Before turning up at the FileMaker DevCon, Kris decided he'd fit in a bit of worldly travel that's seen him end up covered in mud at Glastonbury then enjoying a "summer" tour with Contiki around the UK in the middle of political and sporting crisis... how much fun could it all be?

Earlier today FileMaker released their latest version, FileMaker 15

This is the first time that FileMaker have moved to their annual release pattern so you will see updates and patches more frequently.

Firstly, there is a new full release right across the FileMaker product range. This means there is now FileMaker 15 for Server, Pro, Advanced, Go and WebDirect.

Back in 2014 we wrote our most popular article to date about integrating FileMaker with the online email service Mandrill. Recently, Mandrill have announced that they are ceasing their free service and are turning it into a Mailchimp add-on service that will cost a fee.

In this article we detail how you can switch to using SparkPost, a free mail service that is the preferred alternative to Mandrill (even Mandrill themselves recommend it!) We provide a demo file and information on how you can easily make the switch, along with some important things you need to know along the way.