A One-Night Stand You'll be Proud to Tell your Mom About

Skeleton Key takes a one-night stand approach to service, and we realize sometimes we're gonna get booty calls.

Let me explain.

First look at the new FileMaker ODBC drivers

FileMaker 11 has been released and it's full of great new features. While not the most glamorous, one of my favorite new features is the new FileMaker ODBC drivers. The drivers have been rewritten and are much easier to install and configure on both Windows and Mac OS X. Here's an example of one of the DSN configuration screens for Mac OS X:

Free Technology Advice Will Cost You

Many IT firms provide "free advice." They expect you to pay for the hardware and software they recommend but not the recommendation. Skeleton Key takes a unique approach to this. We don't sell hardware. We don't sell software. Our value rests in the fact that these factors are not a part of our advice and recommendations. Our advice is free of conflict. Our recommendations are free of subversive intent and self serving motivations.

No qualified advice and recommendation is free. If it has value, you'll pay for it somehow.

I snagged the following snippet of text from an email Oliver Block sent explaining Skeleton Key's practice of billing for time spent documenting our work and making recommendations.

Skeleton Key Sends Two Speakers to DevCon

Connect with your world at the FileMaker Developer Conference 2010 August 15-18 (Sunday – Wednesday) at the Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina on Harbor Island Drive.

Skeleton Key is proud to be represented by speakers Mark Richman and Greg Lane. We'll also be hanging out at our booth in the product showcase. We hope to see you there!

The Let Function

Among FileMaker Pro's many functions, the Let function stands out as one of, if not the most, powerful among them. This article attempts to demystify the Let function and demonstrate examples of its practical use.

8 Reasons You Need Custom Software

As you survey your business and look at your Profit & Loss report you’ve probably never thought “I wish I could spend $50,000 on a custom software application.” In fact, none of our customers have ever said those words to me. (If you’d like to make my quarter, give me a call and say it right now. ;-))

What you probably have thought recently is more along these lines:

FileMaker Training Like You've Never Seen

Skeleton Key is one of only 15 Authorized FileMaker Training Centers in the entire country and the only in the central Mid-West. We have completely revamped our FileMaker Training courses for 2010.

Please take a look at these new courses. Let us know what you think.

Happy New Year!

Hello all. Happy Monday and a belated Happy New Year! The guys here at Skeleton Key have been busy behind the scenes getting ready for a huge 2010. You can look forward to several announcements over the course of the year.

Get ready for the first one...Now.

Layout Tools in FileMaker Pro 10 : The Basics

FileMaker Certified Developer and Authorized Trainer Alan Kirtlink, has prepared a series of short videos exploring layout tools in FileMaker Pro 10. This video walks through the basics. Take a quick tour of FileMaker's layout tools with Alan. Before you know it you'll be developing masterful user interfaces.

Text Parsing in FileMaker Pro 10 - Live Demo Example 2 Ties It All Together

This live demo puts a bow on the text parsing series Chad Adams has prepared. If this is your first look at series you might want to review each function in more detail. There's a list of links below to make that a bit easier.

Go forth and parse text to your hearts content!