Freelancers Forum Messages on Tuesday March 22nd 2005
RE: FN-FORUM: Anyone used Iomart internet 'RapidRank'?
date posted 22nd March 2005 23:35
Yes, a client used them against my advice.
They use doorway pages on some of their sites it seems, unfortunately
for my client some of their sites had a search for xyz profession in
such and such an...
RE: FN-FORUM: Book recommendations...
date posted 22nd March 2005 23:25
SAMS Dreamweaver MX Unleashed looked fairly usable
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Charles E.Gatenby
Sent: 22 March 2005 16:49
To: FN-FORUM / [EMAIL REMO...
Re: FN-FORUM: CSS Browser Check
date posted 22nd March 2005 23:21
On 22 Mar 2005 20:02:00 -0000, Thomas Design [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
> Anyone mind having a quick browser check of this:
>
> http://www.thomas-design.co.uk/ymca/template.html
>
> It's needs to work t...
FN-FORUM: Printing Scrolling textFields in Flash
date posted 22nd March 2005 23:17
Hi,
I have a scrolling textfield in flash which I want to print. I would
like to print the complete text from the textfield and am using the
printJob class to do so, which is fine for a single page...
Re: FN-FORUM: MacWarehouse Rant
date posted 22nd March 2005 22:53
On Tuesday 22 Mar 2005 10:35 pm, Jamie Wilson wrote:
> Dom Latter wrote:
> >I like to think that at the least I'd have said "here, have my dip" an=
d
> > poured a good quantity of beer over his chips....
Re: FN-FORUM: MacWarehouse Rant
date posted 22nd March 2005 22:33
Dom Latter wrote:
>On Tuesday 22 Mar 2005 6:06 pm, Jamie Wilson wrote:
>
>
>
>>Yesterday I was dining in a pub in the Square Mile.
>>
>>
>
>I'm strugglng to understand why he was not ejected fr...
RE: FN-FORUM: Site Hosting
date posted 22nd March 2005 22:29
>HI all,
>I'm moving my site and am not sure if this company is known as, good or
bad?
>hostroute.co.uk. My next question is probably the most important for me,
How do you calculate bandwidth require...
Re: FN-FORUM: Site Hosting
date posted 22nd March 2005 22:19
david groves wrote:
> Hi Mike,
>
> Have this info on hostroute:
>
> "We run a 100 megabit link to Clara.net,
> who are connected to LINX (London Internet Exchange)
> via multiple Gig'E connections....
Re: FN-FORUM: Site Hosting
date posted 22nd March 2005 22:09
Have a client who used to use hostroute. I don't think they had any
problems, and when I contacted them once, the support tech was very
helpful. BUT support was email only and that's why they moved....
FN-FORUM: Tonight's 5 Star Viewing (OT)
date posted 22nd March 2005 22:01
I guess I'm not going to bed early. Why do they schedule 'tosh' at the
weekend when they have stuff like this to show late on a week day
night?
Rear Window Directed by Alfred Hitchcock, 1954
11:35pm...
Re: FN-FORUM: Site Hosting
date posted 22nd March 2005 21:51
Hi Mike,
Have this info on hostroute:
"We run a 100 megabit link to Clara.net,
who are connected to LINX (London Internet Exchange)
via multiple Gig'E connections.
We are also connected to Easynet v...
Re: FN-FORUM: Blueyonder Modem/Router Advice
date posted 22nd March 2005 21:15
In freelance.forum, Paul Summers [EMAIL REMOVED] (Paul Summers)
wrote in [EMAIL REMOVED]
>
>Just talking to a client asking about a recommendation for an
>'all-in-one' modem, router and 4 port 10/10...
RE: FN-FORUM: cold tea
date posted 22nd March 2005 21:13
Great, that is a good one!
Craig
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Vickers
Sent: 22 March 2005 09:00
To: FN-FORUM / [EMAIL REMOVED]
Subject: RE: FN-FO...
RE: FN-FORUM: Hello all!
date posted 22nd March 2005 21:10
Hi Anthony
Hope you enjoy this forum it is very good, with plenty friendly peeps.
Craig
www.corbyweb.co.uk
www.snaggers.co.uk...
Re: FN-FORUM: MacWarehouse Rant
date posted 22nd March 2005 21:10
On Tuesday 22 Mar 2005 6:06 pm, Jamie Wilson wrote:
> Yesterday I was dining in a pub in the Square Mile. Young trader wannab=
e
> type at the next table gets his meal which includes hot fries. Asks...
Re: FN-FORUM: Site Hosting
date posted 22nd March 2005 21:09
> As it happens, I'm looking for two site hosts. It hadn't occurred to ask
for
> ideas.
>
> Similar specs: .NET and MSSQL, good service (who must know about web
> services). One will exchange music f...
Re: FN-FORUM: MacWarehouse Rant
date posted 22nd March 2005 20:52
Paul Summers wrote:
> Little eBuyer tip... They've really improved their warehousing setup,
> the price difference between next day and normal three day delivery is a
> fair bit - but if your orders...
