A CRM Riff
A mostly Microsoft Dynamics CRM blog with random riffs on music, Microsoft, and the Northwest.
Webinar: Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 for Administrators
From our friends at Sonoma Partners: You might have learned about some of the key enhancements in...
Author: Jim Glass Jr Date: 02/20/2008
Downloads for Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0
A coworker and friend of mine, Cynthia Slotta reports: Once a partner has installed 4.0, they can go...
Author: Jim Glass Jr Date: 02/19/2008
Acronyms Defined
From Anne Stanton's blog Tidbits on Microsoft Dynamics CRM: "What are all those acronyms? For those...
Author: Jim Glass Jr Date: 02/18/2008
Now in Microsoft Outlook - FedEx
From the way cool department, every once in a while you see something that makes you think, "Wow,...
Author: Jim Glass Jr Date: 02/15/2008
CRM Virtual PC for Demos
One of my favorite bloggers is Ben Vollmer who blogs at the brain-numbingly titled 'East Region...
Author: Jim Glass Jr Date: 02/12/2008
New CRM Blogger out there
I wanted to take a moment to welcome Imran who posts at a blog called Microsoft CRM. Additionally he...
Author: Jim Glass Jr Date: 02/11/2008
CRM SDK Has been updated with lot's of goodies
Check out this month’s update of the Microsoft Dynamics CRM SDK – version 4.0.2! New or updated...
Author: Jim Glass Jr Date: 02/08/2008
Menno Moves his Blog
I've been giving Menno a ration of grief about moving his blog from the MSDN blog world (and thus...
Author: Jim Glass Jr Date: 02/07/2008
Microsoft Gets Gartner's Business Intelligence Top Ranking
InfoWeek posted this new article today, "Microsoft Gets Gartner's Business Intelligence Top...
Author: Jim Glass Jr Date: 02/06/2008
CRM 4.0 Virtual Machine is now available!
Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 Virtual Machine is used by a heck of a lot of people in our line of...
Author: Jim Glass Jr Date: 02/05/2008
DAvid Yack talks Microsoft CRM
My friend Microsoft Regional Director David Yack (blog: The Region) released a presentation where he...
Author: Jim Glass Jr Date: 02/05/2008
MSDN Code Gallery II
I am slowly moving CRM samples from the old site to the new MSDN Code Gallery. I now have a page...
Author: Jim Glass Jr Date: 02/04/2008
Microsoft Conference Call
Microsoft has a love affair with the corporate conference call. Part of that ubiquitous event...
Author: Jim Glass Jr Date: 01/31/2008
HOT! MSDN Code Gallery goes live
I have been working with the MSDN team to roll out the all new MSDN Code Gallery for 18 months. It...
Author: Jim Glass Jr Date: 01/30/2008
Music: New for this Year on my blog
I get a lot of comments from my co-workers and friends about my eclectic choice of music that is...
Author: Jim Glass Jr Date: 01/29/2008
Wired Mag: The Life Cycle of a Blog Post
Ever wondered what goes on after you publish your post for the day? Most of know there are services...
Author: Jim Glass Jr Date: 01/28/2008
knowledge base Alertz
What a great find. kbAlertz.com is an e-mail notification system that scans the entire Microsoft...
Author: Jim Glass Jr Date: 01/25/2008
Bookcase: New Microsoft dynamics CRM 4 Books
Because I link to the new CRM books in my listbox I like to have the thumbnails in my post so that I...
Author: Jim Glass Jr Date: 01/25/2008
Microsoft Dynamics CRM Internet venues
I get asked for this information, most of which in on the CRM Team Blog site. So I thought I'd copy...
Author: Jim Glass Jr Date: 01/23/2008
Email Routers: Demystifying Pop3 Configurations
One of my favorite individual CRM bloggers is Michael Lu who's Adventures of a Vagabond is a good...
Author: Jim Glass Jr Date: 01/22/2008
Convergence 2008 Blogs
Ah, the Convergence 2008 blogging has begun. Once you register for Convergence 2008 you are given...
Author: Jim Glass Jr Date: 01/18/2008
Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0: Planning and Deployment Guidance for Service Providers
Just want to make sure you are aware that you can now get the Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0: Planning...
Author: Jim Glass Jr Date: 01/16/2008
Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 Unleased
John Straumann tells me he's just finished a technical edit of the Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0...
Author: Jim Glass Jr Date: 01/15/2008
Bill Gate's Last Day Approaches
But that doesn't mean the company can't have fun with his departure.
