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Check to see if a xml file is being used. When you move files around like that sometimes the xml file needs to reside in the same folder as the flash swf file. Be sure to check the xml file to see what the default image paths are.

Too much protein?

Missing a Doctype.

Well, it looks like its time start our own net. Who wants to start? Sad.

Buyer's remorse is no ground for refund, returns or exhanges. If it were then I want give back my 13 year old car and get a FULL refund!

I'm aware of that but I don't like the other two which why i brought the suggestion to duplicate the themes and apply different colors for each then you have a lot more choices. Seriously, it's not a big deal. I just like to get a navy blue version of the one I am using now.

I would use this for ongoing services with your current clients. I don't think you can convince your new clients to do this until you have established an ongoing relationship with them. Otherwise, it looks like a good cost saving method of receiving payments. Are you getting drench by all that rain? ...and it's good to see that you are still around.

I'm not sure but I have used Highslide in the past. Can't remember how it behaves with js is turned off.

Yes. Basicaly whatever theme they choose give them a color selection for that particular them such as red, blue, burgandy, gold, etc. Although I love green, not everyone does. If I had the choice of navy blue I would probably use that especially if I ever get tired of the same look. Not much else I can think of. I think the current KS site is great.

I don't have anything to complain about either. Maybe come up with a way to allow users to set their own theme colors or maybe have more templates to choose from? I mean, have one for red, one for blue, orange, etc. Otherwise, it's fine.

Don't see anything wrong with the code. You really don't have much on the page. What part is missing? Have you viewed the source of the rendered page in IE8? Image links are pointing to the right locations?

If the client want the email added after your warning about spam then let him have it his way. Of course I would use an alias instead the his actual email address and have that alias forwarded to the email account he desires that way if the alias were to ever become out of control with spam he can just delete the alias but still keep his good email account. In any case, you can use an old technique that is quite effective but not fool proof. It will probably keep the spam down to a minimum: Email Shield There are others that uses javascript. Just google it.

Yes. You will need to check with your attorney about this for you state. I have seen emails that has a statement at the end of their email stating that their email communications are considered legal binding contract. EDIT: You can read a brief article: Email Agreement

...and there's politics, favoritism, backstabbers to name a few unless you condsider that 'fun'. In either case both working from home and at office has its pros and cons.

Unless you can narrow the overall width, I don't see how your can get the sign to appear to the left and yet keep the current layout. Users with 1024 will not see it as it is now. So what gives? Do what I suggest and it will work for users with resolutions greater than 1024. All other users will just not see it. It's possible to have the layout set with a minimum width of 800px and have a container set at 100%. Apply the sign image to the container in which the container will have a equal left/right padding equal to the width of the image. For those that view it in 1024 they will see a narrow page but for those that have widescreens or higher resolution will see the page wider and yet all will see the sign image. Otherwise, I would move the text in the header over to the right a bit and put them sign to the left of that.

You need to have that 'Sold' sign as its own image and apply it to the wrap div by adding a another div containing the image. You can then use position absolute to get the sign over to the left something like top: 0; left: -150px; I don't think it will stay fixed at the top of the browser's window though. The other option is to apply the main background image to the html and use the body tag for the 'sign'.

Don't get paranoid about being sued. You did a job that she never made any complaints about and has paid happily until the work was done. As I said before, document everything you have. Print every email communications you have and file it. I don't know if blocking your call is wise but documenting the harrassing phone calls is advised. Now if what you say is true and you have the evidence to back it up then you have no worries. Whatever you do, do not make any bad statements about your client by name. If by chance she tries to sue, more than likely she will have to represent herself because it's hard to prove situations like this especially when it comes to non tangible products/services thus an attorney will probably want a retainer fee because suing someone for a few thousand dollars is just not practical for a practicing lawyer. If she loses then she's out whatever the retainer fee is. Breathe and relax but be sure to have ALL your documentations together just for safe keeping.

I saw it jump from the left by about 5-10px in both IE8 and FX. However, it only did it a few times in FX whereas it continues to jump in IE8.

No matter how unreasonable she becomes, never ever lose your cool and always..I mean ALWAYS treat her in a professional manner so that nothing you said or did can come back to bite you. As for suing, it quite difficult to prove her case because no complaint or issue had ever surfaced until after the project was done. I would not be surprised that someone told her she got ripped off just because she carelessly told them how much it cost.

I'd say fire her. You've provided a non tangible product in which she cannot return. All those long-winded emails are billable because it takes up your time. Sadly, some clients can be a bit more unreasonable than you like especially when they start asking for things that are not within the scope of your contract. Since you have no contract my suggestion is to save and print out all the emails you two had along with all other emails that you had with third-parties in relation to you and your client such as your friend providing you with SEO suggestions. Secondly, clients sometimes get personal about their lives. It's acceptable to a point. In most cases there should be a seperation between business and personal time regardless if she/he is a mutual client or your best friend. As stated by others, always have a contract detailing out the scope of work. If you undercut yourself then it's your loss and not the client's. All the work you did may have been more than what your charged for but that's not the client's fault. Also, if you let your client take advantage of you in obtaining more work, again that's not her fault. Its yours. You don't have to be a pain in the rear with your clients but instead you should be firm and learn to say 'No' or be upfront telling them its 'billable time'. If everything you say is true then you have nothing to worry about. However, I'd make a file for this client and keep every transactions, communications, etc. in that file.

Check to make sure the css file is on the server. Next, check the html file(s) to see if the path for the external css file is correct. Based on your info, it should point to the /css/ folder.

This is a myth. CSS can produce excellent forms with good alignments/positions using proper semantics and css without the headaches or cross-browser issues. The 'banging against a brick wall' is only because users does not have adequate css/html skills to produce good forms or layouts efficiently. You can use unordered list ( <li> ), paragraph ( <p> ), data definition ( <dd> ) tags to align the form fields but it's really not necessary. Here are some good articles on how to make a css form with good results in short time: Fancy Form Design Using CSS Prettier Accessible Forms Some nice css form examples: Form 1 Form 2 In addition, the html is much cleaner to work with because there are no tables plus you can change the entire look of your form by just editing the css.

In addition to BeeDev's post, just don't expect overnight results. Results may vary from one day to the next as well. Too many times people expect to be on the first page of the search results with no real effort at all.

I know SSDs have not been perfected yet technologically but I would look forward to the day to where you can just simple plug in the drive just like those sd media cards. No need to remove the pc's casing to add/upgrade/remove the drive. I also wonder about the SSD temperature when used at a maximum? Will it require a cooling fan just like the cpu's? If SSD were to ever come down to under $300 for at least 250gb I think I would get one. From the looks of the market it may be another year before that happens.

What do you mean? If you are referring to your host then most host will allow you to change it via control panel. Otherwise, contact your host provider to have them change it for you. Just beware that some older php dependent programs may not work with the newer version of php. PHP 4 > PHP 5(common) > PHP 6