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  • getting old is hard

    Posted on December 22nd, 2008 Mitch Milam Print Print 1 comment

    so I aggravated an old volleyball injury this weekend playing with the cousins & nephew.

    tonight when I got back to my parent's house I failed to find any icy hot or ben gay. what I eneded u with was some questionable white substance my mom gave me called pain aid.

    I figure i've got a 50% chance of my arm feeling better, falling off, or finally, becoming erect.

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  • out of the mouths of babes

    Posted on December 21st, 2008 Mitch Milam Print Print 2 comments

    "i'm really into this," was the explanation used by one of my second cousins as to why her & her sister should spend the night at me parents house.

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  • SharePoint List Web Part for Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 Released

    Posted on December 17th, 2008 Mitch Milam Print Print No comments

    The Microsoft Dynamics CRM team has released the List Web Part for Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0. List Web Part can be installed on Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 SP1+ and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 SP1+ . The List Web Part is free for download and use.

    In addition to the features in previous release, the new enhancements are

    • Multi-tenancy : Allows to choose the CRM organization to view data from
    • Supports CRM Internet-facing deployment
    • Supports SSL configurations
    • Supports both 32-bit and 64-bit environments
    • Editing of CRM Server URL : You can now edit CRM server url at anytime
    • Ability to open the current view in CRM to perform additional actions in CRM such as running reports, Quick Campaigns.
    • Supports personalized SharePoint pages
    • Enhanced Field-Field connections between two CRM List Web Parts. Subscriber CRM List Web part would automatically filter data by matching provider's GUID with all attributes of type provider, making it very easy to establish connections like Accounts – Opportunities
    • Supports Row-Row connection with 3rd party web parts
    • Supports SharePoint solution deployment ( useful in server farms ) and UnInstall
    • Will soon be available in all 25 languages supported by CRM 4.0.

    System requirements:

    • Microsoft Dynamics CRM® 4.0
    • Microsoft Windows® SharePoint® Services (WSS) 3.0 SP1+
    • Microsoft® Office SharePoint® Server (MOSS) 2007 SP1+

    Download Link: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=3B6EB884-EC15-4288-A2A3-D0B47E057458&DisplayLang=en

    Note: All list web part users should have EntityRead, AttributeRead and RelationshipRead privileges granted in their security roles to enable List Web Part to fetch CRM metadata.

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  • I love SPAM

    Posted on December 17th, 2008 Mitch Milam Print Print No comments

    Especially when I get email personally addressed to me:

    Hello not the man familiar to me!

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  • I just don't understand the universe sometimes

    Posted on December 14th, 2008 Mitch Milam Print Print No comments

    I have two feet.  Most people have two feet.  That means I have two shoes ( one for each foot ). 

    So how come it is always my right tennis shoe that comes untied?

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  • statement of the day

    Posted on December 13th, 2008 Mitch Milam Print Print No comments

    from a friend, regarding her husband :

    I know he's not cheating on me. he's too lazy.

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  • Holiday parade – Coppell, Texas 2008

    Posted on December 13th, 2008 Mitch Milam Print Print No comments

    Last Saturday we had our annual holiday parade here in the town that is Coppell, Texas.  This year they opted for a night parade which makes all the difference in the world, if you ask me.  Since this was the first parade at night, they asked the Coppell CERT team to help with security on the parade to make sure we didn't end up with too many squished folks along the parade route.

    I was one of several volunteers and we generally had a great time.  Got to see a bunch of our friends and neighbors and had a pleasant two mile walk to top it off.

    Along the way, I overheard the following conversations:

    Small boy: "Do we get to stay up late tonight?"

    Small girl: "Merry Christmas.  I'm a princess."

    Golden Lab: "everyoneishavingfunwhydontigettohaveanyfun"

    ( dogs don't know how to punctuate. )

     

    Anyway, a good time was had by all and I am sure next year we'll again have an evening parade.

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  • Supportability Redefined: Way Unsupported

    Posted on December 12th, 2008 Mitch Milam Print Print 1 comment

    This week I was working with one of CRM partners with whom I do a lot of business discussing with one of their customers Dynamics CRM development and best practices, among other things.

    During the second day, as we're reviewing client-side customization, we touched on the subject of supported vs. unsupported customizations.

    In a flash of what can only be called, "brilliance," I redefined unsupported customizations into the following two categories:

     

    Unsupported

    Is your typical, "we need this functionality but Microsoft frowns on this technique."

     

    Way-Unsupported

    Is when you do something that is so "out of the box" that even though it accomplishes the task, you may be in for an ugly surprise when next upgrade cycle takes place.

     

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  • Time flies whether you're having fun or not

    Posted on December 12th, 2008 Mitch Milam Print Print No comments

    Text conversation with my niece this morning:

    Niece: Guess what! I'm finally taking my driving test today.

    Me: Omg. Should I put the hospital on alert?

    Niece: Very funny. It's only the written part.

    Me: So Wynne is safe for another month. Whew! Good luck.

     

    It seems like just yesterday she was small enough for me to tote her around Wal-Mart on my shoulders.

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  • quote of the day

    Posted on December 4th, 2008 Mitch Milam Print Print No comments

    love is a misunderstanding between two fools.

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