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FMburgh August 2017 Meeting

The agenda for the evening includes a roundtable discussion centered around the topic “DevCon 2017 Takeaways”. A number of FMburgh members are attending the FileMaker Developer Conference during the week of July 24th and will be eager to discuss what was seen and heard while in Phoenix upon their return […]

2017 MacAdmin Conference: Visit the Cross IT booth!!

MacAdmins is the premier East Coast conference for anyone who deploys and manages Macs and iOS devices. In 2016 we featured 60 sessions and five workshops with top notch speakers in the macOS and iOS deployment community. MacAdmins offers an incredible level of expertise, value, entertainment, and a great opportunity to network […]

Documentation on a Project

When developing custom solutions, it is beneficial to document the project in different ways. One reason for planning out the early stages of a project is to try and foresee any potential problems that may occur. During a project, recording what works and what deliverables are complete that are ready […]

FileMaker 16 Release Notes

Another year and another version of FileMaker! If it seems like only yesterday that FileMaker 15 was released, you aren’t too far off. FileMaker is now releasing versions on a more annual cycle, which means product releases will become more frequent. This is good news for both developers and end […]

Rapid Development of Custom Solutions vs Vertical Markets

Have you ever wondered what the difference is from a development standpoint of creating a custom FileMaker solution for a business compared to creating a vertical market solution for resale?  The first and most obvious difference is that instead of developing a solution for a specific company with a very […]

FMburgh May 2017 Meeting

At this meeting, our own Thomas Mokwa from ProFile Developers will present “Audit Logging or Back in Time!”. Over the course of the evening, Thomas will present the various options available to the developer to include an audit log in any given solution. In addition to showing which options are out […]

Development on Offline Copies of Files

FileMaker has the convenience of being able to perform updates to live systems when put onto a server or in the cloud. Also, when the FileMaker system is set up this way it is more accessible in many places. However, there are FileMaker systems that are used quite often or […]

Software Development Cycle

Let’s spend a little time discussing the Developers view and how it differs from the customer’s view on a “completed” project.  Thinking of any major video game or software that is on the market makes it very clear that a developer’s job on a project/piece of software is never “done”.  […]

FMburgh April 2017 Meeting

As part of this “FileMaker Show-n-Tell”, our own Erica Tamburo and Eric Lewis will each present a mini-keynote. Erica and Eric will walk us through the topics of their choice, highlighting development work done on their various solutions. Each presentation gives us the opportunity to see how our peers have solved real-world problems using […]