AUG Video Recap Using Web APIs in Access with George Young (2024 Edition) Can Your Access App Talk to the Web? A Guide to Web APIs (an Access User Group talk with George Young; updated for 2024).
Week in Review Week in Review: January 4, 2025 Highlights include a deep dive into `&` vs. `+` for joining strings, a how-to video on using inline queries (i.e., subqueries), and working with the KeyDown and KeyPress events.
AUG Video Recap Table Field Types with Mark Edwards Understanding Field Types in Microsoft Access: A Comprehensive Guide for Table Design (an Access Beginners User Group talk with Mark Edwards)
Throwback Thursday Throwback Thursday: January 2, 2025 In today's edition of Throwback Thursday, we revisit some of my favorite Allen Browne-inspired articles.
twinBASIC Weekly Update twinBASIC Update: December 30, 2024 Highlights include the 2024 Year in Review for twinBASIC along with several minor bug fix releases to address regressions introduced in last week's major BETA release.
AUG Video Recap Custom Ribbons Using CommandBars with Adrian Bell How to Create Custom Ribbons Using CommandBars in Microsoft Access (an Access Europe User Group talk with Adrian Bell)
Week in Review Week in Review: December 28, 2024 Highlights include customizing ribbons using command bars, details and migration guidance for New Outlook, and an analysis of when to index boolean fields.
Throwback Thursday Throwback Thursday: December 26, 2024 In today's edition of Throwback Thursday, we tackle every programmer's favorite topic: Technical Debt.
twinBASIC Weekly Update twinBASIC Update: December 24, 2024 Highlights include the long-awaited release of BETA 623 (with major improvements to VB6 compatibility) and the announcement of a new twinBASIC Gold Sponsor: XYplorer.
Email The Truth About New Outlook: A Guide for IT Decision Makers With automatic migrations beginning January 2025, protecting your business-critical automations and custom solutions requires immediate attention.
Week in Review Week in Review: December 21, 2024 Highlights include image processing with ImageMagick, navigating forms in VBA with SetFocus and GoToControl, and using UI Automation to identify the current ribbon tab.
AUG Video Recap Table Design Fundamentals with Juan Soto Table Design Fundamentals in Microsoft Access: Best Practices for Beginners (an Access User Group talk with Juan Soto)
Throwback Thursday Throwback Thursday: December 19, 2024 How do you loop by month in VBA? Coding it clearly is surprisingly difficult. We explore several approaches in today's edition of Throwback Thursday.
AUG Video Recap Building COM Add-ins with Geoffrey L. Griffith Building Office COM Add-ins with Visual Studio Tools: Part Two of a Two-Part Deep Dive (an Access Pacific user group talk with Crystal Long and Geoffrey L. Griffith)
twinBASIC Weekly Update twinBASIC Update: December 17, 2024 Highlights include a new pending changelog, a more useful Excel XLL add-in proof of concept, and another major commercial VB6 project mulling a twinBASIC migration.
AUG Video Recap Making Access Add-ins with Crystal Long Creating Add-ins for Microsoft Access: Part One of a Two-Part Deep Dive (an Access Pacific user group talk with Crystal Long and Geoffrey L. Griffith)
Business The Secret to Better Proposals: Know Which Question to Answer Whether your prospect is questioning the need for custom software or evaluating developers, discover how to craft proposals that speak directly to their concerns.
Week in Review Week in Review: December 14, 2024 Highlights include how to create Access and COM add-ins, Outlook COM automation alternatives (Mailgun, Graph API), and using AI in VBA development.
Email Mailgun: Quick Start Guide for VBA Developers Sample VBA code and step-by-step instructions for sending a simple test email via the Mailgun email service (no credit card needed).
Throwback Thursday Throwback Thursday: December 12, 2024 Check out my three most-used everyday tools in today's edition of Throwback Thursday.
Email Mailgun: An Email-Sending Alternative for Access Developers For VBA developers grappling with the looming specter of "New Outlook" and Microsoft's general disdain for COM automation, Mailgun offers an intriguing alternative.
AUG Video Recap Microsoft Graph API with Maria Barnes Working with the Microsoft Graph API from VBA: Preparing for the New Outlook (an Access User Group talk with Maria Barnes).
twinBASIC Weekly Update twinBASIC Update: December 9, 2024 Highlights include a proof of concept Excel XLL add-in written in twinBASIC, the TBMAN toolkit twinPACK, and a successful port of the OrdoPdfReader OCX.
AUG Video Recap Web APIs in Access with George Young Using Web APIs in Microsoft Access: Connecting Access Applications to Online Services (an Access User Group talk with George Young)