date posted 16th March 2004 20:32
Andy Connor wrote:
> Hmmm I am attending a stag do in Newcastle Upon Tyne at the end of April and
> 1st May! Apparently we are going to the dog racing with dinner and free
> entry into Julies night c...
FN-FORUM: [Fwd: Normans Stag Doo]
date posted 16th March 2004 20:17
FWD message from MK - still following the forum but unable to post.
What's the score then Norman?
Cheers, Paul.
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Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2004 1...
Re: FN-FORUM: Hosting providers - South of France
date posted 16th March 2004 19:37
On Tuesday 16 Mar 2004 3:54 pm, rich wrote:
> Hi all
>
> Anyone got any recommendations on hosting providers in France (preferab=
ly
> the south eastern/cote d'azur region) - need the usual suspects i...
Re: FN-FORUM: Which OS?
date posted 16th March 2004 18:50
On Tue, Mar 16, 2004 at 06:58:23PM -0000, John Wards wrote:
> A week! Took me 2 weeks my first time around (I was trying to get dual
> screen radeon working though...), then only a day the second time...
Re: FN-FORUM: Personal Payment Processors - PayPal?
date posted 16th March 2004 18:48
Julian Voelcker wrote:
> Hi Matt,
>
>>nochex.com (web only iirc)
>>fastpay.co.uk from Natwest (web/mobile)
>>payhound.com (web/mobile)
>
> Do you have any experience with any of these?
I've only ha...
Re: FN-FORUM: Laptop problem
date posted 16th March 2004 18:17
Hello
The laptop has WinXP Home installed, I have told him to take it to a
specialist shop rathe than messing about with it himself in a heath robinson
fashion and screwing it completely but I wouldn...
Re: FN-FORUM: Email server solutions
date posted 16th March 2004 18:11
Mapi, and AD integration, if you need it. Otherwise nothing.
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Kathy
http://www.vendetta.co.uk
+44(0)7005 982 261
DNRC Minis...
Re: FN-FORUM: Email server solutions
date posted 16th March 2004 18:00
Jonathan Chong wrote:
>
> Hi guys
>
> Has anyone used Microsoft Exchange before? What are the benefits over
> Qmail (if any).
Job security. Security patches since release:
qmail: 0
exchange (any...
Re: FN-FORUM: Which OS?
date posted 16th March 2004 17:53
On Tue, 2004-03-16 at 17:54, Aaron Brailsford wrote:
> On Tue, Mar 16, 2004 at 04:29:58PM -0000, John Wards wrote:
> >
> > Gentoo Linux. Become a linux expert in a weekend and tell your friends
>
>...
Re: FN-FORUM: Log analyzers
date posted 16th March 2004 17:51
At 17:43 on Tuesday, 16 Mar 2004, Alan Lloyd wrote:
>
> Hello
>
> I am looking for a good log analyzer that does dns lookups??
>
> Are there any good free (open source) programs that people recommend...
Re: FN-FORUM: Log analyzers
date posted 16th March 2004 17:38
Alan Lloyd wrote:
> I am looking for a good log analyzer that does dns lookups??
>
> Are there any good free (open source) programs that people recommend?
If you're OK with something running server...
Re: FN-FORUM: Log analyzers
date posted 16th March 2004 17:36
On Tue, 2004-03-16 at 17:43, Alan Lloyd wrote:
> Hello
>
> I am looking for a good log analyzer that does dns lookups??
>
> Are there any good free (open source) programs that people recommend?
I t...
FN-FORUM: bowmac.net
date posted 16th March 2004 17:30
Has anyone come across bowmac.net?
They offer webmarketing services.
Is it another iomart?
Paul....
RE: FN-FORUM: FScommand exec
date posted 16th March 2004 17:26
No worries sorted it...
:.:.:. A t o m i c P h u s e .:.:.:...
RE: FN-FORUM: laptop retailers?
date posted 16th March 2004 17:24
I've just got a Dell Precision M60 from budget-it.com. About =A3500 =
cheaper than buying from Dell. Or try the dell factory outlet thing.
Cheers
ANdy=20
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FN-FORUM: FScommand exec
date posted 16th March 2004 17:18
I have the following:
on (press) {
fscommand("exec", "flashgeek.exe");
}
the flashgeek.exe should launch a browser window, but it doesn't work
when called from the standalone player. Any ideas?...
Re: FN-FORUM: Laptop problem
date posted 16th March 2004 17:04
At 17:08 on Tuesday, 16 Mar 2004, John Kyle wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> A friend of mine has just sent me an email saying his Vaio laptop is
> displaying the message Operating System Not Found. This sounds...
Re: FN-FORUM: Laptop problem
date posted 16th March 2004 17:00
Hi John,
Did he drop it by any chance just before this error appeared? ;)
Also, I assume we are talking about Windows, what variety? (98, 2000, XP
etc.)
-jp
John Kyle wrote:
> Hello,
>
> A frien...
Re: FN-FORUM: Which OS?
date posted 16th March 2004 16:49
On Tue, Mar 16, 2004 at 04:29:58PM -0000, John Wards wrote:
> On Tue, 2004-03-16 at 16:22, [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
> > I'm getting a second hand SGI 330 Dual PIII 1000 workstation next week.
> >
> > N...
