“Live from your cell phone, it’s Saturday night!” or any other showtime. QIK (pronounced “quick”), for Android phones, lets you stream live video directly from your cell phone to the Internet and then automatically shares it on social networks and blogs. Does this really work? The application downloaded and installed without a hitch on my HTC Hero.…
Originally published on the SAP Community Network – How do you keep users involved and motivated to increase their SAP skills? At Inland Empire Utilities Agency in Chino, California, they do it with “Wednesdays at Sadie’s” Every other Wednesday, Information Service’s hosts “Wednesdays at Sadie’s” in the Agency’s Sadie Alexander Training Room to demonstrate SAP…
A slight motion attracts your attention and you glance out your fourth floor window. A pair of mechanical eyes is peeking in at you. Bad dream? No, it could be reality sooner than you think. Israeli scientist Amir Shapiro has designed a menagerie of wall climbing robots at the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Beersheeba, Israel,…
Microsoft TechNet magazine, a staple of server rooms and support desks everywhere, says goodbye with its November 2009 issue. Microsoft announced on Tuesday, November 10, that the monthly lifeline for System Administrators and that guy who comes and fixes your computer would change to a web only format, assuring readers that “…the magazine will continue to…
Originally published on the SAP Community Network – It was a whack-a-mole day. We went live on July 2. With the holiday last week and lots of people on vacation the first week of our SAP experience was fairly calm. This week has been different. From dawn to dark — and this is summer time…
Originally published on the SAP Community Network – This is slight departure from my planned monthly blog (which will show up later), but I think it’s appropriate for SAP beginners like me. I’ve just attended training at the SAP Americas headquarters outside of Philadelphia, so I thought I’d share a few suggestions. On the cab…
Originally published on the SAP Community Network – He haunts my dreams. I see the old white-bearded guy in many places. No, not Santa Claus. That was last month. It’s Bob — the guy who has been here forever and knows how to do the things you “can’t do” with the legacy system. “What About…
Originally published on the SAP Community Network – This is the beginning of a lot of things. It’s the beginning of our implementation of SAP. It’s the beginning of a mind expanding (not crushing, I hope) technical adventure. And, it’s the beginning of the “Off the Cow Paths” blog. Hang in there with me. You’ll…