Date: 06/23/07 (Computer Geeks)    Keywords: cms, browser, web, ebay

I am writing this from Opera Mini beta 4, and so far so good! There are a few things that can be worked on, I would love to see the feeds on here (and podcasting would be a dream) but the load time and render time are both faster, as well as the virtual mouse and zoomout providing a better overall web experience.

Already, with version 3, I could do eBay, my banking, and administer my cms, but now it seems to do even better. It seems to render margins in webpages now, and has visual effects on a BB, but no skinning on the beta makes my eyes hurt from too much light! I am glad that I can have my 3.1.7 (don't ask me how I got that version when only 3.1.2 is available for dl, even I am not sure...) alongside the beta 4, so no real loss having it, and I can get the best of both. For any wondering if they should try the beta, I say go for it:

For the beta:
http://mini.opera.com/beta

For the stable:
http://mini.opera.com/

Go to it on your phone, nextels need a data cable to grab it, if you have a tmo unlimited data, especially with a blackberry, it is invaluable. As for tech savvyness, what can be better than a real browser on your phone?

Of course, it cannot be used with verizon last I looked, but who would want to?

And last, to mention the price: free as in beer, from the fine people wo brought you Opera Browser!

X-posted to my own journal

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/computergeeks/1082974.html

Date: 06/24/07 (Web Technology)    Keywords: web

Republican has been contributing frequently to conservative Web sites as he gears up for a 2008 presidential bid.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6192958.html

Date: 06/24/07 (WebDesign)    Keywords: web

It's Sunday, I am slightly hungover. Bare with me.

I need whateveryoucall it, that uploads program, that uploads/edits/fixes your website.
I used to use a ws_ftp thingy when I used windows.
now I have a Mac.

I do not do web design normally (hence my lacking of proper terms) but I want to fix up my website
and I need a REALLY easy mac program to do so.

Fetch confuses the hell out of me (hangs head down in shame). Any advice you can give or help online through AIM (yes I know you have cooler things to do) would be appreciated. And major good karma points I'm sure.

thanks!

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/webdesign/1270155.html

Date: 06/24/07 (PHP Community)    Keywords: php, web, linux

Howdy,

I'm trying to install GD, I run Debian Linux on my web server. I keep reading that it comes pre installed with PHP 4.3+, but for some reason I'm not finding it already installed on my system.

How do I find out if I already have it (I could have sworn that I had already installed it about a year ago, but just did loads of updates recently), make it work, or install it and then make it work?

Here's my phpinfo() if that helps.

Thanks!

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/php/573384.html

Date: 06/25/07 (WebDesign)    Keywords: web

If Architects Had To Work Like Web Designers

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/webdesign/1270531.html

Date: 06/25/07 (Web Technology)    Keywords: web, yahoo, microsoft, google

Integrating calendar and contact data from Google, Apple, Yahoo, Mozilla and Microsoft apps, Web company to build social networks.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6193006.html

Date: 06/25/07 (Computer Geeks)    Keywords: web

does anybody have this?



License: Free (Freeware)
OS: Win 95/98/NT/ME/2000/XP
File size: 4.8 MB
Web: louhi.kempele.fi
Added: January 9th, 2006
Downloads: 2,370

the guy's site has been down for a while now-

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/computergeeks/1083753.html

Date: 06/26/07 (Computer Geeks)    Keywords: html, web, google

This is driving me nuts, and I hope someone can help me. I've designed an HTML email newsletter. It's not overly image-laden, and all the images are optimized GIFs stored on a server and called by URL. I didn't get fancy with formatting - just used a background color in one of the td's, and some color and font stuff to differentiate between two levels of headlines.

The problem is, it's still 159K when it hits the inbox, and I can't understand why it's so large. I've streamlined as much as I know how. Now, here's the really weird part, I think. There's a newsletter I subscribe to that has a fairly similar design, but with a ton of images... and it regularly hits only about 40K in my inbox. So, as a test, I copied the source code from the latest edition of that newsletter, put it into a file on my computer, and sent the newsletter to myself. It showed up at 679K!

So apparently, there's some kind of compression happening somewhere when they send it out (or else Outlook Express is fattening when used as the sender).

What the heck am I missing here?

ETA: I have done exhaustive Google searches trying to find the answer to this question and have pored over every email newsletter design site I can find. All my efforts have come to naught.

X-posted to webdesign

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/computergeeks/1084363.html

Date: 06/27/07 (Web Development)    Keywords: css, html, xml, java, web

I have a big web application, written in JS,CSS,XML/XSLT.
Output size of HTML is 1.5Mb, ~700Kb javascript code, ~400Kb CSS code.

When user open new tab (or use Quick-Tab feat.) IE try to generate thumbnail for this page. But page is so big, so IE freeze for 5-15 minutes. It's awfully. Solution of this problem is hiding all content (style.display = 'none' on general wrapper div.), this code was wrote in onblur event of the body element.

Sometimes this solution works, sometimes not.

Actually, the question:
How I can catch tab-changing event? (seems to be eq. with body onblur).

Thanks for advice.
Best regards, Gleb M. Borisov.

Update: Problem partially solved with code below:

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/webdev/418200.html

Date: 06/27/07 (WebDesign)    Keywords: web, hosting

Background
Ok... I posted a few days ago about my problem I was having with my sites, www.pinup-parade.com and www.rockinscene.com. I posted on here because I thought it might've been my lack of skillz which had caused the problem.

I use cirtexhosting.com... but not for much longer, I feel!

