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By: Garry Robinson

(By Ian Andrew from Canberra with a little bit of help from Garry Robinson.)

Setting the Scene
Last year we took on an elderly, undocumented Access 97 database linked to a MySQL back-end. The task was to fix existing problems, upgrade to Access 2007 and Vista, and bring the functionality in line with current business practices. It would involve an independent re-build (mainly off site) so that existing operations could continue unhindered.

Concurrent upgrading changes weren’t ideal: when a problem arose, we had to work out whether it was due to a flaw in the original database, or 97 to 2007 differences, or some aspect of the Access to ODBC driver to MySQL linkage. But we had no choice and with Allen Browne’s comprehensive list of Access 2007 issues, we marched on.

by: Christopher Heng, thesitewizard.com

Unless you have taken a particular fancy to the default theme that comes with your blog, chances are that you would have had to design or modify a theme or template for your blog before. Creating a new theme for a blog often requires consideration of a number of issues so that your blog can be more user friendly and search engine friendly. This article gives a checklist of some of the main principles which guide the way I configure a new theme or template for a blog.
Note that while this article talks primarily of blogs, the principles also apply when you are configuring a content management system (CMS).

by: Christopher Heng, thesitewizard.com

I just received a query from a visitor to thesitewizard.com whether she should use her web host's free online site builder or a standalone web editor like Dreamweaver. This article discusses the issues that come with using a web host's site builder to create your site and talks about why you should seriously consider using your own standalone web editor.