Re: FN-FORUM: Laptop problem
date posted 16th March 2004 16:46
On Tue, Mar 16, 2004 at 05:08:54PM -0000, John Kyle wrote:
> A friend of mine has just sent me an email saying his Vaio laptop is
> displaying the message Operating System Not Found. This sounds to me...
FN-FORUM: OT: Crapness
date posted 16th March 2004 16:45
Sorry about this.
It's unforgivably shit, but it's making me laugh so I thought I'd post it.
http://www.monsterland.co.uk/csstest/daft4.php
roll over my pretty faces....
FN-FORUM: Log analyzers
date posted 16th March 2004 16:38
Hello
I am looking for a good log analyzer that does dns lookups??
Are there any good free (open source) programs that people recommend?
Thanks in advance
Alan...
Re: FN-FORUM: Laptop problem
date posted 16th March 2004 16:38
it COULD be the Master Boot Record (MBR) if it is simply that, that has
been damaged/deleted, then he should still be able to bot from a rescue
floppy and execut "fixmbr" once booted. This is assumi...
FN-FORUM: laptop retailers?
date posted 16th March 2004 16:31
Can anyone recommend laptop retailers? I've had a look at Dabs and can't
really find what I need and been trawling round the manufacturers' sites.
Having a hell of a time finding what I need at all a...
RE: FN-FORUM: Laptop problem
date posted 16th March 2004 16:29
>This sounds to me that a system file has been damaged / deleted.
That would be nice. But it sounds to me like the Hard Drive has died.
Common solutions are:
1. Switch the jumper to "cable select...
FN-FORUM: Folks in the Sticks (N.E. of england) - Broadband
date posted 16th March 2004 16:07
To those in Northumberland and Durham with no broadband here is a list
of when your exchange will be enabled:
http://62.172.198.79/broadband1/where_i_live/region_5.asp
Cheers
John...
FN-FORUM: Laptop problem
date posted 16th March 2004 16:04
Hello,
A friend of mine has just sent me an email saying his Vaio laptop is
displaying the message Operating System Not Found. This sounds to me that a
system file has been damaged / deleted. Is ther...
RE: FN-FORUM: [IIS6] Session Vars
date posted 16th March 2004 15:58
We had to do exactly this on an e-commerce project - for maintaining
session state across domains.
Here's how we did it...
(1) On the page before you transfer, instead of transferring directly,
you...
Re: FN-FORUM: Sound FX
date posted 16th March 2004 15:52
www.sounddogs.com
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To: [EMAIL REMOVED]
Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2004 3:07 PM
Subject: RE: FN-FORUM: Sound FX
>
> Not quite what I...
RE: FN-FORUM: Which OS?
date posted 16th March 2004 15:42
> Errrmmmm, does it support those OS's? I thought SGI stuff
> ran on it's own OS, some version of *nix...IRIX or something?
No this is an intel based box so anything goes
regards
Andrew M
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RE: FN-FORUM: Which OS?
date posted 16th March 2004 15:42
> What do you intend to do with it?
Learn Maya and 3D stuff.
regards
Andrew M
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RE: FN-FORUM: Which OS?
date posted 16th March 2004 15:39
Errrmmmm, does it support those OS's? I thought SGI stuff ran on it's
own OS, some version of *nix...IRIX or something?
Norman
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Re: FN-FORUM: Which OS?
date posted 16th March 2004 15:25
On Tue, 2004-03-16 at 16:22, [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
> I'm getting a second hand SGI 330 Dual PIII 1000 workstation next week.
>
> Now which OS would you put on it?
> Options
> Win2K Pro
> XP Pro
> Li...
Re: FN-FORUM: Which OS?
date posted 16th March 2004 15:23
[EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
> I'm getting a second hand SGI 330 Dual PIII 1000 workstation next week.
>
> Now which OS would you put on it?
>
> Options
>
> Win2K Pro
> XP Pro
> Linux
What do you intend...
Re: FN-FORUM: Which OS?
date posted 16th March 2004 15:23
How Big a can of worms do you want to open with this thread? :)
depends what you want to do with it, but I've now got SUSE linux on my
laptop, and I use it for everything, except playing Counterstri...
FN-FORUM: Which OS?
date posted 16th March 2004 15:18
Hi there,
I'm getting a second hand SGI 330 Dual PIII 1000 workstation next week.
Now which OS would you put on it?
Options
Win2K Pro
XP Pro
Linux
regards
Andrew Mottershead
Web Developer
w...
FN-FORUM: Brian Cotter MP seeks case stories of small businesses that have incorporated
date posted 16th March 2004 15:07
Hi all
Brian Cotter MP, who is the small business spokesman for the Liberal
Democrats and who has proposed an early day motion on IR591, is keen to =
know
about cases of small business owners who hav...
FN-FORUM: Hosting providers - South of France
date posted 16th March 2004 14:49
Hi all
Anyone got any recommendations on hosting providers in France (preferably
the south eastern/cote d'azur region) - need the usual suspects i.e. LAMP
but will consider WAMP if the price is OK......
Re: FN-FORUM: Personal Payment Processors - PayPal?
date posted 16th March 2004 14:28
Hi Matt,
> nochex.com (web only iirc)
> fastpay.co.uk from Natwest (web/mobile)
> payhound.com (web/mobile)
Do you have any experience with any of these?
