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Please Join Us August 30th: FileMaker DevCon Recap

Published on August 22, 2011. 0 Comments

Greetings FileMaker Enthusiasts,

Our next Philadelphia FileMaker Developer Group meeting has been scheduled for Tuesday evening, August 30th 2011 at 6:00 PM. The meeting will be held at the IT Solutions Fort Washington Office.  (Please note: this is a schedule change.)

414 Commerce Dr., Suite 150, Fort Washington, PA 19034

Google Map: http://tinyurl.com/37mhhh

Please RSVP here if you are planning to attend this meeting:

http://www.fmpug.com/rsvp.php?eventID=1212

2011 FileMaker DevCon Recap!

2011 FileMaker Developer Conference

The sixteenth annual FileMaker Developer Convention was held in early August in San Diego CA.  We’ve just gotten back and can’t wait to share.  A record-breaking TEN Philly FileMaker User Group members attended this year, so this ought to be a very lively session.

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Jerry Salem on FileMaker Success Tips!

Published on August 22, 2011. 0 Comments

Our very own Jerry Salem makes a guest appearance on the FileMaker Success Tips podcast talking about FileMaker and Drupal integration.

Also appearing on this special DevCon 2011 episode are our good friends Tim Neudecker from Kyo Logic, Lee Lukehart from SavvyData, and Kirk Bowman from MightData! Check it out here.

 
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DevCon 2011 Recap

Published on August 12, 2011. 3 Comments

2011 FileMaker Developer ConferenceOver the past ten years, the annual FileMaker Developer Conference (DevCon) has been a truly enjoyable experience for me. It’s the one place on the globe that the best and brightest FileMaker talent gather for a little under a week to share ideas, learn techniques, find answers to challenges, collaborate, and get a few hints about the future of FileMaker.

This year’s conference was held at the gorgeous San Diego Hilton Bayfront where we enjoyed temperatures in the 70s with low humidity and a pleasant breeze. The accommodations and facility was top notch, with plenty of space for the conference and all of the normal hotel patrons.

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Developer Conference Spot Check

Published on August 4, 2011. 0 Comments

I arrived to this year’s FileMaker Developer Conference (DevCon) with just enough time to drop my bags and get to the Keynote Session.  I don’t think I would recommend cutting the trip so close next time, but it certainly made for an efficient day with an exciting ending.  The keynote was jam packed. It started with an overview of a few very nice solutions that have been built this past year to highlight the productivity gains and problems that can be solved with Filemaker Pro and FileMaker Go together.  In addition there were talks from FileMaker Product Managers on features that they are working on for future versions of Pro, Go and Server.  While I can’t go into any details here, I am certain that it will be a great year for FileMaker developers and users.

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Why User Groups matter…and how to start one (Post #1)

Published on August 26, 2010. 7 Comments

So this guy walks into a San Diego hotel lobby…

I started thinking about this series of posts (yep, this is #1 in a series) after a few conversations I had with people at this year’s FileMaker DevCon.  I’d strike up a conversation with someone at lunch or at the bar, we’d exchange stories and experiences…and inevitably the talk would shift to why people come to DevCon in the first place.

Reason number 1: for the community.  Hands down.  The clear pleasures and advantages of meeting other people who are engaged in the same practice as you – with whom you can share ideas, learn from and teach –  always trump session topics, what’s on the lunch menu, what kind of swag you can haul back, or how many banners you can affix to the bottom of your convention badge.  One of the things that’s sometimes lost when you do a hand count of how many people in the room have iPads is how many people in the room are there because of the other people. Continue reading ‘Why User Groups matter…and how to start one (Post #1)’

 
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5 Minutes with Philly FileMaker – DevCon 2010 Recap

Published on August 25, 2010. 0 Comments

On Tuesday evening, August 24, at the IT Solutions office, I shared this video with the Philly FileMaker User Group during our Annual DevCon Recap meeting…having a little fun at DevCon! Thanks for all of those who made cameo appearances and agreed to go on camera (including two FBA Excellence Award Winners!!!)

 
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Please join us August 24: 2010 FileMaker DevCon Recap

Published on August 20, 2010. 0 Comments

Greetings FileMaker Enthusiasts,

Our next Philadelphia FileMaker User Group meeting has been scheduled for Tuesday evening, August 24th 2010 at 6:00 PM.

The meeting will be held at the IT Solutions Fort Washington Office:

+  414 Commerce Dr., Suite 150, Fort Washington, PA 19034
+  Full Google Map: http://bit.ly/d7L05o (or just mess with the inline map below)

As always, pizza and soft drinks will be provided.

Please RSVP here if you are planning to attend this meeting:
http://www.fmpug.com/rsvp.php?eventID=1078

2010 DEVCON RECAP

Presenters: Jason Mundok, Chad Sager, Colin Keefe

The fifteenth annual FileMaker Developer Convention was held August 15-18 in San Diego CA.  We’ve just gotten back and can’t wait to share.  Come join us for a discussion of FileMaker GO, new techniques and technologies, and a general roundtable talk.

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5 Minutes with Philly FileMaker featuring Lee Lukehart

Published on August 19, 2010. 0 Comments

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.

 
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5 Minutes with Philly FileMaker featuring Mark Richman

Published on August 19, 2010. 5 Comments

Mark Richman, Skeleton Key, presented a packed session about FileMaker and WAN performance on Monday of the FileMaker Developer Conference. It was so popular he was rescheduled to repeat the session on Tuesday afternoon. Mark joined me for an interview to discuss his session and the latest happenings at Skeleton Key.

 
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Goodbye DevCon

Published on August 19, 2010. 0 Comments

Chad and I are at the airport, heading back.  We’ll have lots to talk about next Tuesday – that’s when our next meeting is, by the way.  Got too wrapped up to send out an announcement; I’ll get that out later today hopefully.

August 24th, 6 PM, DevCon Recap, at the usual location:

IT Solutions Consulting, Inc.
414 Commerce Drive
Suite 150
Fort Washington PA 19034

We’ll be recording this one this time, not streaming it, mainly because we’ll be using Jason’s fancypants camera and mike.  If you liked the quality of the latest rash of 5 Minutes with Philly FileMaker videos, you’ll like the next meeting recording.

For DevCon folks this year – safe travels and see you next year!

- Colin

 
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