Re: FN-FORUM: Site Hosting
date posted 22nd March 2005 20:48
JBR wrote:
>On 22 Mar 2005 20:19:27 -0000, visual [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>
>
>>You just want to make sure their servers
>>are UK based otherwise you may find you are without a site for a weeks
>>du...
Re: FN-FORUM: Site Hosting
date posted 22nd March 2005 20:46
> You just want to make sure their servers
> are UK based otherwise you may find you are without a site for a weeks
> due to a huricane etc. like I found last year. Could be worth asking
> them some...
Re: FN-FORUM: Salad Dressing - wine of the week (OT)
date posted 22nd March 2005 20:44
Paul J White wrote:
>
> Dave Edwards wrote:
>
>> On 22 Mar 2005 10:21:12 -0000, Paul J White [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>>
>>> I think you have your answer Dave. Just a bit of salad alongside for
>>> me...
Re: FN-FORUM: Site Hosting
date posted 22nd March 2005 20:34
On 22 Mar 2005 20:19:27 -0000, visual [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
> You just want to make sure their servers
> are UK based otherwise you may find you are without a site for a weeks
> due to a huricane etc...
Re: FN-FORUM: help identifying a font
date posted 22nd March 2005 20:33
Hip Hip Hurray for the Freelancers Mailinglist.
Both recommendations are great and I am able to finish the job for the
client on time (without having to scan through masses of fonts).
Thanks to all...
Re: FN-FORUM: CSS Browser Check
date posted 22nd March 2005 20:23
Thomas Design wrote:
>Hi all
>
>Anyone mind having a quick browser check of this:
>
>http://www.thomas-design.co.uk/ymca/template.html
>
>It's needs to work tidy when clicking between text only versi...
Re: FN-FORUM: Site Hosting
date posted 22nd March 2005 20:18
david groves wrote:
>HI all,
>
>I'm moving my site and am not sure if this company is known as, good or bad?
>hostroute.co.uk. My next question is probably the most important for me, How
>do you calc...
Re: FN-FORUM: Salad Dressing (OT) was some CSS help please
date posted 22nd March 2005 20:10
Dave Edwards wrote:
> On 22 Mar 2005 10:21:12 -0000, Paul J White [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>
>>I think you have your answer Dave. Just a bit of salad alongside for
>>me, please ;-)
>>
>
> Well, there'...
FN-FORUM: CSS Browser Check
date posted 22nd March 2005 20:00
Hi all
Anyone mind having a quick browser check of this:
http://www.thomas-design.co.uk/ymca/template.html
It's needs to work tidy when clicking between text only version and graphic
version (at t...
FN-FORUM: Site Hosting
date posted 22nd March 2005 19:53
HI all,
I'm moving my site and am not sure if this company is known as, good or bad?
hostroute.co.uk. My next question is probably the most important for me, How
do you calculate bandwidth requiremen...
Re: FN-FORUM: Salad Dressing (OT) was some CSS help please
date posted 22nd March 2005 19:03
On 22 Mar 2005 10:21:12 -0000, Paul J White [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>
> I think you have your answer Dave. Just a bit of salad alongside for
> me, please ;-)
>
Well, there's only one place to this th...
Re: FN-FORUM: MacWarehouse Rant
date posted 22nd March 2005 19:00
Dave Edwards wrote:
>I hasten to add that I never swear or use racial slurs or for that
>matter make it 'personal'. However I do sometimes use syrupy nice
>sarcasm
>
Particularly fun with Americans -...
Re: FN-FORUM: some CSS help please
date posted 22nd March 2005 18:55
On 22 Mar 2005 09:10:00 -0000, [EMAIL REMOVED]
[EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>
> ----> sacrileges !!!!!!!!!!!!! no mushrooms or olives ... you can have lettuces
> with it if you want.
>
I am notorious for...
Re: FN-FORUM: [OT] Jamie Oliver's School Dinner Petition
date posted 22nd March 2005 18:50
On 22 Mar 2005 16:52:53 -0000, Paul J White [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>
>views were split on how irritating JO is BTW!
Yep, definitely a controversial one, that!
--
http://www.m4mac.co.uk
Help, Troubl...
Re: FN-FORUM: help identifying a font
date posted 22nd March 2005 18:48
http://www.linotype.com/90193/pumptriline-font.html
Linotype gives you the opportunity to set sample words - whack 'em in at
200pt, screen shot and tweak in Photoshop if necessary...
Niels
---
a...
Re: FN-FORUM: MacWarehouse Rant
date posted 22nd March 2005 18:44
On 22 Mar 2005 18:06:11 -0000, Jamie Wilson [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>
> Dave Edwards wrote:
>
> >Today I demanded to speak to the 'The Manager'.
> >
> Perhaps to prove that life could be worse, I pre...
Re: FN-FORUM: help identifying a font
date posted 22nd March 2005 18:41
[EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>Thanks Julie, tried this one too but according to my information it
>showd me aroud 50 fonts, none of the got anywhere near, theats why I
>tried the list as a last resort.
>
>...
Fw: FN-FORUM: Blueyonder Modem/Router Advice
date posted 22nd March 2005 18:35
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike" [EMAIL REMOVED]
To: [EMAIL REMOVED]
Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2005 6:30 PM
Subject: Re: FN-FORUM: Blueyonder Modem/Router Advice
> Hi
>
>...
