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Couple of years ago I’ve faced with unpleasantness when I’ve upgraded couple of Windows 98 workstation to Windows XP: FoxPro 2.6 applications simple consumed so many system resources that everything is hit: printing takes longer than usual, network traffic throughput is reduced since processor does not have free time to deal with these issues, it’s mainly occupied with currently running MSDOS session with foxpro application within. Some recommendation was to adjust idle sensitivity settings on shortcut but it does not solve the problem: depend of settings you can choose between two extremes: to confess all resources to foxpro process, or to take them from it (in which case foxpro application is running very slow - almost useless). Continue reading ‘FOX 2.6 DOS consume your resources?’ »

For the last several months I’ve been trying to find apropriate solution to track my money incomes and expenses, together with budgeting… I’ve been tested several solution but if they were good enough there were not free, otherwise they have lack of functionality… I’ve spend some times on some spreadsheet documents I was able to download and try to adjust them to my needs… Even I made them suit my needs, it was only for the limited time due to lack of spreadsheet design and logic… I have had difficulties to reconcile with fact in case when I borrowing money to my friends, I’m the one who should record this transaction and later remind them to pay me back… And I’m not making any profit in that! It was too much… Then I’ve decided to look for some online solution and on third attempt I’ve discovered Buxfer!

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or on any other data source. Ms Access ability to process large amount of data may come very handy in many cases. Of course, you can perform those analyzes in Excel itself but doing it using Access is both much more comfortable and error-proof. Excel is irreplaceable when you should check less than hundred rows of data but when row numbers came to several hundreds and more possibility to make errors raise exponentially. At the other hand, Access operate with whole columns and it make this job easily as possible. On this post it will be explained how to link Excel on Access, but you can use the vary same method to link Excel on any other data source like text files, xBase, ODBC… Continue reading ‘MS Office: Link Excel to Access’ »

Microsoft campaign for Office Accounting Express 2007 say it is an essential tool for managing your business finances. Whether you’re a small or home-based business, you can use this accounting program to make pen and paper-based tasks a thing of the past. With the familiar look and feel of Microsoft Office, Office Accounting Express 2007 helps you get organized, save time and sell online. Sound nice? Continue reading ‘MS Office: Accounting Express 2007’ »

Sometimes master data in your ERP or similar software could be full with obsolete definitions not used anymore. It could look like they should be erased from databases to make data more reliable. There are to many reasons not to do it. Regardless it is item master data, partner master data or any other master data type… Once opened master definitions should exist for all eternity. Clearing those unused definitions could cause more troubles than benefits. Continue reading ‘Master Data Purge’ »

Information technologies today put us (IT persons) in more advantage position compared to other peoples. Doing this job for several years I often come into position when I questioning myself - Am I still on a good way or I’m endangered to mislead myself? Continue reading ‘IT Ethics’ »

Almost a year ago, when I’ve talked to manager&owner of one domestic business software company, I’ve been asking him why talking codes are not well supported in their products. His answer was no one is using them anymore, they are obsolete. After one more year of experience in ERP area my conclusion is that you can found talking codes very attractive solutions. If they are implemented on a good way they will save thousands working hours to related analyst position within your company. Continue reading ‘Talking Codes’ »