Freelancers Forum Messages on Monday March 6th 2006
Re: FN-FORUM: hosting a website in-house
date posted 6th March 2006 23:04
On 6 Mar 2006, at 18:40, Ramnish Kalsi wrote:
> best one seems to be running it in-house
sounds like a real pain to me. As mentioned in a previous reply:
security, crashes etc etc
another option...
FN-FORUM: Remote backup recommendations
date posted 6th March 2006 22:59
Hi,
Any recommendations for remote backup services? Looking to backup a
small number of SQL database backups (totaling 20MB) on a daily basis.
Incremental backup preferred, would also prefer UK bas...
RE: FN-FORUM: Dreamweaver problem
date posted 6th March 2006 22:10
Try doing a system restore to a date you know that it did work on that
machine. Might do the trick assuming its an win xp machine.
Regards,
Darren
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FN-FORUM: Ajax
date posted 6th March 2006 21:07
Hi,
Hs any one got this book
Professional AJAX by Nicholas C. Zakas, Jeremy McPeak, Joe Fawcett
If so is it any good?
Pam...
Re: FN-FORUM: Internet Office Type Applications
date posted 6th March 2006 20:05
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> I am currently tendering a project that requires the client to create/edit
> office applications on-line. The client needs to take MS Word and MS Excel
> and edit or create...
FN-FORUM: Internet Office Type Applications
date posted 6th March 2006 19:12
I am currently tendering a project that requires the client to create/edit
office applications on-line. The client needs to take MS Word and MS Excel
and edit or create new for storage on the server....
Re: FN-FORUM: Dreamweaver problem
date posted 6th March 2006 18:56
How can I tell if it hasn't enough resources to open?
Pam
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RE: FN-FORUM: hosting a website in-house
date posted 6th March 2006 18:26
Hi,
If you've only got an ADSL connection and your site is not planning on
having a lot of traffic (though see the current "web traffic - what is high
and what is low?" thread) then you'll probably...
Re: FN-FORUM: hosting a website in-house
date posted 6th March 2006 18:18
> I have been thinking about various options regarding running a
> website, and the best one seems to be running it in-house i.e. put a
> good configuration computer on a good broadband connection. I...
RE: FN-FORUM: web traffic - what is high and what is low?
date posted 6th March 2006 18:14
> (Oh, and if you can figure out a way of predicting a film's box office,
even *after* they've done the test screenings, audience research,
preliminary
> publicity, etc. etc., - hie thee to Hollywood...
Re: FN-FORUM: web traffic - what is high and what is low?
date posted 6th March 2006 17:59
On Monday 06 Mar 2006 6:19 pm, Michael Palmer wrote:
> the site itself. OK, I think I've satisfied my self now, there is no wa=
y to
> estimate bandwidth ( at least not without using previous site da...
FN-FORUM: hosting a website in-house
date posted 6th March 2006 17:59
Hi,
I have been thinking about various options regarding running a
website, and the best one seems to be running it in-house i.e. put a
good configuration computer on a good broadband connection. I ca...
RE: FN-FORUM: web traffic - what is high and what is low?
date posted 6th March 2006 17:53
Yeah, fair enough, I get your point now
Michael Palmer Web Developer
MRP=dEV
t: 07977 294840
www.mrpdev.co.uk
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RE: FN-FORUM: web traffic - what is high and what is low?
date posted 6th March 2006 17:37
> The projected bandwidth of a sites does not rely solely on the size of the
content but on how much people will want to see and keep wanting to see the
> content. I could load up a site of 200Gb o...
Re: FN-FORUM: web traffic - what is high and what is low?
date posted 6th March 2006 17:33
> Thankyou so much for explaining to me that site traffic depends on a
> number of disparate factors, I never realised that!!!!!!!
My point was that if you can estimate values for those factors, yo...
Re: FN-FORUM: web traffic - what is high and what is low?
date posted 6th March 2006 17:28
>> traffic * content_size = bandwidth
>
> Personally I would argue that the above is not correct unless you refer
> to a
> specific value of content_size such that it is a measured average of all...
RE: FN-FORUM: web traffic - what is high and what is low?
date posted 6th March 2006 17:09
> traffic * content_size =3D bandwidth=20
Personally I would argue that the above is not correct unless you refer =
to a
specific value of content_size such that it is a measured average of all =
the...
RE: FN-FORUM: web traffic - what is high and what is low?
date posted 6th March 2006 16:47
Thankyou so much for explaining to me that site traffic depends on a number
of disparate factors, I never realised that!!!!!!!
So:
traffic * content_size = bandwidth
is a relationship that simply...
