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a good anti-spam image generator?

2007-05-31T20:13:53Z

Anyone know of a good (and free) anti-spam image generator script? I found a bunch while searching, but I don't know which to go with.

Requirements in order of importance:
1) maximum accessibility
2) ease of installation
3) pretty!

Any ideas?

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Need front end Guru - CSS, Javascript etc

2007-04-10T17:24:11Z

I am looking for someone to work on a project with me that includes coding front end using CSS, Javascript, XHTML etc to work seamlessly with dynamically generated content from a .NET architecture.

Please no beginners or novice skills.

The overview of tasks include;

Cutting up PS file and building it using XHTML/HTML/CSS
Working directly with Designer to adhere to established look and feel
Optimizing CSS style implementation utilizing global CSS files as well as custom isolated CSS files - whichever works best.
Making sure front end is rendering .NET content properly and playing nice.
Some SEO skills would be really great as well.

please send email to tris@strategybase.com

Thanks,

Tris

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Data URLs / cutting edge new standards

2007-03-09T09:30:23Z

In my web surfing on work time today I came upon the good old Acid2 test's explanation page, and was reading up on data urls. Anybody tried working with them? Any feelings on them? I should probably dig up some info on them sometime, because I'm not actually convinced that they're useful.

Any other fun new unsupported standards that you're looking forward to messing with? I'll tell you I await with great joy the full support of CSS's min-height and max-height commands. And child selectors. There also still seem to be rendering errors in some browsers of hover action on things other than a tags. There's some crazy CSS being made with the hover attribute.

I'm mainly up on CSS, but would love to hear about the latest innovations in other realms (especially accessible flash). If you haven't seen "cutting edge CSS" yet, here's some good examples:

http://meyerweb.com/eric/css/edge/menus/demo.html
http://www.cssplay.co.uk/menu/index.html

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Flash slideshow: formatting captions

2007-02-07T20:37:37Z

The slideshow found here [ http://www.land-la.com/new/projects/design/commercial/maxstudio/maxstudio.html ] is a SWF file that pulls from a separate XML. The XML contains a path, a list of images, and potentially a caption for each one, but as far as I can tell, no formatting options. LAND didn't mind, but I'm thinking about using a Flash slideshow in my portfolio - I want the text to be easily found for SEO, and I want to be able to format it.

1) Is there a way to format text within the XML <caption> tag (basics like paragraph breaks, bold, italic, etc.)?

2) Is it possible to tell the browser to display different (HTML) text when different images load (in the SWF)?

3) Am I making this too complicated / is there a simple solution?

PROBLEM recap: I want valid, searchable, formatable captions that are in sync with the images as they load.

4) Even better (& *ideally*): Is there a way to load high-quality graphics (say, 25) quickly in a professional-looking, customizable slideshow, while discouraging image theft (i.e., can't just ctrl-click, hidden from Google images), being standards-compliant and taking only a few development hours?

Any suggestions?

Thank you

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server change host

2007-01-24T16:38:53Z

question

i have a domain hosted with a company. but the company is failing to deliver proper service so i would like to terminate my contract with them, and get a new server company to host my domain.

is it possible to still keep my domain name and email addresses while changing companies? if so, how? what info do i need to provide the new company with? thank you!

peace.
m

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What does standards-compliant look like?

2007-01-13T10:09:30Z

What exactly do we mean by standards-compliant site?

As moderator, I thought it would be wise to understand how WE define it...I would apprciate your input.

To me, the primary elements are:

1) Alt-text for all images
2) CSS-based for ALL presentation
3) RELATIVE text sizing

What else would you add?

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New Moderator?

2006-12-30T01:56:53Z

There appears not to be very much discussion in this tribe...

Would anyone want to become the moderator? Any objections to my putting myself forward as a nominee?

If I hear no objections within a week or so, and no one else posts a nomination, I will proceed with the process to get myself installed.

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Downloading to a mobile

2006-06-11T22:01:43Z

hey guys, av been wondering. Am developing a site right now and I wanted to visitors to be able to download stuff not to their computers but straight to their mobile fones.
I know its possible but does it invovle intense programming?

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SVG Tribe

2006-06-06T15:04:31Z

Just wanted everyone to know about the SVG Tribe, for those who are interested in the slowly emerging vector graphics standard based on XML.

http://tribes.tribe.net/svg

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Attaching Movies to a Website!?