Author: Jim Glass Jr Date: 01/11/2008
More CRM 4 Content
David provides a list of recently release CRM goodies for partners and customers here. I like this...
Author: Jim Glass Jr Date: 01/10/2008
The Lone Server Story
Once I was almost famous. For years, my friends and I were on the front lines: we were the Windows...
Author: Jim Glass Jr Date: 01/09/2008
MSNBC: Casual blogging not just lunch money now
NEW YORK - Zach Brooks pocketed $1,000 this month blogging about the cheap lunches he discovers...
Author: Jim Glass Jr Date: 01/08/2008
HOT! Get the CRM 4.0 SDK
The Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 SDK is now ready for download on MSDN. The package contains lots of...
Author: Jim Glass Jr Date: 01/07/2008
Channel 9: CRM 4.0 Data Migration Manager
A friend of mine John O'Donnell, who is a Microsoft Dynamics ISV Architect Evangelist, is on Channel...
Author: Jim Glass Jr Date: 01/04/2008
Exporting CRM Data into Excel
If you are using the Export Data to Excel capabilities you can select Dynamic worksheet as an...
Author: Jim Glass Jr Date: 01/03/2008
Microsoft's next Big Idea?
I've been reading Hugh MacLeod's 'Gapingvoid.com' for a while now. And he is usually a very...
Author: Jim Glass Jr Date: 12/27/2007
ShorterSigs.com
A friend of mine started using the ShorterSigs.com free services and I really like it. Recently...
Author: Jim Glass Jr Date: 12/26/2007
Microsoft Office Dev Conference 2008
ODC 2008 is the premier event for Microsoft Office and SharePoint developers, bringing together...
Author: Jim Glass Jr Date: 12/24/2007
Download recommendation: Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 Implementation Guide
Our lead writer for the Implementation Guide sez this on the CRM team blog: I just wanted to remind...
Author: Jim Glass Jr Date: 12/20/2007
ChannelWeb: 10 Predictions for microsoft in 2008
Gotta luv this from ChannelWeb.com: 9. The release of Dynamics CRM 4.0 will have a...
Author: Jim Glass Jr Date: 12/19/2007
Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 Ships!
As officially reported by InternetNews.com here. "Microsoft announced Monday that it has released to...
Author: Jim Glass Jr Date: 12/18/2007
Hosted Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
This is something that comes up periodically and should be very hot in the coming days. This...
Author: Jim Glass Jr Date: 12/17/2007
The Microsoft MVP Award
I am asked all the time what the criteria is for the Microsoft MVP Award. So I thought I'd add my...
Author: Jim Glass Jr Date: 12/14/2007
New: CRM 3 Mobile Express is now on CodePlex
As the CRM 3 Mobile Express is a frequently requested download we've move it to CodePlex. Now you...
Author: Jim Glass Jr Date: 12/12/2007
Techcrunch: LinkedIn API and New Homepage Drawing Near
LinkedIn.com is one of my favorite social software adventures. I am also playing with Facebook, so...
Author: Jim Glass Jr Date: 12/10/2007
The Story of Stuff
From its extraction through sale, use and disposal, all the stuff in our lives affects communities...
Author: Jim Glass Jr Date: 12/07/2007
Mommy, Why is there a Server in the House?
Silly stuff, but having a server in the house is way cool. Enjoy.
Author: Jim Glass Jr Date: 12/05/2007
Amazon's Kindle, just in time for the Holidays.
I bought an electronic book a while back, okay over ten years ago, but there were not enough titles...
Author: Jim Glass Jr Date: 11/30/2007
Christmas Countdown Anyone
Free Christmas Countdown Generator A tip of the hat to Spence in Space. Oh, and generally speaking,...
Author: Jim Glass Jr Date: 11/29/2007
Microsoft Dynamics: Everyone Gets it
Customers say their main issue with most business management solutions is that no one uses it. Why?...
Author: Jim Glass Jr Date: 11/28/2007
Integrating other apps into CRM
Custom buttons can be added using isv.config. Each button can be configured with a URL to open a new...
Author: Jim Glass Jr Date: 11/27/2007
Titan: Praveen talks about Workflow
Channel 9 hosted another video about Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0. This the third and last video that...
Author: Jim Glass Jr Date: 11/26/2007
My Granddaughter and I are enjoying this today. :o)
Author: Jim Glass Jr Date: 11/25/2007