Get Bleeding Edge Apps for Google Apps For Your Domain

If you are a happy Google Apps For Your Domain (GAFYD) user but miffed that regular GMail users (non-GAFYD) get the latest and greatest app enhancements before you, fret no longer.

This may be old news to some but I just found out that it is possible to opt into receiving the latest features for GAFYD at the same time as your non-GAFYD counterparts. To do this, go to your domain Control Panel, click Domain Settings, scroll down and check the "Turn on new application features before they are rolled out..." option.

Now wait.

Update: You might have to wait quite a while. When I enabled this feature I only noticed a bleeding edge version of Google Docs when a new update was rolled out for the first time. I.e. clicking this option does not seem to upgrade your Apps retroactively.