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Latest Podcast Episodes

20 Apr 2009 [Nr 109] 48:35
Excelisys Discussion - Drag & Drop, Search Frameworks
Dan and Theo have a rousing discussion with the amazing technical minds at Excelisys, including President/Co-Founder/HR Director Geoff Ryle, with Lead Developers Andy Persons, and Mike Duncan. We talk in depth about their recent open source frameworks and whitepapers for Search and Drag-and-Drop. Industry direction and challenges, and FileMaker future platform evolution are covered, and some of our wishlist items. We tease Dan about "discovering" a tip about a feature that was already in FM v9.

Excelisys Downloads and Whitepapers
Drag & Drop Technique Example File by Andy Persons
Search Filter Technique Example File by Mike Duncan


30 Mar 2009 [Nr 108] 18:02
News & Views
Dan and Theo discuss recent and upcoming podcast episodes, reported FileMaker issues, how to handle transitioning from another developer, and other various items.


01 Feb 2009 [Nr 107] 1:17
John Mark Osborne - FileMaker Pro Version 10 in Detail
World-renowned "Philosophy of Scripting" trainer and author John Mark Osborne of DatabasePros.com talks in depth with Dan and Theo about the new features in FileMaker Pro and Pro Advanced version 10.

FileMaker.com Tutorial Videos by John Mark Osborne
VTC Training Videos by John Mark Osborne

Example file 1
Example file 2, both courtesy of John Mark Osborne


15 Nov 2008 [Nr 106] 1:07
Jesse Barnum - 360Works
Dan talks to Jesse Barnum, CEO of 360Works about their business relationship and recent FileMaker experience.


15 Oct 2008 [Nr 105] 47:21
David Simpson - .com Solutions
Dan talks to David Simpson of .com Solutions, Inc. about the latest FMProMigrator.


28 Sep 2008 [Nr 104] 38:41
Jonn Howell - data::experience
Dan talks to Jonn Howell, CEO of data::experience about HIS experience, and his upcoming FileMaker Bootcamp - a great event for developers to get in-depth knowledge regarding database technology.


26 Sep 2008 [Nr 103] 1:06
Doug Gardner - Exoteric
Dan talks to Doug Gardner of Exoteric about his business and development process. Then he speaks to another Canadian Developer, Mike Leishman.


05 Sep 2008 [Nr 102] 36:40
Stephen Knight - FMTouch
Dan discusses FMTouch, the iPhone App that allows you to utilize your FileMaker data on the iPhone, with developer Stephen Knight, founder of FMWebschool.


22 Aug 2008 [Nr 101] 31:35
DevCon 2008 Wrapup with John Sindelar of SeedCode
John Sindelar of SeedCode talks with Dan about the highlights of DevCon 2008.


13 Aug 2008 [Nr 100] 18:44
Our 100th Podcast: Dominique Goupil - President of Filemaker, Inc.
Dan and Matt interview FMI President Dominique Goupil regarding where FileMaker has been and where it's going.


09 Aug 2008 [Nr 99] - DEVCON 2008: Interviews #3
Dan interviews Doug Rawson, Jeff Hough, Mike Clements, and James Hea at DevCon.

07 Aug 2008 [Nr 98] - DevCon 2008: Interviews #2
Dan interviews Geoff Coffey, Gearbox, Jonn Howell of FileMaker Bootcamp, and Chris Hansen at DevCon.

06 Aug 2008 [Nr 97] - DevCon 2008: Interviews #1
Dan interviews John Mark Osborne, Don Levan, CNS, and Productive Computing at DevCon.

14 Jul 2008 [Nr 96] - DevCon 2008: The Proof Group
Dan talks to the Ernest Koe, Stephen Ritchie and Mike Lee regarding the Proof Group and their new product, fmSpark.


14 Jul 2008 [Nr 95] - DevCon 2008: Geoff Ryle - Excelisys
Matt talks to Geoff about their DevCon announcements , including a new version of their Business Tracker solution.

13 Jul 2008 [Nr 94] - DevCon 2008: Sunday 07/14
Dan arrives in Phoenix and talks to various attendees including Steven Knight and Michael Petrov of FM WebSchool who have a new app for the iphone - "FMTouch".


13 Jul 2008 [Nr 92] - DevCon 2008: 360Works
Dan talks to Jesse Barnum about new versions of SuperContainer and ScriptMaster being released at DevCon.


12 Jul 2008 [Nr 93] - DevCon 2008: Saturday
Matt talks to people arriving in Phoenix and preparing for the start of the conference.


