Proof Systems & Humans

The Context Podcast

This podcast is about workplace innovation through technology, with a special focus on Claris FileMaker and the Claris Community.

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Proof Systems & Humans

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Technology

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www.proofgeist.com

Latest episode

May 29, 2026

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Episodes

FileMaker 19 is here. A Discussion with Todd 20.05.2020

Today's episode is brought to you by FMPerception , which is ready for FileMaker 19 ! Todd writes up his thoughts about this new open platform. Check those out here.

FileMaker Origin Stories, Ep 3: Bryn and Jason C and Lisette 14.05.2020

Jason Creager is of Geist Interactive . Lisette Wilson is the CEO of Informing Designs . Bryn Behrenshausen works in-house and is in the Claris Community .

FileMaker Origin Stories: Ep 2: Sarah and Barb L and Dave G 07.05.2020

Today's origin stories comes from: Sarah Stickfort Barb Levine Dave Graham We mention the WITFm Claris Engage Scholarship Sarah is working on integrating Dayback and LedgerLink together Dave's working on learning JavaScript and our API First mentality.

FileMaker Origin Stories: Cris and Erika and Sully 30.04.2020

Here's a list of what we talked about: Cris Ippolite of iSolutions 42 Silicon Valley Dave Sullivan

Trailer: FileMaker Origin Stories 27.04.2020

Send an email to info@geistinteractive.com to set up a time to share your origin story. Ping Jeremy via Twitter to set up an interview time.

Random Thoughts About FileMaker 22.04.2020

Here's some things we talked about in the episode: Concepts of FileMaker The first JavaScript article I read by Mike Duncan The Web Viewer Integrations file I wrote many years ago, and my current writing on JavaScript. The Claris Community including FileMaker Today , FMForums , FMSoup . Say hi to Jeremy on Twitter. Josh Ormond is also on Twitter.

Coaching in FileMaker with Mark Baum 08.04.2020

Mark Baum can be reached at mbaum@soliantconsulting.com and in the Claris Community. Jonn Howell runs a Presentation Coaching Meet up . Mark's FileMaker DevCon 2019 session, of which we raved about the demo file, can be found here . Check that out.

The Claris COVID-19 Response Team Discussion 26.03.2020

Claris International put out a blog post describing their response. join::table also described their joint initiative. Use Social Media to reach out to folks who are fighting this pandemic on the front lines. Reach out to people you know and let them know the Claris community is available for them.

Tinkering in FileMaker: Do it, with John Renfrew 19.03.2020

Today's episode is brought to you by FMPerception . John Renfrew is found on Twitter . Everyone tweet at him and say hi. John mentioned the Myers Briggs personality test and the Strengths Finder test. Here's some great blog posts from which you can get great sample files: Geist Interactive Soliant Consulting Seedcode DBServices MainSpring FileMaker Magazine ... and many more. In a future episode,...

Workflow-Based Design, with Alexis Allen 12.03.2020

This episode is brought to you by Otto: Automatic Server-to-Server File Migration Alexis' website is: https://www.fmdesignuniversity.com/ Her new Facebook Page is: FileMaker UI/UX Design Community She was interviewed for Claris, International recently . Alexis spoke about Workflow Based Design at the last FileMaker DevCon. Breaking Out lof List and Form View: Workflow-Based Design for the Modern W...

Claris Connect, with Mike Beargie 04.03.2020

This episode is brought to you by FMPerception . More about Claris Connect is found here . Download the 15-day trial. Mike Beargie, Senior Application Developer and Product Manager of MainSpring was our guest today. Mike will speak at Pause on Error at the end of March, 2020 about Claris Connect and will hopefully also speak at Claris Engage. He's part of the two Facebook FileMaker user groups: Fi...

Discussing Workflow Design and Patterns, With Matt O'Dell 25.02.2020

This episode is brought to you by: FMPerception Matt's Previous DevCon Sessions Building Prototypes Building Polished Interfaces: Hands on Lab Resources A Book Apart Apple Interface Guidelines Android Guidelines Resources for Prototyping Adobe XD Paper / Pens Figma : Collaborative online interface design tool Mural : online tool for digital whiteboard with post-its Service Blueprint Journey Maps A...

