Is that where they send all the pv's?

All of which is a long distance from my attempts today to evaluate Access 2013 as a drop-in replacement for gaffing around with MySQL (and especially the client). It's almost as if Microsoft don't actually want to sell software. All I wanted to do was download a trial version before buying, but could I do that without signing up for a Microsoft account? Could I hell as like.

Instead I will stick with MySQL.

I think that was a good choice.  I'm usually a proponent of most of MS's software but Access hasn't been useful in years, if it ever was. I think I recall having success with it when I was really using ColdFusion a lot years ago.  Recently I've not even been able to figure out how to use it!  I was really beginning to think that I've hit that age where learning new things is hard and not worth the trouble but your post proves otherwise!  Proves it I say!

I used Access for some time years ago. But it soon became passé once I learned some basic SQL. I guess I'll never know whether it's made up the gap

And I also find myself less inclined to fight my way through new stuff. There was a time when I would, but life's too short

I feel the same way but I fight it.  I enjoy learning new things but it's taking longer and longer.  The Dr. that delivered our first child told my wife "Always be learning!".  He didn't realize that I was the one who was going to listen to him!

I have no problem with learning new things, but I do have a problem with fighting through BS.