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).
Tools Dark Mode All the Things If exposure to excessive light will render your undead body a pile of ash--or you simply want to reduce eye strain--this app-by-app list of Dark Mode settings is just what you need.
Quick Tip Quick Tip: Connect Multiple Outlook Accounts to Zapier Automatic login is convenient most of the time, but it can be frustrating when trying to configure multiple accounts for Zapier application integrations.
Tools Boost Efficiency by Documenting Recurring Processes in ProcessKit From invoicing to client onboarding, learn how documenting your processes in ProcessKit can save time and improve results.
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.
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!
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.
Version Control Installing the Access Version Control Add-in: Step-by-Step Looking to try version control with Microsoft Access? Start here by installing Adam Waller's free and open-source Version Control Addin for MS Access.
Tools Customizing the VoidTools Everything File Search Utility with Custom Commands The latest insider version of the Everything search tool introduces a new killer feature.
Tools Unfamiliar Language? 10X Your Productivity by Combining the Old with the New Pairing this free AI tool with an old-school technique is the key to unlocking immediate productivity in unfamiliar programming languages.
Tools Poe: My Tool of Choice for Exploring the World of LLMs With so many new and exciting LLMs and AI image generators, how do you pick just one? What if you didn't have to?
Tools PureText: Paste Unformatted Text From Your Clipboard Are you tired of the Notepad dance: Copy rich text, paste in Notepad, select all, copy, paste plain text? If so, this simple utility could be life-changing.
Tools Setting Up a New MS Access Development Environment Five settings and two addins that vastly improve your quality of life as a Microsoft Access developer.
Tools How to Be Signed In To Multiple Organizations in the MS Teams Desktop App Simultaneously This trick allows you to run multiple instances of the Microsoft Teams desktop app with each instance signed in to a different organization.
Debugging SSE Setup: Fix for Error -2147024671 This is a great example of how we can break down seemingly random Windows error codes to guide our debugging efforts.
VBA Tools > References... Safe List A list of references that may be safely included with your VBA projects without requiring any extra effort during deployment.
Tools Using Hard Links to Help Mimic a Client Network Environment Need to mimic data environments for multiple clients? Hate managing the resulting data sprawl? Hard links can help.
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!
SQL Server Installing Multiple Versions of SQL Server Side-by-Side on a Development Machine Save resources by setting additional instances of SQL Server to Manual startup. Use Process Explorer to grant Start/Stop permissions for an individual service.
Advanced Microsoft Access's Surprising Folder Locking Behavior Microsoft Access could be the source of file and folder locks in ways that might surprise you.
Tools Simple Logging Framework for VBScript Files If you use VB Script files to automate recurring tasks, adding support for severity-based logging offers cheap insurance against future problems.
Tools Password Generator There are plenty of online password generator sites, but this one is my favorite.
VBA MS Access Windows API Viewer Here are three good options for looking up proper Declare statements when calling Windows API functions from VBA.