Microsoft Dynamics CRM UK Blog : Off Topic

Declining Personal Returns In Social Media

Simon Hutson — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 13:15:00 GMT

You Keep It All In… Time is indeed flying by in the Hutson household right now and I can’t believe it has been almost two months since my last post. I have a variety of CRM-related topics ready to blog, but can’t find the free time in which to write them...(read more)

Mind Your Language

Simon Hutson — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 16:47:00 GMT

Ramble On... Now I'm all for a bit of healthy competition in the CRM market, and highlighting your products benefits over the competition is just part of a standard sales process. However, I did have to laugh when I saw an e-mail sent by a sales rep....(read more)

The Ultimate Steal

Simon Hutson — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 13:42:00 GMT

Stuck In The Middle With You... Although this is not Microsoft CRM related, I just saw today that we're launching a limited-time only offer for students where they can purchase Microsoft Office Ultimate 2007 for just £38.95 at www.theultimatesteal.co.uk...(read more)

Microsoft Dynamics RSS Feed For UK Partners

Simon Hutson — Tue, 13 Mar 2007 19:31:00 GMT

Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence... OK, no sooner had I posted yesterday about the Global Dynamics Partner Instant Update Screensaver than the UK Dynamics Partner team have come out with their very own RSS feed. The RSS feed will enable the partner team...(read more)

Microsoft Dynamics Partner Instant Update Screensaver

Simon Hutson — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 22:38:00 GMT

God Put A Smile Upon My Face... I came across this new resource for Microsoft Dynamics partners on the PartnerSource web site here . " The Microsoft Dynamics Partner Instant Update Screensaver gives you the opportunity to get updates on an ongoing basis...(read more)

Upcoming SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services Webcasts for May & June

Simon Hutson — Mon, 08 May 2006 23:46:00 GMT

I just saw an announcement on Susan's blog of a 6-part series of webcasts devoted to SQL 2005 Reporting Services. Although not Microsoft CRM specific, they look like a great source of information if you trying to develop new CRM reports or customise existing...(read more)

Blog postings and song titles

Simon Hutson — Sun, 26 Feb 2006 01:58:00 GMT

Word Up...

It wasn't long before someone made a comment about my use of song titles for blog postings - http://geekswithblogs.net/ajames/archive/2006/01/05/65035.aspx. All I can say is that I stared with the noble intention of making each song title relevant to the content contained within, but it got too hard so I just started using songs I was listening to at the time I wrote each entry. Does that make me a bad person???

Anyway, I've been reading up on the collective wisdom on how to succeed with your blog, and it looks like the number one rule is to make your blog title meaningful - oh dear, I've fallen at the first hurdle. So in true sheep mentality ("well what do ya know, I'm a follower too") I have decided to follow the crowd and give you acurate titles. However, I do know that many of you rely on my listening habits to enhance your own music pleasure :-), so I will continue to use song titles in the first line of my posts.

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights

Getting down with Excel 2007

Simon Hutson — Sat, 25 Feb 2006 20:46:00 GMT

The Lost Art Of Keeping A Secret...

I've been keeping up to date with new developments in the 2007 Office System, and in particular how Excel 2007 and SharePoint 2007 are going to have a major impact on how we interact with business applications such as Microsoft CRM. We just posted a WebCast on http://channel9.msdn.com where Mike Arcuri, group program manager on the business intelligence team, shows off Excel 12's new features.

Business Intelligence in Excel 2007

I recommend you take the time to watch this, as I think Excel 2007 and Excel Services (part of SharePoint Server 2007), will have a significant impact on how we work with business applications like Microsoft CRM.

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights

An early look at Commerce Server 2006

Simon Hutson — Tue, 03 Jan 2006 23:46:00 GMT

Bright Side Of The Road...

Some of you may already know that I try and watch at least one technology-related webcast each week in order to expand my horizons a little further. On the whole, I find them a useful adjunct to instructor-lead training courses, technical conferences, online articles and books, and there are no shortage of on-demand webcasts on microsoft.com. Rather than keeping all this wonderful information to myself, I thought I would post details of my recommendation for 'Webcast Of The Week" as regular feature of this blog. This is not intended to be Microsoft CRM only, although I'm sure some CRM specific webcasts will slip in from time to time, but I will try and keep it relevant to the CRM community.

To break you in gently, I've chosen a webcast that runs for just 17 minutes:

Ryan Donovan (and team) - What is Commerce Server? - Why use Commerce Server? Lots of big-name retailers do. But, what the heck is it? Now that the Christmas Shopping season is over we sit down with the team that builds the product that runs a lot of the commerce-oriented Web sites out there. Fun discussion with part of the team that makes Commerce Server.

Enjoy

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.