Freelancers Forum Messages on Thursday January 27th 2005
Re: FN-FORUM: Copy Problem
date posted 27th January 2005 23:55
On 27 Jan 2005 22:09:30 -0000, David [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
> Probably will get nailed to the wall with this; but can't find the
> answer. I've spent all-day moving a piece of text from one place to...
Re: FN-FORUM: Windows XP asking for password when none was set up
date posted 27th January 2005 23:52
Jonathan Chong wrote:
> Any ideas on why this is happening?
No idea why this might be happening but I bookmarked this ages ago which
has some tools for getting into windows if you have forgotton th...
Re: FN-FORUM: [OT] test
date posted 27th January 2005 23:49
I know Carla posted some 'teach yourself doctoring' type books the other day
Martin, but you're going to be brave and get down to the GP for a proper
bollocksie test if you're having trouble down ther...
Re: FN-FORUM: [OT] New FNFORUM Gallery Album
date posted 27th January 2005 23:44
Gavin
You have TOO much time on your hands
Gavin Cotton wrote:
>
> Just added a new album called: Bored!
> Just thought we could put pictures in of things we do when we are
> bored, I've just sat...
Re: FN-FORUM: website redesign...oh dear!
date posted 27th January 2005 23:37
On Thursday 27 January 2005 21:14, Debi Sykes wrote:
>notice editors
>forward, and not foreword....
That must be the worst single spelling error I've ever seen... and that for a
magazine... and in a...
Re: FN-FORUM: Basic Accounts / Invoicing Package
date posted 27th January 2005 23:36
Lo' all,
for the paid for freaks out there, you might also consider MYOB
(www.myob.co.uk logically enough).
Originally for mac, now on windows and does everything that I've asked of it.
Not sure if...
Re: FN-FORUM: Cillit Bang - Discuss (OT)
date posted 27th January 2005 23:35
> 20/30 years later! My God! I'm not THAT old am I? Buy me enough drinks
> and
> I'd warble the whole song.
You quite clearly are! I bet you've sung it while you've shaked and vacced
too!...
Re: FN-FORUM: Paper suppliers
date posted 27th January 2005 23:33
> Mail me off list with amounts, style and what brand you would like and ill
> be happy to quote you.
is there anything you don't do or sell?...
Re: FN-FORUM: [OT] New FNFORUM Gallery Album
date posted 27th January 2005 23:30
Pure genius. Give that man a Turner Prize!
On 27 Jan 2005, at 21:18, Gavin Cotton wrote:
> Just added a new album called: Bored!
> Just thought we could put pictures in of things we do when we are
>...
Re: FN-FORUM: Website invoice advice needed please!
date posted 27th January 2005 23:27
On Thursday 27 January 2005 21:04, Luke Perman wrote:
> cool.
>
> thanks for all the advice guys. =A0good to have a support group ;-)
Maybe an idea for the future:
We always include a 3-month service...
Re: FN-FORUM: Paper suppliers
date posted 27th January 2005 23:25
Hi Deb. Try John Murphy. He's the list's Del Boy!
On 27 Jan 2005, at 17:12, Debi Sykes wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> Just needing some recommendations, for suppliers of photo quality
> paper, satin, matt and...
Re: FN-FORUM: website redesign...oh dear!
date posted 27th January 2005 23:22
> And once I saw the above I suggested I could help with their site as well,
> however the "potential client" went on to say that they "designed"
> http://www.grainbox.co.uk so were sure they could...
Re: FN-FORUM: GROANING ABOUT POST
date posted 27th January 2005 23:20
On 27 Jan 2005 20:32:18 -0000, Gavin Cotton [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>
>
> >
> >What else do we have?
> >I can sing, play the violin, play the viola, play the piano, and a few
> >other things.
You'r...
RE: FN-FORUM: .NET Services on Win2003 - help help......
date posted 27th January 2005 22:56
>>>It keeps complaining that it cannot find the applciation but it is in the
PATH variable and I can type it in to the command window and it works - I
have also tried the exact path to the application...
RE: FN-FORUM: site publishing guide
date posted 27th January 2005 22:16
> I will soon be publishing my first site and have chosen a suitable=20
> hosting package (www.hostroute.co.uk reseller).
> Does anyone know of a suitable online guide (or book) that=20
> explains the...
RE: FN-FORUM: site publishing guide
date posted 27th January 2005 21:57
HostRoute use WHM/Cpanel - there are some docs on this at
http://www.cpanel.net/docs.htm
Matthew Russell
http://www.voxtreme.co.uk - The UK Reseller Hosting Experts
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RE: FN-FORUM: Protx Down?
date posted 27th January 2005 21:54
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Charles E.Gatenby [EMAIL REMOVED]
>
> Hi
>
> Any one using Protx's payment gateway? Is it down for you
> too, or is it my routing. I know they are doing some...
FN-FORUM: Windows XP asking for password when none was set up
date posted 27th January 2005 21:44
Hi guys
Something weird has just happened to my Windows XP Professional SP2
machine. I've never set a password on the machine, just a username, and
I ran the routine Windows Update process and inst...
Re: FN-FORUM: Website invoice advice needed please!
date posted 27th January 2005 21:43
Sending an email to all parties concerned gives them all sight of the
proposal (they can't deny it when Luke turns up). It make's clear the
situation to everyone. If in the end it ends up in court, i...
Re: FN-FORUM: Protx Down?
date posted 27th January 2005 21:39
Charles E.Gatenby wrote:
> Hi
>
> Any one using Protx's payment gateway? Is it down for you too, or is it
> my routing. I know they are doing some maintenance but I thought that
> this was tonight?...
FN-FORUM: [OT] test
date posted 27th January 2005 21:33
Sorry folks, one of those bollocksie test e-mails as I sent a couple
last night and today that haven't arrived :-(
Ignore (or post very witty comments)
Martin...
Re: FN-FORUM: Protx Down?
date posted 27th January 2005 21:32
Hi,
Got this from them earlier :-
---------------
I am sorry to report that Protx is currently suffering from a Distributed
Denial of Service attack (DDoS) since approximately 15.30 today.
As such, y...
FN-FORUM: .NET Services on Win2003 - help help......
date posted 27th January 2005 21:12
I have a windows service written in c# that does a database query, if the
row returned contains a pdf file held in an Image field it then creates a
temporary file and it is then supposed to use an app...
FN-FORUM: Pri disk: LBA
date posted 27th January 2005 21:08
Following on from my CMOS errors the other day, I've changed the
battery, reloaded the bios defaults and am still having problems. The
boot sequence detects the primary master and slave but then han...
FN-FORUM: Copy Problem
date posted 27th January 2005 20:49
Hi All,
Probably will get nailed to the wall with this; but can't find the
answer. I've spent all-day moving a piece of text from one place to
another on my home file (http://www.linkhomes2000.co.uk)...
Re: FN-FORUM: Cillit Bang - Discuss (OT)
date posted 27th January 2005 20:47
20/30 years later! My God! I'm not THAT old am I? Buy me enough drinks and
I'd warble the whole song.
********************************************************
Patrick Ward
colour & noise
http://home...
Re: FN-FORUM: CMS suggestions
date posted 27th January 2005 20:44
If I understand what you want to do, use something like this....
http://www.htmlarea.com/
It's very easy to set up. Users can add formatting, links etc. as
they would in word. You can then control...
RE: FN-FORUM: Paper suppliers
date posted 27th January 2005 20:31
I always use http://www.vikingdirect.com - same day delivery within M25 and
other areas - always undercuts MRP by some margin - they own brand is
comparable to the branded stuff, given the right gsm....
Re: FN-FORUM: GROANING ABOUT POST [OT]
date posted 27th January 2005 20:24
On 27 Jan 2005 12:53:45 -0000, Luke Perman [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>
> On 27 Jan 2005, at 11:49, Nicola Dunn wrote:
> >> chocolate bar ?
> > Ooh, which type?
>
> hmm. something with nuts and raisins...
RE: FN-FORUM: Paper suppliers
date posted 27th January 2005 20:23
Hi Debi
Mail me off list with amounts, style and what brand you would like and ill
be happy to quote you.
Regards,
John
www.keltecdesign.co.uk
Fresh Media Solutions
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Fr...
