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Wow – here we are in a brand-new decade and it’s the 2020’s. Now if this decade turns out anything like its predecessor 100 years ago – the 1920’s – then we are in for a fun time! The “roaring 20’s”, as they were known, was a time in Western ...

Twenty-five years ago on July 13, 1994 I went to see the legendary band, The Eagles, play at the old Tiger Stadium in Detroit. The Tour was called the Hell Freezes Over Tour, since the band had broken up many years before they said they would only ever play together ...

In Design mode of Web Intelligence, you can change the sort order of columns in a block.  However, this option is not available in Reading mode.  We can accomplish some basic sorting tasks using an input control and the steps below will detail how this is done. We’ll start off ...

Tip: How to use Chart Ranking with Dynamic Visualization in Xcelsius (SAP Dashboards) Trick: Creating Dynamic Visualization that works with Chart Ranking Are you wanting the dynamic visibility to work with the values corresponding rank on a chart? This can actually be achieved in a couple simple steps and excel ...

Tip: How to stop Windows 10 Update from breaking Xcelsius (SAP Dashboards) Trick: Easy install of a patch or Service Pack Has a recent windows update caused your SAP Dashboards to stop working?  It may well be a recent Windows update for Windows 10 which includes some security updates for ...

On a recent vacation in Mexico, I attended a class to learn how to dance salsa. Now, I have two left feet when it comes to learning any structured dances. I can do the count in my head and I can do the steps with my feet, but I can ...

On a recent trip to Egypt, I was amazed at the number of older vehicles I saw on the road dating back to the 1960’s and even older. These are not the beautifully conserved collectors’ items that you see here in the US but are mostly pretty beaten up with ...

The love for BusinessObjects was in the air at this year’s InfoSol Business Intelligence Seminar (IBIS). With attendees sharing their love for BusinessObjects, networking with others who share the same passion, and attending many hands-on training and seminar sessions to expand their knowledge. One of the highlights of IBIS was ...

I recently signed up for a sponsored bike ride and needed to buy a bike. Since I have never ridden more than 5 miles in my life before and I had signed up to ride 25 miles, my eldest son, who is an avid cyclist, told me which bike to ...

I have learned many valuable life lessons coaching kids’ soccer. Like the time my team of 10-year-old boys lost a game 12-0 and I tried to give one of my inspirational after-game pep talks. The players felt down, I felt down and as I tried to tell them the score ...