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Business, Microsoft, Public Service Announcement

#MSTeams Setting Up Microsoft Teams to Allow External Meeting Participants to Take Control (Updated)

Jun 18, 2024 Tagged with Application, PSA No Comments

Microsoft Teams is a great screen sharing tool for collaboration and support (once you can successfully log into the correct organization). However, a change made to the default policy settings a little while ago has meant that External Meeting Participants (anyone from outside of the organization) are unable to request or take control.

If you have ever had to “drive” someone through a complex set of steps when they are unfamiliar with the application’s interface, you will know that this makes support time consuming and very frustrating.

Microsoft, News, Office, Public Service Announcement

#MSOffice Changing the Aptos font back to Calibri in Microsoft Outlook (Updated)

Feb 15, 2024 Tagged with Microsoft Office, News, PSA 5 Comments

Microsoft have done many great things over the years but have also made some bad (maybe awful) decisions in my opinion. This includes discontinuing Zune and Windows Phone and Xbox Kinect as well as the addition of Clippy to Office or the removal of the Start Menu in Windows 8.

However, the latest change that I am less than impressed by is the changing of the default Office font (technically Typeface) from Calibri to Aptos. This article explains how to restore Calibri as the default in Microsoft Outlook.

Business, Dynamics, GP, Microsoft, News, Public Service Announcement

#MSDynGP Understanding the Modern Lifecycle for Dynamics GP

Jan 19, 2024 Tagged with Application, News, PSA 2 Comments

There have been a number of articles on the future of Microsoft Dynamics GP with the change to the Modern Lifecycle in 2021 and the announcement about ceasing new customer site sales in April 2023.

[Edit] GPUG All-Star, SQL Guru and good friend Kerry Hataley has consolidated all the information from Microsoft into a single article and also produced a Dynamics GP Consolidated Timeline based on the official Microsoft Roadmap, product lifecycle information and the April 2023 announcement.

Business, Conference, Dynamics, GP, Microsoft, News, Public Service Announcement

#MSDynGP Dynamics GP’s Future So Bright Survey Results

Jan 15, 2024 Tagged with Application, Conference, News, PSA No Comments

At Community Summit 2023 in Charlotte, NC, USA we had a session on the future of Dynamics GP immediately after the GP General Session. The Dynamics GP Future’s So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades session interviewed customers, partners and ISVs to discuss their commitment to the Microsoft Dynamics GP platform.

During the session there was a quick live poll, as well as the link for a more detailed survey was shared.

Fun, Public Service Announcement

Watch Bill Bailey’s Wild West Australia

Dec 16, 2023 Tagged with Fun, PSA No Comments

British comedian Bill Bailey has created a fantastic series of four episodes showing the wonders of Western Australia to the world.

Bill Bailey explores the massive Australian State of Western Australia. Vast and epic, its frontier spirit inspires a mind-blowing journey into one of the sparsest and most surprising places on the planet.

Business, Conference, Dynamics, GP, Microsoft, News, Public Service Announcement

#MSDynGP Surveys on the Future of Microsoft Dynamics GP

Nov 20, 2023 Tagged with Application, Conference, News, PSA No Comments

In April 2023, Microsoft announced that Microsoft Dynamics GP will not be available for sale to new customers after April 2026. While the announcement has very little effect on the existing customers, there have been lots of discussions on the future of Microsoft Dynamics GP and its client base.

Microsoft has indicated that they will be supporting the product to 2028 & Beyond. That “& Beyond” clause will be very dependent on what the existing customers using GP do. If the existing customer base continues to use GP and pay their annual enhancement fees, Microsoft’s management will be able to justify continued support beyond 2028 due to the income stream.

Conference, Fun, Public Service Announcement

#MySummitNA PowerGP Online Party at Community Summit Charlotte 2023

Oct 2, 2023 Tagged with Community Summit 2023, Conference, Fun, PSA No Comments

Winthrop Development Consultants is fully committed to the Microsoft Dynamics GP product, its ecosystem and its community. We put a huge amount of effort into making the lives of the members of the GP Community easier, simpler and less stressful.

As part of this stress release effort, we are very proud to sponsor the PowerGP Online Party at Community Summit 2023 in Charlotte, NC, USA.

Business, Dynamics, GP, Microsoft, News, Public Service Announcement

#MSDynGP Commitment to Microsoft Dynamics GP

Aug 23, 2023 Tagged with Application, News, PSA No Comments

Winthrop Development Consultants as an ISV (Independent Software Vendor) is fully committed to the Microsoft Dynamics GP product and its ecosystem.

Our products are designed to work only with Microsoft Dynamics GP and have been created based on missing features and functionality that the GP community have asked for.

Public Service Announcement

PSA: Fake Friend Requests – Have you been Hacked?

Dec 18, 2022 Tagged with PSA, Public Service Announcement No Comments

This Public Service Announcement comes about after I received or saw messages from three Facebook Friends in the last week that they have been “Hacked” because someone was sending out Fake Friend Requests pretending to be them.

While Fake Friend Requests are definitely a problem and need to be dealt with correctly, they are not an indication that you have been hacked or that your account and passwords have been compromised in any way.

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