The Report Builder Webinar video is available

by Umit Yalcinalp on July 23, 2010 at 09:20 AM

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I got lots of tweets, internal Chatter questions asking me when the video of the Report Builder webinar would be available. Here we are. As you know, we had two separate webinars yesterday on the same topic. Below is the link to the recording from the 6:00am webinar on 7/22. This timeslot had a lot of questions and was very interactive. I am glad that the video from this timeslot is the one we are...
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15 Recent Force.com Labs App Updates

by Reid Carlberg on July 22, 2010 at 01:28 PM

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Yes, it has been a busy few months here. You might recall I mentioned I'd be posting some app updates during our webinar the other day. Well batch one is up, and here's a list of the apps that have been updated. Note, in most cases, the updates are around test methods, s-control remediation and security compliance. In some cases we've made an additional tweak or two in order to make the app easier to...
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Supercharge your Java apps for better use of Force.com Web Service APIs with Tolerado

by Quinton Wall on July 22, 2010 at 08:42 AM

If you are Java developer looking for a way to improve your application integration with the Force.com web service clients, check out this new Codeshare project Tolerado.
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Adobe Flash Builder for Force.com now available!

by Quinton Wall on July 20, 2010 at 08:09 AM

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The Adobe Flash Builder for Force.com is now available. Start developing rich internet applications now.
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Off the see the Wizard, ahhh, the new Report Builder

by Umit Yalcinalp on July 19, 2010 at 06:00 PM

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Couple of weeks ago you may have attended Sati Hilyer and Ian Swinson's talk on User Experience at the 6/22 CloudForce event or heard about it from the blog post. Today's topic is not about User Experience, but how the principles of user experience has led to completely revising an old kid on the block in our product itself, namely the Report Builder. Yes, it is about another concrete example on how the development organization...
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Developer Meetup tonight @ Paypal in San Jose, CA

by Quinton Wall on July 12, 2010 at 10:31 AM

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Here is one of my favorite stories from the Tao of Programming to start the week: There once was a man who went to a computer trade show. Each day as he entered, the man told the guard at the door:"I am a great thief, renowned for my feats of shoplifting. Be forewarned, for this trade show shall not escape unplundered."This speech disturbed the guard greatly, because there were millions of dollars of computer equipment...
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Force.com Labs: Three Things to Get Your Week Started Right

by Reid Carlberg on July 12, 2010 at 07:35 AM

Three quick Monday morning updates for you from Force.com Labs. 1) Just like LeBron James, Force.com Labs is now on the Twitter. Ping labs at anytime using @ForceDotComLabs and be sure to follow for updates, new app announcements, etc. 2) Sara Varni and I are hosting a webinar tomorrow where you can check out some of the latest from Force.com Labs. These include Action Plans, Collaborative Feedback and Google Alerts for Salesforce Chatter. Sounds great...
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Interesting Links 2010-July-07

by Jon Mountjoy on July 7, 2010 at 06:38 AM

External Force.com blog posts about Force.com development - covering random numbers, crypto and Visualforce.
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1st Boston Force.com Developer Meetup is tonight at 6pm!

by Kavindra Patel on June 29, 2010 at 11:52 AM

For all you folks that are in the Boston area, you do not want to miss the 1st Boston Force.com Developer Meetup starting at 6pm at the Forefront Center, Waltham, Massachusetts. We still have room for you. Here are the details on the two tracks. Track 1: Intro to Force.com Workshop For those new to Force.com, this track will get you up and building apps in the cloud in no time. The track first introduces...
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Two Extendable Chatter Labs Apps You Should Check Out

by Reid Carlberg on June 25, 2010 at 10:05 AM

The latest batch of Chatter Labs apps include two packages that target developers. Both include extendable classes that let you build your own functionality on the platform quickly and easily using the work the app developers have already done. In this first video, Herman Kwong shows you how to implement "Like" functionality using his Chatter Shelf, Stars and Actions Framework. In this second video, Kevin Schraith shows you how to implement Autoresponse functionality using his...
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