“Chunk” Programming

LIDA, despite the fact that it is built using Microsoft Access for an engine, is truly the product of a computer programmer. And, as you may have learned, most computer programmers aren’t “normal folks.” Alan Cooper, in his book, “The Inmates...

Installer Package Builders

One of the biggest challenges, okay, obstacles to overcome when developing a program like LIDA to be distributed to a wide number of users is How do you PACKAGE the distribution so it’s easy for the users to install? I’ve had to dig into researching this...

Computer Challenges

Just like everyone else in the world who uses computers, I also occasionally run into challenges with my own computer. Yesterday was one of those days when my computer started giving me fits. It started when I was answering an email from one of our Beta Test Team, and...

Who’d’a Thunk – Install Hassles?

When we rolled LIDA out to the Beta Test Team about a week ago, I was expecting several of the testers to find a number of bugs I overlooked as I was rushing to get LIDA ready for beta test. And indeed, they did find some, but not nearly as many as I was afraid they...

Multiple Libraries! Woo-Hoo!

As of today, with LIDA Beta Release version 0.9.003, LIDA users now have the capability to … (a drum roll, please) … …Manage Multiple Music Libraries in LIDA! In this posting, I will share with you how it works, and how to take advantage of this...