Dynamics CRM Usability Blog

February CRM Boot Camp Registration is closing

stephenvnoe — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 15:48:38 +0000

You still have a little time to register for the Dynamics CRM 2011 training event in Raleigh. Registration discounts end today, so if you wanted to get some of the best CRM training available on the east coast, today is the day! There are classes for users, customizers, and developers, so check it out here.

Contact Mary Bradley at 919-459-5803 or mary@bizitpro.com now to get your seat!

Steve Noe

CRM 2011 Training event registration closes Friday

stephenvnoe — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 12:59:04 +0000

If you are considering attending our winter training in Raleigh next month, be aware that you are running out of time. Early registration closes Friday, and the rates go up after that.

Contact Mary at mary@bizitpro.com / 919-459-5803 or register here to claim your seat!

Dynamics CRM 2011 UR12 partially released

stephenvnoe — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 12:53:42 +0000

Update Rollup 12 has been partially released, but not the server parts at this time. While many of us have been waiting for the functionality provided in UR12, I recommend that you hold off or at the very least, perform thorough testing before applying this rollup into production enviroments, even after the release of the missing bits.

In addition to the issues with CRM 4.0 jscript on new browsers, this is a major update to CRM and I would tread carefully and slowly to protect your users form potential issues. Read all of the notices carefully before proceeding.

We are currently recommending that our clients install UR11 and hold for now unless there is a major need to move forward.

Steve Noe

Dynamics CRM 2011 Polaris SDK now available

stephenvnoe — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 12:38:05 +0000

The latest release of the Microsoft Dynamics CRM Software Development Kit (5.0.13) is now available for download here. It is also available in the MSDN library here. It applies to the upcoming CRM 2011 RU12 for On-Premise, as well as the CRM Online Microsoft Dynamics CRM December 2012 Service Update.

There is a lot included in this update and some reorganization of topics to make life easier. More details can be found on the CRM Team blog here.

Check it out!

Steve Noe
Dynamics CRM Solution Architect and Trainer

Dates for Dynamics CRM Training Event Finalized

stephenvnoe — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 12:34:47 +0000

Our winter 2013 Dynamics CRM training event has been rescheduled to the two week period from Monday February 25th through Thursday March 7th. It will still be held in Research Triangle Park (Raleigh, NC), near Raleigh-Durham International airport (RDU).

You may sign up for individual classes, a competency track for consultants or even the developer’s track. There is no faster way to build Dynamics CRM skills and/or certify than this event.

Contact Mary Bradley (mary@bizitpro.com) or go to our web site for more information. Our web site includes syllabus, venue and accommodation information if you need more details.

Mary can help guide you as to the best classes to take for your goals. Package, early-bird multi student discounts apply, so be sure to check with us for your best deal.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Steve Noe, CRM Architect & Trainer

CRM Bootcamp is rescheduled to February 2013

stephenvnoe — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 22:35:02 +0000

Due to circumstances beyond our control, the Raleigh CRM 2011 Bootcamp for January is being rescheduled. I will post more once we have a firm commitment from the venue, but it is now tentatively February 25 through March 7th.

I will post more when I have it.

Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays

Steve Noe

FREE access to our online CRM education CBTs for a limited time!

stephenvnoe — Sat, 01 Dec 2012 19:34:37 +0000

For a limited time, Business IT Professionals is making our CRM 2011 video based training available to qualified decision-makers of Dynamics CRM customers and partners to introduce our training services to new customers and partners.

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Training for CRM can be expensive and time consuming with travel costs and registration costs however, those who do institute training receive a 200% return in productivity. For a limited time, Business IT Professionals will offer our original CRM 2011 technical training courses. Our courses can help you master key functions quickly achieving greater ROI on the investment you’ve made in CRM 2011. Each course is broken down into topic specific modules offering a total of approximately 10 hours of content per course. Use this opportunity as a quick way to get up to speed on CRM 2011 or as part of your organization’s learning plan. Contact us to find out more about creating a corporate learning plan, private and/or customized education services we offer.

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To register for this free offer, go to our website here and register.

Windows 8 on an iPad? Really?

stephenvnoe — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 22:28:53 +0000

I bought a new laptop for teaching so that I can run Windows 8 with Hyper-V for my teaching VMs. I also have an iPad which I used to remote in to my desktop machine and other machines using an RDP application on the iPad called Jump.

What I didn’t expect, was that it would be possible to use gestures on the iPad and have been translated into Windows 8 gestures over Remote Desktop.

So here’s an example of running Windows 8 over an iPad using jump:

No really,that’s actually a screenshot directly from my iPad.

Here’s another screenshot where I have clicked on the tools menu and selected the Windows Multitouch option. Once I enable this option, all the Windows 8 gestures work perfectly, and it even runs over LTE .

That’s what actually enables the gestures from the iPad to control the remote Windows 8 machine. As far as I’m concerned, it’s the next best way to have Windows 8 running on my iPad while I’m waiting for a good Windows 8 Pro tablet! I an waiting on the Lenovo Tablet 2 or Lynx, both of which are overdue, but now promised in December.

As far as Windows 8 is concerned, I’m getting used to the changes. The biggest challenge I had was giving up the Windows start menu which I fixed by using something called Classic Shell until I get used to the new Metro interface.

I’ll be talking about Windows 8 and some of the things that I’ve been through more later.

Happy weekend!

Stephen V Noe, CRM Architect & Trainer

Kick off the new year with CRM 2011 training

stephenvnoe — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 17:06:40 +0000

Just a quick note, we are in the planning stages for another CRM 2011 boot camp which includes both consultant and developer tracks. Here’s your chance to prepare for all the CRM 2011 certification exams or to pick up critical CRM 2011 skills on the fastest path possible. Learn from CRM consultants with real-world experience in a fast-paced cost-effective series of courses.

This event will start on January 21, 2013 and be held at our Morrisville training center just five minutes from Raleigh Durham international Airport (RDU)

Look for more information on our website shortly.

Stephen V Noe, Solution Architect & Trainer

CRM 2011 Rollup 11 is ready for you now!

stephenvnoe — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 16:44:00 +0000

You might feel that this announcement is a little late, but we downloaded rollup 10 right after it was announced and found that it had some problems. It was subsequently re-released, but that didn’t fix the problems that the first release of rollup 10 caused. So now I’m going to wait a week or two before I announce rollups to make sure that Microsoft has an opportunity to revise them before I recommend that you download. At this point rollup 11 has been available for a month, so it should be safe to install. We will be installing it this weekend, and I will make note of any issues that we run into

Read about rollup 11 here: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2739504

Download rollup 11 here: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=34969

Download the CRM 2011 5.0.12 SDK here: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=24004

Have a great day!

Stephen V Noe, Solution Architect & Trainer