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My last post!

mennotk — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 10:59:00 GMT

Don't let the title confuse you, it's only my last post here at MSDN! As most of you know, I've been blogging on MSDN since 19 December 2005! It is time to move on...

I made the decision to move my blogging addiction to my very own domain. On the new location you can continue reading about freaky CRM stuff, but I'll mix it up with some additional topics that interest me and hopefully you guys as well.

Please update your bookmarks, RSS Readers and OPML files.

Blog: http://www.tekoppele.com/blog

RSS: http://feeds.feedburner.com/crmfreak

It took me a lot of time and effort to design my new blog from the ground up. I want to thank Alex Vermeule, Scott Barnes Jaap Steinvoorte and Jron for their help and advice. Over time, I will slowly migrate all of my posts and comments.

I Like Smileys!

mennotk — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 00:08:00 GMT

What can I say other than that I like Smiley's http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2007/12/19/internet-explorer-8-and-acid2-a-milestone.aspx

Transforming David...

mennotk — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 07:19:00 GMT

A few day's back I had a blog post about David transforming into Optimus Prime if he would receive 50 comments on his post. Guess what? He received 58 comments and has ordered his costume! I want to thank those who read my initial post and left David a comment, you know who you are!

Read his latest post.. http://blogs.msdn.com/davidlem/archive/2007/11/19/there-are-two-things-in-this-world-i-won-t-break.aspx and I hope he will ask at least someone to take tons of pictures and videos, so we can enjoy it aswell since many of us are not located down under.

If you're an Aussie and you want to see Optimus Prime...

mennotk — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 06:19:00 GMT

If you're an Aussie (or not) and you want to see Optimus Prime at the Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4 launch in Oz ...for that, you only need to leave a comment at David's blog saying he needs to keep his end of the bargain! (We only need 30 more to hit the 50 needed comments)

I already left him his first comment and it would be awesome if we can pull this off! He will be amazed how many people will actually read and do this now...

You can read his blog about it here: http://blogs.msdn.com/davidlem/archive/2007/11/16/optimus-prime-the-crm-4-launch-could-be.aspx

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CRM Geek Speak

mennotk — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 19:46:10 GMT

A geek, Aaron Elder, speaking about Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 http://channel9.msdn.com/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=348962

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Smiley celebrates 25th birthday

mennotk — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 18:00:00 GMT

You might not know this, but I am a huge........(read more)

I got lifecasted!

mennotk — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 05:32:00 GMT

Lifecasted?! Maybe I invented a new word...anyway's ...what's lifecasting you might think? Well lifecasting is when somebody is using a portable camera to broadcast their activities over the Internet 24 hours a day.

Justin, http://www.justin.tv, started lifecasting on March 19, 2007 and got a lot of attention by the media. Justin.tv, founded in San Francisco by Justin Kan, is currently a network of diverse channels providing a platform for live video streaming online. The original Justin.tv channel was a pilot project that evolved into the Justin.tv network. Check out the directory to see his fellow lifecasters http://www.justin.tv/live/directory

Today I met Mooncricket in the bus on my way home from work. I had a short chat with him. You can watch the video of it here: http://www.justin.tv/mooncricket/33459/Menno_meets_Mooncricket_on_the_bus_in_San. Make sure you fan it!

Twitterererererererererererer

mennotk — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 21:06:00 GMT

Ok, I did it! I am giving http://twitter.com a try. From what I have seen so far, it reminds me the most of my good old IRC days; a kind of disconnected version anyways.

Synchronous vs. Asynchronous

mennotk — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 02:26:00 GMT

Synchronous
In general, synchronous (pronounced SIHN-kro-nuhs, from Greek syn-, meaning "with," and chronos, meaning "time") is an adjective describing objects or events that are coordinated in time. In information technology, the term has several different usages. In other words a process occurring at the same time or at the same rate or with a regular or predictable time relationship or sequence.

