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  • December 21, 2015

    Video Update: ACA Compliance with Sage 100 Contractor

    We encourage you to watch this short video if you have 50 or more Full-Time-Equivalent employees, even if some of them are union members. There are some questions you need to ask your broker, and some significant data to be entered/updated in Sage 100 Contractor in order to get the reports you are required to […]

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  • December 10, 2015

    Sage 100 Contractor – What do we ‘fix’?

      We see all kinds of data errors and have some pretty special tools to fix them. Some of our clients are not familiar with what can be done, so we thought we’d share some recent things we took care of; what do you need? -A payroll check run was posted to the wrong period; […]

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  • November 23, 2015

    Video Update: The Cloud and S100C Year End

    Are you ready for S100C (Master Builder) year end? Do you know the difference between a public cloud and private cloud? Check out this message from our President and get the information you need.

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  • November 20, 2015

    Updates and Tips from Syscon

    Did You Know? Sage 100 Contractor I’m always surprised to see people enter the numbers on their calculator, then re-type into the software; it’s just too easy to invert a digit or make an error. Have you used the internal calculator? In any number field, enter the first number, hit an operator key ( + […]

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  • November 16, 2015

    7 Factors of IT Risk

    Phishing is the No. 1 cyberattack risk that businesses face. 84% of businesses were victims of a successful phishing attack in 2021, which is a 15% increase over the same 12-month period in 2020. There are 7 factors that influence a company’s phishing risk: Human Error—an estimated 90% of security breaches are due to human […]

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  • 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 […]

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  • 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 […]

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  • 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 […]

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  • 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 […]

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  • 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 […]

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