Freelancers Forum Messages on Wednesday October 11th 2006
Re: FN-FORUM: [OT] Best 108Mbps Wireless ADSL Router
date posted 11th October 2006 20:55
Lists (Kathy) wrote:
>Zyxel kit has a very good set of features - including a subset of the Zywall
>firewall OS and loads of extra features from telnet interface. If you want
>to spend money and get...
RE: FN-FORUM: Adobe contribute
date posted 11th October 2006 20:12
Andy Macnaughton-Jones wrote:
> I suspect it'll not be suitable for us if it's client side -
> it's the firewall / IP issue that's the problem.
Is there any way you could use a service like dyndns.c...
RE: FN-FORUM: online poker
date posted 11th October 2006 19:25
> I can also put you in touch with the
> agency I work with that specialise in marketing this area and have
> recently been responsible for the successful launch of Poker in the Pub
> www.pokerinth...
RE: FN-FORUM: Adobe contribute
date posted 11th October 2006 19:19
I suspect it'll not be suitable for us if it's client side - it's the
firewall / IP issue that's the problem.=20
Cheers
Andy...
Re: FN-FORUM: Adobe contribute
date posted 11th October 2006 19:13
I've only tried it out a couple of times (as it broke the CSS), but it was
client-side then, and it updates the site in real-time, so the changes are
stored on the web server.
You can get an eval and...
Re: FN-FORUM: Adobe contribute
date posted 11th October 2006 19:09
----- Original Message -----
From: "Andy Macnaughton-Jones" [EMAIL REMOVED]
To: [EMAIL REMOVED]
Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2006 7:20 PM
Subject: FN-FORUM: Adobe contribute
>
> Hi,
> With adobe...
FN-FORUM: Adobe contribute
date posted 11th October 2006 18:55
Hi,
With adobe contribute, is it a client side app or a server side app.
Where are the changes stored ? I've a client who wants to regularly
update the text on their site so one option is to impleme...
Re: FN-FORUM: [OT] Best 108Mbps Wireless ADSL Router
date posted 11th October 2006 18:05
Zyxel kit has a very good set of features - including a subset of the Zywall
firewall OS and loads of extra features from telnet interface. If you want
to spend money and get a really good product, go...
RE: FN-FORUM: Site check please - agreeAdate
date posted 11th October 2006 18:01
Nice site. Looks great.
Suggestions:
Use a little less bold (try differentiating using colour instead)
Lose the popups!
Imho
Jomo
www.DynamicDeveloper.co.uk
>
> Hi,
>
> Please could one of yo...
RE: FN-FORUM: Site check please - agreeAdate
date posted 11th October 2006 17:50
Hi Peter,
Great site. Being really picky I would have to say the the calender numbers
on the front page should be in order instead of reading a lot of 25's, I
noticed that really quickly.
Thanks
Cat...
Re: FN-FORUM: Storing the leading 0 of product codes in MySQL
date posted 11th October 2006 17:24
Dom Latter wrote:
> Get out of bed the wrong side this morning?
that would be it, yes...
;o)...
Re: FN-FORUM: Storing the leading 0 of product codes in MySQL
date posted 11th October 2006 16:59
On Wednesday 11 Oct 2006 12:30 pm, Tony Crockford wrote:
> Sometimes I feel the freelancers forum is full of people that bumble
> along and don't even have enough common sense to ask questions in a
>...
Re: FN-FORUM: Project management apps
date posted 11th October 2006 16:54
On Wed, Oct 11, 2006 at 03:34:43PM -0000, Peter Lewis wrote:
>
> Sorry to go off topic and start ranting, but I sent both my last emails to
> this thread at 15:30/15:32 respectively. Yet one took 18...
Re: FN-FORUM: Site check please - agreeAdate
date posted 11th October 2006 16:48
Peter Ebdon wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Please could one of you have a give a quick look at www.agreeadate.com
>
> We've got to that point where we're blind to any mistakes now. I think we've
> got all the typos...
RE: FN-FORUM: Project management apps
date posted 11th October 2006 16:30
Yeah, but those threads were referring to the time going completely off - as
in arriving before it was sent and led to accusations of people's system
clocks being wrong or something to do with the for...
