James Clear on How to Get and Stay Motivated Do you have trouble getting and staying motivated? Does it seem like everything you read or watch works for a short while and then just fades away? Then you might need to know the science behind getting and staying motivated. James Clear really researches his posts, […]
Using cURL and FileMaker Pro Together Believe it or not, cURL and FileMaker know each other. FileMaker makes use of cURL, but developer access to the commands is limited – hopefully that will change in the next release of FileMaker. cURL (originally from “see-URL”) is pretty much the glue that holds the internet together. Or as the official […]
Fibonacci and the Golden Triangle Fans of design theory are familiar with the Fibonacci Formula and the Golden Ratio and how they help design layouts that are naturally friendly to the eye. The reason is simple: the Golden Ratio appears over and over again in nature, and the human eye subconsciously picks up on the […]
Tips for Writing for Mobile Users This article on writing for mobile users is a bit old (2011), but offers some timeless insights: We’ve recently run many user studies, watching people read information on mobile devices. Our research included mobile websites, apps, and email newsletters. Across all formats, there’s one indispensable element: focus. Content comprehension […]
FileMaker Custom Functions For many new developers, custom functions pose a challenge: What are they, why do I need them, where do I find them, and how do I add them to FileMaker are just some of the questions. Another is recognizing when one is needed. And let’s not leave out the big one: How […]
FileMaker Portal Filtering and Sorting FileMakerHacks recently posted on FileMaker portal filtering and sorting using SQL queries, something a lot FileMaker developer avoid due to the complexity of using SQL queries inside the FileMaker framework: In this article we are going to explain how to implement portal filtering in FileMaker portal using SQL techniques, because it is easy, […]
Mobile Device Management (MDM) Mobile Device Management (MDM) is Apple software that allows a user to manage medium to large numbers of iPhone and iPads. The workgroups range in size from just a handful for a classroom to deploying apps to thousands of users across the world. John Miller and Nick Amundsen of JAMF software […]
FileMaker Pro Developer Interview – Mike Beargie Join Don Clark of FileMakerProGurus.com as he learns more about Mike Beargie, now with Mainspring.com. Mike Beargie Mike is well known in the FileMaker community for his contributions on forums, helping out when people are having problems. Mike also blogs at his FMCommunityLive.org website. Mike also developed and […]
FM Cloud and SSL Certificates – The Brain Basket I posted about setting up FileMaker Cloud servers last week and managed to miss the final, and probably most difficult, part of successfully setting up a FileMaker Cloud Server: Setting up an SSL certificate after the 90-day courtesy certificate expires. Fortunately, Claus Lavendt rides to the rescue (again) […]
NAACP Image Awards Voting–open to NAACP Members only NAACP Image Awards Entertainer of the Year–open to the general public FM Database Consulting (that’s my business) is just finishing up a major project with the NAACP of Hollywood: Complete upgrade of their existing FileMaker database Integration of two different voting websites directly with the FileMaker database Integration of […]
Learn All About FileMaker Cloud And you will learn all about FileMaker Cloud courtesy of Richard Carlton, the DIGFM FileMaker User Group, and FileMaker Training Videos. You’ll find embedded below three great training videos is this post, with only a little commentary. Kudos to Richard Carlton for being the force behind producing all of this great content. 1st Video: […]
FileMaker REST using BaseElements Plugin Matt Petrowsky, of ISO FileMaker Magazine, puts out high-quality instructional videos and example files on a weekly basis. And to support this, he charges a very modest fee for access. If you are serious about developing FileMaker, it’s a smart move to subscribe. The time savings you’ll reap by watching […]
Build a FileMaker iOS APP SDK Richard Carlton builds a FileMaker iOS APP during this presentation, and that alone make it worth watching (and studying) this video presentation from FileMaker DevCon 2016: But you’ll also want to watch it to learn more about the do’s and don’t’s of building your own FileMaker iOS APP: Which […]
Building Self-Updating Apps Katherine Russell’s (Nightwing Enterprises) second presentation at FileMaker DevCon 2016 is all about building self-updating apps: the concept, the steps you should take, what to look out for, and more. Self-updating apps is something I have seen recently in a separation model solution where the data file remains the same, but the interface […]
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