2006-06-06T04:30:29Z

I've never had to attach a movie clip before. How do I do this?

Scripting advice?
Thanks.

cheers,
shannon

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How to specify UTF-8 encoding?

2006-02-15T02:42:21Z

I am attempting to compile an XML program using the TextWrangler text editor. I have copied a program verbatim from an application that I know works. I have gone over the text letter-by-letter and I am certain that I have not made any typos. But the program will not complile. The error message is something about an unknown token in line 1. Line one contains the statement <xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8">
The problem is that I have specified UTF-8 encoding, but when I go to Preferences--Text Ecodings, the choice for UTF-8 is greyed-out. In face, all the Unicode encodings listed are greyed-out.
Does anyone know how I get the UTF-8 selection to light-up? I hope this will solve the problem.

Thanks.

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web-based content management

2005-11-20T01:49:39Z

Does anyone use web-based content management systems? I've heard they're a good way for clients to manage their own web sites in a simple and easy way. I'm curious to know if anyone has used them and if anyone has any recommendations... Thanks!

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domain registrars

2005-11-04T19:35:00Z

Hello,

Been lurking a while, but this is my first post to the group.

Just back into web application development after a short (three year) hiatus and am curious about domain registrars. When I started web stuff 10 year ago, there were but a couple registrars around and I went with Network solutions for my personal site, as well as all my business sites. So I am comfortable with how they work, and have been pleased with the service.

Now there are so many more! I have dealt with a few as support person (during my hiatus I was a systems admin), and was less than pleased with the way registrars such as GoDaddy worked, but that could have been in part due t the fact that I was trying to support USERS who had done silly things like forgotten their logins and passwd to the registrar, set up the DNS info for their domains wrong, etc.

So, I need to register a couple new domains, and was planning to go back to Network Solutions, but I have also noticed there are plenty of other ways to get my domain registered, and for so much cheaper too. However, after my past experience with GoDaddy, CheapNames, and even my own hosting providing, I am doubtful that I will be happy with the level of control I get over my domain name. I LIKE owning my domain in full and being in complete charge of making sure DNS gets updated, ensuring that the domain gets renewed in a timely fashion (another problem we had with using a registrar that was not network Solutions).

So my question is, WHY would I switch to something other than Network Solutions? I look forward to your input!

Joyce

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I’m in need of a search engine

2005-11-04T13:51:44Z

I'm in need of a search engine for a car lot web site I'm starting to work on. It's my mother and stepfathers car lot so I'm not really getting paid very much, so far less than $100. So I need some help finding a search engine for the site. Is there any software that I can use to make a custom search engine? Here is a link to one that is a good example of something I'd like to do fore the site. http://www.peachstateautomall.com/ewingframeset.htm

Thanks for any help you can give, this is my first professional site.
Richard

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Pricing

2005-10-04T23:46:01Z

I have just recently moved back to the web design/development field after a long absence to do other things...

I can't fully recall how to price sites or even what to ask for (I'm in NYC). I am currently trying to price a site I am mainly doing "grunt work" for. (In other words, creating the look (layout's done so images, color, etc), and working it up in HTML. Nothing real fancy. There is 36 pages that will need to be done but mostly likely the site will be using server side includes (PHP) or some sort of template.

Thoughts?
Thanks in advance
Xposted

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Closed Captioning for Web Video

2005-10-02T04:10:03Z

Does anyone know anything about Closed Captioning for Web Video? Standards, ideas, formats - all sage advice will be heeded.

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The Box Model

2005-09-23T18:09:45Z

I have a small probelm with it. Dont get me wron, i totally support the standard laid out by the W3C, i jsut have one bone to pick... PADDING.

No as much as i hate MS's older proprietary box model (ie5.x) the padding rendering makes more sense.

My problem is that i think that a box's dimensions should be completely independent of its padding. It gives you more control and also eliminates the need to apply a margin or padding to elements within that box in many cases, or the need to "go nesting crazy!"... I dont understand why, when creating the spec, they decided to ADD the padding dimensions to the box instead of making them act as an independent inner margin. This logic just dosent make sense to me! Maybe its becuase im from a print background and am used to defining an inset on a text box for control... i dunno.

What are your thoughts on it?

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International content

2005-08-30T16:37:30Z

Is it true that if your web document validates and all the content is accessible to client side translation services that the site doesn't require multiple stylesheets/character endcodings?

