[Hidden-tech] MS Access Questions

[Rich Roth]

It might be worth checking out an open source application,

I'd suggest looking at https://www.libreoffice.org/discover/base/

You can import the Access databases using the buildin extension 
described here
http://extensions.libreoffice.org/extension-center/access2base

Since Libreoffice is open source you can try it just by downloading it
         http://www.libreoffice.org/download/libreoffice-fresh/

Rich

On 11/23/2015 1:10 PM, Adrienne LaPierre wrote:
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> Thanks to Allen, Doug, and Jeff for pointing me toward SQL/MySQL.  I 
> understand the big picture better now.  It seems that this would be 
> the logical path for a host of reasons with security at the top of the 
> list.  However, the database I'm referencing is very small (< 600 
> records, not sure how many tables are involved, majority of the 
> records are archived) and from what I can tell SQL makes a lot less 
> sense at this scale.
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> Allen--not being able to find Office 2010 from a reputable third party 
> seller is precisely my problem.  We're getting three new computers, 
> but only one of the old computers is being taken out of service.  The 
> others are just being transferred to new employees who also need 
> Office 2010.  I see lots of totally untrustworthy sites offering 2010 
> but nowhere I would actually purchase from.
>
> So can anyone recommend a reputable seller of Office 2010 Professional?
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> On Fri, Nov 20, 2015 at 1:44 PM, Allen Belkin <albelkin at comcast.net 
> <mailto:albelkin at comcast.net>> wrote:
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>     Hi Adrienne,
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>     My general recommendation is to not be in a rush to upgrade
>     anything unless there is good reason. This is especially true of
>     recently-released versions. I’m also going to try to stick with
>     Windows 7 as long as I can – I don’t think any of my business
>     clients have upgraded to Windows 8 or 10.
>
>     I’d also be careful about moving to the cloud. The main drawbacks
>     are that you are totally dependent on a good internet connection,
>     and that you are putting you data in the hands of a large,
>     far-away corporation. Advantages are off-site access to your data
>     (if you need it, though there are other ways of accomplishing
>     that) and possible lower cost of hardware, infrastructure and
>     maintenance (though you’d want to look carefully at the big
>     picture regarding costs). I’ve been finding Office 365 in
>     particular to be real flaky – often it won’t accept my login and
>     then an hour later, it does.
>
>     I believe Microsoft Office 2010 is no longer sold separately by
>     Microsoft but is available through third-parties or on some of the
>     Microsoft subscriptions. If you are taking the old computers out
>     of service, or don’t need Office 2010 on them, you should be able
>     to transfer the licenses.
>
>     I agree with Doug and Jeff – Microsoft Acccess databases are not
>     considered secure and an upgrade to SQL Server (or an open source
>     client-server database such as MySQL or PostGreSQL) is what you
>     need to be HIPAA-compliant. You’ll be able to use the same
>     front-end, but it will require some tweaks.
>
>     Best regards,
>
>     Allen
>
>     Allen Belkin
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>     //Custom Software Solutions//
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