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		<title>Enterprise Geeks Podcast &#8211; Technical Difficulties</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 13:16:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Herrmann</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Due to technical difficulties, the original recorded podcast for this week with special guest Ryan Stewart will not be aired.  However out of pure love and loyalty to the eGheads, Ed and Thomas still pulled together on a Saturday afternoon to record a great adhoc episode with some interesting topics.  Listen in to [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div id="attachment_1071" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 310px"><img src="http://enterprisegeeks.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/please_stand_by-300x225.jpg" alt="Are SAP Tech Tours having difficulties staying technical?" title="Im so sorry eGheads; first I lost the Ryan Stewart episode and now we hear about Java, MySQL, and Open Office being sold to the evil one :`(" width="300" height="225" class="size-medium wp-image-1071" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Are SAP Tech Tours having difficulties staying technical?</p></div>
<p>Due to technical difficulties, the original recorded podcast for this week with special guest <a href="http://blog.digitalbackcountry.com/">Ryan Stewart</a> will not be aired.  However out of pure love and loyalty to the eGheads, Ed and Thomas still pulled together on a Saturday afternoon to record a great adhoc episode with some interesting topics.  Listen in to hear about upcoming SAP Sapphire and Tech Tour events as well as thoughts on roles in the enterprise.  </p>
<p>If you have questions, suggestions, or topic ideas for future episodes, give us a <a href="http://enterprisegeeks.com/blog/suggestions">shout here</a>.  Enjoy!</p>
<p>Running Time: 44 minutes</p>

<h2>Talking Points</h2>
<ol>
<li><em>00:15</em> &#8211; Random Chit Chat
<ul>
<li>Why ewH has failed you</li>
<li>Good news is that Ryan Stewart has agreed to come back on</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><em>05:05</em> &#8211; Check out the <a href="http://enterprisegeeks.com/blog/2009/04/21/egeeks-podcast-special-edition-blag/">special interview</a> with one of our favorite eGheads <a href="http://blagrants.blogspot.com">Blag</a></li>
<li><em>07:00</em> &#8211; Join the eGeeks at <a href="http://www.sapsapphire.com/USA2009/index.htm">Sapphire</a></li>
<li><em>11:00</em> &#8211; Will the <a href="http://www.sapteched.com/techtour/">SAP Tech Tour</a> be successful?</li>
<li><em>17:35</em> &#8211; Thomas is still looking for feedback for ABAP sessions at <a href="http://www.sapteched.com/usa/">SAP TechEd 2009</a></li>
<li><em>22:05</em> &#8211; SAP Agile Development Bootcamp </li>
<li><em>25:40</em> &#8211; <a href="http://www.sapnetweavermagazine.com/">SAP Netweaver magazine</a> discussion
<ul>
<li>First listen to <a href="http://www.jonerp.com/content/view/246/1/">podcast on JonERP.com with Jon Reed and Vijay Vijayasankar</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.sapnetweavermagazine.com/archive/Volume_05_(2009)/Issue_02_(Spring)/v5i2a04.cfm?session=">The Captain of Your Ship — Why Every Successful Organization Must Appoint an Integration Manager</a> <em>by Yosh Eisbart, SAP Service Line Director, COMSYS</em></li>
<li><a href="http://www.sapnetweavermagazine.com/archive/Volume_05_(2009)/Issue_02_(Spring)/v5i2a02.cfm?session=">The SAP Business Suite 7 Revolution: Saying Goodbye to Traditional Upgrades</a> <em>by Joshua Greenbaum</em></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><em>37:00</em> &#8211; Closing Thoughts
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Creative-Labs-Camcorder-Storage-Digital/dp/B001LK8P14/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&#038;s=electronics&#038;qid=1240092884&#038;sr=8-1">Creative Vado HD</a></li>
<li>Thanks for the great words from <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/pub/dir/kalpesh%20(ken)/sanghvi">Ken Sanghvi</a></li>
<li>Send us your suggestions for the new eGeeks sign out tagline</li>
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		<title>Enterprise Geeks Podcast &#8211; Pity the Fools</title>
		<link>http://enterprisegeeks.com/blog/2009/04/07/egeeks-podcast-episode-14/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2009 12:44:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Herrmann</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Join us in this special April Fool&#8217;s episode as Ed Herrmann and Thomas Jung do a round up on the best technology pranks and gags of the week.  Also included are a number of other topics ranging from paintball and bawls to ASUG and Twitter.
