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January 2

Ubuntu 16.04 with Nemo

Hi. I've been having trouble getting some of my thumbnails to show on Ubuntu 16.04 and i'm out of options as to what is causing it. I edit my music files to have covers and change the icons. When i do this only 1 image icon changes (instead of all 12). I increased the thumbnail setting up to 8GB and installed Gedit to push it to maximum. Now the icons display perfect on thumb drives connected to Ubuntu or Windows, but not when copied to Ubuntu desktop. Does anyone know how i fix this? I'm using Nemo, instead of Nautilus. Thanks 81.137.240.118 (talk) 10:48, 2 January 2018 (UTC)

Database software

I'm currently using "MS Excel v2010" for databasing purpose. What else would you recommend?

Note: I've used "MS Access v2010" in the past. I have to learn it again if you direct me to it. What I recall, you can attach or link image files in it, just like "MS Excel v2010". Am I right? Plus, a tutorial is sought if you guide me to this please.

123.108.246.90 (talk) 15:34, 2 January 2018 (UTC)

We can't recommend anything without knowing what you want it for and why Excel doesn't meet your needs. I suggest you take a look at Comparison of object database management systems, Comparison of object-relational database management systems, and Comparison of relational database management systems.--Shantavira|^{feed me} 16:10, 2 January 2018 (UTC)

You won't be able to link images (or anything else) in Access, at least not that I'm aware (and I was an Access programmer for several years). You can link to an existing Access database in an Excel spreadsheet, however, through either a Data Link, or ODBC. As to whether to use Access or Excel, if you really need a database, then I would recommend taking the time to re-learn access. You can duplicate much of what a database does in Excel using spreadsheet links and the various LOOKUP functions, but this becomes unmanageable very quickly (trust me, I've seen it). Access is pretty easy to learn, especially if you've used it before, and Microsoft has several video tutorials online (which is how I first learned to work with it).OldTimeNESter (talk) 02:46, 3 January 2018 (UTC)

https://support.office.com/en-us/article/access-video-training-a5ffb1ef-4cc4-4d79-a862-e2dda6ef38e6 (((The Quixotic Potato))) (talk) 15:00, 3 January 2018 (UTC)

Use Microsoft SQL Server Express Edition, the free to use and lite version with less user resrictions. USe SQL Server Management Studio Express and link it by ODBC to MS Access, if necessary. Excel and LibreOffice Calc got default functions like DLOOKUP for use simple database operations on a sheet. --Hans Haase (有问题吗) 17:58, 6 January 2018 (UTC)