Serving hundreds of food-insecure families every week, Oakland HOPE is the largest free food pantry/bank in Oakland County, Michigan. Overwhelmed with demand since the pandemic in 2020, Oakland … Read more about Custom FileMaker Solution Helps Food Shelf Serve Those in Need
Claris continues to update FileMaker at a faster pace than they used to, releasing new features every 3-4 months. Although this may be too fast for the rate of change in larger organizations, it is a … Read more about The Release of FileMaker 19.3
A large healthcare organization recently came to LuminFire in search of a technology partner to assist with their custom FileMaker solution. Because their previous FileMaker consultant had become … Read more about Healthcare Organization Automates Workflows with FileMaker
As the majority of the workforce has been working remotely over the last year and a half, we’ve seen an exponential increase in the use of Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, Amazon Chime, … Read more about Creating Hybrid Zoom Meetings: How To Give a Great Experience to Both In-Person and Remote Participants
By Tim Cimbura, CEO of LuminFire June 18, 2021 We recently got the news that one of our long-time clients Janie Jasin passed away at the age of 81. I originally met Janie through the … Read more about A Tribute to Author, Speaker and Friend Janie Jasin
At our June, 2021 FMPUG-MN (FileMaker Pro User Group Minnesota) meeting, we had time for two of our 3 planned presentations. https://vimeo.com/555506345 Tim Cimbura talked about a new … Read more about 2021-06 FileMaker – Editing Images and Abstracted Modular Scripting (FMPUG)
For more than a year, the world has been dealing with the COVID crisis, and it’s safe to say we have all been affected both personally and professionally. For most of us, this was our first experience … Read more about How the COVID Pandemic has Changed Technology Forever
On Tuesday, April 20th, 2021, Apple held a virtual event titled “Spring Forward.” Apple is hitting their stride with these pre-produced, live-streamed events. Tim Cook and company made loads of … Read more about 2021 Apple Spring Forward Event
Congratulations - you’ve got the next big idea for an app that you want to get out into the world! There are millions of apps on the Apple App Store and Google Play Store and the average person … Read more about So You Want to Build a Custom App?
fmGet(AllTheThings) is a FREE FileMaker solution file that returns FileMaker Server and client configuration information quickly as well as assists with analyzing server performance. Now it is … Read more about fmGet(AllTheThings)
Portals are a critical element for displaying information on all FileMaker layouts. Portals, however, have a limitation in that they have a fixed height. This means they are not great for displaying … Read more about FileMaker Variable Row Height Portal Demo
FileMaker 19 includes the ability to use add-on modules that can quickly add new functions to your solution including: calendars, kanban boards, charting, heat maps, timers, and more. In addition … Read more about Creating a FileMaker Add-on