Feb 28 - PauseOnError Recap
Those of us who made it out to Pause will be talking about the event, what we saw, and what we thought we saw.
Should be a great meeting.
RSVP here.
Pizza, etc. if you RSVP, then to Paddy Coyne’s for drinks and a bite.
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Jan 24
Happy New Year!
We’ll be getting together for our first meeting of the year this Monday, the 24th at 6pm. Same place: Group Health Cooperative in South Lake Union.
It’s been a while since we’ve seen each other so we’ll just have a roundtable discussion about what’s new, what we’ve been working on, and anything of interest in FileMaker generally. If you have something you’re particularly proud of, or something driving you crazy, bring it along.
We’ll head to Paddy Coynes’s afterwards to continue the conversation.
Hope to see you all there!
Nov 22 - Informal at the Pub
Informal.
With the holidays around the corner we’re not going to have any more regular FMPug meetings this year…
But that doesn’t mean we can’t get together. We’ll be at Paddy Coyne’s on Monday the 22nd for an informal get together, screen share, and the usual FileMaker Q&A / gossip.
Paddy Coyne’s is in Seattle just up the street from where we usually meet: http://www.paddycoynes.net/locations.php
This is informal, but we’ll be getting there about 7pm.
Hope to see everyone there!
- John
Sept 27 - Productive Computing
Something for Everyone! Integrate FileMaker with Popular Third Party Applications, Solutions and Hardware Devices
Learn how organizations today are integrating popular third party applications such as Outlook and QuickBooks with FileMaker. Discover Core3 CRM as a robust foundation for your FileMaker 11 solutions complete with contacts, opportunities, estimates, orders, invoices, documents, timer, dashboard and reports. Uncover options to integrate with the OSX Apple Address Book and iCal. Explore solutions for esign document binding with USB signature pads and security using a biometric finger print reader.
Drinks etc. afterwards at Paddy Coyne’s as usual.
Pizza and soft drinks provided if you RSVP.
Marc Larochelle - President/CEO
Holds a BA in Music Business from the University of Massachusetts. 5 years experience with the National Association of Music Merchants as the in-house IT Manager and DBA. 19 years of FileMaker Pro programming experience with certifications in FileMaker Pro 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11. 14 years experience operating Productive Computing, Inc. Marc’s strengths are in creating, planning and developing the company’s long term strategies and goals. He is also responsible for the company’s product line which consists of 11 FileMaker Pro plug-ins and 3 database solutions. Currently he coordinates all product development, customer service and support strategies, as well as directing the internal development of the software infrastructure that runs Productive Computing, Inc.
Keith Larochelle - Vice President/CFO/COO
Holds a BA in Music Business from the University of Massachusetts. 14 years experience with web programming and FileMaker Pro web integration. 10 years of FileMaker Pro programming experience with a certification in FileMaker Pro 7, 8 and 9. 14 years experience operating Productive Computing, Inc. Keith’s strengths are in project management, marketing, financial planning and forecasting, accounting, human resources and is responsible for the company’s financial growth. He currently coordinates and assists Marc in the planning and execution of long range goals while managing the day to day operations of Productive Computing, Inc.
 Keith and Marc Larochelle Productive Computing |
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Aug 23 - DevCon Wrap Up
DevCon Wrap Up
One of the best meetings of the year; we’ll talk about what we saw and what we missed at DevCon 2010 in SanDiego. If you were there, come to share. If you missed it, come to catch some of what went on at probably the best DevCon in a long time.
July 26 - Matt Navarre & FMGo
The Evolution of Search
Overview. Matt Navarre of MSN Media will be speaking on The Evolution of Search.
We live in the age of Google, and work in the land of FileMaker.
User expectations of how search works in a database has changed over the years, and as developers, we have both followed and led that shift. We’ll discuss some different search techniques that have been successful, and some that no longer are. We’ll look at Google search, and learn how close we can get to that within a FileMaker system.
To cover that ground, our discussion will include:
• Standardizing on single-field search
• The new QuickFind feature in FileMaker Pro 11
• Anatomy of a Google search
• Other tools such as Bing and Wolfram Alpha
• Commercial products such as fmSearchResults and ScriptMaster
• Different methods of ranking results
• Multiple-datatype search
• Mini-search tools to replace value lists
Matt Navarre is a regular speaker at DevCon, FBA Platinum, host of the FileMaker talk podcast, and author of fmSearchResults.
