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Featured Webinar: The NEW Simple & Easy in Microsoft Dynamics GP

Don't miss out on The NEW Simple & Easy - Features to Save You Time with Dynamics GP Toolbox!

Time is always tight. If you can find 30 minutes, join us as we review the new Dynamics GP Toolbox time saving features our customers have been asking for. We've added options to specific individual or group inactivity times and thresholds, to schedule reoccurring and future System Lockout times, to give you the ability to create User Groups to simplify setting up permissions/restrictions within Dynamics GP Toolbox, to make creating and modifying Microsoft Dynamics GP Tasks simple &  easy using Window Wizard, and to have Microsoft Dynamics GP automatically open when an object is opened or selected.

Join us for one of these webinars to learn more!
January 21, 2014 2 PM - 2:30 PM CST
January 22, 2014 10 AM - 10:30 AM CST
January 28, 2014 10 AM - 10:30 AM CST
January 30, 2014 2 PM - 2:30 PM CST

For more information on the Dynamics GP Toolbox release, click here to download the GP Optimizer Winter 2014.

Written By Nicole Sexton, Marketing at Rockton Software.

Featured Webinar: Make Microsoft Dynamics GP Payroll Processing Simple & Easy!

Wishing to simplify your payroll processing routines in Microsoft Dynamics GP? Curious how Rockton Software can help?

Payroll Processing can be time-consuming whether it is on a monthly, biweekly, or weekly basis. There are five major aspects to Payroll Processing that Rockton Software can assist with: looking up employee information, finding out who changed a specific employee's information, routine reporting, easily finding rarely used windows, and remembering table and field names. Simplifying these can diminish some of your Payroll Processing pains!

Join this webinar on January 16th, 2013: 2 PM - 3 PM CST to learn more about making your payroll  processing simple & easy in Microsoft Dynamics GP. If this time doesn't work for you, contact the RocktonSoftware Sales Team to schedule a personal demostration at sales@rocktonsoftware.com.

Written By Marketing at Rockton Software.

Top 5 Rockton Software Blog Posts of 2013

Written By Nicole Sexton, Social Media
Coordinator at Rockton Software

In 2013, Rockton embarked on its second year of blogging! We continued to participate in the ERP Software Blog, CRM Software Blog, and our own. These are our top five blogs of 2013:

1. July 29, 2013
Some Microsoft Dynamics GP 3rd Party Products are Bullies
Not all third party products play nicely with each other, which can cause some conflicts.

2. March 14, 2013
Experience Rockton's Convergence Booths through the Years
Click the link above to see images of each one of Rockton Software's amazing themes at Convergence!

3. January 17, 2013
Top Reasons for Project Delays: What has Rockton Recently Changed?
What is the delay? Are you a procrastinator? Are you over committed? Is the project too broad? Or is there a lack of planning?

4. April 2, 2013
Rockton Software's Social Media Strategies
Curious about Rockton's Social Media Strategy? Follow us on Twitter or subscribe to us on YouTube!

5. September 20, 2013
Creating a Successful Development Environment: Trial and Error
Check out some tips from one of our developers, Bryan Page.

Did your favorite Rockton Software blog not make the top five? Comment below telling us the blog you liked the most. Have a wonderful New Year!

Dynamics GP Toolbox New Enhancements Released!

The Rockton Software Development Team has been working hard on developing new enhancements for Dynamics GP Toolbox. Download these enhancements today!

Timeout: Add Specific Time
The ability to specify a specific time when all users should be logged out of the system.

Timeout: Add User-Level Time Threshold
The ability to assign different timeout periods for an individual of a group of users.

Lockout: Ability to Schedule System Maintenance Lockout
The ability to schedule your System Maintenance Lockout process for a future date and time.

User Groups: Ability to Create Dynamics GP Toolbox User Groups
A way to define collections of Users or User Classes to assign permissions or restrictions to certain functionality of various tools in Dynamics GP Toolbox.

