May 2006 - Posts

Any uptake on the RSS connector for CRM?
Is anyone actively using the RSS connector CRM? If so, how are you using it and did you customize it any way? If not, what are the reasons for not using it? This is really for my information. The CRM team might watch this space and have some desire to Read More...
Posted 19 May 06 02:17 by mikemill | 2 Comments   
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Web services and objects revisited
Jim Whitescarver replied to a very old post I made while ranting about distributed software, SOA, and object-oriented development. I wanted to post this directly instead of letting it disappear in the background that are blog comments. Let me preface Read More...
Posted 19 May 06 11:39 by mikemill | 0 Comments   
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Easing the release tax burden
I've started thinking again about how to release software quickly. This isn't anything new to me, I've spent a long time with several start-ups working out the details of getting a release into customers' hands, getting their feedback (sometimes immediately), Read More...
Posted 10 May 06 12:20 by mikemill | 1 Comments   
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Looking for input on security course design
As part of my masters degree capstone project I'm putting together outlines of all the courses that we would consider core and elective. SU had a 3-course computer security / information assurance track. We were looking over the "catalog" yesterday and Read More...
Posted 04 May 06 01:47 by mikemill | 0 Comments   
When software architecture isn't like building architecture
We've all been through the talk about how building software is like building buildings. That somehow there's a correlation between creating a software model of reality and a physical model. I've even given presentations and taught course material that Read More...
Posted 04 May 06 01:27 by mikemill | 0 Comments   
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What is a "necessary evil"?
Charles Eliot stopped me in the café at lunch today and asked me to clarify my comments about why direct database access in MS-CRM is a necessary evil. Actually, I think I used the phrase "evil-but-absolutely-necessary" when I described the design and Read More...
Posted 02 May 06 01:26 by mikemill | 0 Comments   
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New CRM blog and blogger
Note: free exposure to CRM team members' blogs. Charles Elliot, a good friend and recently a co-worker of mine, has finally jumped into the blogging world . Knowling Charles I'm expecting a lot of goodness to come our way. In particular, I'm waiting for Read More...
Posted 01 May 06 04:22 by mikemill | 1 Comments   
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