Archive for the ‘Other Technical’ Category


Considering an ACT Software Upgrade?…2 Must Ask Questions

People say they learn a lot from me, truth is I learn from customers and subscribers all the time. Yesterday I talked with a customer who articulated something I think might benefit others. It was pertaining to the idea of upgrading his ACT software after receiving an upgrade notice from Sage Software, he said, “I [...]

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A Great New Service for Busy Professionals

While in New York, I got to have lunch with one of my subscribers. Dan is a long time ACT Software user, and a very skilled business professional (afterall he works in New York!). If you’ve known me for very long, I’m always learning, and always interested in things that can make busy professionals more [...]

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My Daylight Savings Time Woe… (you got one?)

After a couple weeks of preparing you, my subscribers via email, and working hands on with customers for the Daylight Savings Time switch of 2007 for North America. I had to take care of my own system. And like most of my client environments, my environment converted fine following the procedure outlined in the DST [...]

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Online Backup Easier than Ever

There is nothing worse than data loss. You come to the office, and for whatever reason, your data is not available. Some reasons could be: -Natural Disaster -Fire -Server Crash -Laptop or Computer Theft -Hard Drive Crash If you’ve ever have had an experience like any of these, you understand the sinking feeling in your [...]

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Why you could be an hour late in March…

Are you aware of the *NEW* Daylight Savings time changes going on in March?  For those of us in the US, the Energy Policy Act of 2005 extended Daylight Saving Time starting in 2007, and is arriving a bit earlier, and leaving us a bit later. Why is this important?  Well, it impacts computers…for one, [...]

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