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FileMaker, MailChimp, and the CAN-SPAM Act

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FileMaker, MailChimp, and the CAN-SPAM Act

As recently discussed on our blog, the CAN-SPAM Act provides consumer protections when it comes to business emails. The seven protections it contains include: Protection from false or misleading header information, protection from deceptive subject lines…

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FileMaker Cloud AWS End of Life and Migration Options

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FileMaker Cloud AWS End of Life and Migration Options

Claris announced on August 19 that FileMaker Cloud for AWS will end support on January 4, 2022. This is entirely surprising as in June the newest version of FileMaker Server was released to be compatible with the Ubuntu Linux distribution as the CentOS end-of-life had been announced. If you use FileMaker Cloud, what are your options…

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FileMaker Font Pairings

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FileMaker Font Pairings

Deciding on the typeface to use throughout your user interface can simultaneously be incredibly fun—and frustrating beyond measure. Almost everyone has an opinion about fonts, with input from others being unhelpful at times. Each device using your software potentially has different fonts…

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Benefits of Offline Syncing

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Benefits of Offline Syncing

If your FileMaker database is hosted, accessing it requires a continuous internet connection both for the server or hard drive it’s hosted on, as well as for whichever device the end-user is accessing it through. But what happens if the end-user isn’t able to have…

7 Security Questions to Ask Your FileMaker Developer

7 Security Questions to Ask Your FileMaker Developer

In today’s digital world, it’s imperative to protect your databases from data breaches and vulnerabilities using sufficient security protocols. Login credentials written down on sticky notes, generic passwords, lack of back-ups, and no hand-over procedures can all…

Claris FileMaker 19.3.1 Bugs & Workarounds

Claris FileMaker 19.3.1 Bugs & Workarounds

Earlier this week, we announced that Claris had released FileMaker Pro 19.3.1 and provided notes detailing the new features and capabilities. However, it didn’t take long after the Claris release to realize that our developers realized there were some bugs…

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Claris FileMaker 19.3 Announcement & Notes

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Claris FileMaker 19.3 Announcement & Notes

UPDATE: This blog post has been updated to mention the memory leak issue with web viewers on Windows computers. Additionally, we've included a workaround we developed to mitigate its impact…

Understanding color processes

Understanding color processes

Color can be a tricky subject to understand. At first glance, it seems simple. Primary colors are red, blue, and yellow that create secondary and then tertiary colors when combined with one another, right? Yes, but also no. The two most common color processes are…

Understanding raster- and vector-based graphics

Understanding raster- and vector-based graphics

Despite what nearly every crime-solving television show would lead you to believe, it’s not possible to zoom in on a photo or video and enhance the image to be clearer. But why is this, and are there exceptions? It depends on…