Date: 09/18/06 (Computer Geeks)    Keywords: html

I am still having severe Internet Connection problems.

I wrote a post last week ( http://community.livejournal.com/computergeeks/977759.html ). Unforunatley, I don't have the money needed to replace any hardware on my computer at this moment... And I'm still not sure that is the problem.

I use a USB wire to connect my modem to the computer. The ethernet plugs always gave me problems. I am running Windows XP Service Pack 2, on a Dell Dimension only 2 years old, 1GB DDR RAM, 2.53Ghz Pentium 4 Processor, 260GB of hard drive space. So you can see, my computer is still pretty decent.. and it's not a lack of memory or anything.

So today I was disconnected 5 times. I was not downloading anything. I wasn't even DOING anything for a few of those times. I just got disconnected now for over an hour. I tried everything.

Turning the computer off.. unplugging the modem.. Renewing my IP.. Repairing the connection.. I even tried to see if my connection would work on another computer, so I hooked up a spare one to it and nope. After shutting down my computer a 4th time, it finally decided to work when I turned it back on.

Now I am starting to think it is my modem. Which really pisses me off considering I bought it no more than 6 months ago for $99.99. <-- That's a lot of money for me.

I'm using a Motorola SURFBoard SB5120 modem. I have the main cable wire going into a splitter the cable company (Optimum Online is the service I use right now) gave to me. One wire goes to the TV, and one to the modem.

When going to my Network Connections, I am confused. There are three listed there:

Local Area Connection 3
Limited or no connectivity, Firewalled
Intel(R) PRO/100 VE Network Connection..

1394 Connection
Connected, Firewalled
1394 Net Adapter

Local Area Connection 5
Connected, Firewalled
Motorola SURFboard SB5120 USB Cable..

I don't know what to do anymore... When I told this to the cable company, they told me to use an ethernet cable which has absolutely no effect.

Also. When I DID plug the ethernet wire into my computer, an orange light would go on, then go off. This happened repeatedly while I watched the lights on my modem all go off and then slowly blink back on again one by one.

I'm afraid I'm going to get disconnected forever again :( What would you do?

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/computergeeks/978964.html

Date: 09/19/06 (Web Development)    Keywords: php, mysql, css, html, sql, java, web

Greetings to all,


Hello! I'm new to the WebDev community and was looking for a place to share my thoughts about web development. I'm into HTML and currently learning PHP and MySql. I can edit just about anything though :) (JavaScript, CSS whatever). I would like to make a web based game in PHP perhaps using a flash GUI. But not sure yet. Anyway thats about it just thought I'd introduce myself :)


Black Knight

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/webdev/353713.html

Date: 09/21/06 (HTML Help)    Keywords: css, html

I'm trying to overlay a transparent gif. image on top of another image in my LJ user profile, but the coding I have (I think) is CSS and it won't show up when posted.

Can anyone tell me the HTML coding for overlaying a transparent gif image on top of another image that works in the LJ user profile?

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/htmlhelp/2354488.html

Date: 09/22/06 (WebDesign)    Keywords: html

I'm trying to overlay a transparent gif image on top of another image in my LJ user profile.

How do I do the "HTML" coding for overlaying a transparent gif image on top of another image that works in the LJ user profile?

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/webdesign/1167057.html

Date: 09/22/06 (Web Development)    Keywords: css, html, java, web

Hi everyone. I run a website for the University of Exeter, and I have a bit of trouble with a page, linked below. I am trying to show or hide each abstract (the blocks of indented text) on this page. I really want a long list of titles, with the abstracts displayed beneath when the user clicks a link below the title they want to view. Surely this should be simple? I'm having a lot of trouble with it though. I have tried a few CSS and Javascript methods, but with no luck. If someone could help me find a script which will allow the easy visibility toggling, I would be very grateful!

The link is: http://www.sogaer.ex.ac.uk/archaeology/tag/sessions.shtml

Thanks in advance!

ETA: Currently the page does not have any scripting to try and solve this problem: to keep the page operative I have had to take this off.

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/webdev/354018.html

Date: 09/26/06 (WebDesign)    Keywords: css, html, java, web, hosting, apache

Hi... i'm trying to figure out how to make a simple server side web application. I was wondering if someone know a good site that can help me figure out what i need to do or learn to do.

Basically i thought of something clever i wanted to incorporate into a myspace friends/add function. Basically redirect them to another page instead of the norm "click to add" function. Then make them check off a couple items, then IF all the check boxes were "true" then after hitting submit, it performed the normal add function.

If you're going to say some troll statement about how you don't like myspace... please don't bother. I'm not asking for critique on what i'm doing, i just want to learn how to something.

I've read the oriely HTML/CSS book, have a good understanding of webhosting and some apache but i've never done any web programs/applications.

If there is a good book out there that can help with these on a begineer level let me know, i really haven't found anything. The Java books are a little well... dry to read without actucally being around ac omputer to do the examples.

