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A FileMaker (Pre) Devcon Podcast

Posted by: Editor / Friday, June 13, 2008 – 5:51pm

by Matt Petrowsky

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We were in my office messing around and I said "Hey, lets talk about the Devcon sessions". That's how it all started. We (Stephen Dolenski and myself -Matt Petrowsky) sat down and simply talked about the topics to be covered at the 2008 Devcon for FileMaker.

Knowing nothing about their actual content (we're guessing on most), and more about who was offering it, we talk about pretty much every session. If you've got an hour and fifteen to kill, then pop your ear canals open for a bit and take a listen. It's an MP3, so you'll have to download (sorry no iTunes yet), but it may be worth it.

You may even find a few FileMaker tips in there. This was just for fun and not really planned, but tell us if you like it - or hate it!

Details: Released - 6/13/2008 / Size - / Length - 77 min

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FileMaker 9 and Leopard like oil and water

Posted by: Editor / Friday, October 26, 2007 – 2:40pm

It looks like FileMaker 9 is not currently compatible with Mac OS X Leopard - to be released today. It turns out there are some issues with certain features that prevent it from working properly.

Here is the message from FMI regarding the details (or lack thereof) regarding compatibility. When you read the message take note of the following.

We have not tested earlier (pre-FileMaker 9) versions of FileMaker software on Mac OS X Leopard and do not intend to release updates for earlier versions.

Which doesn’t mean they won’t work. It just means they haven’t tested them. Nor have I.

This is pretty bad news given that FileMaker, as more of a legacy type of application (meaning you find all kinds of companies sticking with older versions because of upgrading hassles, development issues or cost) could be stuck behind when it comes to the Mac OS.

I understand the push to get companies and users to upgrade (I LOVE the new features in 8.5 and 9!) so you can move your market forward. But leaving this many people behind is going to be a big sting for a lot of companies.

Fortunately, we still have time to find out how things really pan out. I guess for now, I’ll be waiting until November 19th (or possibly later) to see what happens. If you want a little more insight, and some unrelated ranting, then read my blog post.