Final decision made: I’m quitting ALL social media over the the next month. It’s just not worth wading through the garbage that those platforms have become. I’m going back to the platform I loved from the start – my personal blog.
Should I be surprised that someone waited until an hour before leaving for a holiday weekend to come to me with a problem that someone else caused, and that someone else happens to out of office on their own vacation? Nah…
Going to do a Twitter sabbatical for a while. It’s been almost a year and a half since I last tweeted anyway, so will just keep it going for now. Taking a wait and see attitude.
Really struggling with whether I should remain on Twitter or not. It’s a useful tool, but then there’s a tool that’s running it now…
Seeing the Forest for the Trees
No matter how well-intentioned we are, sometimes we allow things to sneak into our lives under the guise of it being something important.
It's Your First Dreamforce. What Should You Expect?
Yay! It’s your first Dreamforce!
You’re pumped to finally be part of the magic. I bet you’ve already looked at a lot of other blogs to learn how to be ready before you landed here.
These are a few of my recommendations to make it a more memorable experience.
The Ant Mound
One of my earliest childhood memories is traumatic.
Start Somewhere
Eventually you use up every excuse in your book for not doing the thing you keep saying you’re going to do.
Memorable Cigarettes
After nearly fifty years, I can still remember the first time I smoked a cigarette.
Eliminating Digital Distractions
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
Saying no can be one of the hardest things to do.
Spin Cycle
I’ve been around long enough to know life moves in cycles. Things that were new and exciting one day eventually become dull and boring the next. The pursuit of shiny objects and interesting paths quickly fall by the wayside before you realize it. We move from one thing to the next and then another in search of a quick thrill, because we’ve become instant gratification junkies. What if, instead, we intentionally slowed our lives down?
Passing Your Salesforce ADM201 Certification Exam
I passed the Salesforce ADM201 certification exam today. It’s been a five-year road to get here. From the first week I began working with Salesforce, I decided attaining certification was something I wanted to pursue.
Now that I’ve done it, I thought it might be good to share the things that helped me be successful with those looking to do the same.
AppleScript to Compress Files and Folders
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 Record Context
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
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 macOS Finder
I had the need to add a bunch of named text files to a folder in the Finder on my Mac today.
I found it a pain to open BBEdit, make a new document, save it to where I wanted it, and then manually copy & rename the file back in the Finder. A lot of effort just to get 7 or 8 empty files with different names.
AppleScript to Toggle the Mac Desktop
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
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 fingertips when I need it.