> Not sure about non-mobile phone support t...
FN-FORUM: Taxman concedes another IR35 case for PCG member
date posted 16th March 2004 14:25
Only for those of you who are interested.....
Regards
=20
Lindsay
For immediate release: Tuesday 16 March 2004
---BEGINS---=20
The Inland Revenue has dropped its IR35 case against Steve Milsom, b...
Re: FN-FORUM: Email server solutions
date posted 16th March 2004 14:21
Jonathan Chong wrote:
> Has anyone used Microsoft Exchange before? What are the benefits over
> Qmail (if any).
MyDoom compatibility. ;O)
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Nick Grimshaw [EMAIL REMOVED]
Inviga
http://www.inviga...
Re: FN-FORUM: Email server solutions
date posted 16th March 2004 14:16
Jonathan Chong [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
> Has anyone used Microsoft Exchange before? What are the benefits over
> Qmail (if any).
Downsides are a major f'ing pain in the rear end to resurrect the
da...
RE: FN-FORUM: 419 mail from Iraq (OT)
date posted 16th March 2004 14:14
Not had one from Iraq had one pretending to be from Kuwait, rather funny
actually as I was born there and they had all the facts etc totally wrong!!!
Mark
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FN-FORUM: Email server solutions
date posted 16th March 2004 14:12
Hi guys
Has anyone used Microsoft Exchange before? What are the benefits over
Qmail (if any).
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Jonathan Chong
Internet Developer
Digital Look Ltd
: [EMAIL REMOVED]
: 02077430085...
Re: FN-FORUM: [OT] Very [OT] Stag Do help...
date posted 16th March 2004 14:06
Hmmm I am attending a stag do in Newcastle Upon Tyne at the end of April and
1st May! Apparently we are going to the dog racing with dinner and free
entry into Julies night club (wherever that is) fol...
Re: FN-FORUM: Attending meetings for clients
date posted 16th March 2004 14:04
Thanks for the replies, much appreciated.
Toby's swung it for me. As I'm going to the meeting on behalf of my
client, and not for my own client, I think charging for travelling time
and expenses...
RE: FN-FORUM: Sound FX
date posted 16th March 2004 14:03
Not quite what I was thinking, the site isn't art deco looking, thats just
where I took inspiration....
>Art Deco sounds.. Um..
>Traditional flick switches, click click sounds, buzzing >electrics, ol...
RE: FN-FORUM: Sound FX
date posted 16th March 2004 13:59
gee I'm sounding like most of my clients...don't know what they want, but am
sure its not x,y or z :)
Maybe a series of piano chords or notes, or something on the harp... god
does that sound pretenti...
Re: FN-FORUM: Sound FX
date posted 16th March 2004 13:54
Art Deco sounds.. Um..
Traditional flick switches, click click sounds, buzzing electrics, old car
horn..
On 16/3/04 2:45 pm, "Steph O'Brien" wrote:
>
> Tried flashkit first nothing quite right the...
Re: FN-FORUM: Attending meetings for clients
date posted 16th March 2004 13:51
I charge half a day for meetings on ongoing projects. It ensures that the
meeting is really needed & is not just a pointless meeting for the sake of a
meeting.
On 16/3/04 2:29 pm, "Matt Burns" wrote:...
RE: FN-FORUM: [OT] Very [OT] Stag Do help...
date posted 16th March 2004 13:51
A recommendation for a European city very much depends on what you want
to do. i.e. are you looking just to get horrendously drunk and end up in
the red light district chanting football songs or are y...
RE: FN-FORUM: Attending meetings for clients
date posted 16th March 2004 13:47
When travelling to a meeting *with* a client, I tend not to charge
travelling expenses or travelling time.
When travelling to a meeting *for* a client, I charge for both travelling
expenses and trave...
Re: FN-FORUM: Sound FX
date posted 16th March 2004 13:45
Steph O'Brien wrote:
> Tried flashkit first nothing quite right there. They have a good range of
> loops etc, but the button sounds are all very samey...and to modern/hi tech
> feeling for what I wan...
RE: FN-FORUM: Sound FX
date posted 16th March 2004 13:41
Tried flashkit first nothing quite right there. They have a good range of
loops etc, but the button sounds are all very samey...and to modern/hi tech
feeling for what I want.
If that makes sense :)...
RE: FN-FORUM: Attending meetings for clients
date posted 16th March 2004 13:39
Hi Matt
< I have a client, who's asked me to a few meetings as a technical advisor
on their behalf. They've offered to pay me for my time. What would be
a suitable rate (the same as my usual rat...
RE: FN-FORUM: Attending meetings for clients
date posted 16th March 2004 13:36
For me I usually weight up if there is going to be significant work out of
it for me.
For example I travelled a couple of hours each way to a meeting last week
for a client. I managed to pick up 11 p...
Re: FN-FORUM: Attending meetings for clients
date posted 16th March 2004 13:34
I would expect travelling expenses and your usual rate while you wre
with them, but not for travelling time.
That's what I'd do..
a
On Tue, 2004-03-16 at 14:29, Matt Burns wrote:
>
> Hi fellas, a...
Re: FN-FORUM: [OT] Very [OT] Stag Do help...
date posted 16th March 2004 13:34
Norman Beresford wrote:
> Talin I belive is the hot destination atm.
