In this highly anticipated follow-up to The Functional Art-Alberto Cairo’s foundational guide to understanding information graphics and visualization-the respected data visualization professor explains in clear terms how to work with data, discover the stories hidden within, and share those stories with the world in the form of charts, maps, and infographics. No matter what your actual job title, you are-or soon will be-a data worker.Įvery day, at work, home, and school, we are bombarded with vast amounts of free data collected and shared by everyone and everything from our co-workers to our calorie counters. New capabilities exist with the FileMaker 17 Platform we address those in the 17 version of this book. to warn you about pitfalls and advise you of basic design concepts that will help you start out on the right foot. Good design stems from knowing which structures and techniques will suit your needs, and which will not. The key to building a good custom app is a good design. This book will help prevent you from making significant design errors that could cause you trouble down the road. The single most glaring omission for the newcomer is a basic list of do’s, don’ts and other advice to help you get started on the right foot. There are already books available on FileMaker, and even more resources available on the web and in workshops, classes, etc.īut these sources consist almost entirely of instruction on how to use FileMaker’s tools, and not how to properly design a custom app. However, by itself, FileMaker won’t solve your business problems.įor you to achieve success with FileMaker…you need guidance. Just felt like you deserved fair warning.FileMaker is an awesome tool for solving business or organizational problems…for Millions of users weekly! If you’re an extreme FileMaker rock-star looking for over-the-top techniques, this may not be the book for you. It is meant to help beginners learn FileMaker the right way, and more experienced users learn how to get the most from FileMaker.
>Note: Although this book covers every feature of FileMaker Pro and FileMaker Pro Advanced, it is not a “tips and tricks” book, nor is it a reference guide. If you like the FileMaker content, casual style, and precise instruction you find here on Six Fried Rice, you’ll love FileMaker Pro 9: The Missing Manual. We have a handful in stock, and while supplies last we’re offering free shipping to any US address. You can buy directly from Six Fried Rice. > Seriously though, this way you get the best price possible, and Jesse can pay off his Fast Cash title loan a little quicker. Which is more than we’d make if we sold the thing for $23. So now if you buy from them, we get a whopping $0.90. In fact, we’ve reconnected the Buy button on our web page to link directly to Amazon using one of those “give-us-a-cut” type links. Honestly, we were as surprised as anyone to see the incredibly low price Amazon now has the book at. >Reality Check: How crazy do you have to be to buy a book for $35 that you can buy straight from for just $23? Apparently crazier than the *really smart people* who come to Six Fried Rice. You can read more about it () where you can also find a free sample chapter. This sequel to the best selling FileMaker book out there was written by yours truly (Six Fried Rice co-owner Geoff Coffey), and the amazing Susan Prosser.
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