FileMaker Devcon 2016’s unconference provided the perfect opportunity for us to speak about Geographic Information Science (GIS)–a subject we’re quite passionate about. At LuminFire we’ve been … Read more about GIS and FileMaker – Mapping and More
We’re all back from an exciting week of seeing the latest and greatest Claris FileMaker advances and starting to settle in to “normal.” Taking a full week away from work is tough but worth it in so … Read more about 2016 FileMaker DevCon Wrap Up
The internal marketing department at a company with more than 3,500 employees contacted the team at LuminFire to build a custom application based on BrilliantHub, a foundational solution based on … Read more about FileMaker or Salesforce? Custom FileMaker Solution Replaces Salesforce for Creative Teams
FileMaker is by far the easiest to use custom application solution available. To prove this and to educate my 12 year old daughter, I took on the task of showing her how to build a custom FileMaker … Read more about Create a Custom App in Less Than an Hour with Minimal Programming!
We're looking forward to being at the FileMaker DevCon 2016 in just a few days...and will be presenting a couple of sessions at the unconference: Integrating FileMaker with WordPress/WooCommerce, … Read more about LuminFire Speaking at DevCon 2016
Tell Your Story with GIS Cartography is the art and skill of making maps. It involves elements of design, story telling, statistics, math and countless other skills. This blog post won't make you a … Read more about Mapping Your Own Data
This last weekend many of our brilliant Cimbura.com team attended the annual WordCamp Minneapolis conference. WordCamps are a series of local conferences focused on all things Wordpress, … Read more about WordCamp Minneapolis 2016
There are two major factors to consider when selecting a basemap for your map: Functionality and Style. Picking a gorgeous basemap that makes your map unusable doesn't help anyone, and most visitors … Read more about The Basics of Basemaps
As you may have read, FileMaker 15 was released today. As such, if you are an existing annual volume license or annual maintenance customer, you may have received an email from FileMaker, Inc. with … Read more about Should I upgrade to FileMaker 15 Now?
With many new features and improvements FileMaker 15 is the best version of FileMaker yet. What is FileMaker? The FileMaker 15 Platform is simply powerful software used to create custom apps that … Read more about FileMaker 15 is Here!
What does a Mapping Framework do? If you think of web maps as cars, as we discuss in Anatomy of a Web Map (the first of this 6 part series), a Mapping Framework is the engine. It is a JavaScript … Read more about Choosing a Mapping Framework
FileMaker licensing just got simpler. With FileMaker 15, the new FileMaker Licensing for Teams (FLT) is a way to get FileMaker for teams of 5 or more users. Traditional FileMaker licensing requires … Read more about FileMaker Licensing for Teams (FLT) – A Simpler Way to Get FileMaker