Hilarious pic: Mac vs. PC
Interesting Links April 25th, 2008
As always, Mac and PC fans rabidly defend their favorite OS all over the internet. I usually prefer to stay out of it, but at this Reddit.com entry I found the latest and funniest salvo from an apparent PC fan.
The comments page (warning: NSFW language) has several entries worthy of Comedy Gold.
A Linux fan wants a piece of the action with this comment:
Tags: Apple, Funny, Mac, Mac vs PC, Microsoft, PC, Pic, Picture, Windows
Best Notepad alternative: Notepad++ (free download)
Cool tips, Customizations, Developer, Downloads, General Users, Links April 21st, 2008
There’s no doubt about it: the Notepad application on Windows that you use to view the odd TXT or XML files is sorely lacking in features and usability.
Then along comes Notepad++, a free lightweight open source text editor I now can’t do without (links below). This app can neatly display and organize pretty much any source code you throw at it. Perfect when you have to manually edit Dynamics CRM customization XML files, like the isv_config.xml sitemap.
Need more convincing? Check out the latest poll results from like-minded Lifehacker.com readers here.
Notepad++
- Homepage: http://notepad-plus.sourceforge.net
- Download: http://notepad-plus.sourceforge.net/uk/download.php
- Screenshot Gallery: http://notepad-plus.sourceforge.net/uk/screenshots.php
Sample screenshots from the website below.
Editing HTML files
Editing XML filesTags: download, Notepad++, Open Source, Text Editor
Download these Dynamics CRM wallpapers for your desktop
Cool tips, Downloads, General Users, Salespeople April 19th, 2008
If you’re using any of the CRM Virtual PC images graciously provided by Microsoft, you’ll notice the neat Dynamics CRM wallpapers in the background. I figured they’d be very nice and professional to have, especially if you give CRM-related presentations off of a projector.
For your pleasure, I’ve posted them to download below. Both wallpapers are in a standard 1024 x 768 pixel resolutions. Enjoy!
Tags: download, Microsoft Dynamics CRM, presentations, VPC, Wallpapers
CRM 3.0: Update Rollup 3 withdrawn today (UR3, KB 935364)
Administrator, Downloads, Support April 15th, 2008
According to Guyriddle, the latest Update Rollup 3 for CRM 3.0 was withdrawn from its Microsoft Knowledge Base article website (KB #935364) due to “a regression discovered in one of the included fixes”.
Apparently there was a flawed hotfix in the Update Rollup 3 package that may prevent users from accessing Service Activity record information. This flawed hotfix is related to other hotfixes included in the package, which is likely why the Microsoft Sustained Engineering Team pulled it from the website today.
I will post to this blog as soon as this issue is resolved and after the Update Rollup has been reposted for download. The full excerpt can be found below.
Tags: CRM 3.0, Update Rollup 3
New in CRM 4.0: using the CRM Outlook Client without a VPN connection
Administrator, CRM 4.0, Salespeople, Support April 11th, 2008
This is one of the neatest improvements to Microsoft Dynamics CRM, especially for all remote users. With the Internet Facing Deployment (IFD) mode configured on a CRM server, remote users can now access CRM within their Outlook without the requirement of a VPN connection back to the office.
Navin at the Microsoft CRM Team Blog did a great job fully explaining the configuration of the CRM Outlook Client for Internet Facing Deployment mode in CRM 4.0. The full except can be found below, or you can go directly to the article here.
Tags: CRM 4.0, IFD, Internet Facing Deployment, Outlook, VPN
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A Mac fan wants to flip the script:
But it seems a PC fan has the last laugh: