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Sun, Nov 1 2009 22:03

resolver one – an insulting advertisement

While at StackOverflow I came across the following advertisement. Note to resolver one advertising folks.  I like VBA.  There are improvements I’d like to see in the VBA editor but I do like VBA. So kiss my ***
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Sun, Nov 1 2009 13:06

A literary appreciation of the Olson/Zoneinfo/tz database

Ok, so this posting is not about Access but it is about a database/file with a lot of interesting historical information. A literary appreciation of the Olson/Zoneinfo/tz database
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Wed, Oct 7 2009 20:13

Sites pulling sneaky Flash cookie-snoop

“What's far less well known is that Adobe Flash software also features cookies that can be used in much the same way as HTTP cookies. Flash cookies can be used for storing the volume level of a Flash video but the technology can also be used as "secondary...
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Thu, May 21 2009 18:51

Outsourcing troubles

Health workers file lawsuit over **** payroll system Staff urge school board, health region to dump gaffe-prone **** payroll system These are in my home province. The name of the company providing the troublesome service is irrelevant. The troubles with...
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Mon, Apr 27 2009 16:02

I sure hope there is a final exam on this course

Project title: Need 15 Queries in Access "I need someone who can make 15 queries in Access 2007 and have to be done in sql view (this is a must). I want this for school home work and need them fast, as soon as possible. I will provide you with the...
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Mon, Apr 27 2009 2:13

Twitter and Swine Flu

Swine Flu I don't get Twitter. There is so much crap on there I just don't care about. And my life is far too boring to post any such minutiae. So I laughed quite hard when I saw the XKCD cartoon. Ok, so it is interesting reading about my sisters...
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Tue, Apr 21 2009 20:33

Did you know you can right click on a scroll bar?

And you get some interesting options. I never knew that. Some kind of blind spot is all I can think of.
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Mon, Apr 20 2009 13:03

Waking up Canadian

Waking up Canadian is a very cool and amusing video. I'm told this has gone low key viral. Thanks to Sasha the excellent Canadian Microsoft MVP lead for passing this one on. 1) I'm sure though that many Canadian bureaucrats had to go outsize their...
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Wed, Apr 15 2009 19:49

I've always been skeptical about Cloud computing ...

I've never quite understood the allure of cloud computing for individuals or businesses. Although I backup my files, including emails, every few days. Most consumers don't do that. I can understand why folks would want to use Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo...
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Sat, Apr 11 2009 18:24

How the Air Force deals with blogs - relevant to newsgroups and forums

I read with great interest the blog entry How the Air Force deals with blogs as well as the referenced Bureaucracies and New Media: How the Airforce deals with blogs . I totally agree with the sentence "At the same time what strikes me is this handy...
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Thu, Apr 2 2009 13:42

My Manhattan Project - How I helped build the bomb that blew up Wall Street.

My Manhattan Project How I helped build the bomb that blew up Wall Street. "Last month, my neighbor, a retired schoolteacher, offered to deliver my oysters into the city. He had lost half his savings, and his pension had been cut by 30 percent. The...
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Tue, Mar 31 2009 13:09

Package from Malaysia?

Did anyone send me a package from Malaysia? If so please email me. Otherwise I'm taking it to the RCMP for them to open it. There are a few people on the Internet in the newsgroups who really, really don't like me.
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Sat, Mar 21 2009 21:37

Scammer - Domain Registry of Canada (DROC)

Just got my annual letter for one of my domains from these scammers. But it's a duplicate of the one mentioned on this page Be Aware: Domain Registry of Canada Snail Mails so I can't be bothered to scan it in myself. "They look like a government...
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Wed, Jan 28 2009 19:52

Windows Live Family Safety Filter is an enormous pain

Windows Live Family Safety Filter is an enormous pain. I was called by a friend telling me that she couldn't get into her Internet banking. Turns out that some kind of Windows Live ID screen belonging to the WLFSF is obstructing every possible Internet...
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Wed, Jan 21 2009 0:20

Children sleep through smoke alarms

"In the first house, David and Louie, ages five and eight respectively, were still asleep after 3.5 minutes despite the squawking alarm outside their bedroom." "In the second home, one of the seven-year-old boys awoke 10 seconds after the...
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Sun, Dec 28 2008 19:43

Microsoft's Fargo campus mocks Redmond's snow

Microsoft's Fargo campus mocks Redmond's snow - A highly amusing mock emergency alert. I should add that in the last few weeks we've had a few days of wind chill temperatures of -40 as I walk to the coffee shop. And at those temps it only...
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Thu, Dec 4 2008 15:26

Unusual software bugs

Thanks to fellow Access MVP Graham R Seach for showing that these kinds of bugs really do have a name. And that it's not just me. " Unusual software bugs are a class of software bugs that are considered exceptionally difficult to understand and...
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Wed, Dec 3 2008 15:03

Do You Really Need A Christmas Tree?

Do You Really Need A Christmas Tree?
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Sun, Nov 30 2008 16:36

A Training Issue

A Training Issue <chuckle> Folks much younger than me won't necessarily get this one as they've never seen punched cards. I recall a client nearly thirty years ago telling me how they'd lose data if the tapes snapped. They'd splice...
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Wed, Nov 26 2008 0:13

Meteorite search update

Very interesting. Meteorite search update It was estimated to weigh 10 tonnes when it entered the atmosphere at 14 km/sec. Possibly football sized chunks. I sure hope the local farmers aren't troubled too much by *rsehole souvenir hunters but I know...
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