FN-FORUM: Dreamweaver problem
date posted 6th March 2006 16:45
Hi,
I can't get Dreamweaver 8 to open on one of my PC's. It used to be ok
and there is nothing in the Event log and I have tried reinstalling it to no
avail. Any ideas why or where to look to fi...
Re: FN-FORUM: SQL Server Developer - SE London
date posted 6th March 2006 16:29
Thanks to everyone that responded on / off list and sorry I did not
respond individually. I've found a solution for what I need.
Paul...
Re: FN-FORUM: web traffic - what is high and what is low?
date posted 6th March 2006 16:12
> hope I won't need to be. Ideally, what I want to find out is the
> relationship between site traffic, site content and the resulting site
> bandwidth that would be used in a month so I can plan what...
RE: FN-FORUM: web traffic - what is high and what is low?
date posted 6th March 2006 15:58
Michael,
Interesting one..
When you start down this route you're creating a lot of working which will
get you nowhere. The last site I worked on was taking 50k hits per month,
average page views of 6,...
RE: FN-FORUM: web traffic - what is high and what is low?
date posted 6th March 2006 15:54
No, I do not want to be specific about prospective audiences/markets, and I
hope I won't need to be. Ideally, what I want to find out is the
relationship between site traffic, site content and the res...
RE: FN-FORUM: web traffic - what is high and what is low?
date posted 6th March 2006 15:41
Surely this is completely dependent upon your prospective market/audience.
You should do some research to look at prospective numbers of hits (unique
or not) that your new site might take, instead of...
FN-FORUM: web traffic - what is high and what is low?
date posted 6th March 2006 15:23
I've been a web developer for a while and haven't really needed to pay much
attention to web traffic due to the types of site i was developing. However,
having recently become web master for a commerc...
RE: FN-FORUM: 'Generic' directory sites and Google
date posted 6th March 2006 14:55
Hi.
Just wanted to say thanks for the tips from Terry, Paul and Ed. If this is
something that turns into a 'proper' SEO brief then I'll happily refer my
client back to one of you guys if you're intere...
Re: FN-FORUM: Can anyone recommend a good web space provider?
date posted 6th March 2006 14:47
Also in USA I have used Fatcow with few negative issues and plenty of
positive ones, including cost....
Re: FN-FORUM: Get a free laptop
date posted 6th March 2006 14:44
My penniesworth... In my opinion it is spam & MLM,and while I do like
off-topic threads this one is not for me. MLM will always verge of
the cloak and zeal of reality....
RE: FN-FORUM: Can anyone recommend a good web space provider?
date posted 6th March 2006 14:25
Ok, everyone thanks for the advice, I'll have a look at hostek and clook and
see what's what.
Terry, I'm interested in hooking up with you, I'll contact you off forum
sometime soon, This isn't an im...
RE: FN-FORUM: Blog or CMS for .net?
date posted 6th March 2006 13:59
Cheers Tom!:)
Stephen.
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RE: FN-FORUM: Can anyone recommend a good web space provider?
date posted 6th March 2006 13:42
If your okay with buying US, then I would recommend Hostek, ive had one =
of
there reseller accounts for a few years now with little or no problems =
and
fast support when I have had probs. Great feat...
Re: FN-FORUM: Can anyone recommend a good web space provider?
date posted 6th March 2006 13:04
Seconded. Clook are pretty damn fine.
Cy
On 6/3/06 13:41, "Kevin Choppin" [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
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> Hi guys,
>
> I can do nothing but recommend Clook. I have been with them for over three
> yea...
Re: FN-FORUM: Can anyone recommend a good web space provider?
date posted 6th March 2006 12:59
Hi guys,
I can do nothing but recommend Clook. I have been with them for over three
years now, with only pre-warned down time for maintenance, even on my shared
hosting reseller account. Excellent...
RE: FN-FORUM: Can anyone recommend a good web space provider?
date posted 6th March 2006 12:53
Agree with the Active 24 statement, also they put PHP in secure mode, so a
lot of bought apps don't work. Easyspace are a nightmare, and One2One did
wonders for my blood pressure. I purchased my own...
Re: FN-FORUM: Can anyone recommend a good web space provider?
date posted 6th March 2006 12:51
Ben Moxon wrote:
> Also OneAndOne were a total nightmare to deal with and offered no useful
> administration tools whatsoever when we tried them a couple of years
> ago, although that was a case of...
Re: FN-FORUM: Can anyone recommend a good web space provider?
date posted 6th March 2006 12:46
I can't offer a positive recommendation, but I would avoid Active24 as
they have proved to be very inept, at least with windows hosting- much
downtime and very slow responses on shared servers and a...
Re: FN-FORUM: budget stock photos
date posted 6th March 2006 12:42
try fotolia.co.uk and dreamstime.com as well.
