Access newer Microsoft Access databases from VB6

I had to update a legacy program today that was written in VB6 and imports data from Access (jet) databases, the company that make the Access applications have upgraded to Access 2010 from the 2003 format that they were using so the import program immediately failed.

Luckily, Microsoft still support this scenario with the aid a new download http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=23734 that replaces the DAO library. Once installed, you can remove the reference to DAO 3.6 (or earlier) and add a reference to "Microsoft Office 12 access database engine object library". This new library appears to be backwards compatible with the old .MDB formats as well.

GNOME 3 on two monitors

I've been using the GNOME 3 desktop in Linux for a while now, since they made it available in Ubuntu 11.10 and I've now upgraded both my work and home machines to 12.04 LTS. Alas when I got to work, I plugged in my external monitor, ran the NVidia configuration and all was well until I switched to a new desktop and found the windows from the first desktop on the second monitor were still visible.

It appears the default behavior in GNOME 3 is only enable switching desktops on the primary monitor, anyway it didn't take a lot of googling especially as Greg Cordt's blog was the first result http://gregcor.com/2011/05/07/fix-dual-monitors-in-gnome-3-aka-my-workspaces-are-broken/ Thanks Greg.