Wake up and smell the coffee with Steve on a chilly March morning full of Business Central learning and ERP antics!

Show Notes

1. Twitch Platform Experience
   * Positive feedback on Twitch’s video/audio quality and streaming capabilities
   * Host enjoys using it as both a user and streamer

2. Coffee Talk
   * Host drinks Cafe Negro Togo from Good Beans El Salvador
   * Mentions a variety of coffee mugs at home, including a 20-year-old one
   * Discussion on decaf coffee experiences (good and bad)

3. Weekend Hiking
   * Host went hiking with wife in Orange County, ~5.5 miles, exhausting but enjoyable
   * Playfully suggests sofa testing as a preferable hobby

4. Tribute to Friend Mike
   * Friend Mike passed away from a heart attack
   * Introduced host to coffee passion, attended a coffee class together
   * Considering an internship program in El Salvador’s coffee industry in his honor

5. Weekly Work Updates
   * Managing US and Berlin teams, conference season prep, reporting extensions
   * Issue with integration app: registration validation error
   * Telemetry showed slow Azure function performance, still investigating

6. Franklin’s Progress
   * Completed first report extension and pull request
   * Submitted first Sentinel rule to GitHub for GL posting date validation

7. Tech Purchase and Setup
   * Bought a Lenovo ThinkCenter tiny PC on eBay for $99
   * Came with a 512 GB SSD despite listing, set up as Pi-hole server with Ubuntu
   * Struggles with configuring static IP in Ubuntu due to YAML file complexities

8. Rant on Open Source Software
   * Criticizes reliance on unmaintained libraries (e.g., Passlib, last updated 2020)
   * Highlights security risks and dependency issues (e.g., Log4Shell)

9. Upcoming Events
   * Directions NA (April 7-9, Las Vegas), Color Cloud (April 24-25, Hamburg)
   * DynamicsCon (May 13-16, Chicago), Dynamics Minds (May 26, Slovenia)
   * Summit NA Roadshows (April-June, various US cities)

10. Cybersecurity Webinar
    * Attended Black Hills Information Security session on Wi-Fi Forge tool
    * Tool simulates Wi-Fi networks for offline pen testing practice

11. Power Platform Admin Center
    * Discovered to manage Power Automate flows, shared a flow with himself
    * Criticizes its poor interface and usability

12. Berlin Office Update
    * New electrical panel and air conditioning installed in El Salvador office
    * Aims to improve comfort and laptop longevity

13. Q&A and YouTube Recommendation
    * Recommends M539 Restorations channel for BMW restoration content
    * Reflects on personal interest in 8 Series BMWs from youth

Raise your mug and take a sip of fresh brew with Steve as he wraps up a busy February of Business Central consulting and development


Show Notes: Video Transcript Summary (March 04, 2025)

Topics Discussed:

1. Intro & Audio Check

• Brief audio test and welcome to the live stream across platforms (YouTube, Twitch, X/Twitter).
  
  

2. Weekly Recap

• Monday-to-Friday whirlwind: Work crawl, Friday arrives unexpectedly.
  
  

3. Family Adventures

• Wife’s Joshua Tree trip: Hiking and rock-climbing challenges.
  
  
• Daughters’ high school talent show: Impressive choreography and performances.
  
  

4. The "Geekend"

• Solo weekend with cats, tackling tech projects.
  
  
• Pi-hole upgrade debacle: DNS issues, Quad9 discovery, and Raspberry Pi lessons.
  
  
• New Lenovo ThinkCentre PC for DNS: $100 i7 steal.
  
  
• Ubuntu vs. Windows 11: Slick Linux install impresses.
  
  
• Smart TV and Soundbar woes: A "Malcolm in the Middle" moment.
  
  

5. Tech Updates

• Quad9 DNS service exploration via Tom Lawrence’s YouTube recommendation.
  
  
• Docker cleanup: 100GB+ of orphaned images removed.
  
  
• Azure outages: Unreliable services, hidden logs, and the need for redundancy.
  
  

6. Work Projects

• Bank reconciliations pending.
  
  
• Sentinel rule finalized, BC Admin API progress, and report extensions.
  
  
• Subscription cleanup: Saved $126/month (e.g., MidJourney, Backblaze).
  
  

7. Business Central Insights

• IAT payment trivia: A mysterious ACH variant for international transactions.
  
  
• BC environment refresh for MEM users.
  
  
• Berlin team’s growth: From ERP novices to pros in under a year.
  
  

8. Cybersecurity & News

• $1.4B Bybit hack: Supply chain attack via a compromised JavaScript file.
  
  
• GitLab vulnerability: Password reset exploit discovered.
  
  
• Firefox privacy shift: Speculation on data collection for AI training.
  
  

9. Upcoming Events

• Directions NA (April 7-9, Las Vegas), DynamicsCon (May 13-16, Chicago), and more.
  
  
• Discount code: “BCAMIGOS25” for DynamicsCon.
  
  

10. Team Dynamics

• Berlin El Salvador crew: Smiling struggles, help desk mastery, and training.
  
  
• 24-hour dev cycle: Coordinating across LA, El Salvador, Australia, and India.
  
  

11. Quantum Computing Tease

• Azure Quantum module: Superposition and teleporting qubits with Q#.
  
  

Q&A Wrap-Up:

• Encouragement to explore IAT, Quantum Computing, and share updates.
  
  
• Plans to turn the stream into a podcast with show notes.
  
  

Closing:

• Cheers to a wild week—enjoy the weekend!

Brew a cup of your best coffee and ease into the weekend with Steve as he shares his busy week of Business Central learning

Show Notes

February 24, 2025 - Steve recaps a week of tech explorations, including AI-driven AL coding with Cursor and Claude, a planned family trip to El Salvador, and BC project updates like sandbox automation and a sentinel rule. Steve also shares cybersecurity insights from SMS scams to SIM swapping, reviews a Niimbot label printer and GrapheneOS.

Main Topics Discussed

AI Tools and Development - AI coding with Cursor/Claude, knowledge tools (CentralQ, Perplexity, Grok 3), and the impact on software developers

Tech Gadgets and Experiments - Niimbot label printer and GrapheneOS

Business Central (BC) Projects - Sentinel rule, sandbox refresh, workflow issues, BC environment restore, Vendor auto-apply setting

Cybersecurity Insights - Email alias blocks, SMS scams, SIM swapping risks

Upcoming Business Central Conferences and Events

Team Updates - 10 BC knowledge base articles

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