[AccessD] AHOO!!! Got my action pack

Francisco Tapia fhtapia at gmail.com
Wed Sep 8 10:31:23 CDT 2004


Acctually that DOES sound very rightous... if or when I ever go back
to doing consulting work I may just have to remember to do this...
they  you a ton of software for the price...


On Wed, 8 Sep 2004 09:49:56 -0500, Jeff Barrows <jeff at outbaktech.com> wrote:
> Technically, it means is that if you decide NOT to renew your Action Pack Subscription, you agree to remove all of the Action Pack software from any / all of your machines after one year.  But for $199 a year (after the first year), it only makes sense to renew it.
> 
> 
> 
> 
>         -----Original Message-----
>         From: Eric Barro [mailto:ebarro at afsweb.com]
>         Sent: Wed 9/8/2004 8:21 AM
>         To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
>         Cc:
>         Subject: RE: [AccessD] AHOO!!! Got my action pack
> 
>         What it probably means it that you're going to stop getting update CDs from M$ for any of the products you have licenses for so if they come out with Office 2004 or SQL server 2005 you will have to purchase a separate license if you wanted to use it.
> 
>         ---
>         Eric Barro
>         Senior Systems Analyst
>         Advanced Field Services
>         (208) 772-7060
>         http://www.afsweb.com
> 
>         -----Original Message-----
>         From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
>         [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of John W. Colby
>         Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2004 12:46 AM
>         To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'
>         Subject: RE: [AccessD] AHOO!!! Got my action pack
> 
>         I don't know.  I know that the license "expires" after 1 year, but it
>         appears that these are just real copies of these various things.  I doubt
>         they quit working.
> 
>         John W. Colby
>         www.ColbyConsulting.com
> 
>         -----Original Message-----
>         From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
>         [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin -
>         Beach Access Software
>         Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2004 1:07 AM
>         To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
>         Subject: Re: [AccessD] AHOO!!! Got my action pack
> 
>         John:
> 
>         Thanks for the rundown.  I've being trying to decide between that and the
>         partner program.  This one looks god.  Except what's that about a one-year
>         license.  Does your copy of Office 2003 crap out after one year?
> 
>         Rocky
> 
>         ----- Original Message -----
>         From: "John W. Colby" <jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com>
>         To: "'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'"
>         <accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
>         Sent: Tuesday, September 07, 2004 9:01 PM
>         Subject: RE: [AccessD] AHOO!!! Got my action pack
> 
>         > The action pack is a deal MS offers developers or companies that
>         > develop
>         for
>         > or sell MS stuff.  For $300-400 they give you a ton of the latest
>         > software and 10 licenses for all of it.  You are allowed to use it in
>         > house, but
>         not
>         > sell it or install it on any client machines.  It includes:
>         >
>         > Office Professional 2003
>         > Office Publisher 2003
>         > Office Frontpage 2003
>         > Office Visio Professional 2003
>         > Office Project Professional 2003
>         > Business contact Manager for Outlook 2003
>         > Office OneNote 2003
>         > MapPoint 2004 Standard Edition
>         > Windows XP Professional
>         > Virtual PC 2004
>         > Office Infopath 2003
>         > Business Solutions CRM Professional
>         > Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition
>         > Windows Server 2003 Web Edition
>         > Exchange Server 2003 Enterprise Edition
>         > Office Project Server 2003
>         > Office Sharepoint Server 2003
>         > Office Live Communications Server 2003
>         > SQL Server 2000 Standard Edition (damn!)
>         > SQL Server 2000 Service Pack 3a
>         > SQL Server Reporting Services
>         > Mobile Information Server 2002
>         > Swindows Sharepoint Services Standard 2003
>         > Windows Small Business Server 2003 Premium Edition
>         >
>         > What is all this stuff you may ask.  No idea.
>         >
>         > The package appears to also come with some kind of training CD for
>         > each
>         ofr
>         > these things.  No books, must all be on CD.  A neat little (BIG)
>         > organizer size canvas folder to hold the disks.  Nothing to hold the
>         > training materials (C'mon MS, another folder to hold that and the
>         > sleeves hole punched would have made it so much more professional).
>         >
>         >
>         http://members.microsoft.com/partner/salesmarketing/partnermarket/actionpack
>         > /actionpackus.aspx
>         >
>         > Watch for wrap.
>         >
>         > I had been looking at this package for awhile in order to bring my
>         > office into the modern age (as defined by MS).
>         >
>         > So there you have it.  A lot of stuff for a medium price (one year
>         > license though!).  But it gives you 10 licenses.  I can put XP on all
>         > my desktops, Server 2003 on both my new "server" machines, look at and
>         > possibly use Office 2003 on my machines etc.  I have a home office
>         > with 2 "server
>         class"
>         > machines and 2 desktop machines, plus one modern laptop and an old POS
>         > laptop that I am currently re-installing Win2K Pro on.  Being able to
>         > get
>         a
>         > consistent platform on everything might be nice.
>         >
>         > I had hoped to see 64bit OS and SQL Server included - they apparently
>         > do exists, but not in here.  8-(
>         >
>         > John W. Colby
>         > www.ColbyConsulting.com
>         >
>         > -----Original Message-----
>         > From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
>         > [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Lonnie
>         > Johnson
>         > Sent: Tuesday, September 07, 2004 2:48 PM
>         > To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
>         > Subject: Re: [AccessD] AHOO!!! Got my action pack
>         >
>         >
>         > What's the main advantage to having the Action pack?
>         >
>         > "John W. Colby" <jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com> wrote:
>         > I just got my MS Action pack, very nice. So much to know, so little
>         > time.
>         >
>         > John W. Colby
>         > www.ColbyConsulting.com
>         >
>         >
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