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About Daniel Ruffle
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Expertise
I can answer questions on most areas of web design & development - including: html, css, flash design, action script, JavaScript, php, search engine optimisation, mobile web development. I can also offer help with the following software: Flash, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Firefox & Internet Explorer.

Experience
I have been in the web design & development sector for 10 years and have been running my own web design company for 5 years. With lots of completed projects within that time.

Education/Credentials
I have mostly been self taught which is the way I lean best. I have been on lots of training courses, read lots & lots of books. Within this sector though I find the best way to learn is to get stuck in.

   

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In Category  Web Design

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help please11/13/2009
  Q: I am highly interested in the website lightngo.com how do I copy this site and make one like it, I ...
  A: You can't copy the site exactly as someone owns the copyright. You can draw inspiration from it and ...
Web Host10/24/2009
  Q: I am currently with 1&1 hosting but I am very unhappy with their services. Can you recommend a good ...
  A: I have heard a lot of good things about http://www.uk2.net/. Also www.unitedhosting.co.uk are ...
Editing Nav. Bar and Graphics in Dreamweaver10/19/2009
  Q: I am editing a website in dreamweaver and when I am working on it I can't see or preview the ...
  A: Which version of Dreamweaver are you using? As far as I am aware unless you are using CS4 you ...
avg anti virus10/15/2009
  Q: when i Danger: AVG Search-Shield has detected active threats on this page and has blocked access for ...
  A: If you are using yahoo mail then I would say you are pretty safe. It is probably referring to an old ...
Store value entered into a Dreamweaver form10/14/2009
  Q: On the form I have a text field. When the I submit the form, I want the value in the text field to ...
  A: You can not keep the field saved in the html page, when you close the page the info will be lost. ...
Download music from homepage10/12/2009
  Q: I am moving my homepage (www.geocities.com/hoami2) which I created a long time ago and lost the ...
  A: You have to get the file name of the midi file which you do by viewing the source of the page. In ...
Dreamweaver Template not updating on all pages10/10/2009
  Q: I am updating a few things on a website and am using Dreamweaver. I need to update the address that ...
  A: You need to make sure that the pages are definitley linked to the template page, by checking that a ...
Transparent Flash Image Slideshow Transition...9/17/2009
  Q: Create a flash image slideshow at http://hwc.ccc.edu/flash/cexcom/slideshow640x210.html with a black ...
  A: Sorry for the delay. Unfortunately you have given the same web address twice so I can't compare. I ...
Gallery of pictures8/27/2009
  Q: I have been designing my own website. I am not an expert, just like to learn and do my own stuff. I ...
  A: I have just seen a really good article that lists some really good gallery scripts. ...
html validation8/25/2009
  Q: I built my site with dreamweaver.I am trying to validate ther html with w c3 validator(validate ...
  A: As far as I know having a doc type won't necessarily make you rank higher. Saying that though ...
html validation8/25/2009
  Q: I built my site with dreamweaver.I am trying to validate ther html with w c3 validator(validate ...
  A: The amount of errors you get will depend a lot on the standard you are checking against. For ...
template editable regions7/29/2009
  Q: I'm using Dreamweaver CS4. I have a template. Only the main content is editable. I need to make the ...
  A: Sorry for the delay. There is a feature in Dreamweaver if your using templates called Make ...
analytics7/24/2009
  Q: I just installed google analytics and it looks great.I have a website about diving and about ...
  A: Hows it going? Is the site performing? You certainly can specify country for each page. Simply ...
Creating a website featuring a random word generator?7/19/2009
  Q: Hey Ken, I was wondering if you could help me out. I'm wanting to create a website which is based ...
  A: I can certainly give you some pointers, as you can appreciate it is a huge subject so I won't be ...
Integrating Flash-Dreamweaver without making a new page7/11/2009
  Q: Ruffle. I have a rather difficult problem (for me) with creating my site. I have made anindex ...
