[AccessD] MS 365 Upgrade to Family

[James Button]

Maybe have a good look at what you can get from Google.

I understand that the spreadsheet app now includes links to web sites for data
extraction, 
and it comes with gmail as well as gdrive and works under windows and android - 
OK - I don't know about on Iphones. 

Then again, 
Are you looking for online use of the device(s), 
or just email when you (occasionally) have a connection.

My main consideration re office is compatibility with those that I get files
from, and send to.
And the Family version - for the online storage  !

Personally, I consider the 6TB of backed-up online storage worth the cost.
especially at ( sold by rather than via) Amazon prices.
Compare the cost of a pair of 6TB drives - or 6 pairs of 1TB drives.
and the expected lifetime - and remembering to backup the drive you use as the
destination for backups of your systems drive 


With the added consideration - backup on Onedrive can be downloaded onto a newly
purchased system
 - after a disaster - Lightning strike, fire. flood, or just having all the IT
stuff stolen - backup drives as well.


JimB


-----Original Message-----
From: AccessD
<accessd-bounces+jamesbutton=blueyonder.co.uk at databaseadvisors.com> On Behalf Of
Arthur Fuller
Sent: Saturday, February 25, 2023 2:43 AM
To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
<accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
Subject: Re: [AccessD] MS 365 Upgrade to Family

This aggravation proved just too much, I've decided to abandon the MS suite
and begin learning the LibreOffice stuff, for starters.

I will still keep my old 2016 versions, but I think that my experience
today sort of broke the bond I thought we had.

I think that it's time to explore LibreOffice and PostGrSQL in depth.

I realize that I am a krill in their ocean of customers, but given that I'm
retired, who gives a s**t about what I think? I'm going to embark on an
intensive program studying the LibreOffice stuff, concentrating on Base
(its DBMS), but  looking to see what I can duplicate in the absence of VBA.
I know that Base offers an equivalent language, so that's Step One. Then we
shall see where it goes from there.

On Fri, Feb 24, 2023 at 6:42 PM Kathryn Bassett <kathryn at bassett.net> wrote:

> And Family comes with 5 more seats, so I've installed on Dave, my sister,
> and 2 of Arlene's computers.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: AccessD <accessd-
> > bounces+kathryn=bassett.net at databaseadvisors.com> On Behalf Of Susan
> > Harkins
> > Sent: Friday, February 24, 2023 11:47 AM
> > To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'
> > <accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
> > Subject: Re: [AccessD] MS 365 Upgrade to Family
> >
> > I can only speak from my own experience. My 365 license comes with all
> the
> > Power apps and some of them are powerful apps. With the Power apps and
> > SharePoint (which comes with my 365 license), I have an incredible number
> > of easy-to-use tools at my disposal. I'd not go back.
> >
> > Susan H.
> >
> >
> > What's the advantage then of 385 over say O2021?
> >