Re: FN-FORUM: Blueyonder Modem/Router Advice
date posted 22nd March 2005 18:27
Anthony Cartmell wrote:
>> AIUI an all-in-one is no different in network terms to a separate
>> modem and router.
>
> I'd agree with this. I have an old Speedtouch 510 ADSL modem/router on
> my Z...
Re: FN-FORUM: help identifying a font
date posted 22nd March 2005 18:20
Thanks Julie, tried this one too but according to my information it
showd me aroud 50 fonts, none of the got anywhere near, theats why I
tried the list as a last resort.
Thanks for the help
Peter...
RE: FN-FORUM: MacWarehouse Rant
date posted 22nd March 2005 18:17
I have to say - The occasional minor hiccup aside - I've always had a
pretty good service from eBuyer... Have been placing orders about once a
week for two/three years now and never really have any pr...
Re: FN-FORUM: help identifying a font
date posted 22nd March 2005 18:11
[EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>anyone have a clue what font I could use to replicate the typeface in
>this image:
>
>http://www.jpsnet.net/Images/font%20tm.jpg
>
>PC format font download link most appreciat...
Re: FN-FORUM: MacWarehouse Rant
date posted 22nd March 2005 18:05
Dave Edwards wrote:
>Today I demanded to speak to the 'The Manager'.
>
Perhaps to prove that life could be worse, I present:
Yesterday I was dining in a pub in the Square Mile. Young trader wannabe...
Re: FN-FORUM: Blueyonder Modem/Router Advice
date posted 22nd March 2005 18:04
> AIUI an all-in-one is no different in network terms to a separate modem
> and router.
I'd agree with this. I have an old Speedtouch 510 ADSL modem/router on my
Zen line, and the NAT means that...
RE: FN-FORUM: MacWarehouse Rant
date posted 22nd March 2005 18:00
Eerily similar to my experiences of dealing with Dabs a couple of years ago.
They shipped us the wrong product - clearly a warehouse picking error - but
we had to pay for the replacement and sort out...
FN-FORUM: MacWarehouse Rant
date posted 22nd March 2005 17:52
Although I do not resell hardware and software, I do, if my clients
prefer, handle their purchasing needs and act on their behalf with
both store front and on-line vendors. I have no particular favour...
Re: FN-FORUM: Blueyonder Modem/Router Advice
date posted 22nd March 2005 17:48
On Tuesday 22 Mar 2005 5:20 pm, Mike wrote:
> I suggest AGAINST an all in one when using any fast connection. Trojans=
and
> other nasties can get onto the whole network,=20
AIUI an all-in-one is no...
Re: FN-FORUM: help identifying a font
date posted 22nd March 2005 17:47
Thanks, tried it before posting, got nowhere near. Maybe because the
original is curved? Not sure. I was hoping that someone had seen this
font and remembers the name.
Thanks anyway...
Re: FN-FORUM: Float and min-width in IE
date posted 22nd March 2005 17:38
Dai Williams wrote:
>>Looks like IE is floating the red boxes to the right of the *viewport*,
>>not to the right of the *parent element*, which seems to be
>>against-spec[2], although you could argu...
Re: FN-FORUM: help identifying a font
date posted 22nd March 2005 17:33
Not sure myself, but http://www.myfonts.com has an excellent jpg font
recognition utility.
On 22 Mar 2005 17:26:38 -0000, [EMAIL REMOVED] [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>
> anyone have a clue what font I c...
Re: FN-FORUM: Blueyonder Modem/Router Advice
date posted 22nd March 2005 17:30
I am using Netgear Wireless ADSL MOdem gateway DG824M
4 port 10/100 and wireless access.
Easy setup
Jerome
Quoting Paul Summers [EMAIL REMOVED]
>
> Hi All
>
> Just talking to a client asking abou...
FN-FORUM: help identifying a font
date posted 22nd March 2005 17:25
anyone have a clue what font I could use to replicate the typeface in
this image:
http://www.jpsnet.net/Images/font%20tm.jpg
PC format font download link most appreciated
Thanks in advance
Peter...
Fw: FN-FORUM: Blueyonder Modem/Router Advice
date posted 22nd March 2005 17:24
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike" [EMAIL REMOVED]
To: [EMAIL REMOVED]
Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2005 5:23 PM
Subject: Re: FN-FORUM: Blueyonder Modem/Router Advice
> Yes Dave, both in the sa...
Re: FN-FORUM: Blueyonder Modem/Router Advice
date posted 22nd March 2005 17:19
I say this cautiously, for I don't know your client's overall need.
I suggest AGAINST an all in one when using any fast connection. Trojans and
other nasties can get onto the whole network, as can NT...
RE: FN-FORUM: Blueyonder Modem/Router Advice
date posted 22nd March 2005 17:18
Forgot to say... You can't have the modem in the same box, you have to =
use
the BlueYonder supplied modem... Make sure you get an ethernet capable =
modem
and not one of the USB ones (although they m...
RE: FN-FORUM: Blueyonder Modem/Router Advice
date posted 22nd March 2005 17:16
Linksys BEFSR41... Used one with Blueyonder for a couple of years with =
no
problems whatsoever. Only reason I changed it is that I now have a =
Linksys
WRT54G which does exactly the same job but adds...
