Holiday Happy Easter "Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. He is not here; he has risen, just as he said."
Week in Review Week in Review: March 30, 2024 Highlights include recent Access bug fixes, a zoom box replacement, a RubberDuck 3 update, and integrating ChatGPT into Access.
Tools KeePass: The Ideal Combination of Security and Convenience Applying lessons from XKCD, the Iraq war, and recent cyberattacks to choose the best tool to safeguard your sensitive data.
Hidden Features AutoKeys: One of Access's Most Well-Hidden Secrets How I used one of the least discoverable features of Microsoft Access to create a global help shortcut key integrated with wiki-based documentation.
Tools DokuWiki: A Versatile Tool for Developer and End-User Documentation DokuWiki is a one-stop-shop for developer and end-user documentation--with support for both online and offline use cases!
Backwards Compatibility Refactoring Procedure Signatures: The Do's and Don'ts Best practices for modifying procedure signatures while maintaining backward compatibility.
Under 100 What is a Procedure Signature? The concept of procedure signatures explained in under 100 words. #Under100
twinBASIC Weekly Update twinBASIC Update: March 24, 2024 Highlights include the return of support for twinBASIC IDE Add-ins, global search in the IDE, two new projects from fafalone, and an eye-opening twinBASIC poll.
Week in Review Week in Review: March 23, 2024 Highlights include VBA RegEx options with the coming death of VBScript, adding users to an Azure SQL database, and an interview with the author of a new Access book.
AI The AI Ecosystem Evolves: Foundational Models Give Way to Specialized Implementations in 2024 The rise of specialized AI in 2024 will bring about a new era of intelligent, industry-specific solutions that will redefine the way businesses operate.
Recap Microsoft MVP Summit 2024: Top Takeaways for Access Developers From new Access features to VBScript deprecation and the coming end of VBA in Outlook, here's what you need to know from the 2024 MVP Summit.
Announcement Final Lineup Announced for Access DevCon Vienna 2024 The final lineup is in for Access DevCon Vienna 2024. Check out the speakers and all 12 presentation topics. And don't forget to register!
Version Control Hosting Mercurial Repositories Online with Helix TeamHub Helix TeamHub is the obvious choice for Mercurial repository hosting for solo Access developers and small teams.
Backwards Compatibility Discoverability vs. Compatibility: The Dilemma of Evolving the Access Object Model Stringly-typed properties: a necessary evil for maintaining backward compatibility in Access?
twinBASIC Weekly Update twinBASIC Update: March 17, 2024 Highlights include independent TypeLibrary versioning and a detailed explanation of the new Runtime Tracing feature.
Week in Review Week in Review: March 16, 2024 Highlights include continuous form tricks from IslaDogs, hiding the Access interface, sharing data outside your local network, and a Trust Center settings deep dive.
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.
Version Control Access Version Control: A Quick Start Guide With this step-by-step guide, you'll be using version control with Access in under 20 minutes.
Commentary Microsoft MVP Summit 2024 Engaging with the Access team, exploring the future of VBA, and advocating for the Access community.
AI The One Policy That Proves Microsoft is All In on AI Spanish Conquistador Hernán Cortés would be proud.
Announcement twinBASIC at Access DevCon Vienna 2024 Join me at Access DevCon Vienna 2024 for my presentation on creating MZ-Tools-style VBIDE addins using twinBASIC.
twinBASIC Weekly Update twinBASIC Update: March 10, 2024 Highlights include a new Trace Mode debugging feature, improved IntelliSense performance, and details of my upcoming twinBASIC presentation at Access DevCon.
Week in Review Week in Review: March 9, 2024 Highlights include the new and improved Better Access Charts, combo box record lookup techniques, and an authoritative list of known MS Access bugs.
Version Control Five Types of Files to Exclude From MS Access Version Control The provided sample .hgignore and .gitignore files are good starting points when setting up new Microsoft Access version control repositories.
Tools Installing TortoiseHg: Step-by-Step Step-by-step instructions for installing my preferred distributed version control system (DVCS) for Access developers looking to get started with version control.