A SET OF TOOLS, a development platform, problem solving software, the Home Depot of software, extremely powerful but easy to use, highly customizable, easily customizable. FileMaker is all of these things and more. Richard Carlton’s video for and about FileMaker is a good sales tool. Use it when it’s necessary to educate your client on the […]
THIS NEW TUTORIAL program looks interesting – there’s a Mac and iOS version, and it’s only $10. Short videos are a great way to learn, and this course has 49 of them. Download Tutor for Filemaker Pro – The Basics today and learn how to use Filemaker Pro for the Mac. Our tutorial includes 49 easy-to-follow […]
MICHAEL ROCHARDE is doing a series of animated videos you might find useful during the sales process. The first is on printing out reports when it isn’t necessary: Why go to all the trouble of printing reports that nobody will ever look at? It’s a good question and yet business do it all the […]
FOR THOSE NOT GETTING ENOUGH FileMaker at Devcon, here’s another 20 minutes to listen to. Of course, everyone is welcome to listen… Topics this episode: Test Mode for printing, Find Items not Purchased, Setting a shared file, GoDraw Filemaker Success Tips : 307_FM_Success_Tips.
CO-AUTHORED BY SUSAN PROSSER AND STUART GRIPMAN, FileMaker Pro 13, the Missing Manual is now shipping. It’s available from Amazon via Kindle and through O’Reilly Media. FileMaker 13: The Missing Manual is Here!
I DOWNLOADED THIS FILEMAKER APP and entered the results of the Ghana USA match (Go USA!) this morning. It’s a slick way to track World Cup results and also shows how easy it is to build a quick app for various uses in FileMaker. Hat tip to Salon Hiyake for providing the link–Thanks! Download […]
DESIGNING USER INTERFACES in FileMaker Pro is a challenge for most, if not all, developers. We all strive for the interface that is great looking, intuitive, and easy to use. This is even more critical given the trends in the industry now towards oversimplification–many times functions and tasks are so well hidden and non-intuitive that experienced […]
THIS IS WHERE FILEMAKER PRO’S CAPABILITIES REALY SHINE. A competent developer working with a client who knows what needs to be done. And the up side for the client: the solution is extensible and easily modifiable by other developers should the occasion arise. When spine surgeon Dr. Lloyd Hey couldn’t find commercial EHR software […]
GREAT IDEA! Combine a visit to the Oregon coast with a FileMaker learning experience, taught by several noted FileMaker Experts. Hurry, though–it’s later this month: MSN Media and Eight2 are proud to announce a FileMaker Retreat at the Oregon Coast. This retreat will provide a unique and immersive opportunity for you to collaborate with seasoned […]
Pasting into Matching TO names, Serial Increment, Chromebook Filemaker Success Tips : 298_FM_Success_Tips.
HATTIP TO ALEXIS ALLEN of Designing FileMaker for finding this video on touchscreen design: Always wanted to know the difference between touch-enabled and touch-optimized? Luke W reveals all and how to make your app more touchable. It’s a bit Microsoft intensive, but contains some good advice. For iPad’s and iPhones, as well as more information on […]
A FAIRLY SHORT video showing how to build a versatile solution using FileMaker and FileMaker Go: Published on Apr 30, 2014 Need a custom business solution that works where you work; be that on train, plane, automobile, office, home, etc.? The FileMaker 13 Platform makes it easy for anyone to create custom business solutions for iPad, […]
Matthew Goldman (FileMaker Southwest Sales Representative) and Rosemary Tietge (FileMaker Consulting Engineer) headlined this meeting in Albuquerque. The presentation covered FileMaker 13 features on Pro, Go, Server, and Webdirect. Given the informal setting, we were able to dig in deep on multiple topics and discuss how things are done and the pro’s and con’s of […]
I THINK IT’S THE MOST POWERFUL SOLUTION on the Windows platform, too. Being the most powerful and robust includes features like easier to learn and use, lower development costs, shorter development cycle, and overall product life cycle cost–all areas in which FileMaker excels. FileMaker integrates with other software, too–SQL, PHP, XML, HTML, CSS–to name a […]
Surgeon Uses FileMaker Pro to Cut Vendors Out O...: […] When Dr. Hey grew dissatisfied with his packaged electronic health record (EHR) software, he didn't just replace it. He…