Re: FN-FORUM: Blueyonder Modem/Router Advice
date posted 22nd March 2005 17:13
I use seperates, but my LinkSys router seems really relliable...
On 22 Mar 2005 17:04:07 -0000, Paul Summers [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>=20
> Hi All
>=20
> Just talking to a client asking about a recom...
FN-FORUM: Spam or legit ?
date posted 22nd March 2005 17:10
Got this email - normally quite sussed about working out the wheat from
the chaff, but not sure here. Anyone know?
"A message sent by this account comes from
a domain or host not allowed by this ma...
FN-FORUM: Blueyonder Modem/Router Advice
date posted 22nd March 2005 17:02
Hi All
Just talking to a client asking about a recommendation for an
'all-in-one' modem, router and 4 port 10/100 hub... He's on Blueyonder
- Can anyone recommend a good piece of kit?
Thanks
Paul
=...
RE: FN-FORUM: cold tea
date posted 22nd March 2005 16:58
Craig wrote:
> I get a cuppa sit down do some design work; go to grab my tea
> and it is cold every time! Am I working too slow?
>
The problem is we have a subconscious timer that tells us when the...
Re: FN-FORUM: [OT] Jamie Oliver's School Dinner Petition
date posted 22nd March 2005 16:51
Dave Edwards wrote:
> On 22 Mar 2005 12:45:23 -0000, Dom Latter [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
Well, I circulated some of the links and opinions to our Governing
body, and I have got the school dinner iss...
FN-FORUM: Book recommendations...
date posted 22nd March 2005 16:47
An recommendations on using a) Studio MX 2004 (IS there a sames ..in 24
minutes one?) or b) Dreamweaver MX 2004 and Fireworks MX 2004 ? Also
cheap places to get them :)
BTW they arnt for me I use no...
FN-FORUM: More CSS issues in IE.
date posted 22nd March 2005 15:28
Hi, me again with more CSS issues... This is getting to be a bit too
regular so I'm seriously thinking about moving development to PC
instead of Mac.
Anyway, if anyone could help with the following i...
RE: FN-FORUM: Float and min-width in IE
date posted 22nd March 2005 15:14
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL REMOVED] [EMAIL REMOVED] On
>
> Looks like IE is floating the red boxes to the right of the
> *viewport*,
> not to the right of the *parent element*, w...
FN-FORUM: Sun Java Virtual Machine Update Problems?
date posted 22nd March 2005 15:11
Odd question this..
Has anyone used the update that turned up either today or yesterday on
Sun's Virtual Machine?
I just use the updating thing that turns up on the icon in the sys tray.
I used it, a...
RE: FN-FORUM: Float and min-width in IE
date posted 22nd March 2005 15:09
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL REMOVED] [EMAIL REMOVED] On
>
> Can't reproduce your description (although I see the
> symptoms) - on IE
> here[1] the green box doesn't shrink at all...
Re: FN-FORUM: Float and min-width in IE
date posted 22nd March 2005 14:59
Dai Williams wrote:
> http://www.metatest.co.uk/test.htm
>
> I want the three red floats not to wrap when the window is shrunk. I
> have tried various combinations but currently I have the three flo...
FN-FORUM: Float and min-width in IE
date posted 22nd March 2005 14:36
Hi all,
I am sure I have solved this or else seen it solved previously but I
can't remember it or google it up:
http://www.metatest.co.uk/test.htm
I want the three red floats not to wrap when the w...
RE: FN-FORUM: CSS woe
date posted 22nd March 2005 13:59
> You shouldn't have "background-attachment: fixed", just leave that
out.
Thank you and welcome
Deborah...
RE: FN-FORUM: Javascript guru question
date posted 22nd March 2005 13:43
Dear all,
Thank you for your advice and pointers. As expected it was a stupid
mistake. I had a variable called "setDay" as well as a function called
"setDay" in another .js file. Took hours to fin...
Re: FN-FORUM: [OT] Jamie Oliver's School Dinner Petition - voting
date posted 22nd March 2005 13:16
On 22 Mar 2005 12:45:23 -0000, Dom Latter [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>
> On Tuesday 22 Mar 2005 12:18 pm, Dave Edwards wrote:
> > Since 1945, our foreign policy has been shaped by the Americans saying
>...
RE: FN-FORUM: Hello all!
date posted 22nd March 2005 13:05
Hi Anthony and welcome to the Forum :)
John
-----Original Message-----
From: Anthony Cartmell [EMAIL REMOVED]
Sent: 22 March 2005 12:23
To: FN-FORUM / [EMAIL REMOVED]
Subject: FN-FORUM: Hello...
RE: FN-FORUM: Javascript guru question
date posted 22nd March 2005 13:04
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL REMOVED] [EMAIL REMOVED] On
>
> This is a question for javascript gurus. I have a function
> called setDay() that works when called by an "onchange" ev...
Re: FN-FORUM: Hello all!
date posted 22nd March 2005 12:56
>I specialise in database-driven and standards-compliant web sites, and host on
>my own dedicated servers in London (one Netrino, one 1and1). I don't yet have
>much graphic design experience, althou...
