by William | Jun 17, 2017 | FM News
Microsoft has announced they are shutting down web services for MS Access. If you know anyone who is still using Microsoft Access, you would be doing them a big favor to warn them now, so that they have time to switch their business over to FileMaker. See this note...
by William | Jun 17, 2017 | HighPower Data News
HighPower just signed up for, and is headed to the FileMaker Developer’s Conference again this year. We go every year. Why does this matter to you? Because it means that we are staying on the cutting edge of new FileMaker technologies. Our mission is to build powerful...
by William | May 20, 2017 | FM Tips
Here is a great tip from FM Developer, Matthew Dahlquist about clearing out global fields from a server: Typically, when a file is uploaded to FileMaker Server, any global fields which have data in them are retained in the server. If you need to change them, you can’t...
by William | May 19, 2017 | FM Products
Here’s a quick tip as you are planning your amazing FileMaker application to sell to the world: Deployment Impacts Design Before you ever set pen to paper, or stylus to tablet, you must make a decision about how you will be deploying your FileMaker application. That...
by William | May 19, 2017 | Mobile
Do you ever have this experience? You go into your doctor’s office (or dentist, or hair-stylist, or car repair shop, etc.) and they hand you a clipboard with a piece of paper on it, and ask you to fill it out. (This could be any business with a waiting room.) Now a...
by William | May 19, 2017 | HighPower Data News
Hi All, Just wanted to let you know that we have taken steps this month to upgrade and improve access to our FileMaker 15 Server. I noticed in looking at the logs that some people were having trouble logging in sometimes, so we took some steps to make it easier for...
by William | May 19, 2017 | FM News
FileMaker, Inc, has just released their newest version of their custom business application software: FM16. Here is the full list of new features: Mobility Create apps for iPad, iPhone, and the web that are sure to delight • Animations and transitions with scripts •...
by William | May 19, 2017 | Business Growth
“Discount” is a dirty word you should avoid at all costs because it attracts the wrong type of customer. Instead, seek to add value. – Bradley Sugars, Founder of ActionCoach International
by William | Apr 18, 2017 | FM Products
Web Direct is FileMaker Pro’s technology for recreating the database application completely on the web so that any of your users can access the solution just with a web browser. This has some great advantages, but also a couple of drawbacks. First the drawbacks:...
by William | Apr 18, 2017 | Mobile
Mobile apps are very hot right now, and everyone may be telling you that it is the way to go. But maybe it’s not! If mobile is not a fit for your company needs, you may just be wasting money. Since we make mobile apps at HighPower Data, it might seem strange to...
by William | Apr 18, 2017 | Business Growth
Tim Ferriss says, “What you don’t do determines what you can do.” So basically, you can work on your business, or you can work on other stuff. If you say ‘no’ to doing those things which are not your skill set, like building database applications, then you can say...
by William | Apr 18, 2017 | FM Tips
FileMaker is a great tool to create dashboards. By gathering your key performance indicators (KPI’s) into one location, a dashboard can be an effective way for managers and owners to instantly evaluate the success of the business. A dashboard is a business...
by William | Apr 18, 2017 | FM News
There is a movement out there to find what is called “low code / no code” software solutions? What’s that mean? That means that the typical business owner doesn’t have the time to learn how to code new software, but s/he needs to find something that works for them,...
by William | Apr 18, 2017 | HighPower Data News
HighPower Data Solutions has a new office number: New Office Number for HighPower: (763) 208-9107 The old number which you have been working will still work for you. But if you can’t get through, then try the new number.
by William | Mar 20, 2017 | Business Growth
I read an interesting article recently about John Deere, the famous makers of the tractors and farm equipment. The article stated that John Deere will be having more software engineering and mechanical engineers at the company within the next five years Then here is...
by William | Mar 19, 2017 | FM Products
Web Direct is FileMaker Pro’s technology for recreating the database application completely on the web so that any of your users can access the solution just with a web browser. This has some great advantages, but also a couple of drawbacks. First the drawbacks:...
by William | Mar 19, 2017 | Mobile
FileMaker.com, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Apple, Inc. has a great listing on their website right now: http://www.filemaker.com/products/filemaker-go/tasks.html In it they list 50 different ways that people have created mobile apps for their business. Many times...
by William | Mar 19, 2017 | Business Growth
Culture is a gravitational force, and it resists your efforts to make things work better. So what? Persist. Seth Godin
by William | Mar 19, 2017 | FM Tips
FileMaker Pro really excels at its capacity to find records in your business application. First, there is the standard Find command, which everyone is well aware of: – From the ‘View’ menu, choose ‘Find Mode’ (or Command-F in Mac; Control-F in Windows) Second...
by William | Mar 19, 2017 | FM News
FileMaker Platform Ranked #1 Rapid Application Development Software Are you looking for the right platform to build an app for your business? Drawing on independent reviews from real users, the G2 Crowd Report on Rapid Application Development Software compares vendors...
