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Hey guys, Its been awhile snce I have posted here. I bought a house and educated myself on how to lay hardwood and tile. It was an 8 week project. Ok now my question. The house we bought is actually next door to my wifes sister and 2 houses down from her brother. (we have our own little community I know). Well I would like to bring them into to 21st century with internet service. My wifes sister has dial-up and her brother doesnt even have service. My plan was to get the best possible Broadband connection possible and let them leech of of my connection via wireless routers. They are approximentally 200ft. and 275ft. from my house. Ok what I need is a a wireless router that can reach them and handle the load. Money is not really a concern here. Your recommendations or insight are helpful, thanks, trigger

My head is aching, As soon as I think I fix one problem it just causes another one. Thus far the layout renders properly in Firefox but when I look at it in IE the "Angel Food Ministry" image gets dropped below the sidebar menus and I dont know what I am doing wrong. All I did was add the "img" tag after the correct div but FF puts it at the top correctly and IE puts it at the bottom. Not sure what to do. The stylesheet code in my previous post is the current one. -trigger

Originally posted by: N_O_Body The biggest problem is everyone is in such a frantic rush. I would rather take a long distance flight in a dirigible airship. With the unfortunate Hindenberg incident, the idea of public transporation by air kind of died, but it needs to be revisited.quote> Actually, dirigibles are now being highly revisited, especially by the US Military. I forget where I read about it. However, the interest rests on the fact that pound for pound an airship can carry much greater payloads than any other aircraft (airplane & helicopter) and at far cheaper costs. Also the actually cargo space an airship can have is far superior to the largest Military cargo plane. I also read somewhere that perhaps darpa was interested in developement of a sort of aircraft carrier / command center in the sky. Basically a huge dirigible that would hold the main command center for military operations and would be capable of housing certain military weapons and/or craft. ( The bonus was that the command center could have aerial superiority as well as being much faster then a water-locked aircraft carrier that must travel around entire continents to reach the desired targets.) -trigger

Hey callagrafx, I have been trying to find the right search tool at the hotscripts.com site. (very nice website by the way, and thank you for the recommendation). I do have another question though. My web host supports cgi, perl, php, and java but I wasnt sure which programming language might be better, or does it really matter. My web host also runs on a linux platform. I found one that I like but it uses Javascript, its called "Tipue JS". It can be found HERE at hotscripts or HERE at their own website. There were several others in perl and PHP, but the Tipue JS seems to be user friendly, simple, and lite on resources. I was just curious your thoughts on this. -trigger

Ok I corrected the text layout problem. Here is the new stylesheet code I came up with... body { background-color: #0000cc; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; color: #000000; } #frame { background-image: url(images/bg.jpg); background-repeat: repeat-y; width: 780px; height: 875px; margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px; } #header { background-image: url(images/testpic1.png); background-repeat: no-repeat; width: 800px; height: 200px; margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; } #frame #sidebar { float: right; width: 250px; height: 875px; } .sidesearch { background-image: url(images/sidebar_search1.gif); width: 200px; height: 75px; padding-left: 50px; padding-top: 75px; } .sidecalendar { background-image: url(images/sidebar_calendar.gif); width: 250px; height: 275px; } .sideservices { background-image: url(images/sidebar_services.gif); width: 250px; height: 450px; } #footer { background-image: url(images/bg_foot.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; width: 800px; height: 125px; margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; } .containfoot { width: 715px; height: 100px; padding-top: 25px; padding-right: 75px; padding-left: 10px; } .foot1 { float: left; clear: left; width: 530px; height: 48px; color: #ffffff; font-size: 14px; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; padding-top: 2px; } .foot2 { float: left; width: 480px; height: 35px; color: #0000cc; font-weight: bold; word-spacing: 5px; text-align: center; padding-top: 15px; padding-right: 10px; } .foot3 { float: right; width: 225px; height: 23px; color: #0000cc; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; padding-top: 27px; } p.main { width: 540px; padding-left: 10px; } a.footnavlink:link { text-decoration: none; } a.footnavlink:visited { text-decoration: none; } a.footnavlink:hover { color: #ffffff; background-color: #0000cc; text-decoration: none; } a.footlink:link { text-decoration: none; } a.footlink:visited { text-decoration: none; } a.footlink:hover { color: #ffffff; text-decoration: none; } This seems to work for both IE and Firefox. However, I now have a new problem. I wanted the main content frame to repeat vertically a minimum of 875 pixels (its highlighted above in blue). But I also need it to expand further if I have more info then that on the page. If I dont set a height of 875 pixels then the entire body collapses and only the sidebar menus stay normal. Does anyone know how to fix this. -trigger

