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January 07, 2016
Anti-Spam— Can’t Live with it, Can’t Live without it!
Anti-Spam services are absolutely necessary. We have clients whose filters capture 99.98% of the mail that comes into their firewall, allowing the rest to go through to their staff. Imagine the chaos if all this junk actually got through! We also have clients who feel a little annoyed when they have to check their […]
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January 01, 2016
2016 Resolutions
We’ve been assisting clients for 30 years and we have helped with a variety of business issues. Here are a few places we might be able to help you meet your 2016 resolutions! Goal: Increase Office Efficiency Maybe it’s double-entry of time, or manual spread- sheets with allocations of overhead, but there are usually some […]
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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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