http://www.salesforceuser.com/wordpress Making Salesforce easier for everyday users Thu, 16 Nov 2006 15:00:32 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Hello everyone! Sorry for the long delay between posts, but computer problems over the last month have prevented access. But no more, problems solved, and we will be able to continue our work. Watch for a new post in our Task Management series. Happy Salesforcing! http://www.salesforceuser.com/wordpress/2006/11/16/its-alive/ Jamie, over at http://blogs.salesforce.com has posted a series of videos from Dreamforce. If you are like me, you wanted to be there, but couldn't. So these videos are an excellent resource to explore and learn about what happened at Dreamforce this year. It makes me want to go to next ... http://www.salesforceuser.com/wordpress/2006/10/20/dreamforce-videos-see-what-happened/ In Part 2 of our series, we discussed how we create tasks for ourselves and other team members and where to find those tasks again later. In part 3, we continue the process of organizing and presenting that information in a concise and easy to follow manner. So, in this lesson, ... http://www.salesforceuser.com/wordpress/2006/10/20/task-management-tools-lesson-2-creating-task-management-reports/ Those of you waiting for the continuation of yesterdays article will need to wait a little longer. I should have the video fixed later tonight and be able to post later this evening or first thing tomorrow AM. Thanks for your patience! http://www.salesforceuser.com/wordpress/2006/10/18/whoops-i-am-behind-schedule/ In Part 1 of our series, we discussed, in broad and conceptual terms, how we might utilize Salesforce as a tool for internal communication. We also discussed some of the theoretical tools that might be required to properly track and report on those communications. In part 2, we will begin ... http://www.salesforceuser.com/wordpress/2006/10/17/task-management-tools-lesson-1-creating-and-finding-tasks/ Just a quick notice, I will be on vacation from Wed 10/11/2006 to 10/16/2006. I am not sure if I will have internet access where I am going, so I will post the articles this week if I can, or when I get back. Articles to look for... Continuing the series ... http://www.salesforceuser.com/wordpress/2006/10/10/vacation-time/ When we work in Salesforce, we have the advantage of being able to communicate across the enterprise using the activities tools. Now, we have already covered the process of creating activities, but as we can see from our example, we don't have a lot of visibility. But you might be saying ... http://www.salesforceuser.com/wordpress/2006/10/10/from-the-things-that-should-be-in-salesforce-but-arent-file-task-management-tools/ I am always surfing around, trying to find interesting bits of Salesforce knowledge. Normally, I kept that information to myself or shared it with my team. But with the start of this blog, I feel a need to share that information when I find it. As a new blogger, questions ... http://www.salesforceuser.com/wordpress/2006/10/06/response-to-kingsley-on-the-successforce-blog/ Scott over at Arrowpoint Products and Perspectives on Salesforce.com has relased a new AppExchange application. Looking it over, I would think of it as a bit of a mix between a FAQ and a Wiki. In Scott's words. The Info Center was developed to fill a common need. During a rollout, ... http://www.salesforceuser.com/wordpress/2006/10/05/arrowpointe-products-releases-info-center-beta/ In part 1 of this series, we outlined the concept that the start of our sales day as an "Outside Salesperson" starts on the Home Tab of Salesforce . As you could see in that article, the Home Tab was looking pretty sparse. In fact, it is down right ... http://www.salesforceuser.com/wordpress/2006/10/05/the-first-cup-of-the-day-starting-my-salesforce-day-part-2-activities/