If you have questions, suggestions, or topic ideas for future [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div id="attachment_958" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 282px"><img src="http://enterprisegeeks.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/we_pity_the_fool-272x300.jpg" alt="The Enterprise Geeks join in on the April Fool&#039;s fun" title="Just because Mr. T HAS an egghead, it doesnt really MAKE him an eGhead, however the first real eGhead to sport a mohawk will go down in eGeeks history" width="272" height="300" class="size-medium wp-image-958" /><p class="wp-caption-text">The Enterprise Geeks join in on the April Fool's fun</p></div>
<p>Join us in this special April Fool&#8217;s episode as Ed Herrmann and Thomas Jung do a round up on the best technology pranks and gags of the week.  Also included are a number of other topics ranging from paintball and bawls to ASUG and Twitter.</p>
<p>If you have questions, suggestions, or topic ideas for future episodes, give us a <a href="http://enterprisegeeks.com/blog/suggestions">shout here</a>.  Enjoy!</p>
<p>Running Time: 76 minutes</p>

<h2>Talking Points</h2>
<ol>
<li><em>00:30</em> &#8211; April Fool&#8217;s Chit Chat
<ul>
<li>eGheads like to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paintball">paintball</a></li>
<li>Enterprise Geeks are April Fools &#8211; caught on by <a href="http://blogs.zdnet.com/Howlett/?p=783">Dennis on ZDNet</a></li>
<li>Is points a good reward system to measure quality or quantity?</li>
<li>ThinkGeek as always leads the fun <a href="http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/looflirpa/2009.shtml">with their cool products</a></li>
<li>Gmail <a href="http://mail.google.com/mail/help/autopilot/index.html">Autopilot</a> for April Fool&#8217;s</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><em>24:32</em> &#8211; <a href="http://gw.innocentive.com/ar/challengePavilion?pavilionName=SAP">Polestar Innovation Challenge</a> update</li>
<li><em>32:04</em> &#8211; Around the technology horn
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.sapweb20.com/blog/2009/03/sap-enterprise-social-networking-prototype/">SAP Enterprise Social Networking Prototype</a></li>
<li><a href="http://jeffnolan.com/wp/2009/04/01/is-twitter-killing-rss/">Is Twitter killing RSS?</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/02/sources-google-in-late-stage-talks-to-buy-twitter/">Google acquiring Twitter?</a></li>
<li>Vishal on <a href="https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/scn/weblogs?blog=/pub/wlg/13720">Open Cloud Manifesto</a> and <a href="http://blogs.zdnet.com/Howlett/?p=774">Dennis&#8217; response</a> and another <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7969458.stm">good article here</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/adobe-flash-islands">New pages for Adobe Flash on SDN</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><em>64:17</em> &#8211; Wrappin&#8217; it up
<ul>
<li>Don&#8217;t miss the eGeeks at the <a href="http://www.asugannualconference.com/">2009 ASUG / Sapphire conference</a></li>
<li>Upcoming guests <a href="https://wiki.sdn.sap.com/wiki/display/profile/Jim+Spath">Jim Spath</a> and <a href="http://blog.digitalbackcountry.com/">Ryan Stewart</a></li>
<li><a href="http://fridaymorningreport.tv/events/24.php">FMR 24 Hour Marathon</a> has been rescheduled for April 23rd 9am EST &#8211; April 24th 9am EST</li>
<li>Ed follows the advice from the eGheads and buys the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Apple-iPod-touch-2nd-Generation/dp/B001FA1O0E/ref=pd_bbs_sr_4?ie=UTF8&#038;s=electronics&#038;qid=1239054670&#038;sr=8-4">32 GB iPod Touch</a></li>
<li>Ed reviews <a href="http://www.colgate.com/app/MaxFresh/US/EN/HomePage.cvsp">Colgate Max Fresh with Mouthwash Beads</a> toothpaste</li>
</ul>
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		<title>Enterprise Geeks Podcast &#8211; Prepare to Qualify</title>
		<link>http://enterprisegeeks.com/blog/2009/03/09/egeeks-podcast-episode-9/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2009 13:13:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Herrmann</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Listen to this fun episode as hosts Ed Herrmann &#038; Thomas Jung just shoot the breeze on a mix of topics ranging from hot SAP issues to laid back, general geekiness.  They also throw down a polestar challenge to all of the fellow eGheads. 
