• Dynamics CRM HTML Web Resources in Visual Studio 2013

      Roshan Mehta, 15 July 2013

      Microsoft has released some great new features with Visual Studio 2013 that is guaranteed to please Dynamics CRM developers. At Build 2013, Scott Hanselman and Mads Kristensen showcased some time-saving shortcuts that will surely help developers focus on their coding and get their jobs done faster.

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    • Restricting Access for Integrations to Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Using Security Roles

      Colin Maitland, 14 July 2013

      In my previous blog I wrote about restricting access to Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online using the Non-Interactive User Access Mode. This mode restricts users from connecting to and interacting with Microsoft Dynamics using either the Microsoft Dynamics CRM Web Client or the Microsoft Dynamics CRM

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    • Dynamics CRM 2011 – Prevent Header Web resource disappearing

      Jared Johnson, 11 July 2013

      On a Dynamics CRM project we had a requirement to show a simple static html page in the header of a contact form. We achieved this by adding the html page as a web resource to CRM and then using the insert web resource button to insert the page into the header. Pre Rollup 12 this worked fine, howeve

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    • New Right Click Shut Down Option in Windows 8.1

      Paul Nieuwelaar, 10 July 2013

      In Windows 8.1 we have an easy way to shut down the PC from the desktop. Previously we would have to go through the side bar > Settings > Power > Shut down, which is quite a few steps compared to earlier versions of windows which allow you to simply click Start > Shut down. With Windows

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    • One ASP.NET in Visual Studio 2013

      Roshan Mehta, 09 July 2013

      Many new features were announced for Visual Studio 2013 at the Build Conference in San Francisco with a lot of focus set on web development. The sessions presented by Scott Hanselman and Mads Kristensen were packed out with web developers wanting to get a sniff at what’s new. In this post, we

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    • Restricting Access for Integrations to Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online Using the Non-Interactive Access Level

      Colin Maitland, 08 July 2013

      When integrating Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online with other systems, such as another Microsoft Dynamics CRM Organisation, an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system, or any other system it is common to use either an in-house, partner, third-party, or Microsoft provided solution such as the Connector

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    • Microsoft Dynamics CRM Service Health – Incident Example

      Colin Maitland, 07 July 2013

      On June 25 I encountered an error when attempting to connect to Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online using the Microsoft Dynamics CRM Software Development Kit (SDK). By logging into the Microsoft Online Portal, I found that there was a Current Health status of Service Degraded for CRM.    The det

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    • Windows 8 Apps and Windows 8.1 Apps

      Paul Nieuwelaar, 04 July 2013

      First of all, they’re not the same, so if you’ve already created Windows 8 app you will need to consider upgrading them. On a windows 8.1 device, you will be able to use both the old windows 8 apps, as well as the new windows 8.1 apps. On a windows 8 device however, you will only be able

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    • Visual Studio 2013 CodeLens – Inline Method Info

      Paul Nieuwelaar, 03 July 2013

      CodeLens gives us a quick overview of each of our methods, including what other methods reference this one, who modified the method last, and what changes they made, and also the unit tests we have that use the method. CodeLens is available on every method, and is automatically added to new met

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    • Code Map and Code Map Debugger for Visual Studio 2013

      Paul Nieuwelaar, 02 July 2013

      Code Map allows you to map out the structure of your application by connecting your methods to see what methods link to each other, so you visually see how your application flows. This new feature is also great for easily understanding other people’s code by following the hierarchy without get

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    • Build 2013 – Visual Studio 2013 – What’s New?

      Paul Nieuwelaar, 01 July 2013

      Here’s some notes from the Visual Studio 2013 session at Build 2013 describing some of the cool new features we can expect. Note that this is only from the VS2013 preview, so there may be some more features to come in the full version. •  Ability to log in and sync settings and theme

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    • CodeMap in Visual Studio 2013

      Roshan Mehta, 30 June 2013

      As a developer, you would have encountered the situation where a colleague has passed on a project to you and you know absolutely nothing about the code base. The code is difficult to read and you have tried multiple times to step through the code with the debugger, but you’re having no luck.

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    • CodeLens in Visual Studio 2013

      Roshan Mehta, 29 June 2013

      With the release of Visual Studio 2013 come two great new features – CodeLens and CodeMap. Both features solve common problems encountered by developers on a day to day basis and greatly improve productivity when building solutions using Visual Studio. These features are available in the previ

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    • The New Visual Studio 2013 IDE

      Roshan Mehta, 28 June 2013

      Day 1 of the Build Conference revealed some exciting new features for Visual Studio 2013. In this post, we will take a look at changes to the Visual Studio 2013 IDE and see how they can help improve the developer experience and productivity. Please note that I will touch on the CodeLens and CodeMap

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    • Build 2013 – What’s new in Windows 8.1

      Roshan Mehta, 27 June 2013

      Yesterday at the Build Conference in San Francisco, Microsoft presented some innovative changes with their Windows 8.1 release. The Moscone Center was packed with thousands of Microsoft enthusiasts where Steve Ballmer started the show and announced the availability of the Windows 8.1 preview. The re

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