John W Colby
jwcolby at gmail.com
Tue Jul 2 12:44:05 CDT 2013
I didn't hear about the free trial offer. Or is that one of those "10 day" things? John W. Colby Reality is what refuses to go away when you do not believe in it On 7/2/2013 1:09 PM, Tony Septav wrote: > Hey All > Why do I not see some of you most incredible individuals jumping on the free > trial offer from Alpha Five. John wake up. ACCESS has gone down the drain, > not our fault but MicroSoft dictates the results. > > Tony Septav > Nanaimo, BC > Canada > > -----Original Message----- > From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of John W Colby > Sent: July-01-13 9:53 PM > To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving > Subject: Re: [AccessD] Good Feelings To All > > Keep us informed. If it is all that, perhaps you can build a new career in > it. > > John W. Colby > > Reality is what refuses to go away > when you do not believe in it > > On 7/1/2013 8:09 PM, Tony Septav wrote: >> Hey All >> I took the dip and bought the program. Have not hat a chance at the > moment >> to totally evaluate the product, as I am doing home renos. But as Arthur >> says and I have seen this product blows the knobs off of ACCESS. >> >> Tony Septav >> Nanaimo, BC >> Canada >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com >> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin >> Sent: July-01-13 7:31 AM >> To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving' >> Subject: Re: [AccessD] Good Feelings To All >> >> I have a copy but haven't had time to evaluate it yet. But Arthur Fuller >> uses it and really likes it. I don't know if he's monitoring AccessD but >> you can get him on the tech and OT lists or directly at Arthur Fuller >> (fuller.artful at gmail.com). >> >> R >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com >> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Mark Breen >> Sent: Monday, July 01, 2013 12:47 AM >> To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving >> Subject: Re: [AccessD] Good Feelings To All >> >> Hi Rocky, >> >> I just saw you post about Alpha Anywhere. Have you used it ? Do you know >> anyone that is using it ? >> >> Hope all is great ? >> >> Mark >> >> >> >> >> On 18 June 2013 16:25, Rocky Smolin <rockysmolin at bchacc.com> wrote: >> >>> Does Alpha support relational db back ends? >>> >>> r >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com >>> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Arthur >>> Fuller >>> Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2013 8:22 AM >>> To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving >>> Subject: Re: [AccessD] Good Feelings To All >>> >>> Tony, >>> >>> I can speak only for myself, but since I declared my retirement, I >>> have found life a whole lot more fun than pretty much the four decades >>> since I graduated from university. I have a lot less money now than in >>> those decades, but I am lots happier than since my days in university, >>> which were perhaps the most fun years of my life. My current stage in >>> life is a close second. I'm learning Mandarin, reading 2-3 books a >>> week, working on my next HBO-style saga about the history of Chinese >>> crime in Canada, and rediscovering Mozart, to whom I have previously >>> given short shrift in favour of Beethoven. In my retirement years, I >>> have never felt more energetic and less pressured by deadlines. I love >>> it. >>> >>> I suppose that some people feel useless upon retirement, but I am not >>> one of those. I've shrunk the needs to spend and negated the desire to >>> keep up with the Joneses. I've discarded the huge majority of my >>> material possessions, either by sale or donation to the library or >>> Value Village, and the net result is that I feel more free than I have >>> felt in the past 3 decades at minimum. >>> >>> Recently an old client called me to request a few enhancements to the >>> app I wrote for him. The code began in about 2005 and I've done a few >>> weeks work on it every year since. It's a complex app and he is a >>> terrific friend, so there's no way in the world that I would abandon my >> end of the canoe. >>> There are two other things happening in terms of gigs: >>> >>> I'm mentoring a guy in San Francisco who I think holds the world >>> record for largest Access app ever written. Using MZTools, I >>> determined that the total line count of VBA code was 700K. There are >>> ~360 tables, and a MySQL back end. (He approached me because he bought >>> our book on MySQL ( www.artfulsoftware.com). >>> >>> I created a Volunteer-management app with an Access FE and a SQL >>> Server BE, for an NPO that handles housing for the aged and infirm. I >>> volunteered to do this because I recognize the value of their work. >>> The hourly rate on this gig is $0. Prior to my retirement, I would >>> never have had the time to do such a project, despite my empathy for >>> their work. Now that I have retired from the coding business, I have >>> lots of hours to throw against such a benevolent project. In about two >>> months, following local testing, we'll roll this baby out to ~300 >>> offices in ~20 cities. It's part of my "Giving Back" >>> strategy in my semi-retirement. >>> >>> I still do (very) occasional maintenance on Access projects, but have >>> shifted my focus to Alpha Five. I'm on the beta team for Alpha >>> Anywhere, soon to be released. In a word, it is awesome. "Anywhere" means >> just that: >>> write a web app once and it will run in any browser, plus tablet and >>> smart phone. Or, alternatively, write a traditional desktop app. I am >>> still mid-project on my first Alpha Anywhere app. It took me a while >>> to decide upon what to write in it, but finally it occurred to me that >>> I have the perfect app to try out on this new platform (perfect >>> meaning the existing Access app I've written for a client who could >>> most profit by the transition to smart phone and tablet). In terms of >>> complexity, I'd call it middle-level. It's an app for safety >>> inspection engineers. In case you don't know what they are, they visit >>> factories and take measurements at every workstation (drill, press, >>> robot) and pass or fail their current setup, supplying recommendations >>> for how to fix any detected problems. The client who commissioned this >>> app currently lugs a laptop around from station to station. Recently I >>> gave him a glimpse of the new version, written in the beta of Alpha >>> Anywhere. I showed him how it runs on my Nexus >>> 7 and he was blown away. >>> >>> In full disclosure, as a member of the beta team at Alpha, I am not >>> paid for my time and since it's privately held, own no shares and the >>> above should be considered my objective opinion, not a propaganda >>> piece. The simple fact is that should any potential Access gigs come >>> my way in the future, I will discourage Access as the vehicle and >>> suggest Alpha instead, for two >>> reasons: >>> it is wayyyy more powerful than Access, and it beautifully supports >>> desktop, web, smart phone and tablet. >>> >>> I'm doing the port of the aforementioned safety-engineering app on my >>> nickel. The client didn't request it; it just struck me as the perfect >>> example of what to gain by having an app written once that can run on >>> all these platforms. It's also an excellent excuse to keep >>> programming, but with the virtue that there is neither a deadline nor >>> a project manager nagging me. >>> >>> I repeat that I have nothing to gain personally from my endorsement of >>> Alpha >>> 5 and the forthcoming Alpha Anywhere. But this is my endorsement: >>> don't wait for Microsoft to release some sort of Access equivalent, >>> Visit the AlphaSoftware.com web site and download a trial and see for >>> yourself how superior it is. Nuff said. >>> >>> >>> >>> On Mon, Jun 17, 2013 at 10:39 AM, Tony Septav <TSeptav at uniserve.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Hey Guys >>>> >>>> I think we have become dinosaurs, our time has come and gone. Yes >>>> they may be some of you that are still being profitable with ACCESS >>>> projects >>> but >>>> let's be honest............... Sorry not trying to be the "Grim >>> Reaper". >>>> Getting that old wiener wagon and hanging out at the beach and >>>> watching wave babies is looking better all the time. The only >>>> problem is I am to old to remember what to do with a wave baby. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Tony Septav >>>> >>>> Nanaimo, BC >>>> >>>> Canada >>>> >>>> -- >>>> AccessD mailing list >>>> AccessD at databaseadvisors.com >>>> http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd >>>> Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> Arthur >>> Cell: 647.710.1314 >>> >>> Prediction is difficult, especially of the future. >>> -- Niels Bohr >>> -- >>> AccessD mailing list >>> AccessD at databaseadvisors.com >>> http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd >>> Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com >>> >>> -- >>> AccessD mailing list >>> AccessD at databaseadvisors.com >>> http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd >>> Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com >>> >> -- >> AccessD mailing list >> AccessD at databaseadvisors.com >> http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd >> Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com >>