Hmmm. I don’t normally copy the whole contents of someone else’s post (else it wouldn’t be content curation), but this post from Stephen H. Blackwell left little choice: Security update for FileMaker 13 versions. , http://thefmkb.com/14358 Be sure to read the instructions first. Important Security Update Read the instructions first That about […]
I’ve read this post a few times now over the past week, hoping to figure out why RobFM, of Sumware.net, builds runtime versions of his solutions for distribution. He explains well what he does, I just don’t get his justification for doing it. It seems like a lot of work for marginal gain: …the benefits […]
The amount of time it takes for beta testing and de-bugging are two areas often shortchanged when quoting a custom FileMaker solution–and for good reason. It’s not a lot of fun. The development process is messy at times, and most developers will inadvertently leave some broken links, missing layouts, and thing of that nature. That’s […]
Daniel AMIGUET: Where is the link for the discount?
Don Clark: Kind of hidden on the youtube page below the Show More button: Discounted: It’s good for 13% off any purchase…
One of the first acronyms to come from the computing world was GIGO: Garbage In, Garbage Out. Agnes Riley has a very helpful post on the subject of clean data, and some tips for developers on how to keep the problem under control: This is something I’ve bee dealing with for years. It hit me […]
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 […]
DataWrx’s Pooya Heydarpour writes about image, music, and video compression technologies, both lossy and lossless, and what is best for FileMaker storage: When it comes to hard drive space on your computer, few files, if any, come close to taking up as much space as music, pictures, and videos do. The issues with these media […]
No time to listen this week, and maybe next. Let me know if this is a good one… Filemaker Success Tips : 338_FM_Success_Tips.
I work with Hamburger Menus all the time on the web side of my business, mostly on mobile devices. Most responsive website themes in WordPress incorporate the Hamburger Menu to replace the standard menu when the website shrinks down to a small window. Mike Duncan, of Soliant Computing, shows how to build a Hamburger Menu in […]
360Works owner Jesse Barnum presented to the New Mexico FileMaker User in January of 2015–for two hours, all of it on mirrorSync. Here are a few facts about MirrorSync: MirrorSync works between FileMaker and FileMaker server And between FileMaker Server and MySQL And between MySQL servers It uses Java to set and make the connections and the […]
If you haven’t been to a Devcon before, and are willing to write an essay about why Thorsen Consulting should send you, read on: As a developer, trainer, recruiter and coach in the FileMaker industry I know that the number one problem facing our industry is lack of qualified developers. We need more talented developers […]
Just for a little fun (and nothing to do with FileMaker), check out this video from Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox European Tour. Scott Bradlee finds talented singers and performers and puts together very entertaining videos–lot’s of fun to watch and listen to. All About That Bass – Postmodern Jukebox European Tour Version – YouTube.
An informative video (and associated blog post with downloads) by Daniel Shanahan of New Leaf Data on four different ways to accomplish the same task: Updating inventory records in a FileMaker database. Shanahan explains four ways: • 01_Find and Update.fmp12 is straight forward enough. Find the item and the Item location records and update them […]
Most of FileMaker programming is fairly straight forward and repetitive: Setting up T.O.’s, adding fields, building layouts, and so on. The biggest challenges occur when a solution calls for specific feature or features that aren’t supported by FileMaker. Then it’s time get creative. And that’s where a of time is spent on a solution, experimenting with […]
A reader recently commented on an earlier post about podcasting being boring and that video was a much better way to go. Fair point. Video is more effective at instruction: almost all people learn better with visual and audio feedback combined with repetition. It would seem that video has it all over podcasts, and that […]
Jonathan Fletcher: That's because he's not creating runtimes. He's using other features of the Developer Utilities to rename his files. He has…
Don Clark: Thanks, Jonathan. I only ever used it for making runtimes, something I did many times over the years. I did…