>
> We're doing mine in two Newcastles - Under Lyme and Upon Tyne.
>
Coming to this a bit late, but I've been away partying in H...
Re: FN-FORUM: Sound FX
date posted 16th March 2004 13:30
Try flashkit.com
On 16/3/04 2:25 pm, "Steph O'Brien" wrote:
>
> Hi there
>
> I am after some mouseover sound effects for a flash site I'm working on. It
> has a stylish theme based on the art deco...
Re: FN-FORUM: Sound FX
date posted 16th March 2004 13:29
Steph O'Brien wrote:
> Hi there
>
> I am after some mouseover sound effects for a flash site I'm working on. It
> has a stylish theme based on the art deco period so the usual pharp and rasp
> butto...
FN-FORUM: Attending meetings for clients
date posted 16th March 2004 13:25
Hi fellas, a bit of advice please.
I have a client, who's asked me to a few meetings as a technical advisor
on their behalf. They've offered to pay me for my time. What would be
a suitable rate (...
FN-FORUM: Sound FX
date posted 16th March 2004 13:21
Hi there
I am after some mouseover sound effects for a flash site I'm working on. It
has a stylish theme based on the art deco period so the usual pharp and rasp
button noises are any good :(
I am l...
Re: FN-FORUM: Personal Payment Processors - PayPal?
date posted 16th March 2004 13:13
Julian Voelcker wrote:
> I need some facilities for receiving credit/debit card payments over
> the web (and possibly over the phone).
>
> Is Paypal the only option out there or are there others?
T...
FN-FORUM: OT 'stoned kids' funny
date posted 16th March 2004 13:11
Never mind the kids there are days when I could do with a dose of
this...
http://www.ebaumsworld.com/kidstoned.html
tee hee..
Deborah...
Re: FN-FORUM: Personal Payment Processors - PayPal?
date posted 16th March 2004 12:58
On 16 Mar 2004 13:35:26 -0000, Antony Bourgois wrote:
> I see WorldPay is also popular www.worldpay.co.uk
> Not 100% sure it's in the same context as Paypal.
Thanks Antony - I've used WorldPay for c...
Re: FN-FORUM: Found a contract - need an agency now. What next?
date posted 16th March 2004 12:45
From: "David Nye" [EMAIL REMOVED]
> Quickbooks or MYOB keep your book straight (latter requires less
> knowledge of accounting apparently; I use former).
MYOB is much friendlier than Quickbooks; on t...
RE: FN-FORUM: Partial company name in brand logo OK?
date posted 16th March 2004 12:43
Yep, I saw an example of this on the Deloitte website.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andrew Poodle [EMAIL REMOVED]
> Sent: 16 March 2004 13:33
> To: FN-FORUM / [EMAIL REMOVED]
> Subject: Re: F...
Re: FN-FORUM: what is the meaning of quid
date posted 16th March 2004 12:42
On Tuesday 16 Mar 2004 11:02 am, Tony Crockford wrote:
> The original banknotes where promissory notes - I promise to pay the
> bearer of this note x pounds (when pounds meant pounds of gold/silver e...
Re: FN-FORUM: Surveying the LAMP developers on the list...
date posted 16th March 2004 12:31
Probably the same people that legend has it use NN4 and/or windows
3.11. Personally, I think it's a govt cover-up, though not exactly
sure, err.. anyway.
Nick Grimshaw wrote:
>
> Goddamn, does any...
RE: FN-FORUM: Personal Payment Processors - PayPal?
date posted 16th March 2004 12:30
I see WorldPay is also popular www.worldpay.co.uk
Not 100% sure it's in the same context as Paypal.
Cheers
Antony
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Julian Voelcker [EMAIL REMOVED]
> Sent: 16 Mar...
Re: FN-FORUM: Partial company name in brand logo OK?
date posted 16th March 2004 12:29
AFAIK, as a limited company, you can call yourself anything you want,
and have anything you want in your logo (copyright and trademark
permitting odf course) as long as, if it's a significant departur...
Re: FN-FORUM: Chasing late payment
date posted 16th March 2004 12:27
This site looks handy, thanks for the link!
HJ :-)
Helen Jennings
Purpleprose Editorial Services
Copywriting * Copyediting * Proofreading * Course Content Development
~ Do words fail you...? ~...
Re: FN-FORUM: Chasing late payment
date posted 16th March 2004 12:27
I wish I could - I'm in Leicester and he's in Dorset (mind you, it could be
a nice day out! ) - but I will keep the thought in mind for clients
living within travelling distance. Ta for the suggestion...
RE: FN-FORUM: Making IE Standards Compliant
date posted 16th March 2004 12:27
If you dig around in the test suite you'll find the alpha code.
IIRC the download link is deliberately disabled because he's still working
on it...
> >
> > http://dean.edwards.name/IE7/intro/
> >...
Re: Little PC test Re: FN-FORUM: Javascript frame hell
date posted 16th March 2004 12:20
Cheers
On 16/3/04 9:41 am, "ron" wrote:
>
>> If anybody could test this for me it would be much appreciated.
>
> Looks to be working correctly to me - Win98 IE5.1, 5.5, and 6
>
> Running Outlook...
