Memorable Cigarettes
Saturday, April 28, 2018 • 4 min read
After nearly fifty years, I can still remember the first time I smoked a cigarette.
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Eliminating Digital Distractions
Thursday, April 13, 2017 • 5 min read
Life is so full of distractions. It seems everything is vying for our attention in one way or another these days, with most of it coming from our electronic gadgets.
Saying No
Sunday, March 12, 2017 • 2 min read
Saying no can be one of the hardest things to do.
Passing Your Salesforce ADM201 Certification Exam
Wednesday, October 15, 2014 • 6 min read
From the first week I began working with Salesforce, I decided attaining certification was something I wanted to pursue.
AppleScript to Compress Files and Folders
Saturday, August 2, 2014 • 1 min read
I had the need to select several folders at once in the Mac OS Finder and zip them up as individual archives. This AppleScript to compress files and folders was the solution I came up with.
Salesforce Flows, Visualforce and Context
Wednesday, July 23, 2014 • 3 min read
I was asked to find a solution for our field reps that would simplify the process of adding a completed task to their activities when they visited one of our retail stores.
Making a Field Appear Required on a Visualforce Page
Friday, October 19, 2012 • 3 min read
I’ve been working on a force.com app with the requirement that a user must enter a valid email address on a Visualforce page before being able to save a record.
AppleScript to Add Files in the Mac Finder
Friday, August 12, 2011 • 2 min read
Today I had the need to add a bunch of named text files to a folder in the Finder on my Mac.
AppleScript to Toggle the Mac Desktop
Saturday, October 16, 2010 • 1 min read
Here’s an AppleScript I use to quickly toggle desktop visibility for taking screenshots and recording screencasts that I thought might be useful for others.
Rebuilding the Apple Mail Envelope Index
Wednesday, February 20, 2008 • 2 min read
Some time ago, I set up my Gmail account in Apple Mail to copy over messages which were not sent to my jimmitchell.org account. I’m one of those guys who likes to have everything all in one place at my finger tips when I need it.