Freelancers Forum Messages on Monday April 18th 2005
RE: FN-FORUM: OT: VAT gift
date posted 18th April 2005 23:58
Wow Kathy, what did you do to deserve these treasures?
On 18 Apr 2005 22:14:38 -0000, Lists [EMAIL REMOVED] > wrote:
>=20
> I am now the proud possessor of a Customs and Excise mouse mat. It says =...
FN-FORUM: OT: VAT gift
date posted 18th April 2005 23:06
I am now the proud possessor of a Customs and Excise mouse mat. It says
"Click here for a quick return". I also got a calculator, a pen and a
notepad. Hurrah!
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++...
RE: FN-FORUM: Protx, problems?
date posted 18th April 2005 22:22
http://www.speeddev.com/phpinfo.php
Gives the same Server IP as is in the protx config.. I have already
contact Protx the email they sent back was about as clear as a grey
writting on grey paper in...
RE: FN-FORUM: OT: Win95 sample song
date posted 18th April 2005 22:12
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL REMOVED] [EMAIL REMOVED] On
>
> Assume you remember the other one, Weezer's "Buddy Holly"?
>
> G
Thanks, yes it was that that kept confusing me, I kept...
FN-FORUM: looking for illustration / graphic design
date posted 18th April 2005 21:22
Does anyone have any illustration or graphic design work that needs doing
over the coming weeks?
I'm trying to extend my portfolio with interesting work but resent producing
purposeless material.
Obv...
Re: FN-FORUM: FormMail - help or alternatives
date posted 18th April 2005 21:16
> I did finally lick it this morning - just a few tweaks left, but done
> pretty much.
Congratulations! There's always a huge learning curve to do "Hello World"
in any new language. You'll be do...
RE: FN-FORUM: IE jumping problem
date posted 18th April 2005 21:10
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL REMOVED] [EMAIL REMOVED] On=20
>=20
> Emma Davis wrote:
>=20
> >> When the page appears on IE it is fairly ok as such things=20
> go ( def.
> >> not finish...
Re: FN-FORUM: Shopping Cart Recommendation
date posted 18th April 2005 21:05
Hi Deb
My recommendation would be candypress (candypress.com), its full of standard
features with a fantastic support forum full of mods and also there's quite
a few websites that sell mods for it...
Re: FN-FORUM: IE jumping problem
date posted 18th April 2005 19:22
Emma Davis wrote:
>> When the page appears on IE it is fairly ok as such things go ( def.
>> not finished ) but when the mouse passes over the menu it buggers off
>> down the page :-(
>
>
> Can't...
Re: FN-FORUM: IE jumping problem
date posted 18th April 2005 19:08
> When the page appears on IE it is fairly ok as such things go ( def. not
> finished ) but when the mouse passes over the menu it buggers off down the
> page :-( I seem to have changed something...
RE: FN-FORUM: Shopping Cart Recommendation
date posted 18th April 2005 18:59
> 1. Server platform
> 2. Hosting environment (shared server or dedicated etc)
> 3. Card processing methods - you indicate PayPal but any others? Will
the
> system also need to process offline payment...
RE: FN-FORUM: Protx, problems?
date posted 18th April 2005 18:59
Is there more than one IP on the server? Are you sure that is definitely how
Protx is seeing it?
I would try http://www.whatismyip.com/ from the server.
If it's correct, my first port of call would...
Re: FN-FORUM: looking to get some diagrams done
date posted 18th April 2005 18:55
Tom Holder wrote:
>Dear god that's cool! Just pick a number and you've got your database
>designed! It's like ordering Chinese!
>
>I'm definitely going to bookmark that one.
>
>Thanks
>Tom
>
>-----Or...
RE: FN-FORUM: Shopping Cart Recommendation
date posted 18th April 2005 18:42
Hi Deborah,
I think perhaps the reason for lack of responses to this question is =
that
it's a bit like "how long is a piece of string", it depends on a lot of
factors:
1. Server platform
2. Hosting...
RE: FN-FORUM: Shopping Cart Recommendation
date posted 18th April 2005 18:31
These may help (all work with Paypal): -
http://www.phpcart.net/ - easy to use, about =A315 I think
http://www.mals-e.com - basic service is free, very, very easy to set up. I=
have used this with W...
RE: FN-FORUM: FormMail - help or alternatives
date posted 18th April 2005 17:52
Hellooo,
Just a quick thanks to all the nice people who kindly offered their help
with getting me up to scratch on the FORMMAIL issue.
I did finally lick it this morning - just a few tweaks left, but...