Re: FN-FORUM: cold tea
date posted 22nd March 2005 12:56
Hi Craig,
At 2:17 pm +0000 21/3/05, craig wrote:
>I get a cuppa sit down do some design work; go to grab my tea and it is
>cold every time! Am I working to slow?
One of the might do the trick:
http...
Re: FN-FORUM: freelancer commission
date posted 22nd March 2005 12:49
>>In freelance.forum, Niels Reynolds [EMAIL REMOVED] (Niel=
s
>>Reynolds) wrote in [EMAIL REMOVED]
>>You're effectively acting as 'the agency' here. Most agencies I know insi=
st
>>on making at leas...
Re: FN-FORUM: cold tea
date posted 22nd March 2005 12:45
This happens to me all the time - I've switched to drinking
boiling/warm/cold water now, but keep the kettle handy to top and warm
up!
On 21 Mar 2005 14:18:01 -0000, craig [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>...
FN-FORUM: Flash work anyone
date posted 22nd March 2005 12:45
Hi
Does anyone want some Flash work? It will be on site in West London
for 2-3 weeks starting next week. No creative skills required ...
you'd be developing a Flash interface from storyboards / PSD...
Re: FN-FORUM: [OT] Jamie Oliver's School Dinner Petition - voting
date posted 22nd March 2005 12:44
On Tuesday 22 Mar 2005 12:18 pm, Dave Edwards wrote:
> Since 1945, our foreign policy has been shaped by the Americans saying
> "You Brits owe us big time".
>
> No we don't owe them anything.=20
To b...
RE: FN-FORUM: Name a font
date posted 22nd March 2005 12:43
Hi Anthony,
At 11:09 am +0000 22/3/05, Anthony Rome wrote:
>I need to reproduce the logo for better quality. Why do you ask?
'cause I could knock that out for you in no time. Contact me off list
if...
Re: FN-FORUM: CSS woe
date posted 22nd March 2005 12:42
Deborah,
> http://www.atomicphuse.net/testsite/jonap/clients.htm
>
> looks fine in IE but not in Mozilla or Opera. If I make it ok in Mozilla
> and Opera it doesn't work in IE
>
> :( help! How do I s...
Re: FN-FORUM: [OT] Jamie Oliver's School Dinner Petition - voting
date posted 22nd March 2005 12:28
On 22 Mar 2005 12:08:28 -0000, Marc Wilson [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>
> The USA, historically, prefer a nice, stable dictator to a democracy that
> won't do what it's told. However, when the dictator...
Re: FN-FORUM: [OT] Jamie Oliver's School Dinner Petition - voting
date posted 22nd March 2005 12:28
On 22 Mar 2005 12:08:28 -0000, Marc Wilson [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>
> The USA, historically, prefer a nice, stable dictator to a democracy that
> won't do what it's told. However, when the dictator...
RE: FN-FORUM: Javascript guru question
date posted 22nd March 2005 12:26
You could try running alert(setDay); (just before you want to call it) and
seeing what comes up. It's either not defined yet, or a local variable
called setDay has overwritten it.
Karl
> -----Origin...
Re: FN-FORUM: Javascript guru question
date posted 22nd March 2005 12:25
On 22 Mar 2005 11:45:00 -0000, Craig [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>
> Hi there,
>
> This is a question for javascript gurus. I have a function called setDay()
> that works when called by an "onchange" ev...
Re: FN-FORUM: Javascript guru question
date posted 22nd March 2005 12:22
On Tuesday 22 Mar 2005 12:07 pm, Craig wrote:
> No, no script tags in the js files. All the other functions work, it's
> just calling this one function from within another that's the problem.
Craig...
FN-FORUM: Hello all!
date posted 22nd March 2005 12:21
Hi folks,
I've just joined freelancers.net, and it looks like a useful and friendly
resource.
Have been freelancing since last November, mainly doing research and
getting settled so far. I speci...
Re: FN-FORUM: [OT] Jamie Oliver's School Dinner Petition - voting
date posted 22nd March 2005 12:20
oh come on ...
the UN certainly made their feelings clear about Iraq for 12 years
didnt they
not a huge fan of the US I take it ....
On Tuesday, March 22, 2005, at 12:06 PM, Marc Wilson wrote:...
Re: FN-FORUM: [OT] Jamie Oliver's School Dinner Petition - voting
date posted 22nd March 2005 12:16
On 22 Mar 2005 11:44:46 -0000, Damon [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>
> > maybe you are right ...
> >
> > all I mean by unlucky, is that I feel that whoever was in power when
> > this came about would have s...
RE: FN-FORUM: CSS woe
date posted 22nd March 2005 12:16
If you can get it right in both here is what I do, it maybe wrong but it
works for me
Anything applied to just IE do this
#container
{
Height:200px;
Width:500px;
}
*html #container
{
Width:200px;...
Re: FN-FORUM: Javascript guru question
date posted 22nd March 2005 12:15
In freelance.forum, Craig [EMAIL REMOVED] (Craig) wrote in
[EMAIL REMOVED]
>
>Hi there,
>
>This is a question for javascript gurus. I have a function called setDay()
>that works when called by an "...