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FN-FORUM: Can anyone recommend a good web space provider?
date posted 6th March 2006 12:34
Hi,
I've currently got a fasthosts setup and i'm getting more more downtime =
than
i would like. I haven't kept accurate records but its about 6 hrs per =
month
on average, from what i can gather. So...
Re: FN-FORUM: re: scrolling text and Accessibility
date posted 6th March 2006 12:24
Well, I probably wouldn't be able to read it as it would be moving and I
wouldn't be able to see where to stop it, and my cousin with arthritis
probably wouldn't be able to stop it scrolling as she f...
Re: FN-FORUM: Birthday reminder PHP system
date posted 6th March 2006 11:55
Hi Andrew,
On 6 Mar 2006, at 10:55, PuntersPower wrote:
> Anyone know of a birthday or date reminder system out there?
>
Take a look at www.internetdiary.net
Best regards,
Ray
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Re: FN-FORUM: Blog or CMS for .net?
date posted 6th March 2006 11:51
DotNetNuke is a doddle to set up, but depending on your needs you
might find that it's overkill.
http://www.dotnetnuke.com/
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>...
FN-FORUM: Blog or CMS for .net?
date posted 6th March 2006 11:35
Does anyone know of any blog or cms software that runs on .net (1.x or 2.x)
that's free and a doddle to setup?
Tia
Stephen....
Re: FN-FORUM: Birthday reminder PHP system
date posted 6th March 2006 11:27
On 6 Mar 2006 11:40:13 -0000, PuntersPower [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
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> looks ok but I want something a bit more specific, ie add a name and a
> date and when you want to be reminded!
>
> Auntie June 28...
FN-FORUM: re: scrolling text and Accessibility
date posted 6th March 2006 11:17
Morning all!
Right, if I had a scrolling box (vertical scroll) which consisted of a
Div pane and some javascript to enable the scroll, which stopped when
moused over, would this cause any problems to...
Re: FN-FORUM: Birthday reminder PHP system
date posted 6th March 2006 10:58
looks ok but I want something a bit more specific, ie add a name and a
date and when you want to be reminded!
Auntie June 28th June 1 week before please ;)
Andrew
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http://www.punterspower.co.uk...
RE: FN-FORUM: Birthday reminder PHP system
date posted 6th March 2006 10:52
looks good but I want something to install and run that is more
sophisticated. anyone have something they have done and would kindly send
it to me for a small fee?
Andrew
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http://www.punterspowe...
Re: FN-FORUM: PHP / MYSQL Solution needed
date posted 6th March 2006 10:43
> Hmm, so Tam's quote would be =A3399-=A3799 ?
Mine would have been in that region yeah, but only by coincidence. :P
Honest!
>
> > I always find it interesting to hear what competitors charge. It
>...
RE: FN-FORUM: PHP / MYSQL Solution needed
date posted 6th March 2006 10:40
I'll do it for 74p, forgot the Rolo's..=20
www.howtodevalueyourservice.dum
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RE: FN-FORUM: Get a free laptop
date posted 6th March 2006 10:32
Back in the olden days (about 7 years ago), I had a computer shop. I =
ran a
promotion aimed at businesses whereby if they purchased 10 PC's, they =
would
get one free.
One guy ended up with 3 free...
RE: FN-FORUM: Birthday reminder PHP system
date posted 6th March 2006 10:27
I needed the same thing a while back, quite simple to put together - nice
little tutorial here:
http://www.devarticles.com/c/a/MySQL/Setup-Your-Personal-Reminder-System-Usi
ng-PHP/
Mark
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Re: FN-FORUM: PHP / MYSQL Solution needed
date posted 6th March 2006 10:21
> I always find it interesting to hear what competitors charge. It
> educates me every time. :)
Yeah, especially when it's a mates-rates super-discounted one-time
buy-one-get-one-free loss-leader t...
RE: FN-FORUM: PHP / MYSQL Solution needed
date posted 6th March 2006 10:20
I'll do it for 75p & a packet of rolos.
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Re: FN-FORUM: Get a free laptop
date posted 6th March 2006 10:19
Anthony Cartmell wrote:
>
>> But if you can get the people to join, you'll get the free gifts!
>
> Hey, there are lots of people here, and I thought of this first, so:
>
> I'd like a free laptop. P...
Re: FN-FORUM: Birthday reminder PHP system
date posted 6th March 2006 10:17
PuntersPower wrote:
> Anyone know of a birthday or date reminder system out there?
Hassle Me, from those nice people at My Society.
http://www.hassleme.co.uk/
Dave...
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RE: FN-FORUM: Birthday reminder PHP system
date posted 6th March 2006 10:17
You design it, I'll code it...
