[AccessD] Windows 8

ROTFL.  Best whacky definition I have seen in ages.

Virtual documents: What happens when the system dies and you have no backups

John W. Colby
Colby Consulting

Reality is what refuses to go away
when you do not believe in it

On 11/29/2011 2:26 AM, Jim Lawrence wrote:
> I think that what happens when you don't do your backups and the system
> crashes and then everything you lost is a virtual document. ;-)
>
> Jim
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Stuart McLachlan
> Sent: Monday, November 28, 2011 5:09 PM
> To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
> Subject: Re: [AccessD] Windows 8
>
> What do you mean by "working with" virutal documents.
>
> If you mean creating/editing documents, give me a decent keyboard and the
> fine resolution of
> a mouse pointer or stylus please.   How do you get anywhere near pixel
> precision with a
> fingertip?
>
>
> On 29 Nov 2011 at 4:25, Salakhetdinov Shamil wrote:
>
>> Darryl --
>>
>> Working with "virtual documents" by hands - two hands - on multi-touch
>> displays is no doubt more ergonomic and intuitive than using mouse...
>> The next logical step are "virtual desktops" - horizontally mounted
>> displays, "virtual blackboards" with "virtual keyboards" etc. - that's
>> another technological revolution of the ways of communicating with
>> computers by using a broad range of both hands gestures and voice...
>>
>> The next should probably be "virtual holographic displays" and 3D
> communication with them...
>>
>> Thank you.
>>
>> -- Shamil
>>
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