Freelancers Forum Messages on Monday August 8th 2005

Re: FN-FORUM: Font ID

date posted 8th August 2005 22:12

Chris Green wrote: > I've had a client on today who wants to know what font has been used for > the word "Direct" on the "Norwich Union Direct" logo, see... >=20 > http://www.insurancewide.co.uk/ads/m...

Re: FN-FORUM: Font ID

date posted 8th August 2005 22:08

chris, pic is too small to tell, you could try http://www.myfonts.com/WhatTheFont/ hth > > Hi, > > I've had a client on today who wants to know what font has been used for > the word "Direct" on t...

FN-FORUM: Font ID

date posted 8th August 2005 22:00

Hi, I've had a client on today who wants to know what font has been used for the word "Direct" on the "Norwich Union Direct" logo, see... http://www.insurancewide.co.uk/ads/mt_wiz/mnu_80.gif I rec...

RE: FN-FORUM: Consultancy agreement

date posted 8th August 2005 21:43

Hi Nathan, Many thanks for your T&C's. Very useful. Cheers, Craig Stevens The Incredibly Useful Company Limited [EMAIL REMOVED] Tel: +44 (0)1753 573510 Fax: +44 (0)870 130 3707 Skype: callto://cra...

Re: FN-FORUM: Consultancy agreement

date posted 8th August 2005 20:59

I'm no legal person, but to clear the IR35 - don't name yourself, but use the company name. i.e. zoop ltd will provide xyz, and not Craig will provide... also, have other income from other clients,...

Re: FN-FORUM: Computer Spec for Grahpic Designer

date posted 8th August 2005 17:56

Hi Andrew, The answer you are looking for is a Mac G5 ;-) Seriously though the comments on price and dual monitors are probably the most helpful. Cheers jez On 8 Aug 2005, at 14:35, [EMAIL REMO...

FN-FORUM: Consultancy agreement

date posted 8th August 2005 16:19

Hi I need to get a contract raised to allow me to provide consultancy services to a client via my limited company. I've only done web site design and maintenance contracts up to now and thought I'd...

Re: FN-FORUM: Computer Spec for Grahpic Designer

date posted 8th August 2005 15:56

I would just try to get the fastest machine you can with 1Gb Ram. Ideally also go for a dual monitor setup. I have an old 1800XP Athalon based machine with 1GB ram and regularly run with more than...

RE: FN-FORUM: Computer Spec for Grahpic Designer

date posted 8th August 2005 15:10

What's your budget? Maybe easier to look at it from that point of view... =20 -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL REMOVED] [EMAIL REMOVED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL REMOVED] Sent: 08 August 2005 14:5...

Re: FN-FORUM: Computer Spec for Grahpic Designer

date posted 8th August 2005 14:13

Sorry Ewan, my ignorance of macs! This is a mac isn't it? PC equivalent? Andrew > > I've got a G5 dual processor (2gz) with 2gb ram here which seems to > do the trick. > > Doesn't blink at having...

Re: FN-FORUM: Computer Spec for Grahpic Designer

date posted 8th August 2005 14:12

do yu have a link to an off the shelf buy or is this a hand crafted machine ;) Andrew > I've got a G5 dual processor (2gz) with 2gb ram here which seems to > do the trick. > > Doesn't blink at havi...

Re: FN-FORUM: Computer Spec for Grahpic Designer

date posted 8th August 2005 14:01

I've got a G5 dual processor (2gz) with 2gb ram here which seems to do the trick. Doesn't blink at having the whole macromedia and adobe suites running. Ewan On 8 Aug 2005, at 14:35, [EMAIL REMOV...

FN-FORUM: Computer Spec for Grahpic Designer

date posted 8th August 2005 13:58

Could someone recommend a decent PC spec for a graphic designer using Ilustrator all day everyday with PS CS open and maybe FLASH MX Andrew...

Re: FN-FORUM: log-not-rotate

date posted 8th August 2005 12:07

On 8 Aug 2005 11:24:03 -0000, john m [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote: >=20 > still getting "error: mail command failed for.... " >=20 From a quick look, the logrotate conf files seem to be ok, which would lead...

FN-FORUM: DVI Switches

date posted 8th August 2005 11:55

Hi All, Quick query - does anyone know whether the DVI source switchers will work with both HDTV and DVI output from a PC or Mac? I'm a bit concerned that the protocol sent from a DVD player may be...

FN-FORUM: domain names for sale?

date posted 8th August 2005 11:52

Morning all, I have seen a domain name that I would like to purchase but someone = already owns it. However it is listed for sale on sedo.com.=20 Does anyone know how you can find out how much a do...

Re: FN-FORUM: log-not-rotate

date posted 8th August 2005 11:46

contents of logrotate.conf: compress daily mailfirst mail [EMAIL REMOVED] nomissingok notifempty copytruncate compress # see "man logrotate" for details # rotate log files weekly # keep 4 weeks wort...

Re: FN-FORUM: Any CAD designers here?

date posted 8th August 2005 11:32

Hi Andy, > There's a difference between creating some rough plans for the initial > stages of planning consente and proper architectural plans. These were for initial planning consent and guideline...

