Monthly Archives for January 2008

Look and feel > Navigation link missing!

SharePoint - Toni Frankola - January 23, 2008

I am currently creating a site for a customer. He decided to use Document Center template. We started to build this site and created initial structure. Then I decided that quick launch would be useful so I went to customize its look and feel. To my amazement there was no…

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Enhancing duplicate detection in CRM 4.0

Misc - Toni Frankola - January 14, 2008

In my previous post I mentioned that duplicate detection could be better in CRM 4.0. Few days ago I found a nice article on how to enhance Duplicate detection. It describes how to use the Soundex algorithm for duplicate detection. Soundex will detect 3 duplicates in my “Coca Cola problem”.…

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MindJet rocks!

Misc - Toni Frankola - January 6, 2008

A few years ago a friend of mine recommended me [MindManager] 1.0. I instantly fall in love with the product. Last year my company purchased MindManager 6.0. I installed it but never found time to test it properly. I liked the concept from day one, but never really had the…

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Search Server 2008 first impressions, roadmap and opportunities

SharePoint - Toni Frankola - January 2, 2008

Back in November Microsoft announced Microsoft Search Server 2008 (MSS). It is built on SharePoint search technology but it does not include any other features. I have been testing it internally ever since and I must say that I am quite impressed with the results. The search engine is quick,…

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What’s new in CRM 4.0 – Part 2

Misc - Toni Frankola - January 2, 2008

Microsoft announced CRM4 (Titan) as a very cool product. CRM team has done great improvements, and some of them I listed in Part 1 of this post. The product definitely deserves 4 stars out of 5, but there are some things I would like to change. Here I will list…

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What’s new in CRM 4.0 – Part 1

Misc - Toni Frankola - January 2, 2008

During last few weeks I spent some time with CRM 4.0 which is now in RTM phase. Here are some good blogs that you can use to find out more about CRM4: Microsoft Dynamics CRM Team Blog Philip Richardson Sonoma Partners A Freaky Microsoft Dynamics CRM Blog A list of…

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