Ok so far I have been able to learn a little more with the CCS & stylesheets. Man I wish I had learned this stuff earlier. Making changes to the website is alot easier when I have to manipulate only the stylesheet and not each page. So far I have corrected the layout using only the div tags. You can view it here. The only problem that I have noticed was that when I put some random text in the main content area I get differrent results in IE and Firefox. Firefox renders it correctly starting at the top but IE puts the text at the bottom below the worship service times. This is the stylesheet codes I came up with: body { background-color: #0000cc; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; color: #000000; } #frame { background-image: url(images/bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-y; width: 800px; height: 875px; margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-top: 0px; } .contentmain { width: 520px; padding: 0px; padding-left: 10px; padding-right: 10px; } .sidesearch { background-image: url(images/sidebar_search1.gif); float: right; width: 200px; height: 75px; clear: right; padding-left: 50px; padding-top: 75px; margin-right: 10px; } .sidecalendar { background-image: url(images/sidebar_calendar.gif); float: right; width: 250px; height: 275px; clear: right; margin-right: 10px; } .sideservices { background-image: url(images/sidebar_services.gif); float: right; width: 250px; height: 450px; clear: right; margin-right: 10px;} #footer { background-image: url(images/bg_foot.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; width: 800px; height: 125px; margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-top: 0px; } .containfoot { width: 715px; height: 100px; padding-top: 25px; padding-right: 75px; padding-left: 10px; } .foot1 { float: left; clear: left; width: 530px; height: 48px; color: #ffffff; font-size: 14px; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; padding-top: 2px; } .foot2 { float: left; width: 480px; height: 35px; color: #0000cc; font-weight: bold; word-spacing: 5px; text-align: center; padding-top: 15px; padding-right: 10px; } .foot3 { float: right; width: 225px; height: 23px; color: #0000cc; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; padding-top: 27px; } a.footnavlink:link { text-decoration: none; } a.footnavlink:visited { text-decoration: none; } a.footnavlink:hover { color: #ffffff; background-color: #0000cc; text-decoration: none; } a.footlink:link { text-decoration: none; } a.footlink:visited { text-decoration: none; } a.footlink:hover { color: #ffffff; text-decoration: none; } If anyone wants to look at my page source code at the site link provided and knows why I am getting the text error for IE and Firefox I would appreciate it. -trigger

Hello all, Its been awhile since I have posted but I have been hard at work on my website. After several weeks inserting code based on basic html and "table layouts" (this is what I had used years ago and didnt realize that standards had changed HAHA), I stumbled across the use of CSS and the updated XHTML. So at this point I am undergoing the daunting task of restructuring with the div tag layouts and stylesheets and such. I do have a question though.... Currently most of the pages have the same setup seen here. Please not that I left the spacing of the table at 1px so you could see the basic layout. Also the current header image is just a placeholder for a flash video I am working on. None of the links on this page will work, nor the search tool, and the side bar images are just place holders for the moment. So far I recreated a stylesheet with an id tag "#frame" (which will include the left and right white edges along the sides) and two class tags named ".contentmain" (which is where the main text will go) ".contentside" (which is where the search tool, mini-calendar, and worship times will go). The problem is that I first tried to float the two div tags with each class to the left and right of the main "frame" but the image background of the "frame" would get blocked out by the new "content" divs. I was wanting to make the "contentmain" transparent so the background image in the "frame" would show through" I was able to make it transparent by removing my float property but then I wasnt able to align the "contentmain" and "contentside" div correctly. Hopefully this makes some sense, and hopefully someone can shed some light my way. -trigger

callagrafx, I would actually prefer to program the search engine myself. #1 because I would just like to learn how to do it. #2 I would like to have a little more control over its functioning. #3 I dont want to have advertisement added to the webpage just to get a free search engine. If their is any possible way you can break down the process a little bit. Or link me to some script I can plug in and alter at free will, then I would be most grateful. -trigger

Superchad, Haha, I dont think it matters whethers its ATI or Nvidia. And to say ATI will cause problems with SC4 is rubbish, its possible its just your system. My system uses an ONBOARD ATI x200 series (yes its integrated) and I can still operate SC4 on all the highest settings without problems. Sim1013, SC4 is not a very graphics dependant game. However, it is a very high CPU/RAM hog though. So if SC4 is your game of choice upgrade those first. But if you would like to play any of the newer games on the market then definently get a descent card.

