I Need Coffee - Episode 198 - Weekly BC Review!
Fri Jan 30 2026
I Need Coffee - Episode 198 - Weekly BC Review! (january 23, 2026)
1. Weekend & Personal Life
- Oil change + mobile office setup at dealership (good remote work test via SonicWall & tethering).
- Weekend mostly a blur due to cold; little memory of non-work activities.
2. Weekly Work & Projects
- Preparing Vibe conference presentations (co-presenting with Tanya & David Ler).
- Progress on Partner Dashboard app, Teams Planner, maintenance/service agreement pricing.
- New AppSource app now live in production → surprises (obscure permissions, out-of-sequence user actions).
3. AI / "Vibe Coding" Experiences*
- Discussion of agentic/AI development tools & efficiency (podcast appearance on "Window on Technology" with Jeremy Vyska).
- "Vibe coding" experiments → fast prototyping but bad code ("Michael Jackson" style), bugs in PTEs, performance profiler revealing excessive events.
- Critique of viral "live stream to $1M revenue" vibe-coding project (crypto coin pivot turned him off).
4. Time Zone Challenges in Business Central
- Job queues, tenant time zones, DST issues → built custom time zone management with nightly refresh.
- Surprising bug: one Mexican time zone causes 1-hour offset in license validation timestamp.
5. Edge Cases & Production Surprises
- Repeated theme: bizarre, unforeseeable sequences of events and bugs appearing only in production/real usage.
- Philosophy shift → "bugs are actively finding us".
6. DynamicsCon Session Review
- Reviewing hundreds of submissions → humorous observations on self-awarded titles ("world-renowned", "expert", "wizard").
7. Cybersecurity & OSINT
- Mind-blowing OSINT webinar (Anti-Cyphon / Michelle Khan): doxing via voter records, insurance databases, hotel Wi-Fi room enumeration, GitHub email exposure, etc.
- Ransomware hitting a partner → reminder of real risk.
- Recent attacks: Fortinet firewalls/portal bypasses, Cloudflare WAF zero-day.
8. Security / AI Critique
- Zach Corman interview breakdown of MCP servers (Anthropic-related) → horribly insecure single-endpoint design, prompt injection risks.
9. Integrations & Pain Points
- Nightmare Salesforce → BC integration (customized, messy data model, years-long project).
- Completed painful but successful Bill.com + Multi-Entity Management (MEM) integration.
10. Team & El Salvador Updates
- ERP Center of Excellence in Berlin, El Salvador: team studying (MB-800), building Partner Dashboard, payment portal, custom reports.
- Fatima passed PMP exam; planning local Dynamics user group.
11. Upcoming Events & Personal
- Partner & Vibe conference (next week, Texas).
- Directions NA (late April, Orlando?), DynamicsCon (May, Las Vegas), etc.
- Personal: prom escort practice with daughter, standing desk experiment, at-home AI-generated workouts, key person insurance research.
12. Closing Notes
- Shout-out to Mauricio (podcast producer).
- Light-hearted sign-off: cats, coffee, Claudebot/AI lobster project.
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I Need Coffee - Episode 198 - Weekly BC Review! (january 23, 2026) 1. Weekend & Personal Life - Oil change + mobile office setup at dealership (good remote work test via SonicWall & tethering). - Weekend mostly a blur due to cold; little memory of non-work activities. 2. Weekly Work & Projects - Preparing Vibe conference presentations (co-presenting with Tanya & David Ler). - Progress on Partner Dashboard app, Teams Planner, maintenance/service agreement pricing. - New AppSource app now live in production → surprises (obscure permissions, out-of-sequence user actions). 3. AI / "Vibe Coding" Experiences* - Discussion of agentic/AI development tools & efficiency (podcast appearance on "Window on Technology" with Jeremy Vyska). - "Vibe coding" experiments → fast prototyping but bad code ("Michael Jackson" style), bugs in PTEs, performance profiler revealing excessive events. - Critique of viral "live stream to $1M revenue" vibe-coding project (crypto coin pivot turned him off). 4. Time Zone Challenges in Business Central - Job queues, tenant time zones, DST issues → built custom time zone management with nightly refresh. - Surprising bug: one Mexican time zone causes 1-hour offset in license validation timestamp. 5. Edge Cases & Production Surprises - Repeated theme: bizarre, unforeseeable sequences of events and bugs appearing only in production/real usage. - Philosophy shift → "bugs are actively finding us". 6. DynamicsCon Session Review - Reviewing hundreds of submissions → humorous observations on self-awarded titles ("world-renowned", "expert", "wizard"). 7. Cybersecurity & OSINT - Mind-blowing OSINT webinar (Anti-Cyphon / Michelle Khan): doxing via voter records, insurance databases, hotel Wi-Fi room enumeration, GitHub email exposure, etc. - Ransomware hitting a partner → reminder of real risk. - Recent attacks: Fortinet firewalls/portal bypasses, Cloudflare WAF zero-day. 8. Security / AI Critique - Zach Corman interview breakdown of MCP servers (Anthropic-related) → horribly insecure single-endpoint design, prompt injection risks. 9. Integrations & Pain Points - Nightmare Salesforce → BC integration (customized, messy data model, years-long project). - Completed painful but successful Bill.com + Multi-Entity Management (MEM) integration. 10. Team & El Salvador Updates - ERP Center of Excellence in Berlin, El Salvador: team studying (MB-800), building Partner Dashboard, payment portal, custom reports. - Fatima passed PMP exam; planning local Dynamics user group. 11. Upcoming Events & Personal - Partner & Vibe conference (next week, Texas). - Directions NA (late April, Orlando?), DynamicsCon (May, Las Vegas), etc. - Personal: prom escort practice with daughter, standing desk experiment, at-home AI-generated workouts, key person insurance research. 12. Closing Notes - Shout-out to Mauricio (podcast producer). - Light-hearted sign-off: cats, coffee, Claudebot/AI lobster project.