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Here you will find the latest information regarding Microsoft Dynamics CRM and occasionally other Dynamics solutions.

The focus is on general news and tips for the intrepid CRM Administrator, as well as something for even the newest CRM user.

Hilarious pic: Mac vs. PC

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 [...]

Best Notepad alternative: Notepad++ (free download)

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 [...]

Download these Dynamics CRM wallpapers for your desktop

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 [...]

CRM 3.0: Update Rollup 3 withdrawn today (UR3, KB 935364)

According to Guyriddle, the latest Update Rollup 3 for CRM 3.0 was withdrawn from its Microsoft Knowledge Base article website (KB #935364) due to “a regression discovered in one of the included fixes”.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. [...]

New in CRM 4.0: using the CRM Outlook Client without a VPN connection

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 [...]

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