"The Monitor"

[richardkrol]

Dear Bill,

Thanks for making an effort here. I'll have another good look at it during the next few days. At least this means I am getting some views ;-)

Cheers

Richard

 

[richardkrol]

Scott,

Interesting link you've posted there...! Thanks

Richard

 

[cowanrg]

if using adobe photoshop, you can use the "save for web" feature and get file sized way down. i do thumbnails on all my pics, but for the big ones, they are usually 800x600 (unless i crop or whatever) and they come out to about 40K in size. so, its possible to have larger pictures in a smaller file size.

 

[soongsc]

There's also a "resize picture" in XP if you use Windows.

 

[carlosfm]

I use Irfanview.
Very good quality compression, deals with most graphic files, and it's free.

Bill is right, pics should be cropped (and not necessarily redimentioned) to the main subject.

Here's a clear one.
Oh, just 40k.

 

[Bill Fitzpatrick]

richardkrol:

Also, you need to lose Front Page as an authoring tool. The source code for your page is a real mess.

 

[cowanrg]

i think i might get rid of the link to my site just so bill doesnt rip on it

front page aint that bad. its given a lot of people the ability to toss a website on the internet.

 

[soongsc]

Do you think this thread needs to be moved since it has become a "Web site technology thread?

 

[BassAwdyO]

Why dont you have broadband Bill? With all the options available you still cant get it huh? That must really suck. 56k is really a bunch of crap! You can get better connectivity with a cell phone nowadays

I remember those days... ohh how I dont miss it!


Back to the project, what is the status? Or are all the details on the website? Doesnt look finished yet!

 

[richardkrol]

I've chosen to keep the updates central. The website title tells you when it has last been updated - which in fact is yesterday.

I'll post pictures and comments as the building process goes along...

Cheers

Richard

 

[richardkrol]

As requested by many, a serious site overhaul. I'll work on clickable images so that the thumbs are opened in a new window with a larger picture.

P.s. They're playing now !!

For those who have requested drawings, please be patient as I've got a lot of things going on at the moment. I'll put together a "pack" for those interested - should be done somewhere near the weekend.

Cheers,

Richard

http://users.telenet.be/hexateq

 

[soongsc]

The site looks neat! But the pictures don't show up for some reason.

 

[SY]

Why dont you have broadband Bill? With all the options available you still cant get it huh? That must really suck. 56k is really a bunch of crap! You can get better connectivity with a cell phone nowadays

I remember those days... ohh how I dont miss it!

I'm just a stone's throw from Silicon Valley and broadband was totally unavailable here until about 3 months ago. Having a slow connection is a pain.

 

[jleaman]

richardkrol:

Also, you need to lose Front Page as an authoring tool. The source code for your page is a real mess.

Um where do you see front page ?


<meta name="generator" content="Adobe GoLive">

 

[richardkrol]

Golive is behaving funny but I think I have got the pic problem sorted. Check it out - and yes, I ditched frontpage !

Cheers

Richard

 

[hyl2369]

YET! YOU HAVE NEW HOMEPAGE

 

[paulspencer]

Re: Re: Re: Re: "The Monitor"

Trouble is that those with broadband think that everyone has it.

The same could be said about some people in USA!