[wdvltalk] Re: winxp home clock acting funny

2003-12-30 Thread Jon Haworth
Hi Brooke, a couple of months ago the clock started jumping FORWARD (not backward or lose time) one hour. If he's anything like certain members of my family, he may well have been taken in by one of those fake error message banners on the web that say your computer's clock is not optimised!

[wdvltalk] Re: winxp home clock acting funny

2003-12-30 Thread Joseph, Smile Poet
Brooke, I know nothing about Xp (though I think it beckons) however a thought that occurs is that a one hour change may be connected to the time zone setting.The UK has one time zone but we can get confused when summer time comes and goes! Beyond that is of course complex issues like

[wdvltalk] Re: remote access software

2003-12-30 Thread R'twick Niceorgaw
Hi Brooke, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Very interesting tip! I am running winxp pro so I will look into this - will the imbedded help docs be enough to guide me thru it? Sure it will be. However, I never used this feature so not sure how complex it is. I have an old copy of Outlook and I'm

[wdvltalk] Re: winxp home clock acting funny

2003-12-30 Thread Joseph, Smile Poet
I see Jon had already given a better answer on the time zone suggestion. Well I'm a quick writer but a slow reader! Joseph Brooke, I know nothing about Xp (though I think it beckons) however a thought that occurs is that a one hour change may be connected to the time zone setting.The

[wdvltalk] Re: winxp home clock acting funny

2003-12-30 Thread Peter MacGregor
Is it set to the right time zone? Mine jumps forward automatically when Summer Time (here in GB) comes in. (Daylight Saving for you!) Maybe it's set to a time Zone one hour ahead of where he is? Just a thought. Peter MacGregor At 14:39 30/12/2003, you wrote: Ok here is one that I posted to

[wdvltalk] Re: newsletters

2003-12-30 Thread Jan
Rudy Very Interesting. How'd you get so smart? I know, it's the clean Canadian air right. Jan rudy wrote: I lost a lot of backup files I had on cds I burnt (rudy is that right or should it be burned?), really need to get better quality.

[wdvltalk] Re: newsletters

2003-12-30 Thread Jan
Bj wrote: - Original Message - From: Jan I lost a lot of backup files I had on cds I burnt (rudy is that right or should it be burned?) I'd say: 1. Burned = recorded data onto 2. Burnt = set on fire You're right, it makes sense to me, I was pulling Rudy's leg. Of course if your laser is

[wdvltalk] Re: Validating xhtml documents

2003-12-30 Thread Jan
you have the math and education definitions down perfect. I got lost with the new math. Jan rudy wrote: Did you ever sit next to me on the sub-editors' table in the days of hot metal? a longstanding dream of mine, alas, still unfulfilled it's funny, i had a similar conversation recently

[wdvltalk] Re: Validating xhtml documents

2003-12-30 Thread Jan
even better definition Joseph, Jan Joseph, Smile Poet wrote: I think you missed the math problem update: 2000 A logger cuts trees and sell them to a timber merchant for a fair profit and several people are engaged in a self-employed capacity so that they can have the liberty to organise their

[wdvltalk] Re: Validating xhtml documents

2003-12-30 Thread Jan
Scott Glasgow wrote: ::snip:: Just so. I also received my elementary school education during the fifties, Cheers, Scott Me too, in the fifties, and it served me well in my secretarial jobs for about 35 years, but, alas, the older I get the less I pay attention to grammar. Jan • The WDVL

[wdvltalk] Re: newsletters

2003-12-30 Thread rudy
Rudy Very Interesting. How'd you get so smart? google • The WDVL Discussion List from WDVL.COM • To Join wdvltalk, Send An Email To: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Send Your Posts To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To set a personal password send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the words:

[wdvltalk] Re: winxp home clock acting funny

2003-12-30 Thread Jan
Jon, I have been using IE a lot recently in my surfing, and I don't know how it happened, but IE picked up spy aware in some of the websites I visited when I added them to my favorites. I have been getting popups about downloading some programs. It would just popup on my screen. AdAware

[wdvltalk] Re: newsletters

2003-12-30 Thread Jan
rudy, Good answer. When I first joined this group, I was a true yahoo person maybe because I was used to it's user interface, but now I only like google, see how this group has educated me to the finer things in life. ;o) Jan rudy wrote: Rudy Very Interesting. How'd you get so smart?

