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Improved Sync - Announcing the Changes Feed in the Documents List API

July 14, 2011

Changes feedapp:editedhttps://docs.google.com/feeds/default/private/changes<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
xmlns:openSearch="http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearch/1.1/"
xmlns:docs="http://schemas.google.com/docs/2007"
xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005"
gd:etag="W/"DEEMQ3w8eyt7ImA9WhZUGUo."">
<docs:largestChangestamp>5635</docs:largestChangestamp>
<link rel="next" type="application/atom+xml"
href="...?start-index=5636"/>
<entry gd:etag="W/"DUcMRHg5cCt7ImA9WhZUGUo."">
<category scheme="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#kind"
term="http://schemas.google.com/docs/2007#change"
label="change"/>
<title>Project tasks</title>
...
<docs:changestamp value="5623"/>
</entry>
...
</feed>developer guideforum

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Russ Jorgensen joined Google in 2010 and is responsible for supporting and enhancing APIs which third-party applications can use to access and manage users' collections of Google Docs. Prior to working at Google, Russ was an embedded software engineer for 22 years at Bell Labs building telecommunications products such as PBXs and wireless communication systems.

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Using 2-legged OAuth with the Google Tasks API for Google Apps domain administrators

July 7, 2011

launchGoogle Tasks API

Any use of the Tasks API needs to reference a project in the APIs Console, as the Console is used to manage API quotas and other application settings (such as IP filters).

The Tasks API needs to be explicitly enabled for your domain OAuth key and secret.

Referencing an APIs Console ProjectAPIs ConsoleAPI Keykeyhttps://www.googleapis.com/tasks/v1/users/username/lists?key=<API_KEY>Java client libraryTasks// Initializing the Tasks API service
Tasks service = new Tasks("2-LO Tasks Test", httpTransport, jsonFactory);
service.accessKey = API_KEY;Enabling the Tasks API for your domain OAuth key and secretManage OAuth domain keyEnable this consumer keycheckedAllow access to all APIsunchecked

Setting up the domain OAuth consumer key and secretManage third party OAuth Client accesshttps://www.google.com/calendar/feeds/, https://www.googleapis.com/auth/tasksUsing 2-Legged OAuth with Google Tasks API for Google Apps domain administrators

Nicolas Garnier profile | twitter | events

Nicolas joined Google’s Developer Relations in 2008. Since then he's worked on commerce oriented products such as Google Checkout and Google Base. Currently, he is working on Google Apps with a focus on the Google Calendar API, the Google Contacts API, and the Tasks API. Before joining Google, Nicolas worked at Airbus and at the French Space Agency where he built web applications for scientific researchers.

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Video Case Studies: How Assistly and Cloud Sherpas Innovate on Google Apps

June 27, 2011

24 companiesAssistly - Delivering customer service, fully integrated with Gmailpurchase on the Google Apps Marketplacevision of 100% Web

70% of Assistly users leverage Gmail

The Google Apps Marketplace is a Top 5 distribution channel for Assistly

Cloud Sherpas - Google Apps reseller, custom app and admin tools developerSherpaTools

Cloud Sherpas has had a 3-fold increase in revenue year over year

SherpaTools is servicing domains totalling close to 3.5 million users

full playlist

Ryan Boyd profile | twitter | events

Ryan is a Developer Advocate on the Google Apps Marketplace team, helping businesses build applications integrated into Google Apps. Wearing both engineering and business development hats, you'll find Ryan writing code and helping businesses get to market with integrated features.

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Google Apps Marketplace - Developer Survey

June 24, 2011

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Google Apps Script opens new ways to deliver workflow solutions for businesses

June 23, 2011

Editors note: This is cross-posted from the Google Enterprise Blog. Guest author John Gale is a developer at Appogee, a Google focused systems integrator in the UK. John helps Appogee customers make the most of the Google platform and is the author of Appogee Bookmarks for Android.Google Apps ScriptAppogee Content Approval for Google SitesThe Solution

The ACA spreadsheet generates a Content Submission Form and any content submitted is routed to a selected approver.

The approver receives an email notification, which they can authorize or reject.

Once authorized, the ACA spreadsheet writes the new content into the target Site using Apps Script’s Sites services. The new content is then visible to anyone with view permissions in the target site.

Approver receives an email containing the submitted content

ACA Workflow Diagram

Google Apps Script made it easyUI ServicestutorialsACAGoogle Apps MarketplacePosted by John Gale, Solution Developer, AppogeeWant to weigh in on this topic? Discuss on Buzz

Building UI in Apps Script just got a whole lot easier!

June 21, 2011

Apps ScriptUi serviceUiAppUiAppCreating User Interfaces by Drag and Dropfunction doGet() {
var app = UiApp.createApplication();
var component = app.loadComponent(“MyGui”);
app.add(component);
return app;
}loadComponentapp.getElementById()var button = app.getElementById(“Button1”);
button.setStyleAttribute(“color”, “red”);Extending the User Interfacefunction doGet() {
var app = UiApp.createApplication();
var component = app.loadComponent(“MyGui”);
app.add(component.getElementById(“Pane1l”));
return app;
}Advanced Features of GUI Builderapp.add(app.loadComponent(“MyGui”, {prefix: “a”})); app.add(app.loadComponent(“MyGui”, {prefix: “b”})); Publishing Applications to your userssheet.show()UiAppUiAppGetting StartedFile > Build a user interface

Corey Goldfeder profile

Corey is a Google software engineer on the Apps Script Project, based in New York. He has previously worked on Similar Shape search for 3DWarehouse, and as a robotics researcher before joining Google.

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GQueues Mobile: a case for the HTML5 web app

June 20, 2011

This guest post by Cameron Henneke originally appeared last month on the Google Code blog as part of the Who's at Google I/O series. We don't normally cross-post one month later, but we think this post will be very valuable for Google Apps Marketplace developers evaluating their mobile strategy.HTML5 versus Android: Apps or Web for Mobile Development?Reto MeierMichael MahemoffGQueuesGoogle App Engine

Web SQLApplication CacheGQueues Mobileour video

Cameron Henneke

Cameron Henneke is the Founder and Principal Engineer of GQueues

Cameron is based in Chicago and loves Python and JavaScript equally. While not coding or answering support emails, he enjoys playing the piano, backpacking, and cheering on the Bulls.

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