FileMaker Go Released

July 20, 2010  (Jeffrey Kabbe)

Yesterday FileMaker released its iPad and iPhone versions of FileMaker Go ($39.99 and $19.99 respectively).  FileMaker Go allows you to view, search, and edit FileMaker Pro records right from your iPad or iPhone.  And if you won’t have internet access where you’re going, you can also copy the database to your device and run it from there.  You can copy the database back to your desktop computer when you’re done, but it looks like an all-or-nothing proposition.  There doesn’t seem to be syncing.  You can also access a database from your DropBox account.

The release of FileMaker Go certainly muddies the decision between a standard “desktop” database and a website-driven database.  I am still undecided on the technology that will serve as the foundation for our next-generation practice management tool.  FileMaker Go certainly ups the ante on the desktop side of things.

Posted by Jeffrey Kabbe on July 20th, 2010 in Apple, Database, iPad, iPhone, Software | Permalink

Comments

  1. Very curious about this sentence in your post:
    “I am still undecided on the technology that will serve as the foundation for our next-generation practice management tool.”

    I am currently weighing Daylite, Clio, Things, Bento, Filemaker 11, AB, iCal, and some combination of all those things. (Think I need another choice?!?)

    So my ears perked up at your mention of a new practice management tool. Care to share any particulars or goals of the project?

    Thanks

    Posted by Jon Landau | July 21st, 2010 at 7:15 am

  2. There are several practice management tools out there that I am sure everyone is familiar with (everything from Time Matters to Rocket Matter).

    I want something that meets the following criteria:

    1) extensible in sophisticated ways
    2) supports hourly, project-based engagements as well as complex, fixed-price projects
    3) allows us to track every aspect of an estate planning engagement

    Right now there is nothing that fits that description. Some of the tools say that they support “projects” — but I haven’t seen anything that lets me easily design arbitrary screens and database tables to add on to the existing platform.

    I have a few foundation pieces in mind. Keeping it under wraps for now. But once I have a solution in place, you’ll all get to hear about it!

    Posted by Jeffrey Kabbe | July 21st, 2010 at 6:52 pm

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