Welcome
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A New Day…
Today I begin my life once again as an independent contractor. Still working for the company I was previously working for, just changed to contractors status. This is actually a very good thing that I requested, and looking forward to lots of positive things coming up in the near future.
Areas of interest I will be offering my services in:
- Photo retouch
- PHP/mySQL Design and Development
- FileMaker solutions (independent software and FileMaker formats)
- Consultation
- Light Graphic Design Services
The site will be getting a face lift very soon and some changes will be made here and there to update my network of web sites and services. So stay tuned…
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FileMaker Developer Plugin Hell
Well, it has been quite awhile now since I posted an article to my site, but then I got pretty busy or as I like to say “Life happened”. I haven’t worried too much about it thinking I can catch up and update my web sites in a few weeks. However, I ran across a situation that is just driving me nuts. I have run into this sort of thing a few times now and I just have to say enough is enough!
Let’s talk about FileMaker Pro Advanced…
I develop software with FileMaker, stand-alone, MS Windows software complete with installers and all the other little bells and whistles windows users are used to. I truly enjoy FileMaker development because for a professional database IDE (yes, it is sort of an IDE) it is extremely powerful because of its flexibility. Now during development with FileMaker you discover that you can add features and functions that FileMaker normally cannot do simply by creating and adding a custom made plugin. Now if you are a serious FMP developer you will eventually learn to create your own plugins, which you will find can be done using any number of available programming languages. Java is great for this and Groovy offers some interesting possibilities now days. The problem with this is, if we wanted to be a plugin developer we would be doing that, and additionally sometimes another developer may be able to make a plugin that works in areas you are less familiar with. I know…you are waiting to see what my gripe is right? No worries, I promise I will not disappoint.
GRIPE
Plugin creators that try to put a LIMIT on a DEVELOPERS license for their plugin.
Example:
$1200.00 for developer license – per solution
(meaning I can buy this to use in one software solution I develop, after that I would have to buy a new license all over again.)
This is a perfect example of this type of gross overcharging and price gouging I am seeing over and over again. Have a great plugin idea? That’s great, and you should definitely charge fairly for it. Should you expect to fund your entire retirement off that one plugin you created by gouging developers with the licensing? um…HELL NO!
So, I am going to make a pledge here and now, and I would love for some other developers to join me with this. I’m not asking for anything unreasonable here, not even pushing OpenSource. Here is exactly what I am saying…and listen closely all of you who have GREATLY over priced FMP plugins currently for sale on the web.
We are developers also, you forget this. Sure there is a large majority of people using FMP that truly are not Software Engineers and Developers, but normally these are not the people who use developer plugins. Only a developer or engineer is going to invest that kind of money.
This is not the sort of thing to encourage the FMP community to grow, and if it does not grow you plugin creators are left out in the cold.
Now on to my pledge…
GET IT RIGHT!
- One time developer licensing!
- No limits on HOW MANY SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS we include the developer plugin with!
My pledge is this, either companys start charging fairly for FMP plugins or I will start gathering engineers and developers from all over the world that feel the same way I do, and together we will create all the plugins we need, without you. I will happily offer these plugins on my web sites for download FREE OF CHARGE!
This is not a threat, this is a promise…enough is enough!!!!
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Interested in joining me to produce several standard plugins to offer for free?
You may contact me through this sites contact form…
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China and Cats and Dogs Oh No!
Ok, let me get right to the point in this post because I do not really plan to say much at all. I simply wish to help spread the word about something that completely horrified me to discover on the web just now. I do, however, need to set the record straight about a few things before turning over the article to you. This is due to the fact that all readers make certain assumptions about the host of a site based on what articles he links to, etc. So in order to keep from giving anyone the wrong impression just allow me to say… Read the rest of this entry »
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Hire Me Now!
Hire a FileMaker Expert now only $35.00 an hour! Windows or Mac software design complete with installers! Custom software for your business, school, or organization!
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New Year & New Things
Hello everyone, sorry it has been so long since my last article. I want to wish everyone a Happy New Year and also tell you about my biggest and newest project I now have in the works. I have made the decision to move away from my web development and start working more on application development working with relational database design, which is a love of mine. I can’t help it, I just get all excited when I look at a huge, completely organized and sorted database doing it’s thing. Besides that, if you really examine our lifestyle we live by databases all around us. Believe it or not even your old cookbook that Mom passed down to you is a type of database of recipes.
With that being said, I figured why not do more of what I truly love doing, database design. I am working mostly with FileMaker right now because it has come a long way and is so very useful. I also work with MS Access, mySQL, MS SQL, and a little DB2. I am working on building up base clientele for my freelance business. Too many companies now days just buy whatever is somewhat close to what they want and need then they try to make it work, or pay a fortune to have it customized. The sad truth is the majority of the time if they simply paid a little to have a custom application developed for their database needs it would make their business much more efficient and they would spend less money in the long run. Hey, I’m not even mentioning all the time wasted tring to fix or make work the software you just settled for. Why settle when what you really need and want is so easily within reach?
So if you have a business, know someone with a business, or even if you think your boss or company would benefit then please come check me out. http://www.datadesignonline.com
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WordPress bug Alert!
While working on a client web site recently I ran into a disturbing problem. The site I was working on I had to make several page templates, as I normally do. I mean, let’s face it the power of WordPress page templates is an awesome thing in theme design and customization, but I digress… Read the rest of this entry »
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iPhone – Give me a break Apple!
I wanted to speak out about iPhones just a tad. I own an iPhone and I absolutely love it so don’t get me wrong here. However, if you are an iPhone user you most likely feel a bit like i do about it…a love/hate relationship. I mean here Apple gives us a technology that has great potential to be a very powerful tool and entertainment device and they cripple it to death! Yes, that’s right, I said it out loud. Well, at least in type I said it but same effect. Alright, I want to explain my thinking here so that you non-iPhone users and those iPhone users not yet enlightened so let’s try a list. Read the rest of this entry »
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Love my music!
Most of us now days have some way to carry around music whether it be an iPod, iRiver, or one of the numerous other mp3 music players. In fact today most cell phones are also mp3 players so we can carry our music everywhere we go. This is something I enjoy very much, music has always been a very large part of my life and it always will. Think about it for a minute, anytime you hear an old song you most likely have a memory triggered that your mind associates with that song, that time period, that era.
I now own an iPhone which although it was rather pricey I must admit I have definitely got my money’s worth out of it already. I bought my wife and I an iPhone sometime last year, a 3G model. I purchased the 8gig models due to the price factor but I figured 8 gigs is more than plenty of room. Well, obviously this was before I was introduced to Read the rest of this entry »
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The Puente Agency
The Puente Agency, a literary management company contracted me for a logo and site design. They now have their shiney new web presence and soon a brand new branding too. I will be sure to announce once they are donning their new logo. In the meantime please feel free to visit their site and check them out, still tweaking a bit here and there but still a beautiful, professional, crisp looking site design, even if I do say so myself.
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Previous Client Face Lift…
A previous client of mine GN Talent, now Gouveia Management and international talent agency just contracted me for a face lift of their old site. We are all very pleased with the results of their new look. I am sure they would love for you to stop by and visit… http://www.gntalent.com
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