October 02, 2015

20 Years with Master Builder/Sage 100 Contractor

In our May/June newsletter, we included a list of ’interesting’ experiences we’ve had with this product, the original owner, and the changes in ownership—Intuit, then Sage. As promised, we have a series of five short video interviews with Larry Wendt. They include the very first training in California which ended with emergency surgery when Larry […]

September 30, 2015

Cloud Hosting—News and Reminders September 2015 Edition

Where do you store your computer disks? So, this is a first! We opened up an HP workstation and found the installation disks inside. I suppose that means they’re not lost, but this is not a good way to keep track of them. However, we have a great Syscon duffel bag that we’d love to […]

September 27, 2015

Updates and Tips from Syscon – September 2015 Edition

Did You Know? Sage 100 Contractor Vendors Spending a few extra minutes during Vendor setup in 4-4 can save a lot of time in the day-to-day entry process and at yearend. Due Terms: On the Invoice Defaults tab, take a minute to enter the Due Terms, Discount Terms, and Discount Rate. You’ll click-through the 4-2 […]

September 25, 2015

Is Your Website Mobile-Friendly?

What is a ’mobile-friendly’ website? It’s a site that has a responsive layout that adjusts to the width of the screen. Sections of the website are designed in blocks that can stack on top of each other, rather than next to each other, so you don’t have to slide the image back and forth to […]

September 18, 2015

Windows 10 Upgrade – Now or Wait?

We strongly encourage you to wait to do this upgrade. We’ve had some experience with the upgrade, and we’ve done some research on it, confirming our recommendation to hold off for now. With the release of any new software version, the first adopters are helping with the testing process (like it or not). Based on […]

September 04, 2015

Video Update: Should You Upgrade to Windows 10?

Are you considering upgrading to Windows 10? Check out this message from our President before you make your final decision.

July 31, 2015

Client Update Video August 2015

July 15, 2015

Updates and Tips from Syscon – July 2015 Edition

Did You Know? Sage 100 Contractor When you have to void a record, you can copy-paste, to avoid re-keying but with multiple job costs, it’s a pain to re-enter that screen since it doesn’t come over. Option1: Before you void the original record, copy the cost grid to Excel (without the record #’s), then copy […]

July 13, 2015

Backup Disaster Recovery – our Partner, Datto

In early 2014, Syscon began a search to replace our backup disaster recovery fleet. Through each round, the Datto Siris units came up on top. We were very excited, so we decided to begin with our own equipment. We replaced our BDR’s, attended their annual Partner conference, and started the training process. We have successfully […]

July 06, 2015

Emergency Planning for Computers

It seems like every time you turn on the news, there’s another disaster somewhere—flooding, tornados, hurricane winds, fire, earthquake. No one expects a disaster to happen to them; then again, that’s why we have insurance, backup our data, have a spare key with the neighbor, and so on. Passwords—many of our clients click ‘remember my […]