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Decide: How will the interface look? (Part 4)

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Decide: How will the interface look? (Part 4)

Practically speaking, how should an interface look? The answer is situational and depends upon your users. After all, when you design for a client, you are looking out for…

Decide: How do you structure content? (Part 3)

Decide: How do you structure content? (Part 3)

No matter what the content of your database is, having an established hierarchy is absolutely vital if you want the end users to successfully use the software—especially if one of your goals is to provide updates that are intuitive and do not require extensive retraining for your user base. The stakeholders must…

Decide: What kind of development work will you do? (Part 2)

Decide: What kind of development work will you do? (Part 2)

Occasionally, it needs to be said that as developers we should strive for dev work that, well, works. A beautifully designed layout may be wonderful at first glance, but it cannot create a positive user experience if it doesn’t have…

Decide: Who are you designing for? (Part 1)

Decide: Who are you designing for? (Part 1)

Who are you designing for? The simple-yet-complex answer is end users. They’re frequently not who’s paying us, but end users are the most important stakeholder for your software design. Throughout the development process, they should also be…

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FileMaker, MailChimp, and the CAN-SPAM Act

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FileMaker, MailChimp, and the CAN-SPAM Act

As recently discussed on our blog, the CAN-SPAM Act provides consumer protections when it comes to business emails. The seven protections it contains include: Protection from false or misleading header information, protection from deceptive subject lines…

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FileMaker Cloud AWS End of Life and Migration Options

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FileMaker Cloud AWS End of Life and Migration Options

Claris announced on August 19 that FileMaker Cloud for AWS will end support on January 4, 2022. This is entirely surprising as in June the newest version of FileMaker Server was released to be compatible with the Ubuntu Linux distribution as the CentOS end-of-life had been announced. If you use FileMaker Cloud, what are your options…

7 Security Questions to Ask Your FileMaker Developer

7 Security Questions to Ask Your FileMaker Developer

In today’s digital world, it’s imperative to protect your databases from data breaches and vulnerabilities using sufficient security protocols. Login credentials written down on sticky notes, generic passwords, lack of back-ups, and no hand-over procedures can all…

Why low code platforms still need dedicated developers

Why low code platforms still need dedicated developers

Low code software platforms are a popular custom software development option, particularly within smaller organizations. Based on a graphical user interface, they allow users to visually see the software they’re designing…

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Making FileMaker-Compatible SVG Icons with Adobe Illustrator

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Making FileMaker-Compatible SVG Icons with Adobe Illustrator

When FileMaker 14 was released in 2015, it included several major new features. Notably, FileMaker was able to support buttons with icons. A staple of web and app design, being able to now incorporate them into Claris databases was a game-changer. These days…

Caching a Break

Caching a Break

Caching is a common technique used in software development to temporarily hold data that programs need to access frequently. Typically, this improves the performance of apps since it is faster to read data from the cache than to read from a database or data file. However, having corrupted caches will cause…

FileMaker and Automation

FileMaker and Automation

When we think of automation, we envision self-driving cars, job outsourcing, and the infamous robot that drowned in a fountain due to algorithm failures. Automation often has negative connotations. However, this reputation is…

FileMaker and Add-Ons

FileMaker and Add-Ons

One of the most revolutionary updates in FileMaker 19 is the ability to install add-ons to your database. These add-ons give FileMaker developers the ability to simply drag and drop new features into their solutions without writing a single line of code. But…

FileMaker Certification Tips

FileMaker Certification Tips

So you want to become a certified FileMaker developer? Doesn’t seem too hard. Just study a little bit and go for it right? Wrong! The FileMaker certification exam has been widely recognized in the community as being notoriously difficult. Many people from…

User-led icon sets

User-led icon sets

Have you ever used an app or website where the navigation process was a nightmare? You may have clicked on an icon or link anticipating one action only to get a different kind of result. It’s not only frustrating and confusing, but makes you second-guess every action you take from that point onward. Trust has been lost.