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Reader Question: How Do I Make Value-Based Pricing Work?

Value-based pricing is not a synonym for fixed-bid pricing. To make it work, you need to focus on the business value you can generate for the client.

Hidden Features

Understanding the Access ColumnWidth VBA Property

The ColumnWidth property of an Access datasheet has some strange behavior, especially when it comes to its special values: Default Width and Size to Fit.

twinBASIC Weekly Update

twinBASIC Update: May 21, 2023

Highlights include a twinBASIC port of the classic Lemmings PC game, the potential sale of Wayne's MDE conversion service, and a mention in the 8bitnews Newsletter.

Week in Review

Week in Review: May 20, 2023

Highlights include a series on building a calculator in Access, selling Access solutions with Juan Soto, and creating an HTML table from an Access table.

Basic

Should you install 32-bit or 64-bit Access in 2023?

Which version of Access (and/or Office) should you install: 32-bit or 64-bit? We go way deep into the differences and similarities between the two options.

Commentary

VBA Cracks RedMonk's Stack Overflow Top 15 for 2023

VBA may never be a GitHub heavyweight, but it holds its own among other top languages in terms of Stack Overflow popularity.

Announcement

UPDATE: Office Apps WILL Run on Windows Server After October 2025

Earlier this year, Microsoft quietly reversed its decision to end support for running Office apps on Windows Server at the end of 2025.

Commentary

Documentation-First Development

The act of writing end-user documentation before software development offers a host of surprising benefits.

Tools

Instantly "Copy" Huge Files Using Hard Links in Windows

Hard links are a well-hidden feature of the Windows file system. Don't let Linux users have all the fun!

twinBASIC Weekly Update

twinBASIC Update: May 14, 2023

Highlights include the return of regular twinBASIC releases, the twinBASIC Update video from Access DevCon Vienna, and multiple tB appearances on Hacker News.

Week in Review

Week in Review: May 13, 2023

Highlights include 3 publicly released videos from DevCon 2023 and an a.p.r. pillai article/Eric Blomquist video on using class modules to reduce form code.

Reports

HELP! My Access Report is Missing Information When my Users Run It

Your Access report runs fine on your computer, but it's broken when an end user runs it. What gives?

Business

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.

Form Design

The Hard Truth About Message Boxes in Microsoft Access

Just because you know it's true, that doesn't make it any less frustrating.

DevCon

Northwind 2.0: The Access Database Template You've Been Waiting For

It only took 30 years, but Microsoft Access finally has a set of templates showcasing the best of what Access and its community of experts have to offer.

Video

VIDEO: twinBASIC Update at DevCon Vienna 2023

Learn about what the future of twinBASIC and Microsoft Access might look like from my Access DevCon Vienna 2023 presentation.

twinBASIC Weekly Update

twinBASIC Update: May 7, 2023

Highlights include a new Access library from Ben Clothier built with twinBASIC, a project status update from Wayne, and a couple of tB mentions in Reddit.

Week in Review

Week in Review: May 6, 2023

Highlights include automating DSN-less links to SQL Server, a deep dive on the form delete events, and the full release of the new Edge-based browser control.

Announcement

Edge-Based Browser Control Officially Released

It's officially here. The new Edge-based web browser control for Microsoft Access is now Generally Available for Microsoft 365 versions 2304 and later.

AI

How to Use the CLEAR Framework to Get Better Results from ChatGPT

Five concepts to help you improve your "prompt engineering" skills.

DevCon

Documentation Update from Jeff Conrad

Microsoft content manager Jeff Conrad provides a surprisingly interesting behind-the-scenes look at how Access documentation is created and managed.

DevCon

Microsoft Access - Latest Innovations and the Road Ahead - Access DevCon 2023

The Microsoft Access team provides updates on Code Signing, Dataverse, In-App Messaging, the Edge Browser Control, and future development priorities.

DevCon

Access DevCon Vienna 2023 - Day Two Recap

A brief recap of the five sessions on Day 2 of Access DevCon Vienna, the premiere English-speaking Microsoft Access global conference.

twinBASIC Weekly Update

twinBASIC Update: April 30, 2023

Highlights include twinBASIC's annual DevCon Vienna appearance and fafalone's ucExplorer control running in 64-bit MS Access.

Week in Review

Week in Review: April 29, 2023

Highlights include the release of the Northwind 2.0 database templates, automatic form resizing, and a deep dive into VBA events with a.p.r. pillai.