February 15% Sale on Studio Manager 10

February 12, 2010 SM News

Hi folks. Just a quick note. We are still getting requests for upgrades to Studio Manager 10. And, we are offering a 15% off discount from our posted prices both new purchases and upgrades. You can take 15% off anything you see on our Pricing and Upgrades price tables.

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Studio Manager 10 Sale Extended to Jan 15

January 1, 2010 New Demo

Just a few minutes ago, we decided to extend the 25% off sale to January 15. We were a little late getting Studio Manager 10 out the door, releasing it on December 22nd. A little too close to Christmas for a lot of people. When we sent out notifications, we got a lot of gone […]

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Studio Manager 10 Demo Released

December 23, 2009 New Demo

The Studio Manager 10 Demo is up and available on the Demo tab above at the far right. If you have any problems, questions at all, please let me know. You will find good help in the ReadMe document that is included in the demo folder that you download and unzip. Things like what’s the […]

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Studio Manager 10 Release Today

December 22, 2009 New Version

Studio Manager 10 is available for purchase today. See our in-progress Studio Manager 10 tab above for more details plus about 10 blog posts below for details about some of the new features. We are working furiously to have the Studio Manager 10 demo ready for download some time today. Just click the demo tab […]

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SM10 Goes Widescreen

December 19, 2009 New Version

FileMaker 10 has this fabulous new user-modifiable tool bar the way other modern programs do. The only issue is that it takes up a whole bunch of height that used to be available for the database screen on smaller screens like the 13 inch Macbook, Macbook Pro and Macbook Air. We love the new tool […]

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SM10 Control What Gets Billed When

December 19, 2009 New Version

You’ll need to click to see the above shrunken screen shot clearly. It opens in a separate window or tab so that you can switch back and forther between the screen shot and this description. If you control- or right-click, you can choose new tab or window. When it comes time to bill a client, […]

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SM10: Assign People to Jobs

December 19, 2009 New Version

In Studio Manager 10, your employees and freelancers can be assigned to jobs so that they can track the jobs they have on their plate as well as the tasks they’ve been personally assigned. We have a nice little assignment screen shown below (click to enlarge) that makes assigning people a snap. Now you can […]

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SM10: Find Contacts as you Type

December 15, 2009 New Version

With FileMaker 10’s script triggers, we can make Studio Manager 10 more responsive. On the Contacts table view, we give you a way to filter your Contacts by company or name. In the above example, I typed “jo” into the Filter by Full Name box and instantly my list shrank to 4 people. Saves a […]

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SM10 Contact Address Summary

December 15, 2009 New Version

Just a little thing, but we got the idea from Address Book. Why show all the address fields all the time in Contacts? In Studio Manager 10, click the summary pane and you’ll get to the edit tab in one click. This will keep idle hands and minds from inadvertently editing data and gives a […]

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SM10 Task Assignments go from 1 to 4 People

December 15, 2009 New Version

Now you get 4 slots for assigning employees and freelancers to tasks instead of just one. This becomes an advantage when you want someone who plays a lesser role, perhaps just oversight, to see the task in their personal task list. We still like the idea of  designating a single person responsible for a task. […]

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