by Tom Chandler | Nov 19, 2020 | Holidays and Inspiration
Thanksgiving is coming… The Thanksgiving Holiday in the US is a week from Thursday. I suppose each of us, in one or more ways, has been affected by the pandemic, racial tensions, a downturn in the economy, a distrust of people in or seeking for power, and a...
by Tom Chandler | Nov 18, 2020 | Holidays and Inspiration
Although it has been a crazy year, we still can take time to consider the many blessings we have.
by Tom Chandler | Aug 15, 2020 | Databases
What is an input mask? An input mask is like a face mask. A face mask covers the opening (mouth) that otherwise would allow bad things into the human body. An input mask is similar. It acts like a mask by preventing bad things from being entered into a database field....
by Tom Chandler | Jul 21, 2020 | Databases
According to the Oxford dictionary a field is “an area of open land, especially one planted with crops or pasture, typically bounded by hedges or fences.” A farmer may have many fields; some that grow cotton, others that grow corn, or wheat or potatoes. Some, as shown...
by Tom Chandler | Jul 12, 2020 | Databases
Where did that name come from? As you work with computers, you come across terms that make you wonder how they got their names. For example, why is the main circuit board of your computer called a “motherboard”? Or why is your computer’s digital...
