As I sit here in front of my computer, enjoying some pumpkin pie cheesecake leftover from last week’s Thanksgiving Day feast, I am reminded of tradition that many families follow on this particular holiday. This may even be a tradition in your own family. I am referring to those few […]
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FileMaker developers are a unique phenomenon. In a wide world of software development we find ourselves wearing many hats: project manager, database admin, tester, graphic artist, user interface designer. We often find ourselves involved at all levels of the project, from beginning to end, from being on the front line […]
By: Robert Hritz Level-Intermediate To close out our three-part series on SVG icons in FileMaker we wanted to give some helpful tips for formatting your SVG icons to ensure they display properly in FileMaker. Some of these tips are straight from the FileMaker website, while others we have figured out […]
By: Eric Lewis Individuality in programming is much like the expression of one’s self in being able to wear clothing that best describes your character and makes you comfortable. While some people like to dress to impress and other enjoy wearing pajamas even to the fanciest of restaurants you get […]
At this meeting, we will be joined by Ronnie Rios and Mia Roop of FileMaker, Inc. Ronnie serves as Senior Consulting Engineer. Mia is the new Business Account Manager for Pennsylvania and this trip marks her first visit to FMburgh. If you have a question for a FileMaker staff member or if […]
Like everyone else, I have a wide variety of interests. Two of these interests came together at the August meeting of FMburgh, the Pittsburgh FileMaker Developer Group. (Yes; I realize it is the end of October. One of my other interests is procrastination, but I’m not ready to get into […]
By: Laura Betz The one constant every day is time ticks by and never ends; in the world of instant information we now have to have a way to track and measure time to the smallest fraction of a second. We race against it and use it up, trying to […]
At this meeting of FMburgh, we welcomed Albert Harum-Alvarez, App Designer with SmallCo, to the virtual podium for the evening’s presentation, “Mark Up Your App”. Albert runs the four day design retreat/sabbatical known as the Design Masterclass. We took volunteers willing to submit their work at the beginning of the meeting. […]
By: Eric Lewis Whether you are a company who runs primarily on paper, or you have joined the masses who have moved to paperless, keeping your data current / safe and accessible is a constant concern. You may have information stored electronically, on your desktop or in a network. Most […]
Level: Advanced By: Robert Hritz We’ve mentioned the benefits of using Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) icons in a prior blog post, https://crossit.wpengine.com/an-intro-to-svg-icons-and-filemaker/; however, many people still are not aware of what an SVG icon truly is. SVG icons are XML files defined as an open standard by the World Wide […]
By: Laura Betz The other day I was asked my “job title”. Immediately, I responded with “Data Systems Architect”, but soon realized that was way over the top of what the person wanted to hear. This title, although it has a meaning for me and my company, is very industry […]
At FMburgh’s special fourth anniversary celebration, we were joined by Gianine Campbell and Ronnie Rios, Business Account Manager and Senior Consulting Engineer respectively, of FileMaker, Inc. Ronnie also delivered the keynote presentation for the evening, “The 10-Hour Project”. FileMaker developers can accomplish an impressive amount with short cycle projects. In his presentation, Ronnie shared the […]