Tip #284: Entities not available for CRM for Tablets

I am a big fan of CRM for Tablets, but like any application, the CRM tablet app has some limitations. Does this make it bad? Absolutely not. What it does mean is that you should be aware of these limitations and avoid potentially costly surprises. Most system entities and all custom entities can be included […]

Tip #277: Disabling user prompts

In Dynamics CRM, many of the system user prompts can be turned off in System Settings (Settings–>Administration–>System Settings) Get CRM for Outlook. On the Outlook tab of System settings, set “Users see ‘Get CRM for Outlook’ option displayed in the message bar” to “No.” Prompt to use CRM app when running CRM in tablet browser. […]

Tip #259: Upload files to CRM from OneDrive, DropBox or Google Drive

I love the availability of vast amounts of low-cost online storage these days. Microsoft just bumped up my OneDrive to unlimited space, and DropBox is giving me one TB. This means that I can get whatever files I need from almost any device. So if you use a cloud provider as your primary storage medium, […]

Tip #234: Beware of the IOS 8.0.2 update

If you use an IOS device, you know that there have been many updates recently. The IOS 8.0 release on September 17 was shortly followed by the 8.0.1 update. This release broke many user’s cellular connections, so Apple rushed out the 8.0.2 update to fix the issues introduced in 8.0.1. So what does this have […]