Re: FN-FORUM: Ippimail
date posted 27th January 2005 20:19
Dom,
On 27 Jan 2005, at 16:51, Dom Latter wrote:
> I might if I was clearer on exactly what this meant:
> "50% given back to our users by way of inproving the ippimail service."
We want to foster the...
Re: FN-FORUM: Paper suppliers
date posted 27th January 2005 20:11
On Thursday 27 Jan 2005 5:12 pm, Debi Sykes wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Just needing some recommendations, for suppliers of photo quality
> paper, satin, matt and gloss, any gsm.
> And price per sheet.
Wernham...
FN-FORUM: [OT] New FNFORUM Gallery Album
date posted 27th January 2005 19:58
Just added a new album called: Bored!
Just thought we could put pictures in of things we do when we are bored,
I've just sat for the last hour waiting for my daughter to come home
making a little se...
Re: FN-FORUM: GROANING ABOUT POST
date posted 27th January 2005 19:55
On 27 Jan 2005 17:05:39 -0000, Paul J White [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>
> sylvia wrote:
> >
> > Dan Norcott wrote:
> >
> >> Dave Edwards wrote:
> >>
> >>> are you an introverted, shy guy who only comes...
Re: FN-FORUM: Cillit Bang - Discuss (OT)
date posted 27th January 2005 19:35
Personal opinion, but you can't beat Bar Keepers Friend. I have found
that to remove every stain imaginable from almost any surface, I've even
used it on carpets and it worked. Great stuff, although...
Re: FN-FORUM: Email Marketing Contracts with Clients
date posted 27th January 2005 19:25
On 27 Jan 2005 14:55:46 -0000, George Hazlewood - Layer1
[EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>=20
*sigh* can you charge for educating people... :)
>=20
Don't see why not! I certainly would bill him. You're delive...
Fwd: FN-FORUM: [OT] Bad Weatherman
date posted 27th January 2005 19:24
Also posted this...
Very sad, poor bloke, first day on the job (6mb video)
http://www.big-boys.com/articles/badweatherman.html
Martin...
Re: FN-FORUM: Actually on topic - XP Gateway problems still
date posted 27th January 2005 19:17
Did you set the XP firewall to allow ICMP through? It's much easier to set
up the network manually. I've now got a couple of sp2s on my LAN, with the
firewall on and they are fine.
Just give the othe...
Re: FN-FORUM: GROANING ABOUT POST
date posted 27th January 2005 19:13
>
>What else do we have?
>I can sing, play the violin, play the viola, play the piano, and a few
>other things.
>
>
>
I can sing and play electronic organ and keyboard.
I can also act, and have per...
Re: FN-FORUM: [OT] Finding a new house...
date posted 27th January 2005 19:06
> As has been noted already, taking photos of everything (effectively
> free now that the world and their dog has a digital camera[1]) is
> a great one for inventory disputes.
>
> But in addition, if...
FN-FORUM: website redesign...oh dear!
date posted 27th January 2005 18:54
Firstly take a look at this - http://ftrl.co.uk/ notice editors
forward, and not foreword....
I called the above company as I got given their name from a friend as
they possibly need someone to d...
Re: FN-FORUM: Website invoice advice needed please!
date posted 27th January 2005 18:45
On 27 Jan 2005, at 16:34, Niels Reynolds wrote:
> Sounds good Luke - send an email confirming your understanding of the
> arrangement to all parties (admin person, finance director and the guy
> who...
Re: FN-FORUM: [OT] Finding a new house...
date posted 27th January 2005 18:33
On 27 Jan 2005 14:04:44 -0000, James Fidell [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>
> Quoting Nicola Dunn [EMAIL REMOVED]
> >
> > > Oxford Road per chance? I almost ended up living in Reading some years
> > > ago a...
FN-FORUM: .NET Services on Win2003 - help help......
date posted 27th January 2005 18:29
I have a windows service written in c# that does a database query, if the
row returned contains a pdf file held in an Image field it then creates a
temporary file and it is then supposed to use an app...
Fwd: FN-FORUM: Thunderbird & Sunbird
date posted 27th January 2005 18:28
Posted this last night, don't think it got through:
Eveing folks.
You know in Outlook your files are saved in a PST file? Was just
wondering which files I need to backup for both programs as I'm go...
RE: Re[2]: FN-FORUM: Email Marketing Contracts with Clients
date posted 27th January 2005 18:10
I wrote and host a site for a customer (www.pjcareers.com) that sends out
email alerts once a week to those who specifically opt-in (currently around
2,500 out of 10,000 users). I have experienced occ...
Re: FN-FORUM: [OT] Finding a new house...Pets!
date posted 27th January 2005 17:57
I think that you will struggle to find pet loving landlords unless you
are dealing with private landlords (as opposed to agencies) and also if
you are looking in the town.
In rural areas there are...
Re: FN-FORUM: Website invoice advice needed please!
date posted 27th January 2005 17:57
Hi Luke,
> half hour later she called me to say that if i was willing to train her
> in the use of the CMS, the finance director would hand me a cheque at
> the end of the session.
You should try...
Re: FN-FORUM: Website invoice advice needed please!
date posted 27th January 2005 17:54
On Thursday 27 Jan 2005 4:36 pm, Niels Reynolds wrote:
> Sounds good Luke - send an email confirming your understanding of the
> arrangement to all parties (admin person, finance director and the guy...
FN-FORUM: site publishing guide
date posted 27th January 2005 17:24
I will soon be publishing my first site and have chosen a suitable
hosting package (www.hostroute.co.uk reseller).
Does anyone know of a suitable online guide (or book) that explains the
steps invol...
RE: FN-FORUM: [OT] Dentistry - Help!
date posted 27th January 2005 17:21
Things are slow at the mo so I could do it for 25 quid? (Plus VAT). Or I
might be able to outsource it for ya? Not sure you'd save much.
What kind of server is a 'front molar' any how?
Chaz...
> -...
Re: FN-FORUM: [OT] Freelance pics...Tony
date posted 27th January 2005 17:15
... or was Dai jr squealing to drown out dad's music???
;o) N
---
> >...and how cute is Dai's son?!
> Thanks, I am biased of course...
>
> I am currently playing music loud to drown out his squ...
FN-FORUM: Protx Down?
date posted 27th January 2005 17:01
Hi
Any one using Protx's payment gateway? Is it down for you too, or is it
my routing. I know they are doing some maintenance but I thought that
this was tonight?
Chaz....
RE: FN-FORUM: [OT] Freelance pics...Tony
date posted 27th January 2005 16:56
Yeah I'm only 22! Look about 16 though lol
Regards,
John
www.keltecdesign.co.uk
Fresh Media Solutions
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From: [EMAIL REMOVED] [EMAIL REMOVED] On Behalf Of Lindsey
Hill
Se...
Re: FN-FORUM: help me please - bulldog smtp servers
date posted 27th January 2005 16:54
On 27 Jan 2005, at 16:03, Dom Latter wrote:
>
> On Thursday 27 Jan 2005 10:55 am, Dave Edwards wrote:
>
>> No doubt my tone is coming across as grumpy but that's because I'm
>> developing a low tole...
Re: FN-FORUM: HP DL320 smart fans under non-server OSes..
date posted 27th January 2005 16:33
Aaron Brailsford wrote:
>
> Morning all..
>
> Bit of a long shot this one..
Known problem - BIOS issue - just flash to the latest version and that
should solve it. HP made a huge mistake keeping t...
Re: FN-FORUM: [OT] Dentistry - Help!
date posted 27th January 2005 16:28
Oohh, maybe half a monkey
On 27 Jan 2005 15:59:17 -0000, Nicola Dunn wrote:
>
>=A0Has anyone got an idea of about how much a root filling will cost
>=A0in the front molar?
>
>=A0This is NOT helping m...
Re: FN-FORUM: [OT] Dentistry - Help!
date posted 27th January 2005 16:12
On 27 Jan 2005, at 15:58, Nicola Dunn wrote:
>
> Has anyone got an idea of about how much a root filling will cost in
> the front molar?
they sorted me out for free at the local dentistry school th...
Re: FN-FORUM: Website invoice advice needed please!
date posted 27th January 2005 16:09
On 27 Jan 2005, at 16:01, Nicola Dunn wrote:
> How much would your solicitor charge you to send them a letter
> demanding payment?
not sure.
> They're demanding extra work from you (training) and...
