Databuzz shows off connecting FileMaker to MYOB AccountRight in a preview video: It’s not for sale yet, but seems to be pretty full featured. Check it out here. Morning Motivator: Watch Villanova’s Championship-Winning Buzzer Beater Because great design is always a consideration: A Few Techniques of Logo Design Sidney J. Harris “The time […]
Web Scraping Data to FileMaker Matt Petrowsky’s latest video on web scraping will guide you through the steps to learn how to scrape just about anything off the web and import it into FileMaker: FileMaker can be such a wonderful desktop tool for harvesting and managing a lot of data. It’s because the user interface […]
FileMaker Success Tips 384: Biz Politics, Comcast, Privilege Set Testing Repeat One lesson from the podcast: Carefully read what you sign! It will save time and money. Jeremy Brown dives into date range overlap: Determining if Two Date Ranges Overlap All of the description above is sort of abstract. But this technique has potential to […]
Kevin Frank offers alternative to the Fast Summaries technique he has developed over the years. And, of course, there is a downloadable file at the link. Has anyone out there tried Google Web Designer? What did you think? I’m always looking for better ways to generate HTML and CSS3 files. It doesn’t make sense, but […]
EfficientBizz: There's a typo for Google WebDesigner link. Should be: https://www.google.com/webdesigner/
Don Clark: Thanks, fixed now!
Matt & Matt catch up with some recap about the recent Pause On Error in Cleveland and the upcoming 2016 Annual Devcon for FileMaker. Throw in some tips & tricks and it’s another episode of FileMaker Talk: There’s 14 more cases against Apple now: FBI’s retreat doesn’t mean its war with Apple is over It’s […]
Synch FileMaker and WordPress I’ve been playing with the free version of MirrorSync to synchronize FileMaker to an iPad/iPhone, and it is a very powerful, fast tool. The setup is a bit complex, but once you get it right, it just keeps keeps on running. Sync’s are fast and conflicts in data can be set […]
FileMaker Join Tables video from Guy Stevens. Stevens promises a tiny video, but it expands to 32 minutes. That’s OK if you have not worked with join tables. You’ll benefit from this video: For more join table posts click here. FileMaker Starting Point 4.6 has a new, updated look (download it here): Meet the Middlemen Who Connect […]
“Great ideas don’t interrupt you, you have to pursue them.” Tony Robbins “I’m not competing with someone else. I’m competing with what I am capable of.” Michael Jordan to Tony Robbins It’s easy to not push yourself. And it’s not guaranteed you’ll succeed if you do. But you won’t succeed if you don’t.
FileMaker Skill Level, Advanced: JavaScript-driven PDF Reports in FileMaker using AngularJS | beezwax > blog Automation USA | FileMaker App Development, Cloud Hosting, RingCentral | Modular FileMaker: Universal Search Time for a little fun: This Aussie Town Is Literally So Hot People Have Decided To Live Underground Bad News from FileMaker: FileMaker Server Connections Renewal […]
Were you using Mandrill to send emails through FileMaker? And did you stop (or want to stop) when Mandrill started charging for small accounts? If so, you’ll want to check out this blog post from Daniel Wood of Digital Fusion: This is where SparkPost comes in. SparkPost is a new web service sending emails much like […]
An old but very nice trick well explained in a video from Richard Carlton: FileMaker Server 14.0.4b Software Patch required for OS X El Capitan version 10.11.4: There is no explanation as to why this update is necessary, but if you want to use El Capitan 10.11.4, install 14.0.4b. And if you are […]
Needed: An experienced FileMaker PHP subcontractor to quote and build a complex web interface for a FileMaker solution. The end result will use a server based FileMaker solution to provide data exchange with website using PHP. Users will enter and update the database on a WordPress website via php. Other features: Add new users and manage users (forgot username and […]
I know, you’re probably thinking this has nothing to do with FileMaker development. But you might be wrong… Check out this list: Web design tools Some freebies for Sketch & Mac UI/UX + useful reading Coding & web development tools Web developer’s must-read CSS JavaScript ES6 Plugins Play & learn coding CSS, JavaScript, UI/UX reading […]
Somedays I feel like the photo above. But, like most of us, I keep on chugging along. Enjoy… FileMaker Success Tips 383: Large Data Sets, Unix TimeStamp, custom function Repeat, Get(Flag) Repeat From Confirmation Bias to the Anchoring Effect, there is a lot going on in our brains that control what we do: 8 Subconscious Mistakes Our […]
Alistair: Hi Another great post. Thanks Question, would any of these work on a database on the iPad or iPhone?
Don Clark: Thanks, Alistair. I haven't tried any of these on the iPhone or iPad. And since Python is required in the…