Sharing Your FileMaker Pro Databases Over the Network

One of the core strengths of FileMaker Pro as a productivity tool is the ability to share your databases with other FileMaker Pro users easily. With this, you can put your data in one place and when someone adds or updates a record, everyone else using the database sees the changes.

Controlling Your Mac Remotely From Another Computer

If you use more than one computer nowadays (such as an iMac at your home and a MacBook for work), there may be times that you may want to access it from another location. Or perhaps you would like to monitor a server or a colleague's computer down the hall or in another room in your office. Because of Local- and Wide-Area Networks such as the Internet, this is now easily possible through "Remote Control" or "Screen Sharing" software.

Using Barcodes with FileMaker Pro

Barcodes are typically used in cases where you have to enter a lot of information quickly, and want to avoid data entry errors. A good example would be your supermarket check-out counter or a patient identification tag worn on the wrist. Instead of keying in a long series of letters and numbers for each item, a barcode scanner just scans the code, and it's automatically entered in the computer.

50% Off FileMaker Pro When You Buy FileMaker Go

FileMaker is offering a discount for FileMaker Pro with the purchase of FileMaker Go for iPhone or iPad until March 22, 2012. This is limited to the software download version of the software, availed from the online FileMaker Store.

FileMaker Go for can be purchased at the App Store from your iOS device. The iPhone or iPod Touch version costs US$19.99 and the iPad version costs US$39.99. You'll need at least iOS 4.2 to be able to run this, and you'll need FileMaker Pro to create databases as well.

Once you purchase FileMaker Go, you'll be able to avail of FileMaker Pro 11 for US$149 instead of the usual US$299 list price. Here are more details.

The link above is applicable for North/Latin America, but if you're in the Southeast Asia region (Singapore, Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand and Hong Kong), you can avail of the offer through this link as well.

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year from The Mac Office! May this year be a more productive one with the iPad 3, iPhone 5, 15" MacBook Air, a revamped Mac Product Line, and FileMaker Pro 12.