Re: FN-FORUM: [OT] Dentistry - Help!
date posted 27th January 2005 16:02
>Has anyone got an idea of about how much a root filling will cost in
> the front molar?
Recently had one done through my NHS registered dentist and it cost £46
(inc. x-rays). Phone your surgery, th...
FN-FORUM: Paper suppliers
date posted 27th January 2005 15:52
Hi,
Just needing some recommendations, for suppliers of photo quality
paper, satin, matt and gloss, any gsm.
And price per sheet.
Thks
Deb...
Re: FN-FORUM: [OT] Dentistry - Help!
date posted 27th January 2005 15:51
...sorry, if you're all going to talk about dentists I'm going to have leave
the country.
Worst moment in film, Marathon Man... 'is it safe...' scene with the Black
and Decker. I'm going to have ni...
Re: FN-FORUM: GROANING ABOUT POST
date posted 27th January 2005 15:46
sylvia wrote:
>
> Dan Norcott wrote:
>
>> Dave Edwards wrote:
>>
>>> are you an introverted, shy guy who only comes out of his shell using
>>> the
>>> written word?
>>
>> You saw the hulk picture,...
FN-FORUM: screen grabs of web pages
date posted 27th January 2005 15:38
hey,
i seem to remember there was a khtml (and subsequently, a os x webcore
equivalent) tool where you could give it a url and it would render the
page in full, and save it to a jpg or png file or...
Re: FN-FORUM: [OT] Finding a new house...
date posted 27th January 2005 15:36
On Thursday 27 Jan 2005 11:51 am, Gavin Cotton wrote:
> Very carefully check the inventory for every little thing, every small
> mark on the carpet, and make them write it down.
As has been noted alr...
Re: FN-FORUM: CMS suggestions
date posted 27th January 2005 15:31
On Thu, 27 Jan 2005, Emma Davis wrote:
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Graeme J Sweeney" [EMAIL REMOVED]
>> If they know the URL of the target page they can just add that (stripping
>> off t...
Re: FN-FORUM: Email Marketing Contracts with Clients
date posted 27th January 2005 15:31
On Thursday 27 Jan 2005 2:56 pm, George Hazlewood - Layer1 wrote:
> Alarm bells started ringing when it appeared that the client's list
> contained the same email address multiple times along with di...
Re: FN-FORUM: Ippimail
date posted 27th January 2005 15:30
On Thursday 27 Jan 2005 2:41 pm, SimonMartin wrote:
> We're interested in knowing if people will buy in to the *concept*
> behind ippimail as well.
I might if I was clearer on exactly what this meant...
Re: FN-FORUM: Email Marketing Contracts with Clients
date posted 27th January 2005 15:28
Objective 2000 wrote:
> There's a lot of confusion about what is and is not legitimate direct
> marketing email. If it's to an individual then yes you need their
> explicit approval, but if it's a bu...
Re: FN-FORUM: Website invoice advice needed please!
date posted 27th January 2005 15:16
Sounds good Luke - send an email confirming your understanding of the
arrangement to all parties (admin person, finance director and the guy who
commissioned the work. Perhaps ask to be handed the che...
Re: FN-FORUM: Freelance writer/tech author - urgent - DTCMSG
date posted 27th January 2005 15:09
>Elizabeth Varley wrote:
>Apologies for the delay in responding to your last email - I was off
>ill and then had an urgent project dropped on me which has pushed the
>project I was discussing with yo...
Re: Re[2]: FN-FORUM: Email Marketing Contracts with Clients
date posted 27th January 2005 15:07
On 27 Jan 2005 15:36:22 -0000, Objective 2000 [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>
> There's a lot of confusion about what is and is not legitimate direct marketing email. If it's to an individual then yes you...
Re: FN-FORUM: Restricting directory access to specific servers only.
date posted 27th January 2005 15:06
john m wrote:
>
> So I can get the .htaccess to restrict user access to a web directory.
>
> But how would I go about restricting access to the same directory to
> specific servers only?
>
> Any i...
RE: FN-FORUM: Website invoice advice needed please!
date posted 27th January 2005 14:54
..or take the person your training hostage until you get it in your mits!
lol
Good luck with it. Hope you get your money.
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From: [EMAIL REMOVED] [EMAIL REMOVED] On Behal...
RE: FN-FORUM: [OT] Freelance pics...Tony
date posted 27th January 2005 14:53
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Lindsey Hill [EMAIL REMOVED]
>
> ...and how cute is Dai's son?!
>
> Lindsey
> (getting broody again)
Thanks, I am biased of course...
I am currently playing...
Re: FN-FORUM: Email Marketing Contracts with Clients
date posted 27th January 2005 14:46
On 27 Jan 2005 14:23:59 -0000, George Hazlewood - Layer1
[EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>
> Does anyone have/use any UK focused contracts for this kind of things?
> Or any advice or suggestions? Should I j...
Re: FN-FORUM: Website invoice advice needed please!
date posted 27th January 2005 14:45
On 27 Jan 2005, at 15:33, Andy Macnaughton-Jones wrote:
> I'd ask for the cheque at the beginning of the session...
good point.
L.
---
Evoke Media Ltd.
+44 (0) 870 930 2843
www.evoke-media.com...
Re: FN-FORUM: help me please - bulldog smtp servers
date posted 27th January 2005 14:44
On Thursday 27 Jan 2005 10:55 am, Dave Edwards wrote:
> No doubt my tone is coming across as grumpy but that's because I'm
> developing a low tolerance for 'cluelessness'.
Fine by me. The OP's pos...
Re: FN-FORUM: Website invoice advice needed please!
date posted 27th January 2005 14:43
Luke,
How much would your solicitor charge you to send them a letter
demanding payment?
They're demanding extra work from you (training) and will only pay you
for what you've already done after you...
FN-FORUM: [OT] Dentistry - Help!
date posted 27th January 2005 14:39
Has anyone got an idea of about how much a root filling will cost in
the front molar?
This is NOT helping my headache...
Nicola
=====
Nicola Dunn
--------------------------------------------------...
Re[2]: FN-FORUM: Email Marketing Contracts with Clients
date posted 27th January 2005 14:16
On 27/01/2005 at 14:33 Richard Bennett wrote:
>On Thursday 27 January 2005 15:23, George Hazlewood - Layer1 wrote:
>> I'm looking at doing some completely legal and above board email
>> marketing for...
RE: FN-FORUM: Website invoice advice needed please!
date posted 27th January 2005 14:15
I'd ask for the cheque at the beginning of the session......
Re: FN-FORUM: Website invoice advice needed please!
date posted 27th January 2005 14:02
On 27 Jan 2005, at 11:35, Julian Voelcker wrote:
>> You should have something in your T&C that says: all work remains the
>> property of XXX until full payment is received.
>
> Even if you haven't, I...
RE: FN-FORUM: [OT] Finding a new house...
date posted 27th January 2005 13:51
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nicola Dunn [EMAIL REMOVED]
>
> Has anyone got some good tips on what to look for when you're
> looking at a new house? We're going to be renting, and I've
>...
Re: FN-FORUM: [OT] Freelance pics...Tony
date posted 27th January 2005 13:45
Us lot.
http://groups.msn.com/FNFORUMGallery
On 27 Jan 2005, at 15:00, Luke Perman wrote:
> where are all these pix people are chirping on about ?
>
> L....
Re: FN-FORUM: [OT] Freelance pics...Tony
date posted 27th January 2005 13:41
On 27 Jan 2005, at 14:39, Lindsey Hill wrote:
>> My first impression of Tony was that he'd put a William Shatner pic
>> in there.
>> Hehe
>
> What always amazes me is you imagine people to be a cert...
Re: FN-FORUM: [OT] Freelance pics...Tony
date posted 27th January 2005 13:38
Also too many looking younger than they 'sound. on here, which can't be
right!
Emma
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lindsey Hill" [EMAIL REMOVED]
To: [EMAIL REMOVED]
Sent: Thursday, January 27,...
Re: FN-FORUM: Email Marketing Contracts with Clients
date posted 27th January 2005 13:37
Richard Bennett wrote:
> On Thursday 27 January 2005 15:23, George Hazlewood - Layer1 wrote:
>>The client has sent over a copy of the list he wants to use and we're a
>>little worried about the source...
