[AccessD] OT Yuma

Edward Zuris edzedz at comcast.net
Fri Jan 28 11:34:27 CST 2011


 Yikes.

 I had an assignment in El Centro, not far
 from Yuma, for a couple of months.

 The area brought a whole new meaning to
 the word "hot".
 

-----Original Message-----
From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of jwcolby
Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2011 1:47 PM
To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
Subject: Re: [AccessD] Dual Monitors


 >   The 110 sounds like Phoenix.  Did I guess correctly ?

 Even worse.  Yuma.

 John W. Colby
www.ColbyConsulting.com


On 1/27/2011 3:05 PM, Edward Zuris wrote:
>
>   When the Salmon come in to spawn, they
>   would gather just a few miles from Everett
>   near the San Juan area before heading to
>   Canada or USA rivers.
>
>   Great fishing, and very few people take
>   advantage of it.
>
>   I am in Albuquerque, NM.
>
>   Starting in late May, or early June, the
>   temperatures start climb up to the 100's.
>
>   At the moment it is high dry cold winds
>   with a few dust storms.  Sometime maybe a
>   half inch of snow every so often.  After
>   May it is total bake mode.  But the desert
>   and dry climate grows on you after awhile.
>
>   I grew up in NM, so I know a number of good
>   fishing holes.  I go up into the mountains
>   to fish for trout during the summer.  But
>   catching a ten pound king salmon really makes
>   your day and puts any quarter pound mountain
>   trout to shame.
>
>   The 110 sounds like Phoenix.  Did I guess
>   correctly ?
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of jwcolby
> Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2011 10:06 AM
> To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
> Subject: Re: [AccessD] Dual Monitors
>
>
>   I grew up in the American southwest desert.
>   110 degrees F every day.  I lived with my
>   father for  about 6 months in Everett
>   Washington when I was a freshman in High School.
>
>
> John W. Colby
> www.ColbyConsulting.com
>
> On 1/27/2011 11:38 AM, Edward Zuris wrote:
>>
>>      From what I hear from my friends overseas
>>    a lot of computer related products in the
>>    USA are rather inexpensive compared their
>>    local markets.  However, I am sure there
>>    are places outside the USA has even cheaper
>>    prices.
>>
>>    Every Nation has its issues.  Russian might,
>>    or might not, be going back it's old USSR
>>    ways.  And in the USA we have more than our
>>    fair share of crazy people.  And we elect
>>    a number of our crazies into high positions
>>    into the government.
>>
>>    Of the two, I'll think we are better off
>>    with the cheaper computer monitors and some
>>    crazies, in Congress.  We also get to watch
>>    them on CSPAN TV.   It is like watching a
>>    circus in slow motion.
>>
>>    The USA has many cultures and climates.
>>
>>    I live in the American Southwest desert.
>>    One place I really liked was the American
>>    Northwest. Fished for salmon around Everett.
>>    Where John lives it can get hot and humid
>>    in the summer, but there is good fishing
>>    near by.  I spent a summer near Asheville,
>>    and the weekends at the Outer Banks.
>>
>>    As far as I am concerned, Shamil, you are
>>    welcome.
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
>> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Shamil 
>> Salakhetdinov
>> Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2011 12:56 PM
>> To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'
>> Subject: Re: [AccessD] Dual Monitors
>>
>>
>> Hi John --
>>
>> <<<
>> I bought two Acer G235H from Newegg.com when they were $129 each 
>> shipped
>> - back just before Christmas.
>>>>>
>> That's a ridiculous price for St.Petersburg, Russia.
>> I should start thinking seriously how to get moved there in your 
>> country... Especially taking into that Mr. Putin seems to be planning

>> to get here at power on year 2012 for another 12 (or 14!?) years...
>>
>> Thank you.
>>
>> --
>> Shamil
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
>> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of jwcolby
>> Sent: 26 ?????? 2011 ?. 21:26
>> To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
>> Subject: Re: [AccessD] Dual Monitors
>>
>> I bought two Acer G235H from Newegg.com when they were $129 each 
>> shipped
>> - back just before Christmas.
>>
>> John W. Colby
>> www.ColbyConsulting.com
>>
>> On 1/26/2011 7:43 AM, Dan Waters wrote:
>>> Yowser!!  :-) You must have to swivel in your chair to look from one

>>> side to the other!
>>>
>>> What brand of monitors did you get?  Any thoughts on those?  I have
a
>>> pair of Viewsonic VP2030b monitors which I do like (>    3 yrs old -
>> still
>> great).
>>> These have 1600 X 1200 resolution, and the screens are non-glare.
>>>
>>> Dan
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
>>> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of jwcolby
>>> Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2011 9:25 PM
>>> To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
>>> Subject: Re: [AccessD] From Lake Woebegone
>>>
>>> LOL, yep those big monitors are great for that kind of stuff.
>>>
>>> I have a matched pair of 23.5" monitors on my laptop - 1920 x 1080 
>>> native resolution.  Pretty darned awesome.
>>>
>>> John W. Colby
>>> www.ColbyConsulting.com
>>>
>>> On 1/25/2011 10:05 PM, Mark Simms wrote:
>>>> I LOVE that site. I joined !!
>>>> I'm also now posting from my new Hanns-G 28" monitor....pretty
>> impressive.
>>>> One must stay 2 FEET away from this "big boy".
>>>>
>>>> It's also funny, because Access 2007's tabbed interface almost 
>>>> seems
>
>>>> to mandate a large format monitor. I can have 50 columns showing in

>>>> datasheet view now !
>>>>
>>>>> On Mon, Jan 24, 2011 at 3:35 AM, Stuart McLachlan
>>>>> <stuart at lexacorp.com.pg>     wrote:
>>>>>> So common that there's a programmers' website out there -
>>>>>      http:/www.thedailywtf.com
>>>>
>>>>
>>
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