FN-FORUM: Personal Payment Processors - PayPal?
date posted 16th March 2004 12:19
I need some facilities for receiving credit/debit card payments over
the web (and possibly over the phone).
Is Paypal the only option out there or are there others?
--
Cheers,
Julian Voelcker,
Ch...
Re: FN-FORUM: Chasing late payment
date posted 16th March 2004 12:18
On 16 Mar 2004 12:50:34 -0000, Helen Jennings wrote:
> I pointed it out the day after it was due and was told that the client
> was too busy to get out of the house and post it,
If you want it ASAP,...
Re: FN-FORUM: Surveying the LAMP developers on the list...
date posted 16th March 2004 12:13
[EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
> You've forgot IAMP, SAMP and FAMP : )
Goddamn, does anyone *really* use IRIX?
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Inviga
http://www.inviga.co.uk/
(and you forgot NetBSD, Open...
FN-FORUM: Partial company name in brand logo OK?
date posted 16th March 2004 12:13
Hi
Along the line of Catherine's query about the word "limited" in logos:
If my company name is "BlingBling Consulting ltd", could the brand logo only
show "BlingBling" as long as the full company n...
RE: FN-FORUM: "contracting" versus "freelancing"
date posted 16th March 2004 12:04
I had the same impression - using the term "freelancer" outside a work
context while being officially termed "contractor" in the client's books.
Antony
> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Nye...
RE: FN-FORUM: Chasing late payment
date posted 16th March 2004 11:59
I thought 30 days was the default - see http://www.payontime.co.uk/
David Nye
http://dnye.co.uk
Business Systems, Database & Internet Applications Design & Development.
Microsoft Access, SQL Server,...
RE: FN-FORUM: "contracting" versus "freelancing"
date posted 16th March 2004 11:54
Or something else?
Most people at my clients probably think of me in much the same way as
the electrician; just another supplier of services.
I usually behave like an integral part of the business,...
Re: FN-FORUM: Chasing late payment
date posted 16th March 2004 11:52
Aaron Brailsford wrote:
> What payment terms do you show on your invoices/contracts?
With most of my clients it's 30 days. With this particular one, we started
off on 10-day terms (his suggestion) b...
Re: FN-FORUM: Chasing late payment
date posted 16th March 2004 11:49
Good idea, thanks!
HJ :-)
Helen Jennings
Purpleprose Editorial Services
Copywriting * Copyediting * Proofreading * Course Content Development
~ Do words fail you...? ~
David Nye wrote:
>
> C...
Re: FN-FORUM: Chasing late payment
date posted 16th March 2004 11:46
Rus Foster wrote:
> I would firstly give them a ring and just point it out. Its not
> unreasonable as they might of just forgot
Heh, I pointed it out the day after it was due and was told that the c...
Re: FN-FORUM: Making IE Standards Compliant
date posted 16th March 2004 11:17
[EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
> Just up on ./
>
> "Dean Edwards has taken it upon himself to make Internet Explorer W3C
> compliant.
>
> http://dean.edwards.name/IE7/intro/
>
Can anyone fwd this to me pl...
RE: FN-FORUM: Chasing late payment
date posted 16th March 2004 11:17
Chase before it even gets late!
"Do you need anything else from me to get payment processed by xyz?"
never seems to upset anyone.
David Nye
http://dnye.co.uk
Business Systems, Database & Internet Ap...
RE: FN-FORUM: Found a contract - need an agency now. What next?
date posted 16th March 2004 11:17
> your assignments are so short - quick in and out
Not at all! I have an ongoing business relationship with many clients,
often lasting many years. Actually I did not even think of it as
"freelancing...
Re: FN-FORUM: what is the meaning of quid
date posted 16th March 2004 11:11
hehe perhaps we should have a forum version of call my bluff.. (err no
search engines allowed..)
Matt Burns wrote:
>
> Quid is an old C17 word meaning both a lump of chewing tobacco, and a
> sover...
Re: FN-FORUM: Chasing late payment
date posted 16th March 2004 10:59
On Tue, 16 Mar 2004, Helen Jennings wrote:
>
> Any tips on how I should approach chasing late payment? Not so much in terms
> of what to say to the client, but rather in terms of how long is 'decent'...
Re: FN-FORUM: Chasing late payment
date posted 16th March 2004 10:57
On Tue, Mar 16, 2004 at 11:50:49AM -0000, Helen Jennings wrote:
> what do others do in these circumstances? The payment I am awaiting was due
> on the 11th BTW.
What payment terms do you show on your...
FN-FORUM: "contracting" versus "freelancing"
date posted 16th March 2004 10:53
Is there an actual difference?
Freelancing conveys a feeling of greater freedom in the relationship with
the client.
That may only be because it contains the word "free".
Regards
Antony
___________...
FN-FORUM: Chasing late payment
date posted 16th March 2004 10:46
Any tips on how I should approach chasing late payment? Not so much in terms
of what to say to the client, but rather in terms of how long is 'decent' to
leave a late payment before chasing it up? I k...
Re: FN-FORUM: Surveying the LAMP developers on the list...
date posted 16th March 2004 10:45
On Tuesday 16 Mar 2004 10:21 am, John Wards wrote:
> On Mon, 2004-03-15 at 22:23, Dom wrote:
> > I'd like to post a survey to the list (things like what OS
>
> I would be interested in taking part and...
