09/03/03

 http://communities.msn.com/NTPCUGDevToolsSIG/.

Service Releases from Microsoft: Visit Microsoft’s site, the Microsoft Download Catalog, for the final form of Service Release 2B for Access 97, a Service Pack and the Y2K patch for Access 2.0, Service Release 1 for Office 2000, and Service Pack 2 for SR1 for Office 2000 (includes many security updates, especially for Outlook), Service Pack 3 for Office 2000, and Service Packs 1 and 2 for Office 2002. Look for Office Update downloads.
 

Access Resources on the Internet: On the Internet, the Access 'meeting place' is the comp.databases.ms-access newsgroup. It’s like an enormous SIG meeting every day for questions and answers. Just like our SIG, there’s something for every level of Access user and very knowledgeable participants from all over the world. Some names you might recognize from books, articles, and conferences include Andy Baron, Allen Browne, Ken Getz, and Michael Kaplan, but there are a number of other very knowledgeable regulars who donate a great deal of time to providing answers. Visit the newsgroup and you’ll soon learn who they are. If I sound a bit proprietary about the newsgroup, maybe it’s because, representing a local BBS, I cast one of the affirmative votes for its founding in 1993 and have been participating there ever since it was established.

Strong Suggestion: Read before you post, and, especially, read the daily post with the subject line '!! New Users Look Here First ...' and the date - it tells you about the netiquette, purpose, and topicality of the newsgroup.  Particularly don’t post or respond to any employment solicitations - you’ll hear about it if you do. Some of the articles refer to websites that are chock-full of Access information.

Just in case you don’t get to participate in the newsgroup, here are some suggestions: