Monthly Archives: August 2009

Access vs Web

Posted on August 30, 2009 by Biggus Dickus

A friend was over for dinner last night who is an IT manager and former client of mine.   I have done several hugely succesful major Access/SQL Server applications for this guy when he was with another corporation. We went into my office and … Continue reading →

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Helping Friends

Posted on August 29, 2009 by Biggus Dickus

It’s Saturday morning and I’m sitting with my Grandkids watching Cartoons on the HDTV.  Well not quite…. I’m also listening to Yo Yo Mah play at the Kennedy funeral on my PC (scares me that I actually remember Winston Churchill’s funeral – I’m not … Continue reading →

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Interesting Response

Posted on August 28, 2009 by Biggus Dickus

I recieved several responses to my Who Are You? question and thanx to everyone for letting me know who you are. But: 1.  Either about 7 people visit the site several times a day or quite a few people would … Continue reading →

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Who Are You?

Posted on August 27, 2009 by Biggus Dickus

I have noticed a spike in attendance here whenever I mention Excel and not so much when I mention Access.  In part I assume that’s because most of you found me thru my friend Mr. Murphy’s site (or thru the … Continue reading →

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The Last Excel Weakness

Posted on August 26, 2009 by Biggus Dickus

If I can only think of 3 weaknesses in Excel that’s pretty good I think …. I love Excel, but I continue to be disappointed every day that being an expert in the product gets lower and lower in value.  … Continue reading →

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Another Excel Weakness

Posted on August 25, 2009 by Biggus Dickus

This week is my week to get my beefs about Excel on the record (for better or worse for my reputation in Microsoft). My next beef is the nagging frustration that when cells are Merged they will no longer automatically Word-Wrap, … Continue reading →

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A Lingering Weakness Of Excel

Posted on August 24, 2009 by Biggus Dickus

I work very hard to build bullet-proof applications that are as locked-down as possible from user meddling and just plain honest things that they MIGHT do in the course of their use of the application that might mess things up.   … Continue reading →

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Will Gemini Break The Bottleneck?

Posted on August 16, 2009 by Biggus Dickus

For years I have been integrating Corporate data into my Excel and Access applications, proving the value of the technology over and over.  There have been huge gains in connectivity over the years and the capabilities of those two products … Continue reading →

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Terminal Server – Why Not?

Posted on August 8, 2009 by Biggus Dickus

I have been using Terminal Server to host Access apps since the NT 4.0 days.  I also use Citrix at clients on a daily basis.  As far as I’m concerned the use of Terminal Services (TS) in a corporation with multiple … Continue reading →

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