Re: FN-FORUM: Project management apps
date posted 11th October 2006 16:17
Peter Lewis wrote:
> Obviously this is due to list software used, but how many other people
> experience this lag?
This has already been discussed. (In another thread i was commenting in,
and had a...
FN-FORUM: Site check please - agreeAdate
date posted 11th October 2006 16:11
Hi,
Please could one of you have a give a quick look at www.agreeadate.com
We've got to that point where we're blind to any mistakes now. I think we've
got all the typos and bugs sorted out but ther...
Re: FN-FORUM: Partners Wanted
date posted 11th October 2006 16:11
Patrick,
drop me a line, i am always interested in joint ventures and my specialist
subject is internet marketing..
i live in oxford so, its not that far for a meet...
simon khan.
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RE: FN-FORUM: Project management apps
date posted 11th October 2006 16:09
Sorry to go off topic and start ranting, but I sent both my last emails to
this thread at 15:30/15:32 respectively. Yet one took 18 minutes to appear
in the list and the other 29 minutes. I know it'...
Re: FN-FORUM: Project management apps
date posted 11th October 2006 15:59
> links:
> http://www.basecamphq.com/
> Project collaboration, management, and task software: Basecamp
>
> http://www.activecollab.com/
> activeCollab - open source project management and collaborati...
Re: FN-FORUM: Project management apps
date posted 11th October 2006 15:37
Fiaz Khan wrote:
>
> Hi All
>
> I need an online project management tool which will allow me to "manage"
> the project, inc tasks, reports etc. It also needs a way for clients to
> login and be ab...
RE: FN-FORUM: My first freelance job
date posted 11th October 2006 15:35
Hi Kitty,
No worries - I know that clients can be choosy about what they want. I =
would
say though, as an ex-colleague once pointed out to me - "people will say =
one
thing, which is what they think...
RE: FN-FORUM: Project management apps
date posted 11th October 2006 15:33
This was previously asked on 14/09/06 title: "Project Tracking", amongst the
others I mentioned, someone suggested http://www.dotproject.net/
Peter.
-----Original Message-----
Hi All
I need an onli...
Re: FN-FORUM: Project management apps
date posted 11th October 2006 15:31
Quoting Fiaz Khan [EMAIL REMOVED]
>
> Hi All
>
> I need an online project management tool which will allow me to "manage"
> the project, inc tasks, reports etc. It also needs a way for clients to
> l...
RE: FN-FORUM: Query re. web hosting reselling
date posted 11th October 2006 15:30
Oooh, good question.
Horrible answer: It depends on the site, work involved, etc. Are you just
supplying hosting, email or full web development, etc.
More helpful answer: It's easier to gauge tim...
RE: FN-FORUM: Project management apps
date posted 11th October 2006 15:27
Been asked fairly recently, try doing a search on the archives.
Best I can recommend and use myself are www.basecamphq.com (free for basic,
otherwise costs) and www.activeCollab.com (open source and...
Re: FN-FORUM: Storing the leading 0 of product codes in MySQL
date posted 11th October 2006 15:27
Quoting Tony Crockford [EMAIL REMOVED]
>
> Dave Cross wrote:
>> Quoting Paul Cooper [EMAIL REMOVED]
>>
>>> Text uses less memory than numbers.
>>
>> Do you have any evidence for that? It seems unlike...
Re: FN-FORUM: Project management apps
date posted 11th October 2006 15:25
Fiaz Khan wrote:
>
> Hi All
>
> I need an online project management tool which will allow me to "manage"
> the project, inc tasks, reports etc. It also needs a way for clients to
> login and be ab...
Re: FN-FORUM: Project management apps
date posted 11th October 2006 15:23
http://www.dotproject.net/
might be 100% what you are after, but its free to download and use so its
worth a shot.
regards
Ash
----- Original Message -----
From: "Fiaz Khan" [EMAIL REMOVED]
To: [...
Re: FN-FORUM: Query re. web hosting reselling
date posted 11th October 2006 15:10
i worked for plusnet for a few years and i had to deal with some real idiots
over the phone.......you dont want to get involved with support issues,
plus, all you would be able to do was call the su...