Re: FN-FORUM: Javascript guru question
date posted 22nd March 2005 12:13
Hi,
Could setDay() need a parameter?
Graham
> Hi there,
>
> This is a question for javascript gurus. I have a function called setDay()
> that works when called by an "onchange" event but when cal...
Re: FN-FORUM: [OT] Jamie Oliver's School Dinner Petition - voting
date posted 22nd March 2005 12:12
On 22 Mar 2005 11:06:39 -0000, Caz Thomson [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>
> It is my personal belief that if you couldn't be bothered to take the
> responsibility of a mandate seriously enough to go to the...
Re: FN-FORUM: freelancer commission
date posted 22nd March 2005 12:11
In freelance.forum, Niels Reynolds [EMAIL REMOVED] (Niels
Reynolds) wrote in [EMAIL REMOVED]
>You're effectively acting as 'the agency' here. Most agencies I know insist
>on making at least 100% mar...
Re: FN-FORUM: Webfusion rant
date posted 22nd March 2005 12:08
On Tuesday 22 Mar 2005 11:54 am, Rachel Graves wrote:
> Sorry, but, Webfusion says it all :-)
Yes... I inherited it on a Webfusion reseller account. When it came to=20
moving it I made the enormous...
Re: FN-FORUM: [OT] Jamie Oliver's School Dinner Petition - voting
date posted 22nd March 2005 12:08
On 22 Mar 2005 09:20:24 -0000, Lists [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>
> Basically, I'm past caring - the government always gets in, power corrupts
> etc
>
Yep, the Government always gets in - funny that! I...
Re: FN-FORUM: [OT] Jamie Oliver's School Dinner Petition - voting
date posted 22nd March 2005 12:07
In freelance.forum, nxmd [EMAIL REMOVED] (nxmd) wrote in
[EMAIL REMOVED]
>On the issue of Iraq - given all the evidence, I find it hard that
>everyone still seems to think we were taken to war on t...
RE: FN-FORUM: Javascript guru question
date posted 22nd March 2005 12:05
Thanks,
No, no script tags in the js files. All the other functions work, it's just
calling this one function from within another that's the problem.
And case isn't an issue, it's all correct, but...
Re: FN-FORUM: [OT] Jamie Oliver's School Dinner Petition - voting
date posted 22nd March 2005 12:05
In freelance.forum, nxmd [EMAIL REMOVED] (nxmd) wrote in
[EMAIL REMOVED]
>Dave - when I say that Iraq makes up such a small part of our
>countries policies - I realise that may be a bit offensive...
Re: FN-FORUM: [OT] Jamie Oliver's School Dinner Petition - voting
date posted 22nd March 2005 12:03
In freelance.forum, nxmd [EMAIL REMOVED] (nxmd) wrote in
[EMAIL REMOVED]
>I think I am right in saying there was a suggestion that the age of
>voting should be lowered to 16 - why ? I can understan...
RE: FN-FORUM: CSS woe
date posted 22nd March 2005 12:01
http://www.atomicphuse.net/testsite/jonap/clients.htm
looks fine in IE but not in Mozilla or Opera. If I make it ok in Mozilla
and Opera it doesn't work in IE
:( help! How do I sort it out?
Debora...
RE: FN-FORUM: Javascript guru question
date posted 22nd March 2005 11:55
Hi Craig,
On the 22 March 2005 11:45, you wrote:
> I'm tearing my hair out. Has anyone else experienced anything
> similar and wouldn't mind giving me a hint, off list if necessary.
A wild guess, b...
Re: FN-FORUM: Webfusion rant
date posted 22nd March 2005 11:52
Dom Latter wrote:
>Got a client site on a Webfusion.co.uk server.
>The control panel is "branded" as myserverworld.NET
>To logon, you need to point your browser at myserverworld.COM.
>There's no link...
RE: FN-FORUM: Javascript guru question
date posted 22nd March 2005 11:50
Have you checked for case sensitivity?
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Re: FN-FORUM: [OT] Jamie Oliver's School Dinner Petition - voting
date posted 22nd March 2005 11:50
On 22 Mar 2005 08:02:41 -0000, nxmd [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>
> Dave - when I say that Iraq makes up such a small part of our
> countries policies - I realise that may be a bit offensive and I am
> s...
RE: FN-FORUM: [OT] Jamie Oliver's School Dinner Petition - voting
date posted 22nd March 2005 11:43
> maybe you are right ...
>
> all I mean by unlucky, is that I feel that whoever was in power when
> this came about would have supported Bush - because it is in the
> countries interests to support...
FN-FORUM: Javascript guru question
date posted 22nd March 2005 11:43
Hi there,
This is a question for javascript gurus. I have a function called setDay()
that works when called by an "onchange" event but when called from within a
.js file returns an error "setDay is...
FN-FORUM: Webfusion rant
date posted 22nd March 2005 11:35
Got a client site on a Webfusion.co.uk server.
The control panel is "branded" as myserverworld.NET
To logon, you need to point your browser at myserverworld.COM.
There's no links from the main webfusi...
