I MADE LUNCHES for my son and daughter during their high school years. This guy took it up a level. When Callaghan first started putting together his daughter’s lunches, he wanted to do a little something extra for her. So each day, he would write a special note on a napkin and leave it in […]
AMAZING what a person can do with FileMaker and the desire to improve their business. When dentist Frank Dolan looked around for a computerised alternative to paper, none of the products on offer seemed to fit the bill. So, way back in 1996, despite having absolutely no IT training or software experience, Frank simply picked […]
NINETY MINUTES LONG. Watch the beginning of the Mac era… The Boston demonstration came one week after the Mac’s more well-known unveiling to a group of Apple investors at Cupertino’s Flint Center and mirrors the content of the earlier presentation, though with a more polished feel. Boston-area videographer Glenn Koenig preserved and digitized the footage, […]
MAKING OBJECTS INVISIBLE in FileMaker 13 – the pros and cons: Using the hidden object attribute not only works on text and tab control panels, but also other objects like portals and fields. These become completely invisible when the condition is true. A few things to consider: For tab panels this is an all-or-none deal […]
WATCH ANY TV PROGRAM anywhere in the world, evade government surveillance, stop location tracking, help prevent hacking – what’s not to like? Meanwhile, Internet users in other countries are utilizing Hola to access Web applications that are not yet available in their regions at all, such as Hulu, Spotify, and Pandora. And employees of companies […]
PRODUCTIVE COMPUTING is hosting FM 13 and Webdirect (and earlier versions, as well). Published on Jan 24, 2014 What makes more sense than to have certified FileMaker Pro experts providing FileMaker Pro hosting? Productive Computing, Inc. (PCI) is dedicated to personally walking each customer through their hosting setup process so that it is easy and […]
It’s worth a look. Why do some people have money, while some others struggle to make enough for a living during their entire life? Why are there wealthy and poor people, and why some people will never get rich? Although there are not easy answers to these questions, there are some major differencies between the […]
A FOLLOW UP TO DWAYNE’S FIRST POST on moving data from repeating fields: I’m thinking that I might have to introduce some of you to the concept of repeating fields. Right now, there are probably more developers that never spent quality time with repeating fields, than us long time veterans that remember when the repeating […]
ARE YOU USING WORDPRESS TO POWER YOUR WEBSITES? Beef up your security: It’s not fun having your site hacked. Beefing up your site’s security can seem like a chore, but it’s far easier than dealing with the aftermath of malicious hackers taking down your site. So how exactly do you secure your WordPress site? We’ve put […]
THINK IT THOUGH FIRST. Then act. Databases are built to store data that may be useful to somebody who owns or uses that data. Data becomes information when it is presented in a format that is useful to a viewer. There are many ways to convert data into information, and the most common one is […]
TYPOGRAPHY IS CRITICAL if you want people to easily read what’s in your database. Typography is crucial because it can make the whole process of understanding and comprehending information effortless. A typographically well-formatted copy ensures that the focus remains on the content and not on the effort required to read it. The article is aimed […]
HAVE YOU MASTERED IT YET? FileMaker 13 Server Admin is web based and much improved. To administer FileMaker Server, you can use Admin Console on the computer where FileMaker Server is running or on any computer that has network access to the master machine running FileMaker Server. To secure remote administration, Admin Console uses Secure Sockets […]
IF FILEMAKER IS YOUR BUSINESS OR JOB, you need to attend DEVCON: Mark your calendars and register today for the FileMaker Developer Conference 2014. Join the FileMaker staff in San Antonio, Texas from July 28-31, 2014 at the JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort. You’ll experience the most intensive FileMaker educational experience of the year. […]
POPOVERS BRING BIG CHANGES TO LAYOUT DESIGN: Published on Jan 21, 2014 Vertical navigation is once again popular on the web, particularly on data driven sites. In FileMaker, the typical navigation pattern is often a horizontal menu bar. Some developers incorporate vertical navigation in their systems with the use of a portal. Unfortunately, the portal alone […]
Popovers and Vertical Navigation - Part 2 - FileMakerProGurus: [...] THE SECOND VIDEO on popovers and vertical navigation from Danial Shanahan (Part 1 here). [...]
Video of Steve Jobs's first public demo of the Mac resurfaces after 30 years - FileMaker Pro Gurus: [...] NINETY MINUTES LONG. Watch the beginning of the Mac era… [...]