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Email server issues Resolved 08:20 am 12/06/2021
The mail servers are back online and working again. Thank you, everyone, for your understanding and patience. Hopefully, our changes will prevent future issues like this one.
Email server issues 12/06/2021
12/06/2021 Good morning everyone, Yes we are having email server issues this morning. They are getting addressed by our IT engineers, and we hope to have them resolved with the hour. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. It is a part of our upgrade to your data center to prevent future outages.
US Post Office Changes Service Levels
09/24/2021 Effective October 1, 2021, the United States Postal Service (USPS) has revised its service standards for certain First-Class Mail items, resulting in a delivery window of up to five days. Please note that this may delay your regular mail sent to or from you. Therefore, please take this change into account when mailing items to us via USPS. For more information, visit usps.com.
Happy Birthday to Computer Team, Inc. Today we turned 34 years old today!
07/01/2021 Thank you to our clients who continue to have faith in our team to provide for their IT needs. Thank you to our team that works hard every day to satisfy the requirements of our clients. Make it a great day.
05/20/20 Covid-19 Coronavirus Update PPP (Payroll Protection Program) Update:
As many of you know, the (Payroll Protection Program) PPP passed in Congress, the Senate, and got signed by President Trump some weeks ago. There has been plenty of accurate and inaccurate information about the program. The primary purpose of the plan was to supply funds to small businesses so they could keep their employees paid during the Covid-19 Coronavirus pandemic.
If you qualified and took the money, it started as a loan to the company. If you use the money for employees, rent, or mortgages, the loan can turn into a forgivable grant that you will not repay. One issue employers are struggling with is the forgiveness of the loan. The rules have been vague at best. There is a new document release from the Small Business Administration (SBA) to help clear this up and make it easier to comply with the requirements.
One of the requirements is to use all of the money within eight weeks of receiving your funds. Note: There is a bill being proposed today in the Senate to extend this time frame from eight weeks to either twelve or sixteen weeks. Call your Senators and let them know this is a great idea.
To help with forgiveness, you may find the following links helpful.
The first link is to the newly release updated documents from the SBA.
https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sm1010
The second link comes from a CPA firm trying to help their clients.
http://www.bcscpa.com/ppp-loan-forgiveness/
Hopefully, this helps with trying to comply with the forgiveness of these loans. Go out, and make a great day.
COVID-19 Coronavirus Update (Loans and Payroll Protection)
04/01/2020 The Federal government is offering programs to help small businesses with SBA Small Business Administration loans. Here are some of the basics. There are two main loan options available to most of our clients.
SBA Loan Comparison*
| 7(a) LOAN PROGRAM |
STANDARD |
PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM |
| MAXIMUM LOAN |
$5,000,000 |
The eligible loan amount is lesser of the average of certain fixed monthly payroll costs x 2.5, or $10,000,000. |
| INTEREST RATE MAXIMUM |
Prime + 2.25% to 4.75% depending on amount and term of the loan |
During the covered period, a covered loan shall bear an interest rate not to exceed 4% |
| FEES |
2%-3% of the loan |
Waived |
| DEFERMENT OF PAYMENTS |
N/A |
Minimum of 6 months |
| USES |
|
In addition to standard uses payroll support, including paid sick, medical, or family leave, and costs related to the continuation of group health care benefits during those periods of leave; employee salaries; mortgage payments; rent; utilities; and any other debt obligations incurred before the covered period. |
| SBA GUARANTEE |
85% for loans up to $150,000 and 75% for loans greater than $150,000 |
100% |
| COLLATERAL |
Lenders are not required to take collateral for loans up to $25,000. For loans in excess of $350,000, the SBA requires that the lender collateralize the loan to the maximum extent possible up to the loan amount. |
No collateral required |
| FORGIVENESS OF LOAN |
N/A |
The following costs may be eligible for forgiveness: (1) Payroll costs; (2) Any payment of interest on any covered mortgage obligation (which will not include any prepayment of or payment of principal on a covered mortgage obligation); (3) Any payment on any covered rent obligation; (4) Any covered utility payment. |
Additional Resources:
I got most of my information from our bank Vibrant Credit Union and here is their link to their page with most of the information. Vibrant Credit Union COVID-19 SBA Loan Information
If you need help getting these documents together please let us know our staff is still working and remain working throughout the COVID-19 crisis.
*You should consult your own tax, legal and accounting advisors before engaging in any transaction.
COVID-19 Coronavirus Update (Work From Home)
03/19/2020 During our communities fight with the COVID-19 Coronavirus, we encourage our clients and families to take all precautions necessary to protect yourself and your families. Computer Team, Inc. can help our clients by providing a no-charge program that allows you to work from anywhere. You can take over your computer at work as though you are sitting at work. You can print to your home printer. You can also use your office phone at home if you are in one of our office phone systems.
For further information or assistance to get connected, please contact one of our consultants.
Call 563-355-0426 or 800-355-0450 or send an email to helpdesk@computerteam.com.
I have attached two documents from the CDC that may help you and your employees.
CDC COVID19-symptoms Link CDC COVID 19 Stop the Spread Link
I also included a chart that may provide additional information that may help in dealing with this issue.
Happy Birthday to Computer Team, Inc. Today we turned 32 years old today!
