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I've been working pretty much non-stop adding in requested and planned enhancements since the new version came out and I posted the latest version 5.2.06 yesterday. Here is a laundry list of things I've added in or patched.

Hi all, I've converted Indie Band Manager to run using the new FileMaker 12 and everything else appears to be working fine, but apparently there's some sort of bug in the code on Filemaker Inc.'s end because I can't get it to import data from the previous versions of Indie Band Manager, so I'm holding off on posting it for download, sorry about that.

It's Sunday night, after 10:30pm, and I'm pretty tired. I got back from Wisconsin with the kids on Friday night just after 9pm and then I spent the last two days programming pretty much non-stop from 6am until 10pm both days. I over-did it a bit really, but I'm really crushing to get this new version out so everyone can use the free iPad and iPhone apps that FileMaker Inc. released last Tuesday.

On Tuesday of this week FileMaker Inc. surprised me a bit by releasing a new version of FileMaker Pro, which is the software I use to make Indie Band Manager. The thing that they've done that changes EVERYTHING for us is that they've made the iPhone/iPad versions (called FileMaker Go) FREE on the iTunes store.

Well, I finally did it, I've released a new version of Indie Band Manager, my first since 2008, and it ROCKS.

Just got this in an email...

Hey Charlie, all loaded, activated, and up and running. Brilliant!!!
Your program is dead simple and your customer service is magic.

Thanks again,

Dan Scott
Brian Roman Entertainment
www.brianroman.com
Lindan Manor Music Group Inc.
www.lindanmanor.ca

Hey folks, here's a tutorial on how to set up multi-user access for your Indie Band Manager files over the internet, pretty cool stuff!

I've separated the tutorial into three quicktime mp4 movies... steps one, two, and three. Each movie is only a couple minutes long.

In a nutshell, you need to install FileMaker Pro (a 30 day trial version is available for free download), open the Indie Band Manager 1Menu5 file with FileMaker, and it pretty much runs on its own, it's awesome. You do need to configure your router's forwarding ports too, but I detailed that in video three.

Hey, this is podcast number four of my new Booking and Promotion podcast series. This one focuses on the last 4 items in the Booking and Promotion Checklist.

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Hey, this is podcast number three of the new Booking and Promotion podcast series. This one focuses on the next 5 items in the Booking and Promotion Checklist... the photo, profile, cards, fliers, and booking contract.

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Hey, this is podcast number two of the new Booking and Promotion podcast series. This one focuses on creating professional low-quantity runs of CDs.

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