I thought about taking the blog down when I realized how long it had been since I posted here but instead, I decided to say goodbye to Facebook for awhile and devote those misspent energies to something a little more productive. I started a new full-time job in January, which is another reason I’ve been…
Switching between Access 2010 windows
A visitor to the site asked about using ALT-TAB to switch between open Access windows. This refers to the “Windows in Taskbar” feature which was available in Access prior to Access 2007. You could set Access to display a button for every open Access window on the Windows Task Bar and use the standard ALT-TAB…
JobSearch 2010 Update
JobSeach 2010 is now out of beta testing and version 1.01 is available for download. If you’re looking for a job or know someone who is, this is a great tool that can help you maximize your search. JobSearch 2010 includes contact management, lead tracking and flexible reporting all in one program … and it’s…
New Article: Data Analysis with Microsoft Access
Most of the articles I’ve written on Microsoft Access have been about designing database applications that are meant for regular use. One of the strengths of Access, however, is its ability to import and link to data from different sources. Excel does this too but with Access you can go on to query and report…
JobSearch 2010 – Personal Job Search Assistant
JobSearch 2010 is a personal job search organizer that enables you to manage all of your information in one easy to use program. With this tool, you can maintain complete detail on each lead and have it all instantly available at the click of a mouse or offline through one of the available reports. Never…
Moving beyond Microsoft Access
My latest project came out of left field. Last Saturday, I was going through some archive files and wanted a way to quickly compare all the subfolders and files in two different directories. Not having a program to do it, I decided to write one myself in VB.NET. I decided it would make a good…
Sorting it all out …
I wrote awhile back about how I used Outlook to keep track of things I’m working on and store reminders for project ideas that would be great to work on someday. I’m still getting the hang of it but I’m a little closer. The Outlook calendar is a great tool. I hadn’t used it much before…
Latest developments …
I took a little break from writing after getting the last batch of articles online and promptly came down with the flu which put me out of action for another few days. Then I decided to catch up with some ASP.NET study but I’m realizing now that my daily schedule just doesn’t come together unless…
The Value of Choice
… It seems that more and more people in this society are unwilling to accept this responsibility or understand the concepts of free will and choice … The freedom to make the wrong choices is vital to a person’s actual ability to make the right ones. This is not as heretical as it may sound.
Almost there …
I’m managing to get my fingers to keep working despite the latest cold snaps and have finished the first draft of “Programming Microsoft Access”, the series on Visual Basic for Applications that I’ve been working on for the last couple weeks. Now I’m going through the chapters and revising as needed. It’s amazing what you…