Hello

[IanSaunders]

I just started here and made a bit of an idiot of myself in the techy forums, so I thought I'd introduce myself here and make you feel guilty for thinking badly of me :)

*stands up*

Hi, I'm Ian, and I'm new here :)

*sits down*

[dave_finlayson]

Welcome Ian, making an idiot of yourself (in my book anyway) is always to be encouraged. Good for you!

[Darren B]

Ian welcome to my world ;)

[IanSaunders]

What are your experiences of picking up this tool? It feels like I've landed on an alien world.

I don't even really understand the different software names. What's catalog / developer / designer / business etc etc..?

[leehack]

They are just different models of the same software, L, XL and Ghia like you have on cars. The more you pay, the more you get etc. The actinic site is the best place to find out the differences, the features are all listed.

[jont]

thought I'd introduce myself here and make you feel guilty for thinking badly of me

Lee doesn't have a conscience so you have no hope of making him feel guilty!

The different flavours are explained on the Actinic site but essentially catalog is the basic program with business adding customer accounts and coupons ... multisite (developer of old) allows multiple sites to be maintained and designer is just for designers with no back office handling.

The break point is 3 sites in Business to move to MultiSite

[leehack]

The break point is 3 sites in Business to move to MultiSite
2 copies of Business will cost more than Multisite does, why is 3 sites the break point? £799 Vs £1249

[jont]

Ach it used to be .. don't expect me to have my finger on the pulse.. I am entrenched in v8.5.0

[freakmode]

L, XL and Ghia - a Ford man I see:eek:

[leehack]

Ach it used to be .. don't expect me to have my finger on the pulse.. I am entrenched in v8.5.0
LOL, It's been like that for at least 2 years, you should give up on that bunker, we miss you.

[leehack]

- a Ford man I see:eek:
I've had a few pass through my hands for sure. I've also deposited a rather nice shiny white one into a cottage wall in my reckless years.

[jont]

I've had a few pass through my hands for sure. I've also deposited a rather nice shiny white one into a cottage wall in my reckless years.

Do you know George Michael??

[leehack]

I know of him, but each time i call him up, his secretary says he's out at the Blue Oyster bar with you.

[dave_finlayson]

Saucer of milk, table 5!

[grantglendinnin]

Come on guys, you're scaring Ian already.

Ian, welcome to the club.

[jont]

I have a life time membership.

[Darren B]

Glad to see the old married couple are still at it

[jont]

Glad to see the old married couple are still at it

We have an open relationship

[dave_finlayson]

We have an open relationship

Barf! Barf! Barf!

[leehack]

Glad to see the old married couple are still at it
Gaorge and Jonty you mean?

[jont]

Safe to come out now Lee. I LOVE YOU.

[IanSaunders]

Come on guys, you're scaring Ian already.

Ian, welcome to the club.

S'alright, I get much worse in real life :)

cheers.

[dave_finlayson]

Safe to come out now Lee. I LOVE YOU.

BAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRFFFFFFFFFFFF!

[leehack]

BAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRFFFFFFFFFFFF!
Is that a Scottish sheep that thinks its a dog?

[dave_finlayson]

hehehe. No it's a Scottish sheep getting humped by a dog!

[jont]

George and his blonde bit?

[dave_finlayson]

For general health and safety reasons nobody is allowed to see that!

[leehack]

Watch it The Finlayson yields his yellow card at things like that.

[dave_finlayson]

Watch it The Finlayson yields his yellow card at things like that.

If you are going to give me abuse for yellow carding you at least fulfill a lifelong ambition and call me The Man in Black! Anyway, I had to revoke your yellow card as I couldn't carry it as well as my beer, laptop, strip club ticket free pass and kebab.

[guccij]

Ian - in case you thought you had wandered into a men-only posturing park, there are girlies here too xx

[leehack]

Prove it Jules....:p

[pinbrook]

here goes ...

[leehack]

I thot bumpsy hated having her photo taken, must have caught her unawares there. You look nice though Croccy, green deffo your colour :D.

[TraceyHand]

I thot bumpsy hated having her photo taken, must have caught her unawares there. You look nice though Croccy, green deffo your colour :D.

:p

You'd never ever EVER in a millions years even SEE me in a bikini never mind posing for the camera wearing one!!

It's wrong.....just wrong, I tell ya

Hi Ian, btw
Welcome to the asylum...straightjackets optional

[leehack]

Oh right so that is not you in pink?

[TraceyHand]

only in your sick, twisted dreams ;)

Oops. Mobile typo corrected!

