Category Archives: Editorials
Precision Matters
Two of this month’s articles deal with something that,I have to admit, I don’t give attention to: Precision. Working mostly inbusiness applications, I use VBA’s Currency datatype frequently. Currency isreally a misnamed datatype, as you don’t have to restrict its … Continue reading
Plus, Ca Change
THE title for this month’s editorialis appropriate for an issue with a review of a translation package for Access.Translated into proper English, the complete phrase is “The more things change,the more things remain the same.” Or, to put it another … Continue reading
Our Access
As i’m writing this, i’m sitting in the back of theroom of the united kingdom’s national access user group’s seminar. I wasinvited over to give the keynote address of the conference, along with twotechnical talks (“scenario-based design” and “service oriented … Continue reading
Negotiation
I can’t remember the last time I didn’t get everythingthat I wanted from a client. My wife suggests that it’s because I don’t chargeenough. I think it’s because I’m a good negotiator. Most people don’t realizehow much time they spend … Continue reading
Managing Change
I read somewhere that 85 percent of the populationwill go the whole year without reading a book about their field of work.Hopefully, the collected annual issues of Smart Access will count as your bookfor this year. I do read a … Continue reading