[wdvltalk] Form Data processing

2003-12-30 Thread JimMenees
A new client wants visitors to fill out a 'long' form and email info to her so she can input the info to an Access db. Her current host only has mySQL; to keep programming costs down for her, I'm wondering what the easiest way to get the form data: -

[wdvltalk] Need someone to set up PayPal shopping cart

2003-12-30 Thread Michael Milligan
Hi guys, I am swamped and have an old client who wants a PayPal cart set up for their site. Is anyone here interested in taking it as a sub-contract? If so, let me see a cart you've already set up and we can talk. Thanks, Mike Milligan Web Developer [EMAIL PROTECTED] • The WDVL

[wdvltalk] Ownership of code??

2003-12-30 Thread Michael Milligan
Hi guys, Here's a legal question about who owns the PHP I'm generating. I've built the backend for an affiliate company and want to negotiate for contract so I'm fairly treated as the company grows. So I'm trying to figure out what leverage I have. My sister, a longtime programmer in San Diego,

[wdvltalk] How using wireless antenna?

2003-12-30 Thread Yumin
Hello all: On the left-side of my Laptop Toshiba Satellite 2435-S255, there is wireless antenna, I don't know how to use it? If I want to access Internet with wireless connection, Do I still need to buy a wireless network adapter? Yumin • The

[wdvltalk] Re: Form Data processing

2003-12-30 Thread Sheila Fenelon
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A new client wants visitors to fill out a 'long' form and email info to her so she can input the info to an Access db. Her current host only has mySQL; to keep programming costs down for her, I'm wondering what the easiest way to get the form data:

[wdvltalk] RE: Form Data processing

2003-12-30 Thread jac
Hiya Jim, I'll have Door Number 3 please. As you know I'm NOT very good with FormMail and I don't know anything about PHP so they maybe better options...but I've added data to a database from an online form before so I can help you with it if you need. hth jac -Original Message-

[wdvltalk] RE: Ownership of code??

2003-12-30 Thread Christina R. Lannen
It pretty much comes down to are you an employee of either company? If yes to either then they own it. You were paid as an employee because writing code is part of your job. I'm assuming that is part of your job description. There may or may not be any company policy about this. But you

[wdvltalk] Re: Form Data processing

2003-12-30 Thread Bj
A new client wants visitors to fill out a 'long' form and email info to her so she can input the info to an Access db. Her current host only has mySQL Theoretically there ought to be a way for php under Unix to write directly to an Access database .mdb file without using ODBC, but you'd

[wdvltalk] SCR: http://computerperceptions.com

2003-12-30 Thread Erik Carlson
Thank you for your time, Erik http://computerperceptions.com • The WDVL Discussion List from WDVL.COM • To Join wdvltalk, Send An Email To: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Send Your Posts To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To set a personal password send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with

[wdvltalk] Re: Form Data processing

2003-12-30 Thread Sheila Fenelon
Bj wrote: The next most simple and minimum-programming way as someone else pointed out is to have a php script as the 'action' target of the form. The script could put all the form values into a string of comma separated variables and email them to her: (...Have to do some thinking about how you

[wdvltalk] RE: Graphing in ASP (preferrably without buying expensive components)

2003-12-30 Thread Ross Clutterbuck
Cheers for the URL Cheryl - sorry it's taken so long for the thanks but things have been...interesting and I've not been around. The stuff there does the job spot-on MOU • The WDVL Discussion List from WDVL.COM • To Join wdvltalk, Send An Email To: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]

[wdvltalk] Re: SCR: http://computerperceptions.com

2003-12-30 Thread rudy
Thank you for your time, Erik http://computerperceptions.com you're quite welcome rudy http://r937.com/ • The WDVL Discussion List from WDVL.COM • To Join wdvltalk, Send An Email To: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Send Your Posts To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To set a personal

[wdvltalk] Re: winxp home clock acting funny

2003-12-30 Thread michael ensor
Sounds like you should tell him NEVER to hit the OK option, tell him to use CANCEL (serious, that is the usual mystery cause of unwanted system changes, lol) Second: Is he using, have downloaded a time check server set to the wrong tz? - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[wdvltalk] RE: Ownership of code??