FileMaker Go for iPhone and iPad
In light of FileMaker’s recent announcement…
http://www.filemakertrial.com/go/
…we’ll take half the meeting to discuss FileMaker Go for iPhone and iPad. We’ll pass around a few examples in case you haven’t gotten your hands on it yet, and we’ll talk about what we’ve learned so far in this very exciting first week.
Matt Navarre and John Sindelar will co-presnet this section after Matt’s presentation on FileMaker Search techniques, and we’ll open it up to general discussion and Q&A.
This is a game-changer. Come see why.
Pizza and soft drinks provided if you RSVP.
 Matt Navarre MSN Media |
Questions?
Something in particular you’d like to ask Matt? Leave a comment below and we’ll get it to Matt to make sure he gets to it…
May 24 - Open Mic
Overview.
An opportunity for several short presentations from Seattle area developers.
How to Get Involved.
The last time we did this it was pretty cool and we saw some neat stuff, so I’d encourage anyone who has something they want to share, ask, or bitch about, to sign up by leaving a comment on the blog below. Very informal, doesn’t have to be fancy. Here is a good way to think about it: If you’re really interested in it, other folks in the group likely are as well.
So post a comment below and get involved.
Have Something to Ask / Share?
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April 26 - Developer Tools: Inspector 3 and More
Overview. Vincenzo Menanno of FM::Nexus will be speaking.
Developer Tools: Inspector 3 and More
FM::Nexus Inspector is a widely used diagnostic tool for troubleshooting and improving the quality of FileMaker solutions. In this presentation, you will see the next release of Inspector with full support for FileMaker Pro 11. Redesigned from the ground up, this tool is full of features that help the developer stay on top of any FileMaker project, including powerful new Quick Find-based searching. Performance was one of the main goals of this new release, and I will show how it stacks up against the prior version. Come and discover what this new version of Inspector is all about and how it can you help you with your FileMaker development from start to finish—debugging, documenting, security and so much more.
As an added bonus I’ll demo our FOCUS framework that we use as a starter file for many of our projects, also updated for FM 11. You’ll see how quick and easy it is to get a solution up and running with this feature-packed framework. Even if you don’t end up using FOCUS, this presentation will get you thinking about ideas and techniques to use in your future projects.
Last but not least, you’ll hear a brief update on the latest features in the FM::Nexus Web Services Plug-in for integrating FileMaker solutions with other systems and services.
 Vincenzo Menanno FM::Nexus |
Questions?
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March 22nd - FileMaker Inc.
Please join us for a special meeting to introduce FileMaker 11!
Alexei Folger and Phil Smith from FileMaker will be on hand to demonstrate and dive into the use cases for this great, new version of your favorite product. There are a host of great new features to enhance your development including the ability to:
And much more!
FileMaker will be sponsoring Pizza and beverages so bring your appetite, for knowledge as well as pizza, and come see what’s now possible with FileMaker Pro.
 Alexei Folger Senior Systems Engineer FileMaker, Inc. |
 Phil Smith Business Account Manager FileMaker, Inc. |
Questions?
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Feb 22- Deployment
Overview. Angelo Luchi of The Drooling Dog will be speaking.
Deployment
Deployment is a critical step in the success of your solution. In this session Angelo will explore the various methodologies for FileMaker Application deployment and help you determine which one(s) are appropriate for a given situation. He’ll be covering Citrix, Hosting, In-House Server, IWP,PHP. He will explore some benefits and issues with each process.
He’ll also be talking a bit about a new service that he’s offering through his hosting business that can help you or your client deploy through Citrix quickly, easily and economically.
Angelo Luchi is a 10+ year veteran developer of FileMaker software. In that time he has been building enterprise FileMaker applications, innovative web applications, integrating FileMaker with Web Services, and building a reliable FileMaker hosting infrastructure. Angelo is the owner of The Drooling Dog, LLC, a Seattle based company providing FileMaker and Web development as well as a multitude of hosting options, to the community. He offers coast to coast server availability and now Citrix XenApp hosting.
 Angelo Luchi The Drooling Dog |
Questions?
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