Lee Lukehart, SavvyData, has been at the forefront of data visualization for many years. When FileMaker 11 was released with the new FileMaker Charts tool, Lee wrote a white paper and presented a webinar on the feature for FileMaker TechNet members. Lee’s company, SavvyData, also recently put together a couple classes in the San Francisco area on the topics of Charting and Business Intelligence. Lee and I had a chance to chat at the 2010 FileMaker Developer Conference.
Download Lee’s demo from the keynote at savvydata.com.
We’re at the FileMaker Developer Conference 2010 in San Diego, CA getting ready for an excellent week of networking and learning about all of things FileMaker. This afternoon I dusted off the video camera and started lining up a great list of FileMaker experts to spend a few minutes chatting with to see what they have coming up at DevCon and what mind blowing tips and tricks they’re seeing out in the community. I’m kicking off a new batch of 5 Minutes with Philly FileMaker interviews with our good buddy John Sindelar, SeedCode. John is doing his annual Year in Review session Monday morning, which I already know will be a DevCon highlight.
Chad Sager and Colin Keefe are also representing IT Solutions at DevCon. If you’re at the conference, be sure to say hi!
As many of you know, the 2010 FileMaker DevCon is coming up soon – August 15-18, to be exact. We’re going to be doing a recap meeting on Tuesday August 24. I’ll have more on that in a few weeks,but I think we can safely assume that FileMaker Go will be on the agenda!
If you’re from eastern PA, please email me at colin.keefe@itsolutions-inc.com – we’re planning a get together for Philly FileMaker folks on Monday. I’ll reply with the details.
Recently I was on a family trip to Pittsburgh. We were walking around the campus of Carnegie Mellon and I saw this memorial brick;
It got me to thinking about some of the monster databases that I have had to take over for clients. When I take over a project, often I am spending a great deal of time just trying to figure out what the developer was trying to do.
Our earlier posts on this blog are generally concerned with improving the user experience(better printing workflow) or getting more out of your data (One Report two sets of summarized data). Today I would like to return to that lowly person, the developer. Anything that I can do that can make my job easier will make be a better developer and ultimately make my customers happier. Or as my grandfather would say to my grandmother, “What would you do if I got hit by a bus?” Continue reading ‘Speak your Mind. Using Comments, part 1.’
Check out the following blog post for a written recap from Pause On Error, the FileMaker unconference in Portland. This has a little more info about the back story and where the movement itself may be headed. This post is available on an IT blog that is hosted by IT Solutions: http://bit.ly/aIzZkx
Highlights:
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September 22 Meeting:
- Tim Neudecker – Supporting Users with System Design
— About the Presenter
- Stump the Chump experts
Other News:
- October 29th: FREE FileMaker Seminar; iPod Shuffle giveaway (details below)
- New Training Classes
- About the Philadelphia FileMaker User Group
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I sat down with Alan Deffenderfer, ABD Enterprises, before the Philadelphia FileMaker User Group DevCon 2009 recap meeting held at the IT Solutions office in Fort Washington. Alan shared a couple “wow” moments from DevCon just before the meeting started.
The FileMaker Developers Conference 2009 in San Francisco is fast approaching – PreCon sessions start Thursday August 13 at 8 AM, and the official opening session is 6:30 PM that night!
Since the release of FileMaker 10 in January this year, best practices for a number of techniques, practices and design patterns have changed drastically due to script triggers, the toolbar, and myriad other new features, and many of the scheduled sessions reflect this change in the FileMaker programming landscape.
So the 2009 DevCon promises to be an exciting time…and the Philly FileMaker User Group will be there. Jason Mundok of IT Solutions will be on the spot and posting to this blog whenever he can pry himself away from a session. We have some ideas in mind that are still in the works, so watch this space on Friday, Saturday and Sunday!
Other resources for following what’s going on at DevCon this year:
There’s no official word from FileMakerTalk (Matt Navarre & Matt Petrowsky) that I know of, but I’m expecting them to podcast as well.
If you’re lucky enough to be at DevCon, then FMPug’s DevCon Scheduler is indispensable and FREE; find it here. You can not only view session schedules; you can see how many people plan to go to each session – know which ones are popular, and which ones you’re likely to find a good seat in. As a bonus, it includes a Friend Locator and a Message Board!
Finally, FMPug is also offering sponsor discounts on a slew of products during DevCon, whether you’re at DevCon or not. All that’s required is that you be an FMPug member in good standing. Go here.
7/30 – Survivor or Statistic Seminar #2, offered by IT Solutions – a comprehensive overview on how to plan for any type of disaster that could impact your business.
Go find out more about our training offerings and schedules here.
8/6 – Free FileMaker Seminar – Better Data, Better Decisions, sponsored by IT Solutions – this event is especially oriented toward users wanting to learn more about what can be done in FileMaker, so please come even if you’re not a developer.
8/13-16. FileMaker DevCon in San Francisco, which is rapidly approaching - Go register here.
Note to user group members: this is a FREE seminar that IT Solutions Consulting is presenting in early August. It’s conveniently located next to 30th St. Station downtown, and covers some great topics for making your solution even more indispensable to your organization – through dashboards, document management, reporting and so on.
Sign up today, you won’t regret it. – Colin
Mark Your Calendar for an Exclusive FileMaker Seminar
August 6th, 9:30am at the Hub Cira Centre
At IT Solutions, we’ve been working on ways to help our clients make better use of their existing FileMaker systems for faster access to information, resulting in better data driven decisions. We’ve been helping clients utilize some of the exciting new features in FileMaker 10, but even if you’re using a previous version, there are still plenty of ways to maximize your data access efficiency. We’re eager to share this knowledge at an August 6th client seminar dedicated exclusively to working with FileMaker.
Better Data, Better Decisions with FileMaker will be an information-packed ½ day seminar at the new Hub Cira Centre, conveniently located right next to Philadelphia’s 30th Street Station. The keynote speaker for the August 6th session will be IT Solutions’ Certified FileMaker Developer/Trainer Jason Mundok and topics will include:
Using FileMaker 10 including dynamic reports, saved finds and what it takes to upgrade
File Server Integration that links FileMaker records to files and folders on your file server
Dashboards that bring business intelligence functions and techniques to FileMaker
Q&A time for all of your FileMaker inquiries
Better Data, Better Decisions with FileMaker will be held from 9:30 am to noon, with registration starting at 9:00 am, followed immediately by a Starr Events-catered buffet lunch at the Hub. Jason and fellow ITS FileMaker developers will be available during this time to answer additional questions and provide more details on any and all FileMaker topics. Space for the complimentary seminar is very limited so sign up as soon as possible to reserve your seat. For more information or to register, contact Jim Higgins or 215-886-7166 x 113.
Speak your Mind. Using Comments, part 1.
By: Jerry Salem
Recently I was on a family trip to Pittsburgh. We were walking around the campus of Carnegie Mellon and I saw this memorial brick;
It got me to thinking about some of the monster databases that I have had to take over for clients. When I take over a project, often I am spending a great deal of time just trying to figure out what the developer was trying to do.
Our earlier posts on this blog are generally concerned with improving the user experience(better printing workflow) or getting more out of your data (One Report two sets of summarized data). Today I would like to return to that lowly person, the developer. Anything that I can do that can make my job easier will make be a better developer and ultimately make my customers happier. Or as my grandfather would say to my grandmother, “What would you do if I got hit by a bus?” Continue reading ‘Speak your Mind. Using Comments, part 1.’