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November 2006 - Posts

Up to my neck in sand

If you are strolling down a sandy beach on a remote island and come across someone being buried up to their neck in sand by two beautiful little girls, it is likely me. Take a minute to introduce yourself but don’t bring up Microsoft Office Access because Read More...
Posted Sunday, November 26, 2006 10:57 AM by Clint Covington | 1 Comments
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Ideas about creating great looking reports

Lately I have been thinking a bit about report design and how to make reports look great without writing lots of line drawing code. Being a sports fan I have always thought sports sites do a good job making great looking reports. Personally, I couldn’t Read More...
Posted Saturday, November 25, 2006 7:53 AM by Clint Covington | 4 Comments

Visual design of Web 2.0 sites and Access applications

I recently came across a blog post about common design elements for web 2.0 sites. http://f6design.com/journal/2006/10/21/the-visual-design-of-web-20/ There are some things we in the Access world could learn to make our apps look and feel a bit more modern. Read More...
Posted Friday, November 24, 2006 7:12 AM by Clint Covington | 1 Comments
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Find Your Data article by Access MVP, Doug Steele

Advisor Magazine has recently released (made free for download) an good article that walks you through and provides code samples for three methods to search for a file. “Find Your Data” by Access MVP, Doug Steele, can be downloaded from http://zones.advisor.com/doc/16279 Read More...
Posted Monday, November 20, 2006 6:11 AM by Clint Covington | 0 Comments
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Outstanding review about Office Live on CNBC

I know I have posted a few Office Live links this week and some of you Access developers are getting tired of it. But, here is a video link on a review on what the team has done. http://soapbox.msn.com/video.aspx?vid=e8d35046-a295-4724-9def-d00ba746fc9f Read More...
Posted Friday, November 17, 2006 3:14 PM by Clint Covington | 1 Comments
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InfoPath team blog on Data Collection

The InfoPath team has recently posted a blog on the new Access 2007 data collection feature. http://blogs.msdn.com/infopath/archive/2006/11/15/integrated-innovation-access-data-collection.aspx For the best overview of how to get started see this UA topic. Read More...
Posted Friday, November 17, 2006 10:34 AM by Clint Covington | 0 Comments
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SharePoint Server Review in CRN

I just came across a nice article about SharePoint on CRN. http://www.crn.com/sections/breakingnews/dailyarchives.jhtml?articleId=193700573 They did a good job summarizing the Excel Services that are part of the MOSS server "Users can now publish interactive Read More...
Posted Friday, November 17, 2006 9:27 AM by Clint Covington | 0 Comments

Office Live launches today

Office Live is live! I know, I know--just couldn't resist. But it is true. Office Live released the RTM bits today. They will be upgrading sites over the next couple weeks. http://news.moneycentral.msn.com/ticker/article.asp?Feed=PR&Date=20061115&ID=6200730&Symbol=US:MSFT Read More...
Posted Wednesday, November 15, 2006 6:57 AM by Clint Covington | 0 Comments
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PC Mag's Editors Choice - 4.5 out of 5 Stars!

PC Mag just released a review of Office 2007. They gave Office a 4.5 out of 5 stars. http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,2052256,00.asp I love this quote: " Once you get past the few minutes needed to navigate the new Ribbon interface, you'll wonder Read More...
Posted Tuesday, November 14, 2006 11:27 AM by Clint Covington | 0 Comments
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Office Live and my wife's resume service home business

Three years ago my wife Taunya retired from Microsoft (she worked in Corp Analysis Relations) to pursue a new career -- mom. She has certainly found the experience rewarding and a great opportunity to develop the mind of a precocious young lady. Six months Read More...
Posted Friday, November 10, 2006 7:38 AM by Clint Covington | 2 Comments
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Access 2007 Released to Manufacturing

3 years ago we started work on the most ambitious release of Access in a decade. The team worked hard to make it easier for information workers to quickly track and report on information. There are many that will make it easier for you to satisfy customer Read More...
Posted Tuesday, November 07, 2006 8:15 AM by Clint Covington | 4 Comments
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Expense Reports database template

The past few days I have been working on an update to our Access 2000 Expense Report database. I'm interested if anyone has any feedback on how I can improve the design of the template. Let me give you a quick run through of the tables, forms, and reports. Read More...
Posted Thursday, November 02, 2006 10:16 AM by Clint Covington | 2 Comments
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New Access 2007 main page was just launched

Office Online just launched a site redesign that reworked the Access 2007 content. You might find it interesting. http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/access/FX100487571033.aspx?ofcresset=1 There is also a developer map that is designed to help people understand Read More...
Posted Wednesday, November 01, 2006 4:38 PM by Clint Covington | 0 Comments
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