iGoogle Sandbox for OpenSocial gadgets

#1: Register for your testing grounds http://www.google.com/ig/sandbox/

#2: Install the Developer Tools gadget and set up your optimal environment
http://tinyurl.com/5vwwaz
http://code.google.com/apis/igoogle/docs/igoogledevguide.html#dev_env

#3: Add demo friends (real people who sign up for your sandbox), if your gadget goes into the social realm and requests friends lists through API.(*)

#4: Use GGE (Google Gadget Editor) to write your experimental gadgets. Saves the trouble of uploading files to your own server, decent interface.
http://code.google.com/apis/igoogle/docs/igoogledevguide.html#gge

#5: Upload/manage gadgets through the 'My Gadgets' gadget that becomes visible after you've configured developer env (see #2)
Tip: If you're modifying and testing continuously, TURN OFF CACHING for your gadget


*: Currently, the iGoogle sandbox friends gadget is not working. It's not sending out any invitations or showing me the list of friends I've invited. I don't know what the devs get by ignoring the bug at the very entry point.