Number 210 - November 2000

UPDATE
Fixing SuperCalc 4's TODAY     Many an old timer, including your editor, shed a tear when our DOS-based SuperCalc 4's date function "TODAY" would no longer accept today's date from the computer after 31 December 1999--a true casualty of Y2K. We, personally, had several complex MACROs (what SuperCalc called Execute (.XQT) files) calculating such arcane stuff as as Personal Net Worth, involving about 20 separate, personally-designed and developed, Asset and Liability spreadsheets. Oh, we found a workaround solution but it's not nearly as elegant as having the TODAY function working its magic as before.     Visiting a Website dedicated to SuperCalc questions at www.computing.net/ windows95/ wwwboard/ forum/ 950.html, we ran across a note by Erich Wagner of London, England posted January 5, 2000, that he had found where the upper limit year was stored and changed it successfully--thus restoring TODAY as a viable function. We dropped him a line and after an exchange or two we now have the TODAY function back and functional until the year 2100. If you used SuperCalc macros employing the TODAY function, or you simply want to continue using TODAY in your copy of SuperCalc, read all about it in the article.. The Perfect Gift     Looking for a last-minute gift that's quick, easy and keeps on giving the entire year? With the gift-giving	season approaching, consider giving a membership in Tacoma Open Group for Microcomputers, with an automatic one-year subscription to the TOGGLE newsletter. In an era of flight to on-line newsletters, TOGGLE is one of the few hard copy newsletters still delivered to your mailbox--to be read and re-read to glean the most from the computer-related articles. This is an especially appropriate gift for a friend or relative who is new to computing and interested in learning how to use and enjoy the PC. It is also appropriate for the more experienced user who gains by association with, and discussion of software and hardware of common interest with, other users sharing similar experiences.     Point out to them that our meeting discussions (Q&A periods) and newsletter subject matter range from that for absolute beginners to esoterica fit for the expert with twenty years of computing experience.     If you have a friend or relative who constantly "borrows" your copy of the latest TOGGLE, a gift membership might be especially welcome.     Idea copied from North Texas PC News. Recap October Presentation     If you missed Dave Smith's presentation on Website Design last month or if you just want to review it again, go to: www.harbornet.com/ tuffanuff/ webclass/ class01.html
Number 210 - November 2000