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FileMaker Pro 18 Advanced – Review

June 17, 2019June 16, 2019 Review 0

Pricing/subscription options for FileMaker Pro 18 Advanced can be seen here with a useful FAQ here. Apple subsidiary, FileMaker Inc, has just released version

FileMaker Pro 16 Review

June 22, 2017June 21, 2017 Review 0

FileMaker Pro 16: $329 or by subscription (upgrade $197) FileMaker Pro 16 Advanced: $549 or by subscription (upgrade $329) FileMaker Pro 16 Server:

When FileMaker Pro 13 appeared in the summer of 2013 we found it a good, stable and useful upgrade to the venerable database product family. FileMaker (which is celebrating its 30th year in business in 2015) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Apples. It has millions of users, excellent 24 x 7 technical support and a vibrant and widespread network of consultancy and development specialists.

NoteBook 4 – Review

July 10, 2014March 9, 2025 Review 0

Circus Ponies NoteBook predates the Cloud. One of the many reasons I like this app is because my data resides on my Mac, not in a cloud somewhere.

FileMaker Go 13 – Review

July 9, 2014March 9, 2025 Review 0

FileMaker Pro is the database manager for the Mac; there is also a PC version making it dual platform capable. I have used FileMaker since [gasp] its Claris origins. It is my go-to app for organizing contacts, projects, inventory, organizations, including my reviews for MyMac. I have successfully run corporate product development departments using FileMaker.

FileMaker Pro 13 – Review

December 20, 2013March 7, 2025 Review 1

The last FileMaker Pro upgrade appeared about a year and a half ago. Version 12 introduced a broader set of changes then than these made available earlier this month in FileMaker Pro 13. But the 50 or so features which 13 does introduce are impressive, welcome, and very well-implemented.

Advice from a successful young entrepreneur – Interview with Ethan Bloch

December 28, 2012February 9, 2025 Apple, Apps, Audio, Features, Headphones, Interview, iPad mini, iPhone, Keyboard, Macbook Air, NAS, Nemo Memo, Network 0

He’s young, articulate, experienced, and successful. Listen to our 20-minute intense conversation. Get advice on how to learn to code, how to create a

FileMaker Pro 12 Beginner’s – Review

April 20, 2012March 3, 2025 Review 0

FileMaker Pro 12 was recently released, with new themes and starter solutions, including layouts tailored for iPad and iPhone. Add new design capabilities, design tools, chart styles, enhanced container fields-including drag and drop, and you have an application that even a newbie like me can use.

FileMaker Pro 12 – Review

April 20, 2012March 3, 2025 Apps, iOS, iPad, iPhone, Mac OS X, Macintosh, Macs at Work, Review 0

FileMaker Pro is the most venerable, probably the most used, and certainly the best established relational database management system for the Mac (Windows versions are available).

FileMaker Go – App Review

June 13, 2011March 1, 2025 Features, iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, Review 0

If you use a database for your job, chances are it’s a FileMaker database. And, chances are, you access the information from your desk. Wouldn’t it be nice to have the pertinent databases with you when you’re conducting business outside the office? FileMaker thought so too, and created FileMaker Go.

Bento for Mac, iPhone, and iPad – Review

March 21, 2011March 1, 2025 Apps, iPad, iPhone, Macintosh, Review 2

If you ask a Mac user about database software, most will reference FileMaker, the standard for creating business databases. However, FileMaker may be more than what’s necessary for a small business or home user. That’s where Bento 4 comes in.

Database or Spreadsheet?

February 4, 2011March 1, 2025 Features, How-To 2

The right tool for the right job: we suggest here a quick checklist of the strengths (and weaknesses) of databases and spreadsheets.

Review – FileMaker Pro 11

June 14, 2010February 28, 2025 Macintosh, Review 2

FileMaker Pro continues to develop – steadily and incrementally. A year after the release of version 10 comes FileMaker Pro 11. It has a more robust feel to it than previous versions; it’s more streamlined and friendlier than ever to the user. Since earlier reviews of FileMaker Pro have appeared on MyMac, this one concentrates on what’s new and/or improved in this latest version.