Tag Archives: FileMaker 12

Pro/Con: Using Tab Panels for User Interface Pop Ups

Published on February 22, 2013 by Darren Burgess

FileMaker 12 includes significant changes to tab panel objects that make using pop-up overlays far easier to implement. Now, tab panels are “less sticky” and can be moved freely around a layout without the risk of inadvertently picking up objects that were not intended to be contained in the tab panel. Our colleague Daniel Wood [...]

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Are You Ready for Coaching?

Published on February 14, 2013 by Anders Monsen

Consider team sports. They consist of players on various surfaces and sizes of environment (fields, courts, pitches, etc). The player performs the actions that directly affect whether the team wins or loses. Although not directly involved in the action on the field, virtually every sport includes a coach, someone who comes up with the game [...]

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Using Barcodes and Magnetic Stripes with iOS

Published on October 10, 2012 by Kirk Bowman

The other day, Anders Monsen and I were prototyping a custom iPad app to help a stage company manage work crews for large arena events. Each event has multiple shifts (7am, 7:45am, 8:30am, etc.). At the start of each shift, several employees need to clock-in quickly and receive their work assignments. We researched two ways [...]

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FM Academy Presents MirrorSync: Offline Synchronization for Your iPad and Laptop

Published on June 13, 2012 by Susan Fennema

MirrorSync from 360Works is a bidirectional synchronization tool for syncing FileMaker Server with offline databases running in FileMaker Pro or FileMaker Go. MirrorSync requires no plug-ins, runs on either a laptop or an iOS device, and is easy to add to your existing FileMaker solution.

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FileMaker 12 Road Show Comes to Texas

Published on May 31, 2012 by Susan Fennema

MightyData welcomes FileMaker, Inc., to Dallas on June 19, to introduce the new FileMaker 12 product line.  FileMaker’s systems engineer, Rosemary Tietge, and FileMaker representative, Darrin Quick, will present the cool new features of the new FileMaker Pro 12 product line. You will learn: New FileMaker Go 12 New themes architecture: instantly change the look [...]

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12 Days of FileMaker 12 Bonus – FileMaker Server 12 Performance

Published on May 31, 2012 by Kirk Bowman

FileMaker Server is the primary tool for monitoring and enhancing the performance of FileMaker solutions. FileMaker Server 12 provides new features to increase the ability of the database administrator or developer to create the best experience for the users. In the second bonus session of the 12 Days of FileMaker 12, I explore six aspects of performance [...]

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12 Days of FileMaker 12 – Final Webinar

Published on May 25, 2012 by Susan Fennema

FM Academy, a collaboration of leading FileMaker development and training companies, is proud to announce the final bonus webinar in the 12 Days of FileMaker 12 series. Each Tuesday and Thursday for the past 7 weeks the Academy has hosted a 60-minute webinar on a new feature of the FileMaker 12 product line. This week features: [...]

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12 Days of FileMaker 12 – Bonus Week 1

Published on May 21, 2012 by Susan Fennema

FM Academy, a collaboration of leading FileMaker development and training companies, is proud to announce the 12 Days of FileMaker 12 webinar series. Each Tuesday and Thursday for six weeks (and more) the Academy will host a 60-minute webinar on a new feature of the FileMaker 12 product line. This week features: TUESDAY, May 22, 2pm [...]

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12 Days of FileMaker 12 — New Calculation Functions

Published on May 14, 2012 by Anders Monsen

One Tuesday, May 8, I had the privilege to present the new calculation functions in FileMaker 12. This was the eighth webinar in the 12 Days of FileMaker 12 series by FM Academy. There are over a dozen new functions in FileMaker 12, several of which accompany significant new features such as enhanced container fields, [...]

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12 Days of FileMaker 12 – Week 6 – Additional Sessions Added

Published on May 14, 2012 by Susan Fennema

FM Academy, a collaboration of leading FileMaker development and training companies, is proud to announce the 12 Days of FileMaker 12 webinar series. Each Tuesday and Thursday for six weeks (and more!) the Academy will host a 60-minute webinar on a new feature of the FileMaker 12 product line. Because of popular demand, 3 sessions [...]

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