I Need Coffee - Episode 214 - Weekly BC Review!

I Need Coffee - Episode 214 - Weekly BC Review!  (June 19, 2026)

1. Opening & Casual Notes
Morning coffee: Good Beans Guora Pakamara Washed (milder than natural process).
Light-hearted joke about project managers and PMP exam struggles.
Audio troubleshooting at the start.

2. AI & Development Wins
Missed Anthropic’s short-lived Fable model (high-cost, advanced AI that was pulled quickly).
Created high-fidelity wireframes + narrative walkthrough with Claude for a complex GP-to-BC migration project. Excellent for customer reviews.
TRDP (The Really Difficult Project): Complex financial reporting with beginning balances, period subtotals, restrictions, etc. Using incremental agentic development approach (tables → UI → code units with review gates).

3. Hardware & Troubleshooting
Multimeter tip: Need capacitance mode (curved line symbol) for capacitors — not available on cheapest models (~$70–90 range).
Mac Mini M4 (ARM64) issues:
Windows 11 VM on Parallels.
x64 tools (Process Monitor) fail; need ARM64 or 32-bit emulation versions.
FastKeys utility had a helpful 32-bit workaround.


4. Website Redesign (Major Win)
Replaced ancient 2013-era WordPress site (security issues, expensive hosting) with a new static site.
Built in <1 day using Claude + Cloud Code CLI, Astro 6, Cloudflare Pages, GitHub Actions, Wrangler, Turnstile, Resend.
Result: Fully functional, mobile-responsive, contact form working. Switched from $31/month hosting → essentially free.
Estimated savings: $5k–$10k vs. hiring a professional.

5. Media Processing
FFmpeg optimization via OpenClaw/Claude for Teams recordings.
Reduced 218 MB MP4 → 54 MB with no noticeable quality loss for analysis/training.
Used btop to monitor CPU; leverages full cores on M4.

6. Business Central / ISV Topics
Registration Dashboard: Internal tool to manage licenses, trials, renewals, and automate extensions upon payment (via iSolutions integration).
Permission Sets workaround: Use the “Permission Set by User” page for bulk(er) assignments instead of the user card.
Email issues: Microsoft 365 Defender quarantine overly aggressive — blocking legitimate BC invoices and even internal Teams notifications.

7. GitHub Migration Challenges
Migrating from Azure DevOps to GitHub Enterprise.
Pitfall: Choosing “Managed Users” creates a ghe.com isolated tenant that ALGO for GitHub does not support.
Recommendation: Use Personal Accounts option for compatibility.
Reverted to DevOps temporarily due to this.

8. Productivity & Prompting Tips
Claude Opus 4.8 acting “dumber” recently → bump thinking effort (High → Extra/Max or X High) for better coherence on complex tasks.
Incremental development with agents is preferred over one-shot prompts.

9. Security Alerts
Fortinet massive breach: ~74,000 firewalls compromised via credential stuffing + hash cracking (45-GPU cluster).
VS Code 1.25+: Enable extension auto-update delay (24–72 hours) to mitigate supply chain attacks.

10. Personal / Misc
Replaced Intermatic whole-house fan timer switch (easy DIY electrical work).
New tires (“llantas” in El Salvador Spanish — not “neumáticos”).
Cost-sensitive customer reminder on estimates.

11. Team & Business Updates
Joselyn & David progressing on MB800, reports, data exchange, check layouts.
Ronald: Continia project planning + new English Academy cohort.
Franklin: Registration Dashboard + new PTE (multi price list selection).
Fatima: Learning partner/registration dashboards + PTE testing.

12. Upcoming Events
Partner Vibe 2.0 – Sept 21–23, Provo, UT.
Dynamics Summit NA – Oct 11–15, Nashville, TN.
Dynamics Con Regional – Ghana (July 25), Columbus OH (Aug 25–26).

13. Q&A
Explained DevOps → GitHub migration rationale and current ghe.com blocker.