What are some considerations for setting up a single document for multiple language translations?

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New Tribe (Web Developing)

2005-08-20T03:45:37Z

Please help me build this tribe into something good.

It is a brand new tribe for web developers, no matter what the technology they use.

http://tribes.tribe.net/web_developing

Thanks!

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Toronto based, intermediate php/mysql programmers

2005-07-15T14:43:37Z

Please email if available for contract work.

adam@massivemoth.com

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Contest: design a tribe.net profile template.

2005-03-25T23:55:36Z

This is for you standards-aware web designers out there: we're looking for CSS-savvy designers to design templates for our new customizable user profiles.

A little background: we'll be releasing a new feature very soon -- the ability for users to select from a library of stylesheets to apply to their own profiles. What we'd like to do is showcase the design skills of our users, by featuring user-created styles in our style library.

If you know your way around Photoshop, and are familiar with designing for CSS-driven pages, head over to the Profile Design Contest tribe, where you'll find more information about entering:

http://profiledesign.tribe.net/

Send in your concepts by April 1st, 2005, and we'll pick the best ones to add to the style library. This is a great opportunity to get exposure if you're a designer, since every tribe.net user will see the style library page. If selected, your design will be credited with your name (which will be linked to your user profile). The top design will be awarded an iPod shuffle.

If you want the basics about the contest, I've also posted a listing here:

http://sanfrancisco.tribe.net/listing/175a601f-6e1d-4680-aacb-db04a0dbb1a7

Good luck!

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Website management tool.

2004-12-02T18:11:15Z

Hi, I just found this cool web tool for all my websites. Anyone that manages more than a few sites will find this useful.

www.homepagepal.com

It's free, so I thought I would pass it along.

JM

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Using Schema with XHTML?

2004-11-05T01:15:25Z

Is there anyway to include a XML Schema into a xhtml document without using XSLT to convert the xml schema into xhtml using xhtml tags?

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database table set up best practices

2004-11-01T22:22:32Z

I am looking for a source for setting up a database table to be used with PHP and mySQL. This will be my first large database table set up and I want to make sure I am using the best practices and standards.

Any recommendations? online and free would be best, a book that is a great read would also be helpful.

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Cisco Systems

2004-10-25T21:33:08Z

I think the boys over at Cisco have been spending too much time in small white rooms.

http://www.cisco.com/edu/peterpacket/

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Contribute 3

2004-10-13T01:35:37Z

I was considering buying this.

What do you guys think of it?

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Contract Programming and Design

2004-10-12T22:42:42Z

I would like to let you know about a new service that connects employers with freelance professionals.

www.ContractedWeb.com is a new service that connects project owners with freelancers from around the world.

Those looking for work to be completed post projects for free, review bids and select the right freelancer for a job. Freelance Professionals post bids for free, create online portfolios to showcase work as well as a list of many other features.

I hope that you find www.ContractedWeb.com as useful as many others have.

If you have any questions please let me know.

-Peter Ferrigan
www.ContractedWeb.com

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Automated Accessibility Checking Tools?

2004-09-13T17:37:55Z

Greetings! Anyone have any experience or opinions related to WCAG/508 checkers that can spider large sites and provide reports etc?

Currently looking at LIFT Online (or LIFT Machine), AccVerify Pro. Any others I should consider?

Thanks.

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Breaking those frames

2004-06-28T21:14:22Z

Sorry if any of you have allready seen this cry for help but here is the dilemna I am fixing a website mess made by another and I used in the pass a javva script to fix it on my site so that at least the search engine problem points you at the wrong page it at least will reload the home page .

<script language="javascript">
if (window == top) top.location.href = "http://www.imagecultivation.com/";
</script>

This is what I had used and it works on my site but I can' get it to work again and I forgot what I did to make it go the first time .

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Homeland security suggests you stop using IE

2004-06-28T15:31:55Z

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6746-2004Jun25.html

<snip />

" The attackers, whose identities are unknown, targeted a flaw in Web sites powered by Microsoft's Internet Information Services Web server (IIS). The sites hit by the attack were programmed to redirect the Explorer browser to another Web site that contains code that hackers use to record what people type on their keyboards -- including data such as passwords, credit card and Social Security numbers. The code then e-mails that information back to the attackers.

