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If you were to ask me what's the most common source of pain for new, first-time clients, I can say unequivocally that it's double-keying – the practice of entering the same piece of information in more than one location (e.g. two different Excel documents). Sometimes...
What happens when your client does not like the look and feel you have created in your FileMaker database? You have little choice but to give them something better suited to their sensibilities. When faced with just such a problem, here's how we solved it. The Issue:...
Design sometimes resembles nothing more than a minefield. Take, for example, the article by Robert McMillen in Wired, in which he convincingly argues that people aren't ready for a watch that augments the iPhone. In essence, people might not be willing to replace the...
In what may be the definitive final argument in the Comic Sans wars (those of you who attended my FileMaker DevCon session know what I'm on about), Pixartprinting via Sara Boboltz of Huffington Post have given us an infographic that shows the true economic and...
Adopting a new software system for your company is a major undertaking, so you want to maximize your return on investment. In part two of our ROI series, we discuss one of the best ways to do that: bragging.? A significant benefit of improving your company's...
Key Takeaways Icons guide interaction and reduce cognitive load: The primary purpose of icons is to visually communicate actions, options, or statuses faster than text—helping users engage with software more intuitively and efficiently. Solid vs. outline icons...
Learn how to avoid a common mistake growing businesses often make. Dead Man's Curve, it's no place to play Dead Man's Curve, you best keep away Dead Man's Curve, I can hear 'em say Won't come back from Dead Man's Curve Jan and Dean, Dead Man's Curve There is a pattern...
Attendance was up at FileMaker DevCon 2014 in San Antonio, Texas. Alchemy Group President Bob Shockey wrapped up all three afternoons with a design panel on Tuesday, sharing the stage with Heather Winkle, Matt O'Dell, Don Levan, and Andrew Paulsen; a session on...
Themes and Styles are a welcome addition to FileMaker Pro 13. But how do you keep track of all the details that give these tools their potential power? Here's one way: use?StylŌ to help you put together the elements of your theme. With powerful reporting to provide an...
Anyone who has ever tried to purchase a car based on gas mileage knows that real-world results are different from what's written on the sticker. It's even harder with custom software, because there is no sticker. One thing is for certain: done right, a new business...
