The decades-old database software now wants to be where you go to create data-centric Mac, PC, cloud and iOS apps, and generally accomplishes what it set out to do. FileMaker Pro 17 has been released, ...

It’s always been easy to create a straightforward database in FileMaker Pro, and with the enhancements in FileMaker Pro 11, even a newbie can start entering data immediately. But it’s more challenging ...

A guiding principle of good database design is that each piece of information should exist in only one place-duplicating data can lead to trouble. How often have you arduously searched through a ...

In a number of previous blog posts (see Handy hint: Dictation and feedback; and Surviving the semester: Tracking Students) I've talked about the use of Bento, which is a very easy-to-use database type ...

FileMaker has long been known for software that seems to do the impossible—marry relational-database power with impressive ease of use. The $299 (direct) FileMaker Pro 10 solidifies that reputation. A ...

This year's upgrade to FileMaker Pro 16 brings small but key improvements to the database app — and AppleInsider gives you a brief overview. The FileMaker Pro developers have firmly settled into an ...

On a more positive note, because the majority of FileMaker’s features are still processed by the client rather than the server, it’s possible to use FileMaker Server 7 to share a FileMaker 8 database ...

FileMaker has long been known for software that seems to do the impossible—marry relational-database power with impressive ease of use. The $299 (direct) FileMaker Pro 10 solidifies that reputation. A ...