[AccessD] scheduling

Can't work, so I might as well get out of dodge! ;)

It happens every year and then I forget about it and once I'm behind, it
affects the entire summer. So, I will definitely be giving some thought to
your suggestion -- I don't actually "schedule" articles in Access, but I
think I'll add some kind of validation to assigned topics as I enter the due
date -- which will promptly reject an article if there are too many
scheduled already. Or, perhaps I'll simply show a list of dates and the
number of open slots -- either way, it shouldn't be difficult at all and I
don't know why I didn't think of it before. I've been using Outlook to keep
all that straight and it's a pia to use two different applications. But I
just haven't had time to really add it to the Access db that tracks them all
for invoicing, but it's all there already. This will be a simple feature to
add and will be very helpful.

Susan H.


> ...the better solution is to install real electrical surge protectors at
> your electrical panels rather than the toy suppressors we all have for our
> computers and phones ...most of those sold at computer/office outlets
can't
> handle more than a short, mild surge ...for areas like south Florida where
> we get frequent lightning storms you need much more ...the ones we have in
> our main panel and phone distribution block cost $300+ but handle over
26MVA
> surges ...anything but a direct hit ...before we installed them we had
> constant hits on our computers despite each having their own suppressors
> ...after installation, I've been able to work through the worst storms
...as
> long as power stays on, I can without worrying ...HTH :)
>
> ...of course if I needed a handy excuse to take off this time of year
> anyway, yours would work :))))
>
> William Hindman
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Susan Harkins" <harkins at iglou.com>
> To: <AccessD at databaseadvisors.com>
> Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2003 11:20 AM
> Subject: [AccessD] scheduling
>
>
> > I use Access to keep articles, etc. on schedule, keep up with invoicing,
> > etc. and it works just fine. The one thing I don't really know how to
> handle
> > is the following -- occasionally I want to note something that I may not
> > need for months -- and I can do that -- just don't really know how to go
> > about displaying it -- reminding myself to look -- know what I mean?
> >
> > For instance, this past two weeks has been bad because of the weather.
> Even
> > though I have surge protectors, I still turn off everything when the
> > lightning starts and that's been hours every day for the past two weeks.
> I'm
> > grossly behind as a result. Now, what I need to do is make a note to
> myself
> > that sometime in Jan, Feb, March -- maybe even all three -- that I
remind
> > myself NOT to schedule fully for April and May because of the weather.
> >
> > Just not sure how to approach it. Right now, I'm using Outlook and
Access
> > and I'm working toward phasing Outlook out of the picture -- it's just
too
> > difficult to work with for what I need.
> >
> > Susan H.
> >
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