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Lessons of the Palm Pilot
The lessons of Palm Pilot’s simplicity and clarity of purpose still resonate with mobile designers and the user experience of contemporary smartphones.
Pro Tips: Naming Styles and Interface Inventories
Naming styles according to use rather than appearance helps us keep track of what unique types of element we have, making it more intuitive when to reuse an existing style and when a new one is needed. Try an interface inventory to help get a handle on what you have, why you need it, and…
FileMaker Server on Amazon Web Services Quick Start Guide
Presenting a 10 step guide to setting up a FileMaker Server in the cloud using Amazon Web Services. Learn how easy it is to use this powerful cloud based service, and can even be free.
Pitfalls in Flat Design, or “That Field” I Always Forget
Flat designs — and other forms of minimalism also very popular at present — look very pretty, very modern, but sometimes go too far in stripping away design elements.
Language Localization in FileMaker Solutions
In this post, Mike focuses on showing you how to translate your FileMaker solution for different languages.
Using the Virtual List Technique – Part 2
This is the third post in the “Stumbling into FileMaker: Finding Your Footing” series. In this follow-up to his previous post, Jeremy provides examples of how he solved some reporting problems using Virtual Lists.
Using the Virtual List Technique – Part 1
This is the second post in the “Stumbling into FileMaker: Finding Your Footing” series. Learn more about the value of Virtual Lists and how they can be used to solve many reporting needs.
WebDirect for FileMaker Server 14
It is springtime for FileMaker. Springtime is a time of renewal, and that is also true of software. In this case, we are able to celebrate the diurnal cycle with the release of a new version of FileMaker. We review what has changed and what is new in WebDirect for FileMaker 14.
What Layouts Is This Field On?
I wrote a blog post last month showing a way to quickly find where unstored calcs and summary fields are being used in a solution. This post is a sort of follow up, in that here we once again look at a way of quickly finding something out about a solution that would otherwise require…
What to do with the Web Viewer
In Part 1 of Jeremy Brown’s “Stumbling into FileMaker: Finding Your Footing” series, he provides a non-definitive list of things you can do with the web viewer.
