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Microsoft Access 2007

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from: Microsoft Software

January 30, 2007
Access 2007 does basically the same as any other previous versions, but they changed the screen presentation, so now everything is either hiding or in other places. It is like having bought a different manufacturer's product. (In a car, now the brake pedal would be in the steering column and the light switch would be the accelerator....)
I think I would have been better off downloading Open Office (for free.)
Also, it is very expensive.

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Microsoft Access 2007 Version Upgrade

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from: Microsoft Software

January 30, 2007
This product fulfills and exeeds all my expectations. It runs smoothly and fast, has many new features. A good value.

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Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Standard

Childrens Toy Shop > Software > Programming
from: Microsoft Software

December 17, 2007
I made a sea-change jump from VC++6.0 to Visual Studio 2008. I miss my old ClassWizard, but it only took a day or so to get familiar with the new methods. Probably the hardest thing to get used to is the change from Alt + E + I to launch Find-In-Files to using Ctrl + Shift + F. Even after weeks of using VS2008, I still do the old key combination.

The executables produced are great and the program functions reliably.

I would easily buy it again.

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Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Professional

Childrens Toy Shop > Software > Programming
from: Microsoft Software

December 17, 2007
Students can get the full NON Express editions for free, direct from Microsoft.

https://downloads.channel8.msdn.com/

You will have to reside in a supported country and be a student at an accredited university.

This is not a review of this product, but a note to students that I thought they should know about.

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Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Professional Upgrade

Childrens Toy Shop > Software > Programming
from: Microsoft Software

December 17, 2007
Talking about tools to make your life easy? Advanced, yet easy to use, functional! We just started dusing this suite on one of our websites, Micrososft really delivered with this software! Our programmers feel like in steroids! Kudos to Microsoft for making all this possible! [...]

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Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Standard Upgrade

Childrens Toy Shop > Software > Programming
from: Microsoft Software

December 17, 2007
I'm positive you're reading this because you are wondering what is eligible for an upgrade. Relax cheapskates, virtually everything makes you eligible:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/it-it/vs2008/products/cc263904(en-us).aspx

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Upgrade Pricing Eligibility

To qualify for upgrade pricing, you must be a licensed user of one of the following products:

* An earlier version of Microsoft Visual Studio
* Any other developer tool (including free developer tools, such as Visual Studio Express Editions or Eclipse)

Upgrade pricing eligibility does not apply for Volume Licensing programs.
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If worse comes to worse, install the free express edition and register it, but ... Read More:

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DarkBASIC 3D Games Creator

Childrens Toy Shop > Software > Programming
from: Enteractive Inc.

January 22, 2002
This was not at all what i expected. The game does not allow you to "jump right into it", you have to either know code, or go thourgh hours of tutorials and learning to get it right, and then you even get syntex errors because the booklet that came with it was wrong! It somehow reminds me of dos with a black screen and you sitting there putting in characters, which is probably what real game programing is. But if you just want something to play around with and have fun with, either look somewhere else or just get game maker from [...]

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Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Professional with MSDN Professional

Childrens Toy Shop > Software > Programming
from: Microsoft Software

December 17, 2007
This was not at all what i expected. The game does not allow you to "jump right into it", you have to either know code, or go thourgh hours of tutorials and learning to get it right, and then you even get syntex errors because the booklet that came with it was wrong! It somehow reminds me of dos with a black screen and you sitting there putting in characters, which is probably what real game programing is. But if you just want something to play around with and have fun with, either look somewhere else or just get game maker from [...]

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Filemaker Pro 9 Upgrade

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from: Filemaker Inc.

July 10, 2007
I have had Filemaker Pro 6 for years on my Mac. Use it daily. Never upgraded, but now needed new DB features, and was told by my programmer friend to get the new one. So, I bought the upgrade. It's fine except that you can't convert files from 6, because they changed the platform--something I found out after the fact, of course. My problem is that there was no warning that upgrading wasn't the right thing to do, that I should have bought new. I ended up having to upgrade the upgrade before opening it--for another $120, and with a bunch of rigamarole that included strings of ID letters/numbers longer than my arm. Just plain a hassle. The company should have clear policies on what CAN be upgraded, and not put people through this.

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Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 Professional

Childrens Toy Shop > Software > Programming
from: Microsoft Software


I have had Filemaker Pro 6 for years on my Mac. Use it daily. Never upgraded, but now needed new DB features, and was told by my programmer friend to get the new one. So, I bought the upgrade. It's fine except that you can't convert files from 6, because they changed the platform--something I found out after the fact, of course. My problem is that there was no warning that upgrading wasn't the right thing to do, that I should have bought new. I ended up having to upgrade the upgrade before opening it--for another $120, and with a bunch of rigamarole that included strings of ID letters/numbers longer than my arm. Just plain a hassle. The company should have clear policies on what CAN be upgraded, and not put people through this.