Re: FN-FORUM: Freelance writer/tech author - urgent - DTCMSG
date posted 27th January 2005 13:33
On Thursday 27 January 2005 15:32, Elizabeth Varley wrote:
> On 27 Jan 2005 10:53:38 -0000, Richard Bennett
>
> [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
> > On Thursday 27 January 2005 11:36, Elizabeth Varley wrote:
>...
Re: FN-FORUM: [OT] Finding a new house...Pets!
date posted 27th January 2005 13:27
Does anyone know of a site that lists houses for rent that will allow pets?
I found one in the US, but nothing in the UK.
I really would like to take my eldest cat with me...
Nicola...
Re: FN-FORUM: Ippimail
date posted 27th January 2005 13:22
Hi,
We're interested in knowing if people will buy in to the *concept*
behind ippimail as well.
Obviously we will be playing catchup with Gmail for a while :-) but we
*will* catch up if people lik...
Re: FN-FORUM: GROANING ABOUT POST [OT]
date posted 27th January 2005 13:21
> buy non branded paracetamol that's the cheapest option - do you have acc=
ess
> to a microwave? If so you could buy two potatoes and some cheese or some
> other filling that'll sort you for today a...
Re: FN-FORUM: [OT] Freelance pics...Tony
date posted 27th January 2005 13:21
> My first impression of Tony was that he'd put a William Shatner pic in
> there.
> Hehe
What always amazes me is you imagine people to be a certain age, and is
a surprise when theyre not. I imagin...
Re: FN-FORUM: GROANING ABOUT POST [OT]
date posted 27th January 2005 13:19
On 27 Jan 2005, at 14:14, Nicola Dunn wrote:
>> made me hungry - had to run out and grab a sandwich!
>
> Hehe
> I'm trying to work out what to get for lunch.
> I've got =A33 and I need to get paracet...
Re: FN-FORUM: Email Marketing Contracts with Clients
date posted 27th January 2005 13:15
On Thursday 27 January 2005 15:23, George Hazlewood - Layer1 wrote:
> I'm looking at doing some completely legal and above board email
> marketing for a new client
> The client has sent over a copy...
Re: FN-FORUM: Bounces from Virgin accounts
date posted 27th January 2005 13:14
Hi Matthew,
> You can deny email on a per-domain basis too (although I'd expect a
> bounceback message to state as such).
It looks like the messages are now getting through so guess it was a
minor...
Re: FN-FORUM: CMS suggestions
date posted 27th January 2005 13:14
Hi Emma,
> I am just very wary of them as when I have used something similar in the
> past the client has been able to change font styles etc.
I bolt clients down so that they can only do bold, ita...
Re: FN-FORUM: Freelance writer/tech author - urgent - DTCMSG
date posted 27th January 2005 13:13
On 27 Jan 2005 10:53:38 -0000, Richard Bennett
[EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>
> On Thursday 27 January 2005 11:36, Elizabeth Varley wrote:
>
> > * The ability to communicate clearly and succinctly in plai...
Re: FN-FORUM: GROANING ABOUT POST [OT]
date posted 27th January 2005 13:12
buy non branded paracetamol that's the cheapest option - do you have access
to a microwave? If so you could buy two potatoes and some cheese or some
other filling that'll sort you for today and tom...
Re: FN-FORUM: [OT] Finding a new house...
date posted 27th January 2005 13:10
James Fidell wrote:
>I imagine you'd need a nice big oven, mind. Don't fancy having to
>pluck one, either.
>
No, they are usually smaller than the turkey I cooked at Chrismas in a
fairly standard...
Re: FN-FORUM: Freelance writer/tech author - urgent - DTCMSG
date posted 27th January 2005 13:09
Hi Neils
Apologies for the delay in responding to your last email - I was off
ill and then had an urgent project dropped on me which has pushed the
project I was discussing with you back, however I'm...
Re: FN-FORUM: Ippimail
date posted 27th January 2005 13:08
Ian,
On 27 Jan 2005, at 13:05, Ian Morgan wrote:
> Well I registered with it ippimail adn was slightly disappointed to
> find that there aren't any charities ctually registered to benefit
> from it...
FN-FORUM: Email Marketing Contracts with Clients
date posted 27th January 2005 13:05
Hi all,
Hopefully this is on topic enough...
I'm looking at doing some completely legal and above board email
marketing for a new client and want to get the contractual side of
things water-tight...
Re: FN-FORUM: [OT] Finding a new house...
date posted 27th January 2005 12:57
> No problem with owning them at all, but in the 'wrong' areas either the
> law/council would find something in the general category of 'nuisance'
> or the RSPCA would complain. ' Cleve' and ruthle...
Re: FN-FORUM: GROANING ABOUT POST [OT]
date posted 27th January 2005 12:56
> made me hungry - had to run out and grab a sandwich!
Hehe
I'm trying to work out what to get for lunch.
I've got =A33 and I need to get paracetamol out of that...
And technically that's meant to co...
Re: FN-FORUM: [OT] Finding a new house...
date posted 27th January 2005 12:55
Quoting sylvia [EMAIL REMOVED]
> Nicola Dunn wrote:
>
> > I didn't actually realise people could legally own peacocks as
> > normal 'pets'...
>
> No problem with owning them at all, but in the 'wrong...
Re: FN-FORUM: GROANING ABOUT POST
date posted 27th January 2005 12:49
On Thursday 27 January 2005 14:40, Nicola Dunn wrote:
> Heh, that'd be kinda cool.
>
> I had a really cool idea for a website recently, but I don't have the
> funds to set it up.
> It'd be called 'I O...
Re: FN-FORUM: [OT] Finding a new house...
date posted 27th January 2005 12:46
Quoting Nicola Dunn [EMAIL REMOVED]
>
> > Oxford Road per chance? I almost ended up living in Reading some years
> > ago and went down that way to see a flat.
>
> Yeah, just before the West Reading...
Re: FN-FORUM: GROANING ABOUT POST
date posted 27th January 2005 12:44
Dan Norcott wrote:
>
> Dave Edwards wrote:
>
>> are you an introverted, shy guy who only comes out of his shell using
>> the
>> written word?
>
>
> You saw the hulk picture, right?
>
mmm and no pict...
Re: FN-FORUM: help me please - bulldog smtp servers
date posted 27th January 2005 12:43
> On Thursday, January 27, 2005, at 01:17 pm, nxmd wrote:
>
>> especially on an 'impersonal' forum such as this
>
> before anyone takes this the wrong way - i mean that we do not know each
> other...
Re: FN-FORUM: [OT] Finding a new house...
date posted 27th January 2005 12:40
Nicola Dunn wrote:
>I didn't actually realise people could legally own peacocks as normal 'pets'...
>
>
No problem with owning them at all, but in the 'wrong' areas either the
law/council would f...
Re: FN-FORUM: GROANING ABOUT POST [OT]
date posted 27th January 2005 12:39
On 27 Jan 2005, at 13:09, Nicola Dunn wrote:
>> hmm. something with nuts and raisins in it :-)
>
> Mmmm
> Hmmm
> Actually, this isn't making me hungry.
made me hungry - had to run out and grab a s...
Re: FN-FORUM: help me please - bulldog smtp servers
date posted 27th January 2005 12:38
On Thursday, January 27, 2005, at 01:17 pm, nxmd wrote:
> especially on an 'impersonal' forum such as this
before anyone takes this the wrong way - i mean that we do not know
each other and es...
Re: FN-FORUM: GROANING ABOUT POST
date posted 27th January 2005 12:37
On 27 Jan 2005 13:40:25 -0000, Nicola Dunn [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>
> Heh, that'd be kinda cool.
>
> I had a really cool idea for a website recently, but I don't have the
> funds to set it up.
> It'...
Re: FN-FORUM: CMS suggestions
date posted 27th January 2005 12:32
OK
I am just very wary of them as when I have used something similar in the
past the client has been able to change font styles etc.
Emma
----- Original Message -----
From: "Julian Voelcker" [EMAI...
Re: FN-FORUM: GROANING ABOUT POST
date posted 27th January 2005 12:32
Dave Edwards wrote:
> are you an introverted, shy guy who only comes out of his shell using the
> written word?
You saw the hulk picture, right?
--
http://www.dandylogic.co.uk...