  A: I am sorry for the delay. I think this is the kind of thing you are looking for: ...
Dreamweaver7/7/2009
  Q: Please could you tell me how to make sure that the web site I have designed fits all sizes of ...
  A: Apologies I will try and explain what I mean, I won't be able to explain the whole page but I can ...
Dreamweaver7/7/2009
  Q: Please could you tell me how to make sure that the web site I have designed fits all sizes of ...
  A: Hi have just had a quick look and it seems that there is a conflict between absolute positioning and ...
Quick Question6/8/2009
  Q: I am going through some older books of mine and I came across: "Just Java 2 4th ed Co. 1999" ...
  A: I would have to say to get a basic grounding in the subjects there would be no harm in reading them. ...
ht access5/21/2009
  Q: I was chatting to a guy who has worked a long time in web design etc.However he does not do it ...
  A: I can confirm that it should be index and not archive. A ht access can be used for certain tasks, ...
permanent redirect5/19/2009
  Q: on my google webmaster tools and other seo tools it is telling me that some of my backlinks are ...
  A: It is not essential to do a permanent redirect. If you login in to your google webmaster tools, ...
saving my web site5/11/2009
  Q: How can I save ALL my web site into a CD or a zip, into my computer, - SAVE AS - using Adobe ...
  A: Usually the best way to download all of the files is to use an ftp programme like Filezilla: ...
Inline display4/30/2009
  Q: Ruffle, I've created a Html page and I want to embed a Flash swf movie that I ...
  A: I have inlcluded the whole page of code below to see if that helps. It works on mine, but the only ...
Css Table For Flash Movie4/30/2009
  Q: Ruffle, I've created a Html page and I want to embed a Flash swf movie that I ...
  A: Try changing the following code to: ================== #movie_nav_list li{ display: inline; ...
Best Way To Store Images4/28/2009
  Q: I hope your up to answering this question, it's not an easy one, but we will give it a try. You see, ...
  A: I have to admit I don't fully understand the question. When you say images file? Do you mean ...
Css Table For Flash Movie4/28/2009
  Q: Ruffle, I've created a Html page and I want to embed a Flash swf movie that I ...
  A: Further down you will find the html just simple copy it all into a new page for an example of what I ...
Dreamweaver Promblem4/17/2009
  Q: Ruffle, I'm building a small website using “Photoshop”, “Dreamweaver”, “Html” and ...
  A: Sorry for the delay. Could you try changing the view to split view so that you can see the code and ...
upgrading macromedia studio mx4/1/2009
  Q: i have mx studio 2002. i am having a tough time figuring out if i can upgrade it to CS3. i want to ...
  A: I think you can upgrade to CS3 if you have a studio product, you will have to phone or email Adobe ...
Reusing Movieclips3/29/2009
  Q: Ruffle, I created a moviclip within my flash movie (the movieclip is of text ...
  A: You can definitely copy and use the movieclip as many times as you want. The problem arises if you ...
Photshop to Flash Movieclip Button3/24/2009
  Q: Ruffle, I know most designers would advice me to create a button in flash using the ...
  A: I am not sure what version of flash you are using but in the version I have I would do this. ...
Flash - Nested Movie Clips3/21/2009
  Q: Ruffle, I'm building three short flash movies that explain how different types of ...
  A: This would be quite difficult to answer without having a look at the flash file. A couple of things ...
Dreamweaver synchronizing3/15/2009
  Q: I have a site with a huge number of files. Sometimes for no apparent reason, Dreamweaver tells me ...
  A: I get the same problem sometimes and generally just ignore it if I know that they will be the same ...
Opening Flash Movies Like This3/10/2009
  Q: Ruffle I'm currently building a website and in that website I'm going to be creating ...
  A: It is not something I have done before, I have done it with images on many occasions but not flash. ...
Phtotshop Buttons In Flash3/8/2009
  Q: I'm creating a flash button menu that will be made up of button graphics that I've imported from ...