8 Jul 2008 [Nr 91] - DevCon Jesse Barnum of 360 Works
More Pre-DevCon love with Matt, Dan and 360 Works' Jesse Barnum. Matt and Jesse discuss their presenations...Dan listens intently.


7 Jul 2008 [Nr 90] - FindFileMakerDevelopers.Com
Matt interviews Andy Gaunt regarding his new website FindFileMakerDevelopers - dedicated solely to allowing FileMaker developers to be found by those looking for consulting services.


22 Jun 2008 [Nr 89] - SPECIAL HOSTS: Matt Petrowsky and Stephen Dolenski do the DevCon details
By special arrangement, Matt Petrowsky of FileMakermagazine.com and Stephen Dolenski of FMForums.com discuss all the upcoming sessions at DevCon 2008.


21 Jun 2008 [Nr 88] - Dan and Matt on DevCon Wishes
Dan and Matt discuss DevCon and hopeful announcements, as well as feedback they've received on the PodCast.


21 May 2008 [Nr 87] - Digtal Fusion
Dan talks to the leaders of Digital Fusion about their products and their efforts as the largest FileMaker consulting practice in the Pacific rim.


15 May 2008 [Nr 86] - Facility Wizards
Dan and Matt talk to the leaders of Facility Wizards about their FileMaker vertical market and consulting experience.


12 May 2008 [Nr 85] - Dan and Matt May 2008
Dan and Matt talk about FileMaker News, new projects Dan is working on and dealing with client relations and billing strategies. They also discuss some new FileMaker Plug-ins, script triggering, DevCon, upcoming Podcast episodes and more.


21 Apr 2008 [Nr 84] - Molly Connolly from Thorsen Consulting
Molly is a consultant in Chicago, who was a partner with Soliant until recently. Now she focuses on helping FileMaker consultants to grow their business. Matt and Molly discuss her upcoming DevCon topics, dealing with disasters, and working with consultants from the Client and Subcontractor point of view.


4 Apr 2008 [Nr 83] - Dr. Ray Cologon - FileMaker Pro 9 Bible
Matt discusses the newly rewritten FileMaker 9 Bible with its esteemed author.


24 Mar 2008 [Nr 82]- Spring Cleaning 08
Dan and Matt discuss a number of announcments from the community and how they are pushing themselves to become better developers, and their personal feeling on the best FileMaker training methods.


5 Mar 2008 [Nr 81] - Database Foundation Part 3 - 59:37
Part 3 of the Foundation Series, Matt talks to Dr. Tom Johnston and Theo Gantos. Tom shares his experiences working with Dr. Ted Codd, the inventor of the relational database. We also discuss regarding data modeling, relational design, and other topics on the formal end of the spectrum, and their appications in practice. Dr. Tom Johnston of MindfulData. is a columnist for Information Management Review (IM Review), a member of the Association of Computing Machinery (ACM), and a Data Management Association (DAMA) International Conference presenter.


25 Feb 2008 [Nr 80] - Future of FileMaker - 46:40
Dan, Matt and Theo Gantos discuss topics such as "is FileMaker a platform?", emerging technologies, developer challenges, and their hopes for the future of the FileMaker Platform.


23 Jan 2008 [Nr 79] - Database Foundation Part 2 - 43:56
Part 2 in the Database Foundation Series features the first interview with a guest from outside the FileMaker community. Dr. Tom Johnston, of MindfulData. Tom is a columnist for Information Management Review (IM Review), a member of the Association of Computing Machinery (ACM), and a Data Management Association (DAMA) International Conference presenter. Matt Navarre and Theo Gantos talks with Tom about the tough design issues in Data Modeling, Semantics, and Ontologies. Learn how proper data modeling can help make your solution more flexible to those last minute project changes you (always seem to) encounter.


10 Jan 2008 [Nr 78] - Matt Petrowsky & Cris Ippolite - 14:49
Matt catches up with training experts Matt Petrowsky of ISO FileMaker Magazine and Cris Ippolite of iSolutions in a Portland Coffeehouse.


8 Jan 2008 [Nr 77] - Matt & Dan discuss FileMaker 9 - 1:03:39
Dan and Matt talk about FM news, upcoming DevCon, favorite FM9 features, and tips and tricks.


15 Dec 2007 [Nr 76] - Database Foundation Part 1 - 41:52
We begin Part 1 of our review series on Database Foundation Knowledge with Matt Navarre and Theo Gantos discussing Relational Database basics such as the normal forms, simplifying data structures, and the advantages of proper data modeling.


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