Back in March, I was annoyed about viruses, worms, andother productions from the lowest level of hackerdom. But I realized thatviruses don’t get me nearly as mad as spam does. What is it about spam thatmakes smoke come out of … Continue reading →

Rebecca Riordan’s article Improving Data Entry Feedback with Sound in this month’s issue on using sound made me think of other places wheresound is used effectively. Sound is effective in those situations where youcan’t see what’s going on. Parents and … Continue reading →

I have been writing Microsoft Access software now fornearly 25 years. In that time, I have occasionally had software projects thathave not had any development or support for 5 years or more. If the project wassmall, starting again is no … Continue reading →

LIFE keeps getting more complicated for the editor ofa Microsoft newsletter. To begin with, there’s my obligation to meet the needsof a diverse group ofAccess developers (intermediate to advanced, lonedevelopers, members of a programming team, consultants, and corporatedevelopers). Then there’s … Continue reading →

When I build an application, I need two pieces ofinformation first: a database design and a list of user scenarios. You’reprobably pretty clear on what a database design is but may be unfamiliar withwhat a user scenario is. A user … Continue reading →