Freelancers Forum Messages on Friday March 7th 2008
RE: FN-FORUM: reseller hosting
date posted 7th March 2008 23:52
We use ICUK.
Regards
Amarshi
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Re: FN-FORUM: Hi all (new here)
date posted 7th March 2008 22:40
On Saturday 08 March 2008 00:19:23 Ben Johnson F wrote:
> When presenting static and CMS options to a new client, it is perfectly
> acceptable to weight the pricing of the options to reflect busines...
RE: FN-FORUM: Hi all (new here)
date posted 7th March 2008 21:58
Ben Johnson (Neogic) F wrote:
> Dom wrote:
> > My point is that you can't really charge significantly *more* than =
some
> > other developer would just because of "lost earnings".
>
> Rubbish. Take ph...
Re: FN-FORUM: MALL STORE PROGRAM\SOFTWARE.
date posted 7th March 2008 21:50
OSCommerce.
There are others but OSC isn't that difficult if you can think a bit.
Mind the classic mistakes and you'll be ok.
Lee Rickler
Director - Point and Stare - pointandstare.com
Web Design...
FN-FORUM: MALL STORE PROGRAM\SOFTWARE.
date posted 7th March 2008 21:45
Was wondering if anyone can suggest a good "MALL STORE" program. I m new to=
shopping carts and ecommerce and I was wondering what is the best way to g=
o about being a reseller of products for diff...
Re: FN-FORUM: Hi all (new here)
date posted 7th March 2008 20:57
On Friday 07 March 2008 19:58:31 Ben Johnson F wrote:
> Dom wrote:
> > My point is that you can't really charge significantly *more* than some
> > other developer would just because of "lost earning...
Re: FN-FORUM: Text Editor
date posted 7th March 2008 20:07
On 7 Mar 2008, at 19:42, Tony Crockford wrote:
> if you want a step further without screwing up your carefully
> constructed valid code, try this WYSIWYM editor:
>
> http://www.wymeditor.org/en/...
Re: FN-FORUM: Text Editor
date posted 7th March 2008 18:25
Anyone successfully used either of these with OSC?
Lee Rickler
Director - Point and Stare - pointandstare.com
Web Design and Development for over 11 years
Tony Crockford wrote:
>
>
> On 7 Mar 2008...
Re: FN-FORUM: Text Editor
date posted 7th March 2008 18:20
On 7 Mar 2008, at 19:34, Anthony Cartmell wrote:
>
>> Im building a complex(ish) site that is 99% editable by the client. =20=
>> Normally
>> when i do this type of thing i build a simple Text Edit...
Re: FN-FORUM: Text Editor
date posted 7th March 2008 18:13
> Im building a complex(ish) site that is 99% editable by the client.
> Normally
> when i do this type of thing i build a simple Text Editor for the client
> to
> edit text etc. However this is a...
RE: FN-FORUM: Hi all (new here)
date posted 7th March 2008 17:37
Ben Johnson (Neogic) F:
>> There is nothing unethical or unusual about discounting the cost of a
>> static build (vs. the cost of a CMS system that lets the client =
update=20
>> the site themselves)...
Re: FN-FORUM: Text Editor
date posted 7th March 2008 17:01
On 7 Mar 2008, at 16:30, Phillip Healey wrote:
> So im wondering if anyone can point me in the direction of a FREE
> but easy
> to use Text Editor with good features, i can drop into the admin
>...
Re: FN-FORUM: Text Editor
date posted 7th March 2008 16:58
On 7 Mar 2008, at 17:30, Steven wrote:
>
> Phillip Healey wrote:
>> So im wondering if anyone can point me in the direction of a FREE
>> but easy
>> to use Text Editor with good features, i can d...
Re: FN-FORUM: CMS
date posted 7th March 2008 16:33
Thanks to all. I am having a look at all the suggestions and will
probably emerge in 2010! ;-)
Claire.
Colin Rainsforth wrote:
>
> Hi Claire,
>
> At 16:27 +0000 7/3/08, Claire Toche wrote:
>> Wordp...
Re: SPAM-LOW: Re: FN-FORUM: Text Editor
date posted 7th March 2008 16:26
Yeah tinymce is a simple solution and works well.
Lee
Phillip Healey wrote:
>> Tiny MCE gets my vote, It converts a standard textarea into a wysiwyg
>> html editor. I have used it on a number of s...
Re: FN-FORUM: Flash Programmer Required
date posted 7th March 2008 16:23
Hi Peter,
I am a Computer Engineer and would love to do some Flash projects.
Thank you
Ketki Lonari
>
> I need some Flash work doing so anyone interested contact me off list
> and I shall give you...