RE: FN-FORUM: Bounces from Virgin accounts
date posted 27th January 2005 12:29
You can deny email on a per-domain basis too (although I'd expect a
bounceback message to state as such).
====================
Matthew Russell
CEO
Voxtreme Hosting Ltd
------------------------------...
Re: FN-FORUM: GROANING ABOUT POST
date posted 27th January 2005 12:27
On 27 Jan 2005 13:27:12 -0000, Dan Norcott [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>
> Yeah yeah - I bet. Right. You knocked that site up pretty quick (etc).
>
> That reminds me actually, I had a fine plan for a w...
Re: FN-FORUM: [OT] Finding a new house...
date posted 27th January 2005 12:26
> Oxford Road per chance? I almost ended up living in Reading some years
> ago and went down that way to see a flat.
Yeah, just before the West Reading Station bit.. the worst bit of it.
We weren't...
Re: FN-FORUM: [OT] Finding a new house...
date posted 27th January 2005 12:25
> Lovely creatures, just not as close neighbours.
> Oh, they also like to wreck the paintwork on top of your car, and use it
> as a toilet.
I don't think my boyfriend would be very impressed if that...
Re: FN-FORUM: GROANING ABOUT POST
date posted 27th January 2005 12:22
> That reminds me actually, I had a fine plan for a website - get a
> realistic looking encyclopaedia site up and running, and let anyone add
> to it - I guess you could use a wiki for it actually - a...
Re: FN-FORUM: [OT] Finding a new house...
date posted 27th January 2005 12:19
On 27 Jan 2005 12:12:12 -0000, Nicola Dunn [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>
> The area is one of the very bad areas of Reading, nearly on the corner
> of the road where people are killed, and the area is lit...
Re: FN-FORUM: [OT] Finding a new house...
date posted 27th January 2005 12:18
Nicola Dunn wrote:
>Ok... peacocks are off the list of friendly neighbours!
>They sound awful!
>
>They always look so pretty though...
>
>Nicola
>
Lovely creatures, just not as close neighbours.
Oh,...
Re: FN-FORUM: Form field order
date posted 27th January 2005 12:12
sylvia wrote:
>
> To sort alphabetically:
>
>
> To sort by a set field order:
> value="order:name1,name2,name3,etc...">
>
t...
Re: FN-FORUM: Basic Accounts / Invoicing Package
date posted 27th January 2005 12:12
On Thursday 27 January 2005 13:50, Stewart Guyan wrote:
> I thought I'd check out the shareware options.
There are also two opensource project management/invoicing packages that I
have found:
http:...
Re: FN-FORUM: Bounces from Virgin accounts
date posted 27th January 2005 12:11
Hi Norman,
> Obvious one is they're using a blacklist of some sort and your domain
> has ended up on it.
That is what I was thinking, but the blacklists work on IP addresses -
other emails from the...
Re: FN-FORUM: GROANING ABOUT POST
date posted 27th January 2005 12:08
Paul J White wrote:
>> Em wrote:
>>
>>> I play the surdo!
>>
>> You can't just make instruments up, you know.
>
> Lol, but it's true!
>
> "With their deep sound, surdos are used to mark time and rh...
Re: FN-FORUM: CMS suggestions
date posted 27th January 2005 12:08
----- Original Message -----
From: "Graeme J Sweeney" [EMAIL REMOVED]
To: [EMAIL REMOVED]
Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2005 12:41 PM
Subject: Re: FN-FORUM: CMS suggestions
Graeme
> Is it a beskope...
RE: FN-FORUM: Form field order
date posted 27th January 2005 12:05
Hi
Thanks for that Sylvia. Dan Norcott's suggested something similar.
Norman=20
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL REMOVED] [EMAIL REMOVED] On Behalf Of sylvia
Sent: 27 January 2005 13:11
To:...
Re: FN-FORUM: [OT] Finding a new house...
date posted 27th January 2005 12:01
Ok... peacocks are off the list of friendly neighbours!
They sound awful!
They always look so pretty though...
Nicola
=====
Nicola Dunn
------------------------------------------------------------...
Re: FN-FORUM: help me please - bulldog smtp servers
date posted 27th January 2005 11:58
what facts ?
i asked a question - is it possible to have an isp - independent smtp
server, to which i have had several helpful replies and thank you to
those that replied
the facts as you put it...
Re: FN-FORUM: GROANING ABOUT POST
date posted 27th January 2005 11:57
Dan Norcott wrote:
>
> Em wrote:
>
>> I play the surdo!
>
>
> You can't just make instruments up, you know.
>
Just been suggested that the resonator guitar in local Sale might be a
nice present for...
Re: FN-FORUM: Emigrating to Australia
date posted 27th January 2005 11:55
Same as Jacobs Creek!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Luke Perman" [EMAIL REMOVED]
To: [EMAIL REMOVED]
Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2005 12:54 PM
Subject: Re: FN-FORUM: Emigrating to Australia
>...
Re: FN-FORUM: Form field order
date posted 27th January 2005 11:53
To sort alphabetically:
To sort by a set field order:...
Re: FN-FORUM: GROANING ABOUT POST [OT]
date posted 27th January 2005 11:51
> hmm. something with nuts and raisins in it :-)
Mmmm
Hmmm
Actually, this isn't making me hungry.
How very odd.
Though I have had chocolate this morning already!
And I have too bad a headache to w...
RE: FN-FORUM: GROANING ABOUT POST [OT]
date posted 27th January 2005 11:51
I've got a Denden Daiko, some clay bongos and a digeridoo :o)
Dave
>
> > I play the surdo!
>
> Ah hah, a percussionist!
>
> What else do we have?
> I can sing, play the violin, play the viola, pl...
Re: FN-FORUM: Form field order
date posted 27th January 2005 11:49
sort of ...... ??
lost track of this and not very helpful, know it used to work. Now just
put in order on the form, usually emails in same order ....
not much use on this, better on a broomstic...
Re: FN-FORUM: Emigrating to Australia
date posted 27th January 2005 11:45
Luke Perman wrote:
> From what I remember VB isn't so bad...
> and Fosters is generally considered exported rubbish for foreigners...
My Dutch friends think the same about Grolsch, which is markete...
Re: FN-FORUM: CMS suggestions
date posted 27th January 2005 11:45
Hi Emma,
> Has anyone any suggestions of how this could be done?
There are stacks of browser based HTML editors around and most of them
can be customised to limit the damage that customers can do -...
Re: FN-FORUM: Ippimail
date posted 27th January 2005 11:45
SimonMartin wrote:
> I'd love some more feedback on the ippimail project. :-)
>
> Good or bad, it all helps. We're trying to do a good thing and
> contribute all round.
>
Hi Simon
Well I registere...
Re: FN-FORUM: GROANING ABOUT POST
date posted 27th January 2005 11:45
Doh!
http://www.brazilianpercussion.com/english/instrumentos/Tipos.asp?Tipo=17
http://www.brazildrums.com/Surdo.htm
http://www.qub.ac.uk/schools/SchoolofAnthropologicalStudies/Research/TheBatucadao...
Re: FN-FORUM: GROANING ABOUT POST
date posted 27th January 2005 11:44
Dan Norcott wrote:
>
> Em wrote:
>
>> I play the surdo!
>
>
> You can't just make instruments up, you know.
Lol, but it's true!
"With their deep sound, surdos are used to mark time and rhythm. T...
Re: FN-FORUM: [OT] Finding a new house...
date posted 27th January 2005 11:37
Nicola Dunn wrote:
>Peacocks??
>
>
The peacocks belonged to the neighbours, they roosted on the porch right
outside OUR bedroom window. In spring and early summer they sound like
very loud donkey...
Re: FN-FORUM: GROANING ABOUT POST
date posted 27th January 2005 11:36
> I play the surdo!
Ah hah, a percussionist!
What else do we have?
I can sing, play the violin, play the viola, play the piano, and a few
other things.
Nicola
=====
Nicola Dunn
------------------...
Re: FN-FORUM: CMS suggestions
date posted 27th January 2005 11:35
Carrie
It is custom made, never thought I could do that though.
Emma
----- Original Message -----
From: "Carrie" [EMAIL REMOVED]
To: [EMAIL REMOVED]
Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2005 12:37 PM
Subjec...
Re: FN-FORUM: GROANING ABOUT POST [OT]
date posted 27th January 2005 11:35
On 27 Jan 2005, at 11:49, Nicola Dunn wrote:
>> chocolate bar ?
