1. New Videos Released

 "Zero to Awesome - Portal Filtering"
  and
 "Zero to Awesome - History Tracking Revisit"

2. Make your Layouts scream "We're Professional"!

 Gradient Maker enhances your layouts!

3. FileMakerTalk.com - Dedicated FileMaker Podcast!

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#1. NEW VIDEOS:
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Zero to Awesome - Portal Filtering
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Portal filtering is simply one of the many tools to be used when you wish to provide an easy path of data access to someone looking for that data. Typically named Clairvoyance or Type Ahead, it's the familiar feature of staring to type and having a larger list of results narrow down based on the addition of new characters. As you type, you find what you're looking for.

While the feature has been possible in earlier versions of FileMaker, via the use of Script Triggering plug-ins, it's now an even more appealing feature with FileMaker 10's built-in Script Triggers.

In this video, I walk through the very detailed specifics of what makes portal filtering work and how you can create/use a reusable script when supporting this feature in multiple places within your FileMaker database.

http://www.filemakermagazine.com/videos/ zero-to-awesome-portal-filtering.html

Zero to Awesome - History Tracking Revisit
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Because I've added history features to the My Invoicer solution, I decided to add one more video to the mix about using a History table. The concept behind the whole approach is to simply use a dedicated table which will track pretty much everything a user does to any data in the database - provided you account for such actions. This isn't exactly audit logging. It's another dimensions to knowing who is doing what in the database.

Using a History table is an extension to using a Sessions table, wherein with sessions you're tracking what a user does between the times they login and logout. Add audit logging to using a history table, and you have an extremely robust tracking and logging system.

There are many ways to approach data history and tracking. In my solution, I've opted to use the History table as the primary place where users interact with data. With the addition of Script Triggers in FileMaker 10, it's certainly possible to achieve history tracking using triggers on events such as OnLayoutLoad. This means you don't have to edit data through a relationship, such as is done in the My Invoicer file. However, there may be some advantages to taking this approach. Ultimately, no matter how you accomplish it technically, the goal is to maintain the history of what is done to the data in the database. A history table helps you accomplish this.

http://www.filemakermagazine.com/videos/ zero-to-awesome-history-tracking-revisit.html

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  OH, THE HUMILIATION OF AN UGLY INTERFACE!

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Your new layouts from the Scriptology Theme Library will make your users more productive*. Take a look at our ready-to-use layouts which take the simple-focus approach? The Scriptology Theme Library is jam packed with valuable interface goodies. You can easily copy and paste whole layouts or you can pick and pull graphic elements that suit your tastes.

Click this link for more info...   http://www.scriptology.com/theme-library

* We don't know how much more productive your   users will be, but we think a lot!

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#2. ADD GRADIENTS EASILY USING GRADIENT MAKER
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Are your layouts looking a bit awkward?

Light and shadows contribute to how we see the world. Should your layouts be any different?

One of the best ways to enhance the look of your layouts is through the use of gradients.

The problem is creating them. I personally used to use another piece of software (Photoshop). Now I rarely even open it when creating my FileMaker layouts! I can create highly optimized gradients right within FileMaker. A quick drag-n-drop and I'm making better-looking layouts.

Download a copy right now and take a look!

http://www.scriptology.com/products/ gradientmaker/GradientMakerDemo.zip

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#3. PODCAST: FileMakerTalk.com - Talk back to us!
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Hey New Listener!

Can't get enough FileMaker content? Why not try our FileMaker based podcast.

The list of current episodes are here http://filemakertalk.com/episodes

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Email us both (at the same time):

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Comment on the website:

  http://filemakertalk.com

So, we're beta on this one - got it? Don't expect too much from the website. Just expect to hear a group of people chatting up FileMaker (the good and the bad) about once a week.

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Editor - ISO FileMaker Magazine
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