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FM Academy Webinar January 18th – Our own Jerry Salem!

Published on January 11, 2012. 0 Comments

For those of you who don’t know, Philly FileMaker’s sponsor, IT Solutions Consulting, has partnered with 360Works, MightyData, Anvil Dataworks, Fiddlehead Software, Skeleton Key and Kyo Logic on a new initiative called FM Academy, which has been producing free webinars whose purpose is to further educate FileMaker users and developers to encourage best practices, and to foster further adoption of the software.

Why post it here?  Well, PFUG regulars will be very familiar with our own Jerry Salem, who will be hosting a webinar January 18th at 2 PM EST, called Playing Nicely with Others – FileMaker and Content Management Systems.

There’s still time to register!  Go here for details:

http://www.filemakeracademy.com/?page_id=49

 
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The Craft of FileMaker Design Studio: An Intensive, three day, learning experience.

Published on July 29, 2011. 0 Comments

Vanguard Custom SoftwareOur good friend, Don Levan, Vanguard Custom Software, is hosting the next Craft of FileMaker Design Studio on October 24th – 26th in New York City

Register before the end of the FileMaker Developer’s conference and save $300.

Attendees of The Design Studio will learn a formal process for designing exceptional FileMaker solutions:

  • Conduct design research
  • Derive requirements from personas and scenarios
  • Identify and use design patterns
  • Develop and refine ideas
  • Prototype and  test designs
  • Utilize feedback to improve solutions

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FileMaker: Inspector Keyboard Shortcuts

Published on December 3, 2010. 0 Comments

Enjoy this guest post by our friends at Skeleton Key in St. Louis.

I used to use the keyboard shortcut in previous versions of FileMaker Pro to get to the “object info” window. One of the things I didn’t like about FileMaker Pro 11 is not being able to get to the inspector without using the mouse. Then I found the shortcut. You may have known this from the start, but if you did shame on you for not telling me :-)

Mac InspectorWindows InspectorWhile in Layout Mode on Mac OS X you can use Command+1 to go to the Position tab of the inspector. Command+2 takes you to the Appearance tab and Command+3 takes you to the Data tab. Use Control instead of Command on Windows. Once there, the tab key will navigate you through the items on that inspector tab.

Also if you have multiple inspectors open at once (one showing each tab), then these keyboard shortcuts will switch inspectors for you instead of switching tabs on the current inspector window.

Thought you might want to know about this hidden gem!

Chad Adams, FileMaker Certified Developer at Skeleton Key

 
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Crossing Drupal

Published on September 8, 2010. 5 Comments

There has been a lot of buzz floating around the web regarding the content management system called Drupal.  Over the next couple of weeks I am going to investigate this growing platform from the perspective of a FileMaker developer.  Drupal is not a Filemaker replacement, but there are definite use cases where Drupal is an ideal content management choice. Instead of my regular posts about filemaker techniques, I will explore how Drupal is similar and different from my platform of choice.  With a nod to a good movie about exploring other cultures (Crossing Delancey) I am calling this series Crossing Drupal.

In this first installment I would like to simply lay out some simple terms, so we can all speak the same language.  A rosetta stone if you will.
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Fundamentals of Exceptional Interface Design

Published on August 30, 2010. 0 Comments

Our good friends, Don Levan from Vanguard Custom Software and Ernest Koe from Proof, are facilitating a three-day Craft of FileMaker Seminar called Fundamentals of Exceptional Interface Design. The seminar will be held  in New York City on October 13-15. Don and Ernest have both presented sessions right here in Philly at the Philly FileMaker User Group!

Learn how to design applications and interactions that your users will rave about, skills that cannot be outsourced, and practices transferable to any software development platform – from two veteran DevCon speakers.

For more information about this seminar, including cost and registration, click HERE!

 
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Opportunities reminder

Published on July 17, 2009. 0 Comments

Just a quick reminder of upcoming training/learning opportunities:

7/21 -FileMaker 101 1-day session, offered by IT Solutions

7/22-23 – FileMaker Intermediate, offered by IT Solutions

7/28 – Philly FileMaker User Group Meeting: 2nd Semi-annual Design Critique/Discussion, free, sponsored by IT Solutions

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.

8/3-6 – FileMaker Training Series (FTS), offered by IT Solutions

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.

 
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FileMaker DevCon Preview, FTS samples: FREE Webex webinars

Published on July 9, 2009. 0 Comments

Back in January when Matt O’Dell presented on the new release of FileMaker 10 at our user group meeting, we mentioned here that FileMaker provides online Webex seminars on all sorts of topics, for those who can’t make it to in-person trainings or meetings.  Partly that was because Matt brought a winter snowstorm with him and some people couldn’t brave the roads, but still – it’s a great training resource.

Since the FileMaker 2009 DevCon is now rapidly coming upon us, it seems like a good time to mention it again – especially since some of the webinar content is explicitly a DevCon Preview.

http://filemakerevents.webex.com/

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FileMaker Training Series 10 May 4-7 at IT Solutions, Inc.

Published on April 15, 2009. 0 Comments

Hello everyone;

A reminder that we’re still taking registrations for our spring FTS 10 Training Series, scheduled for May 4 through May 7 2009.   

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FTS Training in Philadelphia offered by IT Solutions, May 4-7 2009

Published on February 9, 2009. 0 Comments

Hello everyone;

Just a quick note to say that we’re taking registrations for our spring FTS Training Series, scheduled for May 4 through May 7 2009.  Official blurb below the cut.

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