> Ooh, which type?
hmm. something with nuts and raisins in it :-)
On 27 Jan 2005, at 11:53, Karen Blake wrote:
> Oi! If there's cho...
Re: FN-FORUM: Emigrating to Australia
date posted 27th January 2005 11:35
On 27 Jan 2005, at 11:26, hugh wrote:
>> whatever you do, don't ask for Fosters lager in Oz ;-)
>> not if you don't want to be laughed at, anyhow... !
>
> Doesn't that depend whereabouts you are?
>...
Re: FN-FORUM: Cillit Bang - Discuss (OT)
date posted 27th January 2005 11:33
It does work, but you still have to scrub! Viakal does the trick just as
well, but you still need to scrub. I used one of those stainless steel mesh
kitchen things and a lot of elbow grease - my til...
Re: FN-FORUM: Cillit Bang - Discuss (OT)
date posted 27th January 2005 11:31
Having looked (briefly) at the link which seemed to indicate that the
advert is an "import" -
is it possible that the original advert got the "bang" from the description
of the exclamation
mark i.e....
RE: FN-FORUM: Basic Accounts / Invoicing Package
date posted 27th January 2005 11:31
Thanks for all the replies on this.
I was just about to bite the bullet and purchase Intuit Quickbooks when I=
thought I'd check out the shareware options.
I found XS Invoicing - http://www.develop...
RE: FN-FORUM: Bounces from Virgin accounts
date posted 27th January 2005 11:30
Sounds like your domain is blacklisted.
Check out www.dnsstuff.com - you can check your domain against the popular
spam blacklists.
If you're fairly confident that no one is spamming from your domai...
Re: FN-FORUM: GROANING ABOUT POST
date posted 27th January 2005 11:30
Em wrote:
> I play the surdo!
You can't just make instruments up, you know.
--
http://www.dandylogic.co.uk...
Re: FN-FORUM: GROANING ABOUT POST
date posted 27th January 2005 11:28
I play the surdo!
On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 08:39:12 -0800 (PST), Dom Latter
[EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
> > > I thought Paul was a drummer anyway.
> >
> > Nope, have another wild guess ;-)
>
> Something with...
Re: FN-FORUM: CMS suggestions
date posted 27th January 2005 11:22
On Thu, 27 Jan 2005, Emma Davis wrote:
> A client has a database driven CMS (MySQL and PHP) from which they are able
> to update certain areas of their site. This has been fine so far, but one
> of...
Re: FN-FORUM: Form field order
date posted 27th January 2005 11:21
Norman Beresford wrote:
> Hi all
>
> I've got a couple of generic form handlers, they just loop through the
> request.form collection pulling out the field values and sticking them
> into an email....
Re: FN-FORUM: help me please - bulldog smtp servers
date posted 27th January 2005 11:19
On 27 Jan 2005 11:21:12 -0000, nxmd [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>
> well excuse me ....
>
You mention:
>but although it is working now , this has been a long term problem, and
>i often have to restart a...
Re: FN-FORUM: CMS suggestions
date posted 27th January 2005 11:16
Emma Davis wrote:
>
> Morning
>
> A client has a database driven CMS (MySQL and PHP) from which they are
> able to update certain areas of their site. This has been fine so
> far, but one of the a...
FN-FORUM: Form field order
date posted 27th January 2005 11:13
Hi all
I've got a couple of generic form handlers, they just loop through the
request.form collection pulling out the field values and sticking them
into an email. However a client is complaining ab...
Re: FN-FORUM: [OT] Finding a new house...
date posted 27th January 2005 11:12
> Also when you move in take pictures of the house all over, (
> including the garden) .
Oooh now that's a good idea!
I'd never thought of that before!
Nicola
=====
Nicola Dunn
---------------...
Re: FN-FORUM: [OT] Finding a new house...
date posted 27th January 2005 11:10
> What really goes on after dark .....
> RAF if in country ..... they target places they don't live in ...
> neighbours .... peacocks are BAD, can't emphasise that enough !
Peacocks??
Do explain....
Re: FN-FORUM: [OT] Finding a new house...
date posted 27th January 2005 11:08
Dave Edwards wrote:
>On 27 Jan 2005 11:30:52 -0000, Nicola Dunn [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>
>
>>Has anyone got some good tips on what to look for when you're looking
>>at a new house?
>>
>>
>Noise...
Re: FN-FORUM: [OT] Finding a new house...
date posted 27th January 2005 11:07
>> list of things to be aware of?
>>
>>
What really goes on after dark .....
RAF if in country ..... they target places they don't live in ...
neighbours .... peacocks are BAD, can't emphasi...
RE: FN-FORUM: Bounces from Virgin accounts
date posted 27th January 2005 10:58
Hi Julian
Obvious one is they're using a blacklist of some sort and your domain
has ended up on it.
Norman=20
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL REMOVED] [EMAIL REMOVED] On Behalf Of Julian
Vo...
RE: FN-FORUM: Actually on topic - XP Gateway problems still
date posted 27th January 2005 10:57
Hi,
Have had same problems after installing SP2.
Solved by re-installing all network components.
SP2 screws the settings some how.
Cheers.
Gareth
Subject: FN-FORUM: Actually on topic - XP Gatew...
Re: FN-FORUM: [OT] Finding a new house...
date posted 27th January 2005 10:53
> neighbours, as in next door and not the soap ;-)
> dont take the estate agents word, go round call on em.
Yeah, there was one house we looked at when we were looking for the
place we're in now.
We...
Re: FN-FORUM: Modem code to prevent auto answer
date posted 27th January 2005 10:53
Hi Andy/Dan,
> ATS0=0
Looks like the one to try - thanks.
--
Cheers,
Julian Voelcker,
Cheltenham, Glos.
T: 01285 821 910
M: 07971 540 362
MSN: [EMAIL REMOVED]...
FN-FORUM: Bounces from Virgin accounts
date posted 27th January 2005 10:53
Hi All,
I run a small mailing list and from this morning am getting a string of
bounced messages from Virgin.
It looks like all messages from the domain hosting the list are getting
rejected with...
FN-FORUM: Dilbert strikes a chord
date posted 27th January 2005 10:51
http://www.comics.com/comics/dilbert/archive/dilbert-20050127.html
Andy...
Re: FN-FORUM: Emigrating to Australia
date posted 27th January 2005 10:47
Yea, Tooheys is the local brew, but they have Stella on tap in my
parents local so I shall drink that.
Hutch...
Re: FN-FORUM: Wish me luck!
date posted 27th January 2005 10:43
> Good luck, I hope a permie job won't stop your OT posting - I for one
> have enjoyed it!
If I get the job, I won't have net access during working hours
(security reasons), but I'll post in the even...
Re: FN-FORUM: [OT] Finding a new house...
date posted 27th January 2005 10:43
neighbours, as in next door and not the soap ;-)
dont take the estate agents word, go round call on em.
>
> Has anyone got some good tips on what to look for when you're looking
> at a new house?
>...
FN-FORUM: CMS suggestions
date posted 27th January 2005 10:43
Morning
A client has a database driven CMS (MySQL and PHP) from which they are able
to update certain areas of their site. This has been fine so far, but one
of the areas is the main text on their...
Re: FN-FORUM: [OT] Finding a new house...
date posted 27th January 2005 10:43
> Cooking facilities, kitchen space, cupboards (but people who make
> tasty cheese salads tend to be very good on this one)
Kitchens is something I'm very good at :-)
Nicola
=====
Nicola Dunn
----...
Re: FN-FORUM: [OT] Finding a new house...
date posted 27th January 2005 10:38
On 27 Jan 2005 11:30:52 -0000, Nicola Dunn [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>
> Has anyone got some good tips on what to look for when you're looking
> at a new house?
> We're going to be renting, and I've jus...
FN-FORUM: Ippimail
date posted 27th January 2005 10:36
Hi,
I know I'm the newb around here so I don't want to be pushy... but...
I'd love some more feedback on the ippimail project. :-)
Good or bad, it all helps. We're trying to do a good thing and
co...
Re: FN-FORUM: GROANING ABOUT POST [OT]
date posted 27th January 2005 10:35
Oi! If there's chocolate in that corner, budge up a bit!
