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Alumni - Thank You and Discount
Skeleton Key is offering all of our alumni - anyone that has attended one of our training courses in the past, discounts on future classes. As an alumni, you will receive a 10% discount when you take your second class with us. In addition, any alumni who takes a third class, will receive a 20% discount on it, and any subsequent classes.
We want to take this opportunity to thank you again, for choosing us for your FileMaker training needs. We know that there ar
Mark (top right), Alan (bottom middle), Greg (bottom right)
Mark Richman, President, Greg Lane, VP of Application Development, and Alan Kirtlink, Senior Developer and Trainer, are headed to Las Vegas, Nevada from July 20 - 23 to participate in FileMaker, Inc.'s annual Developer Conference aka DevCon. They'll be staying at The Cosmopolitan, host hotel of more than 60 DevCon sessions. They will join over 1,200 FileMaker developers to network, catch up with colleagues and take advantage of the va
SANTA CLARA, Calif. – May 12, 2015 – FileMaker today announced a new version of its development platform that speeds creation of custom solutions that run on iPad, iPhone, Windows, Mac and the web. FileMaker 14 brings point-and-click simplicity to automating business processes, delivering desktop-style application functionality to mobile web browsers and providing productive, engaging experiences on desktops, iOS devices and mobile web browsers.
The announcement coincides with the 30th annivers
<p>Confession: I'm late in writing this blog. After all, FileMaker's 2014 Developer Conference (DevCon) was 2+ weeks ago. Referring to <a href="http://www.skeletonkey.com/who_we_are/meet_the_team/mark_richman/" target="_blank">Mark Richman's</a> common advice: <em>don't let perfect be the enemy of good</em>, I decided to write it anyway. It's still relevant and good news. I hope you agree. </p>
<h4>DevCon in San Antonio</h4>
<p>By all ac
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<p>You are invited to <a href="http://www.meetup.com/FileMaker-STL/" target="_blank">join</a> our local FileMaker User Group. This group is for experienced FileMaker Devs, FileMaker users who've poked around under the
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<p>If you are in the Lexington, Kentucky area on Thursday, 8/7, you are invited to join us at an App Spotlight - FileMaker: Thursday, 8/7, 9am, Apple Store
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<p>Join us Tuesday, August 19, for a free one-hour webinar at 2pm (EST)/ 1pm (CST)/ 11am (PST). This session is for any FileMaker Pro developer, Project Managers and IT Managers. Register now.</p>
<p>Having the support of IT is critical to any successful FileMaker deployment. What can you do as the Developer
<p><a href="http://www.skeletonkey.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/briefcase.png" class="gallery_colorbox"><img class="size-full wp-image-1202 alignnone" style="margin: 10px 5px;" alt="briefcase" src="http://www.skeletonkey.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/briefcase.png" width="176" height="116" /></a></p>
<p>If you are in the Nashville or Memphis area next week, you are invited to join us at either App Spotlight - FileMaker: Tuesday, 7/15, 8:30am, Apple Stor
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<p>Join us <strong>Tuesday, July 15th</strong>, for a free one-hour webinar at 2pm (EST)/ 1pm (CST)/ 11am (PST). This session is for any FileMaker Pro developer and/or "power user" who wants to satisfy the need for fast database access while out of the office. <a href="https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/regis
<p><img src="/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/SlateOpenBookManagement1-295x300.jpg" /><br />Slate recently published a brief intro to the concept of Open Book Management. We have been practicing Open Book Management at Skeleton Key and our sister company, Brightsource IT, since 2009. Running "open book" has been a major factor in our success and it has become a huge part of our culture. We're fortunate to have a company made up of smart, passionate people. Open Book Management a
<p>Join us for App Spotlight: FileMaker — a special business event at the Apple Store, St.Louis Galleria on Wednesday, June 4th, 8:30am.<br /><img src="/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/AppSpotlight.png" /><br />FileMaker Pro and FileMaker Go make it easy for anyone to create custom business solutions for iPad and iPhone. At this event, presented by Mark Richman, learn how you can create a custom business solution for your business task. See how FileMaker apps running on iPad,
<p><img src="/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Untitled-copy-300x83.jpg" /></p>
<p>You are invited to join our local FileMaker User Group. This group is for experienced FileMaker Devs, FileMaker users who've poked around under the hood and want to dive into development, and anyone else who wants to learn more about FileMaker. We aim to cover general FileMaker development, advanced techniques, plugin integration, external data access, external tool integration, etc. It's reall
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<p>Join us Tuesday, September 24, for a free one-hour webinar at
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<p>FMRPC makes FileMaker Pro and Go perform much faster over the Internet, and it lets FileMaker Go r
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<p><i>The following is a shared blog from Oliver Block, <a href="http://www.brightsourcei
<p><a href="/blog/Quickly-Navigating-to-a-Specific-Record-Within-a-Found-Set"><br /><h1>Quickly Navigating to a Specific Record Within a Found Set</h1>
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<p>Recently I needed to have a FileMaker Pro 12 script navigate to a particular record within the found set aft
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<p>Join us Wednesday, July 17 for a free
