Insightful articles to help you expand your FileMaker knowledge.
The Age of Digital Transformation and Why it Matters (part 1 of 4)
We all have a lot on our plates these days (often too much!), and it can be hard to keep up with these needs ...
Announcing Claris Studio + The Problem Solvers Circle
Last week, Claris announced two exciting new initiatives, the first a new Software as a Service (SaaS) platform ...
Introducing Our Digital Content & Marketing Coordinator: Kim Nellans
One of our goals as we’ve grown through the years is to be able to hire a person to coordinate the planning and implementation ...
Happy 10th Birthday to our FileMaker Blog!
Welcome to post #182 of our Portage Bay Solutions blog! Our blog launched ten years ago on this date and is something we enjoy ...
Export All Data From FileMaker Pro: Free Demo
Use our FREE, updated modular export script to export all data from FileMaker Pro! In FileMaker Pro 19.4, Claris introduced the ...
Wireframing and Balsamiq
When it comes to Claris FileMaker development, having a clear plan prior to development is definitely key. When communicating design concepts and generating ideas ...
Introducing Office Hours
Visit our Office Hours page to get the Zoom links. Every first and third Thursdays, from 1pm - 2pm Pacific, we’ll be “in ...
Comparing Claris Connect and other iPaaS Systems
iPaaS stands for ‘Integration Platform as a Service’ and if that isn’t one of the less clear product categories around, I don’t know what ...
10 FileMaker Quick Tips
To start the year off right, here’s 10 quick FileMaker Pro tips to optimize your daily workflow and improve your FileMaker experience. I wish ...
Our Thoughts on Heading Into a New Year!
It’s time for moving on from the holidays and towards Auld Lang Syne and new year wishes. We’ve collected some personal and business reflections ...
FMS Installer Overwrites Custom MIME Types
We've been getting our servers updated to Claris FileMaker Server 19.4.2 recently and noticed an aspect of the install that ...
What Questions Have You Been Asking Lately?
Through thirty years of Claris FileMaker and web app development, we’ve always found it essential to keep learning and searching, ...
Joe’s PauseOnError 2021 Recap
It’s been three weeks since John Newhoff and I attended PauseOnError and I’m still unpacking from the experience (literally and figuratively). Not ...
The In-House vs For-Hire Developer Conundrum
For-hire developers are groups or individuals who primarily solve problems for other businesses that are not their own. Every developer must address a problem. ...
Engage Beyond 2021 – Update
This year marks the second virtual Claris Engage, a conference formerly known as DevCon, and widely attended by FileMaker developers, near and far. I’ve ...