Category Archives: Data Wrangling

All things data. Create it, retrieve it, update it, delete it. The art of making data actually interesting, with a focus on the most mundane of all data.. that of the small business world. If you live if invoice, time card, sales, manufacturing, planning, Excel sheet hell, then these posts are for you.

Bento 4 Release

Posted on March 16, 2011 by Dirk Reynolds

Filemaker just released the newest version of Bento, its entry-level database solution for the Mac, iPad, and iPhone. The perfect tool for everyone who needs a database, but hates programming and/or the costs of hiring a bunch of geeks to … Continue reading →

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Phone Formatting Trick – Case & Let Function

Posted on March 15, 2011 by Dirk Reynolds

If you have a database, chances are you have a phone number field in there somewhere. Alongside names, emails, and address info, the phone numbers pop up all the time. However, the manner in which phone numbers are entered vary … Continue reading →

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New iPhone & iPad Database Resource.. on Facebook.

Posted on March 14, 2011 by Dirk Reynolds

Filemaker set up a handy new online resource for all of its iPad and iPhone database developers, pro and amateur alike. Instead of putting it on their own site though, they started up a Facebook page instead. Odd, but perhaps … Continue reading →

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Data Wrangling – This is your brain on silicon

Posted on March 8, 2011 by Dirk Reynolds

It should come as no surprise, that as a professional data wrangler, I am perpetually intrigued by data management systems. Anything from boring old lists (still love them) to ultra cool sci-fi holodeck databases, complete with snarky AIs. As we … Continue reading →

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Quality Filemaker Coders

Posted on March 4, 2011 by Dirk Reynolds

Just because Filemaker is relatively easy to program with doesn’t necessarily mean that it also makes everyone into a good programmer. There is a very large difference between having a simple (and powerful) tool at your disposal, and actually knowing … Continue reading →

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Filemaker Go in the real world: Acorn Car Rentals

Posted on March 3, 2011 by Dirk Reynolds

Filemaker Go is increasingly becoming the little app that could. Although Filemaker Go is technically nothing more than just another thin-client version of Filemaker Pro, its iPad and iPhone ‘platforms’ are making all the difference. Pushing full fledged Filemaker solutions … Continue reading →

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Recurring Imports

Posted on February 28, 2011 by Dirk Reynolds

Sometimes, even when you have a Filemaker solution up and running, your team still needs to use their Excel sheets. Excel has been around forever, and (more importantly) is a seriously kick-ass program. So, if you have both Excel and … Continue reading →

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Surf, Sand & Filemaker

Posted on February 25, 2011 by Dirk Reynolds

Ever wanted to overdose on Filemaker geekiness, all while staying in a beautiful city along the shore? Well, wait no longer. This year’s Filemaker Developer Conference is being held in San Diego, between August 2- 5 at the Hilton San … Continue reading →

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Gimme Speed. Thin Client Speed

Posted on February 24, 2011 by Dirk Reynolds

Larger teams or businesses need their data to live on a server. This allows the data to be properly managed in one place, accessible to all from their own machines. When you have a server in the office, and everyone … Continue reading →

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Site & Software Project Planning

Posted on February 23, 2011 by Dirk Reynolds

When planning, it’s important to share. This means taking your brilliant solution out of your head, and putting it onto something others can review and understand. During the begin phases you don’t want to over plan things, but you still need … Continue reading →

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