RE: SPAM-LOW: Re: FN-FORUM: Text Editor
date posted 7th March 2008 16:21
>Tiny MCE gets my vote, It converts a standard textarea into a wysiwyg
>html editor. I have used it on a number of sites and the clients love it
>as they can copy and paste from word with no problem...
Re: FN-FORUM: Text Editor
date posted 7th March 2008 16:08
Phillip Healey wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Im building a complex(ish) site that is 99% editable by the client. Normally
> when i do this type of thing i build a simple Text Editor for the client to
> edit text e...
Re: FN-FORUM: Req: Help with IE z-index bug
date posted 7th March 2008 16:05
Cheers. I'll have to make sure that the pseudo-popup is always shown dead
centre of the screen and remember to never put of form control there.
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Re: FN-FORUM: CMS
date posted 7th March 2008 15:48
Hi Claire,
At 16:27 +0000 7/3/08, Claire Toche wrote:
>Wordpress? I haven't heard of it but will have a look at that and Pure edit.
>Truth is I am looking for 2 things: one quick way to do this very...
Re: FN-FORUM: Hi all (new here)
date posted 7th March 2008 15:22
On Friday 07 March 2008 02:14:18 Ben Johnson F wrote:
> There is nothing unethical or unusual about discounting the cost of a
> static build (vs. the cost of a CMS system that lets the client update...
FN-FORUM: Text Editor
date posted 7th March 2008 15:07
Hi,
Im building a complex(ish) site that is 99% editable by the client. =
Normally
when i do this type of thing i build a simple Text Editor for the client =
to
edit text etc. However this is a bit d...
Re: FN-FORUM: CMS
date posted 7th March 2008 15:07
Wordpress? I haven't heard of it but will have a look at that and Pure edit.
Truth is I am looking for 2 things: one quick way to do this very simple
website because I am past the deadline for it......
Re: FN-FORUM: Req: Help with IE z-index bug
date posted 7th March 2008 14:51
On 7 Mar 2008, at 15:56, Mark Pawelek wrote:
>
> In IE, how can I make the psuedo-alert box always display itself on
> top of
> all other elements?
AFAIK you can't.
form controls are drawn by the...
Re: FN-FORUM: Req: Help with IE z-index bug
date posted 7th March 2008 14:49
You have a negative z index,
If you want it over everything, try z-index:999;
Lee
Mark Pawelek wrote:
> On this page: there is an Excel
> icon. When it is clicked a pseudo-alert box pops up. Whe...
RE: SPAM-LOW: Re: FN-FORUM: CMS
date posted 7th March 2008 14:47
>25,000 isn't that many.
It depends on the context. I was just questioning why it had so many pages
and if that's the most efficient method of delivering information to its
user base. Admittedly i...
Re: FN-FORUM: CMS
date posted 7th March 2008 14:43
On 7 Mar 2008, at 14:50, Claire Toche wrote:
> Hi everyone,
>
> Can anyone a novice which of the following I am best to use: Joomla
> or Drupal?
> I have built a very simple html website for an ar...
Re: SPAM-LOW: Re: FN-FORUM: CMS
date posted 7th March 2008 14:38
Hi all,
The site is a portfolio website to generate more commissions, etc...
It is already built and is quite simple with sections such as 'profile',
'reviews', and a 'work' section which has severa...
Re: FN-FORUM: CMS
date posted 7th March 2008 14:36
If it's simple clean and to work with your own design you want, then I
would recommend taking a look at Pure Edit. www.pureedit.com
Lets you create tables quickly in MySQL and drop a little bit of P...
Re: SPAM-LOW: Re: FN-FORUM: CMS
date posted 7th March 2008 14:34
Brian Lycett wrote:
> 25,000 isn't that many. A site I wrote easily has 100,000 on account of
> being dynamic.
You wouldn't need a CMS to manage them though would you?
--
Cheers,
Gary Short
W: htt...
FN-FORUM: Req: Help with IE z-index bug
date posted 7th March 2008 14:34
On this page: there is an Excel
icon. When it is clicked a pseudo-alert box pops up. When the screen is very
wide it will pop up in the area occupied by the drop down lists on the LHS.
When that h...
Re: SPAM-LOW: Re: FN-FORUM: CMS
date posted 7th March 2008 14:33
On 7 Mar 2008, at 15:48, Brian Lycett wrote:
>
> 25,000 isn't that many. A site I wrote easily has 100,000 on
> account of
> being dynamic.
dynamic sites don't have contribute editable pages tho...
