How Would You Create A Ribbon for Access 2007

In this article, Anthony Moore shows you how you would use Visual Studio 2007 to craft a ribbon that you could modify for Microsoft Access 2007.

Read the word document here

This In The Cloud Database race gets hotter and hotter

Google Aps release a In The Cloud database engine to take on Amazon read more

IMHO: Maybe Microsoft is gunning for the front-end software part of this model rather than the backend, if Office tools such as Excel and Access do all the brain work and Google and Amazon sit in the background storing data, Office still sells. Same applies to MS software tools such as vb.net

Garry Editor of vb123.com
and Access MVP

A Positive Spin on Access 2007

PC World has a positive spin on Access 2007 here.

My own view on Access 2007 is that if you have Access 2000 or less, its time to start thinking about it. Access 2002 is still the best version and Access 2003 was OK except for the mess with Macro Security.

New Version Of The Workbench for Microsoft Access

In the latest version of my popular Access Workbench tool, you can now make sense of those obscure computer names that occur at large networks. The Workbench does this by allowing you to add notes for those computer names and then displays them in the database Users Tab. Notes you might add would be Name of person using the computer or email address or phone number. Read More

Also in the latest version, the delivery button will create a zip file with dates in it for databases that don't use the Workbench version system and when you purchase the software, the bonus download sample databases have been simplified for easier installation of the much requested Shutdown and Messaging forms. Find and download the Workbench Here

Garry Robinson
Microsoft Access MVP

Ken Getz Needs Respect and Discusses XML in VB

There is no one on the planet that commands my respect more than Ken Getz but he still feels inferior to c# programmers. Anyway here is an article on cool Linq support in vb.net and it mentions Access where Ken cut his teeth.


Here is the article

Jet Engine Vulnerability - Word Opens Jet

This article describes a security issue that means a jet engine patch is heading our way soon.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/cc434695.aspx

Maquarie Island Penguins

My son is doing a project on Macquarie Island, thought you might like to see a picture of hundreds of penguins to break up your day.

Here is the link to the real picture..

Garry's New Writing Challenge

This year I have decided to take on the challenge of writing an article a month for Database Journal, a prestige offering from Internet.com. If you want to see a picture of my ugly noggin (head), go to this page for my biography. Note that I will keep you fully upto date with whatever I write by telling you where the articles are in my newsletters.

Also a special thanks must go out to my old Smart Access co-writer Danny Lesandrini who has written countless articles for Database Journal for many years and now is having some time off.

Garry

Access and related tools good reading links

I have published a page of useful internet links such as access backups, commentary on FrontPage, ensuring you have the right form size

Access and related tools good reading links

Access Team Blog : Pushing Access data to the web: Integrating with Office Live Small Business

Here is a link that gives you a good idea about how you might some tables on the web and interact with Access 2007. You do it using Office Live Small Buisness

Access Team Blog : Pushing Access data to the web: Integrating with Office Live Small Business

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