I know this isn't about webdesign, but I assume most/some/one or two of you will know about this sort of thing. Basically... some people can get on the websites fine, and others can't - it seems that the site takes ages to load and then times out.

The Corresondance
I reported this to the Cirtex Hosting people, and after jumping through the hoops of trying to convince them that there really *is* a problem ("Hey, we can see it fine here. You need to check your ISP" - is *not* what I wanted to hear!), they seemed to figure out that it was their firewall which was the problem.

So they did something to it, and everyone could get the sites to load. But then... yesterday evening, they couldn't again. I contact them....

Cirtex: Can you please try as we have cleared our firewall.
Me: Was it your firewall that caused the problem before? I'm able to get on the site perfectly, but it's just other people who are telling me they can't - and it's all the same people as last time who couldn't! I'll have a look in the latest visitors thing and see if I can spot anything....
Cirtex: We will put the ticket on hold until you get back to us.
Me: I'm not really sure how to go about diagnosing something like this, but it looks like the 304 error is back in town. (I don't really know what 304 means....)
Cirtex:We have checked it with multiple locations and all working fine, you can try a test in http://proxify.com . (So what??? It doesn't answer the problem for the people who can't get it to load!)
Me: One of my friends who was having trouble says she's got on it now - but I really don't want this to keep happening every few days! (It reappeared again mid-morning...)
Cirtex: Let me know the list of gateway IP addresses of your friends so that I will whitelist it in our firewall. This will be a permanent fix.

WTF?
Ok... whitelist their firewall... what does this mean?

the other thing is... I'm not doing a website "just for my friends". I want anyone, anywhere, who's interested in my sites, who clicks on a link to it or whatever, to be able to get to it. why is this so hard???? Have I been misinformed as to the purpose of the internet????! WTF is going on????

Please, please tell me what they're on about... my hair's turning grey... :(

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/webdesign/1271463.html

Date: 06/27/07 (Open Source)    Keywords: web

Candidates don't decide on Web site operating environments. I also think total operating costs depend far more on the Web host you use than the OS you run.

Source: http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/zdnet/open-source/~3/128396461/

Date: 06/28/07 (Web Technology)    Keywords: software, web, linux

Company releases Linux version of desktop search software, which simultaneously scans the Web and computer-stored data for results.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6193579.html

Date: 06/28/07 (WebDesign)    Keywords: web

Greets folks, I have the fortunate task of overhauling this website: http://www.fsu.edu/~nursing.

Now, I'm by all means open to any suggestions, but the site does have to maintain the http://www.fsu.edu identity.  What works?  What doesn't work?

My first idea was to restructure all of the links.  I wanted to break down the links to Welcome, Prospective Students, Alumni Connections, Current Students, Faculty & Staff, and Contact and keep these links with every page, however my boss disagrees and wants to keep the links as is.

I'm open for suggestions, as we'll be hashing at thing thing til August it seems.

Thanks all!

Cross to graphicdesign

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/webdesign/1272039.html

Date: 06/28/07 (Web Technology)    Keywords: web

Agencies to license portions of their catalogs to Mochila, whose target customers are editors, bloggers, independent Web sites.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6193824.html

Date: 06/28/07 (WebDesign)    Keywords: web

I'm looking for magazines that have good websites.
Er. Good websites that represent some sort of publication.

Anyone know some good ones?
Looking for engaging, interactive, communty-involvement oriented...

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/webdesign/1272185.html

Date: 06/28/07 (Security)    Keywords: security, web, google

Leading the charge in Web security at Google, vice president of engineering stands at the forefront of a critical period.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6193944.html

Date: 06/28/07 (Security)    Keywords: security, web, microsoft

While similar rules apply to Web security, the differences are crucial and the stakes are high, says Microsoft senior security director.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6193942.html

Date: 06/28/07 (Security)    Keywords: virus, web

Commentary--Compromised Web pages are now rapidly emerging as the replacement vehicle of choice for mass malware distribution. Let's keep up with the virus writers, says Secure Computing's Paul Henry.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6193899.html

Date: 06/29/07 (WebDesign)    Keywords: web

I'm in need of a web designer!
I thought I'd be able to make my own site, but I simply don't have the time!

I make and model costumes, and want a webpage to display them.
For a look at my costumes, please check out my deviant art page:
http://ashuracastle.deviantart.com/

If anyone is interested, please leave a comment here. I'd like to know your prices and examples of past work. Thanks!

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/webdesign/1273845.html

Date: 06/29/07 (WebDesign)    Keywords: web

I am in the middle of quoting a pretty big web design project. The one thing I'm going to need to outsorce is the design of a few customized flash players... I have not gotten savvy with flash to the point of feeling able to do it myself.

I'm trying to get an idea of what this will cost so I can have an estimate to base the proposal off of. Does anyone here do this type of work, and/or have a general range of what it would cost? I am looking for both a music player (about 20 songs) with a customized look (bright, kid-friendly buttons that match the colors of the site), and possibly a movie player as well. And like I said, I'm looking for an estimated range, not a really specific price. I just want an idea of what cost I'll be passing on to the client.

And of course, if you're interested in the gig, let me know. I've gotten a bunch of really nonspecific replies from Craigslist (the kind that I, admittedly, send out myself: "Tell me more about the project before I quote you a price") that are not really helping me write this proposal right now... So someone who gives me useful information now would defininitely be given favor when making the decision.


x-posted to webdesign

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/webdesign/1273347.html