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I wondered about the same thing! I decided to go with we because there is someone who helps me with some things...sometimes. Like, paperwork related stuff! I wanted to seem a little bit bigger than a one-man show, but still offer that small business feel. So, I'm trying to work that part of it into how I present the company -- both on the website and with the first contact. I also explain that I have great resources...like TCH!!! I think the large businesses are going to look at the websites you've done way before they'll pay attention to whether you are an "I" or a "we". And the small businesses will pay attention to both of those things, plus the feeling they take away from your site. Just my take on it...I've never had a business class or anything like that! Good day...I'm heading off to the mountains in a bit! woooot Tracy

Photoshop 6 also has a background eraser tool that I found recently. Used it and loved it!!! I don't know if it is in earlier versions or not. Tracy

Thanks, Jack. The absolute url works fine, but that means that when the hospital points their ".com" domain over to this account, I will have to change 70+ pages of php code. Which probably isn't all that hard to do in Dreamweaver...but I'd rather not if I can get around it. I had already tried the slash in front of inc and that didn't work. It doesn't find the include file at all when I do it that way. I capitalized _SERVER and the "notice" changed to I also tried both upper and lower case for "document_root" and it didn't make a difference. I did forget to mention earlier that this company is running PHP 3. Would that be causing this error? Thanks, Tracy

Hi, I'm getting an error on a page that uses "include" functions. Both of the lines mentioned correspond with my php code which is ><?php include $_server['document_root']."inc/PHhead.php"; //line 14 ?> and ><?php include $_server['document_root']."inc/PHfoot.php"; //line 41 ?> The errors (notices) are at the top of the page: Now...this site is not on the TCH servers. I did all I could to get them to use TCH for hosting...but, it didn't happen. So...since I use this same code on my TCH sites with no problems...I'm wondering if it is not something on the server end of things. The person that handles this particular account had no answers, though. He seemed to know less about PHP than I do...which is not all that much. The page works...the includes work...I just don't know how to get that notice off the top of the page, or why it is there in the first place. You can view the page here. I will be gone until tomorrow evening, so if you need more information from me, I will get it tomorrow. Thanks, Tracy

I don't suppose you could beam me to some Javascript planet and infuse me quickly with all the knowledge I would need in order to write my own Javascript code...could you??????? And while you're at it, could you find a planet for PHP as well????? woooot feeling homicidal while looking at javascript code... Tracy Yuck!

Hi, I messed with DWMX templates and hated them...very awkward to use and I didn't have enough knowledge to figure out how to fix various problems that seemed to arise. I still don't know PHP...but I know how to use header and footer files with PHP. I think that if you are computer minded at all, you could understand that much. Not to mention that there are some great tutorials in the SCRIPTING forum here on TCH. PLUS...you have all the wonderful people here to help. I'm not nearly as smart as some of the folks around here, but would be glad to try and help you with the PHP of what you are trying to do. Tracy

Well...I figured out how to do it in Fireworks...indirectly. I know, Jim...and I agree. Unfortunately, it's the only way I know how to get exactly what I'm looking for. All the suggestions were wonderful but I felt like I would have to give up one thing or another with most of them. I DO clean up my html in Dreamweaver...can't clean up Javascript yet, though. It may not be the best code possible in the end, but it will be as clean as I can make it. When I get the calendars built...hopefully this weekend...I will post them for review. Jim, I'd like for you to take a look at the code in the end and tell me more about Firework's inefficient coding. That's how I learn...I just don't have much of a frame of reference for some of it. Thanks again for all the suggestions...they all helped in one way or another. Tracy

Geez...thanks for all the many replies!!! I will be working on this in the next few days, so will post the end result. Chadf...I will be trying the script you posted first. Sounds like what I was trying to figure out in my own little brain! Synapses were falling short, though! Thanks again for all the advice... Tracy woooot

Richard, I took a look at your calendars and they are pretty cool. Not exactly what I'm looking for, though. But, I'll keep them in mind and maybe they'll help me make my calendar better when I finally figure out how to do it!! Thanks, Tracy

Jim, No, I'd like to try to do it without the page changing at all. I'm pretty sure I could do it on 12 different pages and not have a problem. I just wanted to cut down on the number of pages and load time. I've done a disjointed rollover in Fireworks. The only difference I want with the calendar is an "onclick" effect instead of a "mouseover" effect. Maybe I should play with the script created for the disjointed rollover... Tracy

Hi, All! I am working on a calendar project...well...trying to work on a calendar project. I know what I want to do, I just don't know which program to look to for help. What I want to build is this: One page with links for each month listed down the left side. To the right, I want the calendar. The problem I'm having is how to have the calendar change accordingly when the months are clicked...I don't want a new window to open though. So...I know I could do this in Flash...I'm just not that good at Flash yet. So...does anybody out there know if this can be done in Fireworks with html and Javascript? If Flash is the best option, does anyone know of a good tutorial for this type of project? Thanks much, Tracy

Well...I was wrong on the redirect thing! I thought I had come up with another option, but that is not working either. In the meantime, I found that NONE of my photos are showing up now on my site...gotta go work on that. Tracy problem...if I put anything at all in the redirect box, my images don't show up on my site. Urls to allow access includes my site address...it works fine as long as their is nothing in the redirect box... Do I have something set up wrong??

