Archive for January, 2009

Accessing Session Id and API Server URL parameters with Visualforce

When building a composite Force.com application, it is often necessary to dynamically generate the current Session Id and API Server URL from within Visualforce and Apex.

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Accessing Session Id and API Server URL parameters with Visualforce

Force.com at Lotusphere

Last week I had the opportunity to attend Lotusphere in Orlando Florida. IBM has begun rolling out Cloud services around online collaboration with the announcement of LotusLive . To get an idea of how we think about IBM’s LotusLive, check out the keynote opening video starring Adam Gross .

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Force.com at Lotusphere

Force.com at Lotusphere

Last week I had the opportunity to attend Lotusphere in Orlando Florida. IBM has begun rolling out Cloud services around online collaboration with the announcement of LotusLive . To get an idea of how we think about IBM’s LotusLive, check out the keynote opening video starring Adam Gross .

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Force.com at Lotusphere

New iPhone version of Salesforce Mobile

If you’re developing on Force.com and haven’t installed the Salesforce Mobile app, install it! A new version for the iPhone was announced a few days ago, and it’s got some cool new features. If you already have it installed, you’ll have to update on the App Store to get these new features

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Debunking the Myth of Control

This just in: Ex-Fannie Mae worker charged with planting computer virus By Freeman Klopott Examiner Staff Writer 1/29/09 A fired Fannie Mae contract employee allegedly placed a virus in the mortgage giant’s software that could have shut the company down for at least a week and caused millions of dollars in damage, prosecutors say. Rajendrasinh Makwana, an Indian citizen, was indicted Tuesday on computer intrusion charges. The former Gaithersburg resident is out on $100,000 bail, court documents said.

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Mental Model Updates Demand Real ROI

I see that John Dvorak is blaming Intel’s Itanium for having “Killed the Computer Industry” . That seems like a premature obituary: overall PC unit sales in 2008 were up more than 10% versus 2007, with Gartner and iSuppli both projecting further growth (albeit only around 4%) in 2009. I can think of plenty of people who’d be thrilled to be having that kind of “collapse” (another of JCD’s hyperboles)

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Interview about Agile Development in the Cloud

In my post about architecture yesterday, Andrew from CODA left an interesting comment – and today I came across this blog post by Phil Wainewright over on ebizQ, also mentioning the company. I love coincidences. The post is an interview with the EMEA director of Force.com, and I enjoyed this quote: these environments or platforms-as-a-service are actually free to developers, which gives them access to multi-million-dollar datacenters and architectures free of charge

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Interview about Agile Development in the Cloud

The Six Blind Men and the Microprocessor

If you thought the infamous six blind men found too many ways to misunderstand an elephant , you don’t want to face the chaos that’s surrounding a current Slashdot discussion of Moore’s Law . “It says things get faster!” “No. it says things get cheaper!” “No, it says you’ll only actually do things if they take less than a certain threshold time to get them done!” Wrong, wrong, wrong, and in a way that actually matters

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The Six Blind Men and the Microprocessor

SaaS entrepreneurs: Tired of being under the radar?

There’s nothing like free marketing opportunities, especially if you’re a startup! One of the best ways for entrepreneurs to get some free buzz is to take part in startup contests, competitions, submit for awards, etc.

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Calling Apex Code from a Custom Button using a Visualforce Page

I came across this little gem while browsing the blog sphere.

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Calling Apex Code from a Custom Button using a Visualforce Page

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