Role Builder Using a Window Wizard
A setup wizard to create security roles in Dynamics GP.

Popups: Record-Level Popup Notes
The ability to use the PopUp notes functionality at the records level.

Check out a quick demo of Inactivity Timeout features, System Lockout features, and User Groups.

Rockton Software: Important Announcement of Pricing and Annual Maintenance Changes

On Sunday, December 1, 2013, we announced our pricing changes; these changes are effective January 1, 2014. Our product price is increasing by $50 per user across all products--this is the first change we have made in seven years.

If you're considering purchasing a new product, our existing prices will remain in effect for the month of December.

Since our renewal price is tied to the current price of our product, your next renewal may increase. If you would like to prepay up to two years of your renewal, you may do so at the existing price, but you must contact us or your reselling partner before February 28, 2014.

For more details about our price changes, please click here.

New Features in Dynamics GP Toolbox!

We have been working hard on developing the new Dynamics GP Toolbox features our customers have been asking for. Here is a little teaser of our new Timeout, System Maintenance Lockout, and User Group features we have finished so far.

With the new Timeout feature, you will be able to specify a specific time where all users should be logged out of the system AND assign different timeout periods for an individual or a group of users. With our new Schedule System Lockout you will have the ability to schedule your System Maintenance Lockout process for a future date and time.

Excited? Well . . . there is more! We are currently working on the Security Role Builder Wizard and Record-level PopUp Notes features. Here is a complete list and details of the new features we will be releasing:

Timeout: Add Specific Time (Completed - Waiting Release)
The ability to specify a specific time when all users should be logged out of the system. 

Timeout: Add User-Level Time Threshold (Completed - Waiting Release)
The ability to assign different timeout periods for an individual of a group of users.

Lockout: Ability to Schedule System Maintenance Lockout (Completed - Waiting Release)
The ability to schedule your System Maintenance Lockout process for a future date and time.

User Groups: Ability to Create Dynamics GP Toolbox User Groups (Completed - Waiting Release)
A way to define collections of Users or User Classes to assign permissions or restrictions to certain functionality of various tools in Dynamics GP Toolbox.

Role Builder Using a Window Wizard (In Progress)
A setup wizard to create security roles in Dynamics GP.

Popups: Record-Level Popup Notes (In Progress)
The ability to use the PopUp notes functionality at the records level.

Please look for the new Dynamics GP Toolbox release coming soon!

Written By Support at Rockton Software.

eXtreme CRM After Party!

eXtremeCRM "After Party" 7-10 PM TONIGHT (11/5)

Let's keep the connections going! Free drinks in the lobby bar from 7-10pm compliments of Connect from Rockton Software.

With 15+ years in the Dynamics channel, we are pouring our hearts into launching a new product in 2014, and your feedback is invaluable to us. Worth more than a few drinks, but let's start there.

We want to know:

• Should we add an accounting system to Microsoft Dynamics CRM?
• Would you try it, use it, and rip it apart for us  before our launch?
• What will Dynamics CRM partners do for free drinks?

We invite you to help shape the future of our products and have some fun with free drinks tonight! 

GPUG Summit 2013 Recap

Written By Kelli Sexton,
CEO of Rockton Software

GPUG Summit was a great event! Tony Dungy was awesome; his message about finding meaning outside of
work hit home for me. The Q & A afterwards with real questions from attendees highlighted his ability to share the similarities between creating a professional sports team and building a team (in business) to tackle business problems. He was very authentic, and his stories really connected to the audience of 3,000 attendees.

Our Partners Showcases were a hit! Over 120 GPUG attendees joined our Making Microsoft Dynamics GP Work Simpler & Easier sessions. Mark Rockwell, President of Rockton Software, sprinkled the Rockton Software product jingles throughout his demonstrations. There were many collective “oohs” and “aahs” when seeing the ways our products—SmartFill, Dynamics GP Toolbox, Auditor, Dynamics Report Manager, and Omni Price—make Microsoft Dynamics GP work simpler & easier. The attendees were engaged and many received prizes!

