Charlotte Foust
cfoust at infostatsystems.com
Mon Mar 23 10:34:56 CDT 2009
Hah! I STILL feel that way about XP's native look. I always make it look as much like 2K as possible! Charlotte Foust -----Original Message----- From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Drew Wutka Sent: Sunday, March 22, 2009 9:36 PM To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving Subject: Re: [AccessD] FMS Article on the new features in Access 2007 Honestly, I thought the same thing with XP, when it first came out. Windows 2000, which rocked, was just plain blue. XP brought in all sorts of fancy color schemes and window 'softening'. We need to keep the graphic artists at work, don't we? ;) Drew -----Original Message----- From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Charlotte Foust Sent: Friday, March 20, 2009 3:50 PM To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving Subject: Re: [AccessD] FMS Article on the new features in Access 2007 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! What an obnoxious thing to do to your customers! Susan H. -- AccessD mailing list AccessD at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com The information contained in this transmission is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain II-VI Proprietary and/or II-VI Business Sensitive material. 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