Tag Archives: iPad

FileMaker Development on a Windows 8 Tablet


I tried. I wanted to make this work, but the software and hardware does not seem to be there yet. When the iPad/FileMaker Go combo came out, I immediately wished that I could program FileMaker Pro on my favorite reclining device — an iPad tablet. It seems unlikely that FileMaker Inc., will add developer tools […]

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Using FileMaker 12 Runtime files with FileMaker Go 12


Did FileMaker just open the door for developers to create databases that will run on Macs, Windows, iPhones and iPads, all for free? Runtime + Go = Free Distribution Platform The recent launch of FileMaker Pro 12 has been getting rave reviews around the web. A big bonus of the new version is that FileMaker […]

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That Syncing Feeling – the Dangers of MobileMe.


Attempting to solve one problem, many new problems are created. For the TL;DR crowd – bought MacBook Air (MBA) on sale, setup MobileMe syncing between MBA and MacBook Pro, decided MBA too limited. Decided to return and in preparing to return to store deleted all of my contacts, calendars and bookmarks, Time Machine saves the […]

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“FileMaker Go” demonstrates Apple’s double standard on Flash


UPDATE Sept. 9th, 2010. Apple: We have listened to our developers and taken much of their feedback to heart. Based on their input, today we are making some important changes to our iOS Developer Program license in sections 3.3.1, 3.3.2 and 3.3.9 to relax some restrictions we put in place earlier this year. In particular, […]

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