Google Apps Admins – API without writing code
Earlier this month Google released its Google Apps Shell Interface (GASI), an a new way for Google Apps admins to work with the Google Apps APIs without writing code. It also gives users the option to batch execute commands generated from the variables in a CSV file. This will enable admins to automate various tasks from within this interface instead of using third-party tools. This is the kind of thing that is important for Google to develop – user friendly admin tools that reinforce it’s strategy and introduction into the light application market. You can see more of the...
Read MoreWhite Screen – WordPress – Change Site URL
When disaster strikes your WordPress install, you have to act fast. Each time I move over an install or change a directory name for a client, the white screen of death makes an appearance. I can be related to a plugin, so first thing is to rename the plugin directory. Hard coding the links, deleting the catche (sometimes with template problems on multi-sites) Taken from the wordpress codex: WordPress stores two addresses inside the database. These determine where your blog files are, and where the main index is. On a normal install, these addresses are the same. There are two occasions...
Read MoreCustom Salesforce Enrollment
We built the enrollment form for Costa Rica Outward Bound to parallel it’s database structure and to streamline the process. Initially using a tweaked version of the web to lead form, then building it using Visual Force, it took some time to custom design the form.
Read MoreSalesforce Updates: Search
With lots of momentum, Salesforce is constantly updating it’s system. I spend almost half the time learning about new features than actually working on programming and admin tasks for orgs. Here are some search udpates: 1. Easy access to Search Options – The Search Options link is now always present right under the search box. Search Options is now one click away to to access the Search Options pop-up, which allows users to choose which objects and options they want for their search. 2. Sticky Search Options – We are making search more customized to users. When users...
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