Asynchronous
In general, asynchronous (pronounced ay-SIHN-kro-nuhs, from Greek asyn-, meaning "not with," and chronos, meaning "time") is an adjective describing objects or events that are not coordinated in time. In information technology, the term has several different usages. In other words a process whose execution can proceed independently, "in the background". Other processes may be started before the asynchronous process has finished.

In computer programs, asynchronous operation means that a process operates independently of other processes, whereas synchronous operation means that the process runs only as a result of some other process being completed or handing off operation. A typical activity that might use a synchronous protocol would be a transmission of files from one point to another. As each transmission is received, a response is returned indicating success or the need to resend. Each successive transmission of data requires a response to the previous transmission before a new one can be initiated.

Anybody got other or better definitions for these terms when used in the Technology Industry? If so, please share them in the comments.

Source: http://www.foldoc.org and http://whatis.com

It was too good to be true....right?

mennotk — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 22:19:00 GMT

I was reading today's USA Today and It turns out that Apple's much-ballyhooed iPhone wasn't as big a seller as projected....Read more here: http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/technology/2007-07-24-apple-iphone_N.htm?csp=34

So easy a caveman can do it!

mennotk — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 08:55:00 GMT

Personally, I think that should have been our slogan for Microsoft Dynamics CRM....

It also happens to be that I love the song of that GEICO commercial, but I have been too lazy to figure out who sang the song. Today I finally went online and found out that the song, Remind Me, was made by Röyksopp and you can find it on their album Melody AM.

For all the readers that don't have a clue what I am talking about...

It officially became my ring tone as of today! Drop me a comment if you like this song as much as I do.

Windows Mobile Device Center 6.1

mennotk — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 02:28:00 GMT

Even though this is not a mobility blog I still wanted to update you guys that there a is update for the Windows Mobile Device Center on Vista only! It seems that some people had troubles synching and what not. I am using a WM6 device myself and did not encounter any problems, but I did upgrade my WMDC.

You can find the 32-bit download here http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=46f72df1-e46a-4a5f-a791-09f07aaa1914&displaylang=en&tm and the 64-bit here http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=4f68eb56-7825-43b2-ac89-2030ed98ed95&displaylang=en&tm

This update does not only fix the synchronization issues but also adds other key improvements and new features to support Windows Mobile 6 devices.

My second review of the E-ten M700

mennotk — Tue, 15 May 2007 07:41:00 GMT

Looking at my blog stats, it seems that the posts where I did my very first review about the E-ten M700 are really popular. The posts are loc.......(read more)

www.live.com: Sharing my CRM page

mennotk — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 17:00:00 GMT

As you all might know I am a great fan of www.live.com and it has been my start page for a long time. A new option is to share your "tabs' with others. So after seeing this new feature and testing it I started cleaning out my "CRM blog collection". Cleaning out you might think....?

Well we have a really great CRM blogging community, but sadly enough I must admit that a lot of the CRM bloggers stopped blogging so they left me no choice other than removing them from my CRM tab. I hope by reading this post fellow bloggers will update their bookmarks and update the links on their blogs.

A long time ago I created a CRM tab on my www.live.com start page and right now I am able to share this with you. Do you think you need to be on my list? Leave me a comment with your name and blog location and I will add you. My only requirement to be on my CRM list is that you regularly blog about Microsoft Dynamics CRM. I hope I can expand my current list and I will try to share my list as often as possible.

Click or copy this URL and paste it in your browser's address bar: http://www.live.com/?addTemplate=1e0c3577-7318-443f-9f93-5dc71ab683c5

Scobleizer has an interesting post...

mennotk — Sun, 28 Jan 2007 23:44:00 GMT

The first "big" blog that linked to my site last year. To bad he didn't link for the content, but Scobleizer linked because he liked my name. In his latest article he gives his opinion about the question if top blogs should link to smaller ones. Interesting read.... http://scobleizer.com/2007/01/28/do-a-list-bloggers-have-a-responsibility-to-link-to-others

Hopefully I will get a link again when I start my new blog later this year.