Forum Replies Created

Viewing 15 posts - 541 through 555 (of 938 total)

  • Reply To: The Computing Revolution

    From my admittedly aging perspective, I think sometimes the best 'revolution' is to go back and rethink and simplify things and make sure we are doing this the best, most...

    • This reply was modified 5 years, 8 months ago by skeleton567.
    • This reply was modified 5 years, 8 months ago by skeleton567.
  • Reply To: The Ultimate Home Office

    HomeOfficeLeftHomeOfficeRight

    This is my home office shared with my wife who owned a graphic design studio.  The modular furniture been used in three different homes...

    • This reply was modified 5 years, 8 months ago by skeleton567.
    • This reply was modified 5 years, 8 months ago by skeleton567.
  • Reply To: Adapting Privacy

    Sure, like I'm going to PAY someone on the promise to keep my data secure?  I may be old and possibly even a bit senile, but I ain't THAT stupid...

  • Reply To: Changing Computer Retail

    Latkinson, I still have a Gateway 9-bay tower 386 in my basement.  Always thought it would make a great server case,  could have my own 'cloud' with today's drive sizes.

  • Reply To: Changing Computer Retail

    I used to get both Byte and Computer Shopper too.  And the Computer World news.  And yes, Mad Magazine too.  Had many of them saved, but several relocations fixed that.

    Those...

  • Reply To: Changing Computer Retail

    After my first PC purchased in the early 90's (386DX-25 with 4MB of memory and a 105MB hard drive), I built all my personal desktops.  I don't think I...

  • Reply To: Changing Computer Retail

    I think the main issue with the lack of live retail shopping is the lack of much detail on the configuration of much of the hardware.  When looking at hardware...

  • Reply To: Changing Computer Retail

    I was in my fourth developer position, all IBM mainframe use, when the Apple 2+ was released.  My wife and I purchased one and took a class in Apple Basic...

    • This reply was modified 5 years, 9 months ago by skeleton567.
    • This reply was modified 5 years, 9 months ago by skeleton567.
  • Reply To: Moving away from an RDBMS

    Well, my career progressed from card decks (80 column, then 96 column) and MICR sort machines, then flat files that we had to write sort utilities to reorder, through indexed...

    • This reply was modified 5 years, 9 months ago by skeleton567.
  • Reply To: A Digital Wish Card for Ken

    Ken, I prayed for your recovery and wellness first thing this morning when I heard.  Hoping for the best outcome for you.

    Rick

  • Reply To: Retraining the World

    I have suggested this earlier, but it has been several years, so will put it out here again.  I found that a great source for me to dabble in new...

    • This reply was modified 5 years, 9 months ago by skeleton567.
  • Reply To: Falling Over our Assumptions

    "Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication"  Leonardo da Vinci.

  • Reply To: Banker’s Rounding. What is it good for?

    Rod at work wrote:

    Thank you for this information, Rick. I've tried to refinance my home a couple times before, but never got anywhere with it. I've no idea why, because when I...

  • Reply To: Banker’s Rounding. What is it good for?

    Hey, folks, speaking of mortgage payment rounding, I will share with you all something that is happening right now with mortgages.

    A year ago I relocated and took a mortgage instead...

  • Reply To: Banker’s Rounding. What is it good for?

    Jeff Moden wrote:

    skeleton567 wrote:

    One is the fiasco caused by their Y2K 'work-around' for for 2-digit years in the QIF inport/export file format...

    Good lord... I had to work through all of that...

    • This reply was modified 5 years, 10 months ago by skeleton567.

Viewing 15 posts - 541 through 555 (of 938 total)