Are there any free or low cost options for having a Remote Desktop tool for Windows Vista Home Premium? [more inside]
posted on Aug 21, 2008 - 13 answers

How can I merge two different Access databases? [more inside]
posted on Aug 19, 2008 - 7 answers

I have a three person Mac OS X office where we need to have remote access to about 4GB of files. I have looked around extensively for a solution and so far have not found an acceptable one. We have tried to use Back to my Mac and Apple Remote Desktop but the other two users are not that technically adept and it seem too complicated for them. Out problem is further complicated by the fact that we sometimes access the same files, so we can have version problems as well. Back to my Mac has never worked period. Could I use Amazon S3 storage? And manage with Subversion or Git? Are there reasonable clients for Subversion and Git. Drobo with network card seem over the top and too costly. Having the files on the cloud would be a perfect solution, however a local solution that could be accessed from anywhere will work as well. To further complicate we are thinking of having one person access via PC.
posted on Aug 19, 2008 - 7 answers

How do I best store information about transactions with contacts and companies in an Access 2003 database? [more inside]
posted on Jul 24, 2008 - 4 answers

Can you recommend a forms based database like Filemaker, MS Access, or OoO Base, but lightweight? [more inside]
posted on Jul 21, 2008 - 3 answers

I am at a new job with restricted internet access. They have a list of white listed sites, but no one seems to know what sites are on the list, and I can't ask anyone because the company uses a third party solution and their website doesn't have a list of the sites.. Is there a program that will determine what sites are on the white list by brute force?
posted on Jul 14, 2008 - 9 answers

How do you all manage the information that you find in various places, online and off, and make it findable later? [more inside]
posted on Jul 10, 2008 - 18 answers

Access 2003: I have this database that is truly awesome along with some equally awesome queries. Co-workers have recognized this awesomeness and want to start running their own queries but know nothing of Access. Is there a user-friendly option? [more inside]
posted on Jul 1, 2008 - 4 answers

Should I worry about a WiFi access point owner spying on me? [more inside]
posted on Jun 19, 2008 - 18 answers

We use clinical software that uses a MS SQL database. It has a five million records weighing in at 40 GB. The software doesn't have a mobility option but we need one. The company has it on their feature request list but its at least 3-5 years away. HELP. [more inside]
posted on May 29, 2008 - 20 answers

Recommend me a low cost terminal/pc/laptop/whatever with an ethernet adapter and a way to access the web. [more inside]
posted on May 28, 2008 - 15 answers

What is the legality of providing free/cheap wifi to neighbors? [more inside]
posted on May 15, 2008 - 16 answers

What books / reference materials / training resources for Access 2003 can you recommend for a n00b? [more inside]
posted on May 14, 2008 - 3 answers

So I created an Access database in order to manage the printing of postcards. I need to send out postcards to people on a monthly basis to remind them about an upcoming meeting. I used the Label wizard in Access to create a report that I can use over and over. I am also using the Avery 5389 postcard paper stock. This stock should print two postcards per 8.5x11 sheet. When I look at the print preview the first page looks correct, with 2 sets of data top and bottom. When I print preview (or print) from the second page on, only one postcard, the top one, is printing per page. WTF is going on with Access? [more inside]
posted on May 12, 2008 - 3 answers

Can US citizens access US Naval home ports abroad? [more inside]
posted on May 3, 2008 - 2 answers

I have a particular propriety database application that has a great feature for users to document notes and changes to the db. Annotated screenshot here. Basically, you click on the little yellow sticky note and the documentation window pops up and users can enter notes about changes, etc. Its so useful I would like to use it all the time. [more inside]
posted on Apr 27, 2008 - 3 answers

Why does the integrated wireless radio on my laptop stop working? [more inside]
posted on Apr 20, 2008 - 6 answers

What is the easiest (and free) method of exporting a MySQL database and getting it (intact) into Access ? [more inside]
posted on Apr 3, 2008 - 3 answers

Why isn't a query in Access returning the correct data compared to the equivalent query in SQL Server. More inside. [more inside]
posted on Mar 31, 2008 - 11 answers

My computer won't let me access certain websites. What gives? [more inside]
posted on Mar 16, 2008 - 15 answers

How can I mail-merge data from MS Access to Word from two different database tables? [more inside]
posted on Mar 5, 2008 - 6 answers

At work, I'm being asked to maintain an older Access 2003 database. The database sits on a network drive, but it requires that network drive to be mapped to Y:/. This is a problem because all of the users have it mapped to different drives. How can I get it to stop referencing a specific drive letter? [more inside]
posted on Mar 3, 2008 - 3 answers

I'll be visiting the USA for a couple of weeks this summer, and I would like to attend a few classes at Caltech in order to get an idea of what school is like over the pond. Will I be able to do so? [more inside]
posted on Feb 27, 2008 - 12 answers

How do I get more WiFi range on my laptop computer? More info follows. [more inside]
posted on Feb 27, 2008 - 9 answers

