Tina Norris Fields
tinanfields at torchlake.com
Sun Mar 30 07:10:50 CDT 2008
Amen William Hindman wrote: > Tina > > ...I've been compelled to wander my way into the world of asp.net, vb.net, > and yes ...C#.net (hangs head) ...and I've yet to find any source anywhere > that compares to AccessD ...and I can't begin to count the hours wasted > looking for such. > > ...this is truly a unique place ...and its the people here that make it that > way ...its going on 10 years now since its rebirth from the original ...and > while people come and go, the place still feels and acts like a family > rather than just another geek resource. > > William > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tina Norris Fields" <tinanfields at torchlake.com> > To: "Access Developers discussion and problem solving" > <accessd at databaseadvisors.com> > Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2008 1:42 PM > Subject: Re: [AccessD] VM for different versions of Access > > > >> John, >> >> What a great friend you are! I was raised in a family where perfection >> was touted as the standard. As an adult I've learned to recognize the >> absurdity of that, but some of the emotional garbage lingers, lurking in >> the back alleys and shadows, waiting to jump out at me when I run into >> something I don't know. >> >> Around here, I'm expected to be the expert - the "alpha geek" of all >> things computer. Well, you and I both know no one can know everything >> about computer "stuff." For a few years I kept current on the office >> productivity suites of Microsoft, WordPerfect-Novel-Corel, and Lotus - >> sheeeeeeesh!!!! I was always chasing my tail during that era! >> >> Now, I realize I will know some things and not some others - so I turn >> to this group. Someone in this group always knows what I need to >> learn. Others have said it well, but I add my statement of profound >> gratitude to the members of this list, people from everywhere at every >> level of technical expertise, and in just about everything. What a >> blessing this team has been to me - and continues to be! >> >> I read the same information you did, back in the 70s. It's just amazing! >> >> You definitely made my day, >> Tina >> >> jwcolby wrote: >> >>>> My past week's experience starting to learn about Linux has me very >>>> >>>> >>> sensitive to the several "Swiss Cheese holes" in my knowledge. >>> >>> Get over it. ;-) NOBODY know everything and most of us know very little. >>> >>> Back in the 70s I read that at in the 1500s a "genius" could know >>> everything >>> understood about the world, all science, math, medicine etc. By 1970 a >>> Genius could not even know everything known about a single branch of >>> science >>> - math, physics, chemistry etc. Man's knowledge of the world was (at >>> that >>> time) roughly doubling every 4 years. >>> >>> Today it would be impossible to know everything there is to know about >>> programming languages or databases. That is why I laugh so hard when I >>> see >>> want adds with "must be experienced in Windows, Office, SQL Server, C#, >>> Java, HTML, etc etc let's throw in every technical term we know..." >>> >>> "Experienced in" and "useful" are two entirely different things. >>> >>> I strive to know one or two things very well and I can then look like an >>> expert somewhere in the world. I haven't gotten there yet but I still >>> strive. >>> >>> John W. Colby >>> Colby Consulting >>> www.ColbyConsulting.com >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com >>> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Tina Norris >>> Fields >>> Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2008 9:36 AM >>> To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving >>> Subject: Re: [AccessD] VM for different versions of Access >>> >>> Doug, William, et al, >>> >>> How does one decide which of the files to download? I'm using IE7, so >>> that >>> eliminates two of the files, but what would determine my choice among >>> IE7_VPC.EXE, IE7_VIS1.exe, IE7_VIS2.rar, and IE7_VIS3.rar? >>> >>> My guess is IE7_VPC.EXE, simply because I see "vpc" in this name, and I >>> have >>> no idea what "vis1," "vis2," and "vis3" are. Have I guessed correctly? >>> >>> Okay, if I'm just dumb, I'm just dumb - but it would be nice to really >>> know >>> what I'm looking at and what I'm choosing when I download something. My >>> past week's experience starting to learn about Linux has me very >>> sensitive >>> to the several "Swiss Cheese holes" in my knowledge. >>> I am going to gamble on my guess and go download IE7_VPC.EXE. >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Tina >>> >>> >>> >> -- >> AccessD mailing list >> AccessD at databaseadvisors.com >> http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd >> Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com >> >> > > > >