E003 - FileMaker 2015 DevCon recap and more

2015-08-24

In this episode of FileMaker Fanatics, Scott Rose, Aaron Schacht, and Tony White talk about the FileMaker 2015 DevCon, "input masks", RESTful APIs, anchor buoy and the selector connector, NYFMP.org, calendar options, plugins and 3rd party products, and provide a FileMaker Fanatics logistical update.


Show Notes and Timestamp Links

0:00:00

Introductions

0:03:02

Vegas Venue Venting...(but we liked talking with FMI peeps)

0:10:12

DevCon2Go16.fmp12 suggestion

0:10:52

We joke about the (too loud) music at the after party

0:13:50

Strategies for DevCon

0:13:58

CWP User Group at FileMaker DevCon

0:15:22

Talking with the FileMaker engineers at DevCon

0:19:00

Idea for a useful feature that might be easy to implement

0:19:55

Can you implement "input masks" in FileMaker?

0:23:19

Scott Rose is a winner in the "find a flaw in the FileMaker 14 Code Objects as ERD infographic contest"

0:25:56

What kind of features do we need?

0:28:24

The undersold "Insert from URL" script step, RESTful APIs, JSON parsing...

0:29:22

FileMaker <-> GMail integration using the RESTful API...

0:29:37

FileMaker <-> GoogleDrive integration and lots of others

0:30:58

More on JSON

0:32:33

Clarification and/or correction welcome

0:32:44

We like Todd Geist and his ideas...and we kid

0:32:58

Can the anchor buoy and the selector connector people get along?

0:35:28

NYFMP.org meeting review from one who was there

0:37:14

...back to selector connector and anchor buoy discussion

0:40:17

Calendar options starting with soSIMPLE Calendar

0:42:03

presenting at the NYFMP.org user group

0:43:23

Back on soSIMPLE Calendar

0:44:02

How we feel about plugins and 3rd party products

0:46:06

BaseElements Plugin, Free and Open Source (and you can be a sponsor!)

0:48:32

MailChimp <-> FileMaker integration

0:49:16

Contact Scott Rose if you are interested in Bitcoin

0:52:02

...more thought on calendaring solutions and plugins

0:59:45

Tip: Wrap your plugin calls in a Custom Function

1:01:49

Our FileMaker and IT services

1:03:21

Thanks to all our listeners...

1:04:47

Stephen Dolenski of fmforums.com listens to our podcast!

1:05:51

FileMaker Fanatics logistical update...what's been done, still to come and why...

1:09:48

We are very happy with Bluehost ...for many years and counting!

1:10:07

We all agree that FileMaker DevCon is great



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