What you’ll learn in this interview of Johan Hedman of Positionett.se: Positionett is the biggest in company in the Scandinavian countries The company is divided into two parts – products and customization They deal with small companies from bakeries to car maker, and are Platinum FBA How and when Johan got his start in FileMaker Learn […]
Are you stressed, working lots of hours, always out of time? Having trouble dealing with all your responsibilities? Perhaps a little coaching would be helpful. Scratch that…If you haven’t been working with a coach (life or business), you are doing yourself a major disservice. Fortunately for you, you can find help in Chicago in October, […]
The Science of Persuasion. Based upon decades of research, Dr. Robert Cialdini identifies six factors from his study of the science of persuasion that influence us to say yes: Reciprocity – be the first to give, and make it personalized and unexpected. Scarcity – Give benefits, what’s unique, and what they stand to lose. […]
What you’ll learn from Jason Erickson of Linear Blue: They have offices in London, San Francisco, and Hong Kong How he got his start in FileMaker, and the tie-in to his study of philosophy studies at Cal State Fullerton What he would do all day every day if he could About their vertical software […]
What is your opinion, FileMaker Developers? The linked podcast is an hour long, and gets into a lot of details. I’ve quoted the discussion time notes below to help cut it down if you are short of time. The basic argument is simple: Value based fees for longer projects, billed regularly. Or, if possible, billed entirely […]
A great first interview with Michael Rocharde of michaelrocharde.com at FileMaker Devcon 2015. Great FileMaker tips and business savvy.
Productivity is one of those subjects beat to death online. Everyone has 5,6,9, 15 or whatever number of steps to be the most productive person you can be. And we can all learn the secrets of the ultra wealthy or successful, as well. This infographic takes a different tact: it concentrates on your workplace, and […]
Now this is interesting. Goya has open sourced RESTFM and is only charging for support: Goya Pty Ltd is pleased to announce that RESTfm is now Open Source. Packaged releases and source code are available now on GitHub…. RESTfm gives you full Create, Read, Update and Delete ( CRUD ) operations on FileMaker Server hosted […]
It may not seem like it at first, but design ideas and principles from the web arena helpful to FileMaker developers. Here are few reasons why: The web design world is constantly evolving, and has plenty of very talented people moving it forward FileMaker is interfacing more and more with the web in different ways (WebDirect, […]
Metropolis Studios, the largest independently owned recording studio in Europe, runs on the FileMaker 14 platform. Think about that a bit. A creative, fast paced business dealing with stars like The Rolling Stones, Amy Whitehouse, U2, and many others, is using the FileMaker platform, an easy to use Rapid Application Development (RID) program, for running their […]
Are you ready to engage in some blatant self promotion at FileMaker Devcon 2015? How? Simply stop by the FileMaker Pro Gurus Suite at the Cosmo anytime during the days of the conference. We’ll have a four camera shoot rolling all the time, and we’ll be meeting, greeting, and interviewing attendees, exhibitors, and anyone wanting […]
I suspect most FileMaker developers tend towards the ‘nerd’ side of the personality charts (I certainly do). As a result, they aren’t into marketing, sales, business relationship building, and similar activities. The business side of FileMaker development. And it’s not because they aren’t capable of doing those things. They can put forth the effort and do […]
What coding principles do you follow? Have you given it much thought? If not, make time to develop (and write down) base principles to live by. And collaborate with any other developers with whom you may work, as well. Agnes Riley of ZeroBlue shared some of her hard earned principles recently: Whether you’re a hard core […]
Managing your time as a developer–do it well and you will succeed. Don’t do it well, and fail. Check out the perspective on time by the Stanford professor in charge of the notorious 1971 Stanford Prison Experiment. And study up on time management if you want to succeed.
William T. Miller: Hi don, Since you let me interview you for my book, I can return the favor and finally meet you…