On 27 Jan 2005, at 11:43, Luke Perman wrote:
>> Depends... what's in it for me? :-)
>
> chocolate bar ?...
Re: FN-FORUM: [OT] Finding a new house...
date posted 27th January 2005 10:33
Very carefully check the inventory for every little thing, every small
mark on the carpet, and make them write it down.
When I moved into a rented property they missed a stain on the carpet,
they s...
Re: FN-FORUM: [OT] Finding a new house...
date posted 27th January 2005 10:32
Nicola Dunn wrote:
>I was just wondering if anyone had a list of things to be aware of?
>
>
Don't be embarrassed, try everything, open it, close it, move it,
wiggle it, flush it, turn it on /set...
Re: FN-FORUM: GROANING ABOUT POST [OT]
date posted 27th January 2005 10:31
> chocolate bar ?
Ooh, which type?
Nicola
Trying to eat well... though today is failing miserably
=====
Nicola Dunn
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------...
Re: FN-FORUM: GROANING ABOUT POST [OT]
date posted 27th January 2005 10:24
On 27 Jan 2005, at 11:05, Nicola Dunn wrote:
>> can i come too ? ;-)
>
> Depends... what's in it for me? :-)
chocolate bar ?
:-D
L.
---
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+44 (0) 870 930 2843
www.evoke-media.co...
Re: FN-FORUM: Cillit Bang - Discuss (OT)
date posted 27th January 2005 10:22
Our cleaner loves Cillit Bang!
Terrible advert tho :-)
On 26 Jan 2005 23:45:09 -0000, zogthedoomed [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>
> ... is Cillit Bang a real product?
>
> I just can't believe anyone wou...
RE: FN-FORUM: Cillit Bang - Discuss (OT)
date posted 27th January 2005 10:22
I agree the ad is useless, having said that I bought some. I would like
to think this had nothing to do with the ad and more to do with it's
promise of removing my lime scale. I am longing for a produ...
Re: FN-FORUM: [OT] Back again...
date posted 27th January 2005 10:18
> and now its our turn ;-)
Sorry... it's one topic that if I get started on... I can go on for days...
And the joy of standing in the middle of a supercomputer has rather
upped my enthusiasm!
Nicola...
Re: FN-FORUM: Website invoice advice needed please!
date posted 27th January 2005 10:17
Hi Marc,
> You should have something in your T&C that says: all work remains the
> property of XXX until full payment is received.
Even if you haven't, I think the courts would rule on that basis.
-...
Re: FN-FORUM: [OT] CD Life Expectancy
date posted 27th January 2005 10:17
Hi Andy,
> Are you trying it on a witer drive (cd or dvd)?
Yes.
> Try it in a plain ol'
> cd or dvd-rom - writers have error correction and they may be
> correcting non-existant problems!
Thanks,...
Re: FN-FORUM: [OT] Back again...
date posted 27th January 2005 10:14
On 27 Jan 2005 11:13:07 -0000, Nicola Dunn [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>
> > "So, the job interview yesterday was ok.
> > PS: Policemen pointing guns at you is scary!"
> >
> > So exactly what kind of job...
FN-FORUM: [OT] Finding a new house...
date posted 27th January 2005 10:12
Has anyone got some good tips on what to look for when you're looking
at a new house?
We're going to be renting, and I've just requested a viewing on the
first house (we'll be moving at the end of Feb...
RE: FN-FORUM: [OT] Back again...
date posted 27th January 2005 10:11
Or at my first job interview (as a metallurgist), my interviewer asked
"Do you know what the difference is between electrowinning and
electrorefining ?". To which my answer was "Yes." And then he move...
Re: FN-FORUM: [OT] Freelance pics...Tony
date posted 27th January 2005 10:10
Andy Stafford wrote:
>> My first impression of Tony was that he'd put a William Shatner pic in
>> there.
>
> Or Roy Hattersley
>
>
In Tony's defence, at least he doesn't look like Michael Moore:...
Re: FN-FORUM: Emigrating to Australia
date posted 27th January 2005 10:08
> whatever you do, don't ask for Fosters lager in Oz ;-)
> not if you don't want to be laughed at, anyhow... !
Doesn't that depend whereabouts you are?
I was there in 1987-8 and seem to recall havin...
Re: FN-FORUM: GROANING ABOUT POST
date posted 27th January 2005 10:08
Dave Edwards wrote:
>On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 10:55:57 -0800 (PST), sylvia [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>
>
>>Ahh, aren't you brave, going all that way, and only a stick :-D
>>
>>I prefer a broom
>>
>>
>...
Re: FN-FORUM: [OT] Back again...
date posted 27th January 2005 10:06
>
>
> Well the 2.88 Teraflop IBM had to be the highlight.
> Though the 1 Teraflop Beowulf Cluster was immensly cool.
> The old SGI was shiny, and the many NT-based racks were shiny.
>
> Mmmmmmmmm
>
>...
Re: FN-FORUM: help me please - bulldog smtp servers
date posted 27th January 2005 10:03
well excuse me ....
i dont mean any offence to anyone, I am a freelancer - this does not
necessarily mean I am a technical genius like many on this list - I am
an illustrator who designs the odd we...
Re: FN-FORUM: [OT] Back again...
date posted 27th January 2005 09:59
On 27 Jan 2005 10:59:51 -0000, Nicola Dunn [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>
> So, the job interview yesterday was ok.
> I got to spend time being shown around the supercomputers, which made
> me very happy....
Re: FN-FORUM: [OT] Freelance pics...Tony
date posted 27th January 2005 09:59
Nicola Dunn wrote:
> My first impression of Tony was that he'd put a William Shatner pic in there.
Or Roy Hattersley
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Re: FN-FORUM: [OT] Back again...
date posted 27th January 2005 09:59
On Thu, 27 Jan 2005, Nicola Dunn wrote:
> Well the 2.88 Teraflop IBM had to be the highlight.
> Though the 1 Teraflop Beowulf Cluster was immensly cool.
> The old SGI was shiny, and the many NT-based...
Re: FN-FORUM: Freelance writer/tech author - urgent - DTCMSG
date posted 27th January 2005 09:55
Will you be following this one up Elizabeth? Having advised on and quoted
for a job for you in the past, you asked me to proceed to the first design
stage, which I agreed to under my normal T&C's (ie...
Re: FN-FORUM: [OT] Back again...
date posted 27th January 2005 09:54
> "So, the job interview yesterday was ok.
> PS: Policemen pointing guns at you is scary!"
>
> So exactly what kind of job is this?.....
Computing.
In the MOD though.
Nicola
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Re: FN-FORUM: GROANING ABOUT POST [OT]
date posted 27th January 2005 09:54
> That's going to be a very crowded corner shortly ... OK Norman, we'll
> try to be good. ;)
Can I use 'trials of working in an office' as an excuse?
Nicola
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FN-FORUM: Actually on topic - XP Gateway problems still
date posted 27th January 2005 09:52
Right.
That bloomin XP box is still causing me a nightmare.
We formatted the HD and reinstalled XP, updated it all, put *shudder* SP2 on it.
Then we went through the nice ICS wizard.
We even created a...
FN-FORUM: [OT] Freelance pics...Tony
date posted 27th January 2005 09:51
I can't find the thread with this in, so I'll reply with a new one...
and mess up peoples threading (sorry!)
My first impression of Tony was that he'd put a William Shatner pic in there.
Hehe
No off...
Re: FN-FORUM: [OT] Back again...
date posted 27th January 2005 09:49
> > So, the job interview yesterday was ok.
> > I got to spend time being shown around the supercomputers, which made
> > me very happy.
> >
>
> The Geeky part of me has to ask which sort as I have a...
Re: FN-FORUM: GROANING ABOUT POST [OT]
date posted 27th January 2005 09:47
> can i come too ? ;-)
Depends... what's in it for me? :-)
Nicola
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"For as long as space...
RE: FN-FORUM: [OT] Back again...
date posted 27th January 2005 09:47
"So, the job interview yesterday was ok.
PS: Policemen pointing guns at you is scary!"
So exactly what kind of job is this?........
Re: FN-FORUM: GROANING ABOUT POST [OT]
date posted 27th January 2005 09:47
On 27 Jan 2005 11:00:35 -0000, Luke Perman [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>
> On 27 Jan 2005, at 10:45, Nicola Dunn wrote:
>
> > And now I'll go and stand in the naughty corner
>
> can i come too ? ;-)
>...
