It's been a few weeks since I've posted to the blog. Things have been a little busy at home (the heir) and at work (CRM5). Here's a quick FAQ:

Are you going to Convergence?

Not this year. A combination of the heir and dislike for flying indirectly to the Orlando just didn't appeal.

What code samples are you working on?

I have a Hello World ISV reference application, the CRM 4.0 Usage Log and the CRM 4.0 Customization Version tool all under way. I'll be posting them up to code.msdn.com. There is some great CRM content up there and it's worth checking out.

Why no photos of the heir?

I'll let him decide when he wants to make his mark on the Internet. His generation will live their whole lives online. A baby doesn't need a FaceBook account...

What's happening at work?

We've just shipped so that means that we are now working on the next release. Typically we don't comment on scope or schedule until a little later in the release.

Ajith + company have been working hard to publish an updated version of Plugin Registration Tool (some basic examples shipped in the SDK).

• This blog post has all the details.
• There is a Resource Page on the MSDN Code Gallery with downloads and additional info.

If you do any development on CRM 4.0 then you need to check out this tool.

In CRM 4.0 we provided some special support for High Contrast Mode in Windows. This mode is typically used by vision impaired users. In Tools > Options there is a checkbox to optimize CRM for high contrast. When you are running windows in High Contrast mode (Left Alt - Left Shift - Print Screen) you get a CRM experience optimized for this output.

CRM without High Contrast Output running on Windows in High Contrast Mode:

CRM with High Contrast Output running on Windows in High Contrast Mode: