Today Steve Jobs announced that he will step down as CEO of Apple and most likely accept a more limited role as chairman of the board. My entire career has paralleled the innovations that came … Read more about Steve Jobs Steps Down as CEO of Apple
For at least seven decades, the Minnesota State Fair ran hundreds of thousands of competitions using the basic tools of paper and pens to judge perhaps a million animals including horses, cattle, … Read more about LuminFire Powers The Minnesota State Fair Competition Technology
One of the gems uncovered at the recent FileMaker developer conference is Dracoventions 2EmpowerFM Developer Assistant. John Sindelar mentioned it in his "FileMaker Year in Review" session and since … Read more about FileMaker Developer Assistant
I just got back from the FileMaker developer conference 2011. One of my favorite things about "DevCon" is that they unveil some of what is running in the labs and allow attendees to see a preview of … Read more about The Latest Scoop on FileMaker 12
When I travel I go carry on only. I have one plane sized carry on bag for clothing. I have a backpack for the computer, etc. that qualifies as my "purse" or "handbag" for carry on even though it is … Read more about Laptop Travel Tips
Lion, the next version of the Mac OS, is due in a few weeks. One of the changes that will affect some Mac users is the inability of Lion to run older PowerPC-based software. Compatibility software … Read more about FileMaker and Mac OS X Lion
The FileMaker Developer Conference is coming up later this summer August 3-5. Cimbura.com developers will be heading out to California to learn about the latest FileMaker and web development … Read more about FileMaker DevCon 2011 (Developer Conference) is Coming
Windows has had malware, virus, and trojan threats for years. With the gain in popularity of the Mac, they have started showing up on Mac OS X. One such beast is masquerading as "Apple Web … Read more about Mac OS X Anti-Malware and Anti Virus
This sample database can be used by FileMaker developers to help create a customized solution. It is provided free of charge. It shows how to calculate the country of a FileMaker client user from … Read more about FileMaker IP Address To Country
FileMaker Pro is often abbreviated as "FMP". In October of 2004, when FileMaker Pro 7.03 came out...this happened to be my license plate. It was NOT personalized. Random chance or a serendipity? … Read more about FileMaker License Plate
A few months ago I discovered a simple technique that significantly reduced the size of a database that included many container field images. I used a couple of FileMaker script steps to copy the … Read more about Reducing Database Size With Stored Images
When your hard drive is running out of space sometimes you can upgrade to a larger capacity internal hard drive. This will give you more room for videos, photos, and your iTunes music library. You can … Read more about I Need More Hard Drive Space!