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eXcelisys' Blog

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Are you too hot for your web developer?

Are You ‘Too Hot’ for Your Web Developer? By Kurt Knippel, Project Manager / VP of Production Ever get the cold shoulder from a web developer who thinks your brand, identity or messaging is too polarizing? In today’s highly splintered and politicized world, we’ve heard about web developers “playing it safe” and refusing work out of concern they might alienate future clients or harm their reputation by virtue of association.  At eXcelisys, the only reputation we care about is our reputation f

AI business use

More Businesses are Turning to AI … But for What? By Kurt Knippel, Production VP / Project Manager Everyone’s talkin’ about AI – and it’s true – AI is not just for the tech hotshots anymore. The National Small Business Association reports that 1 in 4 small businesses uses AI for day-to-day operations.  That stat got me thinking and eXploring AI to look for ways businesses might use it to unlock new levels of productivity and efficiency – because productivity and efficiency are at the core o

[FMP Tip-n-Trick] Integrating A.I. with FileMaker for Marketing Research

FMP TnT – AI Research Assistant By Doug West Have you considered using an AI service for some market research? What began as a relatively simple concept turned into a frustrating cycle of trial and error with various input prompts and widely varied results. The goal was to fully automate a data collection workflow with real-world data found on the web. The ChatGPT API was quickly ruled out because it didn’t support real-time web browsing without a cumbersome integration with a separate web se

Speed Up WordPress With 3 Easy Tricks

Speed Up WordPress With 3 Easy Tricks … that aren’t really tricks, just smart site management by Shane Glover, eXcelisys WordPress developer If your WordPress site feels “off”—pages load slow, bounce rates go up, conversions stall—it’s probably not your imagination. Slowdowns happen. Luckily, there are plenty of tools that speed up WordPress, but it can be tricky to find the right combination. Recently, a client reached out with a hunch that something was wrong with his site. He was right.

FileMaker Quick Quote System Speeds Quotes, Orders

FileMaker Takes Heat Off Thermocouple Manufacturer’s Day-to-Day Operations Quick-Quote System Gets Custom Quotes Out, Orders In Lickety-Split In an industry where every product is a custom order, quick quoting is essential; the quicker a quote goes out, the quicker an order comes in – See how FileMaker is helping one manufacturer speed up the quoting process. Thermocouples make the world go ’round. From hot water heaters and pizza ovens to cars and spacecraft, thermocouples are everywhere. T

[FMP Tip-n-Trick] FileMaker Pro Audit Trail “Refined”

FileMaker Pro Audit Trail “Revisited” By Doug West Nearly ten years have passed since our Easy-Bake Audit Trail made its Internet debut! The same principles are still going strong, and now we’ve refined the approach based on user feedback. The steps to implement this revised technique in your solution are as easy as: Copy the one custom function from this demo file and paste it into each file of your app. Copy the _audit field and paste it into each table of your app. (Optional) Add exclu

Yes, You Need a Website (A Modern, Responsive Website)

Yes, You Need a Website (A Modern, Responsive Website) Are you a small, local business courting local clients? See how a website can help you grab customers in your geographic service area. By Kurt Knippel, eXcelisys Project Manager / VP of Production It’s 2025 and the times, they are a-changin’. If you’re one of those holdouts still relying on word-of-mouth referrals and a Facebook business page, it’s time to act. Sure, social media platforms are great for establishing a digital presence a

HOA Website Help

A Tale of Two Property Owner Association Websites See how one landowners association in Colorado turned to eXcelisys for help when its website got hacked and how one Florida association is leaning on eXcelisys to make updates to its website to comply with new state laws. Tale #1 – Sheep Creek Landowners Association – A Mountain Community in Southern Colorado In 2014, the Sheep Creek Landowners Association found itself up a sheep creek without a developer to paddle its troubled website to safe

Florida HOA Website

Update Your HOA Website to Comply with Florida’s New HOA Laws Is your HOA website ready for the new legal requirements? We can help you avoid fines for non-compliance. Ensure Compliance, Enhance Transparency and Improve Communication Florida’s new regulations (passed in 2024) mandate that all homeowners’ associations (HOAs) with 100 parcels or more and all condo associations with 25 units or more must maintain a secure and compliant website that provides easy access to essential documents