If you have questions, suggestions, or topic ideas for future [...]]]></description>
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<p>Listen to this fun episode as hosts Ed Herrmann &#038; Thomas Jung just shoot the breeze on a mix of topics ranging from hot SAP issues to laid back, general geekiness.  They also throw down a polestar challenge to all of the fellow eGheads. </p>
<p>If you have questions, suggestions, or topic ideas for future episodes, give us a <a href="http://enterprisegeeks.com/blog/suggestions">shout here</a>.  Enjoy!</p>
<p>Running Time: 56 minutes</p>

<h2>Talking Points</h2>
<ol>
<li><a href="http://www.geekstudies.org/2007/06/geeks-vs-nerds">Geeks vs. Nerds</a></li>
<li>Comments discussion on last week&#8217;s podcast
<ul>
<li>Business Process Expert is to Functional Configurer same as Solution Architect is to Code Monkey</li>
<li>Where do these roles fit into an Enterprise project team structure?</li>
<li>The journey begins for the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agile_software_development">agile</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterfall_model">waterfall</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a href="https://weblogs.sdn.sap.com/pub/wlg/13433">Welcome New SAP Mentors</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.sap.com/about/newsroom/press.epx?PressID=10954">SAP Launches Online Resource for Academic Community</a></li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.zdnet.com/Howlett/?p=706">SAP on Twitter &#8211; Big Pimpin&#8217;?</a></li>
<li>Netweaver BI is back to the future with BW</li>
<li><a href="http://gw.innocentive.com/ar/disciplineSearch?challenge-search-text=8041758+&#038;x=26&#038;y=14">Innocentive Polestar Challenge</a></li>
<li>Check out my new <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/19993537@N00/3338958267/">eGeek laptop skin</a> from <a href="http://www.skinit.com/">skinit</a></li>
<li>Brief talk about <a href="http://www.sapsapphire.com/usa2009/index.htm">SAP Sapphire 2009</a>?</li>
<li>eGhead of the month award goes to <a href="http://blog.abesh.net/">Abesh</a> for his cool egeek widgets</li>
<li>New <a href="http://enterprisegeeks.com/blog/swag">eGeek swag</a> available</li>
<li><a href="https://weblogs.sdn.sap.com/pub/wlg/13433">Welcome New SAP Mentors &#8211; redux</a></li>
<li>Geeks getting excited about <a href="http://watchmenmovie.warnerbros.com/">Watchmen</a></li>
<li><a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/090302/sf76831.html">SAP sustainability</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.atlassian.com/">Atlassian</a>&#8217;s Jeffrey Walker <a href="http://radiowalker.wordpress.com/2009/03/05/living-with-cancer-in-silicon-valley/">kicks cancer in the ass</a></li>
</ol>
<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/19993537@N00/3339076127/" title="eghead laptop skin by ewherrmann, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3313/3339076127_d9522676a4_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="eghead laptop skin" /></a></p>
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