RE: FN-FORUM: OT: International ISP
date posted 16th March 2004 10:40
Tiscali have a decent web mail system that can also be used with POP3 ,
as far as I know they have a presence in most of Europe,
Should be worth a look if nothing else.
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RE: FN-FORUM: Free PHP support ticket system
date posted 16th March 2004 10:39
Bloodyhell............... What the hell do they do that for in the first
place. Muppets.
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> Behalf Of Matt Burns
> Sent: 16 Ma...
FN-FORUM: OT: International ISP
date posted 16th March 2004 10:34
I have a friend who wants email and web access here in the UK as well
as in Spain and also for the occasional access from other countries.
In the past I would have suggested something like Compuserv...
RE: FN-FORUM: Tax burden - permi vs solo
date posted 16th March 2004 10:32
Those=20bloody=20encoded=20spaces=20turnging=20to=2020s=20=20=A3*$=A3(*$^=A3=
($
=20
=20
As=20I=20was=20saying,=20Guy
=20
The=20'wishful=20thinking'=20part=20was=20a=20double=20whammy=20on=20the=20=
=...
RE: FN-FORUM: what is the meaning of quid
date posted 16th March 2004 10:26
Cheers Dan, you know how hard I try ;)
Andrew
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>Norcott
>Sent: 16 March 2004 11:13
>To: FN-FORUM / [EMAIL REMOVED]
>S...
Re: FN-FORUM: Free PHP support ticket system
date posted 16th March 2004 10:25
Tony Crockford wrote:
> have you tried:
> http://helpdesk.oneorzero.com/
>
> (not sure about the register_globals issues...)
>
http://helpdesk.oneorzero.com/forum/viewthread.php?tid=1254
Matt...
RE: FN-FORUM: Free PHP support ticket system
date posted 16th March 2004 10:24
Cheers Tony and Steph,
Looks like the onezero option might do it. The best I've found is
http://crm-ctt.sourceforge.net/
Looks like the dogs specials but for some reason you must have
register_glob...
FN-FORUM: Speaking of agencies...
date posted 16th March 2004 10:22
Hello
I think I'd like to sign up with an agency seeing as my current contract
position is a bit shaky.
Can anyone recommend one in the North-West?
I can do PHP, C, Java, JavaScript, HTML, Linux...
RE: FN-FORUM: Tax burden - permi vs solo
date posted 16th March 2004 10:22
Guy
The=20'wishful=20thinking'=20part=20was=20a=20double=20whammy=20on=20the=20=
=A3600=20and=20=A31,200=20:-)
I'm=20as=20far=20away=20from=20earning=20=A3600=20per=20diem=20as=20Michae=
l=20Jackson...
RE: FN-FORUM: Tax burden - permi vs solo
date posted 16th March 2004 10:19
Waiting is not an option this time - hence the urgency of my approach to the
subject!
I read up about the potential effects of the budget and can't really stay
away from it all.
I quit my job yesterd...
RE: FN-FORUM: Found a contract - need an agency now. What next?
date posted 16th March 2004 10:14
Hi David
I'm a J2EE (Enterprise Java) developer/consultant.
Most of the work is quite intense and most contracts are 3+ months onsite.
That's fine with me as I do that as permi anyway.
I suspect mos...
Re: FN-FORUM: what is the meaning of quid
date posted 16th March 2004 10:09
Business A2Z wrote:
> ok, here a Tuesday trivia!
>
> Does anyone know what quid means as in 'I'll build you a website and it will
> only cost you a few quid'
Quid is an old C17 word meaning both a l...
Re: FN-FORUM: what is the meaning of quid
date posted 16th March 2004 10:09
> Quid = pounds..
>
>
> ...or am I missing the point of the question?
>
> --
It wasn't a question - it was a badly framed statement. Bless him....
RE: FN-FORUM: what is the meaning of quid
date posted 16th March 2004 10:07
ok sorry i'll expand...doh the origin not the meaning
Andrew
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>Voelcker
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Re: FN-FORUM: what is the meaning of quid
date posted 16th March 2004 10:04
Darren Spink - ARKAD it Solutions wrote:
> In the other way "quid quo pro"...I think it basically means "tit for tat"
Yes, it's Latin for "this for that", which maybe explains where the phrase
"tit f...
RE: FN-FORUM: [IIS6] Session Vars
date posted 16th March 2004 10:03
> Using PHP
Whats PHP? I have some vague recollection of someth.. No its gone.
Using .net ;)
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Norcott
Sent: 16 March...
Re: FN-FORUM: what is the meaning of quid
date posted 16th March 2004 10:01
Quid = pounds..
...or am I missing the point of the question?
--
Cheers,
Julian Voelcker,
Cheltenham, Glos.
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M: 07971 540 362
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Re: FN-FORUM: what is the meaning of quid
date posted 16th March 2004 09:57
At 10:44 on Tuesday, 16 Mar 2004, Business A2Z wrote:
>
> ok, here a Tuesday trivia!
>
> Does anyone know what quid means as in 'I'll build you a website and it
> will
> only cost you a few quid'
>...
RE: FN-FORUM: Free Content Management System
date posted 16th March 2004 09:56
e107 has a calendar plugin, which isn't enabled by default, but it's
just a case of going into plugin manager and selecting "install" and
robert's your auntie's live-in-lover.
a
On Tue, 2004-03-16 a...