Something like this: (adding a text field -> output to a text file (csv) would be cool.) Sites with free basic customizable code would be good too. I saw the links in the user info on the community but got a little overwhemled on what i needed.


input 1(check box)
input 2(check box)
input 3(check box)

Submit

app decides whether all are true (and's all inputs).

If false gives some error page
if true, links just the add link for my page (just redirects to some page is easy enough)

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/webdesign/1167678.html

Date: 09/27/06 (Javascript Community)    Keywords: html

Computer Language Popularity Trend

Xah Lee, 2006-09

This page gives a visual report of computer languages's popularity, as indicated by their traffic level in newsgroups. This is not a comprehensive or fair survey, but does give some indications of popularity trends.

http://xahlee.org/lang_traf/index.html

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/javascript/113631.html

Date: 09/29/06 (PHP Community)    Keywords: html, xml

I have a short script that gets an XML file from isbndb.com and parses it for three simple tags, then passes the information back to a script in the URL.

My problem occurs when there's an ampersand within the data of the XML file. I only get the text that comes after the ampersand. I've tried urlencode, htmlspecialchars, and htmlentities when the data is saved to the variables, but I'm obviously going in the wrong direction. Anybody have any tips?

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/php/498065.html

Date: 10/02/06 (WebDesign)    Keywords: php, css, html, web, shopping

I am considering enrolling and attending the Art Institute Online for graphic design. I may go back for the Web Design Diploma if I like it but I figured the actual graphic design would require more formal education than the web design would. Does anyone have experience with AI or know someone who does? I would love to hear about it.

Has anyone ever coded a webpage in Lisp? I am working on putting together my own website to sell Body Jewelry and my husband thinks we should code the checkout/shopping cart/etc., in lisp and do all the pretty stuff in HTML/CSS. He's always been rather fond of lisp but I'm not sure of using it in this format. He is against PHP because he believes it has a lot of flaws and leaks though PHP appears to be the most popular as of late. What do you folks think?

I recently came across this program called ReCapture. Basically when someone prepares to checkout and are filling out their information, but leave before officially submitting it, this program notifies the owner of the website. If enough information is filled in, like phone number and/or e-mail, the owner can then contact that person to find out why they stopped the checkout process. It's suppose to be used more as a customer service tool then as a seller tool. The owner/employees who call are not suppose to insist the person buys something or offer them other products, but just try to find out if the potential customer left for a reason they can fix, or if they just forget provide a reminder, or if they have questions answers them. I'm a little unsure about it, because I think it's a little envasive but a couple people I know rave about it. What do you guys think? (Also, the company can not sell/trade/etc., that contact information be in violation of the NDA. The same goes for trying to sell.)

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/webdesign/1171444.html

Date: 10/02/06 (Algorithms)    Keywords: html

C++ Simulator of a Post Machine can be downloaded at :
* http://alexvn.freeservers.com/s1/post-m.html
* http://sourceforge.net/projects/turing-machine/

Source of Post Machine description :
* V.A.Uspensky, "A Post Machine" (in Russian), Moscow, "Nauka", 1979.

The program simulates Deterministic and Nondeterministic Multitape Post
Machine (PM).

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/algorithms/84442.html

Date: 10/02/06 (Algorithms)    Keywords: html, google

In contrast to practical situation an ordinary Turing Machine never
fails.
An attempt to describe some Turing Machine that may fail was made.
Here is brief description of
* Turing Machine with faults, failures and recovery
http://arxiv.org/abs/cs/0410051
and
* its C++ Simulator (Beta version).
http://sourceforge.net/projects/turing-machine/
http://alexvn.freeservers.com/s1/turing-s.html
http://groups.google.ca/groups?hl=en&lr=&threadm=b4p5pt%2422nsld%241%40ID-79865.news.dfncis.de

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/algorithms/84180.html

Date: 10/02/06 (Algorithms)    Keywords: html

C++ Simulator of a Universal Turing Machine can be downloaded at :
* http://alexvn.freeservers.com/s1/utm.html
* http://sourceforge.net/projects/turing-machine/

The program simulates a Universal Turing Machine (UTM).

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/algorithms/83945.html

Date: 10/02/06 (Algorithms)    Keywords: html

C++ Simulator of a Turing Machine can be downloaded at :
* http://sourceforge.net/projects/turing-machine/
* http://alexvn.freeservers.com/s1/turing.html

The program simulates Deterministic and Nondeterministic Multitape
Turing Machine (TM).

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/algorithms/83461.html

Date: 10/03/06 (Computer Geeks)    Keywords: html, virus, antivirus, web

My roommate is having a connection problem with her Logitech webcam, and I have no idea how to fix it. She is not running a firewall program, all appropriate ports are open, and her internet is properly configured. She has gotten it to work before, but it has mysteriously lost the ability to connect when she came to the University. Does anyone in this community have any ideas about what might be wrong?

