Monthly Archives: August 2011

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FileMaker Pro succeeds as a database system because of its many layers. As a rapid development database you can create a robust and elegant solution fairly quickly. Dig deeper, invest some time and effort, and you expose powerful tools and options that extend your solution. One such hidden tool is FileMaker’s internal SQL engine, which [...]

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Making Things Happen: Setting Priorities

This is the last in a three-part series. See part one here and part two here. In the first two parts of Making Things Happen, we talked about setting goals and then building a to-do list/timeline to execute it. This goal and timeline are all well and good, but what happens when you start mixing [...]

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West Coast FMPug Tour, Validation With Script Triggers

With the post-DevCon madness coming to a slow end, I’m excited to announce that I’ll be traveling the last week in September and participating in the West Coast FMPug Tour! What’s the schedule you ask? Here it is: September 26 – Seattle September 27 – Portland September 28 – San Francisco September 29 – FileMaker [...]

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2011 FileMaker DevCon Wrap-up

The MightyData crew rolled into the Hilton Bayfront Hotel in San Diego for the 2011 FileMaker Developer Conference on August 1st. We started off the week with a sailing trip around San Diego Bay and saw an aircraft carrier, sea lions and enjoyed a break from the extreme heat we are having in Texas. Some [...]

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DevCon: FileMaker’s Annual Techno-Social Event

Each summer for the past 16 years FileMaker developers, users, and staff gather for a few days to discuss all things related to FileMaker Pro, FileMaker Server, integrated technologies like SQL, PHP, plugins, and now FileMaker Go. DevCon, as this event is called, brings together over 1,000 individuals from all walks of life who share [...]

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Mission: First Time DevCon Speaker. Complete!

It is with a sigh of relief that I write this – I have officially completed my first year as a FileMaker Developer Conference speaker! I remember my first year as an attendee; my first year working at the exhibitor’s booth, and now this year completes the trifecta of firsts. So how was it?

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