In the Expo Hall, we had a prime location: Bar #413. We received tons of compliments on our colorful bar. There were also Seahawks, Broncos, and Buccaneer fans in attendance because we did receive compliments on our jerseys! Frequently, our booth was full of people who had heard about Rockton Software from other GPUG attendees, which makes sense because approximately 35% were first time GPUG attendees.

Lastly, we hosted our first time ever Customer Appreciation Event! This event was a huge success. We enjoyed meeting with many of our loyal customers and hear about the variety of businesses they are in. Some of our customers were from government agencies, media, wholesale distribution, technology, and manufacturing companies. It was a fantastic way to end our week in Tampa!

Tell us your highlight of GPUG Summit in a comment below! And, we cannot wait to see you in St. Louis next year.

Microsoft Dynamics GP: Ensure Mentor Recognizes Your New Products

One of the many tools in Rockton Software's popular product, Dynamics GP Toolbox, is Mentor. This tool allows you to find any window in Microsoft Dynamics GP. All you need to do is enter a name or part of a name of the window that you are looking for, and Mentor will instantly return a list of matches based on what you entered. Then, you can double-click on the list to access the specific window you are looking for. It also includes the menu location in case you want to access it through the GP menus.

You may ask yourself, how does Mentor know the names of all of the windows in Microsoft Dynamics GP? Upon installation of Dynamics GP Toolbox, there is an option to build the tables that Mentor uses to pull the data from. But, what happens if you added another product in Microsoft Dynamics GP after you installed Mentor? How does it see those new windows?

Here are the steps to easily update the tables Mentor uses to see the new product's windows:
1. Log into GP as a Toolbox Administrator
2. Click on the red "r" icon on your Toolbar and select Dynamics GP Toolbox Setup, or go to Tools > Setup > Dynamics GP Toolbox > Dynamics GP Toolbox Setup
3. Click the Troubleshooting tab
4. Click Rebuild Mentor Search Tables
5. When the process is finished, click OK on the Process Complete Popup Message.

Each time you add a new product in Microsoft Dynamics GP, complete these steps to ensure Mentor is performing and its maximum.

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Kelli's Musing: Listening for the Offer

Written By Kelli Sexton,
CEO of Rockton Software

Have you ever had the experience where you suddenly notice themes that you have never seen before? Like,
when you buy a new car and suddenly see that same make and model everywhere? Or when you learn a new word, and suddenly see that word in multiple places?  This similar type of awareness of themes in our own lives can open us up to new experiences.

My most recent thematic discovery starts in the days when Mark & I were still in college. While Mark sought classes around theatre, I avoided them.  In order to satisfy my graduation requirements, I took what I thought would be an easy class: theater improvisation. It turned out to be anything but easy for me! I couldn’t jump in when someone pretended to hold the door open of a car for me and pick up the story line; I simply froze.  Ever since that fateful class, I have believed that I lacked the quickness to really play theater games, and proudly conferred my distinction of being a Premier Audience Member. So there’s the start of my theme – theater games are not for me.

Fast forward to my recent attendance of my daughter’s back to school night.  Her theater teacher shared insights that a business owner had identified the character strengths of creativity, critical thinking, communication, collaboration and confidence coming out of his participation in theater http://tomvanderwell.wordpress.com/2012/01/16/10-ways-being-a-theatre-major-prepared-me-for-success/. These character traits rang true as I could recognize Mark’s strengths in these areas and suddenly my daughter’s participation in theater sounded much nobler than simply taking an easy elective class.

The third tie related to playing theater games came from a book I am currently reading: “To Sell is Human” by Daniel Pink http://www.amazon.com/Sell-Human-Surprising-Influencing-ebook/dp/B0087GJ8KM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1381151755&sr=8-1&keywords=to+sell+is+human. In one section of the book, he describes how business executives were attending a class on theater games and learning some very valuable skills; namely, the art of listening. See, in theater games, you don’t what the other actor is going to offer – such as a spaghetti noodle that suddenly takes the shape of a fire hose that leads to firefighters arriving at the door of the scene. You can’t plan ahead of time, you simply have to listen for the offer.

