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  • January 25, 2017

    Sage 100 Contractor version 20; Why Wait?

    That is THE big question! We ran a two-part series in our August and September 2016 newsletters, and these are up on our website under News, Newsletters. The two-part article covers the history, the reason for the change, and many other details. For now, I’d like to focus on the order of events and what […]

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  • January 20, 2017

    30 Years – A Great Year of Great Events!

    The year 2016 was our 30th year in business! We had celebration plans for our clients, our staff, and our vendors throughout the year. Even as we look back at the special events, we’re ready to continue another year of servicing our clients, continuing as experts in business-to-business technology solutions, and keeping your network safe […]

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  • January 20, 2017

    Battery Backup Units – Why You Need Them

    One of the easiest ways to protect your investment in computer equipment is to be sure to have an uninterruptible power supply between the computer and the outlet; UPS for short.

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  • January 18, 2017

    Apple Account Info Change Email-It’s a SCAM

    This one is pretty good – our spam filter caught it and blocked the image, but the content is very convincing.  It says that the Apple ID was updated and shows the user’s ID name/address. Then it says if you didn’t make the change or you think it was an unauthorized person, you should change […]

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  • January 15, 2017

    Video Update: Password Changes for Cloud Logons

    It’s like changing the batteries in your smoke detector; you just have to do it!  All Syscon clients in our Multi-tenant Hosting, Private Server Hosting, or Email Hosting will have to choose a new password in 2017. The week of January 23rd, we are requiring a new password when you log in. Get ready and figure […]

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  • January 07, 2017

    Battery Backup Units – Why You Need Them!

    One of the easiest ways to protect your investment in computer equipment is to be sure to have an Uninterruptible Power Supply between the computer and the outlet; UPS for short.  You can purchase a simple power strip at the local store, all the way up to sophisticated UPS devices that can be programmed to […]

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  • January 04, 2017

    Sage 100 Contractor – W-2’s and 1099’s: What Forms Do I Need to Buy?

    Every year we get questions about what forms to use when printing year-end payroll W-2’s, W-3, 1099’s, and the 1096 from Sage 100 Contractor – here you go! You’ll need the four-part perforated blank forms for the W-2 and 1099 print outs.  When you print, there will be four (4) boxes on one piece of […]

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  • December 22, 2016

    Sage 100 Contractor – 2017 Federal Tax Tables, version 19.8, and 20.4

    Each year the Federal payroll tax table updates are issued, usually in early January.  For all the software companies, this means providing a software update with the new tables, and this year is no different.  Sage has announced that these tables will be available for version 19 users (19.8), and version 20 users (20.4).  Do […]

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  • December 18, 2016

    Retail Backup Solutions in the Cloud – Do You Know How Long It Will Take To Get Your Data?

    There are some great retail cloud backup solutions, but not all are appropriate for a business, even a small business.  If you had to restore critical data from one of those cloud solutions, how long would it take to download those files (once you had a machine ready to download them to)? We had a […]

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  • December 11, 2016

    Stories from Small Businesses that were Attacked

    Efficient Escrow of California was forced to close its doors and lay off its entire staff when cybercriminals nabbed $1.5 million from its bank account. The thieves gained access to the escrow company’s bank data using a form of “Trojan horse” malware. Once the hackers broke in, they wired $432,215 from the firm’s bank to […]

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