want to come to an online user group meeting?

[strive4peace]

recent meeting on YouTube

AL: Unravelling Constraints, A Case Study developing with Access by Steve Schapel + Jack Drawbridge @jdraw

 

[strive4peace]

This week, join Access Lunchtime on Tuesday to learn about Discord
Learn how to chat with other Access developers on Discord with Jim Dettman and Doug Yudovich

Tuesday, 30 April, 12 noon central time, 18:00 UK

Access Lunchtime - Learn how to chat with other Access developers on Discord with Jim Dettman and Doug Yudovich - Lunchtime - AccessUserGroups.org

Come join us on the last Tuesday of every month @ 12 noon CDT. Maria Barnes will be your host and we will cover lots of interesting topics related to Microsoft Access. This is a free webinar for 1 hour, we look forward to meeting you! === MEETING DETAILS === Jim Dettman and Doug Yudovich […]

accessusergroups.org

 

[strive4peace]

Look at a phenominal presentation on Access Treeviews. Brilliantly explained by Pete @MajP for Access Europe with Colin @isladogs and Alessandro

 

[strive4peace]

New Access user group starting up in the world down under with kangaroos ~ discussing all things Access and SQL Express

Inaugurial meeting is Thursday, September 19 or Friday, Sept 20, depending on where you are.

Access Express Australia
hosted by Kent Gorrell
speaker: Greg Regan
topic: Control Tip Text -- Modernising User Interface in Access

Time: 11:30am Eastern Australia Friday
o'dark-30 in the UK
6:30 pm USA Pacific Thursday

Access Express Australia - Access Express Australia

I’m excited to host Greg Regan who will be presenting a series on modern Access user forms. Starting with a new way to present Control Tip Text. We all know the built in control tips are laggy and unreliable but Greg’s method works a treat. After his short presentation we’ll have plenty of time...

accessusergroups.org

 

[Gasman]

o'dark-30 in the UK

I will wait for the video. Sorry.

 

[isladogs]

03:30 in the UK
I'll be interested to see if Greg uses anything I didn't cover in my own video: 5 Ways of Providing Form Control Help Text

 

[GPGeorge]

03:30 in the UK
I'll be interested to see if Greg uses anything I didn't cover in my own video: 5 Ways of Providing Form Control Help Text

You can see examples of Greg's approach here, in his presentation to Access Pacific.

 

[strive4peace]

lol, Colin @isladogs ... late but not that late -- only 02:30 in the UK

 

[Gasman]

lol, Colin @isladogs ... late but not that late -- only 02:30 in the UK

Crystal, we are on Summer time, still?

 

[isladogs]

We are indeed on Summer Time, but Crystal appears to be correct. I'm still not going to be staying up for it however!

 

[Gasman]

Nor I, but will check out the video.

 

[Uncle Gizmo]

Nor I, but will check out the video.

I find watching live presentations excruciatingly painful—though there are rare exceptions.

Recently, Pat and I tried a different approach that worked surprisingly well for a first attempt:

**Bad Data is Bad for Business - Pat & Tony - Video 1**
https://go.screenpal.com/watch/c3j1b6VZGNC

Instead of the typical one-person presentation, we turned it into more of a dialogue—almost like an interview. Pat would introduce a topic, and I’d engage by asking questions, making observations, and adding some humor to keep things lively. The dynamic really shines when we explore topics together, leveraging our unique strengths.

I enjoy watching interview-style blogs, and that’s the format I want to emulate. It was a great experience, and I’d love to do more interviews in this style.

If anyone’s interested in trying this format with me, feel free to reach out—we can explore the idea and see how it goes!

 

[isladogs]

I find watching live presentations excruciatingly painful

Why?

 

[Uncle Gizmo]

Why?

Hi Colin,

Great question! For me, it's knowing that the recorded version will be carefully edited—removing the pauses, filler words, and any awkward moments—that makes live presentations tough to sit through.

The polished final product is always easier to watch, and with the option to speed it up, it becomes even more digestible. So, it's less about the presentation itself and more about the contrast between the live and the refined recording that makes the live experience harder for me.

 

[isladogs]

Thanks for the explanation. It is certainly true that AccessUserGroups presentations are carefully edited due to all the reasons that you mention. I know that it takes George and I at least 10-15 hours to edit each month's presentation and I suspect that is true for Crystal also. Video editing is a very time consuming activity as I'm sure you are aware from your own experience.

Having said that, in my opinion, watching a recorded video is never the same as being present at the live event when you are able to interact to ask questions / make comments etc.

Anyway, back to editing this month's Access Europe presentation by Aleksander Wojtasz . . .

 

[Uncle Gizmo]

. I know that it takes George and I at least 10-15 hours to edit each month's presentation and I suspect that is true for Crystal also. Video editing is a very time consuming activity as I'm sure you are aware from your own experience.

Indeed! Even a 5-minute video can take an hour to edit. Here's that word again it's an excruciating process!

And for what purpose? Why would you put yourself through that tortuous experience, for what? For the video to get 100 views in a year!

That's why I'm attracted to the interview style. An interview, basically a conversation between two people, should not need so much editing...

Mind you it might not be necessary to ever edit presentations anymore! AI will do them for you!

 

[isladogs]

I'm not sure I agree with the editing being easier for an interview style format.
Personally, I find editing the Q&A sessions in the AEU videos can be the hardest part to do well.

Pleased to say I do get many more than 100 views in a year but I accept your point.
It would be great to get the viewing figures of Richard Rost with his 200K+ subscribers.

 

[strive4peace]

Colin @isladogs schedules some great presenters for Access Europe. Look at what Access and GDI can do!

• Advanced Techniques with Interactive Gantt Charts (01:04:21) with Aleksander Wojtasz

 

[strive4peace]

Many of you have probably heard about the New Outlook (without COM) and don't use it. However, a day will come when you may have to ... good to learn what you can do about that and prepare.

AL: Working with the Microsoft Graph API from VBA with Maria Barnes (1:09:49)

 

[strive4peace]

We all know that control tip text in Access is not very responsive. In this presentation Greg shows us how to create control tip text that really works with a modern look.