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Pro Access 2007

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I have been very much enjoying reading Martin WP Reid's new book "Pro Access 2007".



In fact, for me, it is just what I need at this time.



As an Access developer who has acquired a reasonable level of skill and knowledge of earlier versions of Access, I have nevertheless been feeling a little intimidated by the scale of the learning curve ahead, to come to terms with the new wave of changes in my industry. I bet I'm not the only one!



Martin Reid is easy to read. He has a slightly informal, shoot from the hip sort of style. Very personable.



He wades into all the key areas where Access developers have to take notice. The Ribbon UI, what's new in Access 2007, SQL Server 2005 Express, Windows SharePoint Services, to name a few.



It's a relatively short book, less than 400 pages. It isn't an in-depth coverage of everything you would ever want to know. It's not that sort of book, nor does it pretend to be.



On the other hand, it is not a trivial work. It is written for the professional developer, and the content relates accordingly.



What comes through, is the author's passion for Access, and his understanding of Access's continued position at the cutting edge of database application development.



Martin Reid's skill here, is in identifying some of the core concepts, demystifying them by explaining them in straight-forward language, and illustrating them by superb examples. All this at a comfortably manageable pace.



So as you see, I like the book, I learned heaps from it so far, it got me over a hump, and I will no doubt be referring back to it again.

There is useful information here but the presentation and layout do not allow one to easily take advantage of it