Freelancers Forum Messages on Wednesday June 22nd 2005
FN-FORUM: Word to Quark (Mac)
date posted 22nd June 2005 23:35
Hi all I hope someone can help on this one. I am
recieving word files from my client containing
supercript characters throughout. When I import into
Quark 6 the superscripts lose their superscript s...
FN-FORUM: Test Test Test Test Test Test Test Test Test
date posted 22nd June 2005 23:18
Test Test Test Test Test Test Test Test Test Test Test Test Test
Test Test Test Test Test Test Test Test Test Test Test Test Test
Test Test Test Test Test Test Test Test...
Re: FN-FORUM: anti virus
date posted 22nd June 2005 22:44
A bit late in the day but I really like NOD32!
On 22 Jun 2005 15:03:23 -0000, Dom Latter [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>=20
> On Tuesday 21 Jun 2005 11:56 pm, Andy Hutchinson wrote:
> > Sophos advocate here...
Re: FN-FORUM: ADSL Modems
date posted 22nd June 2005 22:37
you'll end up paying more for just a adsl modem, so find a cheapy
modem/router that can operate in bridged/half-bridged mode (any of the
Conexant based ones do it really well), job's a good 'un then!!...
RE: FN-FORUM: dect phones..
date posted 22nd June 2005 20:28
I have two Panasonics and one BT all working off the same base station. You
just have to register the handsets with the appropriate base station.
HTH
Craig (different one!)
quickie.. I have 2 DE...
FN-FORUM: ADSL Modems
date posted 22nd June 2005 20:14
Can someone suggest a good ADSL Modem, Ethernet not USB.
I need it to hook up to a router that only has an Ethernet input. Since the
router will be doing VPN to another router I only want the modem t...
RE: FN-FORUM: dect phones..
date posted 22nd June 2005 20:07
AFAIK DECT phones are tied to a particular base station. I assume they all
use different channels. You would have to find one on the same channel. I
also think there are a number of different DECT fla...
Re: FN-FORUM: MS SQL Server guru wanted.
date posted 22nd June 2005 19:46
Lists wrote:
> Don't you get a free cut-down copy of Crystal reports with it any more? It's
> not exactly friendly though.
yeah, that was my problem!
There's also SQL Server 2000 Reporting Service...
Re: FN-FORUM: MS SQL Server guru wanted.
date posted 22nd June 2005 19:36
Don't you get a free cut-down copy of Crystal reports with it any more? It's
not exactly friendly though. There's also SQL Server 2000 Reporting Services
http://www.microsoft.com/sql/reporting/howtobu...
FN-FORUM: MS SQL Server guru wanted.
date posted 22nd June 2005 19:06
Anyone got oodles of experience with MS SQL server, fancy helping me
connect via ODBC to write some reports in OpenOffice? (which seems to be
slow and unresponsive - is this to be expected?)
Or,
a...
FN-FORUM: dect phones..
date posted 22nd June 2005 18:38
hey all
quickie.. I have 2 DECT phones (BT Equinox 1200's) and they are crap..
i was wondering if I could buy another DECT phone and move these 2 to
another part of the house.. and would they all t...
RE: FN-FORUM: Repost - Looking For Merchandising...
date posted 22nd June 2005 18:14
You speak wise words.
Regards,
Richard.
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RE: FN-FORUM: Repost - Looking For Merchandising...
date posted 22nd June 2005 18:00
> Check your yellow pages?
Yeah done that, personally I like to work from a recommendation if possible.
If not that it's all down to price :)
Steph O'Brien
Creative Director
Stuss.com Ltd.
t: +44 (...
RE: FN-FORUM: Repost - Looking For Merchandising...
date posted 22nd June 2005 17:51
Personally I tend to opt for local companies where I can see proofs of this
kind of merchandise quickly and easily without much of a delay in
production. Everything you listed is pretty standard stuff...
FN-FORUM: Repost - Looking For Merchandising...
date posted 22nd June 2005 17:42
Looking for someone to produce some bits of merchandise for us (not the logo
or branding as we have already created that!). Need to find people who can
put a logo (supplied by us) on the following:
S...
FN-FORUM: someone sending a virus again
date posted 22nd June 2005 16:47
I'm posting this here, because infected emails sent to me tend to
originate from lurking users of this list. This time from...
dial81-135-11-116.in-addr.btopenworld.com [81.135.11.116]
who just se...
Re: FN-FORUM: score keeping in flash
date posted 22nd June 2005 16:41
Sukhi wrote:
> haha, Yeah... already looked there...
You might get a better response if you outlined the problem a little
better. You keep score like you keep track of any variable - adding on
to...
RE: FN-FORUM: score keeping in flash
date posted 22nd June 2005 16:33
haha, Yeah... already looked there...
