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April 24, 2012 | Terry Luschen: Automating the APEX Data Loader

The graphical user interface (GUI) for the APEX Data Loader is great for manual data loads.  But when you need to automate data loads some more detail needs to be worked into the process.  Read on for more ideas.

March 20, 2012 | Craig Isakson: Underdog

This past weekend I had the opportunity to attend Mobile March in the Twin Cities.  During the conference, I attended a four hour long Microsoft Windows Phone training session.  My reasoning for attending this session was to learn more about a platform I have little experience in.

March 20, 2012 | Terry Luschen: Using Excel with APEX Data Loader

The APEX Data Loader is a great tool for moving data in and out of Salesforce, but what should you do when your data needs to be cleaned before it is uploaded to Salesforce? Read-on for some ideas on how Excel can help you.

March 21, 2011 | Paul Bourdeaux: Observations From Mobile March 2011

Mobile March 2011 has come to a close, and here are a few of my observations and favorite quotes from the event!

March 09, 2011 | Lee Schwartz: Microsoft Calls For The End Of IE6

Web Developers, rejoice!

January 24, 2011 | Paul Bourdeaux: Exploring The Tablets Revealed At CES 2011

At the beginning of 2011, I predicted that we would see no less than a dozen new tablets released into the market by the end of the year.  With over 100 tablets displayed at CES this year, that is turning out to be a pretty safe prediction.

November 16, 2010 | Nick Green: Chrome use keeps growing, IE6 still more popular than Safari/Opera

As we end out the 10th year of the millennia (arguably) I wish we could finally put IE6 to bed.  Alas, the browser is still the fifth-most popular, and the Internet Explorer trifecta of web dev pain still accounts for a third of browser usage. Internet Explorer’s popularity wains, Firefox reigns supreme, and if Chrome continues its growth, it could overtake Internet Explorer for second place. 

November 15, 2010 | Nick Green: 20 people walk into a room… odds are one uses Linux

It’s the end of 2010.  We’re officially nearing the end of the “Aughties.”  (Looking forward to the “Teenies!”)  It’s been the most dynamic period in consumer computer platforms to date.  We saw the strongest Windows offering to date (XP), followed by the worst operating system ever (Vista), a major reprise (Windows 7),  then Apple got real loud, and, oh yeah, Linux was there, too.

After all these new releases, the 2001 Windows XP still holds nearly half of computer users’ loyalty.

October 28, 2010 | Nick Green: Microsoft’s best works are Mac-only

A little while ago, Microsoft unveiled their new app icons for their Mac Office Suite.  And, despite my general indifference to Microsoft design, these icons seem current, modern, and even… fitting.

June 08, 2010 | Anthony Suda: Upgrading to Windows 7

By now, a lot of people have migrated their personal machines to Windows 7. Businesses are still being a little poky, but they’re getting there. So here are a few tips to moving you business over.

March 16, 2010 | Anthony Suda: Smaller Backup Solution

If you have a small business and realize the importance of backing up data but don’t want to manage external drives or think a tape backup unit is just not needed/wanted for your business, here’s another solution for you. (I actually use this solution in my own home to backup 3-4 computers automatically.)

March 15, 2010 | Anthony Suda: Microsoft announces end of support for some versions of XP and Vista

Microsoft has announced it’s ending support of Windows 2000, Server 2000, XP w/ Service Pack 2, and Vista with no service packs installed. Vista support will cease April 13th and the rest on July 13th. This means that after those dates these operating systems won’t receive updates nor the more important security patches from Microsoft.