Re: FN-FORUM: [OT] Back again...
date posted 27th January 2005 09:45
On Thu, 27 Jan 2005, Nicola Dunn wrote:
>
> So, the job interview yesterday was ok.
> I got to spend time being shown around the supercomputers, which made
> me very happy.
>
The Geeky part of me...
Re: FN-FORUM: GROANING ABOUT POST [OT]
date posted 27th January 2005 09:42
On 27 Jan 2005, at 10:45, Nicola Dunn wrote:
> And now I'll go and stand in the naughty corner
can i come too ? ;-)
L.
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+44 (0) 870 930 2843
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FN-FORUM: [OT] Back again...
date posted 27th January 2005 09:41
So, the job interview yesterday was ok.
I got to spend time being shown around the supercomputers, which made
me very happy.
I did, however, completely blank at a couple of questions I really
should...
RE: FN-FORUM: Cillit Bang - Discuss (OT)
date posted 27th January 2005 09:39
"What are other peoples' pet hates ?"
I.T.V. in general. Especially the football coverage. In fact you can add Sky
to that as well.
Commercial Radio too. Appauling. Especially the blokes on my l...
Re: FN-FORUM: help me please - bulldog smtp servers
date posted 27th January 2005 09:36
On 27 Jan 2005 09:41:37 -0000, nxmd [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>
> thank you for that
>
> but although it is working now , this has been a long term problem, and
> i often have to restart apple mail sev...
Re: FN-FORUM: Freelance writer/tech author - urgent - DTCMSG
date posted 27th January 2005 09:35
On Thursday 27 January 2005 11:36, Elizabeth Varley wrote:
> * The ability to communicate clearly and succinctly in plain English
would that be a nice example of an oxymoron then? or am I thinking o...
RE: FN-FORUM: FN FORUM: [OT] buying loads of booze online
date posted 27th January 2005 09:32
damon,
its sorted, just being a bit sarcy at 1 in the morning!
thx,
chris
>
> Chris
>
> What are you after, what quantities
>
> I am just doing a website for a company about to launch who will be doi...
RE: FN-FORUM: Camera Reviews etc.
date posted 27th January 2005 09:29
Me!
Regards,
John
www.keltecdesign.co.uk
Fresh Media Solutions
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Sent: 27 January 2005 10:10
To:...
Re: FN-FORUM: GROANING ABOUT POST [OT]
date posted 27th January 2005 09:27
> Up until the last week or so people have been very good about using [OT]
>
> And there was me thinking the endless September was coming to a close.
Sorry, I hold my hands up and freely admit guilt...
Re: FN-FORUM: Cillit Bang - Discuss (OT)
date posted 27th January 2005 09:27
On 27 Jan 2005, at 10:09, Graham Reid wrote:
> What are other peoples' pet hates ?
Cheesy Radio advertising using bad actors pretending to be
over-enthusiastic about 'whatever' product or service....
Re: FN-FORUM: Emigrating to Australia
date posted 27th January 2005 09:24
On 26 Jan 2005, at 15:51, Andy Hutchinson wrote:
> Wow. Thanks for those incredibly helpful links - don't suppose you
> have any for cork hats and Fosters lager do you.
whatever you do, don't ask f...
Re: FN-FORUM: Access...
date posted 27th January 2005 09:21
> Ask them what they want and then your backside is covered.
Well I have a ton of other work to do as well, so I'm doign bits on
the db as and when.
> Regards, Graham
>
> PS I'm resisting the temp...
Re: FN-FORUM: Modem code to prevent auto answer
date posted 27th January 2005 09:20
Julian Voelcker wrote:
> Do any of you know what the standard AT code is to turn off auto answer
> on a modem - I have a modem sharing a phone line and it keeps on
> intercepting calls.
Don't know...
Re: FN-FORUM: Modem code to prevent auto answer
date posted 27th January 2005 09:18
Julian Voelcker wrote:
> Do any of you know what the standard AT code is to turn off auto answer
> on a modem - I have a modem sharing a phone line and it keeps on
> intercepting calls.
ATS0=0
?...
FN-FORUM: Freelance writer/tech author - urgent - DTCMSG
date posted 27th January 2005 09:18
We're looking for a writer to create a CMS user guide for an upcoming
project. The guide will be written for a non-technical audience on how
to publish to a website using the CMS. Get in touch with us...
FN-FORUM: Modem code to prevent auto answer
date posted 27th January 2005 09:11
Do any of you know what the standard AT code is to turn off auto answer
on a modem - I have a modem sharing a phone line and it keeps on
intercepting calls.
--
Cheers,
Julian Voelcker,
Cheltenham...
Re: FN-FORUM: Cillit Bang - Discuss (OT)
date posted 27th January 2005 09:09
Although the advertising company probably didn't think it was a bad advert
seeing as you are still talking about it 20 / 30 years later!
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Re: FN-FORUM: Camera Reviews etc.
date posted 27th January 2005 09:05
John murphy was looking for some.
D Thomas
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To: [EMAIL REMOVED]
Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2005 10:10 AM
Subject: FN-FORUM...
FN-FORUM: Camera Reviews etc.
date posted 27th January 2005 08:51
Who was it who was wanting camera reviewers from a "non-technical"
perspective ?...
Re: FN-FORUM: Cillit Bang - Discuss (OT)
date posted 27th January 2005 08:51
I'm afraid so..and it doesn't '...do what it says on the tin..'.
I expect it's from the same advertising school who renamed the cleaning
product Jif to Cif -
due to European's not being able to prono...
RE: FN-FORUM: FN FORUM: [OT] buying loads of booze online
date posted 27th January 2005 08:41
Chris
What are you after, what quantities
I am just doing a website for a company about to launch who will be =
doing
cheap booze, minimum purchase 1 case. Some of it is dirt cheap (24 cans =
for
=A...
RE: FN-FORUM: Cillit Bang - Discuss (OT)
date posted 27th January 2005 08:31
No advert will ever be as bad (or cheesy) as the "Shake and Vac" advert
Damon...
Re: FN-FORUM: help me please - bulldog smtp servers
date posted 27th January 2005 08:23
thank you for that
but although it is working now , this has been a long term problem, and=20=
i often have to restart apple mail several times before it goes
On Wednesday, January 26, 2005, at...
Re: FN-FORUM: Have you noticed....[OT]
date posted 27th January 2005 08:21
>Ah - just automatically clicked the link.
>
>Now I see where you are coming from! Possibly a news reader?
>
>Emma
This is Niels Reynolds for freelancers.net, reporting from my hotel balcony,
Lille...
Re: FN-FORUM: Have you noticed....[OT]
date posted 27th January 2005 08:11
lol - never noticed that before! So *that's* why I was always called big
boy...
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have you noticed that niels is a giant? ;-)
Caz Thomson wrote:
>....how much Tony Crockford looks like someo...
FN-FORUM: HP DL320 smart fans under non-server OSes..
date posted 27th January 2005 08:11
Morning all..
Bit of a long shot this one..
In the server room out here (read: cupboard kept at about minus 20 by
the feel of it, brrr!) there are three HP DL320 rackmount boxes all
running merril...
Re: FN-FORUM: Have you noticed....[OT]
date posted 27th January 2005 07:32
Ah - just automatically clicked the link.
Now I see where you are coming from! Possibly a news reader?
Emma
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Sen...
Re: FN-FORUM: FN FORUM: [OT] buying loads of booze online
date posted 27th January 2005 00:52
no boozers on the list then ;-)
chris greenway wrote:
>
> title says it all really ;-)
>
> would google but am looking for a recommendation.
>
> need to but crates of wines/beer/lager etc for quick...
Re: FN-FORUM: Have you noticed....[OT]
date posted 27th January 2005 00:48
have you noticed that niels is a giant? ;-)
Caz Thomson wrote:
>....how much Tony Crockford looks like someone who should be on the
>Discovery Channel ?
>
>http://groups.msn.com/FNFORUMGallery/fnfor...
Re: FN-FORUM: wannabe muso publishing sites
date posted 27th January 2005 00:47
Richard Monk wrote:
>what kind of music?
>
>
>
>
some sort of electronic stuff. his music taste is all over the place. was waiting for him to post online to have a listen.
thanks for the links dav...
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