RE: SPAM-LOW: Re: FN-FORUM: CMS
date posted 7th March 2008 14:27
25,000 isn't that many. A site I wrote easily has 100,000 on account of
being dynamic.
>
>
>>How about contribute. A customer of ours is using it to manage a 25,000
> page
>>site.
>
> Impressive! Bu...
Re: FN-FORUM: CMS
date posted 7th March 2008 14:12
I mean, I've created some GREAT systems with it!
Point and Stare wrote:
>
> Have you looked at Nucleus?
> I use it a lot and have created some create systems with it.
>
> http://nucleuscms.org
>
>...
RE: SPAM-LOW: Re: FN-FORUM: CMS
date posted 7th March 2008 14:08
>How about contribute. A customer of ours is using it to manage a 25,000
page
>site.
Impressive! But who & WHY?????
Unless its amazon or a similar site, isn't something wrong with your site if
it's...
Re: FN-FORUM: CMS
date posted 7th March 2008 13:59
How about contribute. A customer of ours is using it to manage a 25,000 page
site.
On 7/3/08 15:14, "Point and Stare" [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>
> Have you looked at Nucleus?
> I use it a lot and ha...
Re: FN-FORUM: CMS
date posted 7th March 2008 13:53
Have you looked at Nucleus?
I use it a lot and have created some create systems with it.
http://nucleuscms.org
Lee
Colin Rainsforth wrote:
>
> Hi Claire,
>
> At 14:49 +0000 7/3/08, Claire Toche w...
Re: FN-FORUM: CMS
date posted 7th March 2008 13:46
Drupal is more difficult to use, but much, much more secure. Joomla
has a long history of bad bugs that go unfixed for months.
On 7 Mar 2008 14:50:03 -0000, Claire Toche [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>
>...
Re: FN-FORUM: CMS
date posted 7th March 2008 13:42
Hi Claire,
At 14:49 +0000 7/3/08, Claire Toche wrote:
>Hi everyone,
>
>Can anyone a novice which of the following I am best to use: Joomla or Drupal?
>I have built a very simple html website for an a...
Re: FN-FORUM: CMS
date posted 7th March 2008 13:40
On 7 Mar 2008, at 14:50, Claire Toche wrote:
>
> Hi everyone,
>
> Can anyone a novice which of the following I am best to use: Joomla
> or Drupal?
> I have built a very simple html website for an...
FN-FORUM: CMS
date posted 7th March 2008 13:28
Hi everyone,
Can anyone a novice which of the following I am best to use: Joomla or
Drupal?
I have built a very simple html website for an artist who wants to be
able to upload her own photos and c...
RE: SPAM-LOW: Re: FN-FORUM: Credit to resellers
date posted 7th March 2008 13:27
State your terms clearly is definitely the 1st step, then hope for timely
payment.
>One I just gave up on and extended his
>credit to 60 days, but a day over he gets phoned mercilessly.
Good advice....
Re: FN-FORUM: Credit to resellers
date posted 7th March 2008 13:23
Useful information guys. Thanks for your help!
On the next job I'll make it clear it's 30 days credit.
On 7 Mar 2008 14:31:42 -0000, Rob Colton [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>
> It is criminal using you a...
Re: FN-FORUM: Credit to resellers
date posted 7th March 2008 13:09
It is criminal using you as a free lending source instead of an overdraft.
However, it seems to be a fact of life with some resellers.
We print and duplicate CDs and DVDs, fortunately about 50% of th...
Re: FN-FORUM: Credit to resellers
date posted 7th March 2008 13:04
I also use payment terms
3rd upfront
3rd after design approval
and the remaining on completion.
This is the best way l found to keep the clients moving and getting
paid.
Try to implement this it...
RE: FN-FORUM: Credit to resellers
date posted 7th March 2008 12:54
>I'm currently doing work for a design house who give their customers
>30 days credit after the invoice has been sent. These design houses
>only want to pay me when their customer pays them which is...
Re: FN-FORUM: Credit to resellers
date posted 7th March 2008 12:54
Darren,
My advice is you need to give your client the 30 days payment terms
this is standard.
These are your terms, they should pay you within your 30 days of your
invoice. They should not pay y...
FN-FORUM: Credit to resellers
date posted 7th March 2008 12:44
Hi.
Does anyone resell/outsource their services to other companies who
deal with customers?
I'm currently doing work for a design house who give their customers
30 days credit after the invoice has...
RE: FN-FORUM: We've probably all been here...
date posted 7th March 2008 11:36
>http://www.mayhemstudios.com/HOWIES/images/designer.gif
>Made me laugh...
>vw
Yup, but the main site is a bit garish!
http://www.mayhemstudios.com/...
