News
January 25, 2010: "Smart Caching Techniques" Article Published
Tim's article "Smart Caching Techniques" has been published in FMWebSchool's January 2010 newsletter. In the article, Tim continues describing techniques for caching data returned by FileMaker Server, which can significantly boost the performance of a Web application. In this follow-up article, he describes techniques for automatically refreshing cached data when it becomes "stale." To read the article, please visit: http://www.fmwebschool.com/bo2009/sct_tim.pdf
January 13, 2010: UNOS Job Market Web Site Launched
We're pleased to announce the launch of the new UNOS Job Market, an employment Web site for professionals working in the transplantation field. The site includes opportunities that are available at UNOS directly as well as those available throughout the transplant community. In addition, the site provides an easy way for organizations to place employment ads that appear online as well as in UNOS Update, UNOS' bimonthly full-color magazine that reaches over 22,000 professionals. The website, which was developed using FileMaker Pro and PHP, is available at: http://jobmarket.unos.org/
January 12, 2010: Xgravity Demo @ Richmond FileMaker Pro User Group (FMPUG)
Join us on Tuesday, January 12th at 6:00 PM at the Richmond FileMaker Pro User Group (FMPUG) meeting. Xgravity's founder, Tim Dietrich, will present a demo of FileMaker Bento 3. For details, please visit: http://www.fmpug.com
December 23, 2009: "5 Minutes to Better and Faster Web Apps: Reducing Database Requests With Caching" Article Published
Tim's article "5 Minutes to Better and Faster Web Apps: Reducing Database Requests With Caching" has been published in FMWebSchool's December 2009 newsletter. In the article, Tim describes a technique for caching data returned by FileMaker Server -- which can greatly reduce the number of requests that a Web application needs to send to FileMaker. This can significantly boost the performance of a Web application as a result. To read the article, please visit: http://www.fmwebschool.com/newsletter/5minweb.pdf
October 1, 2009: "Publishing FileMaker Container Data With the FileMaker API for PHP" Article Published
Tim's article on "Publishing FileMaker Container Data With the FileMaker API for PHP" has been published in FMWebSchool's October 2009 newsletter. In the article, Tim explains how to publish data stored in container fields, showing both the standard way to publish images that are stored in container fields as well as a more optimal way to do so. To read the article, please visit: http://www.fmwebschool.com/newsletter/dataDietrich.pdf
September 25, 2009: "Thriving In Tough Times: Advice for FileMaker Professionals" Article Published
"Thriving In Tough Times: Advice for FileMaker Professionals," an article written by Xgravity's Tim Dietrich, has been published in the Third Edition of The Everything Reference. In the article, Tim shares strategies, tips, and advice on how FileMaker professionals can thrive in difficult economic times. To read the article, please visit http://reference.fmpug.com/ to download a free digital version of The Everything Reference.
September 3, 2009: "Optimizing Your Custom Web Solutions" Article Published
Tim's article on "Optimizing Your Custom Web Solutions" has been published in FMWebSchool's September 2009 newsletter. In the article, Tim discusses two of his favorite techniques for optimizing Web applications built using the FileMaker API for PHP. While there are numerous techniques to improve speed and performance, the two techniques described typically provide the biggest impact -- and best of all, they're both easy to implement. To read the article, please visit: http://www.fmwebschool.com/newsletter/webopt.pdf
August 27, 2009: UNOS Online Store Launched
We're pleased to announce the launch of the new UNOS Online Store, an online store for the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS). Located in Richmond, Virginia, UNOS is a non-profit, scientific and educational organization that administers the nation's only Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN), established by the U.S. Congress in 1984. The new online store provides individuals and healthcare professionals with a convenient, secure way to purchase UNOS-branded products, educational products, and more. The store was developed by Xgravity using "xshop," our FileMaker Pro and PHP-based ecommerce framework. Visit the site at: http://store.unos.org/
August 10, 2009: Mindful Clinician Project Web Site Launched
Xgravity is pleased to announce the launch of a new Web site in support of the Mindful Clinician Project, a research study being performed by the Virginia Commonwealth University's Department of Social and Behavioral Health. The study is designed to enhance clinician communication with patients near the end of life and their families and to improve clinician quality of life. The website, which was developed using FileMaker Pro and PHP, is available only to study participants. Through the site, participants are able to perform exercises, listen to audio meditations, provide feedback, and more.
