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Enhanced MsgBox and Forms with Olaf Nöhring and André Minhorst

Enhanced Message Box and Professional Calendar Tools for Access Applications (an Access User Group talk with Olaf Nöhring and André Minhorst)

twinBASIC Weekly Update

twinBASIC Update: February 18, 2025

Highlights include an advanced tB ribbon demo from fafalone, an IDE option to prevent code tab stacking, and a simple tB updater from jdelano0310.

AUG Video Recap

Access Frameworks with John Colby

Why Your Access Apps Need a Framework (and How to Build One) (an Access User Group talk with John Colby)

Week in Review

Week in Review: February 15, 2025

Highlights include using passthrough queries for reports, a new query designer bug, and an update (sort of) to the official Microsoft Access Roadmap.

Throwback Thursday

Throwback Thursday: February 13, 2025

In today's edition of Throwback Thursday, we explore the greatest gift we can give to future programmers: writing readable code.

AUG Video Recap

Data Ingesting Pipeline with Roy Kim

From IoT Hub to SQL: Real-Time Factory Data Processing in Azure (an Access User Group talk with Roy Kim)

twinBASIC Weekly Update

twinBASIC Update: February 10, 2025

Highlights include a new WebView2 sample implementing the Markdown-it project, a new release of the tBLoader project, and the discovery of some long-hidden VBA bugs.

AUG Video Recap

All About Table Relationships with Steve Owen

Are You Using Access Table Relationships Correctly? (an Access User Group talk with Steve Owen)

Week in Review

Week in Review: February 8, 2025

Highlights include videos on the new modern charts feature, how to show the Windows font dialog, using Nz() outside of Access, and the Command design pattern in VBA.

Bug Alert

Bug Fix: Mousewheel Event Bug

Microsoft releases an official fix for the MouseWheel events bug originally introduced in Access Version 2412.

Throwback Thursday

Throwback Thursday: February 6, 2025

We dive into the deep end of debugging VBA in today's edition of Throwback Thursday. We cover the Watch window, including how to avoid some nasty performance side effects.

AUG Video Recap

DBeaver: Database Management Tool with Kevin Bell

How to Visualize and Document Complex Database Relationships Beyond Access (an Access User Group talk with Kevin Bell)

twinBASIC Weekly Update

twinBASIC Update: February 4, 2025

Highlights include support for creating enterprise-level Windows services in twinBASIC (with working samples) and a tB IDE Add-in for copying VB6 controls to tB.

AUG Video Recap

Using Treeviews with Access with Pete Poppe (Maj P)

How to Handle Large Hierarchical Datasets in Access Using TreeViews (an Access User Group talk with Pete Poppe)

Week in Review

Week in Review: February 1, 2025

Highlights include exploring VBA error handling scenarios, a native VBA dictionary replacement, and the Rubberduck VBA style guide.

AUG Video Recap

Runtime Ribbon Changes with Adrian Bell (NeoPa)

How to Add Custom Buttons to the Access Ribbon Without XML (an Access User Group talk with Adrian Bell)

Throwback Thursday

Throwback Thursday: January 30, 2025

In today's edition of Throwback Thursday, we dive into one of my core programming principles: some bugs are better than others (with a "real-life" lesson from Office Space).

Prompt School

Understanding Context Length: 5 Techniques for Maximizing AI Chat Effectiveness

Context length affects every AI chat session, but few developers know how to manage it effectively. Learn these essential strategies to improve your AI-assisted development work.

AUG Video Recap

When to Use SQL Server with Juan Soto

How to Decide Between Access and SQL Server for Your Database Applications (an Access User Group talk with Juan Soto)

twinBASIC Weekly Update

twinBASIC Update: January 27, 2025

Highlights include a dedicated folder for managing user customizations to the twinBASIC IDE and an update on the status of the Rubberduck v3 project.

AUG Video Recap

Control Tip Text with Greg Regan

Why Built-in Access Tooltips Fall Short (and How to Fix Them) (an Access User Group talk with Greg Regan)

Week in Review

Week in Review: January 25, 2025

Highlights include a new release of Rubberduck VBA, how to create forms wider than the current 22" limit, and using Azure to create a data ingesting pipeline.