Category Archives: Access

Tech Support Call From 1985

Posted on June 29, 2016 by Biggus Dickus

I received THIS request for tech support YESTERDAY … Hi Dick, Would you please tell me what a Code A is and how we fix it. When we try to add soy loads to one of the years we get … Continue reading →

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This post is about the Windows 10 Start Menu Corruption BS ….

Posted on April 13, 2016 by Biggus Dickus

I am going to talk about something that most users of Windows 10 have not run into yet, so most will probably be inclined to just write this post off as irrelevant to them .. Just wait !! This post … Continue reading →

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My Rules For Solution Engagements …

Posted on April 7, 2016 by Biggus Dickus

I’m baaaack … again … I have decided that I just cannot not blog … I have too many thoughts and I sure would hate to see all the knowledge I have accumulated disappear with me into retirement someday (or … Continue reading →

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My Thoughts On Excel TV

Posted on July 17, 2015 by Biggus Dickus

Earlier this week I appeared on the Excel TV broadcast with Rick Grantham, Jordan Goldmeier and Oz du Soleil …  It was great fun for sure and I hope it was somewhat valuable to the broad Excel community (and even … Continue reading →

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Changes In Procurement Practices Are The Death Of Us All …

Posted on June 2, 2015 by Biggus Dickus

Just replied to someone on LinkedIn in a  conversation about Access work getting really thin lately …  Thought my response might be a good blog .. (additions in blue) .. Jeff asked …”Has the market shifted to hiring contract programmers? … Continue reading →

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Windows 10 – To Infinity and Beyond !!!

Posted on May 11, 2015 by Biggus Dickus

As I discussed here earlier the following has been officially announced by the MSM: http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-32658340 There are all kinds of implications of this – and one of them is NOT the death of Windows … quite the contrary.  Even if … Continue reading →

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Access In The Cloud – Forever?

Posted on February 6, 2015 by Biggus Dickus

OK – here goes … 1. Have you and your business used Microsoft Access to help run your business for years ? 2. Are you pretty much completely happy with this Access solution and have invested a great amount of … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Says What They Really Think

Posted on July 28, 2014 by Biggus Dickus

Thanx to Debra over at Contextures for letting me know about this presentation from the Office 365 Garage Series: http://blog.contextures.com/archives/2014/07/28/excel-roundup-20140728/ What we’re seeing here is an open statement by Microsoft that full-featured client Office is dead and that we must all … Continue reading →

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The Microsoft Rapture

Posted on July 21, 2014 by Biggus Dickus

Read this link before reading my comments here: http://www.geekwire.com/2014/internal-memo-microsoft-cut-external-staff-18-months-requiring-six-month-break/ I believe that this (even more than the 18000 announced last week – most of whom are at Nokia) will force a HUGE reorg of Microsoft before the end of 2014 … Continue reading →

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Data Access Is STILL The Problem

Posted on July 15, 2014 by Biggus Dickus

Below is a replay of a posting I made here waaaay back in 2011.  It discusses an issue that is not only STILL a problem for people trying to help businesses analyze their data but that is now exponentially worse … Continue reading →

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