July 7, 2009: Donate Life America Online Store Launched
We are happy to announce the launch of Donate Life America's new online store. Donate Life America (DLA) was founded by the transplant community in 1992 to educate the public about organ, eye and tissue donation. The new online store offers the general public a convenient, secure way to purchase DLA-branded products, which helps spread the word about the importance of donation and help support the organization. The new Web site was developed by Xgravity using our new "xshop" ecommerce solution, which is based on FileMaker Pro and PHP. Visit the site at: http://store.donatelife.net/
April 3, 2009: Fall Line Farms Web Site Launched
We are happy to announce the launch of farm2udirect.com, a new Web site for Fall Line Farms. Fall Line Farms is a farm to family co-op program designed to connect family owned and operated farms serving the Richmond, Virginia area with customers in search of local food year round. Their new Web site was developed by Xgravity using FileMaker Pro and PHP. Visit the site at: http://www.farm2udirect.com/
March 6, 2009: Beyond Tribute Web Site Launched
Xgravity is pleased to announce the launch of a new Web site for Beyond Tribute, a nonprofit organization that has brought together leaders from business, the arts, veterans and civic groups, and citizens to change how we celebrate Memorial Day and Veterans Day. Their goal is "to turn holiday sales promotions into fundraising engines that actually help our wounded veterans and their families." The site is powered by FileMaker Pro and PHP. Visit the site at: http://www.beyondtribute.com
February 20, 2009: Tim Dietrich Becomes FileMaker 9 Certified
Tim Dietrich, Xgravity's founder and lead developer, has passed the FileMaker 9 Certified Developer exam!
February 16, 2009: Xgravity Joins FileMaker Business Alliance Xgravity is proud to announce that it is a member of the FileMaker Business Alliance (FBA). This is the first of several steps that we are taking to show our commitment to the FileMaker Pro development platform, which has become an integral part of our company's success.
January 10, 2009: FileMaker Pro 10 Script Trigger
FileMaker Pro 10's new Script Trigger functionality opens up a world of new workflow possibilities. Check out our latest post to FileMaker Addict to learn how we're using Script Triggers to keep detailed audit information.
January 5, 2009: FileMaker Pro 10 Reviewed
FileMaker Inc has released FileMaker Pro 10. Read our overview and first impressions (and check out the great screenshots) over at FileMaker Addict.
December 29, 2008: National Donor Memorial Web Site Launched
Xgravity is pleased to announce the launch of the new National Donor Memorial Web site, powered by FileMaker Pro and PHP. For details, visit FileMaker Addict.
October 13, 2008: Xgravity Demo @ Richmond FileMaker Pro User Group (FMPUG)
Interested in learning how to make your FileMaker Pro databases available over the Web? Do you want to learn how to collect data from your Web site's visitors and store that data directly in a FileMaker Pro database? If so, then you should attend the October 2008 meeting of the Richmond FileMaker Pro User Group (FMPUG).
At the meeting, Xgravity's founder, Tim Dietrich, will discuss options available for publishing your data to the Web, with particular emphasis on custom web publishing using PHP and the FileMaker API for PHP.
For details, please visit: http://www.fmpug.com
August 11, 2008: Xgravity Demo @ Richmond FileMaker Pro User Group (FMPUG)
Have you ever wanted to include data from corporate SQL databases in your FileMaker databases? How about adding, changing, or removing data in those SQL databases? If so, then the August meeting of the Richmond FileMaker Pro User Group is for you!
At the meeting, Xgravity's founder, Tim Dietrich, will discuss and demonstrate integrating FileMaker Pro with SQL databases (such as SQL Server, MySQL, and Oracle) to build more robust and powerful solutions. We will discuss: ODBC, ESS, the "Execute SQL" script step, and more. We'll also provide advice on how to "sell" FileMaker to your SQL DBAs and convince them that FileMaker not only has the ability to integrate with their databases, but that it can do so safely and securely as well.
For details, please visit: http://www.fmpug.com
July 14, 2008: Donate Life America Community Web Site Launched
Xgravity is pleased to announce the launch of a new, interactive Web site that is dedicated to connecting people affected by organ, eye, and tissue donation. The site was developed for Donate Life America, which was founded by the transplant community in 1992 to educate the public about organ, eye and tissue donation and to avoid duplication of effort.
The site offers the community news, compelling stories, and more. It includes message boards that give patients, receipients, and their families a way to connect, share ideas, and seek and provide support from other members.
The site is powered by Simple Machines Forum, an open source forum software package, which Xgravity has customized.
June 9, 2008: Xgravity Demo @ Richmond FileMaker Pro User Group (FMPUG)
Join us on Monday, June 9th at 6:00 PM at the Richmond FileMaker Pro User Group (FMPUG) meeting. Xgravity's founder, Tim Dietrich, will continue a discussion on relational database design using FileMaker Pro. For details, please visit: http://www.fmpug.com
June 7, 2008: Collier Lilly Ride 4 Life Web Site Launched
Xgravity is happy to announce that it has donated Web design, development, and hosting services for the 2008 Collier Lilly Ride 4 Life, a recreational bike ride to honor the life of Collier Cobb Lilly, raise awareness and money for organ sharing, and to bring various communities together to celebrate life.
April 2008: Xgravity Demo @ Richmond FileMaker Pro User Group (FMPUG)
Join us on Monday, April 7th at 6:00 PM at the Richmond FileMaker Pro User Group (FMPUG) meeting. Xgravity's founder, Tim Dietrich, will demonstrate fmDataGuard, the premier FileMaker Pro data protection product developed by WorldSync, Inc. For details, please visit: http://www.fmpug.com
March 2008: Xgravity.net Web Site Redesigned
The new Xgravity Web site has been launched. Our new site is just one of the many changes that we will be rolling out in the weeks and months ahead, as we renew our commitment to deliver professional IT services to our clients.