  A: Ok, in the properties panel when you have the button selected, does it say button in the drop down ...
Phtotshop Buttons In Flash3/8/2009
  Q: I'm creating a flash button menu that will be made up of button graphics that I've imported from ...
  A: Can I just get you to double check a couple of things please? 1. Can you make sure that when you ...
suggesting a program3/6/2009
  Q: I am kind of on almost intermediate with computers using Frontpage 2002. 1 What easy yet good web ...
  A: I have never heard of Namo but the industry standard is dreamweaver from adobe. This is quite ...
Mac OS x 10.5 local test environment (php, MySQL, Dreamweaver)2/26/2009
  Q: I am new at web development and am trying to get my local test environment set up so that I can ...
  A: I am not that brilliant with the server side of things, but I would say its because you have no mail ...
Backlinks2/21/2009
  Q: My website www.scubadivinggozo.com is currently ranking number 13 for the word diving Malta.I am in ...
  A: I don't think that us linking to each other would be of any benefit as we are in completely ...
Web design problem2/13/2009
  Q: Ruffle, I just made my first website using Dreamweaver MX. I do not know anything about web design; ...
  A: Yes it is doing it for me on my screen, it opens really small in the centre of the screen. I have ...
CSS and gap in photo2/10/2009
  Q: Daniel- I built a website that looks good with one exception. There is a small gap between the ...
  A: I have fixed it, it is a bit of a bodge as this shouldn't happen normally. As you may have ...
CSS and gap in photo2/9/2009
  Q: Daniel- I built a website that looks good with one exception. There is a small gap between the ...
  A: I can't seem to see how you are stretching the image? This may have something to do with it. I also ...
web2/6/2009
  Q: How do make and put videos of yoga movements on my website? What kind of video recorder/video camera ...
  A: This very much depends on the size and quantity of the videos. If you are talking about 1000's you ...
css2/6/2009
  Q: I've built a website that looks good until I pan out in my browser. Then things fall apart. I'd like ...
  A: I have just had a quick look at your website and it seems to work fine in both firefox 3 and IE7. I ...
image hover2/2/2009
  Q: i have 6 images. when i mouse over each image i would like an enlarged more detailed version of that ...
  A: Sorry but there is no easy way to do this in Dreamweaver. For this kind of thing you really need to ...
image hover2/1/2009
  Q: i have 6 images. when i mouse over each image i would like an enlarged more detailed version of that ...
  A: I am not sure what version you are using but in the version I am using you can do the following. ...
web1/29/2009
  Q: How do make and put videos of yoga movements on my website? What kind of video recorder/video camera ...
  A: You won't need any special equipment really. You can do it with any old video camera. It will ...
Page Design1/29/2009
  Q: I wanted to redesign my website a good amount, but was wondering what changes I should make? I know ...
  A: This is quite a big subject but I will give it my best shot. Business sites generally are nice, ...
Layout consistency1/24/2009
  Q: Ruffle, I was wondering if you could share some web development secrets with me. The ...
  A: Wow that is a really big subject. There are 100's if not 1000's of browser differences that all have ...
Software1/21/2009
  Q: Is there any good software for design a logo for student ?
  A: As you are probably aware the industry standard is Adobe Photoshop or Illustrator. These however can ...
Modifying a webpage1/15/2009
  Q: I have the link pages of a webdesign and I have to make modification. How can I unlock the source ...
  A: If you can access the file and download the file locally, you can indeed edit the html without any ...
Photos Follow-up12/16/2008
  Q: Sorry about the Web address. It's www.chapelforpeace.org.
  A: Ok, I have had a look and it seems to have really bad artifacting which can be a problem with .jpgs. ...
Photos12/16/2008
  Q: I use a Canon A540 Power Shot to take pictures for posting on my Web site. When I view the photos on ...
  A: The online editors aren't always the best, but the best one I have seen is over at ...
mouse overs12/16/2008
  Q: i have 6 images. when i mouse over each image i would like an enlarged more detailed version of that ...
