Ric Lewis one of the Access Program Managers sent this my way and I thought I would share it. Our User Assistance folks have created some great podcasts for Access. Like all podcasts, you can subscribe via RSS and watch on your mobile device. Check it out

In these uncertain uneconomic times it is more important than ever to empower the people in your organization do more with the tools they already have without burdening your IT staff  and maintain high ROI. Whether they need to create customer service, CRM tracking applications or effectively manage and control marketing and budgeting whilst gaining insights into opportunities that only your frontline employees can. The article by Luke Chung at FMS explains and highlights the importance of enabling...

Last night I was working on a database where I wanted to run a temporary query from a linked table that I had. The query was temporary because it's being used in a tool that I'll only run a handful of times. Nevertheless, the data from the query is going to end up in a production database, so I wanted to view the results of the query before clicking the button that said, "Yes, go ahead and make this data live." The query is written using SQL text in a text box on a form because I'm going...

I received this email from FMS today: This month, we're pleased to announce the release of two more products for Microsoft Access 2007 including our much awaited Total Access Analyzer . Total Access Speller is also available along with updates for Access 2003 and earlier versions. Over the years, I have heard nothing but good feedback about Total Access Analyzer. These are definitely useful tools for developers.

Demo: Merge Access data with Word is now live on Office Online. I think this is a great short overview of a some what complicated process. Enjoy!

A new hotfix for Access 2007 is now available at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/957690 Issues fixed: -------------------------- When you open a form by using a macro, the form opens in a small reduced mode. You will see this behavior when you create a form by: 1. Specifying the following property values on the form: Property Value Modal Yes Pop Up Yes Auto Resize No 2. Opening, updating, and saving the record source of the form. When you open the form by using a macro, the form opens in a small...

Years ago I spoke at the AUG National Seminar in the UK. The folks out there do a great job putting on a conference with really good sessions. The next conference will be on the 13th November 2008 at Microsoft's Office in Reading, UK with the following presentations: Visual Studio 2008, LINQ and the Implications for Access Developers Adding Business Intelligence to your Access/SQL Server Projects SQL Server Reporting Services for Access Developers What's New for Access Developers in SQL Server 2008...