WITFm Scholarship For Claris Engage, with Elizabeth Swenson 19.02.2020

WITfm exists to provide visibility, community, and resources for women involved in FileMaker development, services, and business. Their scholarship fund is designed to pay for the registration and hotel for up to four women who've never attended the conference. Please consider donating to the scholarship fund so that more women and attend Claris Engage for the first time.

When to Rebuild an App, With Jesse Roberts 19.02.2020

This episode is brought to you by Otto This episode is also brought to you by the Geist Interactive Team. Reach out and let us rebuild your app!

Honoring the Legacy; Embracing the New, (and Search and Find) with Ernest Koe 11.02.2020

This episode is brought to you by FMPerception : The only Real-Time Developer Intelligence tool out there. Follow Ernest Koe on Twitter . His company is The Proof Group . Here's what we talk about: 1. Virtual Offices 2. Search and Find (from Ernest's DevCon 2019 session ). 3. Let FileMaker be what FileMaker is. 4. Which is a better word to use: App or System or Distributed apps? And a bunch of oth...

More on the FileMaker Community with Tom Oathoudt 04.02.2020

Online Forums: Join the FileMaker Community here . Join the FM Forums here . The FBA (FileMaker Business Alliance) is now the Claris Partner Program. Consider joining here .

Beverly Voth 28.01.2020

Beverly Mentions her FileMaker Mentors: John Mark Osborne @ Database Pros Dr. Ray Cologon @ NightWing Enterprises Wim Decorte @ Soliant Consulting Kevin Frank @ FileMakerHacks Beverly has written many posts at FileMakerHacks.com Beverly published a book: FileMaker Pro 6 Developer's Guide to XML/XSL . 

FileMaker & APIs: The New Normal, with Logan Cornelius 21.01.2020

Check out Spikeball here . Logan spoke at FileMaker DevCon 2019. His session is found here. Logan talks about using the Insert from URL script step. Check out our handling of the set up of this step.

Virtual Lists in Depth with Kevin Frank & Paul Jansen 14.01.2020

Paul Jansen's website: https://apjuk.com/ Kevin Frank at https://filemakerhacks.com/ Kevin's blog post of all the Virtual List posts: This episode is brought to you by Otto : Automatic Server to Server File Migration

Claris Engage with Rosemary Tietge 07.01.2020

The last FileMaker DevCon happened in 2019, and the conference we’ve attended for many years is no more. Instead, Claris International brings us Claris Engage in August 2020, a conference where the theme is digital transformation using FileMaker, Claris Connect and everything else to which we can connect. Rosemary Tiege, Head of Community at Claris International sits with me today to talk about Cl...

Holidays at Geist Interactive 23.12.2019

The Geist Interactive team: Todd Geist, Dave Graham, Jeremy Brown, Barbara Cooney, and Jason Creager have a holiday party virtually. We talk holiday traditions and what we've learned and what we're ready for next year.

Learning about One Spark Academy 10.12.2019

Visit One Spark Academy to view their mission statement, to see great pictures of life at the academy, and to watch a great video about the learning environment. Donate on their web page or click here . Here are other ways you can help. Become a “ Friend of One Spark ” with a monthly contribution of any amount. Shop on Amazon Smile . Same Amazon, but a small % goes back to your charity of choice....

Just a Small Update with Jeremy (3.5 min) 10.12.2019

This is just a short little update regarding the podcast. No we're not retiring. Instead, we are excited about what's happened so far with this podcast, and we're ready for more.

Todd's Thoughts about The Claris Product Roadmap 03.12.2019

This episode is brought to you by Otto . ON Twitter: Follow Todd @toddgeist Follow Jeremy @JLBmagic Pick up the book Digital Transformation by Thomas Siebel Todd talks in detail about the FileMaker Product Roadmap . The beta for Claris Connect is now open. Complete this form to request access. To request access to the FileMaker ETS Program, email ets@claris.com .

Cajoling FileMaker with Kevin Frank 26.11.2019

Today's episode is brought to you by: Geist Interactive Implementation Packages Kevin Frank of filemakerhacks.com Here's a list of posts from the site we mentioned. Magic Key: Part 1 , Part 2 Thinking about JSON Virtual Lists Determining if Two Date Ranges Overlap from Soliant Consulting.

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