> http://www.flashkit.com :)
>
> Steph O'Brien
> Creative Director
>
> Stuss.com Ltd.
> t: +44 (0) 870 760 6424 | e: [EMAIL REMOVED]
>
>
> > -----Origina...
RE: FN-FORUM: score keeping in flash
date posted 22nd June 2005 16:29
http://www.flashkit.com :)
Steph O'Brien
Creative Director
Stuss.com Ltd.
t: +44 (0) 870 760 6424 | e: [EMAIL REMOVED]
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL REMOVED] [EMAIL REMOVED] Behalf...
FN-FORUM: score keeping in flash
date posted 22nd June 2005 16:24
Can anyone point me in the right direction..(on the net) to tutorials where
can can learn how to keep score with in a drag-and-drop games
--
Sukhi Dehal
__________________________________________
D...
Re: FN-FORUM: swap text with image?
date posted 22nd June 2005 16:10
On Wed, 22 Jun 2005, steve oconnor wrote:
>
> Can anyone clue me in on how to get the title text to change on this page
> http://www.rachel-wood.com/gallerybirds.html
> when you click on the thumbnai...
Re: FN-FORUM: swap text with image?
date posted 22nd June 2005 16:10
steve oconnor wrote:
> Can anyone clue me in on how to get the title text to change on this page
> http://www.rachel-wood.com/gallerybirds.html
> when you click on the thumbnail images?
> I can't figu...
FN-FORUM: swap text with image?
date posted 22nd June 2005 16:02
Can anyone clue me in on how to get the title text to change on this page
http://www.rachel-wood.com/gallerybirds.html
when you click on the thumbnail images?
I can't figure out how to shoehorn it int...
Re: FN-FORUM: High quality ASDL filters
date posted 22nd June 2005 15:38
http://www.adsl-filters.co.uk
(with guarantee)
--- Raymond Stone [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>
> Could someone please remind me what the link was to
> a really good ASDL
> filter?
>
> Situation I have...
Re: FN-FORUM: anti virus
date posted 22nd June 2005 15:38
On Tuesday 21 Jun 2005 11:56 pm, Andy Hutchinson wrote:
> Sophos advocate here. Put onto it by my friend who runs the network for
> the Leek United Building Society (they do various enterprise options...
Re: FN-FORUM: mailto quickie
date posted 22nd June 2005 15:30
> use &body=this%20%20the%20message
>
> mailto: [EMAIL REMOVED] di
> blah&body=this%20%20the%20message
Note that this doesn't work in all browser/e-mail-client combinations.
Anthony
--
www.fonant...
FN-FORUM: FW: CSS Issue
date posted 22nd June 2005 15:16
I have sorted this thanks. :)
-----Original Message-----
From: Anthony Rome : www.silvermarbles.co.uk
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Sent: 22 June 2005 14:54
To: [EMAIL REMOVED]
Subject: CSS Issue
Hi All,
I got...
Re: FN-FORUM: mailto quickie
date posted 22nd June 2005 15:16
Weird. I read part of your message, went off to Google and found the
same page - I was just about to paste it into the mail when I read that
you'd already answered your own question...
Alex wrote:...
Re: FN-FORUM: mailto quickie
date posted 22nd June 2005 15:13
use &body=this%20%20the%20message
mailto: [EMAIL REMOVED] di blah&body=this%20%20the%20message
derek
ie
Alex wrote:
>
> hi FN
>
> i want to have a message inside the mailto tag
>
> I know you can...
FN-FORUM: mailto quickie
date posted 22nd June 2005 15:08
hi FN
i want to have a message inside the mailto tag
I know you can have something in the subject line ie:
mail your abuse here
but is it possible to have something like the following...
FN-FORUM: CSS Issue
date posted 22nd June 2005 14:53
Hi All,
I got a lot of white space after a form button (I think) - I have drawn the
search box and the button with CSS. Looks OK in FF but IN IE6 it is
terrible. NOt sure what problem is and what to...
FN-FORUM: Website required!
date posted 22nd June 2005 13:21
Hello,
I've got a customer who owns a bookshop and is interested in having a
website, she asked me if i knew anyone who could build her one. She
needs the following:
Online shop with credit card f...
Re: FN-FORUM: Lawyer, please
date posted 22nd June 2005 12:53
A bounced cheque is always illegal. The act of writing out a cheque and
passing it to someone is both a contract to pay and a promise that the funds
are known as available and payable. The only except...
Re: FN-FORUM: Lawyer, please
date posted 22nd June 2005 12:42
Alex wrote:
> I have had a represented(!) cheque bounce on me.
> Probably the subcontractor has had his bounce for the 2nd time n'all.
> So, should I be talking to a lawyer now or is it straight down...
