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I have been an IT professional for over 16 years. During that time I have accumulated a large store of knowledge and experience. This allows me to assist with a large variety of technology issues. My specialty is Database design primarily with MS Access. However, I can answer questions on many different IT related topics.
Experience in the area
I have worked in IT support for over 16 years. I have also helped people in cyberspace for a good portion of that time. I have been a volunteer staffer on Prodigy and AOL. I was the #2 ranked expert at AskMe.com (#1 in Technology) and am currently ranked at or near the top at Answerway.com and PointAsk.com.
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Recent Answers from ScottGem
2012-01-27 POS and Accounting:
The cost to create such software depends on whether you will write it yourself or not. If you can, it won't cost anything but your time. If you have to hire programmers, it can cost thousands just for
2012-01-12 query cost:
First, what platform are you working in? Some database management platforms have tools to determine Object Dependencies. Much of the info you ask fo is simply a matter of reading the SQL statement for
2012-01-07 Re:database:
You could run your own server locally that is accessible from the Internet, but I don't recommend that. The other option is to replicate the database from your web host to a local server. A lot depends
2012-01-07 POS software:
POS software is basically a database application. You are recording your sales as transactions in the database. You can certainly build your own using any database development platform. Microsoft
2011-12-12 recover data due to system error:
It does not sound like your friend did a system restore but a system recovery. A System Recovery returns the system to the way it came from the factory. Basically wiping out whatever is on the hard drive
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