RE: FN-FORUM: Div resizing

date posted 8th August 2005 11:29

For what it's worth I've tried just firing an alert() in that function and it's not happening in IE either. Norman=20 > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL REMOVED] [EMAIL REMOVED] On=20 > Beh...

Re: FN-FORUM: log-not-rotate

date posted 8th August 2005 11:22

On 8 Aug 2005 10:45:37 -0000, john m [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote: >=20 >=20 > any ideas?? >=20 What are the contents of /etc/logrotate.conf? --=20 Mamading Ceesay A Letter To The Terrorists, From London...

RE: FN-FORUM: Any CAD designers here?

date posted 8th August 2005 11:20

Julian Voelcker wrote: > > Of the seven drawings we had done, most of them contained a > two plans, one of > the ground floor and one of the first floor, although a > couple included a front > vi...

Re: FN-FORUM: log-not-rotate

date posted 8th August 2005 11:18

On Mon, 8 Aug 2005, john m wrote: > I have been trying to set up logrotate but cannot seem to get it > running correctly. Can you post the command line used and config file? -- Graeme - Outlook Ex...

Re: FN-FORUM: Any CAD designers here?

date posted 8th August 2005 11:16

Julian Voelcker [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote: > > Hi Steve, > > Thanks for the feedback. No problem! > Of the seven drawings we had done, most of them contained a two plans, one of > the ground floor a...

RE: FN-FORUM: Div resizing

date posted 8th August 2005 11:14

Hmmm Thanks for that link, and the fairly obvious test which I hadn't made. The resize and the hide functionality work in both browsers if I have a button calling the function. However the flash mov...

FN-FORUM: log-not-rotate

date posted 8th August 2005 11:08

Hi all anyone any ideas on the following: (Linux - Fedora 2) I have been trying to set up logrotate but cannot seem to get it running correctly. Each time I try to rotate em I get the following e...

Re: FN-FORUM: Any CAD designers here?

date posted 8th August 2005 11:00

Hi Steve, Thanks for the feedback. > In my experience, it's not the drawing that takes the time - its the > preparation! Taking all the correct measurements off the the drawings and > translating th...

Re: FN-FORUM: Any CAD designers here?

date posted 8th August 2005 10:56

Hi Andrew, > I work with house builders, architects etc quite regularly. It's days > I'm afraid if they're starting from scratch. Thanks for that, although I find it surprising. -- Cheers, Julia...

Re: FN-FORUM: Div resizing

date posted 8th August 2005 10:48

On Mon, 8 Aug 2005, Norman Beresford wrote: > I've a page with a flash file within a div. When the flash file has run > it's calls a javascript function within the html to resize the div it's > in s...

FN-FORUM: Div resizing

date posted 8th August 2005 10:27

Hi all Back onto my rather shakey knowledge of Javascript. I've a page with a flash file within a div. When the flash file has run it's calls a javascript function within the html to resize the div...

Re: FN-FORUM: Any CAD designers here?

date posted 8th August 2005 10:24

Hi Karl, > It depends what the starting point is (drawing up > from a survey or existing plans provided on disk?) and whether some thought > needs to be put into the design or not. Thanks for the fe...

Re: FN-FORUM: Any CAD designers here?

date posted 8th August 2005 10:12

Julian In my experience, it's not the drawing that takes the time - its the preparation! Taking all the correct measurements off the the drawings and translating them accurately into 3D is where all...

Re: FN-FORUM: Any CAD designers here?

date posted 8th August 2005 10:12

Julian Voelcker wrote: > I have played with some CAD packages and feel that any competent CAD > designer should be able to knock out the drawings in a morning whereas > they believe it would take se...

RE: FN-FORUM: Any CAD designers here?

date posted 8th August 2005 09:48

Julian Voelcker: > > I am trying to settle an argument with a family member. > > They have had seven drawings done of a cottage conversion, three sets > of ground floor and upstairs plans for the c...

RE: FN-FORUM: Any CAD designers here?

date posted 8th August 2005 09:42

There's a difference between creating some rough plans for the initial stages of planning consente and proper architectural plans.=20 -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL REMOVED] [EMAIL REMOVED]...

FN-FORUM: Any CAD designers here?

date posted 8th August 2005 09:34

I am trying to settle an argument with a family member. They have had seven drawings done of a cottage conversion, three sets of ground floor and upstairs plans for the cottage (same external dimen...

RE: FN-FORUM: Laptop recommendations??

date posted 8th August 2005 09:04

If you shop around you should be able to get a HP NX6110 with the spec = you want for that money. I've put a few in clients who are extremely = satisfied with them. 2p Darren -----Original Messag...

Re: FN-FORUM: windows xp compatability with ASP or PHP

date posted 8th August 2005 07:34

I run php/apache on my laptop and it works fine. i have XP pro installed, however the set up is the same for Xp home edition. Gareth ----- Original Message ----- From: "jd" [EMAIL REMOVED] To: [EMA...