Contacts: FileMaker Pro 12 Starter Solution

Contacts is one of the built-in FileMaker Pro 12 Starter Solutions. It's one of the 16 pre-made templates that's available for you to start using for your database requirements. It's fully unlocked so you can view and modify the database tables, relationships, layouts, and scripts.

iTunes Store Arrives in 12 Asian Countries

The iTunes store is now available in the following countries: Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Macau, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Brunei, and Sri Lanka.

Music tracks from local as well as international labels are available at prices from US$0.69 to US$1.29 per track and around US$9.99 for a full length album. Aside from Cantopop, K-Pop, and Mandopop categories, an OPM (Original Pilipino Music) section is also available, albeit with a few albums from a single record label at first.

Movies are also available to Rent (US$3.99) and Buy (US$14.99), and some are already offered in HD format (US$19.99).

Assets: FileMaker Pro 12 Starter Solution

Assets is one of the built-in FileMaker Pro 12 Starter Solutions. It's one of the 16 pre-made templates that's available for you to start using for your database requirements. It's fully unlocked so you can view and modify the database tables, relationships, layouts, and scripts.

FileMaker Pro 12 Starter Solutions

FileMaker Pro 12 comes with 16 new starter solutions that will work great off the box, or act as a starting point for a more comprehensive solution. Here's the list of them:

Apple WWDC 2012 Keynote

The WWDC 2012 Keynote is now available to watch through YouTube (embedded above) aside from the streaming link in the Apple website and iTunes Store download. Enjoy!

FileMaker 12 Training Series Now Available

Jun 12, 2012 - FileMaker, Inc. today announced the latest FileMaker Training Series, the definitive series designed to help developers master the essentials of the award-winning FileMaker 12. The FileMaker Training Series consists of 13 self-paced modules that provide the building blocks for successful solution development using the breakthrough new FileMaker platform. The FileMaker Training Series includes an 800-page manual and a DVD with demo files, exercises and videos to help guide developers through the learning process. Previously priced at US$99, the FileMaker Training Series is now available for just US$39.99 with printed manual and DVD. An electronic download version is available for $19.99.

WWDC 2012 Recap: New MacBooks, OS X, iOS 6

Apple today announced new and upgraded MacBook Pros, a July ship date for OS X Mountain Lion, and a Fall ship date for iOS 6.

The MacBook Air and MacBook Pro line has been updated with Intel Ivy Bridge processors, Intel HD 4000 integrated graphics, faster RAM and SSD, USB 3.0 connectors, and a thinner MagSafe Power adaptor for the MacBook Airs. The MacBook Pro 17" model has been dropped from the line up.

Apple's WWDC to Highlight New Macs, Operating System

Apple's World Wide Developer Conference, a yearly gathering of all Apple Developers, is set to start tomorrow with a keynote speech by CEO Tim Cook.

Based on previously announced schedules, there are hundreds of scheduled technical sessions that cover iOS and Mountain Lion, the upcoming operating system used by Macintosh Personal Computers. Conference hall banners seen from the outside of the San Francisco Moscone Center show that iOS 6 will be highlighted as well.

Speculations also abound that the whole Mac line up will be refreshed, with MacBook Pros inheriting the thinner form factor of the MacBook Air line of products, higher resolution "retina" level displays, and upgraded processors.

Power Mac Center Opens New Store In Podium Mall

Power Mac Center, one of the first Apple resellers in the Philippines, opened its 15th store last June 8 at The Podium mall in Ortigas Center, Mandaluyong City. Here's a list of their stores so far:

"What Pogue Actually Bought"

David Pogue, technology columnist for The New York Times, shares that he uses a 13" MacBook Pro along with FileMaker Pro for his database, among other things. Read up on his column here.

New iPad Now Available in the Philippines