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Everyone loves a good spreadsheet!
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This kind of thing never happens to me, or at least not as much as I would like it to, but it’s been happening a lot lately. Saturday I got a check in the mail. It was a check that I wasn’t looking for that was just sent to me out of the blue. Don’t you…
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Everything that is old is new again?
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I don’t really know what the statement “everything old is new again” really means, but I thought it would be appropriate to use to announce that the AP Automation Blog has a new site… check it out http://thechriselmore.com/. Not only is there a new look, but the Blog is now integrated with the very popular AP_Automation twitter…
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There is a formula for success.
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There is a formula for success — it is an equation that is made up of gathering data, creating a plan, having an advocate and pouring in a little practical advice. Data Gathering The first phase of the formula is to gather the data you need in order to “know your number”. If you are not clear on…
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Paper Still Has its Place – in the Bathroom
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My mom sent me this video and I had to share it. I thought it was very appropriate, even though it is actually bathroom humor. I give my mom a lot of credit for thinking of me when she saw this, because both my mom and dad have a very difficult time explaining to people exactly what I…
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Funny thing about time
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I know it has been a while since my last post. I find that blogging is a habit that is easily set aside when other things come up. I guess I am back in the saddle, but I would like to make a pitch for an excuse on why I have been away. I started writing…
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Who’s Scale Measures Scalability?
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Since 2000 I have had the great pleasure of sitting in as well as presenting several thousand software demos. For those of you who do not know this, a software sales engineer or sales person is required by the unwritten law of software to use the word “scalability” in every meeting, pitch, demo or phone call.…
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Why does everyone hate IT?
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Well, maybe hate is a strong word. I like IT. On some level, I actually consider myself IT. I got my first computer in 1980, and it was a PET Computer. My mom got it when she took a computer class at the local college. The picture to the left doesn’t do it great justice, because it is missing…
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Saying goodbye to a mentor!
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Most of my regular readers will know that this blog is dedicated to Accounts Payable and Payment automation. However, I thought I would take a step outside of that to pay tribute to an amazing person. I consider him a true mentor to me. I got to know him when I was 18 years old…
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GPUG – Stands for Great Plains User Group
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When I first heard the word “GPUG” I thought of a small dog. Well, as it turns out, GPUG is not a dog. It is, instead, a group of people. GPUG stands for “Great Plains User Group”. Great Plains is an accounting system owned by Microsoft and is considered part of the MS Dynamics family. Each…
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Oh Canada
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That’s right the home of hockey, beautiful country, Bob and Doug McKenzie (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BFPt001PYU) and the Canada 2012 Financial Operation Symposium (http://www.financialops.org/web/conferences/canadian-symposium-20121)…. and you know if you are in the area on Monday and Tuesday I would love to see you… oh and stop by one or both of my sessions… I am going to be presenting at the conference at 2pm…