Archive for January, 2008
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Tuesday, January 15th, 2008Cris Ippolite to Speak at MacWorld Expo 2008
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Conference: Users Conference
Track: Inspire
Session Code: US922
Speaker: Cris Ippolite–President,iSolutions, Inc
January 16, 2008 4:15pm- 5:30pm
For the database designer looking to create state of the art dynamic solutions for his […]
Vol 1. Grammar of Data: Intro “Studies on IT Project Success Rates”
Monday, January 7th, 2008Studies on IT Project Success Rates
IT development success rates are abysmal. When projects go over budget, miss their ship date, and suffer from feature creep or lack of proper quality assurance, no one wins. The client isn’t happy, the users aren’t happy, and chances are you aren’t happy, either. While the research shows that this […]
Vol 2. The Grammar of Data: Intro “Examples of Problems Caused by Poor Planning”
Monday, January 7th, 2008Examples of Problems Caused by Poor Planning
Many of these studies focused on large projects using enterprise software systems. So, you may be thinking, “Those studies apply to the big projects. I don’t need a structured development process because I’m working on a much smaller scale.”
That is a very dangerous thought. The process outlined in this […]
Vol 3. The Grammar of Data: Intro “Causes for Project Failures”
Monday, January 7th, 2008Causes for Project Failures
To prevent project disasters, you must examine the common reasons for failure to understand the importance of a process that will avoid them. Most failed projects experience one or many of the following characteristics. You aren’t guaranteed project success by avoiding these mistakes. However, they will keep you from completing your projects […]
MacWorld Expo: State of the Art Dynamic Interfaces: Flash and Filemaker
Monday, January 7th, 2008Cris Ippolite to Speak at MacWorld Expo 2008
Conference:Users Conference
Track:Inspire
Session Code: US922
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FileMaker Tech Brief- Web Viewer
Monday, January 7th, 2008When FileMaker 8.5 was released I was asked by FileMaker to write a technical brief on their new Web Viewer Control.
I think it was one of the coolest new features released in FileMaker in some time. It allows developers to integrate Web content into FileMaker layouts and allows iSolutions to integrate FLASH seamlessly into FileMaker!
Check […]
Advisor Articles
Monday, January 7th, 2008Its been awhile, but I used to write for a magazine called FileMaker Advisor Magazine. I worked with one editor, Liz Novak (Olsen) and could not have been happier with the process. I credit Liz for making me look good. I have not written in a year or so but after 16 articles and two […]
Lynda.com Videos
Monday, January 7th, 2008I am very proud to be part of the lynda.com Online Training Library. I began recording when FileMaker 8 was released and have done a total of 7 titles.
I love the group over there and have been a fan of lynda.com for years. I even learned Flash from the Hands on Training from Lynda years […]
Flash and FileMaker Examples
Monday, January 7th, 2008Check out this snippet from a recording I did last year demonstrating different ways to integrate Flash in FileMaker’s Web Viewer to extend FileMaker layouts:
Vol 4. The Grammar of Data: Intro “Causes for Project Successes”
Sunday, January 6th, 2008Causes for Project Successes
Successful projects tend to follow a similar pattern regardless of the companies involved or the business and technical purpose of the project. There are myriad ways to fail when building large software systems. There are only a very few ways to succeed.
Successful projects that finish on time and within budget and contain […]