Hello, I am in the process of building a website and would now like to add a site search engine. I would like to know how to create this via either HTML,CSS, PHP or if their are free site search tools available that you recommend. -trigger

Looks good so far. I would like for you to give us a little more info on your 2x1GB sticks via DDR400 RAM: Who is it made by? What is the case-latency on them? Also on the EVGA 6900xt Video Card: How many pipelines does it have? What is the Core Clock speed? What is the Memory Clock speed? I might be able to find some better ones at the same cost if I had the above info. -trigger

Thank you Skink000, That is actually what I plan on doing. I am going to start building a seperate flash file for each song (with the sound embeddded in the file). So each Sunday I can just paste the .swf file for each song into individual powerpoint slides in the order the pastor wants them. This way I can still get high-quality sound as well as nice graphical illustrations and have it all animated. I dont think it will be that difficult. -trigger

Originally posted by: N_O_Body Sorry, as someone who knows more than somewhat about choral music, church choirs, and what it takes to have a rousing good (service) time, I think you are setting yourself up for a fall. What happens if the power is off? (It doesn't work anymore, because of this single failure). Ditto if the light burns out, etc., etc. It is hard to shut down a choir, singing by itself, even if it is dark. Not only that, but you get better participlation If you can find a choir director of some stripe, probably your minister, you can have practices, which are social events, and tie people closer to each other. A church is a wonderful place to be closer to each other and closer to God.quote> I think you might not be reading all my posts or something, because you seem to be a little off target. What if the power goes out? Uh...Duh. Obviously we would not have any of the necessaities that utilize power. Like sound, lighting, HEAT, or air conditioning. If that were the case I seriouly doubt that sound would be our main conern above light, heat, or AC. Church might get postponed because many people either would not come or if the power was out there would be a good chance that it would be a county or statewide thing and for safety sake church might get cancelled. I think you are being a little overly hypethetical. Besides between my family am my wifes we have 3 generators that might suffice the light, heat, & sound room. As far as the choir.....just because we use regular CD's and edit out the vocals doesnt mean our 8-10 member vocalists are not capable of singing without sound. And yes out pastor does lead the songs and the 8-10 choir members act as backup. Having sound just makes it better obviously. Our system we have now works for us and our congregation likes it so I guess I must not be doing a good job of explaining it to you. The problem is that recently we purchased a nice video projector and my pastor would like to utilize it to illustrate images, information, as well as the lyrics to songs we listen to before church and during praise & worship.. I still dont understand how I am setting myself up for failure considering many churches small & large have video projectors that either display event information or song lyrics before church as well as during praise & worship times. Generally I am not doing anything new that has not been done already by many other churches. I am just trying to keep from spending an additional $400 on software when it can be done with powerpoint and flash 8. Either way, I would like to drop this conversation on how my church operates because its taking away from the original point of this topic. That being how to incorporate lyrics and sound simultaneously in some program like powerpoint so that the process of switching songs or display specific information can be automated on the video projector. -trigger

Originally posted by: N_O_Body Well, you are creating a single point of failure. If you can't find instrumental music, why not go a capella? Everyone can sing, not necessarily on key. Most sacred songs are pretty easy. We are not asking you to render Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring in SSAATTBB you know. Good luck, and God bless.quote> You kinda lost me there. I never said we didnt have the right CD's though they are not just instrumental versions, we just used normal CD's because its easy to drop the vocals when we have a nice mixing board. Why not go a cappella?...Isnt it obvious that most people CAN'T sing well and to get the congregation involved in church and comfortable & on beat its easier just to have music playing in the background. Plus we dont listen or sing sacred/hymm songs. We sing more new age and upbeat music as well as some older southern gospel, but almost never hymms. Think of the the church Forrest Gump visited when he became a shrimp boat capt'n. Or the church in the movie with Nick Nolte & Shaquille O'Neil (I think it was called Blue Chips, not sure though). We are more involved in our singing, we clap our hands and sway occasionally, etc. As opposed to the number of years I went to a Southern Baptist church where only hymms were sung and no one ever clapped in beat with a song or even moved for that matter. Every one was so stiff and uncomfortable looking. Anyway back on subject, all I want to do is have it so the guy controlling the mixing board in the sound round to be able to concentrate on just the volume and quality controls on the mixing board and not have to worry about fooling with the notebook that controls the video projectors graphics. That way I wouldnt have to sit back there and control the prompter. I guess I will just have to experiment on this one. I think I am going to just create individual flash files for each song and just add them to an individual slide in powerpoint. That way each Sunday I can just plug in the slides with each flash file and BAM....automatic sound/graphics display. -trigger

Originally posted by: N_O_Body Frankly, your church sounds very unorthodox as churches go. Don't you have an organist? Even a band would be good? Why play music with an automated system? I don't think I could be a member of a congregation that was that automated.quote> Well our church is very small. Like 100+ members so its harder for us to find enough members skilled enough to play live music every sunday. Though we do play live music on Wednesday nights. No we dont have an organist. Often those are seen in Catholic, Southern Baptist, etc. the more traditional chruches). Our church is alot more lively, its an Assembly of God or Pentecostal. I grew-up going to Soutern Baptist churches and the having to listen to the old organist play and singing monotone hymms always put me to sleep. I often had to sit in the back of church so it wouldnt be so obvious when I started catching Z's. Right now we just play lively worship songs from CD's but edited out the vocals in our sound room. So our Pastor and choir can sing to it along with the rest of the congregation. Considering we now have a video projector it would be easier to automate this process with music and graphic/text display so it could be operated by 1 person and there would be less chance for something to go wrong.