And that word, listen, is the final piece of my themed event.  Just recently, our entire team completed 360° reviews of everyone, and the consistent suggestion for improvement in my peer evaluation was around having the ability to listen to other view points, particularly when I think I already have the answer. Suddenly, it has come full circle to me: how my earlier challenge in playing theater games may have had less to do with my ability to respond quickly and more to do with being in the moment and really listening. Is there a place in your life that you should be listening?

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Creating a Successful Development Environment: Trial and Error

Written By Bryan Page,
Developer at Rockton Software

Originally, development was a very time consuming process requiring the use of super computers and large processing times. Technology evolution has made things much easier for developers with personal computers. Since personal computers, the process has become more localized for a developer; you pick your favorite editor, write your code, compile it, and test it on your local machine. This has worked wonderfully for most programs and programmers for a long time, and it is still adequate for a large sector of the development community. However, once again, we are seeing applications being developed that require the use of full servers to develop, process, and test applications. In our case, we found that to be true for when we work with our business line of applications that make your work simpler and easier.

When developing for an application such as Microsoft Dynamics CRM, there are many moving pieces that need to be in place and set up in order to test code successfully. Essentially, it takes a full server configuration for each developer and tester if not a full multi-server configuration for end to end coverage. The old school thought process would be to buy each person a cheaper server that they can use to develop and test against which does still work, but this is certainly not the most productive approach out there. Setting up, maintaining and protecting each of the machines is a huge time suck for everyone involved. You now have doubled, tripled, or more the amount of machines that are most likely configured differently, breaking at times, data loss which when failure occurs, will take does the developer but probably also your IT department.

Many companies have taken to the cloud for a solution. There are many providers out there that are offering hosted servers that can allow you to set up servers that are partially preconfigured, create backups, take snapshots, etc. With most companies claiming higher than 99.98% uptimes and a multitude of pricing options—this is certainly a viable solution. This allows you to replicate your environment for each person and let them drop their own code on top of that. If a failure occurs, you can simply rebuild, redeploy, and be back up in 15-20 minutes without having to take the time to troubleshoot machine issues that may have been introduced. Since each developer would have their own environments, you still are maintaining isolation between each other, but you can assure that they are all using the same infrastructure for their development work and testing.

One thing about the cloud hosted option is that most likely behind the scenes the hosting servers will be running Microsoft’s Hyper-V. Hyper V was introduced into Windows Server 2008 as a beta and included with the Windows Server 2008 R2 as a full product. It continues to be included with the Windows Server 2012. This doesn’t help the end consumer that is attempting to get away from maintaining servers, but the big win comes with Hyper-V being introduced and packaged with Windows 8. This now gives us the ability to run hosted virtual environments directly on our local PCs. What benefits do we gain from running Virtual Environments on our local PC? Essentially, we eliminate the dependency on internet connections and guarantee developer isolation; by having machines on our workstations, we no longer have to worry about network latency causing delays or network drops. The speed increase publishing code out to our local machines versus over the internet has proven to be 2-10x as fast simply by taking internet connections out of the picture. This also eliminates the concern with developers grabbing the wrong IP and accessing the wrong server and no firewall restrictions to find ways around.

To get a personal workstation or laptop with large amounts of RAM and a solid processor capable of hosting the Host OS, as well as several virtual environments, has a higher initial investment than what you would use for a standard PC. But, from what we have found, here at Rockton Software, with the productivity increase, reliability and savings over running hosted machines, the initial investment makes up for itself quickly.

