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Setting up basic backups

By editor | Published: 1/30/2010
We strongly recommend using InBloom’s dated backup to keep track of your information.  In case of any changes or any deletes to the system, you have an easy way to restore your information from a very recent point.  This applies to both InBloom 1.2.x and v2.0.x and the slight differences in instructions will be addressed. In [...]
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How to reprint checks

By editor | Published: 1/19/2010
If there was an error in the printing of the checks such as a printer jam, or printer malfunction, you can reprint InBloom checks, one by one. Go to the Main Menu > Other Modules > Payments and click the View Past Payments button on the bottom right corner. Scroll to the date of your checks, click [...]
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How to track returned & donated items

By editor | Published: 12/29/2009
You can easily track which items are returned to the consignor or donated in InBloom.  From any inventory screen, simply isolate the items that are going to be returned, then click the Actions toolbar button, then specify whether the items were returned or donated. For example, we’ll open Account #1000. Then, since we want to return items [...]
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How to network InBloom

By editor | Published: 12/28/2009
In order to network between multiple computers, you need a multiuser license for InBloom and a multiuser license of Filemaker Pro.  Once you have both, you will need to do the following: Run InBloom on a network between multiple computers.  It is highly recommended to use wired networking and not wireless networking as wireless network strength [...]
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How to print checks for consignors

By editor | Published: 12/23/2009
You can easily generate checks to consignors in InBloom in just a few steps. To begin, login to InBloom using an administrator username and password.  If you want to allow non admin users to print checks, you can specify this under the Security tab in Settings (Main Menu > Other Modules > Setttings > Security tab). Next, [...]
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Printing Mailing Labels

By editor | Published: 12/21/2009
There are two ways you can print mailing labels in InBloom 2.0: The first is to use the quick and easy toolbar buttons on any contacts screen to print a single mailing label or strip of multiple labels to your tag printer.  This is appropriate if you are using adhesive mailing labels as your price tag [...]
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Secret Weapon Notes: Volume 3

By editor | Published: 5/11/2006
Apple is not going to kill Aperture. Can we please drop this conversation now Here’s a useful tip to iPhoto users alike: Use the advanced red-eye and retouch tools in iPhoto 6 For the FileMakers amongst us, there are new and interesting techniques abound. Most recently, I stumbled upon a revised ChangeLog calculation at DatabasePros.com, aptly [...]
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Who Needs Free Icons? They’re Free Here

By editor | Published: 5/9/2006
For those UI designers, tinkerers, and lovers in general, you surely know about Icon Buffet’s free icon service. Basically, they serve up free and fun icons for any kinda of use (personal & commerical), to registered users (registration is free) and expect you to trade them between fellow designers, coders, UI enthusiasts, etc.So for [...]
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Secret Weapon Notes: Volume 1

By editor | Published: 4/26/2006
I’ve been close to changing the format of the blog, for the better, to enhance the posting frequency quality. But, there more to come on that on a forthcoming post. In the meantime, discuss: FileMaker Inc. has released updaters for FileMaker Pro 8, FileMaker Pro 8 Advanced, and FileMaker Pro Server 8. You can get [...]
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Apple Releases Sick Laptop = Auction to drop my old 17″ G4 from a 10-story roof

By editor | Published: 4/24/2006
But in case you haven’t yet add Apple’s Hot News RSS to your subscription list or read any other Apple related site for the past 24 hours then you wouldn’t know that Apple has updated their 17″ Powerbook G4 to a 17″ MacBook Pro powered by an Intel chip. I’m not going to bore you with [...]
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