HOA Websites for Homeowner & Condo Associations

An eXcelisys eXpertise: HOA Websites For Homeowner & Condo Associations Just as you’d hire a professional contractor to pour your home’s foundation, you should hire a professional web developer to build your HOA website to ensure you get a concrete footing that will hold for years to come. As with a home, website architecture matters. Sure, you can hire a web designer to craft a sleek and stylish-looking site, or you can download a DIY HOA web template. However — as with any home purcha

eXcelisys Earns Vote of Confidence for Building Star-Spangled Campaign Website

County Commissioner Candidate Gives eXcelisys High Vote of Confidence for Building Star-spangled Campaign Website From Inception to Launch in 28 Days, Site Boosts Office-Seeker’s Web Presence For St. Joseph County, Indiana, native Tom McCormick, the decision to seek political office was a long time coming. But once McCormick decided to run for county commissioner, he knew he needed to launch a campaign website lickety-split. “One of the first things we started in this whole process was trying

Audio Post-production Firm Finds Harmony with Custom Studio Management Software

Audio Post-Production Firm Finds Harmony with Custom-made Studio Booking Software We Heard Our Client Loud & Clear — Build Us a FileMaker Solution to Manage Bookings, Staff Schedules, Studio Space, Invoices, Project Notes, Files & More As a boutique audio post-production facility, Heard City specializes in sound design and mixing for commercials, television and film. Clients include ad agencies and editorial outfits from around the globe who rely on Heard City to sculpt soundscapes for

eXcelisys Delivers New Website for Angery American

‘Too Hot?’ We Don’t Mind the Fire Shunned by Other Developers, Angery American Mobilizes Forces with the eXcelisys Website Development Team A while back, Chris Weatherman – famed prepper, survivalist, podcaster and contestant on the History Channel’s first season of “Alone” – found himself alone, once again. The backdrop of his isolation this time was not Vancouver Island, but the wilderness of web development. Weatherman – best known as the “Angery American” and author of the best-selling “Su

eXcelisys Delivers New Website for Angery American

‘Too Hot?’ We Don’t Mind the Fire Shunned by Other Developers, Angery American Mobilizes Forces with the eXcelisys Website Development Team A while back, Chris Weatherman – famed prepper, survivalist, podcaster and contestant on the History Channel’s first season of “Alone” – found himself alone, once again. The backdrop of his isolation this time was not Vancouver Island, but the wilderness of web development. Weatherman – best known as the “Angery American” and author of the best-selling “Su

NotarizeIt! Gives eXcelisys Stamp of Approval for Website Development Work

eXcelisys Saves Stalled Website Development for Online Notary Directory Freshly Launched, NotarizeIt! Offers Online Directory and Booking Services to Link Notaries with Clients in Need Struggling to find a way to put her notary public stamp to wider use, Lakema Howard took the initiative and founded NotarizeIt! In May 2023, the NotarizeIt! website went live, thanks to a web development rescue from eXcelisys. NotarizeIt! hooks up trusted notaries with individuals and businesses in need of a not

Made in the USA

When We Say, “Made in the USA,” We Mean, “Made in the USA” — Our Development Team is 100% Pure American Ingenuity & Innovation in Action   A message from our founder: As companies across the United States work to reshore jobs and #americanmuscle hashtags eXplode all over social media, I wanted to take a moment to get clear about the way we do things here at eXcelisys, where our development team has been – and will always be – firmly rooted in the USA. As a U.S.-based custom web, mobile,

Linking FileMaker, WordPress & WooCommerce to manage product listings

The Power of Three – Linking FileMaker, WordPress & WooCommerce to Manage Product Listings for Print Catalog & Webstore Sales How eXcelisys is helping a large-scale K-12 curriculum distributor close the book on its content management misery   The Client: A leading developer, publisher and distributor of K-12 learning materials with annual revenue exceeding $27+ million (according to Dun & Bradstreet). The client distributes 15,000+ titles from 1,000+ publishers and produces its

