As I mentioned in the last newsletter, I decided to adopt XML to help distribute news content at vb123.com. After the newsletter went out, quite a number of readers wanted to know what they would be receiving if they set themselves up with an RSS news reader and setup our RSS feed for that reader. To help you decide if it was all worth it, I have converted our RSS feeds for the first month into HTML to include in this email. These links and descriptions are listed below.

VB123   XML  RSS Feeds  ?

You can find our RSS news (XML text file) at the following location
http://www.vb123.com/news/rss1.xml

And you can find some RSS readers by going to our news page
http://www.vb123.com/news/

Anyway here is the first month of feeds from vb123.com Please let us know what you think of our RSS news.

8/12/2005 5:17 AM Access 12 (2006) Discussions from Microsoft
Updated Microsoft blog to include discussions on the new Database Window in the forthcoming Access 2006

13/11/2005 8:56 PM New Version of Workbench For Microsoft Access Released
Support for MDE compiles in Access 97, 2000, 2002/XP and 2003. Tightened up the process for database decompiles to guide the user to follow the correct procedures for a proper decompile. Built in support for the vb123 rss/xml feed so that you can read it without an RSS reader. Better support for resellers of the Workbench.

5/12/2005 1:31 PM Access Templates - They are quite popular
If you head to the MS Office web site, you can view all the download templates for Microsoft Access. To find them click on this link and choose ~ Microsoft Office Programs ~ More ...

Interestingly the Access 2003 downloads are much more popular than their predecessors. Included in the popular downloads are

Contact management | Event management | Inventory management | Issues | Orders management | Service call management | Classroom management | Accounts ledger | Asset tracking | Expense report | Time and billing | DVD collection | Personal address book |

3/12/2005 4:08 AM Office for free - we will see about that one
Even as Microsoft readies a host of new ad-supported online services to battle rivals, the software maker has been mulling a plan to offer free, ad-supported versions of some of its desktop products, I personally love the $9 per customer number in this advertisement.

2/12/2005 7:00 AM Decompile Links Page Revised
Our links to prominent discussions and articles on the undocumented /decompile command line switch for Access has been updated.

1/12/2005 3:28 PM The discussions on Access 12 Continue
Quite a lot of discussions are going on behind closed doors on the new version of Access and what it has (or hasn't) for developers. Here is a blog that is out in the open.

1/12/2005 2:57 PM Securing your database using Windows XP
If you missed this posting when it first made MSDN, here is Garry's article on how to make your Access database more secure by using Windows security. Have a read an then impress your IT friends with your newfound interest in file security.

29/11/2005 4:51 PM vb6 tricks designed for Access
A series of moderately simple things to do in vb6 with Access databases. Includes exports to html, handling database passwords, listing tables.

28/11/2005 6:59 AM Support vb123.com and the Access Unlimited Newsletter
We have setup a voluntary business subscription for the Access Unlimited newsletter. The charge for this service will be US$9.95 per email account. We also are introducing a library service so that you can utilize our considerable skills to find the Access and related software material that you are looking for.

23/11/2005 11:53 AM Access 12 Review at PC World
With some slick productivity enhancements and a completely new interface, Microsoft Access 12 gets more of a makeover than any other Office component in the suite. The new interface is far more colorful and graphical, with tabs for navigating between screens instead of the blank workspace of older versions. An improved template library provides in-depth, business-oriented databases that let you get started quickly.

23/11/2005 6:47 AM Office 12 Overview Including Access
The Office Newsletter writes "Last weeks release of the technical beta (Beta 1) of Microsoft Office "12" makes it clear that Microsoft has been working hard to make existing features more obvious, rather than adding a host of new features."

This page will give you a good idea of the radical interface changes in the new version of MS Office and that includes MS Access which is definitely heading mainstream.

19/11/2005 4:48 AM Stop Sony's Rootkit Using Windows Group Policy
How do you stop CDs from auto-playing which allows something like Sony's rootkit to install on their computers. The solution is actually quite simple and effective with Microsoft Active Directory Group Policy. It's easy to disable auto-play from every single computer in the Enterprise globally with just a few tweaks in Group Policy and here's how you do it. The same technique works for individual PCs as well.

17/11/2005 9:11 AM Access Developer Edition FAQ Page
A good page of links and resources about the Access developer edition in all versions of Access

14/11/2005 7:11 AM Did you know that Windows Uses A Third Part Tool For Zip Compression
When you right click on a file and choose send to Compressed (zipped) folder, you are actually using a third part control. This page describes that zipping tool

11/11/2005 11:14 AM Microsoft Office Cubicle
One guys blog on where office sits in the collaborative world

11/11/2005 5:07 AM Details on Access Reference Errors by Doug Steele
From time to time, you may find that common functions like CurrentDB, Str$ or Mid$ stop working. This condition is usually caused by a reference error in the database. This page by Doug Steele discusses this problem

10/11/2005 5:19 AM Newsletter 61 - Excel Service Pack Blues
Service Pack introduces Access to Excel Linked Table Problems
Access Workgroup files and shortcuts
New Database Repair service at vb123.com

8/11/2005 3:04 PM Access Traps for the Novice Developer
We all love Access, but our favorite tool has many "features"
that lead the naive developer into error. You may not
appreciate the cost of these less-than-helpful additions but,
should you upgrade to an enterprise database, you'll regret
every one of them. Garry Robinson outlines those errors and
how to avoid them (along with some code to find the errors).

8/11/2005 10:26 AM Check your SQL Database Size
A SQL Server script that will check your database size.

8/11/2005 10:17 AM Manage Users Fast With ASP.NET 2.0 by Ken Getz
Add a new user to your system using ASP.NET 2.0's rich API for manipulating users and roles.

30/11/2005 10:51 AM Repair Damaged Access Databases (50% Off Till Xmas)
vb123.com now offers an online repair system for Access databases. Included in the latest version is the option to only repair tables rather than fix the whole database. This reduces the cost of exercise. The system is setup so that your data is encrypted and in most cases, you should be able to recover a corrupt database in less than 30 minutes elapsed time.

8/11/2005 6:53 AM SQL server 2005, (free) express and cheap Visual Studio released
SQL Server 2005 has been released and it isn't cheap. In addition to the standard products, Microsoft announced a free "express," or stripped-down, version of SQL Server and a $49 express version of Visual Studio. Read the full story.

WRAPPING THIS EDITION UP

This email newsletter has provided tips, help and information for skilled Microsoft Access® users and related software disciplines for free to thousands of readers for over six years now. So with our products selling well and XML coming along as a better way to deliver content, it was time to take a more commercial approach to the email newsletter. I hope you agree that the content is worth paying for because I would like Access Unlimited to continue to be an independent source of Access and related product news delivered to your Inbox every month.

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