Here she explains the problem in her own words:

I bought a Logitech Quickcam Messenger from Target expecting it to properly work with my mac iBook. I immediately found out the camera wasn't compatible with my laptop. After quite a few hours of research I finally found a way to get it to work. I had to go into my router's html page, into advanced, and into forwarding to change the in and out ports to properly accept the cameras image. I also downloaded a program called Macam, which was recommended to me. Now I'm not sure what necessarily got the camera to work but it was fine all summer. Now I've come to college and have an ethernet connection. Of course I can't change the forwarding settings but I was told from the tech help that all the ports necessary are open, so that's not it. It's really wierd to because I can recieve someone else's video image, and I can see my own with the camer, so it's properly connected, but when I send it to someone else, it says it's waiting to be sent and then it cancels. It simply can't get through. When I got here I also had to download Symantec Antivirus, so I'm thinking that might have something to do with it. But that seems very wierd and unlikely, especially since I can recieve someone else's image. Please help me out if you have any ideas!!

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/computergeeks/987017.html

Date: 10/03/06 (WebDesign)    Keywords: css, html, web

Hi. I'm a graphic designer, but not much of a web programmer. In fact, I'm not even sure if "programmer" is the right terminology. I do a little hand coded html, but mainly use Dreamweaver. I'd like to be able to code to today's standards without the use of a program, or at least not one as controlling as Dreamweaver (I feel like I'll never be able to code without depending on it.)

Any good book suggestions? Websites are good too, but I prefer a book so I can take it with me. I tried working with CSS for dummies, but it seemed more focused on the bells and whistles of web design as opposed to structure and standards. Since I'm a designer, I'd like to come up with the bells and whistles myself :P

Thanks :)

x-posted to graphicdesign

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/webdesign/1171696.html

Date: 10/04/06 (WebDesign)    Keywords: html, xml

Is it possible to parse an XML document from a URL, or must it be from a file.

Reference pahe here: http://www.quirksmode.org/dom/importxml.html

Thanks all.

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/webdesign/1172316.html

Date: 10/04/06 (WebDesign)    Keywords: php, css, html, asp, java, web

tasha's post was interesting to me, because I'm coming at learning web design from the opposite end; I've got a decent grasp of working with the back end (X/HTML, CSS, Javascript, PHP, etc.) but haven't had a graphic design course since high school. I was also considering the Art Institute because I've heard it mentioned in this group a lot. But I also notice that a lot of people say degrees are "a nice extra" at most. And right now I'm working full-time and won't have the means financially to go to school for at least a year. So my question is this: do any of you have recommendations for how to learn the aesthetic side of web design on my own time with a limited budget?

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/webdesign/1172512.html

Date: 10/05/06 (WebDesign)    Keywords: php, html, sql

I've had it. I am sick of their downtime. I have php,SQL, html,and video and audio files that have to move to a new home.

Where should I go? I want solid uptime, none of this bullshit. Who can you really stand by for your paying clients?

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/webdesign/1173187.html

Date: 10/05/06 (HTML Help)    Keywords: html, web

Hey. Okay my problem: I made an image map for a website navigation menu. It worked perfectly. Then I tried to make the background image of another site into an image map, but I can't seem to figure out how to do that without screwing up my html coding. Any help on making background images into image maps would indeed leave me truly grateful. Thanks.

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/htmlhelp/2356712.html

Date: 10/05/06 (PHP Development)    Keywords: cms, php, mysql, css, html, sql, web

I am looking for some opinions on how to best approach creating a web site with a CMS system.

I was originally thinking of implementing various bits of code freely available online and then merging them to play nicely together as one for a client of mine but came across some rather unique-looking packages on the web. One of these packages is Typo3, although I have some concerns about it.

Typo3 seems to be amazing in the sense that it literally "has it all"--guestbooks, galleries, tracking, comments, CMS, easy editors, etc.--but this is also what worries me. As a web designer and developer, I adhere to strict XHTML/CSS standards and to the separation of content and representation for web design. My concern is that as a huge monolithic package, it looks terribly susceptable to some terrible, broken HTML and design-procedures that would be near impossible to fix.

I have also come across CMS Made Simple but haven't had much of an opportunity to delve into it. It is very likely to suffer from these same things, although I do not think, from memory, that it was as full blown a project.

Now keep in mind, I am a much stronger designer than developer but I am quite able to dive into code and hack and adjust things as needed as I have experience in PHP, MySQL, and the like. Does anyone have any experience with these packages or others like them? Would it make more sense for me to develop an entire system from scratch or by piecing smaller works together?

Any recommendations or opinions would be very much appreciated.

PS. If this was a due-by-next-week thing, it would be a no-brainer. The client wants this done ASAP, but not necessarily so fast as to comprimise quality.

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/php_dev/72753.html