Category | Best Practices
2010
“Time Travel” aka Troubleshooting a Dot Matrix Printer in 2010
0 Comments | Posted by David Faye in Accounting Software, Best Practices, Sage MAS 90
Took a ride with one of our consultants earlier this week to see a client who was having trouble printing checks from Sage MAS 90 to their dot matrix printer. Apparently, there had been a power outage a few days earlier, and ever since, their checks were printing out of alignment. It was an old Okidata [...]
2010
The Secret of Successful Software Implementations
1 Comment | Posted by David Faye in Accounting Software, Best Practices, Sage MAS 90, Technology
It’s the dirty little secret of successful software implementations. No one really talks about it. It’s taken for granted and underappreciated, usually. Like the Aunt that always shows up at parties and holidays with gifts for the kids, but everyone makes fun of her anyway. The Spanish call it “adiestrando”. The French call it “entraînement”. [...]
2010
The Cloud isn’t Perfect, but it’s Here
0 Comments | Posted by David Faye in Best Practices, Cloud Computing, Technology
Many writers have done a great job pointing out the shortcomings and risks of “The Cloud”, and there is certainly no shortage of risk. The Cloud is definitely not perfect. Of course, I remember when PCs arrived, and they certainly weren’t perfect in the early and mid-80s. The first Blackberry was pretty exciting and also a [...]
2010
The Right Mindset
1 Comment | Posted by David Faye in Accounting Software, Best Practices, Business, Technology
To be successful implementing new software takes the right mindset. It may take the right software and it may take the right people, but it definitely takes the right mindset. It takes the right mindset on the part of business owners, upper management, and the people on the front lines doing the work and using [...]
2010
Virtualization Options for Sage MAS 90 and MAS 200
0 Comments | Posted by admin in Best Practices, Sage MAS 200, Sage MAS 90, Sage MAS 90 Toolbox, Technology
Virtualization is an exciting option for many companies looking to minimize the footprint of their servers and have a potentially more cost effective, efficient, and “green” IT infrastructure. Attached is a list of supported Virtualization Alternatives for Sage MAS 90 and MAS 200.
2010
Be PCI-DSS Compliant by July 1 – Part II
0 Comments | Posted by admin in Best Practices, Sage MAS 200, Sage MAS 90, Sage MAS 90 Toolbox, Security
If you store, process, or transmit cardholder data you must be compliant by July 1, 2010 with the PCI-DSS requirements. PCI-DSS stands for Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards. Within the next few days, requirements established by the five major credit card networks including: American Express, Discover Financial Services, JCB, MasterCard Worldwide, and Visa International, will affect [...]
2010
But It Doesn’t Work Like Our Old Software!
2 Comments | Posted by David Faye in Accounting Software, Best Practices, Sage MAS 200, Sage MAS 90, Technology
I heard it again. “It doesn’t work like our old software”. You work in this business long enough, and there are some standard catch phrases you tend to hear over and over again. “I thought it included…(fill in the blanks)” is one. “We don’t need any training. We’ll figure it out ourselves.” is another. But [...]
2010
A World Without IT Support
2 Comments | Posted by David Faye in Best Practices, Cloud Computing, Technology
I had a dream. I was the CEO of a business, and we didn’t have to buy any servers or have an IT department. Our email was hosted by Intermedia (or one of a slew of other options). Our customer data was hosted by SugarCRM (or Salesforce or someone else). Our accounting and ERP application (Sage [...]
2010
Sage Survey Finds Optimism
0 Comments | Posted by David Faye in Best Practices, Business, Technology
A Sage Software survey of some 1500 small business owners found guarded optimism about their financial future. They reported that cost cutting and financial conservatism were still the most frequent strategies being used, but that 62% of respondents expressed the belief that the economy will improve by middle 2011. This is consistent with our discussions with [...]
I’m about halfway through a book called Drive, by Dan Pink. It’s a paradigm shifting book which basically says everything we thought we knew about motivation is wrong, especially as it relates to money and using the “carrot and stick” approach to managing. His premise (and supported research) says that money really only works [...]