RE: FN-FORUM: snaggers!!
date posted 22nd March 2005 11:34
> Has anyone got any editorial contacts?
Yes. Check your personal inbox, and reply and I'll happily forward.
No guarantee of interest or freebies though.
*************************
Web + Multimedia...
Fw: FN-FORUM: freelancer commission
date posted 22nd March 2005 11:16
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike" [EMAIL REMOVED]
To: [EMAIL REMOVED]
Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2005 11:07 AM
Subject: Re: FN-FORUM: freelancer commission
> Pleased to assist.
>
> You've di...
RE: FN-FORUM: Name a font
date posted 22nd March 2005 11:08
Colin
I need to reproduce the logo for better quality. Why do you ask?
I have uploaded an image with the font to What the Font and waiting for them
to get back to me. Not sure if they will, we will...
RE: FN-FORUM: [OT] Jamie Oliver's School Dinner Petition - voting
date posted 22nd March 2005 11:05
Marc said :
>Well, for one reason- people have died and are dying for the right to vote-
>but we concentrate too much on rights and not enough on remembering that
>there are concomitant responsibilit...
RE: FN-FORUM: W3C validation and ASP.Net
date posted 22nd March 2005 10:58
Hi Damon
Those two issues are dealt with by that article. What's worth noticing
is that his solution isn't fully X-browser, it will fail on older
browsers.
Norman=20
> -----Original Message-----
>...
RE: FN-FORUM: W3C validation and ASP.Net
date posted 22nd March 2005 10:57
Thanks Norman
Response Filters look like a good idea, will read in depth tonight.
I managed to get XHTML1.0 Transitional compliance last night by playing
around and changing some code, strict always...
Re: FN-FORUM: freelancer commission
date posted 22nd March 2005 10:53
Mike,
I can't tell you how valuable your advice is. I can
say that I have worked successfully with the guy, who
adds a lot, for more than a year. That being said, he
gets a lot of money for his serv...
FN-FORUM: from the PCG forum:
date posted 22nd March 2005 10:49
>Dear Supporters of NoSoftwarePatents.com:
>
>There is a group of large corporations that are willing to do almost anything it takes to have software patents legalized in the EU. And those have starte...
Re: FN-FORUM: some CSS help please
date posted 22nd March 2005 10:20
[EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
> Quoting Dave Edwards [EMAIL REMOVED]
>
>>On 22 Mar 2005 00:55:43 -0000, [EMAIL REMOVED]
[EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>>
>>>>So your French recipes please ;-)
>>
>>>What you could d...
Re: FN-FORUM: freelancer commission
date posted 22nd March 2005 10:16
Thañks!
On 22 Mar 2005 09:29:10 -0000, Mike
> relaxed manana approach until the work's done.
>
just wanted to give you a ñ for the next time you need
to write "mañana", but had a browser oops....
Re: FN-FORUM: Name a font
date posted 22nd March 2005 10:01
Hi Anthony,
At 9:10 pm +0000 21/3/05, Anthony Rome wrote:
>Hi All,
>
>Can anyone name the font in the logo Inex Trading (top left)?
>
>http://www.silvermarbles.co.uk/inex/
>
>Or any font near it - :)...
RE: FN-FORUM: cold tea
date posted 22nd March 2005 09:47
Have you tried boiling the water when you make the tea :)
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Re: FN-FORUM: freelancer commission
date posted 22nd March 2005 09:41
On 22 Mar 2005 09:29:10 -0000, Mike=20
> relaxed manana approach until the work's done.
>=20
just wanted to give you a =F1 for the next time you need
to write "ma=F1ana", but had a browser oops.
i'm...
Re: FN-FORUM: freelancer commission
date posted 22nd March 2005 09:38
On 22 Mar 2005 09:29:10 -0000, Mike [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>=20
> I've seen this situation many times by full time and freelance workers.
>=20
> First, you must take clear control of the situation, pr...
Re: FN-FORUM: [OT] Jamie Oliver's School Dinner Petition - voting
date posted 22nd March 2005 09:38
maybe you are right ...
all I mean by unlucky, is that I feel that whoever was in power when
this came about would have supported Bush - because it is in the
countries interests to support America...
Re: FN-FORUM: freelancer commission
date posted 22nd March 2005 09:27
I've seen this situation many times by full time and freelance workers.
First, you must take clear control of the situation, preferably without
ruffling feathers. In my case I found that a good pub h...
Re: FN-FORUM: freelancer commission
date posted 22nd March 2005 09:26
>I hand him the business on a silver platter. I bill
>the Client for everything and pay him as a
>sub-contrator. Now he is balking at this arrangement
>and saying that the value he adds for creative...
Re: FN-FORUM: [OT] Jamie Oliver's School Dinner Petition - voting
date posted 22nd March 2005 09:19
> you have
> to admit he has been very unlucky in that the Iraq conflict and
UNLUCKY???!!!
No way, (international) politicians cause these things, they don't just
happen. New "Labour" have a total...
RE: FN-FORUM: W3C validation and ASP.Net
date posted 22nd March 2005 09:15
Hi Damon
There's two approaches to it. The first is you can look at using a
response filter to ensure the code you're producing is valid. Here's a
rather out of date article on it :
http://www.aspn...
