A pretty decent list of websites remote workers–and just about everyone else–should check out: I know every remote worker has “one of those days,” where he or she feels a little less motivated than usual. When I’m dragging my feet, I like to turn to well-written, inspirational blogs to motivate me and give me productivity […]
Security is a hot topic now –and for good reason: small businesses are the target of most hacking attempts. In 2013, seventy two percent of data breaches investigated by Verizon Communications’ forensic analysis unit in its latest Data Breach Investigations Report were focused on companies with less than 100 employees. Small business (1 to 250 employees) accounted […]
The Harvard Business Review’s articles are always worth reading. This one has some great advice to reduce stress in 5 steps: Breathing Meditating Listening Questioning Purpose The fourth step, questioning, makes what I consider to be a important, yet often overlooked, observation about the quality of thoughts: This tool isn’t about asking other people questions, […]
Without sales, the best developers in the world sit idle, twiddling their thumbs. That is the harsh reality, so small development businesses (read: the owner), generally have to acquire sales and marketing skills in order to maintain and then grow their businesses. In his interview with FileMakerProGurus, David Knight, of Angel City Data, made a similar […]
I traveled to L.A. recently for business and, not wanting to waste an opportunity to get to know more people in the FileMaker community, scheduled a video interview with David Knight of Angel City Data. Listen in to learn more about David, including: How he got his start with FileMaker How he landed major recording studios as clients How […]
Douglas Alder’s getting started guide is full of great information and a must read for anyone thinking about developing with FileMaker for a living: FileMaker has a bit of a push on right now to get new developers into working with the FileMaker Pro platform. They recently launched a webpage on their main website to […]
Four real life examples of companies changing over from paper to paperless and how they did it. There is a process involved, including analyzing, planning, building, and implementation. Watch the video for more details: Published on Oct 27, 2014 More businesses today are seeking alternatives to legacy paper-based processes. Companies of all sizes are replacing […]
I’ve wanted to meet Joe Montana since his glory days winning the national championship at Notre Dame in the late 70’s. The dude was always cool, more so under pressure. The closest I came was meeting Lou Holtz in the early 90’s when he was head coach at Notre Dame. Another inspiring person, Holtz had […]
CUSTOM SOFTWARE VS OFF THE SHELF. This is the decision a FileMaker development firm has to help prospective clients with repeatedly. Taking the leap to go custom is not easy for most. They may realize the need for custom software, but they aren’t prepared to address the complexity of the issue: Ok, so you’ve decided to build […]
A GREAT EXAMPLE of FileMaker success from UK Filemaker for current and prospective clients: Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases “We are always looking at ways to further improve patient care. Collecting information electronically makes tracking patient progress and care over time particularly simple. By automating the collection and scoring process, clinicians can quickly consult a […]
WE CALL IT THE “BUS BOOK“, although a more apt title would be the “Bus Database”. What happens to a business if the key person gets hit by a bus? Well, if all the knowledge is stored in their head, the business is headed for a rough spell from which it may not recover. Michael Rocharde’s short […]
I SYMPATHIZE WITH THEIR VICTIMS: There are so many people out there whose agenda is to sell their solution at all costs, and pay no attention to the needs of the client. This video has some great take-aways. Our confused business manager gets a valuable lesson in how to deal with people who try to baffle […]
Michael Rocharde makes some good points in this video about the difference between professional, experienced developers and those not so experienced. As Richard Carlton put it in this video (and I paraphrase), you might want to build something small yourself–or have someone on your staff do it, but if you want an large office building designed and built, […]
AN INTERESTING POST at Seedcode (I assume it’s by John Sindelar, but it’s not clear) about mulling things over as he exercises by running: The Running Test is one way to get information about decisions, and I’ve found its results surprising. When I’m mulling something over, I’ll find it has one of two impacts on […]