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mm yes they do but there are a few perks to the online solution, like distance calculation, google maps api integration etc. It's less than a penny a query so if the client can stand paying for the credits.... Otherwise I can see myself driving down to london with some old pentium and a nokia and a datacable... nice bike btw )

Thanks R-J. Though I think that solution is a bit more hands-on than I want to be, I found quite an elegant pay as-you-go solution with these guys www.txtlocal.co.uk and www.postcodeanywhere.com, thanks anyway though Phil

Tricky one, I need to set up an sms messaging server on a linux server, so that users are alerted by sms whenever a new job comes in that they may like to bid upon, does anyone have any suggestions? I'm not sure how this would work - the site is hosted in the states, surely it would need a data cable and a mobile connected to a uk based server, hmm? Also, and this is the tricky part, would it be possible to only send an sms when a job comes up in the postcodes you have specified? Is there postcode software that would integrate with this?

That sounds like just the thing Bluedreamer, thanks very much. There are so many out there it's good to get a recommendation, happy web designing, Phil.

hmm, the brief is a little vague so far. The site currently has the option for a user to pay to give a quote, or receive one. The client would like to introduce a membership system whereby you can have individual memebership, or company membership, the individual requests a quote, the company provides one I am assuming. And different tiers within that, though I'm not clear yet as to what extra functionality a gold subscriber will have as compared to a bronze member for example. This software looks fairly capable though, the kind of thing I am looking for, do you think?

I have a customer who needs a paypal integrated membership system with tiers, bronze, gold, silver. Their current site is in PHP, can anyone recommend a good system on a budget?

I finished it, well kind of, I think it still needs work, I have some original backgrounds in mind rather than just stock images. Thanks for the colour schemer link Bumfluff. I'll be happier when I get some more portfolio pieces... www.endlesshigh.com Actionscript 3.0 oop, nothing too heavy

Thanks Bumfluff, that's just what I was looking for! yes I realise there's not much to crit yet, I have to have it ready for the 26th, it's just a demo really so, as long as it animates and looks good, I'm happy... this colour thing drives me bats, I should stick to being a developer

I've been messing with this - one of my problems has always been that I'm stone colourblind, so I tend to work in shades, could anyone suggest a nice palette? Or any creative critique, though there's not much to see at the moment.

7 (9) spot ladybird! Fantastic photos Russ, soupherb. film or digital? (has someone asked this?) These are very pro. The textures of the water pictures are brilliant.

Funny. I'll buy that for a dollar, lol.

I recommend the clone tool, what are the images of? How big does your final resolution need to be in relation to the downloaded originals?

Congratulations Mark, your site is very good. Lol headcoat, and thanks

I think you mean css, cascading style sheets, not too difficult to learn but you will have to get into some coding, hth

I have drawn a little church, and a hummingbird! They're both on deviantArt aswell as www.2lb.co.uk