FN-FORUM: Project management apps
date posted 11th October 2006 15:04
Hi All
I need an online project management tool which will allow me to "manage"
the project, inc tasks, reports etc. It also needs a way for clients to
login and be able to post bugs/tweaks/change...
Re: FN-FORUM: Storing the leading 0 of product codes in MySQL
date posted 11th October 2006 15:00
Dave Cross wrote:
> Quoting Paul Cooper [EMAIL REMOVED]
>
>> Text uses less memory than numbers.
>
> Do you have any evidence for that? It seems unlikely.
see what you can make of this:
http://de...
Re: FN-FORUM: Partners Wanted
date posted 11th October 2006 14:59
Hi there -
I am actually a designer, but have some good ideas and also some good
programmers. I am also in West London and would definitely be up for a
brainstorming session.
Look forward to hearing...
RE: FN-FORUM: Query re. web hosting reselling
date posted 11th October 2006 14:57
No worries - point taken! Thanks for this - I would not necessarily
advertised the fact that I would investigate on their behalf, but having
seen your comments Ash, I think I had better steer clear of...
Re: FN-FORUM: My first freelance job
date posted 11th October 2006 14:50
Myspace was chose by Liza as she wanted a myspace layout coding, with
this comes restrictions on what I can do really as Myspace isn't an
amazing thing to use. I tried to stear her towards more profes...
FN-FORUM: Partners Wanted
date posted 11th October 2006 14:48
Hi,
I would like to help develop an Internet business.
I would like to meet with 1-4 people for some brainstorming sessions, say 4
and see if we can come up with ideas. Hopefully one would be do-able...
Re: FN-FORUM: My first freelance job
date posted 11th October 2006 14:46
One thing I noticed that there were some elements altogether not
visible, mainly the contact section, where it says add me message me
ignroe me etc, when I first loaded the site up it was stuck on loa...
Re: FN-FORUM: Storing the leading 0 of product codes in MySQL
date posted 11th October 2006 14:38
Quoting Paul Cooper [EMAIL REMOVED]
> Text uses less memory than numbers.
Do you have any evidence for that? It seems unlikely.
The number 123 can be stored as a binary number (01111011) in one byt...
Re: FN-FORUM: Query re. web hosting reselling
date posted 11th October 2006 14:38
' unless customers complain that it does not work. In which
case, I can investigate on their behalf'
seriously, stay away from it, add something in to your t&c's along the lines
of: 'We recommend th...
RE: FN-FORUM: My first freelance job
date posted 11th October 2006 14:36
Hi Kitty,
I have had a look - overall, I think it is a very good attempt; I have =
seen
other people ask for opinions via this forum, about web sites they have
created, so I would not worry - this is...
RE: FN-FORUM: Query re. web hosting reselling
date posted 11th October 2006 14:29
Hi Peter - and others who have responded,
Thanks for this - from the sounds of things, I think it would be really
unwise of me to get involved with providing connectivity, and just to
concentrate on...
Re: FN-FORUM: Query re. web hosting reselling
date posted 11th October 2006 14:25
Support is the most expensive part of IT.
When your small you tend to do far more than you should as you want/=20
need to keep customers...most times making a loss in the process.
On 11 Oct 2006,...
RE: FN-FORUM: Query re. web hosting reselling
date posted 11th October 2006 14:18
=20
I learnt the hard way not to supply connectivity. I had a client who =
was
being charged something like =A3800 a year for ADSL. I said that was
ridiculous then supplied and installed a modem/rou...
Re: FN-FORUM: Storing the leading 0 of product codes in MySQL
date posted 11th October 2006 13:00
Ben Moxon wrote:
> Actually, asking a meaningful question is a very difficult thing to do,
> especially when you're a bit new to a field and you're not sure what the
> terminology involved is or how...
Re: FN-FORUM: Storing the leading 0 of product codes in MySQL
date posted 11th October 2006 12:39
Tony Crockford wrote:
>
> Sometimes I feel the freelancers forum is full of people that bumble
> along and don't even have enough common sense to ask questions in a
> meaningful way.
>
> and then...
