Throwback Thursday: January 1, 2026
When you think of Access, should you think of emoji? In today's edition of Throwback Thursday, all signs point to yes.
With over a million words scattered across more than 1,500 articles on this blog, you've probably missed a few things here.
That’s why each week in "Throwback Thursday," we’ll revisit some standout posts. Expect a blend of my personal favorites, insightful articles from other great minds, and a touch of coding humor to keep things light.
Highlights from NoLongerSet.com
Using Emoji as Button “Images” in Access
One easy way to make your Access applications appear more modern is to embed emoji in the command button text.

Wisdom from Around the Web
- Emoji technique inspired by Jose Roberto Moraes's Facebook post (includes sample .accdb file)
- Emoji List
- Unicode Character Chart
Developer Humor

1525: Emojic 8 Ball - explain xkcd
explain xkcd is a wiki dedicated to explaining the webcomic xkcd. Go figure.

Cover image generated by Ideogram