Hi All, I haven't been on here answering questions in a while, so I hope I'm not rusty. Here goes... I think if you use a very small image for the redirect purposes...you're not really going to see much affect on your bandwidth...I'm definately not an expert on that though! As for the rest of the conversation, my logic would be this: Hotlinking Protection keeps people from directly linking to any images. When Hotlinking Protection redirects the offender...it is no longer a "direct" link...maybe...it does kind of hurt to think about. I would think that since the redirect is part of your own site setup, that it would work. I'm going to try it... Tracy

Music Frisk...I don't know that I can answer your last question...maybe go into Tools/Internet Options/Advanced Tab and make sure all of that is set up with security in mind. Specifically, I would not know what to change. However, Microsoft has a patch out for IE 6 and for XP that has to do with the SOBIG virus. I would download those if I were you. I agree that it is probably re-infecting itself. I had two viruses that did that and drove me nuts. One of the ones I had, Pest Patrol found one of the files that was part of the virus, but it didn't find the file that was the actual "installer". I found it by chance. Good luck... Tracy

Quick thought before I turn in...could it have something to do with the line in my .htaccess: And I have hotlinking on as well. You know...I'm not going to be able to sleep...and when I do I'll dream of hotlinking and image thieves!!!!!! Goodnight...

The last three images that I've received attached to emails have not come through as images. When I try to open them, all I get is a bunch of gobly-garb code looking stuff. Any thoughts on this one?? Thanks, Tracy

Geez...I wish I was smart enough to just rattle it off...but I'm not. And unfortunately, I'm off early tomorrow morning for my Air Force reserve weekend. I promise I will look into it when I get back. Somebody here had to have helped me do it, because I certainly couldn't have done it on my own!!! :hug: Until then, could Star Tipper block the thieving IPs to keep them from getting the images? Or, if it is not too many images, do that little trick that several others have done where they replace the hotlinked images with a new image that makes a statement about the image being stolen? Just a couple of ideas...I'm sorry to put off looking into it until next week. But it is way past my bedtime when I have a 5 hour drive tomorrow!! Have a great weekend! Tracy

What browser are you using, Jim? In IE, when I click the link you posted, I get my 403 page...??? Tracy

Jim...because my world turns in so many different directions, I can't remember how I did it, but if you try to type in a direct link to my images, you will get a 403 error. Example: http://www.naturalimagesweb.com/Images/2ibex9953.jpg. I don't remember if it had something to do with my Hotlink Protection settings, or .htaccess commands. Is this different than what you were saying couldn't be stopped? Tracy

Hi, I use Horde for my email and have noticed a recent change...but not sure if it's actually a change, or something screwy on my end. When I read a new email, there used to be a small address book icon out beside the senders name to add them to my address book...it's not showing up anymore. Is this just me, or is it a new change? Is there some other way to quickly add to the address book that I am missing? Thanks, Tracy

Critical Mass...here's one for ya. Taken at the Ft. Worth zoo!

POPCORN...POPCORN...POPCORN!!!!!!!!!!!!!! With LOTS 'O BUTTER!! I think I'll go pop some now......... woooot

Boy...you said it!!!! I like what you said about opening up the subject. I had thought of that...was just trying to make it something TCH could benefit from. But...I suppose they could benefit just as easily with subjects outside of computers. Goof

I agree that it would be better submitted off site!! Bill, on the 24 hour thing...are you saying that the whole tutorial would have to be written in 24 hours, or that after a certain design period, there would be 24 hours to get it submitted??? Because, I'm pretty sure that there is no 24 hour period in my life that would allow me to start and complete ANYTHING these days!!!!

I like all the ideas that put everyone at a more equal chance of winning. However, I think that if TCH is giving away something so valuable...they should reep some sort of reward in return. That said, here's my idea: A contest to see who can write the best FAQ/Tutorial/Article on some subject that has something to do with computers. Whether it be graphics, scripting, spreadsheets, Basic Computer 101 (which my grandmother could use), hardware, or whatever!! Judgement could be based on general layout, presentation, ease of use, benefit, size of target audience...any number of things that could be stated up front. Small grammer problems could be forgiven, so that those not great at grammer aren't at an extreme disadvantage. When it's all said and done, the winner will get a puter, and the TCH Moderators/Gurus will have tons and tons of FAQ/Tutorial/Articles to add to their already helpful help site and forums. Of course, all authors would be given credit if their work was published. That's my 2 cents for the evening. Everyone have a good one! Tracy