RE: FN-FORUM: Storing the leading 0 of product codes in MySQL
date posted 11th October 2006 12:15
[EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
> Is there a reason to store it as a number? If you're not
> performing mathematics on it then it's best practice to store
> it as text (at least that's what I was told). So f...
Re: FN-FORUM: Wanted - flash christmas game
date posted 11th October 2006 12:13
There is a large market for Zombie games at the moment (with the
relase of zombie style films and the XBox 360 Dead Rising being so
popular) I know the author of
http://www.hardcorepawn.com/winterzomb...
Re: FN-FORUM: Storing the leading 0 of product codes in MySQL
date posted 11th October 2006 12:09
Quoting D D Glendinning [EMAIL REMOVED]
>
> Paul.
>
> Thanks for your thoughts... It is being stored as two fields because I
> need to be able to order by the number when the products are listed..
>...
Re: FN-FORUM: Storing the leading 0 of product codes in MySQL
date posted 11th October 2006 12:06
D D Glendinning wrote:
>
> Paul.
>
> Thanks for your thoughts... It is being stored as two fields because I
> need to be able to order by the number when the products are listed..
> Thats also the r...
Re: FN-FORUM: Storing the leading 0 of product codes in MySQL
date posted 11th October 2006 12:04
Ben Moxon wrote:
>
>
>
> Tony Crockford wrote:
>>
>>
>> I'm puzzled as to why you're splitting the product code! What
>> possible reason could you have for storing a product code in two pieces?
>...
Re: FN-FORUM: Storing the leading 0 of product codes in MySQL
date posted 11th October 2006 12:03
On 11 Oct 2006 11:06:29 -0000, D D Glendinning [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
> Any more ideas?
>
Use a seperate field to control the display order and a single text
field for the product code....
RE: FN-FORUM: Site Check
date posted 11th October 2006 12:01
Hi,
Yes if I simply hit return and start typing more text I often land
up with numerous spans popping up. Also Visual Studio 2005 does not remove
unneeded spans after text deletion. I have also notic...
Re: FN-FORUM: Storing the leading 0 of product codes in MySQL
date posted 11th October 2006 12:01
On Wed, Oct 11, 2006 at 11:06:34AM -0000, D D Glendinning wrote:
>
> Paul.
>
> Thanks for your thoughts... It is being stored as two fields because I
> need to be able to order by the number when th...
Re: FN-FORUM: My first freelance job
date posted 11th October 2006 11:52
Well I didn't want to put it in case no one wanted it lol ... I been
getting told off for spamming and stuff when im saying hey look at
this tell me what you think..
http://www.myspace.com/lizafinn...
Re: FN-FORUM: Storing the leading 0 of product codes in MySQL
date posted 11th October 2006 11:46
> Right, I am storing products codes, split into two fields, one for
> characters, and one for digits.. The problem is that I need 01 stored
> as 01 and not as 1, and sadly I can't store it in the cha...
Re: FN-FORUM: Storing the leading 0 of product codes in MySQL
date posted 11th October 2006 11:41
Paul.
Thanks for your thoughts... It is being stored as two fields because I
need to be able to order by the number when the products are listed..
Thats also the reson why I can't store the number as...
Re: FN-FORUM: Storing the leading 0 of product codes in MySQL
date posted 11th October 2006 11:40
Tony Crockford wrote:
>
>
> I'm puzzled as to why you're splitting the product code! What
> possible reason could you have for storing a product code in two pieces?
>
>
> sometimes this list baffl...
FN-FORUM: Wanted - flash christmas game
date posted 11th October 2006 11:38
Hi All,
One of our clients wants a Christmas game to put on their website
Criteria is - it's got to be addictive.
The problem is, I dont think they want to pay £3k to get a new one
developed. Doe...
Re: FN-FORUM: My first freelance job
date posted 11th October 2006 11:38
Sami Keighley wrote:
>
> This sounds really bad, but I only started freelancing a couple of
> weeks ago and I got my first job which was designing a girls MySpace.
> I wonder if ppl would like to loo...
Re: FN-FORUM: Storing the leading 0 of product codes in MySQL
date posted 11th October 2006 11:31
On 11 Oct 2006 09:57:32 -0000, D D Glendinning [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>
> Morning all again,
>
> Right, I am storing products codes, split into two fields, one for
> characters, and one for digits.. T...
