Five Minutes with Philly FileMaker: Alan Deffenderfer, ABD Enterprises

I sat down with Alan Deffenderfer, ABD Enterprises, before the Philadelphia FileMaker User Group DevCon 2009 recap meeting held at the IT Solutions office in Fort Washington. Alan shared a couple “wow” moments from DevCon just before the meeting started.

Join us TONIGHT; DevCon Recap and Roundtable Discussion – we’ll be streaming to web too.

As posted here, we’ll be meeting tonight at 6 PM.  Jason Mundok, David Hollander and Alan Deffenderfer will be discussing what they learned at DevCon, in a roundtable discussion format.  Not a meeting to miss if you didn’t make it to DevCon.

As with the July meeting, we’ll stream to uStream:

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/philly-filemaker-user-group

We hope you can join us, in person or otherwise.

Join us August 25th: DevCon Recap

Highlights:
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– 2009 FileMaker Developer Conference RECAP
—Jason Mundok moderates
– Stump the Chump experts
– About the Philadelphia FileMaker User Group
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Mark Your Calendar for an Exclusive FREE FileMaker Seminar

Note to user group members: this is a FREE seminar that IT Solutions Consulting is presenting in early August.  It’s conveniently located next to 30th St. Station downtown, and covers some great topics for making your solution even more indispensable to your organization – through dashboards, document management, reporting and so on.

Sign up today, you won’t regret it. – Colin

Mark Your Calendar for an Exclusive FileMaker Seminar

August 6th, 9:30am at the Hub Cira Centre

At IT Solutions, we’ve been working on ways to help our clients make better use of their existing FileMaker systems for faster access to information, resulting in better data driven decisions. We’ve been helping clients utilize some of the exciting new features in FileMaker 10, but even if you’re using a previous version, there are still plenty of ways to maximize your data access efficiency. We’re eager to share this knowledge at an August 6th client seminar dedicated exclusively to working with FileMaker.

Better Data, Better Decisions with FileMaker will be an information-packed ½ day seminar at the new Hub Cira Centre, conveniently located right next to Philadelphia’s 30th Street Station. The keynote speaker for the August 6th session will be IT Solutions’ Certified FileMaker Developer/Trainer Jason Mundok and topics will include:

• Using FileMaker 10 including dynamic reports, saved finds and what it takes to upgrade
• File Server Integration that links FileMaker records to files and folders on your file server
• Dashboards that bring business intelligence functions and techniques to FileMaker
• Q&A time for all of your FileMaker inquiries 

Better Data, Better Decisions with FileMaker will be held from 9:30 am to noon, with registration starting at 9:00 am, followed immediately by a Starr Events-catered buffet lunch at the Hub. Jason and fellow ITS FileMaker developers will be available during this time to answer additional questions and provide more details on any and all FileMaker topics. Space for the complimentary seminar is very limited so sign up as soon as possible to reserve your seat. For more information or to register, contact Jim Higgins or 215-886-7166 x 113.

We look forward to seeing you in August!

Thanks to Tony Celini; Design Critique and Discussion next meeting!

We’d like to thank Tony Celini of CAB Inc. for presenting at Tuesday’s meeting.

24 group members came by to listen in as Tony walked through an excellent case study of an integration project linking a custom FileMaker application with New Millennium’s Genesis Accounting System and World Sync’s SyncDek. He focused on three key factors for a successful project: process, controls and return on investment (ROI). These factors influenced the order in which modules were developed and provided justification for choosing certain applications over others.

FileMaker 10 Certification Tests now available through Prometric

If you’re looking to pick up the latest FileMaker certification, as of today you can register for the 10 certification test through Prometric.  If you’re an in house developer, it’s a great way to emphasize your value to your organization; if you’re a freelance developer, certification these days is a tremendous help when making sales pitches to help establish credentials and authority. 

The FileMaker Training Series is an excellent way to prepare for your exam.  And we at IT Solutions offer the FTS as part of our training curricula.  Our next training date is August 3-6, 2009; price is $1499  – with a 10% discount for paid-up FMPug members.  More here:

http://www.itsolutions-inc.com/who_we_are/event_datesFTS.html

Join us May 26th: “FileMaker 10 In Action”; Jason Mundok of IT Solutions presents

 

Greetings FileMaker Enthusiasts,

Our next Philadelphia FileMaker User Group meeting has been scheduled for Tuesday evening, May 26th 2009 at 6:00 PM.  

The meeting will be held at the IT Solutions Fort Washington Office:

+  414 Commerce Dr., Suite 150, Fort Washington, PA 19034 
+  Google Map: http://tinyurl.com/37mhhh

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Jason Mundok from IT Solutions: “FileMaker 10 in Action”
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REMINDER: Join us TOMORROW April 28 – Jesse Barnum from 360Works – Extending FileMaker Capabilities

Just a quick reminder – we’re meeting tomorrow at 6 PM; Jesse Barnum from 360Works is going to present.  Should be some pretty compelling stuff.

We’re also planning on taking him out for a drink after (depending on how things go) and anyone’s welcome to join us.

Details here:

https://phillyfilemaker.wordpress.com/2009/04/14/join-us-april-28-jesse-barnum-from-360works-extending-filemaker-capabilities/

Join us April 28: Jesse Barnum from 360Works – Extending FileMaker Capabilities

Greetings FileMaker Enthusiasts,

Our next Philadelphia FileMaker User Group meeting has been scheduled for Tuesday evening, Apriil 28th 2009 at 6:00 PM.  

The meeting will be held at the IT Solutions Fort Washington Office:

+  414 Commerce Dr., Suite 150, Fort Washington, PA 19034 
+  Google Map: http://tinyurl.com/37mhhh

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Jesse Barnum from 360Works: Extending FileMaker Capabilities
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LAST CHANCE: “Power of 10” Road Show April 1 at the Philadelphia Marriott

 

Just a reminder that FileMaker Inc. is hosting The Power of 10 Tour, coming to Philadelphia on April 1st, at the Philadelphia Marriott and Courtyard from 8:30 am to noon.  IT Solutions will be co-presenting at this event.  That’s THIS Wednesday.

Space is very limited, so register now at http://www.filemaker.com/roadshow/ to hold your seat.

This exclusive inside look will show you how to get the most out of the new features in the FileMaker 10 product line.  Together with your regional FileMaker representatives and certified FileMaker developers from IT Solutions, you’ll:

–          Tour the new features in the product line

–          Do “deep dives” to get a thorough understanding of the features

–          Learn what resources are available to keep you up-to-date

As a side note, if you’re attending this event, have never come to a Philly FileMaker User Group meeting, and want to learn more, feel free to track me down to talk about it…or anything else on your mind.

Colin Keefe