About the Author
Michael R. Groh is a well-known author, writer, and consultant specializing in Windows database
systems. His company, PC Productivity Solutions, provides information-management applications
to companies across the country. Over the last 25 years, Mike has worked with a wide variety of
programming languages, operating systems, and computer hardware, ranging from programming a
DEC PDP-8A using the Focal interpreted language to building distributed applications under
Visual Studio .NET and Microsoft SharePoint.Mike was one of the first people outside of Microsoft to see Access in action. He was among a
select group of journalists and publishers invited to preview the Access 1.0 beta (then called
Cirrus) at the 1992 Windows World Conference in Chicago. Since then, Mike has been involved in
every Microsoft Access beta program, both as an insider and as a journalist reporting on the evolu-
tion of this fascinating product.Mike has authored parts of more than 20 different computer books and is a frequent contributor to
computer magazines and journals. He has written more than 200 articles and editorials over the
last 15 years, mostly for Advisor Media. He has frequently spoken at computer conferences virtu-
ally everywhere in the world, and is technical editor and contributor to periodicals and publica-
tions produced by Advisor Media.Mike holds a master’s degree in clinical chemistry from the University of Iowa and an MBA from
Northeastern University.Mike can be reached at [email protected]. Please prefix the e-mail subject line
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