2003-12-30 Thread michael ensor
Don't forget the licence terms for use of PHP, these do limit your ability to claim ownership of php I would turn the thing on its head and ensure that you spell out that you have the clear right to reuse all or any code that you have used on their site for other projects..

[wdvltalk] Re: Form Data processing

2003-12-30 Thread JimMenees
Thank you all for your tips, tricks and suggestions! Jim • The WDVL Discussion List from WDVL.COM • To Join wdvltalk, Send An Email To: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Send Your Posts To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To set a personal password send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the words:

[wdvltalk] AOL Question?

2003-12-30 Thread C. Ottis Williams | AIT, inc
Hi Jim, totally unrelated to your question earlier, I saw your e-mail address and I was wondering if you use aol 8.0 or 9.0? If so can you or anyone else tell me what browser engine it uses and what user agent it shows up as? Or maybe a site that keeps track of the technical aspects of aol since

[wdvltalk] Re: browser popups

2003-12-30 Thread Jan
Drew and AuntySpam Thanks so much for the info, I'll check into them. Jan Brewnetty (AuntySpam) wrote: I use the Google toolbar for stopping popups, among other things. I disable its spy (err tracking) activities though. • The WDVL Discussion List from WDVL.COM • To Join wdvltalk,

[wdvltalk] Re: AOL Question?

2003-12-30 Thread Tucson-WebDesign - Al Guevara
Of couse there are different versions of AOL being used, so it isnt about the ONE version you have to worry about. http://webmaster.info.aol.com/index.html Good luck Al At 12/30/2003 03:39 PM, you wrote: Hi Jim, totally unrelated to your question earlier, I saw your e-mail address and I was

[wdvltalk] Re: AOL Question?

2003-12-30 Thread JimMenees
Hello there Ottis, Actually I'm still wy back on version 6.0; I d/l the new current 9.0 to see what all the fuss was about (AOL is really pushing everyone to go to version 9). I like to manage my own windows, keeping them about 75% of the size of our monitor; AOL 9 uses windows that

[wdvltalk] Re: winxp home clock acting funny

2003-12-30 Thread brooke
We had thought of the time zone thing - we will double check it to make sure it is correct. I was the one who installed xp and set the machine up for him so who knows - I space out regularly so... I will check the other suggestions, especially the comments re: spyware and the like - I will have

[wdvltalk] Re: remote access software

2003-12-30 Thread brooke
netmeeting is also a part of standard win Xp/w2k. Aaahh I am starting to vaguely remember during the insall of my xp that I chose not to install that particular element (I like to do custom installs so I can avoid alot of the crap I'll never use in a hundred years) I'll go find it and install

[wdvltalk] php bad links script

2003-12-30 Thread Steve Miller
We are setting up an application where users will be entering links into a db, and we need a way to check them to make sure they are good. Being a header novice, I can imagine it but don't know how to start. Using php, is there a way to send a request for the linked file and read returned headers

[wdvltalk] Re: winxp home clock acting funny

2003-12-30 Thread Cheryl D. Wise
I didn't know we were related. I spent 15 hours over the holidays fixing my father-in-law's computer 4 separate blaster infection and 7 other viruses. While my brother gave up on cleaning my father's system and bought him a new computer. Cheryl D. Wise Certified Professional Web Developer

[wdvltalk] RE: Graphing in ASP (preferrably without buying expensive components)

2003-12-30 Thread Cheryl D. Wise
It's the holiday season so everything is off schedule. Glad one of the links helped especially since I don't remember what I sent. grin / Now just what does interesting mean? BTW, it is still strange to see Ross instead of MOU in the from on your messages. Cheryl D. Wise Certified Professional