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Act! Contact Synchronization

By david.knoble, on February 20th, 2010%

For anyone that uses Act! to manage contacts, the software is fantastic. The largest drawback for our use has been the poor ability to synchronize with microsoft outlook. Most software we have found to accomplish this is either standalone or integrates into Act! Well, we recently found some software that installs as an Outlook add-in and this software is not only flexible, but very fast » Read more about Act! Contact Synchronization »

Low Cost Time & Expense Management

By david.knoble, on October 6th, 2009%

Does your business revolve around tracking time and billing customers for that time? Do you provide service? Warranty calls? Research? Any business that needs to track the time spent and bill for that time may find this website useful. Apparently a group has gotten together and created an online time and expense tracker (Note: time and expense is frequently referred to as ‘T&E’). The best part about this group is that their service is FREE! » Read more about Low Cost Time & Expense Management »

Running OpenOffice from a USB Stick

By david.knoble, on August 7th, 2009%

openoffice230x801 Did you know that the open source replacement for Microsoft Office which is totally free (OpenOffice!) can be run from a USB memory stick? What good does that do for us? Here we explain the advantages which help propel this software ahead of Microsoft. » Read more about Running OpenOffice from a USB Stick »

Guide to Creating Long Documents in OpenOffice

By david.knoble, on August 6th, 2009%

openoffice230x80 OpenOffice continues to be a viable replacement for Microsoft Office. Costing zero compared to hundreds of dollars per license, the features that are missing from OpenOffice can be overlooked.

Sun Microsystems, who maintains part of the code in OpenOffice has released a guide to creating long documents in OpenOffice’s word processor — writer. This guide discusses everything you could possibly want in documents for internal or external use. For example, do you need to write a guide for your product? How about a internal policies and procedures? This guide will help you get there. » Read more about Guide to Creating Long Documents in OpenOffice »

OpenOffice Mail Merge Wizard Prints Blank Pages??

By david.knoble, on June 24th, 2009%

OpenOffice is a software package for the new business because it is free! It also reads and writes Microsoft© Office documents. However, sometimes a little bug is harder to solve. Here we have found the solution to removing the blank page that prints in-between each letter when creating form letters with the Mail Merge Wizard. After completing a mail merge using the wizard found in the Tools -> Mail Merge Wizard menu, you have a document containing each letter. On screen the letters look like they are one page after another. Using the print preview, however, gives a more distressing sight — a blank page in between each letter. Here’s the fix to remove them. » Read more about OpenOffice Mail Merge Wizard Prints Blank Pages?? »

FireFox 3.0.10 Crashes with Java Update

By david.knoble, on June 13th, 2009%

FireFox and Java apparently have code so interrelated that the latest Java update has FireFox crashing. Using version 3.0.10 of FireFox, my computer kept reporting a critical error and FireFox wouldn’t even start! I had to resort to Internet Explorer to get everything fixed. Here’s what we did. » Read more about FireFox 3.0.10 Crashes with Java Update »

Firefox Prism Can Help Your Business

By david.knoble, on June 10th, 2009%

FireFox, the other internet browser, has been developing a great piece of software for over a year that is now coming to the forefront. This software can help you be more productive in your work and also help those that are a little less internet savvy.

OpenOffice 3.1 Released

By david.knoble, on June 9th, 2009%

A new version of OpenOffice has been released with a variety of enhancements you may need. OpenOffice is now at version 3.1 and continues to provide read and write capabilities of Microsoft Office files. Given that OpenOffice is free to download and use, your small business can save considerable amounts of money getting started.

Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor

By david.knoble, on April 28th, 2009%

We are now a certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor. This designation means we have gone through a training and testing program for consulting with new and existing QuickBooks users. We can help you setup your business using QuickBooks and then electronically transfer files with you to make adjustments or help you fix errors. Using the web, … → Read More: Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor

Act! — Extra Blank Envelope Prints

By david.knoble, on March 20th, 2009%

Act! is a wonderful contact manager and business opportunity manager. However, if you spend too much time trying to figure out a technical glitch, you loose all that efficiency! I have just done that and spent too much time trying to figure out why my #10 envelope report always prints one extra envelope at the end. Here is the solution so you don’t waste your time! » Read more about Act! — Extra Blank Envelope Prints »

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