Access Day 2026: Long-Term Care for Access
Links and resources from my talk today at J Street Technology's in-person Access Day conference at Microsoft Headquarters in Redmond, WA.
The Opportunity
Choosing and Executing a Strategy: A 4-Step Approach
Forget the military analogies. What do strategy, operations, and tactics look like inside a software development company?
Mike Wolfe
A Different Discipline
Working on Someone Else’s Code Base: Why Applications are Easier to Write Than Maintain
Writing greenfield code is easier (and more fun!) than maintaining an existing application. But that doesn’t mean it’s a good idea.
Mike Wolfe
Things You Should Never Do, Part I
Netscape 6.0 is finally going into its first public beta. There never was a version 5.0. The last major release, version 4.0, was released almost three years ago. Three years is an awfully long tim…
Joel Spolsky
The Value Matrix: Prioritizing Client Issues
The Value Matrix: A Framework for Prioritizing Development
Software developers are content writing great applications, but consultants understand the importance of delivering big business impact.
Mike Wolfe
Tools & Techniques
GitHub - joyfullservice/msaccess-vcs-addin: Synchronize your Access Forms, Macros, Modules, Queries, Reports, and more with a version control system.
Synchronize your Access Forms, Macros, Modules, Queries, Reports, and more with a version control system. - joyfullservice/msaccess-vcs-addin
joyfullserviceB-BEAR: Quick and Dirty SQL Server Testing
Begin, Before, Execute, After, Rollback. This technique makes testing your SQL Server statements a snap.
Mike Wolfe
The Hour-Tracking Journey
From Palm Pilots to Google Sheets to Clockify, I take a trip down hour-tracking memory lane.
Mike Wolfe
Structuring the Deal
Long-Term Support for Access
Reliable Microsoft Access Developer Support For Your Business-Critical Applications
Mike Wolfe
Pricing Annual Technical Support
How am I trying to fix my biggest business mistake? By giving my clients three options that explicitly address their risk tolerance.
Mike Wolfe
Level Billing: A More Predictable Way to Bill Hourly
If you bill by the hour, you probably have clients with whiplash as their invoices yo-yo from month to month. Provide them predictability with level billing.
Mike Wolfe
Additional Resources
MDE to MDB Conversion - Retrieve VBA code from your MDE/ADE Databases
Convert your MDE applications back to MDB form, including VBA source code.
Past Access Day Presentations
Access Day 2024: The Access Developer’s Guide to Version Control
A list of resources and further reading for my 2024 Access Day presentation on version control with Microsoft Access.
Mike Wolfe
Access Day 2025: Outlook COM Automation Alternatives
Links and resources from my talk today for J Street Technology’s in-person Access Day conference at the mothership (aka, Microsoft Headquarters).
Mike Wolfe
