It's on again! The FileMaker Developer Conference 2010 in sunny San Diego. DevCon will run 15-18 August, 2010 at the Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina. Right now you can save US$200 with the early bird enrolment. Special DevCon room rates are available but hurry because there are a limited number available.

uLearnIT is proud to announce that David Head will be presenting two sessions at this year's FileMaker Developer Conference. These will be two sessions in the FileMaker Training Series track. Sessions in this track will cover key topic areas needed to help you prepare for FileMaker Certification. The FileMaker Training Series is the official curriculum published by FileMaker, Inc.. All attendees will receive a CD of the course material, exercise files, and videos. An additional fee is required. Limited seating is available.

Get all the information about the FileMaker Developer Conference at the FileMaker web site.

Bootcamp for FileMaker is a three-day intensive educational experience for FileMaker developers. This is not classroom training, it is session-based learning through discussion. Top developers and trainers will moderate the sessions. These will cover a broad range of topics around FileMaker development including relational theory, business analysis, project management and user interface design. We will consider the elements of successful best practices and advanced development techniques.

The days are long, with frequent breaks. Sessions allow developers of all levels to learn and to contribute.

This is the first time that Bootcamp for FileMaker has been offered in Australia. The event is scheduled in Sydney in May/June 2010.

We are now seeking expressions of interest from FileMaker developers. We would like to know how many people would attend this event, what topics interest you and what dates suit you best.

Get more information, see a range of possible topics, and register your interest now: www.ulearnit.com.au/bootcamp

The FileMaker Developer Conference 2010 will be held in sunny San Diego, California 8-11 August, 2010 (Sunday-Wednesday) at the Manchester Grand Hyatt.

This is the most intensive FileMaker education experience of the year. Choose from over 50 sessions and workshops on a wide range of FileMaker solution development topics such as:

• Calculations
• Deployment Best Practices
• Custom Functions & Scripts
• Data Integration
• FileMaker Server
• Security
• Relational Database Modeling
• Design & Development Tips
• Web Publishing & PHP
• Development Standards and
• FileMaker Training Series

The full conference schedule will be available in February 2010.

Register by 21 May, 2010 and save US$200. The Standard Package gives you admission to over 50 sessions and workshops, conference exhibits and networking events. The early bird cost is US$1,295.

FileMaker are also offering a Gold Package (a US$2,800 value for just US$1,949) - all-inclusive 4-day pass for pre-conference sessions, FileMaker Training Series sessions, over 50 conference sessions and workshops, conference exhibits and networking events.

UPDATE: the dates and venue of the FileMaker Developer Conference 2010 have changed. It will now be held 15-18 August, 2010 (Sunday – Wednesday) at the Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina on Harbor Island Drive.

As of 22 January 2010, speakers have been selected and notified. A full conference schedule will be available in February 2010.

With the release of FileMaker Pro 10 on January 5, uLearnIT is proud to present a new one day course - Power of Ten. This course introduces all the new features in FileMaker Pro 10. Attend this course to see how the new features work through a selection of practical applications. This course will help you to quickly understand how to use new techniques and immediately apply them to your existing solutions. You will benefit from exposure to a diverse range of tips and techniques.

The Power of Ten course is scheduled in Sydney and Melbourne. Other locations will be offered on request.

Update: The Power of Ten course has been scheduled in Auckland on Thursday, March 12. Book online now!

It's 2009 and here's a late Christmas present - FileMaker Pro 10.

There are lots of new features to play with. In this quick post, we will look at three new features in FileMaker Pro.

Perhaps the main feature of this version will be script triggers. Yes, now there are many more events that can trigger a script. Now a script can run when the user exits a field, goes to a layout, types a character, and many more. There will be a lot of things written about the use (and abuse) of script triggers in the next few months. Developers will need to be careful with all that new power.

The newly designed status toolbar gives the user easier access to more features. It has been moved to the top of the FileMaker Pro window. It contains a number of new default buttons and it is user customisable. Nice job.