  A: You have to paste the correct bits in to the right area. You can create it from scratch in ...
web site script12/15/2008
  Q: We have a web site www.cvgoody.co.uk and having just bought a new computer with a widecreen LCD ...
  A: You need to put your content in either a containing div or table. You then use css to asign some ...
mouse overs12/15/2008
  Q: i have 6 images. when i mouse over each image i would like an enlarged more detailed version of that ...
  A: You can use Dreamweaver with this method. This is one of the simpler methods I have seen. If you ...
Simple self updated Content web site12/11/2008
  Q: I would like to build a local web site that can actually self update local news. Nothing too fancy, ...
  A: Sorry for the delay. The best way to achieve this is to use rss feeds from other sites into the ...
Why can't I see my images?11/30/2008
  Q: Hey there, I think I asked you a question a few weeks ago and you were really helpful. I have ...
  A: I have had a quick look and the following page that comes up when you click any image, seems to have ...
website development help11/28/2008
  Q: I am planning on developing a dating website. A website related to www.plentyoffish.com in my own ...
  A: Yes that's no problem, the very nature of web design means you can do it from anywhere with an ...
website development help11/27/2008
  Q: I am planning on developing a dating website. A website related to www.plentyoffish.com in my own ...
  A: Wow this is a really a big question. I wont be able to cover this fully but I can give you some ...
Need help about free template11/26/2008
  Q: I just start my own business. It is a service industry, so the website does not need as ecommerce ...
  A: If you want a free template that you download and then edit yourself to upload to your site, then ...
Menu appearing under my page layer11/26/2008
  Q: I have created a navigation menu using dreamweaver, it works fine, but when I hover and the drop ...
  A: Ok i have been having a look around and it seems that there is a bug in IE 7. I have looked at the ...
Pages show differently in IE and Firefox11/25/2008
  Q: I am designing a few help pages (I am an Allexpert in Office and Wordperfect) but am coming across a ...
  A: Is there any way I can have look at the code? Or have you got an address where I can view the pages? ...
Online Form w Retention11/25/2008
  Q: I am working with an online compose your form type of simple form solution at this time. What I ...
  A: There are a different ways to achieve this and some are more complicated than others. The simplest ...
Flash Website Software11/20/2008
  Q: I would like help in finding the right software to make these flash websites. If i can know the ...
  A: The software used for creating flash (swf) file is called Adobe Flash, you can find information ...
Do you Dreamweave?11/14/2008
  Q: Hey there, Really easy question, but I am having a huge problem with this. 1. go to ...
  A: I can't seem to find the image on the server. The url in your css seems to point to: ...
coding audio files to play from one source11/14/2008
  Q: I have a question regarding audio files and web coding. I have been learning CSS and have become ...
  A: The .xml should be linked to in the flash file. I also think the audio file and xml file should be ...
coding audio files to play from one source11/14/2008
  Q: I have a question regarding audio files and web coding. I have been learning CSS and have become ...
  A: Can I just confirm that your site is www.martinitimerossi.net? If this is the case your xml file ...
coding audio files to play from one source11/13/2008
  Q: I have a question regarding audio files and web coding. I have been learning CSS and have become ...
  A: Sorry I should have watched the video first. .as files are usually made in flash although they are ...
coding audio files to play from one source11/13/2008
  Q: I have a question regarding audio files and web coding. I have been learning CSS and have become ...
  A: You are right the one they use on www.johnhiatt.com is a piece of flash. Do you have flash ...
Transfering Web Pictures11/6/2008
  Q: I hope you can help. I know very little about webdesign, but I have been given the task of designing ...
  A: I am still a little confused but I will try my best. Firstly you will need access to a computer if ...
Try Web Desiging Programs10/29/2008
  Q: As a beginner at HTML 4 and Web Designing, I would like to know if you would recommend the TRY new ...
  A: I haven't really looked at Microsoft Expression, I hear that it is a good piece of software. I have ...