FN-FORUM: Chat room recommendation
date posted 16th March 2004 09:56
Hi,
Can anyone recommend an ASP chat room for very young children so that
they can talk to a "Princess". I expect there are hundreds but I would like
one has been recommended.
Thanks
Pam...
RE: FN-FORUM: what is the meaning of quid
date posted 16th March 2004 09:56
>only cost you a few quid
In that way quid means pound (sterling not weight)
In the other way "quid quo pro"...I think it basically means "tit for =
tat"
Regards
=20
Darren Spink
TEL: +44(0)113 2...
FN-FORUM: [OT] Don't piss off your bin-men
date posted 16th March 2004 09:53
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/chris-watson/pics/IMG_0599_small.JPG
Hutch...
RE: FN-FORUM: Found a contract - need an agency now. What next?
date posted 16th March 2004 09:51
Hi Karen
That in itself was motivational :-)
I'll push for a client response today and see where they want to go (sole
trader or ltd company contract). If they want to go ahead, I'll maybe find
mys...
RE: FN-FORUM: Surveying the LAMP developers on the list...
date posted 16th March 2004 09:48
Ok here goes a list of what I and mine use. Fortunately I got moved to an
upstairs bedroom from my downstairs study so therefore put all the noisy
beasts I can in the loft.
The loft contains:
1) Del...
Re: FN-FORUM: CSS Site Check
date posted 16th March 2004 09:47
At 10:31 on Tuesday, 16 Mar 2004, The e-Guy Limited wrote:
>
> OK using MSIE6 on W2K. when viewing with a browser size of 800x600 the
> left
> of you layout is chopped and the scroll bar will not t...
Re: FN-FORUM: Free PHP support ticket system
date posted 16th March 2004 09:42
At 10:29 on Tuesday, 16 Mar 2004, Bob Gentle wrote:
>
> Morning
>
> Does anyone have tips to a good free ticket system for supporting clients
> online. Ideally one which wont give me register_global...
Re: FN-FORUM: CSS Site Check
date posted 16th March 2004 09:41
Nice design - no problems in IE5, IE6, Netscape 7,
Mozilla/Firebird/Firefox or Opera - on Win XP Pro.
Only problem - I agree with others - not a good idea to be too wide for
800x600.
- Chris
In m...
FN-FORUM: what is the meaning of quid
date posted 16th March 2004 09:40
ok, here a Tuesday trivia!
Does anyone know what quid means as in 'I'll build you a website and it will
only cost you a few quid'
quid pro quo!
Andrew...
RE: FN-FORUM: Free PHP support ticket system
date posted 16th March 2004 09:39
PHP heldesk is quite good in my experience
http://phphelpdesk.sourceforge.net/
Not sure it's exactly what you need but...
>Does anyone have tips to a good free ticket system for supporting clients...
RE: FN-FORUM: CSS Site Check
date posted 16th March 2004 09:38
On Tue, 2004-03-16 at 10:32, The e-Guy Limited wrote:
> I am sure that if 800x600 is not
> the size to aim at those on this list that know better will say so.
A good number to work at is 50% of users...
Re: FN-FORUM: logo design for ltd company
date posted 16th March 2004 09:36
Great, the answer I wanted to hear - thanks!
Catherine
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Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2004 10:33 AM
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Re: FN-FORUM: logo design for ltd company
date posted 16th March 2004 09:36
Hi Catherine
It doesn't have to be in the brand logo but must be displayed on stationery
etc, usually it's at the footer. Many companies put it in their logo to give
them more creditability.
Matt Pe...
Re: FN-FORUM: [IIS6] Session Vars
date posted 16th March 2004 09:31
Using PHP, you can use the serialize command to slap the whole $_SESSION
collection into the database. It takes a lot of the donkey work out of
carting arrays about. It produces a text string which...
RE: FN-FORUM: logo design for ltd company
date posted 16th March 2004 09:30
As long as the registered address is somewhere on the letterhead your ok.
No need to have it in the logo at all.
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> Behalf Of...
RE: FN-FORUM: CSS Site Check
date posted 16th March 2004 09:28
OK using MSIE6 on W2K. when viewing with a browser size of 800x600 the left
of you layout is chopped and the scroll bar will not take you there. But I
normally work on an 800x600 screen size where all...
FN-FORUM: Free PHP support ticket system
date posted 16th March 2004 09:25
Morning
Does anyone have tips to a good free ticket system for supporting clients
online. Ideally one which wont give me register_globals isues.
Thanks,
Bob....
RE: FN-FORUM: Found a contract - need an agency now. What next?
date posted 16th March 2004 09:24
All this advice is getting rather confusing; we are all obviously
answering from different points of view, which is great. But it would
help if we knew exactly what kind of work you have in mind. To m...
FN-FORUM: logo design for ltd company
date posted 16th March 2004 09:21
Hi, does anyone know if a Ltd company has to have the word limited (or ltd.)
displayed after its name in a logo or can it just be the company name?
Cheers
Catherine
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Re: FN-FORUM: CSS Site Check
date posted 16th March 2004 09:20
On Tue, 2004-03-16 at 10:01, SourceFour wrote:
> Dear all,
>
> this is my first bash at creating a site in .css, would some of you guys and
> girls take a quick peek to see if it displays ok, there i...
