FileMaker DevCon 2017 360works Interview Every FileMaker developer with more than a week’s worth of experience knows about 360works. I have been helped by many, if not all, of the fine people who work there (Charis, it’s always nice to hear your voice when I call for help). And at DevCon 2017, I finally met […]
FileMaker Goodies I’ve been collecting interesting links here and there, saving them up to share. Here goes in no particular order: Douglas Alder sends web data directly to FileMaker (with a free FileMaker Example File at the link): Ever wish there was a way to ‘Send to FileMaker’ from your Web Browser? Turns out there […]
FileMaker DevCon 2017 – Geist Interactive Interview Join me with Dave Ramsey and Hailey Kurfess at the Geist Interactive booth at DevCon. Topics include a new Carbon application, basically a free business starting point for larger database systems (I could not find this on the website, so no link), Generator, a free program that make […]
Cross IT Interview at FileMaker DevCon 2017 Bob and Laura of Cross IT were kind enough to let me interview them at FileMaker DevCon 2017: Custom FileMaker Development and Off the Shelf Solutions Cross IT develops custom FileMaker solutions for their clients and has three off the shelf solutions. Featured at the show was a Help […]
Demystifying SSL and FileMaker SSL and encryption are confusing subjects that make even very smart people want to run the other way. This is especially so when dealing with SSL and FileMaker, it seems. And that, as with any other confusing subject area, makes it a profitable subject for those willing to master it. But […]
FileMaker Hosting, IT Services, and more at Triple 8 Network Mark Brown is the man to talk to at Triple 8 Network, a long time provider of FileMaker hosting services. And in today’s world of Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Azure, I asked Mark why people should use Triple 8 for their hosting needs: There […]
What’s New From Lesterius (AKA MyFMButler) Lesterius is one of the largest European FileMaker developer companies, and also sells great FileMaker related products. I had the opportunity to stop by their booth at DevCon 2017 and learn what they’ve been up to in just two minutes: Along with updates to several of their existing products […]
Using FileMaker JSON Functions Have you tried the new FileMaker 16 JSON functions? If not, you are in for a treat. I hadn’t taken the time to explore them depth, mainly because I did not have a client needing the work who had FileMaker 16. That changed, so I started doing research, and found a […]
Universal Data Model for FileMaker One way to approach the data structure of an inventory management system is to use concepts from the Universal Data Model (UDM). The premise behind the model is that entities that have many of the same attributes may be combined to create one table instead of multiple tables. I think […]
LiveCode for FM How many of you remember HyperCard, a development system for Apple from the days before the world wide web (yes, there was a time when the web did not exist)? Here’s a bit of history: HyperCard is application software and a programming tool for Apple Macintosh and Apple IIGS computers. It is among the first successful hypermedia systems before the World Wide Web. It […]
Synch FileMaker to almost anything. Easily. Tim Cimbura has rebranded: Cimbura.com is now Luminfire. Tim’s company offers a variety of products and services, one of which is a brand new service called BrilliantSync: ODBC and ESS BrilliantSync uses ODBC (Open Database Connectivity) And ESS (External SQL Sources) to connect FileMaker automatically to a variety of […]
Nic Orr and Salvatore Colangelo at FileMaker DevCon 2017. I interviewed Nic Orr and Salvatore Colangelo on the exhibition floor at DevCon 2017. I had never met either before, and enjoyed our meeting. And, as usual, I learned a lot. Nic is the developer Goya’s BaseElements, RefreshFM, RESTfm, and the BaseElements plugin, a plugin used […]
Mike Beargie of Mainspring Mike starts off with two key changes at Mainspring over the past year that resulted in 90% plus utilization for their developers…think about that number. By streamlining their project management and sales processes, they have increased sales, efficiency and have work lined up and assigned to the right people: Mike’s interview […]