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QuickBooks To Update Or Not To Update

Published on December 30, 2009 By Les Murphy

I tend to work on the “if it ain’t broke don’t fix it” level. I’m never the first person out selling the latest business technology and I never recommend the latest and greatest software for your business systems production environment. But, you can count on me to be on the bleeding edge with my own [...]

Cloud QuickBooks – Let Me Lay It Out For You

Published on December 9, 2009 By Les Murphy

What’s all the fuss about QuickBooks not being ready for cloud computing? This one’s easy. Since version 9, Intuit fully supports QuickBooks Enterprise installed on Microsoft Server 2008 with Terminal Services deployed. Details for installing QuickBooks on a Terminal Server clear up any questions about setup and make the process easy for anyone schooled in [...]

QuickBooks PCI Compliant

Published on November 3, 2009 By Les Murphy

Beginning in 2004, the single most important question that merchants need to ask about their business software has to do with PCI Compliance. “The Payment Card Industry (PCI) has created the Data Security Standards (DSS) in order to support merchants. Credit Card companies now require merchants to be aware of and compliant with the Data [...]

QuickBooks Multi User Server Uses Up A License

Published on November 2, 2009 By Les Murphy

Question: I recently set up the XP Pro QuickBooks server and have a couple of questions. The only way for all users to have access to files is to keep QuickBooks open on the server. This, in turn is using up one of my licenses. I have tried the server manager, but it is not [...]

Download QuickBooks 2010, Try Without Hurting Current QuickBooks Company Files

Published on September 28, 2009 By Les Murphy

Today is the QuickBooks 2010 release date. You will most certainly want to upgrade from your present version of QuickBooks to QuickBooks 2010. There are many New Features in QuickBooks 2010. My favorite new feature; “Scan documents directly into QuickBooks and attach them electronically to QuickBooks transactions” However, please don’t endanger your current production QuickBooks. [...]