FileMaker and business smarts for all, from beginner to guru. Michael Rocharde, of michaelrocharde.com, and Don Clark sit down for a wide ranging conversation on the business of FileMaker, from business smarts to overcoming introvert tendencies, and more. Here’s just some of what you’ll learn in this informative interview: Rocharde’s current ventures, including three current businesses […]
Sometimes it’s best to step back from common wisdom and re-evaluate what you take for granted. In this case, re-examine the use of placeholders, the grayed out text that indicates to a use what the field should hold (name, address, etc.). This article looks at 10 areas where placeholders don’t always result in helping the […]
Michael Rocharde on Implementing a new system the easy way: Are you considering a new system but frightened of the amount of work you will have to do before you can get started? In this short video, I discuss the two ways that you can switch over with a minimum amount of work, delay and […]
Michael Rocharde on saving your client time and money: Reminding your clients about the great things a custom solution brings to the table–time and money savings, increased productivity, etc.–is important in your day to day dealings. When soothing clients worries, it focus’ their attention on the benefits, not the costs. When selling, this helps close the […]
Have you ever wanted to make live updating progress bars in FileMaker but didn’t know how? Here’s a fairly reasonably short 21 minute video on making progress bars in FileMaker from FM Tutorials: FileMaker 15 has some interesting behavior changes that didn’t get much press: Open Remote no longer shows IP address(es) of hosts. The Bonjour local […]
Shawn Krueger at Cimbura.com answers the question many of our clients have: Should I upgrade to FileMaker 15 Now? Michael Rocharde does the thinking for you on taking reservations: More Date Magic In this one, we’re going to take it a stage further and work with a date range. For our example, we are using a property […]
Date Magic, Backup Magic, Googles Onhub, and more Michael Rocharde shares a powerful, fairly simple way to handle reservations for just about anything: It’s a common scenario. You’ve got a reservation system of some kind or another and you have a limited number of resources available. When you add a reservation (for a specific date), […]
Soliant Computing (and Albuquerque’s Makah Encarnacao) just finished up a pro bono FileMaker project in Swaziland, and it’s a great feel good story for all: Way to go, Makah! Productive Computing’s new tutorial on pushing invoices and pulling balances to Quickbooks is worth the read if you need to do this for a client: Productive Computing, […]
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 […]
Save yourself plenty of time and grief. Read this post by Andrew Duncan on layout tips when using the FileMaker PHP API. Keep the Hackers at Bay! How to Improve WordPress Security Michael Rocharde on Boosting your Bottom Line: Five Ways You Are Wasting Time Without Even Realizing It (one of my strong points…) If you […]
Container fields can store and display pictures, Quick Time files, sounds, movies and files of any type. Except, in El Capitan, .avi files. For now. Resisting change make your job harder: Are your attachments missing? FileMaker, Inc. has identified an issue where emails with file attachments created in FileMaker Pro on OS X […]
Step by Step instructions on making your first FileMaker iOS app from FileMaker. There never seems to be a shortage of criticizers, so be prepared: 7 Ways To Stay Motivated When People Criticize You How much has the tech world grown since the last leap year? Dealing with Fear in Life Fear from […]
An interesting look at the use of color (or colour, as the Brits spell it) in websites, with a few tidbits on design and buttons that many FileMaker developers will find useful: Colour Theory & Website Design: How to Colour Your Website Effectively FileMaker Success Tips 381: Thu, 25 February 2016 381_FM_Success_Tips Apple and the […]
5 Hidden FileMaker Design Tools I’m Thankful For I like tip #3 in particular. Facebook officially expands beyond the Like with Reactions: This update fixes some serious Windows crash problems among other things: FileMaker Pro 14.0.5 and FileMaker Pro 14.0.5 Advanced Updater Release Notes Michael Rocharde on Customer Service: https://vimeo.com/155254868