In Part 1 of this series, I introduced the basic concepts of relational data and how it mirrors Things and Processes in the real world. In this article I am going to look further at relating information - in particular Many to Many relationships. Read More…

I've been working with Relational Databases for years and one thing has always been clear to me - that most people just don't 'get' them. This series of posts aims to correct that using examples from one of the databases I work with in my practice, Ninox. Read More…

Checklists are a common requirement within many business applications - from Project Management to HR, etc.

So, in this Article, we are going to go through the process of automatically creating task lists in Airtable - with the automation handled through Zapier. In order to copy this you will need an Airtable account and a Paid Zapier account (all the features required are not available in a Free account). Read More…

Whilst Airtable offers a revolutionary new approach to relational databases, there are some things that are not immediately obvious and others that need external tools like Zapier to achieve. In this article I am going to look at how to send task reminders (the basic technique could be used for other scenarios) - in this case by email, but they could be sent via Slack, etc. just as easily. Read More…