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Lessons I learned from a 3-year ERP adoption IT project
The SME company I joined in 2015 had purchased Microsoft Dynamics Navision 8 years prior. Their 40-year-old company had been running it’s ERP functions off of a COBOL programming language software package (multiple applications) that was purchased from an external software company decades previous. COBOL had become a deprecated computer language and the ratio of…
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I Made A New Holiday! Triple Nine Laugh (T9L)
From here on out, every year the entire world will laugh together for 1 minute at the same time, and it’s only going to grow from here. The new day is T9L, which stands for Triple Nine Laugh. It’s on September 9th at 9 am EST/1 GMT. Everyone in the world laughs for 1 minute.…
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My Recommended Credit Cards and Banks
Today’s financial world can be a scary place to navigate. Below is my feedback on credit cards and banks that I’ve used or currently use, and why I recommend them. Some of the links below include special perks that you can’t find without a referral, so it’s a win-win for both of us when you…
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How to improve your credit score!
Having a good credit score isn’t just for getting into debt. It’s also for gaming the system so that you can make even more money. I can help you make money off banks and credit cards, not have them make money off your debt and interest. First though, you need to get your credit game…
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How I taught myself Spanish
Now I’m nothing to brag about when it comes to Espanol (purposely didn’t include an ñ) …but I can somewhat hold down a conversation. It wasn’t always this way though. Although I was born in San Antonio, TX, and had gone through a couple spanish courses as a young child, I couldn’t speak it worth…
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Michael Shanklin’s Background
My name is Michael Shanklin (feel free to call me Mike). I’m 37-years-old and married with two boys (6 & 2). My story begins in San Antonio, 1981, December 8th to be exact. I ended up becoming the oldest out of 6 boys (including 1 adopted brother, 1 stepbrother, 2 half brothers, and 1 full…
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Michael Shanklin & Brother Daniel’s Record Setting Flight
Yes, you’ve heard correctly. My brother and I flew airplane as kids,… really young kids. My brother from age 7 and myself starting at age 8. It all started with our grandfather Kenneth Shanklin. Our grandpa had been a pilot for a majority of his life including being a navigator in the Air Force. After…
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