And now you can send email directly from FileMaker Pro. This is a big change. In previous versions, FileMaker Pro required an email client to actually send the email. To send directly, you needed a plug-in. No more.

Stay tuned for more posts about the wonderful new FileMaker Pro 10 and FileMaker 10 Server.

Next year's FileMaker Developer Conference, to be held in San Francisco for the first time, is now open for early registration.

FileMaker Inc. has announced a special "early early bird" rate of $1195 valid until 31 January 2009. The rate will increase to $1295 until June 26. Thereafter, registration will be $1495.

The 2009 FileMaker Developer Conference will be held at the Hilton San Francisco on O'Farrell Street, August 13-16th. This is a change from previous years with this conference running Thursday to Sunday. The location is also a major departure with all previous conferences being held in resort style complexes. The Hilton San Francisco is in downtown San Francisco and close to all major attractions such as Union Square, Fisherman's Wharf and the world famous cable cars.

From the FileMaker Inc. press release:

"This year's conference will offer a wide variety of in-depth workshops and seminars led by FileMaker experts, a multi-vendor product showcase featuring FileMaker third-party solutions and products, under-the-hood sessions, meetings with FileMaker engineers, product managers, and technical support team members, and many other social and networking events."

Get more information at the FileMaker web site.

In conjunction with Goya Ptd Ltd, uLearnIT is giving away a copy of BaseElements.

Simply attend any uLearnIT training course between 1 August 2008 and 30 November 2008, and you will be automatically entered into the draw for a single user copy of BaseElements valued at US$499.00. Read all the Terms and Conditions of entry here.

BaseElements is a tool to assist FileMaker Pro developers, and make development easier. It imports the Database Design Report from FileMaker Pro Advanced to give you a complete cross-reference of every element in your solution. From fields to script steps, layouts to custom functions. Everything is included, everything is cross-referenced.

It's a database for your database.

uLearnIT is proud to announce that David Head has been recognised as a FileMaker Authorised Trainer. As a FileMaker Authorised Trainer, David has undergone training directly from FileMaker, Inc. to deliver the FileMaker Training Series programs and has extensive knowledge of FileMaker best practices and solutions.

uLearnIT offers a three day course based on the official FileMaker Inc., training curriculum - the FileMaker Training Series. This course is scheduled for Sydney, Melbourne, Auckland and Christchurch. Check the course schedule for dates and costs. Book online early to avoid missing out on your place and to qualify for FREE FileMaker Training Series training materials valued at $129.

The 2008 FileMaker Developers Conference has been announced by FileMaker Inc. It will run 13-17 July at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa in Phoenix, Arizona. This venue has great facilities including the obligatory lazy river where all the business get done!

This year, David Head will be presenting a workshop - Developing for Understanding: Self-Documenting Custom Functions. This sessions starts by looking at examples of good and bad expressions written in the FileMaker Pro calculation engine. It then moves on to look at the use of custom functions to produce better functions that more clearly express the intent in an expression. Participants will receive a list of useful custom functions they can incorporate into each and every solution they create.

The conference schedule reveals a wealth of incredibly useful stuff about FileMaker. If you can make it to Devcon 2008, you won't be sorry.

In November 2007, FileMaker Inc. are running seminars showcasing the powerful new features of FileMaker Pro 9. Rick Kalman, Senior Product Manager for FileMaker Pro and FileMaker Pro Advanced will be presenting at each seminar. Rick has worked for FileMaker Inc. for seven years. He is currently responsible for the planning and implementation of both FileMaker Pro and FileMaker Pro Advanced. David Head, of uLearnIT will be presenting 20 Tips for FileMaker Pro. These tips are just a selection of the useful techniques that you learn in FileMaker Pro courses offered by uLearnIT. Craig Saunders, from Digital Fusion, will be presenting the Fusion Reactor plug-in for FileMaker Pro. Fusion Reactor allows you to add radical new dynamic interfaces to your FileMaker Pro solutions. Seminars will be held in Auckland, Melbourne and Sydney. See the FileMaker Inc. web site (www.filemaker.com.au) for dates and registration.