Re: FN-FORUM: Site Check
date posted 11th October 2006 11:31
James wrote:
>
> I am using vs.net 2005 - can I turn off the automatic span creation?
>
> Visual Studio 2005 produces much cleaner markup than the mess that
> VS.Net made.
Sorry you said VS.NET wh...
Re: FN-FORUM: Storing the leading 0 of product codes in MySQL
date posted 11th October 2006 11:19
Dave Cross wrote:
> Quoting D D Glendinning [EMAIL REMOVED]
>
>> Morning all again,
>>
>> Right, I am storing products codes, split into two fields, one for
>> characters, and one for digits.. The pr...
Re: FN-FORUM: Query re. web hosting reselling
date posted 11th October 2006 11:17
Hostgator, like most hosting services offer hosting plans only, this tends
to include mail services too.
be aware that if you offer connectivity services to your clients, you will
be the first port...
FN-FORUM: My first freelance job
date posted 11th October 2006 11:16
This sounds really bad, but I only started freelancing a couple of
weeks ago and I got my first job which was designing a girls MySpace.
I wonder if ppl would like to look at it, see what they think?...
Re: FN-FORUM: Storing the leading 0 of product codes in MySQL
date posted 11th October 2006 11:10
Quoting D D Glendinning [EMAIL REMOVED]
> Morning all again,
>
> Right, I am storing products codes, split into two fields, one for
> characters, and one for digits.. The problem is that I need 01 st...
Re: FN-FORUM: online poker
date posted 11th October 2006 11:02
Paul Cooper wrote:
>=20
> On 11 Oct 2006 07:47:26 -0000, Simon Dingley
> [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>> the recent Dragon's Den programme where somebody won financial backing=
>> for the same idea. That p...
Re: FN-FORUM: Storing the leading 0 of product codes in MySQL
date posted 11th October 2006 10:40
D D Glendinning wrote:
>
> Morning all again,
>
> Right, I am storing products codes, split into two fields, one for
> characters, and one for digits.. The problem is that I need 01 stored
> as 01 a...
RE: FN-FORUM: Site Check
date posted 11th October 2006 10:34
I am using vs.net 2005 - can I turn off the automatic span creation?
Visual Studio 2005 produces much cleaner markup than the mess that
VS.Net made.
--
Freelancers, contractors earn more with Pro...
FN-FORUM: Storing the leading 0 of product codes in MySQL
date posted 11th October 2006 10:32
Morning all again,
Right, I am storing products codes, split into two fields, one for
characters, and one for digits.. The problem is that I need 01 stored
as 01 and not as 1, and sadly I can't store...
RE: FN-FORUM: [OT] Best 108Mbps Wireless ADSL Router
date posted 11th October 2006 10:25
> I need to replace my dead Linksys router and am just wondering what
> product might be a good replacement. I need a reliable and fast
> router/WAP that has a good set of typical features (DHCP,...
RE: FN-FORUM: Query re. web hosting reselling
date posted 11th October 2006 10:17
Hi Peter and Ash,
I have had a look at Hostgator - it does seem to be very good. However, I do
have one question - being a newbie (! - I was thinking of a previous posting
from someone about this :-)...
Re: FN-FORUM: [OT] Best 108Mbps Wireless ADSL Router
date posted 11th October 2006 10:11
Jeremy Aston wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> I need to replace my dead Linksys router and am just wondering what
> product might be a good replacement. I need a reliable and fast
> router/WAP that has a...
Re: FN-FORUM: online poker
date posted 11th October 2006 10:06
Paul Cooper wrote:
>
> On 11 Oct 2006 07:47:26 -0000, Simon Dingley
> [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>
>> the recent Dragon's Den programme where somebody won financial backing
>> for the same idea. That p...
RE: FN-FORUM: Query re. web hosting reselling
date posted 11th October 2006 10:02
Another +1 for hostgator. I've been with them for over 2 years and had
nothing but good things to say. Because of their unlimited domains on
normal hosting, I've got lot's of clients hosted there, a...