Rockton Software www.rocktonsoftware.com had been talking about creating an environment for developer isolation, but when multiple developers are working on a project together, there is also the need to combine all their work into one location or solution. Yes, you could have meetings to connect together and manually try and merge the different components, then test the project as a whole, but there is a large amount of wasted time in that approach. What seems to work best is using a good source control tool. We have found that Team Foundation Server works great to meet our needs as it integrated well with Visual Studio. This allows us to check in and lock files, merge any conflicts that may arise, track code reviews, this creates branching paths and backups the code that we have been working in giving us a sound mind that our code is safe, and that we can keep track of revisions and who made them. Similar to server situations, you can either host your own machine to act as the Team Foundation Server or find one of the many hosting companies that will host and maintain the server for you and provide you with access.

With Team Foundation Server, you are looking to centralize the machine so that everyone can gain access to it. Once the developer has pulled down the latest code, they will use the code as-is in their isolated environment. When they have completed their task, tested that it meets requirements, and successfully built the solution using their changes, then they will connect again and publish out the changes, thus, allowing other developers to see the changes. This gives you the ability to maintain developer isolation with the ability to still collaborate and team build on a project together all while working on their local PC.

We, Rockton Software, have found a combination of developer isolation and developer collaboration by combing a local Hyper-V instance and a hosted TFS solution. Looking back, I do not know that we would want to go any other route for our CRM development: Connect. Hopefully, you are able to set up in a similar way, but if not, I would suggest at least giving it a try. Once you see the benefits, I would bet that you won’t look back either!

As always, if you think you have a better way—let us hear it! We are always looking for ways to increase productivity and reliability!

Rockton Software: Leading a Virtual Company

Written By Kelli Sexton,
CEO of Rockton Software

Rockton Software www.rocktonsoftware.com is a virtual company with employees living in five different states.  This came about partially because we hire talent no matter their locale, but it is also a result of Mark and me living in three different states since starting Rockton Software!

We work hard to create a culture where the team thrives even though we meet infrequently face-to-face. The keys to our success are communication, clarity, and visibility, which derive from the dreaded 8-letter word: meetings.  While we once feared the connotation that meetings are willy-nilly and unfocused, it wasn't until some of our team members requested more formal meetings that we started putting them in place.  We are now more successful by having departmental teams meet daily and our company meetings twice a month.

Our daily meetings, or scrums, were adopted from agile methodologies.  These are short meetings where each person reports what they got done yesterday, what they are committed to completing today and any roadblocks impeding their progress.  Fifteen minutes is sufficient for everyone to get on the same page. These brief meetings have brought us the visibility into what the other team members are committing to and accomplishing, and help us better meet our departmental goals and objectives.

Our twice-monthly All-Company meetings help bring everyone together to understand what the other departments are working on. They are also an opportunity for the Executive Team to share changes, concerns, and insights.  Additionally, each of us gets to share personal challenges or celebrations.  Since we don’t get to have casual gatherings around the water cooler, these shared moments help us feel closer. We also plan two All-Company Retreats. These in-person gatherings create opportunities for team building, brain storming, and problem solving.

Along with our meetings, our adoption of Lync, Outlook Calendars, SharePoint, and Team Foundation Server have helped us improve visibility and communication.  We have found with the right team members, creating well-structured productive meetings, and embracing collaborative technologies that running a virtual company can still provide a great team environment and a real sense of family.

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Rhonda's Musing: I love going on vacation! But who doesn’t?

Written By Rhonda Sutliff, Product
Specialist at Rockton Software

It is always an adventure when we go to new places and try new things. Most people have done the typical vacation in the big cities with amusement parks, zoos, museums, and beaches. But I believe it’s the little places that we don’t normally think about, when considering destinations, which are the best. So, if you might be considering a non-typical destination this year, maybe one of my top five vacation destinations might intrigue you!

