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November 23, 2016
Progress Billing: What are Those Radials for Anyway?
I was working with some office staff and their list of questions. When you’re in the Progress Billing screen (3-7), and you click the calculator, there are two choices with radials in front of them. What’s the difference and when to use which one? The first one says ‘Calculate the Current column based on the […]
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November 22, 2016
Cabling – New, Faster Protocol for EXISTING Cat 5e, Cat 6
The cabling in your walls is ‘out of sight, out of mind,’ but greatly impacts the speed of information traveling over your network – data, internet, wireless traffic. You might be familiar with Cat 5, Cat 5e, and Cat 6 cable sizes – did you know there are Cat 6a, and 7? How to keep […]
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November 16, 2016
Mobile devices for your field personnel Managing, tracking, maximizing
There are several key components in managing mobile devices, keeping track of them and maximizing the investment. Data Packages and internet Access. When you set up these devices, be sure to have a company gmail or icloud account to log into the device for management and access.
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November 15, 2016
Mobile Devices for your Field Personnel Part II: Managing, Tracking, Maximizing!
In our Part I article, we discussed the different types of devices, and the pro’s and con’s within each group. We also reviewed internet access requirements, data plans, and made suggestions regarding cases. Now for the second part – managing these devices, keeping track of them, and maximizing the investment! Data Packages and Internet Access […]
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November 11, 2016
Does Sage 100 Contractor v19 Let Me Enter OT for Salaried Staff?
Yes! There’s no need to upgrade to version 20 (and we don’t recommend upgrading until mid-Q1 2017). The salaried employee(s) can stay exactly as you have them now, using the Salary field for their weekly pay. In their 5-2-1 screen, add a rate for overtime work. When you create the 5-2-2 Pay Record, allow the […]
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November 11, 2016
How Do I Get a Backlog Report to Give to the Bank?
Use the Job Status field in the 3-5 Job Screen. This is a lot easier (and more accurate) than keeping a spreadsheet. When a contract is committed, create the job in the 3-5 screen (instead of putting it in a spreadsheet), and use the status 3-Contract. This indicates you have the work but you are […]
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October 21, 2016
Wonder why you have a different withholding amount for someone?
I was checking an employee’s accrued vacation (we use Sage 100 Contractor in-house, version 19.7.52.0 right now), and when I was done, I hit ‘Escape’ to leave the screen – I hadn’t changed anything. I received the message that my changes were not saved, click ‘Yes’ to Save, ‘No’ to leave without changing, and ‘Cancel’ […]
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October 14, 2016
HoloLens: Your New Reality?
A game designer sees a moving 3-D image of a living, breathing, mace-wielding ogre – on her desk. She flicks a finger and he turns from side to side, giving her a full view of his outfit and weapons belt. An architect looks up at the ceiling in a building he’s just designed. He waves […]
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October 14, 2016
Could One Tiny Leak Wipe Out Your Entire Company?
Things were going great at Michael Daugherty’s up-and-coming $4 million medical-testing company. He was a happy man. He ran a good business in a nice place. His Atlanta-based LabMD had about 30 employees and tested blood, urine and tissue samples for urologists. Life was good for this middle-aged businessman from Detroit. Then, one Tuesday afternoon […]
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September 30, 2016
Dealing With The Dark Side Of Social Media
Social media has become a true amplifier, permeating every nook and cranny of the web, giving a megaphone to those who might have previously found themselves voiceless. While I generally believe that the proliferation of the social web is a good thing, it does have a dark side that is difficult, if not impossible, to […]
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