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Re: FN-FORUM: PHP / MYSQL Solution needed
date posted 6th March 2006 10:14
Hmm, so Tam's quote would be =A3399-=A3799 ?
LOL!
Paul
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FN-FORUM: Birthday reminder PHP system
date posted 6th March 2006 10:13
Anyone know of a birthday or date reminder system out there?
Andrew
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Re: FN-FORUM: budget stock photos
date posted 6th March 2006 10:11
Yup - not a bad site.
I find the quality better on istock though and I like the addition of
illustrations.
If you want completely free though, you could try www.morguefile.com or
www.stockvault.net as...
Re: FN-FORUM: PHP / MYSQL Solution needed
date posted 6th March 2006 10:05
On 6 Mar 2006 10:39:43 -0000, Anthony Cartmell [EMAIL REMOVED] wrot=
e:
>
> > I could create a similar system to this, customised to your
>
> Doh! That was supposed to be off list. Damn reply-to heade...
Re: FN-FORUM: Get a free laptop
date posted 6th March 2006 10:04
> But if you can get the people to join, you'll get the free gifts!
Hey, there are lots of people here, and I thought of this first, so:
I'd like a free laptop. Please could 25 people from this list...
Re: FN-FORUM: Get a free laptop
date posted 6th March 2006 10:01
Dynamic Developer wrote:
> Easy Tam,
>
> I don't think its spam (It's only ONE post) and it's certainly not 'shit'.
Pretty much is. He posts a link (NB his referral link - he's not doing
you a favo...
Re: FN-FORUM: budget stock photos
date posted 6th March 2006 09:59
Have you tried www.sxc.hu ?
Bad domain name, but free stock photos.
It's pretty good. My usually first port of call before istockphoto.com
Cy
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Re: FN-FORUM: PHP / MYSQL Solution needed
date posted 6th March 2006 09:57
> I could create a similar system to this, customised to your
Doh! That was supposed to be off list. Damn reply-to headers...
Anthony
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www.fonant.com - hand-crafted web sites...
Re: FN-FORUM: Get a free laptop
date posted 6th March 2006 09:57
At best you're buying a raffle ticket for a tenner, at worst you're
joining a pyramid selling scheme. Of course you won't see your tenner
again, the people at the top of the scheme need it for the...
Re: FN-FORUM: PHP / MYSQL Solution needed
date posted 6th March 2006 09:49
Paul,
> I have found a script that precisely fits my needs:
> http://www.curve2.com/aquaboss.php , but it needs Zend Optimiser
> installed for it to work, my clients host does not support this and
>...
Re: FN-FORUM: budget stock photos
date posted 6th March 2006 09:41
Dynamic Developer [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
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> On that point, a while back, someone posted a link to a few sites which =
> sell
> good photos for =A31. I forgot to add it to my favourites. Could someon...
RE: FN-FORUM: Get a free laptop
date posted 6th March 2006 09:36
I can confirm that these schemes do work, I have received free gifts =
from
the various different sites offering similar services. The main =
drawbacks
(and how the company makes money) I have found...
Re: FN-FORUM: PHP / MYSQL Solution needed
date posted 6th March 2006 09:27
On 6 Mar 2006 09:55:16 -0000, Creative Digital Alliance
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> I have found a script that precisely fits my needs:
> http://www.curve2.com/aquaboss.php , but it needs Zend Optimiser...
Re: FN-FORUM: Get a free laptop
date posted 6th March 2006 09:23
Richard Noble wrote:
> How to get a free laptop!! Apparently BBC Newsnight think it’s not a scam,
> that may give you some encouragement!! No bank details are needed – if you
> wanted, you could g...
RE: FN-FORUM: Get a free laptop
date posted 6th March 2006 09:19
Easy Tam,
I don't think its spam (It's only ONE post) and it's certainly not =
'shit'.
Assuming it's legit, this could save us web geeks hundreds of pounds.
As a vibrant community, it's our duty to...
FN-FORUM: PHP / MYSQL Solution needed
date posted 6th March 2006 09:13
Hi all,
Working on project that needs a script, have used open realty
(www.open-realty.org) to achieve what I wanted for this in the past,
but I had to heavily hack about at the source code and it is...
Re: FN-FORUM: Get a free laptop
date posted 6th March 2006 01:14
On 6 Mar 2006 01:40:15 -0000, Richard Noble [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
> Now I'll just put my fire retardant pants on!
Its a legitimate business for the people that are running it. They
will (probably) s...
FN-FORUM: Get a free laptop
date posted 6th March 2006 00:58
I have been following this forum for several years now - and gained some
useful tips, but I have never actually contributed anything as I'm not quite
up to speed yet.
I know I will get flamed for bei...
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