FN-FORUM: Protx, problems?
date posted 18th April 2005 17:49
Hi any one here using Protx? Have you got a problem with transactions? I
get the following
Status=INVALID
StatusDetail=VendorRegisterTx: Vendor IP address is
invalid,VendorRegisterTx Failed
Protocol=...
RE: FN-FORUM: looking to get some diagrams done
date posted 18th April 2005 17:43
Dear god that's cool! Just pick a number and you've got your database
designed! It's like ordering Chinese!
I'm definitely going to bookmark that one.
Thanks
Tom
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From: [E...
FN-FORUM: Regex online
date posted 18th April 2005 17:29
'fternoon all,
Is it my imagination or was there once a topic concerning regex which
pointed to an online regex generator tool? If so can someone remind me
where that is?
I tried to check the wiki w...
FN-FORUM: Any VB.NET coders with Telerik experience?
date posted 18th April 2005 17:19
Hi,
I'd love to hear from any VB.NET developers that are working with the
Telerik (www.telerik.com) suite of controls.
I'm a single developer, looking for others to bounce ideas off, help out,
ask...
RE: FN-FORUM: JAVA Programmer
date posted 18th April 2005 17:11
Hi,
I'm afraid I would have to agree with everyone else, I think you'll have a
very hard job trying to find work in this field. Java applets are still a
bit of a pain on browsers with various securit...
RE: FN-FORUM: Shopping Cart Recommendation
date posted 18th April 2005 17:06
> Morning all
>
> Was wondering what the general consensus was on shopping cart
software.
> Friend of mine is wanting to further develop her shop www.mezza.co.uk.
>
> Which is the best, easiest to i...
FN-FORUM: IE jumping problem
date posted 18th April 2005 16:58
When the page appears on IE it is fairly ok as such things go ( def. not
finished ) but when the mouse passes over the menu it buggers off down
the page :-( I seem to have changed something somewh...
Re: FN-FORUM: Retain text formatting from MySQL
date posted 18th April 2005 15:32
Paul Summers wrote:
>Thanks Dan
>
>That's what I was after... Tried the str_replace route to write 's
>which wasn't really working out too well, knew there was a simple way.
>
>Paul
>
>
I am sure...
RE: FN-FORUM: Retain text formatting from MySQL
date posted 18th April 2005 15:17
Thanks Dan
That's what I was after... Tried the str_replace route to write 's
which wasn't really working out too well, knew there was a simple way.
Paul=20
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From: [EMAIL...
Re: FN-FORUM: Retain text formatting from MySQL
date posted 18th April 2005 15:14
Paul Summers wrote:
>Hi All
>
>Whats the string function to retain all line breaks etc when printing
>from say MySQL to PHP?
>
>Paul
>
>
>
>
>Paul Summers
>Systems Developer
>
>
>Digital Arts IT Co...
Re: FN-FORUM: Retain text formatting from MySQL
date posted 18th April 2005 15:14
On Monday 18 Apr 2005 15:15, Paul Summers wrote:
> Hi All
>
> Whats the string function to retain all line breaks etc when printing
> from say MySQL to PHP?
>
> Paul
nl2br ? RTFM
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Re: FN-FORUM: Retain text formatting from MySQL
date posted 18th April 2005 15:10
Paul Summers wrote:
> Hi All
>
> Whats the string function to retain all line breaks etc when printing
> from say MySQL to PHP?
>
> Paul
Hmm... the "say" may be rather important there... this funct...
FN-FORUM: Retain text formatting from MySQL
date posted 18th April 2005 15:06
Hi All
Whats the string function to retain all line breaks etc when printing
from say MySQL to PHP?
Paul
=20
Paul Summers
Systems Developer
=20
Digital Arts IT Consultancy
=20
Telephone. 0870 0...
Re: FN-FORUM: JAVA Programmer
date posted 18th April 2005 15:01
> Unless you are doing Java on the server side, I'll be surprised if you
> get work like that. Most of that thing will be Flash based. Unless
> you are prepared to learn Flash MX remoting, then you...
Re: FN-FORUM: looking to get some diagrams done
date posted 18th April 2005 14:56
On Monday 18 Apr 2005 2:48 pm, Jerome wrote:
> I wonder if he is not looking for a tool like DIA ....
Well, that got me Googling... found this page:
http://www.databaseanswers.com/modelling_tools.htm...
Re: FN-FORUM: JAVA Programmer
date posted 18th April 2005 14:50
Unless you are doing Java on the server side, I'll be surprised if you
get work like that. Most of that thing will be Flash based. Unless
you are prepared to learn Flash MX remoting, then you might...
