AUG Video Recap Cached ODBC Connections with SSO with Ron McCarry Secure Your SQL Server Data Without Compromising the User Experience (an Access User Group talk with Ron McCarry)
Throwback Thursday Throwback Thursday: January 23, 2025 We dive into the difference between IIf() and IIf()--that's not a typo--in today's edition of Throwback Thursday.
AUG Video Recap Drag and Drop: Behind the Scenes with Alessandro Grimaldi Building Drag-and-Drop Interfaces in Access with Pure VBA (an Access User Group talk with Alessandro Grimaldi)
twinBASIC Weekly Update twinBASIC Update: January 21, 2025 Highlights include new localization support (with 10 languages already!), expanded theming capabilities, and a whopping 19 new beta releases.
AUG Video Recap Developing COM Add-ins with Phillip Stiefel How to Extend Access's Development Environment with Custom COM Add-ins (an Access User Group talk with Philipp Stiefel)
Week in Review Week in Review: January 18, 2025 Highlights include a new MouseWheel event bug in Access v2412, an exploration of connection strings in Access, and a deep dive into complex datatypes.
Bug Alert Bug Alert: MouseWheel Event Broken in Access Version 2412 Info and a workaround on the latest Microsoft Access bug which breaks custom VBA handling of the Form's MouseWheel event.
Throwback Thursday Throwback Thursday: January 16, 2025 We explore the value of learning other programming languages and incorporating elements from them into VBA in today's edition of Throwback Thursday.
AUG Video Recap Converting ADP to ACCDB with Juan Soto Converting Legacy ADP Files to Modern Access ACCDB Format (an Access User Group talk with Juan Soto)
twinBASIC Weekly Update twinBASIC Update: January 14, 2025 Highlights include official support for tB IDE themes, new UserControl events (PreKeyUp/PreKeyDown), and a big announcement from the XYplorer software team.
AUG Video Recap Modern Chart Improvements with Maria Barnes Modernize Your Access Reports with Ten Powerful New Chart Types (an Access User Group talk with Maria Barnes)
AUG Video Recap Relationships and Indexes with Crystal Long, Kent Gorrell, & Adrian Bell Hidden Indexes and Relationship Gotchas: Access vs SQL Server Deep Dive (plus a bonus discussion of bit flags) (an Access User Group talk with Crystal, Kent, and Ade).
Week in Review Week in Review: January 11, 2025 Highlights include creating COM add-ins with VB.Net, deploying Access updates, sorting MVFs, a current Access User Group list, and a new recurring section on End-of-Life dates.
AUG Video Recap Image Cataloguer in Access with Chris Arnold Organizing, tagging, and managing a large collection of images or photos with Microsoft Access (an Access Europe User Group presentation with Chris Arnold).
Throwback Thursday Throwback Thursday: January 9, 2025 Today's edition of Throwback Thursday is all about the DoEvents function: What it is; Where to use it; When to use it; Why it works; and How it works.
twinBASIC Weekly Update twinBASIC Update: January 7, 2025 Highlights include an experimental tab control, a New Year's sale on perpetual tB licenses, and a tB package with a Timer object and an INI config file reader object.
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.