Re: FN-FORUM: Lawyer, please
date posted 22nd June 2005 12:24
Lists wrote:
>A cheque is a "contract" - a promise to pay.
>
ooo - interesting - helps without any written contract on my side.
someone in the office is telling me that if someone bounces a cheque f...
Re: FN-FORUM: Lawyer, please
date posted 22nd June 2005 12:13
Alex wrote:
> Any recommendations?
>
> Alex
I would guess your first step would be to talk to the person who wrote
the cheque. A bounced cheque could just be a temporary problem, might
not be any...
RE: FN-FORUM: vSkype
date posted 22nd June 2005 12:09
Skype is fantastic, it's saving us over £100 per month in phone calls.
The secret is to get yourself a Cyberphone from www.firebox.com
Simon
Cyberzia Ltd - www.cyberzia.com
> Anyone used it (w...
Re: FN-FORUM: Lawyer, please
date posted 22nd June 2005 12:05
A cheque is a "contract" - a promise to pay.
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Kathy
http://www.vendetta.co.uk
+44(0)7005 982 261
DNRC Minister for Useful b...
Re: FN-FORUM: Add voice over to Power Point and distribute as CD
date posted 22nd June 2005 12:04
Thanks everyone ... given me a great understanding of my options.=20
Decided to go for asking for individual wavs for each slide. I've
found where to do this in PP. Interesting link Steve but think...
Re: FN-FORUM: Lawyer, please
date posted 22nd June 2005 11:51
Sukhi wrote:
>I couple of weeks ago someone mentioned something about a 'winding up
>order', I can't remember the details of it- but you might want to look into
>that - if it applies
>
>Obviosuly you...
Re: FN-FORUM: Maintaining state across pages on db generated menu
date posted 22nd June 2005 11:39
Thanks guys sorted it :)
Anyone who wants a copy let me know offlist and I'll send it
John...
Re: FN-FORUM: Lawyer, please
date posted 22nd June 2005 11:34
I couple of weeks ago someone mentioned something about a 'winding up
order', I can't remember the details of it- but you might want to look into
that - if it applies
Obviosuly you got him to sign a...
Re: FN-FORUM: Maintaining state across pages on db generated menu
date posted 22nd June 2005 11:31
On 22 Jun 2005, at 07:28, John Anslow wrote:
> point me in the right direction?
The Session object and session variables...
FN-FORUM: Lawyer, please
date posted 22nd June 2005 11:11
HI Freelancers
I have had a represented(!) cheque bounce on me.
Probably the subcontractor has had his bounce for the 2nd time n'all.
/ deep_intake_of_breath
So, should I be talking to a lawyer...
Re: FN-FORUM: Advice for job for the wife...
date posted 22nd June 2005 10:49
> Physical activity is often good for depression, so what about BTCV or
> something similar (building walls and planting trees etc).
Good idea, as getting outside is also excellent for curing depress...
Re: FN-FORUM: print landscape
date posted 22nd June 2005 10:43
On Wednesday 22 Jun 2005 10:55, Anthony Cartmell wrote:
> > i need to try and force a browser to print a page in landscape, any
> > ideas?
http://www.meadroid.com/scriptx claims to be able to do this...
Re: FN-FORUM: vSkype
date posted 22nd June 2005 10:33
> Anyone used it (www.vksype.com)? Have downloaded it, but not roadtested
> it yet. Early beta and forum skype responses are mixed, be interested
> to hear how it checks out,
Not yet, but my bro...
Re: FN-FORUM: Advice for job for the wife...
date posted 22nd June 2005 10:31
Physical activity is often good for depression, so what about BTCV or
something similar (building walls and planting trees etc). Perhaps a local
Nat trust site has a volunteer scheme - bit late for se...
Re: FN-FORUM: print landscape
date posted 22nd June 2005 10:29
> i need to try and force a browser to print a page in landscape, any
> ideas?
Can't be done, as far as I've found.
You might want to consider sending the document as PDF, which then will
print...
Re: FN-FORUM: Ms SQL Server and Open Office
date posted 22nd June 2005 10:24
For installing SQL server, see:
http://www.2000trainers.com/article.aspx?articleID=45&page=1
If you can do a query using ODBC in open office, it should work.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++...
Re: FN-FORUM: JavaScript in FireFox
date posted 22nd June 2005 10:01
It doesn't work in IE either - try getting rid of the duplicate Sloughs.
One is more than enough...
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Kathy
http://www.vendetta....
Re: FN-FORUM: Advice for job for the wife...
date posted 22nd June 2005 09:56
> Hmmm. What about Classroom Assistant? Most primarys have a couple of
> these in each class now helping out the teacher,
That's exactly what my wife (a primary teacher) said!
Or just as a "parent...