RE: FN-FORUM: [IIS6] Session Vars
date posted 16th March 2004 09:17
>IIRC the only way is to store the values in a database before switching
over.
Major rewrite - boo
>Yes, Starsky and Hutch is on next Sunday night
wooo
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RE: FN-FORUM: [IIS6] Session Vars
date posted 16th March 2004 09:17
Using mysql - boo
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Macnaughton-Jones
Sent: 15 March 2004 20:26
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Subject: RE: FN-FORUM:...
RE: FN-FORUM: [IIS6] Session Vars
date posted 16th March 2004 09:17
Thanks Dai, that explains it.
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Subject: RE: FN-FORUM: [II...
Re: FN-FORUM: Surveying the LAMP developers on the list...
date posted 16th March 2004 09:16
On Mon, 2004-03-15 at 22:23, Dom wrote:
> I'd like to post a survey to the list (things like what OS
> is on your desktop?) that is aimed at the LAMP [1] developers,
> but I thought I'd check first t...
Re: FN-FORUM: CSS Site Check
date posted 16th March 2004 09:09
On Tue, Mar 16, 2004 at 10:01:33AM -0000, SourceFour wrote:
> http://www.sourcefour.co.uk/ketch/
Renders OK here in Opera 7.23 and IE 6.0.2800.1106 on WinXP (all patched up,
of course).
My only comm...
Re: FN-FORUM: Surveying the LAMP developers on the list...
date posted 16th March 2004 09:06
On Tue, Mar 16, 2004 at 08:39:08AM -0000, Tony Crockford wrote:
> PC: three LCD screen, Win XP, Apache2, MySQL4, PHP4, PHPMyAdmin and Cygwin
Three is just greedy :)
> PC: Sony CRT - Currently win2...
RE: FN-FORUM: Free Content Management System
date posted 16th March 2004 08:59
Andrew,
Thanks, that is what I wanted, someone with experience using the
CMS as they are sometimes very long winded. Looks interesting and I like
the sites. Just checing in the e107 sample...
FN-FORUM: CSS Site Check
date posted 16th March 2004 08:57
Dear all,
this is my first bash at creating a site in .css, would some of you guys and
girls take a quick peek to see if it displays ok, there is only the one page
at this stage i.e no links yet. Wan...
RE: FN-FORUM: Free Content Management System
date posted 16th March 2004 08:51
I've been playing with e107, which I found on that site.. seems the most
comprehensive... one of the sites I did using e107 is here
http://www.plentymorefish.com/news.php
and another is
http://www....
RE: FN-FORUM: Free Content Management System
date posted 16th March 2004 08:42
Deborah,
Thanks, that is a fantactic resource but has really thrown me into
turmoil as it will raise many more questions. Can I ask for some
recommendation regarding a quick fix to produce...
RE: Little PC test Re: FN-FORUM: Javascript frame hell
date posted 16th March 2004 08:37
>If anybody could test this for me it would be much appreciated.
Looks to be working correctly to me - Win98 IE5.1, 5.5, and 6
Running Outlook 2000 as the mail client.
Regards
Ron...
RE: FN-FORUM: Found a contract - need an agency now. What next?
date posted 16th March 2004 08:31
Antony,
yeah it is but as I said it's not my girlfriend who checks over the
accounts it's her mate who is a fully qualified accountant and she don't
charge as much either.
*id trust my g.f with my :...
Re: FN-FORUM: Surveying the LAMP developers on the list...
date posted 16th March 2004 07:35
At 00:46 on Tuesday, 16 Mar 2004, Dom wrote:
>
> On Monday 15 Mar 2004 10:37 pm, Tony Crockford wrote:
>
>> What about WAMP? does that count too?
>
> Hell, why not?
>
> I am thinking of developing s...
Re: FN-FORUM: ADware Problems Win2K
date posted 16th March 2004 00:37
Steve P wrote:
>Hi,
>Can anyone help here. I did a scan with Norton AV and it picked up a couple
>of files that run Adware, namely bridge.dll and bridge.ini. I tried
>following the advice from Symant...
RE: FN-FORUM: ADware Problems Win2K
date posted 16th March 2004 00:35
> Hi,
> Can anyone help here. I did a scan with Norton AV and it
> picked up a couple of files that run Adware, namely
> bridge.dll and bridge.ini. I tried following the advice from
> Symantec, bu...
FN-FORUM: ADware Problems Win2K
date posted 16th March 2004 00:23
Hi,
Can anyone help here. I did a scan with Norton AV and it picked up a couple
of files that run Adware, namely bridge.dll and bridge.ini. I tried
following the advice from Symantec, but I still can'...
RE: FN-FORUM: 419 mail from Iraq (OT)
date posted 16th March 2004 00:16
> Compliment of the day. how are you? hope all is well. Infact,It's a
> great privilege to write you. I know you did not expect
>this type of
> request message from a stranger but please I want y...
Re: FN-FORUM: 419 mail from Iraq (OT)
date posted 16th March 2004 00:09
That he's a wacko trying to scam you by winning your sympathy first.
Best Regards
D Thomas
http://www.thomas-design.co.uk
[EMAIL REMOVED]
t - 0870 162 0723
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