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Uhm... yeah, Hi

I've been super busy lately, namely out of the routine of blogging which is both good and bad. Our SalesLogix upgrade to 6.2 has kept me pretty busy.

I started blogging to keep my ideas in one place but I find that I often do not go back unless there's something I need. Posting solidifies my ideas in my head and in most cases will commit those things to memory with little effort. I'm the type of person that doesn't always have to write something down but when I want to remember it, if I speak it, write it, or somehow externalize my internal thoughts they're committed to memory more freely. I would think this is a basic thing for all humans but I have no research to back up the importance.

My blog has been neglected for the most part because I give a lot to work and my social life with very little else to give. I know it's not fair and I'm starting to come back around to this routine. This blog has never strayed away from something I really want and enjoy doing, which is the way it should be. I will admit sometimes it can bring unwanted annoyance but for the most part that's rare. That's a surcharge I should expect when dealing with other people and it's becoming less of a problem as the days go by.

I have been commenting a lot on the blogs I read and the discussion groups I'm a part of so my internet presence hasn't diminished, I just haven't been making my mark here where I should. Hopefully with a little more effort that'll change.

Print | posted on Wednesday, August 10, 2005 12:41 PM | Filed Under [ Living on planet Earth Information Technology ]

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# re: Uhm... yeah, Hi

Upgrading from 6.1? Or from 5.2? How's the upgrade coming? Lots of customizations to upgrade?
8/10/2005 1:13 PM | BradC
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# re: Uhm... yeah, Hi

From 6.1 SP3. I've made a good bit of changes to my classes to incorporate a change in the way SalesLogix has done things. I could have left most of the code as-is but with the changes to the grid control and other "enhancements" I thought I should beef things up a bit, thus the reason it's taking forever.

I've yet to hit what I consider the base customizations: Account/Contact/Opportunity Detail, etc. I'm waiting until SP2, provided it's not delayed. This is where most of the magic takes place as our other customizations are pretty much set in stone. With the changes to Opportunities I'm a little like a chicken with my head cut off but the discussion group helps a lot. I wouldn't have made it to 6.1 without them.

I have some good ideas how to make this go a little more smoothly with each passing upgrade since the base customizations are something I'm going to constantly have to work from scratch to make sure everything plays nicely. It's one of the more annoying parts of upgrading but I find if I don't do it this way, all hell breaks loose.

I've also incorporated Virtual PC so that I can have a throw away OS once it's all done. I don't know how I got along without this in our other upgrades, it just makes things a lot easier even if I have to tote around an external HD (since a laptop HD is dog slow by comparison).
8/10/2005 1:33 PM | Jeremy Brayton
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# re: Uhm... yeah, Hi

I was wondering what had happened to ya ;-)
1/22/2006 6:38 AM | Bill
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