I need to query data from another table that I'm already writing to. [more inside]
posted on Feb 6, 2008 - 6 answers

I want to make a dictionary database of words, where I can query part of speech, spelling patterns, pronunciation patterns, number of syllables, definitions, etc. Is Access best for this? Or are there other smaller, free applications you would suggest? Ideally I would like a lot of control over query output layout. Ease of use is important. (I never felt Access was so user-friendly [maybe that's true of all databases in general], but I'm a whiz at Excel. Unfortunately, using XL as a DB isn't very pretty.)
posted on Jan 29, 2008 - 4 answers

How do I group values by a variable in Excel 2007? Essentially, I want to run a query. [more inside]
posted on Jan 25, 2008 - 8 answers

What are some good resources for designing an access control and permissions system? [more inside]
posted on Jan 17, 2008 - 1 answers

Please help my friend limit his daughter's access to the internet at night. [more inside]
posted on Jan 16, 2008 - 26 answers

Help me design a small Access application to run a prize drawing. As I see it, the MC will open the application and click the Draw button, which will select from the available prizes for that month. Once drawn, that prize becomes unavailable. MC will then type in the winner's name and click Save, setting the form ready for the next contestant. Specs and examples follow. [more inside]
posted on Jan 16, 2008 - 8 answers

Every night at 12:10AM, the brand new primary hard drive in my computer begins grinding away for a duration of 10-60 seconds. Why? [more inside]
posted on Jan 14, 2008 - 12 answers

How can a fool make a table in an Access database reference another table, using SQL and ASP? [more inside]
posted on Jan 11, 2008 - 10 answers

I'm looking for broadband internet connectivity options for my (quite non-tech-savvy) in-laws. They live in a somewhat rural area in Wisconsin where no cable or DSL service exists. [more inside]
posted on Jan 1, 2008 - 21 answers

Good, inexpensive, (preferably free) online course or certification in MS Access or other database software? [more inside]
posted on Dec 6, 2007 - 1 answers

Remote Desktop Connection across domains/workgroups. How can this work? [more inside]
posted on Nov 26, 2007 - 6 answers

Please help me with a giant SQL-ish mess. I need a better solution than MS Access for dealing with millions of records and building queries. [more inside]
posted on Nov 19, 2007 - 12 answers

I work for a municipality that televises its public meetings on a government access cable channel -- I need help finding a way to make these cablecasts available to the public online. Regular video hosting services I've looked at don't seem to be quite what we're looking for. [more inside]
posted on Nov 13, 2007 - 10 answers

I've been asked to create a software facility through which a nurse can print medicine dosing cards for patients. [more inside]
posted on Nov 5, 2007 - 2 answers

Our main MS Access database seems to have ballooned mysteriously. Our membership database which was 12 megabytes as of at least April is now 78! We did not acquire 66 megabytes worth of new members, whats the deal? [more inside]
posted on Oct 24, 2007 - 4 answers

How to route between subnets and share one internet connection? (network topology pic inside) [more inside]
posted on Oct 16, 2007 - 12 answers

I need recommendations of some books for Excel and Access. I'm looking for something referency, but still readable. [more inside]
posted on Oct 8, 2007 - 6 answers

Access 2007 - how can I embed a running total on a form? [more inside]
posted on Sep 25, 2007 - 5 answers

I have a Mac laptop, which replaced my PC which I used for many years.....I recently found out that there is some files and such on my PC that I need to take of my computer and store onto my new external hard drive....Yes, I should of did this before hand.... [more inside]
posted on Sep 20, 2007 - 12 answers

We need to turn off the internet! What is the best program for temporarily disabling our access? We need one solution for a Mac and one for Windows. Ideally we'd like something with a timer (where the internet is turned off for x number of hours) or something that requires a difficult process to unlock it. [more inside]
posted on Sep 19, 2007 - 10 answers

Microsoft Access: How do I save a 'global variable'? [more inside]
posted on Sep 11, 2007 - 2 answers

Forgive me for asking such an embarrassingly basic MS Access question. I have two voter lists. Each one has a list of voters, and each voter has a unique identifying number as well as some other fields. There are some voters who appear on both lists (having identical voter numbers on both lists) and some voters who appear on only one. I am only concerned with the voters who appear on both lists: how do I import some fields from one list to the other so that the unique identifying number for each voter is matched by that voter's data from the other list?
posted on Sep 9, 2007 - 7 answers

Google wants to access the phone logs on my BlackBerry. Cancel or allow? [more inside]
posted on Aug 22, 2007 - 2 answers

Help me exert dread control of 50 laptops! [more inside]
posted on Aug 10, 2007 - 20 answers

New computer won't connect to internet... [more inside]
posted on Aug 6, 2007 - 16 answers

I have a strong memory that there's an OS X command-line tool that can dump to the terminal a running log of all disk accesses, including which executable is reading or writing. It was very handy in figuring out what the Mac was doing when the disk was busy but the load was low. Does anyone remember what this was?
posted on Jul 30, 2007 - 9 answers