Thoughts on Design, FileMaker, DevCon, Pause on Error, ROI (Return on Investment), and anything else related to what The Alchemy Group does on a daily basis. We care, so we share whatever we can with you. We are a full-featured FileMaker Pro development shop, with years of experience building systems for businesses, educational institutions, and non-profit organizations exactly like yours. Your unique processes will be exactly mirrored by the custom software we write for you, whether it’s for mobile or desktop.
MegaToDo Tops 100 at ShockeyUX
ShockeyUX, an Alchemy Consulting Group company, is proud to announce that MegaToDo has topped over 100 downloads. MegaToDo, better to-do management for FileMaker’s Workplace Innovation Platform, gives developers advanced features for managing To Do lists for any...
End Deployment Headaches
Developing an app for a client, especially an enterprise system that runs a small company, can be a huge undertaking. It’s not surprising that most of us don’t really think very far past the development stage. The thing we forget is that for many users, this may be...
Multi-Chamber Mixer at Alchemy
Just a quick thank-you to Leah from La Verne Chamber and Autumn from San Dimas Chamber for helping us host the September 2019 mixer! You two are the best! Everyone seemed to enjoy our digs, and we estimate we had 40-50 people in attendance. Bob gave a talk about how...
Marketplace from Claris
Exciting news from Claris: the new Marketplace, where you can explore more ways to use FileMaker’s Workplace Innovation Platform. You can find links to many free and for-purchase products, including templates (like Alchemy’s own MegaToDo), extensions, apps, and...
Building the Future with FileMaker
When it comes to managing your business’s data, there are a lot of competitors who think they have the answer to your problems. Many live in the cloud as pre-build software, where someone else’s imagination holds sway over how you get things done. But what if you want to do things your own way? What if you think about your business differently from the way others do? That’s where a Workplace Innovation Platform comes in.
Cloudy with Clarity
Turning Point Every company reaches one or more turning points as it strives for success. For example, in 1996 Steve Jobs returned to Apple and revolutionized the company and its product line — again. Apple went on to introduce the iPod, iMac, iPhone, and iPad –...
FileMaker 18: Workplace Innovation Platform
FileMaker 18 continues to dominate as the best Workplace Innovation Platform. Unparalleled power. Great interface tools and reporting capability. Native iOS app creation. This is our platform of choice! https://www.filemaker.com/products/whats-new.html
New on ShockeyUX: Grids
A new post on ShockeyUX.com, in which Bob Shockey outlines the nuts & bolts of designing in FileMaker with a grid! https://shockeyux.com/traffic-control-designing-with-a-grid/
A Clever Article on the Squint Test
This is one of those articles that not only introduces a good beginning design technique, but subtly introduces the concepts of data hierarchy and keeping close to the original problem being solved – all wrapped up in a very accessible stream of consciousness. Nice!...
Self-Critique and Internal Software Testing
Years ago, I attended a well-known SoCal art college. I had decided to pursue my love of painting and drawing, and see where it might take me. I had been given high praise by friends and family for the sketches I had done, and I was convinced that I was a skilled...