• Key West, Florida: Okay, I realize this is probably a destination you would think of, but it is my favorite vacation spot, and there is so much to do: snorkeling, sunset cruises, parasailing, etc. There also are a lot of museums; the Hemingway House with the 6 toed cats, and my personal favorite, the Mel Fisher Maritime Museum, where you can see shipwrecked treasures. Plus, Key West is small, so everything is a hop, skip, and a jump away! 
• Camp Springs, Kentucky: I love visiting vineyards and wineries in the Camp Springs area; you can take the Back Roads wine trail and visit each of them. This tour is not something to rush through because there are historic houses along the way that date back to the 1800s—but don’t forget a designated driver! If wine is not your thing, the Newport Aquarium is only about 15 miles away; it contains multiple exhibits, and they have glass floors, so you can walk on the water. For shopping, I recommend heading to the Main Strasse Village in Covington, KY; it is a restored 19th century German neighborhood with cobblestone walkways.
• Savannah, Georgia: This may be a place you consider, but many people seem surprised that I vacationed here. Savannah is the oldest city in Georgia, so it makes for a great history lesson! It is over-flowing with historic landmarks, museums, and plantations. The neat thing is you have your choice of tours: walking, bus, carriage, and trolley. Of course, a historic city would not be complete without ghost tours, and there are plenty! But, my favorite thing about Savannah are the squares. I do not mean nerdy people, but rather the way the city is broken up; each square is surrounded by eight blocks. For example, the Forrest Gump bus stop scenes were filmed in Chippewa Square.
• Metropolis, Illinois: Yes, there really is a Metropolis city. This is the place for all things Superman! There is a giant Superman statue in town and a Superman Museum. Once a year, there is the Superman Celebration, usually the first weekend in June—you never know what celebrities will show up for the celebration!  
• Brainerd, Minnesota: This is closer to home for me (Fargo, ND), but it is still a great place to visit! It is known for the 26 foot tall, animated Paul Bunyan at Paul Bunyan Land. Although, this attraction is mainly for kids, adults tend to enjoy it, too. It includes amusement rides and a petting zoo. There is also the Paul Bunyan State Trail; the trail is 112 miles and links the communities around Brainerd together. Since it is paved, it is perfect for bike riding, walking, or rollerblading. But, my favorite part about Brainerd are the lakes for water sports like fishing, kayaking, and tubing. 

There you have it!  My top five vacation destinations that you typically wouldn't think of! No matter where you are, there is always something to do! It is up to you to make it fun! And legal, it should always be legal.

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August 16th: GPUG New Orleans Regional Chapter Meeting

Are you in the New Orleans area this Friday, August 16th?
If so, don’t miss out on Rockton Software presenting at the GPUG New Orleans Regional Chapter Meeting! It is from 8AM – 12PM.

Where is the GPUG New Orleans Regional Chapter Meeting located?
CGB Enterprises, Inc.
1127 East Service Road
Highway 190
Covington, LA 70433

What time is Rockton Software presenting?
11AM – 12PM

Who is presenting from Rockton Software?
Rhonda Sutliff, Product Specialist, is presenting remotely.

What is Rhonda’s background?
Prior to joining the Rockton Software team, she was working for Microsoft Dynamics GP support for 11 years. Currently, she is one of the newest members of the Rockton Software team. Her title is Product Specialist, this means that she focuses on making our products work simpler and easier for our customers.

For more information regarding the GPUG New Orleans Regional Chapter Meeting, click this link http://www.gpug.com/events/gpugneworleansrc08162013.

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Setting Up a Launch Point in Dynamics Report Manager

Written By Rhonda Sutliff, Product
Specialist at Rockton Software

A partner of ours was attempting to set up a launch point in Dynamics Report Manager (DRM). He wished to print a Crystal report and to cancel out the Report Writer report, thus, being able to print his quotes from Crystal rather than Report Writer. He created his batch report within DRM correctly, but when he was printing the quotes from the Print Sales Document window the Print Destination window was still coming up for the Report Writer report.

In order to prevent the destination window, we needed to create a launch point that cancelled the window after the Crystal report has been scripted to run.

Launch Point Maintenance Settings Tab: 
On the Field Entered, you can trigger which is essentially the Clear button in the Print Sales Documents window.