Re: FN-FORUM: looking to get some diagrams done
date posted 18th April 2005 14:40
Dom Latter wrote:
>On Monday 18 Apr 2005 12:31 pm, james fleming wrote:
>
>
>>Hi- We have a project for a databse design and need a spec/diagrams to
>>show how it will work.
>>Ideally we are looki...
Re: FN-FORUM: RESENT - spam software
date posted 18th April 2005 14:36
On Monday 18 Apr 2005 10:14 am, Tony Crockford wrote:
> Thomas Design wrote:
> > Hi all
> >
> > Can anyone recommend a spam software that bounces back spam emails to
> > make it look like the address...
Re: FN-FORUM: looking to get some diagrams done
date posted 18th April 2005 14:28
On Monday 18 Apr 2005 12:31 pm, james fleming wrote:
> Hi- We have a project for a databse design and need a spec/diagrams to
> show how it will work.
> Ideally we are looking for something that will...
Re: FN-FORUM: XP Pro Upgrade from Amazon
date posted 18th April 2005 14:19
On Monday 18 Apr 2005 6:05 am, Derek Clarke wrote:
[top-posting fixed]
> In article [EMAIL REMOVED]
>
> [EMAIL REMOVED] (Dom Latter) wrote:
> > You know, one of the things I like about open source is...
FN-FORUM: Looking for desk space in central london
date posted 18th April 2005 13:10
must have broadband, apart from that, i'm not fussy.
please, anyone with space, please email me at [EMAIL REMOVED]
cheers
Tony.
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Thi...
Re: FN-FORUM: Site Check Please... Formmail
date posted 18th April 2005 12:45
> Typed gibberish into both and got the confirmation screen OK - should the
> form not have recognised that I hadn't put in a valid phone number,
postcode
> or email address?
>
> Missing image between...
Re: FN-FORUM: Gmail as spam filter and archive - update
date posted 18th April 2005 12:44
[EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
> Quoting Paul J White [EMAIL REMOVED]
>
>>Tony, how is it working out for you? I finally got round to sorting it
>>out and initial impressions are good. POP3 works a treat and...
Re: FN-FORUM: Gmail as spam filter and archive - is Aaron around?
date posted 18th April 2005 12:38
Andy Bloice wrote:
> Just out of curiosity, is Aaron around? He hasn't made any posts in 10
> days now? Need to speak to him about something ;)
You're not the only one! I believe he was working up i...
Re: FN-FORUM: Gmail as spam filter and archive - update
date posted 18th April 2005 12:30
On 18 Apr 2005 11:14:29 -0000, [EMAIL REMOVED]
[EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>=20
> If I was a little more proactive at cleaning out old mail then I think I =
might
> be having more fun...
>=20
> (moving 13...
FN-FORUM: looking to get some diagrams done
date posted 18th April 2005 12:23
Hi- We have a project for a databse design and need a spec/diagrams to show
how it will work.
Ideally we are looking for something that will show a screen shot of the
interface to show how it will wo...
Re: FN-FORUM: Site Check Please... Formmail
date posted 18th April 2005 12:15
You can submit without entering an email address or a phone number...
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Kathy
http://www.vendetta.co.uk
+44(0)7005 982 261
DN...
Re: FN-FORUM: Gmail as spam filter and archive - update
date posted 18th April 2005 12:05
Quoting Paul J White [EMAIL REMOVED]
> Tony, how is it working out for you? I finally got round to sorting it
> out and initial impressions are good. POP3 works a treat and
> distributes incoming mai...
Re: FN-FORUM: Gmail as spam filter and archive - update
date posted 18th April 2005 11:57
Tony Crockford wrote:
> Here's a trick to use Gmail's spam filtering on your mail
> 1. set up a gmail account.
> 2. forward all mail to it (setting in my control panel)
> 3. collect all mail from it (...
Re: FN-FORUM: Site Check Please... Formmail
date posted 18th April 2005 11:49
>I'd be grateful if you could do a site check, please, by putting something
>on each of these two forms:
>http://www.martincampbell.co.uk/requirements1.html
>http://www.martincampbell.co.uk/requireme...
Re: FN-FORUM: Site Check Please... Formmail
date posted 18th April 2005 11:35
Thanks to everyone that assisted! I've found what I was looking for.
Mike A.
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Checked by AVG Anti-Virus.
Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.9.15 - Re...
Re: FN-FORUM: Site Check Please... Formmail
date posted 18th April 2005 11:19
> I filled both in, didn't get anything through to my email though - was I
> meant to get a confirmation or something?
Thanks Tom
No, it redirects to a thank you page. It's just a test at this stage....
