A couple weeks ago I was pulling out of Denver, CO, heading East toward Kansas. I was anticipating a long, flat drive toward Kansas City. I stopped at Smokey's Cafe in the appropriately named Kanarodo (it's just on the border of Colorado and Kansas) and had a bowl of 'steer chili'. Strange enough, the cook was complaining about how much work it is to make the chili.  Read more...

I'm making my way west over the next few weeks, taking the I-10 route across the Southern States then up the California coast. The half dozen clients I'll see along the way have more in common than their convenient location along my route (and the fact that they share my love for local cuisine). All of them are either in the midst of evaluating SaaS based solutions for their EDI processes, or have already made the change. Read more...

Last week I was taking the slow and casual route toward the Southland, and had pulled into one of my long time favorite roadside eateries. I was just finishing up my slice of Mother Mabry's apple pie and a cup of coffee when I got a call from one of my clients asking to know what his trading partner ID was. After asking him just a couple of questions, I learned that he had received a survey from one of his customers, Gander Mountain, who was asking him about using web forms. Interesting question, I thought, but why would Gander Mountain even care? Is Gander Mountain getting into the EDI service provider business? Read more...