FN-FORUM: print landscape
date posted 22nd June 2005 09:55
hi all
is there a way to force landscape printing of a document using a javascript
print function?
i need to try and force a browser to print a page in landscape, any ideas?
D Thomas...
Re: FN-FORUM: JavaScript in FireFox
date posted 22nd June 2005 09:24
On Wed, 22 Jun 2005, Vasko Ckorovski wrote:
> Firefox has a inbuilt Javascript Debugger i think,or its a plugin.
> # [EMAIL REMOVED]
>>
>> can some kind person explain why this won't work in firefox...
Re: FN-FORUM: Maintaining state across pages on db generated menu
date posted 22nd June 2005 09:19
Tony,
getting the variable isn't the problem it's actually getting the
script to show the node open if the node value =3D passed variable
However I think I've managed to crack that now with this bit...
Re: FN-FORUM: Web site tests
date posted 22nd June 2005 09:05
http://www.browsershots.org/
On 22 Jun 2005 08:13:58 -0000, Richard [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>=20
> A few weeks ago, someone posted a link to a site that showed you what
> your website would look like i...
FN-FORUM: Web site tests
date posted 22nd June 2005 08:49
A few weeks ago, someone posted a link to a site that showed you what
your website would look like in different browsers.
Did anyone bookmark this site by any chance?
Thank you :)...
FN-FORUM: Ms SQL Server and Open Office
date posted 22nd June 2005 08:16
Has anyone managed to connect Open Office to MS SQL Server?
That's my task du jour and I thought I'd ask to see if anyone has done
it already?
(installing MS SQL server is my first hurdle!)
TIA
T...
Re: FN-FORUM: Advice for job for the wife...
date posted 22nd June 2005 08:15
Rus Foster wrote:
>Now we've been through most normal jobs (shelf stacking etc.), admin jobs
>in office ( sort of ok but needs the right office ) and everything else I
>can think of. Just wondered...
Re: FN-FORUM: Maintaining state across pages on db generated menu
date posted 22nd June 2005 07:35
John Anslow wrote:
> I guess I need it to read the cookie and get which node is open and
> then when it loops through the nodes look for that one and set it to
> open, but I have no idea how to achie...
Re: FN-FORUM: JavaScript in FireFox
date posted 22nd June 2005 07:27
Hi
Firefox has a inbuilt Javascript Debugger i think,or its a plugin.
What is the error Firefox gives?
# [EMAIL REMOVED]
>
> Hi All,
>
> can some kind person explain why this won't work in firefox?...
FN-FORUM: Maintaining state across pages on db generated menu
date posted 22nd June 2005 07:02
Hi again guys,
I have a menu generated from a database and need it to maintain the
state between one page and the next.
I know how to pass stuff through the querystring but would rather do
it via th...
RE: FN-FORUM: Advice for job for the wife...
date posted 22nd June 2005 07:01
On Wed, 22 Jun 2005, Richard Monk wrote:
>
> Maybe with her English > French skills she could offer some document
> translation services?
> Could be a long shot.
>
> What region are you in?
>
Pos...
RE: FN-FORUM: Advice for job for the wife...
date posted 22nd June 2005 07:01
Hi,
> 1) Shop assistant in a card shop... Different people coming in each day to
> buy birthday cards, wedding cards, christmas cards... Kind of a happy
> atmosphere. Her favourite task was doing th...
RE: FN-FORUM: Advice for job for the wife...
date posted 22nd June 2005 07:00
On Wed, 21 Jun 2005, Richard Monk wrote:
>
> She may consider looking for admin jobs at your local university? In my
> experience they have been relatively understanding employers.
>
> What about l...
Re: FN-FORUM: Advice for job for the wife...
date posted 22nd June 2005 06:59
On Wed, 21 Jun 2005, John Anslow wrote:
>
> Rus,
>
> if salary is optional can I suggest volunteering?
>
> Your local volunteer bureau will be able to help.
>
> John
>
Might try that again. We...
Re: FN-FORUM: Advice for job for the wife...
date posted 22nd June 2005 06:58
On Wed, 21 Jun 2005, Andy Hutchinson wrote:
>
> Hmmm. What about Classroom Assistant? Most primarys have a couple of
> these in each class now helping out the teacher,
>
Taking a lot of our frien...
RE: FN-FORUM: Advice for job for the wife...
date posted 22nd June 2005 00:38
Maybe with her English > French skills she could offer some document
translation services?
Could be a long shot.
What region are you in?
Regards,
Richard.
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RE: FN-FORUM: Advice for job for the wife...
date posted 22nd June 2005 00:01
/* is there such a thing? */
1) The employeer is understanding
2) Not too stressful
3) Ideally have contact with other people
4) Nothing to technical or geeky.
/* ----------------------- */
Librarian...
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