RE: FN-FORUM: Site Check Please... Formmail
date posted 18th April 2005 11:09
I filled both in, didn't get anything through to my email though - was I
meant to get a confirmation or something?
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FN-FORUM: JAVA Programmer
date posted 18th April 2005 11:04
Hi
Can anyone assist me in finding a suitable position preferably freelance.
I am a JAVA programmer specialising in Animations (Applets) and
applications. I am looking for clients who could employ...
FN-FORUM: Site Check Please... Formmail
date posted 18th April 2005 11:03
Hope you all had a good weekend!
I'd be grateful if you could do a site check, please, by putting something
on each of these two forms:
http://www.martincampbell.co.uk/requirements1.html
http://www.m...
RE: FN-FORUM: Consumer Credit, companies and integration.
date posted 18th April 2005 10:28
If it helps, from a consumer point of view I found able2buy very quick and
efficient. I took out an agreement with them last month to buy a laptop and
they had everything sorted out in 2 days. The sup...
RE: FN-FORUM: RESENT - spam software
date posted 18th April 2005 10:25
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL REMOVED] [EMAIL REMOVED] On
>
> Hi all
>
> Can anyone recommend a spam software that bounces back spam
> emails to make it look like the address doesn'...
Re: FN-FORUM: RESENT - spam software
date posted 18th April 2005 10:21
> Do people use the unsubscribe link in spam? I've always been cautious
> about this.
Not unless you want to say "Thanks, I got and read your spam message -
please send more!"
Anthony
--
www.fon...
RE: FN-FORUM: OMG - Adobe : Macromedia
date posted 18th April 2005 10:20
> read and weep?!
Weeping...
Deborah...
FN-FORUM: javascript regexp
date posted 18th April 2005 10:20
hi
Does anyone know if there are problems with theJavaScript1.2 RegExp
function with macs?
ta
Alex...
FN-FORUM: Consumer Credit, companies and integration.
date posted 18th April 2005 10:16
Hi,
Any recommendations for online consumer credit suppliers? I've tried
V12fiannce but they want me to be doing 2million a year before talking
to me, I've also tried www.able2buy.com but they never...
Re: FN-FORUM: OMG - Adobe : Macromedia
date posted 18th April 2005 10:16
Paul Evans wrote:
>
> read and weep?!
>
> http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/index.cfm?home&NewsID=11340
>
I'm no expert, but that can't really be good can it? It's just a step
closer to the
SkyMicro...
Re: FN-FORUM: OMG - Adobe : Macromedia
date posted 18th April 2005 10:14
On 18 Apr 2005, at 10:09, Paul Evans wrote:
>
> read and weep?!
>
> http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/index.cfm?home&NewsID=11340
Doesn't surprise me, given the patent on tabbed palettes hoo-ha a
coup...
Re: FN-FORUM: RESENT - spam software
date posted 18th April 2005 10:14
Paul Cooper wrote:
> Do people use the unsubscribe link in spam? I've always been cautious
> about this.
> Paul
Wisely so - in most cases it's a "More spam please sir" link.
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http://www.dandylog...
Re: FN-FORUM: RESENT - spam software
date posted 18th April 2005 10:11
On 18 Apr 2005 09:13:53 -0000, Tony Crockford [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>=20
> but one school of thought suggests that bouncing spam is
> counter-productive - your email looks active, and will get added...
FN-FORUM: Shopping Cart Recommendation
date posted 18th April 2005 10:08
Morning all
Was wondering what the general consensus was on shopping cart software.
Friend of mine is wanting to further develop her shop www.mezza.co.uk.
Which is the best, easiest to implement, go...
Re: FN-FORUM: RESENT - spam software
date posted 18th April 2005 10:05
Thomas Design wrote:
> Hi all
>
> Can anyone recommend a spam software that bounces back spam emails to make
> it look like the address doesn't exist.
Mailwasher Pro.
http://www.mailwasher.net/
b...
FN-FORUM: OMG - Adobe : Macromedia
date posted 18th April 2005 10:01
read and weep?!
http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/index.cfm?home&NewsID=11340
Paul
[ http://www.creative-cognition.co.uk/ ]...
FN-FORUM: Bloated HTML awards
date posted 18th April 2005 10:01
I thought me with my table layouts were bad, I've had a client send me what
they'd done in an attempt to do their website themselves.
Produced with Publisher 2003, this is just an excerpt!
VML - on...
FN-FORUM: RESENT - spam software
date posted 18th April 2005 09:56
Hi all
Can anyone recommend a spam software that bounces back spam emails to make
it look like the address doesn't exist.
I dont want to filter emails as such, I already do that but they still keep...
