Software Spurs Growth

An article in Strategy + Business indicated that many of the world’s largest innovators are shifting their focus of their R&D from products to programming. There is an increasing awareness that automation and ease-of-use can do as much to boost productivity as...

FM Keyboard Shortcuts

There are a ton of available keyboard shortcuts for the FileMaker platform. If you become familiar with the more commonly used key commands, you can save yourself a lot of time while working with FileMaker. In fact, the most recent versions of FileMaker have improved...

Microsoft Web Access Services are Over!

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...

FileMaker DevCon 2017

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...

Clearing Out Global Fields

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...

Deployment Impacts Design

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...

Improved Server Access

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...

New Release – FileMaker 16

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 •...

Do not Discount

“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