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Next week I’m at the MVP summit in Redmond!

A whole week on the Microsoft Campus Once a year I trav el to the mothership, (Microsoft Headquarters), where I get to mingle with other MVPs across the world and learn the latest and greatest on AI and of course, Access. On Monday I booked time at their great studios to record my session on AI with [...]

2026-03-20T10:30:58-05:00March 20th, 2026|

Join me January 13th at 6:30 PM CST: Access with SQL Server Academy Part 3

This month we will be discussing how to leverage SQL Server stored procedures in Access: - Reports - Code - Passthrough Queries For more information on how to connect to the meeting please visit Access with SQL Server Meeting Info https://youtube.com/shorts/QPtoW050B9I?feature=share [...]

2026-01-11T14:18:37-06:00January 11th, 2026|

Breaking News: Microsoft Rebrands VBA as VBAI!

In a surprising turn of events, Microsoft has announced that Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) will now be known as Visual Basic for Applications with AI (VBAAI). This revolutionary change is set to take effect immediately, bringing a wave of excitement and confusion to developers worldwide. John [...]

2025-04-01T07:37:36-05:00April 1st, 2025|

Addressing Microsoft Access Performance Issues on Windows 11 Version 24H 

As a computer consulting firm specializing in Microsoft Access, we understand the critical role that performance plays in your daily operations. Recently, we've encountered a significant issue affecting clients using Microsoft Access on Windows 11 version 24H. This bug has led to noticeable slowdown [...]

2025-05-25T18:29:07-05:00March 6th, 2025|

Building connection strings in your application made easy

Building connection strings is a common task in an application development. In the previous article, I talked about differences among various connection formats. This brings us to the topic of building a connection string. Most of the time, it’s typically the developer of the application who will bu [...]

2025-06-07T18:22:28-05:00February 24th, 2025|

Taking over someone else’s Access Database is not easy  

We get calls all the time to take over an existing database, for a wide range of reasons:  Existing developer has retired.  Does not have the skillset to cloud enable the database.  Does not return calls/too busy.    It is the hardest thing to do Taking over someone else’s work is not easy, oft [...]

2025-02-14T14:50:52-06:00February 12th, 2025|

Thoughts on Microsoft Ignite 2024: The Year of AI

This year, I had the privilege of helping host multiple sessions at Microsoft Ignite, the annual conference where the tech giant showcases its latest advancements. It was an extra-special experience, as the event took place in my home city of Chicago. If I had to sum up the conference in one word, i [...]

2024-11-27T08:48:22-06:00November 27th, 2024|

BUG ALERT: Access not closing on exit in build 2408

We've been receiving reports of Access not closing correctly on various versions. As far as we know, this impacts those on current and monthly enterprise. Those on the build 2408 will find that the Access no longer closes correctly and instead leaves behind a ghost process that needs to be killed in [...]

2024-08-30T11:03:59-05:00August 30th, 2024|
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