Computers that run Microsoft's Internet Explorer browsers are vulnerable to infection, according to US-CERT. The CERT warning said Internet Explorer users can protect themselves by turning off the "javascript" function in their browsers. Javascript is a computer language often used in building Web sites. The attack takes advantage of two recently discovered security flaws in Internet Explorer. Microsoft released a patch in April to fix one of the security holes; the company is still working on a patch for the other flaw, which security researchers publicly detailed less than two weeks ago.

CERT recommends that Internet Explorer users consider different browsers such as Mozilla Firefox, Netscape Communicator or Opera. For people who continue to use Internet Explorer, CERT and Microsoft recommend setting the browser's security setting to "high." "

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xslt books

2004-06-25T10:10:07Z

i'm looking for a good xsl reference book. i know basics, so something that is more advanced would be good. any ideas? thanks!

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Books for sale

2004-05-09T22:49:10Z

Hi folks,

I'm selling the following books... can ship USPS via Priority or Media mail. Please send me a message if you're interested in any.

Cascading Style Sheets: The Definitive Guide
by Eric. A Meyer
Paperback
List Price: $34.95
Selling for: $15

PHP4 Developer's Guide
by Blake Schwendiman
Paperback
List Price $59.99
Selling for: $10

Learning Perl (O'Reilly)
by Randal Schwartz & Tom Christiansen
Paperback
List Price: $29.95
Selling for: $3

Concepts of Database Management
by Philip J. Pratt
Paperback, 3rd edition
List Price: $38.95
Selling for: $3

A Guide to SQL
by Philip J. Pratt
Paperback, 5th edition
List Price: $37.33
Selling for: $4

MySQL & mSQL
by Randy Yarger, George Reese, & Tim ing
Paperback
List Price: $34.95
Selling for: $3

A Typographic Workbook: A Primer to History, Techniques, and Artistry
by Kate Clair
Paperback
List Price: $34.95
Selling for: $20

Designs of Advertising
by Roy Nelson
Paperback
List Price: $74.00
Selling for: $30

Using Design Basics to Get Creative Results
by Bryan Peterson
Hardcover
List Price: $29.99
Selling for: $5

Graphic Design Solutions
by Robin Landa
Paperback, 2nd edition
List Price: $55.95
Selling for: $20

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XML

2004-02-01T08:10:17Z

Boy, it took a while to catch on, but XML IS ACTUALLY becoming a new communication standard it promised to be so many years back. I better start brushing up on it.

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kid webmaster

2004-01-18T01:28:02Z

Are you a kid and want ot create a website so e-mail me. If you want to make a website e-mail me or let create a group for our website. are you reading this we could make a kids website
and lots of things post anythig there so lets create a group
e-mail at happy_ac2002@yahoo.com

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(n)echo-atom

2003-12-04T01:50:38Z

they're still working on it, but it's looking good.

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XSD Schemas

2003-12-02T19:16:15Z

Ok so I have a schema How do I use it?

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seeking digital artists

2003-10-23T20:11:04Z

So here's the score. I will be opening a Digital Arts Gallery in North East England and I am seeking interested artists wanting to showcase their work in a gallery setting. I will be taking applications. Simply email me p_ixepusher@yahoo.co.uk with your URL or some zipped examples of your works.

Should you be selected, you will be part of a new wave of art showcasing. Selected artist will have the opportunity to display their works on a variety of projectors and monitors in the gallery. You will have your own space in other words. This is not a web gallery by any means. It is the first of its kind. An art gallery with the sole purpose of selling and showing off digital artists. No more is the need for a website not one but your friends can access. You will be displaying your art to interested Art Directors and the public alike.

Please not this is only for artists who produce work from their computers. I will not be accepting traditional art as this is not the purpose of the gallery.

In other news, you can join DIGITAL LUCIDITY tribe to also showcase your artwork on tribe. Just add your pieces in the photo section. We have a growing selection of awsome artists and its growing every day.

E: p_ixepusher@yahoo.co.uk
or
mebennet@hotmail.com

p: (uk) 07950 927 164
ask for Melanie

NO NON-DIGITAL ART SUBMISSIONS PLEASE

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wither Atom

2003-09-29T08:38:52Z

word on the street says that the steam is out of the Atom sails. will be interesting to see what happens.

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Non-official standards

2003-09-24T21:52:30Z

As much as I LOVE` standards committees, I find that the really effective standards - are those that come right from the marketplace. XML-RPC, RSS and OPML come to mind.

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