Estimated Time To Read This: 2 – 3 minutes       I recently had the pleasure to attend the annual ATLE (Alberta Technology Leaders in Education) Conference in Red Deer, Alberta.  I go to many educational conferences and always come away with the impression that the people who attend these events are dedicated, committed and most importantly they care.  They really believe in what they are doing and are always looking for ways to improve and benefit their staff and the children whose education they are ... Read More

Estimated Time To Read This: 3 – 4 minutes       FileMaker Go is proving to be a great little app that is expanding the office even further than it already has been with smartphones.  Now I can access our company/client data regardless of my physical location and can even add notes and new records.  The possibilities are endless for potential use for nearly every organization out there.  From checking inventory in a warehouse to adding sales notes while at a client’s location and everything in ... Read More

Estimated Time To Read This: 2 – 3 minutes       CoreSolutions is pleased to offer our own in-house developed FileMaker Training Courses as well as the FileMaker Training Series (FTS)modules developed by FileMaker Inc. The courses we offer range from the absolute novice with FileMaker such as how to use the basic features of a FileMaker database to building eye catching charts and reports. The FTS modules are designed to cover all aspects and best practices when developing in FileMaker Pro and are highly ... Read More

Estimated Time To Read This: 2 – 4 minutes       I realize this post is a bit late (sorry Mr. Marketing Coordinator Kyle!) but I wanted to take a few moments and let you know about our recent visit to the ECNO conference at the end of May. Our CEO Barney Lawn and I attended and I think he won’t mind me saying that it was very worthwhile. ECNO is the Educational Computing Network of Ontario and they are a fine group of people – even if I do say so myself.  A non-profit co-operative that can boast 66 ... Read More

Estimated Time To Read This: 2 minutes       “Let us strive to improve ourselves, for we cannot remain stationary; one either progresses or retrogrades.” Mme. Du Deffand Wise words indeed from a lady who died over 230 years ago.  Some things never change. To get better or even to stay the best means continually improving oneself.  This is the same in life as it is in work. Speaking of work… We have a team of FileMaker developers – all ... Read More

Estimated Time To Read This: 2 – 3 minutes       In my previous posts I have often indicated the resources that are available to you when it comes to FileMaker.  They are all great resources – in many cases of little or no cost to you and for the most part are available 24/7.  However – even with all the great resources available you can’t beat live one-on-one with a real person who knows what they’re talking about. Enter CoreSolutions Support Blocks… A support block is an ideal ... Read More

Estimated Time To Read This: 1 – 2 minutes       London, Ontario, 15 December 2010 – CoreSolutions Software is proud to announce its recent partnership with the Educational Computing Network of Ontario (ECNO) as an Endorsed Vendor. “We’re proud to have our software backed by ECNO as the organization is a recognized authority when it comes to making technology recommendations,” says Barney Lawn, CoreSolutions’ president and CEO. ECNO is a non-profit information technology cooperative that promotes ... Read More

Estimated Time To Read This: 3 – 4 minutes       This week I’ve decided to post about the FileMaker community in general and all the helpful resources that are out there.  It’s a sure sign of a good product – one the users believe in – when people are willing to take time out of their schedules and share their knowledge with anyone who needs it. The FileMaker community is definitely one of the most helpful out there. Let’s look at what FileMaker Inc. offers to its users: The ... Read More

Estimated Time To Read This: 2 – 3 minutes       Everyone is still feeling the pinch of the economy and although things are looking up, we all steadfastly have our belts tightened – albeit perhaps a couple of notches looser than they have been.  In many organizations, the first thing to get cut (and the last thing to be reinstated) is staff training and development.  It’s hard to find the budget to pay for courses or to allow staff to be out of the office when their time is more profitable at their ... Read More

Estimated Time To Read This: 2 – 3 minutes       One of the questions I often get asked is “who are you and how did you get in my house?” but after that it tends to be whether or not we offer FileMaker hosting.  The answer is no but I can typically point people to other organizations that do offer that service. There are a number of reasons why you may need to outsource your hosting requirements… in some cases, you may not have the hardware infrastructure to do your own hosting or maybe you have people ... Read More

Estimated Time To Read This: 3 – 5 minutes       We recently celebrated the success of three of our FileMaker developers becoming FileMaker 11 Certified Developers.  We always knew they were certifiable but now they have a certificate to prove it! It got me to thinking about what that certification actually means to us as a business and to our clients.  Let’s face it – before FileMaker introduced Certification back in 2004 with version 7; pretty much anyone could hang their shingle out as a FileMaker ... Read More

Estimated Time To Read This: 4 – 6 minutes       FileMaker is a great software application – we all know that. As with all great applications – to keep making it better means they need to come out with different versions which in turn means that you do need to upgrade from time to time and FileMaker are committed to release a new version every 12 – 15 months. FileMaker recognized early on that upgrading can be a costly venture and have come up with a number of ways to make it as cost effective as ... Read More

Estimated Time To Read This: 3 – 5 minutes       Why FileMaker Pro? There are many reasons for choosing FileMaker Pro as your database platform of choice. I hope to highlight some of the most popular ones here. As a company we have been developing solutions and providing support for over 21 years in this platform so it is obviously something we believe in. It’s almost like a marriage – yes we have had a few ups and downs over the years and we have had alliances with other platforms – a couple of which ... Read More

Estimated Time To Read This: 3 – 5 minutes       Many of you have been using FileMaker for one thing or another for many years now – and for that we thank you… but when new versions are released you may think to yourself “Do I really need to upgrade?” There are only three ways we can possibly answer that question and each will depend on your own circumstances – Yes – No – or Maybe. Many people stand by the old adage “if it ain’t broke then don’t fix it” and this can certainly be the case ... Read More