Forms used on web site10/26/2008
  Q: Not sure if this falls within your expertise, but I am in something of a rush to find a solution. I ...
  A: I haven't actually used GoLive but there are plenty of free scripts out there that you can attach to ...
optimisation10/26/2008
  Q: I have been waiting until you come back from holidays to ask for your help as I see you offer help ...
  A: Yes holiday was really good thanks. Core this a big subject, I can give you some pointers but it is ...
Hi Daniel.Resources on Lynda.com10/3/2008
  Q: It was really encouraging and thorough. Daniel, you recommended me some good resources on ...
  A: When you subscribe annually you get access to all of the courses for 12 Months. I would recommend ...
Learning Web Design10/2/2008
  Q: Hope you find my email in best of your health. Daniel, i am a J2EE programmer. Lately, i thought, ...
  A: Its quite a tricky question as there are many factors. I would say the basics of building basic web ...
simulated framsets with css?10/1/2008
  Q: Background I have a web site www.glade foundation.co.uk/activities05.html on it the site style is ...
  A: I would recommend not using javascript in this instance, however the way you are suggesting is a ...
simulated framsets with css?10/1/2008
  Q: Background I have a web site www.glade foundation.co.uk/activities05.html on it the site style is ...
  A: That is definitely a possibility, it can sometimes be a bit tricky tho. Again if the user has ...
simulated framsets with css?9/30/2008
  Q: Background I have a web site www.glade foundation.co.uk/activities05.html on it the site style is ...
  A: I would always recommend trying to avoid frames or iframe for loading pages. I find its nearly ...
Dreamweaver9/29/2008
  Q: I got a website www.scubadivinggozo.com.I was working a lot on it`s optimisation and now that I am ...
  A: I have downloaded your code and added it to my server so I could shorten the length of the page. If ...
Frontpage 20039/27/2008
  Q: I can't seem to get my dropdown menu hyperlinks to open in the main frame(rhs). They insist on ...
  A: I'm not sure why its not working on your system, but I have downloaded your pages and uploaded them ...
Frontpage 20039/27/2008
  Q: I can't seem to get my dropdown menu hyperlinks to open in the main frame(rhs). They insist on ...
  A: I have just had another look at the code and it wasn't working again, so I have changed what I ...
Frontpage 20039/26/2008
  Q: I can't seem to get my dropdown menu hyperlinks to open in the main frame(rhs). They insist on ...
  A: I have had a look and could you give this a try please? Can you change the change this line of code ...
Web site Dreamweaver9/25/2008
  Q: Question to Allexperts regarding creating Open Browser window behavior, settings work in Preview ...
  A: I think I have found the problem, after doing a view source on your page all of the code was on one ...
best web design software9/24/2008
  Q: I'm thinking of studying a web design software. One that is powerful yet easy to learn. I'm ...
  A: There are few decent design packages out there, but I would recommend Adobe Dreamweaver. This is ...
Converting an Access 03 data access page9/22/2008
  Q: I have successfully migrated my Access database into my SQL Server. My Access DAP is now storing ...
  A: Sorry but i'm not really that clued up with Access web components. There might be something out ...
web design9/19/2008
  Q: while i am using the frames to design a page ,the scroll(navigation) bar appearing for each frame ...
  A: I'm not totally sure what you mean, but as far as I know you can only have separate scroll bars. The ...
coding for username recognition9/16/2008
  Q: I have a Login Form on my site that emails me and then redirects user to another page. I would to ...
  A: There is a bit of a problem using the external email provider emailmeform.com. Basically the form ...
coding for username recognition9/16/2008
  Q: I have a Login Form on my site that emails me and then redirects user to another page. I would to ...
  A: It's quite easy but you would have to change the page they get redirected to a php page. Basically ...
Displaying Photos8/29/2008
  Q: I want to be able to display my photos... with thumbs on a page- which are clickable, with the ...
  A: There is a script at the following link which is very easy to setup. It shows the large image in ...

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