[leehack]

only in your suck, twisted dreams ;)Quite freudian that one.

[TraceyHand]

Quite freudian that one.

was a bit, wasn't it! :eek:

shame that wasn't what I meant though, eh? ;)

[Kirk]

@ Ian

Welcome!

@ Jo....

Not fair! :eek:

<<< thought that was going to be a pic from an Actinic get -together

I know...I'm gullible. :o

[TraceyHand]

@ Jo....

Not fair!
<<< thought that was going to be a pic from an Actinic get -together
I know...I'm gullible. :o

oh dear...you went in unprepared?!
Not good!

[Rich Brady]

thought that was going to be a pic from an Actinic get -together

It was the Actinic WI section during their summer meet at blackpool... Apparently there's a new calender! :eek:

[acompton]

Ian,

Welcome, and yes, Actinic is a big learning curve. My suggestions:
1. Read the manual
2. Take things one step at a time, and don't try to make too many change at once.

[Darren B]

Ian,

Welcome, and yes, Actinic is a big learning curve. My suggestions:
1. Read the manual
2. Take things one step at a time, and don't try to make too many change at once.

In the words of some, number 1 is also known as RTFM

[leehack]

The solution to 90% of problems ever encountered is one of the following:

PBKAC
RTFM
STFF

[TraceyHand]

The solution to 90% of problems ever encountered is one of the following:

PBKAC
RTFM
STFF

And, if none of those work, I always find VODKA a great help
:D

[Jan]

I wish I hadn't read this thread first thing, I wasn't quite prepared for that photo ... nice to think about fords though, my first car was a metallic green ford escort - first thing that ever happened to it was that it got towed away from outside my house, second thing was that it broke down, every time it stopped, I had to open the bonnet and and mend it to make it go again, but it was my first car and to my mind it was a great car.

Regards,

[george]

Hello Ian.

[Darren B]

Lmfao :D

[TraceyHand]

Hello Ian.

ahh G
you put it so eloquently
:p

[pnagames]

Welcome Ian

dont be scared by this lot and ask any questions that you need clarification

however it is recommended that you carry an extensive search first through the manual, forum and the knowledge database.

my advice would be read the manual, open actinic on your pc and re-read the manual (as it will definately make more sense the second time), have a scan through the knowledge database as there are things in there that you would want to do and take it one step at a time

Actinic has a huge learning curve...

[IanSaunders]

Gotcha.

and what's STFF? I know STFU - I hear that one plenty :)

[dave_finlayson]

I suspect it is Search the F*****g Forum.

[IanSaunders]

delicately put, cheers

:D

[kathynewman]

Barf! Barf! Barf!

:D that's what I feed my dogs! (but in our world it stands for Biologically Appropriate Raw Food!

[kathynewman]

Ian - welcome to the mad mad world of Actinic - it can be a lovely place sometimes - though the nice warm feeling of a padded cell often helps!

I was a mere young lass when I joined the forum a few years ago - and now I'm old (very old according to Lee!) and getting greyer by the day and have just had my insanity certificate renewed.

[chris ashdown]

There comming to take her away He He HA HA

[TraceyHand]

omg, I'm getting deja vu!

[kathynewman]

LOL they did take me away - it is very very nice here though - the padding is lovely ;)

[kathynewman]

omg, I'm getting deja vu!

Am pretty sure you can get tablets to help that these days T :D

[parklifeclothes]

... think about fords though, a great car.


My dad was the most anti ford man you could ever imagine, so without planning my first car was a MK2 Capri reg no. DRA 776T, my very own drat mobile, I hand painted the bottom half to spice it up, it looked as good as it went round corners in the wet (bloody awful). Then had a Cortina MK3 GT 2 door, then had a Escort followed shortly by an Orion, then paid £40 (well it was 1992 when we were in the last recession) for a knackered old MK4 Cortina, used 5ltrs of oil a month (no such thing as o zone worries then) and ended its life when the steering wheel came of going round a corner, scary! and have just brought myself a brand new KA as a run-around (my grown up car is a Land Rover, and they were owned by Ford for a while).

Wow, I've had some Fords, no wonder me and my dad didn't get on too well!!

[IanSaunders]

LOL they did take me away - it is very very nice here though - the padding is lovely ;)

hospital {
padding: 100%;
}

[dave_finlayson]

Ian,

CSS humour like that will no doubt get you very far on this forum with a few select members!!

[IanSaunders]

well, you've got to try when you're the new kid. I'm not willing to have my lunch box stolen again...! :D