Custom Web Module Helps Hagen/Sinclair Round Up Candidates for Market Research

Custom Web Module Helps Hagen/Sinclair Zoom in on Market Research Candidates MailChimp Web Form Development Simplifies Candidate Selection Process & Emails Hagen/Sinclair Research Recruiting is in the business of rounding up articulate, qualified respondents for online studies and in-person focus groups. Seeking a MailChimp web form developer, the market research firm contracted with eXcelisys for a custom web app and MailChimp integration to streamline its candidate selection and email

Delete AWS Snapshots with Python Lambda Script

Reduce AWS Bill: Delete Snapshots with Python Lambda Script When old snapshots pile up, so do costs – try these slick tricks to trim the bloat By Leif Hanson, Full Stack Developer So the billing department calls to inquire about eXtra eXpenses from AWS due to 14,000 32GB snapshots having piled up. Unbeknownst to you, some backup script has gotten away from your team and started backing up repeatedly. Maybe you’re intentionally keeping around petabytes of backup data? Or maybe you need a pr

The Meaning of “Excelsior”

.fusion-gallery-1 .fusion-gallery-image {border:0px solid #f6f6f6;}One of these things is not like the others … One of these things is in a class of its own The Excelsior. It’s a tank, a rugby club, a Federation starship, a brewing company … and now, a digital “get-out-of-jail” card for New Yorkers. Launched this week, the Excelsior Pass is a mobile app that allows gate-keepers to verify a customer’s COVID-19 vaccination status prior to entering a people-populated place. Flash the pass and you,

PHP Wrappers for the FileMaker Data API

Need a PHP Wrapper to Connect to the FileMaker Data API? Try FMXData! by Duane Weller, eXcelisys FileMaker/Web Developer I’ve built a number of FileMaker Custom Web Publishing (CWP) websites using the FileMaker Data API. With this eXperience I have learned that writing the PHP code to connect to the FileMaker Data API can be tedious and time-consuming. In order to eXpedite development, you need a library of simple, pre-built functions that give you easy access to the features of the FileMak

Video-sharing Website Lights Up Web

Gospel-Inspired Web Community Sees Light of Day eXcelisys Sets Up Video-Sharing Platform for Christian Musicians   Imagine a cozy, happy space on the internet dedicated to positivity, to encouraging people to be the best versions of themselves. Imagine a platform devoted entirely to providing Christian musicians and writers with a place to share their work. Imagine “Massive Miracle” – a new Gospel-inspired web community launched by brothers Bedcy and Rops Previl.  Born in Haiti, Bedcy came

Data Destruction Monitoring Tool

Data Destruction Done Right! eXcelisys Builds Monitoring Tool to Track & Audit Disk-Wiping Process When banks, insurance companies, and health-care systems get the urge to purge, they call Archive Data Solutions. With a home base in Westerville, Ohio, Archive Data Solutions dispatches techs nationwide to wipe sensitive data from decommissioned hard drives and SSDs when they reach end-of-life. “It’s not rocket science,” said Andy Haenszel of Archive Data Solutions, “but it can be overwhe

Airtable vs. FileMaker

Airtable: If FileMaker and Google Sheets Had a Baby A Die-hard FileMaker Developer & Airtable Skeptic Takes a Peek Inside   by Kurt Knippel, eXcelisys VP of Production What is Airtable? Airtable touts itself as the ultimate “organize anything, with anyone, from anywhere” tool. A relative newcomer to the cloud-based, no-code development sphere, Airtable’s valuation is projected to surpass $2.5 billion this year, as the company weighs a new round of venture funding. Clearly, this next-g

Fun with FileMaker

Fun with FileMaker: This Stacking Game will Knock Your Block Off! eXcelisys Developer Mixes Work & Leisure Creating Block-Stacking Game by Paul Spafford, eXcelisys FileMaker Developer One weekend, I had a little fun creating a game in FileMaker. It happened in the usual way: I was playing a free game on my iPad, but it was a bit glitchy. I thought, “I can do better.” I decided that keeping all elements as simple as possible was the way to go, so while there are some tricky bits, it’s m

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