Playing with three vendors for mass social justice SMS texting!
How to view a Lightning Web Component (lwc) in VS Code for beginners
Follow these 7 steps to view the underlying code files for an LWC on your local computer! This took me about 2 hours the first time (including troubleshooting) but it really should be much faster! Remember, if I can do it, you can do it! I've written so so so so many blog posts for … Continue reading How to view a Lightning Web Component (lwc) in VS Code for beginners
Running a competitive application process in Salesforce, Google Sheets, and FormAssembly
What tech stack should we use for complex application forms for a flagship fellowship program? Here's one description of what I set up and what we learned!
How to configure Conga Composer in a Salesforce Experience Site
Everything I learned the hard way about setting up Conga Composer in a Salesforce Experience Site (fka Community Cloud).
5 special properties of Microsoft Word for Mail Merge projects
Formatting tips for complex Mail Merge templates in Microsoft Word including conditional logic, hidden text, controlling page breaks, and more!
the case against Contact Record Types in Salesforce
Record Types are great for many Standard and Custom Objects in Salesforce. But, leave them alone for Contacts!
Building a “smart” contact info collection form
How to create a "New Contact" form for staff and volunteers to fill out, while checking for duplicates!
fieldnotes from testing a complex build
Lessons from UAT... and Taylor Swift gifs sprinkled throughout!
UnofficialSF: 8 Recipes for Custom Header Screen Flow Component
Wondering how to add some flair to your (Screen) Flows? I have just the recipes you need! Thanks to Sharad and the team at UnofficialSF for making Custom Header, the component that inspired this post!
the story of the slippers
On Dreamforce 2022, Lionheart Astro slippers, the Salesforce Golden Hoodie, and overcoming a bout of insecurity.