Entries from Thinking Tech tagged with 'Microsoft'
Microsoft Local Engagement
What? I got an email the other day from a new Microsoft Local Engagement Partner Manager, whatever that is. Links in the email he sent connected me to a website where I saw several "widgets" (which look a lot like...
Microsoft vs. Open Source OR The Cold War Redux
Open source violates Microsoft patents, so Microsoft claims. Patents, I guess, that Microsoft basically "borrowed" from Xerox PARC--who didn't have the foresite to patent the GUI or the mouse--years ago, or blinding flashes of the obvious that Microsoft rushed a...
Dynamics NAV 5.0: Miscellaneous Notes
I've finally had time to load the beta, order the beta license from MS, and get the whole thing going in a virtual PC. One of the things I picked out of the "What's New" training was the fact that...
Software Security Problems: Should you be concerned?
Yet another software security problem has been reported. As of the time it was reported, there was no fix from the manufacturer. The software manufacturer in this case turns out to be Microsoft. Don't get the impression that just because...
Microsoft Dynamics NAV 5.0 New Features
Microsoft reps announced a number of forthcoming features at the Directions 2006 conference. I've been back for a couple of weeks and am finally hunting up my notebook to relay a few tidbits of information. None of this, of course,...
For Vista? Of Course You Need A New PC
All the articles are arguing about it. Microsoft says, "No, you really don't need a new PC to run Windows Vista." And I agree--you really don't NEED a new PC. But really, folks, you're going to want one, aren't you?...
Support Discontinued for Dynamics NAV 3.7
I have trouble calling it Dynamics NAV. To me, it's still Navision. And version 3.6 was new when I first learned Dynamics NAV a few years ago. It's time for the 3.x versions to be retired, and Microsoft is doing...
Vista RC2 -- Antivirus Software
Windows Vista and IE 7 arrive with security updates already touted in the press. One of these benefits is a centralized management console which points out on new installation that no antivirus software is installed. There was a button that...
More Vista Features I Like
Think I said before that I liked the new interface. It is mostly eye candy, but I'm good for a little eye candy occasionally. I found some more things on installation that I like. First of all, I didn't have...
More Vista Information
A few posts ago, I wrote that I'd purchased a "Vista Ready" computer and installed Vista RC1 (Build 5600) and installed it. I've banged on it some; my kids have tested it some; I've installed Antivirus software and turned on...
Another Take on Dynamics NAV 5.0/5.1
Didn't meet Mark at Directions 2006, but he does have something to say about 5.0/5.1. Everyone's opinion is valuable. Here's another one for you to consider. Mark Brummel : Reporting from Directions 2006...
Project Green Strategy Beginning to Come Into Focus
Microsoft bought four products from the mid and upper market ERP space: Great Plains, Solomon, Navision, and Axapta. Since then, the products have been renamed to Microsoft Dynamics GP, Microsoft Dynamics SL, Microsoft Dynamics NAV, and Microsoft Dynamics AX. Most...
Microsoft: It's What They Don't Say
In their defense, it isn't just Microsoft. I'm still stinging from the software vendor (name withheld to protect the guilty) who threatened to fire employees if they published the internally developed list of 100+ features from the DOS product that...
Pick Your Vista Carefully
In November, the business versions of Vista start to come out. January will bring the home versions to the market. And--as with XP--users will have a choice of which version to buy. But buyer beware...if you buy the wrong version,...
Windows Vista 64 bit
I should have listened to the latest TWiT before I installed the 64 bit version of Vista. Turns out that Microsoft has drawn a line in the sand between 32 and 64 bit versions. Hardware will need to be compatible....
Installing Vista
I got the Windows Vista RC downloaded (all 3+ Gb of it). I burned it to a DVD, then backed up the XP operating system I was working on. The machine has an AMD 64-bit dual core with 2Gb of...
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