Recent content by RandyStalding

The last time I developed a multi-user Access application I started from scratch. In this case scratch means interviewing group members and collecting existing forms and spreadsheets that each individual needed to to their job. The goal of these interviews is twofold: 1) get the users to tell...

Don't forget to have the user's permissions set to "read only".

I had the same feeling when I saw Windows 8. It appears that a lot of folks have folks have a similar opinions. I've been putting off buying a new laptop because all of the new machines come with Windows 8. It occurred to me that I could wipe Windows 8 off of the machine, and replace it...

Did you provide IT support in Kandahar?

Recently received another CS degree from a local community college. I am an old data processing guy being retrained as an IT Specialist. The old skills learned in the 1960's still seem to be useful today, but the technology has changed markedly. The local community college has hired me as a...