RE: FN-FORUM: We've probably all been here...
date posted 7th March 2008 11:29
>http://www.mayhemstudios.com/HOWIES/images/designer.gif
Funny, yet too true!
>Made me laugh......
Re: FN-FORUM: Displaying part of a site in Mandarin
date posted 7th March 2008 11:28
On 7 Mar 2008, at 12:41, Anthony Cartmell wrote:
>
>> Make sure everything is UTF-8 including the database if it's
>> required.
>
> And the database connection, often a problem. Do "SET NAMES utf8...
Re: FN-FORUM: Displaying part of a site in Mandarin
date posted 7th March 2008 11:25
On 7 Mar 2008, at 12:20, Martin Wheatley wrote:
>
> On 07/03/2008 12:16, Mark Boylan wrote:
>> On 7 Mar 2008, at 11:56, Anthony Cartmell wrote:
>>> UTF-8
>> Brilliant Thanks for the advice
>> Mark
>...
Re: FN-FORUM: Displaying part of a site in Mandarin
date posted 7th March 2008 11:22
I can confirm this. We did a MMS (massively multi-lingual site) a few years
ago which included Arabic, Russian and some other non-western fonts.
It all works fine even the right-to-left reading Arabi...
Re: FN-FORUM: Displaying part of a site in Mandarin
date posted 7th March 2008 11:19
> Make sure everything is UTF-8 including the database if it's required.=
And the database connection, often a problem. Do "SET NAMES utf8" just =
after you connect to MySQL from PHP, or add this...
FN-FORUM: We've probably all been here...
date posted 7th March 2008 11:19
http://www.mayhemstudios.com/HOWIES/images/designer.gif
Made me laugh...
vw
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Re: FN-FORUM: CSS question (again)
date posted 7th March 2008 11:02
If you mean the #container div, I set it to:-
#container {
min-width: 870px;
max-width:1000px;
margin: 10px auto;
border:1px solid #444444;
background: #ffffcc;
text-a...
Re: FN-FORUM: Displaying part of a site in Mandarin
date posted 7th March 2008 10:59
On 07/03/2008 12:16, Mark Boylan wrote:
>
> On 7 Mar 2008, at 11:56, Anthony Cartmell wrote:
>
>> UTF-8
>
> Brilliant Thanks for the advice
>
> Mark
>
Make sure everything is UTF-8 including the...
Re: FN-FORUM: Displaying part of a site in Mandarin
date posted 7th March 2008 10:54
On 7 Mar 2008, at 11:56, Anthony Cartmell wrote:
> UTF-8
Brilliant Thanks for the advice
Mark...
Re: FN-FORUM: Displaying part of a site in Mandarin
date posted 7th March 2008 10:35
> I have had an enquiry about producing a website for an independent
> school where the text on several of the pages need to be shown in
> Mandarin for Parents in China. Anyone have any ideas how...
Re: FN-FORUM: CSS question (again)
date posted 7th March 2008 10:24
Have you set margin and padding left/ right to auto?
Lee Rickler
Director - Point and Stare - pointandstare.com
Web Design and Development for over 11 years
Dominic Raywood wrote:
>
> I have amende...
FN-FORUM: Mac users
date posted 7th March 2008 10:19
new mailing list:
http://workalone.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/macusers_workalone.co.uk
;o)...
FN-FORUM: Displaying part of a site in Mandarin
date posted 7th March 2008 10:18
Hello All
I have had an enquiry about producing a website for an independent
school where the text on several of the pages need to be shown in
Mandarin for Parents in China. Anyone have any idea...
Re: FN-FORUM: Hi all (new here)
date posted 7th March 2008 10:16
On 7 Mar 2008, at 11:29, Chris Hanson wrote:
>
> Hey guys can i ask what an MSA is not really done much bout
> contracts yet cheers Chris
maintenance service agreement, perhaps?...
FN-FORUM: CSS question (again)
date posted 7th March 2008 10:12
I have amended a site of mine recently, to contain the while page within
a div, so that the site is fluid, but only upto a max width.
All looks fine in Firefox and IE7. It centres, has a nice fadin...
FN-FORUM: White text, black background
date posted 7th March 2008 10:08
Hello all
I've been lurking on this forum for a while, but I suspect this is my
first post. I spent far too long thinking about becoming a
freelancer, but I've finally taken the plunge!
I'll introd...
Re: FN-FORUM: Hi all (new here)
date posted 7th March 2008 10:07
Hey guys can i ask what an MSA is not really done much bout contracts
yet cheers Chris
Ben Johnson (Neogic) F wrote:
> Ben J wrote:
>
>> The last point is crucial: if you give the client a means...
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