[AccessD] VM for different versions of Access

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
>
>
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>> 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
>>>
>>>
>>>       
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