Re: FN-FORUM: online poker
date posted 11th October 2006 09:58
On 11 Oct 2006 07:47:26 -0000, Simon Dingley
[EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
> the recent Dragon's Den programme where somebody won financial backing
> for the same idea. That particular league was located aro...
Re: FN-FORUM: Site Check
date posted 11th October 2006 09:41
James wrote:
>
> Thanks for the feedback - the way I see it I need to stop using VS.NET to
> build my pages - I started off with good intentions, but it chucks all the
> spans so I think I have a bit...
RE: FN-FORUM: Site Check
date posted 11th October 2006 09:35
Thanks for the feedback - the way I see it I need to stop using VS.NET to
build my pages - I started off with good intentions, but it chucks all the
spans so I think I have a bit to do to get it se f...
Re: FN-FORUM: online poker
date posted 11th October 2006 08:22
julian wrote:
> Anyone had any experience with setting up a Poker site?
I have been working with a client on their poker site(s) for the past 18
months or so and have been with the project from th...
RE: FN-FORUM: TimeOut
date posted 11th October 2006 07:46
Thanks for your help.
I try doing what you said but I still get the same.
Code below.
The Code get to about 200 now!
Thanks again
Jonathan
[EMAIL REMOVED]...
Re: FN-FORUM: Apologies if off topic ... MSN Messenger Account Problem
date posted 11th October 2006 07:44
Dynamic Developer wrote:
> Your msn account gets automatically updated when you download the latest
> version of msn messenger, which is windows LIVE messenger.
>
> I have the same irritation with m...
Re: FN-FORUM:[OT] Completely off topic funny
date posted 11th October 2006 07:35
john m wrote:
>
> tee hee
>
>
> On 10 Oct 2006, at 18:28, Carrie wrote:
>
>>
>> http://www.zippyvideos.com/6944922662696006/votedbestbeercommercialoftheyear/
>>
>
zippyvideos wouldn't be someone tr...
Re: FN-FORUM: TimeOut
date posted 11th October 2006 07:32
Jonathan Dorling (Dorling Consultancy) wrote:
> Hi all
>
> I have the code below in asp. It reads e-mail addresses which get outputted
> to the screen every 4secs but the page is timing out and in F...
Re: FN-FORUM: [OT] Best 108Mbps Wireless ADSL Router
date posted 11th October 2006 06:02
Cisco :D
SOL
On 11 Oct 2006 04:00:18 -0000, Jeremy Aston
[EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> I need to replace my dead Linksys router and am just wondering what
> product might be a good replaceme...
Re: FN-FORUM: TimeOut
date posted 11th October 2006 04:55
Hi Jonathan
why don't you print all them?
think that web application is totally different with desktop application :)
HTTP is stateless protocol, you connect, doing I/O in few seconds, and
disconnect...
FN-FORUM: [OT] Best 108Mbps Wireless ADSL Router
date posted 11th October 2006 04:33
Hi all,
I need to replace my dead Linksys router and am just wondering what
product might be a good replacement. I need a reliable and fast
router/WAP that has a good set of typical features (DH...
Re: FN-FORUM: sitecheck - just 1 page!
date posted 11th October 2006 01:26
billy wrote:
> Hi
>
> A client of mine asked this afternoon if I could throw up a page for a
> presentation tomorrow and I've currently no access to any M$ or Mac machines
> to check cross browser...
RE: FN-FORUM: Site Check
date posted 11th October 2006 00:53
Hi,
The site looks cool. You gotta a nice colour scheme, simple layout and easy
to digest info. I love the round-cornered bevel boxes. Users will 'enjoy'
visiting your site.
A few pointers:
Logo: T...
FN-FORUM: TimeOut
date posted 11th October 2006 00:19
Hi all
I have the code below in asp. It reads e-mail addresses which get outputted
to the screen every 4secs but the page is timing out and in FF I get this
error message "The connection was reset" I...
Re: FN-FORUM: Site Check
date posted 11th October 2006 00:17
Hi James
On Tuesday 10 October 2006 23:11, you wrote:
> Can anyone check http://www.programming-computers.info/ for me - just a
> few pages. Tips very welcome. Especially where SEO is concerned.
Va...
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