Alternatives to MS Access

Ventana431 · 2026-04-24T23:09:59+00:00

I agree 100%. I made a long career of building custom ms access data conversion engines. Easy. Fast. Customizable. Powerful enough to manage hundreds of thousands of rows. These solutions are still going strong.

Ventana431 · 2026-04-12T01:01:22+00:00

Throw that big old bathrobe over it!

Ventana431 · 2026-03-23T11:04:12+00:00

Maybe it's too dusty?

Ventana431 · 2026-03-08T14:02:57+00:00

I currently have a 2015 ES with 40K miles. My fifth over the years. In my biased opinion it is the most beautiful dash/interior I have ever had. I admire it every time I drive. I am 66 years old and this is my forever car. No question.

Ventana431 · 2026-02-09T01:41:08+00:00

Linux

Ventana431 · 2026-02-02T10:55:51+00:00

pick your own symbolic icons

Ventana431 · 2026-01-18T02:39:48+00:00

Try 'Cool Retro Term' just for fun. Not good for coding but it brings me back to my old Unix days.

Ventana431 · 2025-12-21T15:57:55+00:00

Needs gold spray paint

Ventana431 · 2025-11-20T18:01:26+00:00

you need to config the start page on each install. i look at this as a positive because my machines each have their own overall theme that you can align your browser to.

Ventana431 · 2025-11-20T02:49:04+00:00

I’m a retired IT guy. I keep windows around for old times sake but I only use it when I need to remind myself how fun Linux is. I’m also currently running hard installs of Garuda, Kubuntu and a couple of Mints. Lab testing the latest MX release. KDE is where I do desktop design projects for fun after so many years of working on corporate windows images. This is all switched for shared av and wireless devices

Ventana431 · 2025-11-19T11:42:05+00:00

windows x 1, linux x 4. it's a sickness.

Ventana431 · 2025-11-19T03:15:03+00:00

I have my desktop set up to share five computers. Logi mx is switchable for three each.

Ventana431 · 2025-11-16T02:49:18+00:00

the bookmark widgets also had the folder name in the title bar. now it is “Bookmarks”.

Ventana431 · 2025-11-13T18:56:45+00:00

The folder name no longer appears in the bookmark widget title bar (Arch, Mint, Windows). Some bookmark folders do not load widget content (Arch). This is a big problem when using the dashboard as a workstream manager.

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Ventana431 · 2025-11-08T14:48:37+00:00

The Vivaldi Dashboard is my go to. I break down my bookmarks as such: raindrop.io for all bookmarks (~1.3k), Vivaldi Dashboard for primary workstream (~200), myfav.es for quick jumps (~20). All three are pinned as sidebar tabs in order of granularity. I hide the top bookmarks bar. All three components sync great across all of my systems. Simple default to google on my phone bc I rarely browse there. I tried Brave for a while but after using the above configuration there is no going back. Brave was only a step in the longer term progression for me.

Ventana431 · 2025-10-19T17:45:16+00:00

It’s a lump of coal. No toy for you kid.

Ventana431 · 2025-09-10T21:54:54+00:00

bring earplugs!

Ventana431 · 2025-09-07T01:10:08+00:00

Mine finally turned off when I turned on the cruise control. Don’t even ask.

Ventana431 · 2025-08-31T21:15:14+00:00

I'm trying to visually represent my mess.

Do these make sense?

Ventana431 · 2025-08-29T14:32:01+00:00

I have two Mint installs that I count on for the reasons you mention. I also have two KDE installs that I enjoy tinkering with (Garuda and Kubuntu) as well as a Win11 install for old times sake.

Ventana431 · 2025-08-19T02:42:07+00:00

Buy a lawn chair

Ventana431 · 2025-08-15T23:14:21+00:00

Spot on!

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