Launch Point Maintenance Actions Tab:
You can set the following actions to run the Crystal report and to set up a Run Field Script to run the clear button. This will then avoid the Report Destination prompts for the Report Writer reports.

Now with this launch point, you can go to the Print Sales Document and print your documents using Crystal (or another report) rather than Report Writer.

Wishing to learn more about Dynamics Report Manager? Click here to view a demo! Or, you can contact Rockton Software Sales at sales@rocktonsoftware.com.

Some Microsoft Dynamics GP 3rd Party Products are Bullies

Pam Rasmussen, Sales Support
at Rockton Software

Not all third party products play nicely with each other, which can cause conflicts. You may find after installing a third party product, other third party products you have installed can suddenly start producing errors or behaving strangely.

All of our products play nice with most third party dexterity-based products in the Microsoft Dynamics GP playground. We have trained them well, however, there are always new ones coming out. So, we have created a simple and easy way for you to get around those “bully” products.

In each of our products on the Setup window | Troubleshooting tab, we have a “Move to First Position” task. It’s as easy as one click. This task automatically places our product just under Dynamics GP in the Dynamics.set file. It will now load just after Dynamics GP, but before any of your other third party products. This eliminates the potential for the “bullies” to interfere with our products.

At Rockton Software, we strive to make the customer experience simple and easy. This is just more way of meeting that goal.

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Martie's Musing: The Bigger Picture

Martie Mitchell, Sales Manager
 at Rockton Software

Recently, I took a mini-vacation to Central Idaho to do some salmon fishing during the spring Chinook run.

The plan was to ride 300 miles with my husband, where he would continue on to Boise for some extended education, and I would have a calm, relaxing weekend on the river.

Upon arrival, much to my chagrin, I discovered the recent 80+ degree days had blown out the river; this means flooded from rain and snow-melt, muddy, and fast. Freely translated . . . no fishing excursions—bummer. Additionally, it was still raining, and my husband couldn't stay. So much for the best laid plans of mice and men, or so it goes. This looked like it was going to end up being a VERY long, dull weekend.

Friday morning, I took a leisurely breakfast, watched a little television, and did some reading. Then, I decided rain or no rain—I will do some exploring of the area. Of course, I packed my fly rod, got advice on which parts of what rivers were open to what kind of fishing (just in case). I was determined not to let bad weather rain on my parade.

Needless to say, there were places on the river that beckoned for a dry fly, and I accommodated them. I didn't catch any fish, but I rediscovered the joy in being still in your mind, and the calm that ensues from the simple, repetitive motion of cast, retrieve. Cast . . . Retrieve.

In that complete focus, there comes a stillness then peace and calm. I started to notice things I’m usually too busy to see on any given day. How small I am in the universe and how totally insignificant in the bigger scheme of things, especially when compared to the life of a river, mountain, or tree; I am just a fragile, flash in the pan. Life went on before I came, and it will continue long after I am gone. There is the finite possibility of leaving a legacy and how would it define me? This was very humbling, but on the other hand, very freeing—to feel there is a bigger plan, and I am not the master of my own universe. It is ok that I do not have the reins because it is not all going to crumble without me.

I was blessed to be able to repeat this process on Saturday by taking a long hike; the trail was physically challenging, but in this process, my mind was allowed to clear, and I could engulf myself in the sway of the wild grass and the immensity of the surrounding cliffs that were thrown up from old volcanoes coming before my time. This snapshot was my bigger picture.

If you can, I recommend to you to take a few days to get away, alone, and find your way to your bigger picture.

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The Summer 2013 Edition of The GP Optimizer is Ready!

The Summer 2013 Edition of The GP Optimizer Magazine is ready to be downloaded! It features articles written by Microsoft Dynamics GP Add-On Partners, like Rockton Software; these articles focus on solving common Dynamics GP user needs.

Download the Summer 2013 Edition of The GP Optimizer Magazine, today, and see the value that it will bring your GP experience! Click here www.rocktonsoftware.com/GPOMSignUp to receive the publication via email from Rockton Software!