Drew Wutka
DWUTKA at Marlow.com
Sun Mar 22 23:36:46 CDT 2009
WinAmp must be trying to do something other then just play the music, my guess is that it's trying to get info about the MP3 over the web, so playing the MP3 isn't setting off alarms, but accessing the web is.... Drew -----Original Message----- From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of David McAfee Sent: Friday, March 20, 2009 4:08 PM To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving Subject: Re: [AccessD] FMS Article on the new features in Access 2007 I used to think Win XP was "teletubbied" after switching over from W2K. I've turned off most of the vista crap like transparent title bars, a lot of eye candy, switched to classic view on the control panel. I'm pretty happy with it. The only thing that I think is funny is when clicking on an MP3 to listen to it and it starts up WinAmp and plays the song(s) but a message box pops up stating that I need admin rights to run it and asks if I want to continue (even though the song is playing away). :) On Fri, Mar 20, 2009 at 1:49 PM, Charlotte Foust <cfoust at infostatsystems.com > wrote: > I think the fairy godmother twinkle is what I hate most about Vista. > That and anything I can't change to a classic style so I can find what > I'm looking for. > > Charlotte Foust > > -----Original Message----- > From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Drew Wutka > Sent: Friday, March 20, 2009 12:49 PM > To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving > Subject: Re: [AccessD] FMS Article on the new features in Access 2007 > > This seems to be a dual thread, between 2007 and Vista. > > What do you hate about Vista. I think one of the core problems with > Vista (and actually any new OS), is that computers have DRASTICALLY > increased in abilities in the last few years. Windows 2000 was a real > jump in performance and stability, but when it came out, a top of the > line computer was a first generation PIII (perhaps 500 mhz, if you were > pushing it, with 512 megs of RAM (if you had the money)). > > Now, I can get a duo core 2.4 ghz desktop with a decent hard drive and a > gig of RAM for a few hundred bucks. And that's where the rub is. > > Unless you are a gamer, or into very high end processing stuff (like > modeling software, where millions and millions of calculations are > required), you standard computer has been more then adequate for the > typical user. Checking email, writing word docs, etc....all of this was > fine even in the DOS days. As computers got faster and had more storage > capability, videos and music came into the picture. Most of that is > just fine with even a PII. > > So your typical user has way more power at their finger tips then they > actually need. However, the clincher is that most people don't realize > what they should really have to truly get better performance. > > XP was great. I can easily run on a PIII with 512 megs of RAM. It runs > better with a faster processor and more RAM, but then again, it really > didn't do a lot on top of being a Windows OS. Vista, gets much closer > to what an OS should do. It should push your machine to the max with > every feature that can be crammed in. One thing left out of Vista > (though I believe it has the capability set as ready to go), is a new > file system. FAT went to NTFS, but then it stopped. A SQL Server like > file system would improve all sorts of things, and make a whole new > range of capabilities possible, but it would be devastating to older > systems, Access included. Access is a file based database, it needs the > ability to read and write to specific sections of a file. FAT and NTFS > do that fine, but a file system setup more like a relational database > wouldn't handle minute file changes very well. > > Something to keep in mind. To get the most out of Vista (and OS > designed to get the most out of your machine), you need to be aware of > the actual components that are behind computer power. > > Processor Speed: Anything in the gigahertz range is immensely fast. > You aren't going to see any real change between a 3.4 ghz P4 and a 3.6 > ghz P4. So don't blow your money on the absolute fastest processor. > > RAM: This is pretty critical, but most people don't realize that they > really should be running as much memory as possible, not just more then > the minimum. If you want to see Vista running nicely, you should have > at least 3 to 4 gigs. > > Drive Speed: This one is so often missed, when buying a computer. To > really kick a machine up in performance, I recommend going with a RAID. > Striped Mirrors are probably the best when it comes to performance and > redundancy. Get fast spinning (and quick access times), double them up > with a strip (so you write to two drives or more at the same time) and > duplicate them with a mirror (so you are reading from two drives at the > same time). > > Video power: Video used to be the realm of the gamer. But in today's > high bandwidth world, graphics are getting heavier and heavier, and > Vista takes advantage of that by providing a much flashier OS. Either > get a higher end video card, or turn off all of those features in Vista. > > Drew > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Susan Harkins > Sent: Friday, March 20, 2009 1:38 PM > To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving > Subject: Re: [AccessD] FMS Article on the new features in Access 2007 > > > > > Thanks for that Charlotte. > > So bottomline, they are not listening. > > Wow. > > I wonder.... given the low sales, low adoption rate, and poor > acceptance > > of > > Office 2007 whether or not that will change....hmmmmm. > > Food for thought. > > > ========07's been out for a long time and none of the publishers I write > for care whether I support it or not -- I am still writing for 03 and I > try to include 07 instructions were necessary, but I write from the 03 > point of > > view. I seldom get a "how do I do that in 07?" request if I forget to > include a parenthetical. > > A poll we took a while back showed that less than half of my Office > audience has upgraded to 07 -- 07 is a dismal failure if that's all you > consider. > > However, I know that "corporate" types have upgraded in large numbers. > So, > if MS is looking at only the hefty licensing, then yeah, they think it's > a success. > > I could really use a new system, but I can't even face the Vista > problem. I hate Vista and I would be miserable working on it, and danged > if I want to pay extra for a downgrade to XP! 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