Re: FN-FORUM: Which fonts work well for titles
date posted 18th April 2005 09:53
Tony Crockford wrote:
>
> on fonts:
>
> http://www.goodfonts.org/
>
now THAT is useful. cheers tony!
nick...
RE: FN-FORUM: Another "Help with Pricing" request
date posted 18th April 2005 09:43
Work out the process you're going to go through: do they have any idea =
of
brand positioning at all, if not then how long will that process take? =
Work
out how long workshops, meetings, documents, c...
Re: FN-FORUM: Another "Help with Pricing" request
date posted 18th April 2005 09:32
> but they also want me to come up with a name for the company. How much
> does
> one charge for such a service? £200 seems to be the number in my head,
> does
> that seem about right to anyone (...
Re: FN-FORUM: Advice please - How much to charge for support
date posted 18th April 2005 09:29
Quoting Simon Brown [EMAIL REMOVED]
> I'm after advice on how much to charge for a support contract for a website.
> I want to charge a retainer and an hourly rate to fix and problems do any
> chang...
FN-FORUM: Another "Help with Pricing" request
date posted 18th April 2005 09:27
This one is totally new on me. Had an order for a website, logo, seo etc...
but they also want me to come up with a name for the company. How much does
one charge for such a service? £200 seems to b...
RE: FN-FORUM: OT: Win95 sample song
date posted 18th April 2005 09:25
> Bit of a stretch and I don't even know why I am so obsessed,=20
> but I am trying to remember what the song was that was=20
> included as a video on (I think) the original Windows 95 CD,=20
> featur...
Re: FN-FORUM: Bit of nostalgia for older ones but which is sadder? lol [OT]
date posted 18th April 2005 09:24
Paul Lee wrote:
>
> Either someone going to the trouble of recreating the programme ident or
> startcap of long defunct ITV stations in flash, or me for visiting the
> site and downloading them!
>...
RE: FN-FORUM: Top UK Web Hosts!
date posted 18th April 2005 09:09
Hi Julie
Try these they are very good nothing special about there site but I find
them very good for support and cheap. I have hosted many sites with
them.
http://www.seiretto.com/
Craig
www.corbyweb...
FN-FORUM: Advice please - How much to charge for support
date posted 18th April 2005 09:08
Hi,
I'm after advice on how much to charge for a support contract for a website.
I want to charge a retainer and an hourly rate to fix and problems do any
changes etc.
The site is medium size ASP.NE...
RE: FN-FORUM: OT: Win95 sample song
date posted 18th April 2005 09:01
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL REMOVED] [EMAIL REMOVED] On
>
> >>>Bit of a stretch and I don't even know why I am so
> obsessed, but I am
> trying to remember what the song was that w...
RE: FN-FORUM: OT: Win95 sample song
date posted 18th April 2005 08:57
>>>Bit of a stretch and I don't even know why I am so obsessed, but I am
trying to remember what the song was that was included as a video on (I
think) the original Windows 95 CD, featuring a band sta...
FN-FORUM: Email spam program
date posted 18th April 2005 08:00
Hi all
Can anyone recommend a spam software that bounces back spam emails to make
it look like the address doesn't exist.
I dont want to filter emails as such, I already do that but they still keep...
FN-FORUM: OT: Win95 sample song
date posted 18th April 2005 07:56
Bit of a stretch and I don't even know why I am so obsessed, but I am =
trying
to remember what the song was that was included as a video on (I think) =
the
original Windows 95 CD, featuring a band st...
FN-FORUM: Bit of nostalgia for older ones but which is sadder? lol [OT]
date posted 18th April 2005 06:48
Either someone going to the trouble of recreating the programme ident or
startcap of long defunct ITV stations in flash, or me for visiting the
site and downloading them!
http://www.625.uk.com/tv_l...
Re: FN-FORUM: XP Pro Upgrade from Amazon
date posted 18th April 2005 05:56
So you're completely au fait with the differences between GPL, modified
GPL , the BSD license and any other license terms used in the open source
world?
In article [EMAIL REMOVED]
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RE: FN-FORUM: XP Pro Upgrade from Amazon
date posted 18th April 2005 05:56
That's the old system.
Microsoft have changed to a system of making the vendors do the policing,
but as you can see it's not working very well.
In article [EMAIL REMOVED] [EMAIL REMOVED]
(Damon)...
Re: FN-FORUM: XP Pro Upgrade from Amazon
date posted 18th April 2005 05:56
It's not usable legally unless you work for an academic institution. Even
students are barred from the OS academic license.
In article [EMAIL REMOVED] [EMAIL REMOVED]
(hugh) wrote:
> *From:* hugh...
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