I'm glad to read something so positive about MS Access. Without it, I might not be were I am today. I learned database design, application design, UI design using it to develop applications. I even created class objects in it, something rarely seen in an Access application, although admittedly I learned those in VB first.

I've long moved on, but it was a great start, and too many people have disdain for a product that in my view (having used all three major suites at a time MS didn't dominate) is easily the best in its class. I occasionally use it for small pro bono work, such as boy scout popcorn sales and to help military mail rooms in Europe manage thier package receipt and delivery.