[Hidden-tech] [SPAM] Re: [SPAM] Re: Simple database suggestions

[Rich]

 Paul is on target - in fact, Excel for years has been the most common 'database' used by
many people for basic
data collection - clearly not a DATABASE - it is just fine to what it sounds like Deborah
asked for.

On 10/5/2010 9:15 PM, Paul Stallman wrote:
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> I'm just suggesting based on the request that a database might not really be needed.  It
> maybe overkill given what Deb was asking for.  I know the request said database but data
> can be stored collaborated and shared in a variety of ways.  Just my opinion that Google
> Docs would be a fast easy and secure way to share that data.  Without knowing the full
> scope I suppose none of us truly know the best answer.  I was just trying to provide a
> solution that didn't require learning a database solution if learning the tech was an
> issue.  Not trying to dismiss any other solutions.
>
>> On Oct 5, 2010 7:59 PM, "Roger Williams" <roger at qux.com <mailto:roger at qux.com>> wrote:
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>> >>>>> Paul Stallman <paul at alias-solutions.com <mailto:paul at alias-solutions.com>> writes:
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>> > I'm with Jeff - Google Docs would be fas...
>>
>> Except that Google Docs doesn't include a database application.
>>
>> I took Deb's request for "a simple database solution" literally, as OS X
>> already has the ability to create a PDF file from a text file.
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