Re: FN-FORUM: some CSS help please
date posted 22nd March 2005 09:09
Quoting Dave Edwards [EMAIL REMOVED]
>
> On 22 Mar 2005 00:55:43 -0000, [EMAIL REMOVED]
> [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
> > > So your French recipes please ;-)
>
> > What you could do with potatoes, ham and...
Re: FN-FORUM: freelancer commission
date posted 22nd March 2005 08:54
this makes a lot of sense Marc
--- Marc Wilson [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>
> In freelance.forum, rafe offer
> [EMAIL REMOVED] (rafe offer) wrote in
> [EMAIL REMOVED]
>
> >
> >I was wondering if anyone...
Re: FN-FORUM: freelancer commission
date posted 22nd March 2005 08:52
Dave -
Thanks for your comments. To date, I have played the
management role and done a large share of both the
Client hand holding and the actual work. The other
freelancer has come in and done anot...
Re: FN-FORUM: freelancer commission
date posted 22nd March 2005 08:16
>>On 22 Mar 2005 02:16:36 -0000, Marc Wilson [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>>=20
>> Don't do it that way at all. Be the "front-man", sell the service to th=
e
>> client and have the other freelancer as a s...
Re: FN-FORUM: [OT] Jamie Oliver's School Dinner Petition - voting
date posted 22nd March 2005 08:01
Dave - when I say that Iraq makes up such a small part of our
countries policies - I realise that may be a bit offensive and I am
sorry, but I just meant to say that so many peoples decision on vot...
Re: FN-FORUM: some CSS help please
date posted 22nd March 2005 02:30
On 22 Mar 2005 00:55:43 -0000, [EMAIL REMOVED]
[EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
> > So your French recipes please ;-)
> What you could do with potatoes, ham and cheese is quite simple and effective
>
> first...
Re: FN-FORUM: freelancer commission
date posted 22nd March 2005 02:23
On 22 Mar 2005 02:16:36 -0000, Marc Wilson [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>
> Don't do it that way at all. Be the "front-man", sell the service to the
> client and have the other freelancer as a sub-contrac...
Re: FN-FORUM: freelancer commission
date posted 22nd March 2005 02:15
In freelance.forum, rafe offer [EMAIL REMOVED] (rafe offer) wrote in
[EMAIL REMOVED]
>
>I was wondering if anyone has experience sharing
>business with another freelancer and taking a
>commission fo...
Re: FN-FORUM: users hitting a site
date posted 22nd March 2005 02:09
In freelance.forum, Dom Latter [EMAIL REMOVED] (Dom Latter) wrote
in [EMAIL REMOVED]
>
>On Monday 21 Mar 2005 1:57 pm, Marc Wilson wrote:
>
>> You should be so lucky. You need to define what you me...
Re: FN-FORUM: [OT] Jamie Oliver's School Dinner Petition - voting
date posted 22nd March 2005 02:06
In freelance.forum, nxmd [EMAIL REMOVED] (nxmd) wrote in
[EMAIL REMOVED]
>I can certainly agree with the principal that everyone should turn out
>to vote - and to have an option to say i vote for n...
Re: FN-FORUM: freelancer commission
date posted 22nd March 2005 02:05
On 22 Mar 2005 01:28:08 -0000, rafe offer [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>=20
> I was wondering if anyone has experience sharing
> business with another freelancer and taking a
> commission for bringing the b...
Re: FN-FORUM: [OT] Jamie Oliver's School Dinner Petition - voting
date posted 22nd March 2005 01:42
On 21 Mar 2005 21:51:24 -0000, nxmd [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>
> I can certainly agree with the principal that everyone should turn out
> to vote - and to have an option to say i vote for none of the a...
FN-FORUM: freelancer commission
date posted 22nd March 2005 01:27
I was wondering if anyone has experience sharing
business with another freelancer and taking a
commission for bringing the business to the other
person? Put another way, I have a Client and have
just...
Re: FN-FORUM: cold tea
date posted 22nd March 2005 01:15
On 21 Mar 2005 21:23:44 -0000, Dave Edwards [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>
> On 21 Mar 2005 14:17:31 -0000, craig [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
> >
> > I get a cuppa sit down do some design work; go to grab my te...
Re: FN-FORUM: Name a font
date posted 22nd March 2005 01:11
On 21 Mar 2005 21:17:07 -0000, Anthony Rome [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>
> Sorry top right!
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL REMOVED] [EMAIL REMOVED] Behalf Of Anthony
> Rome
> Sent: 21 Mar...
Re: FN-FORUM: some CSS help please
date posted 22nd March 2005 00:54
Quoting Dave Edwards [EMAIL REMOVED]
>
> On 21 Mar 2005 22:49:56 -0000, [EMAIL REMOVED]
> [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
> >
> > "police"??? Font sorry ... police is the term we use in french
> > >
>
> Wel...
Re: FN-FORUM: some CSS help please
date posted 22nd March 2005 00:06
On 21 Mar 2005 22:49:56 -0000, [EMAIL REMOVED]
[EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>
> "police"??? Font sorry ... police is the term we use in french
> >
Welcome to the list, Jerome
Now, I presume you've been...