07/01/2019 Thank you to our clients who continue to have faith in our team to provide for their IT needs. Thank you to our team that works hard every day to satisfy the requirements our of our clients. Make it a great day.
Computer Team releases version 2 of the Denali Remote Sales Transfer program.
Many clients need to have sales take place outside of the traditional retail brick and mortar buildings. In many cases, it is not feasible to stay connected to the home office to create update and maintain sales and customer information, and this why we created the Denali Remote Sales Transfer takes your business to the next level. More Information Click Here...
Centurylink Telephone interruption notice!
November 26, 2018, Centurylink is having issues with the 563 area code. Calls coming from and going to this area code may not connect. The latest update we have from them is the estimated time of repair is 11/30/18 at 10:00 pm. In the meantime, we have noticed that if you try to call us our 800 number works fine 800-355-0450.
Internet service interruption notice!
August 21, 2018, Our current fiber provider is doing some construction this evening that will cause an outage of our email and web server services. The outage will take place at around 8:00 pm this evening. We got a very short notice from our supplier, and we apologize for this short notice. We have been told to expect the outage to last no more than 4 hours.
Apple is the first publicly traded trillion-dollar company 08/02/2018 and our founder was there at the beginning!
August 2, 2018, Apple has become the world’s first publicly traded company valued at $1 trillion, that is $1,000,000,000,000.00. See the photo below taken in 1984 at the Apple roll out of the Apple IIc and our founder Dave Smith was at that roll out in San Francisco. This article was published in the QCTIMES 08/03/18 qctimes.com.
BUSINESS MILESTONE FOR APPLE
In this April 24, 1984, file photo, Steve Jobs, left, chairman of Apple Computers, John Sculley, center, president and CEO, and Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple, unveil the new Apple lie computer in San Francisco, Calif.
Apple first publicly traded trillion-dollar company
MICHAEL LIEDTKE Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO - Apple has become the world’s first publicly traded company to be valued at $1 trillion, the financial fruit of stylish technology that has redefined what we expect from our gadgets.
The milestone reached Thursday marks the latest triumph of a trend-setting company that two mavericks named Steve started in a Silicon Valley garage 42 years ago.
The achievement seemed unimaginable in 1997 when Apple teetered on the edge of bankruptcy, with its stock trading for less than $1, on a split-adjusted basis., and its market value dropping below $2 billion.
To survive, Apple brought back its once-exiledco-founder, Steve Jobs, as interim CEO and turned to its archrival Microsoft for a $150 million cash infusion to help pay its bills.
If someone had dared to buy $10,000 worth of stock at that point of desperation, the investment would now be worth about $2.6 million.
Jobs eventually introduced popular products such as the iPod and iPhone that subsequently drove Apple’s rise. The stock has been surging this week as anticipation mounts for the next generation of iPhone, expected to be released in September.
Apple hit the $1 trillion mark when its shares reached $207.04 around midday in New York. Apple shares closed with a gain of 2.9 percent to $207.39. The shares are up 23 percent so far this year.
Another company, Saudi Arabian Oil Co. could eclipse Apple if it goes through with plans for an initial public offering. Saudi officials have said the IPO would value Saudi Aramco, as the company is often called, at about $2 trillion. But until the IPO is completed, Saudi Aram-co’s actual value remains murky.
Jobs’ vision, showmanship, and sense of style propelled Apple’s comeback. But it might not have happened if he hadn’t evolved into a more mature leader after his exit from the company in 1985. His ignominious departure came after losing a power struggle with John Sculley, a former Pepsico executive whom he recruited to become Apple’s CEO in 1983 — seven years after he and his geeky friend Steve Wozniak teamed up to start the company with the administrative help of Ronald Wayne.
Happy 30th Birthday to Computer Team!
July 1, 2017, Computer Team turned 30 years old. It really doesn't feel much older than 29 though. My staff and wife surprised me with a party at lunch today. I am very grateful for these relationships. Our long-lost programmer from Minneapolis and his lovely girlfriend even came down to help celebrate. Below you will see from left to right Wayne Swank Maintenance, Mike Belville Programming, Dave Belville Systems Engineer, Kyle Knott Support Specialist, Bev Smith Office Manager, Dennis Mote Systems Engineer, Dave Smith President, and Aimee Fagan Administrative Assistant. Our best team ever!
Then there is my award for being here the whole 30 years!
Posted 12/09/2016 9:10 am
Our Road is Finally Opened!
You can now get to Computer Team, Inc. the same you have done it for the past 29 years. As many of you know our road to our offices were closed the day after Labor Day. Please get to our office the same way as in the past. Thank you to everyone that made the effort to get here during the construction in preparation for the new I-74 bridge. Thank you to all the construction workers for trying to speed this process along as fast as possible.
Directions from Grant Street:
Stay in the left most lane and proceed to 10th Street, turn left onto 10th Street proceed to State Street, turn left on State Street and keep to the right and proceed to our new driveway.
Directions from State Street:
Stay in the right lane and veer off to State Street just after 10th Street to our new driveway.
We are looking forward to seeing our customers soon.
Posted 10/03/2016 10:50 am
Avast Antivirus has acquired AVG Technologies!:
Hello everyone;
In July, Avast signed and announced an agreement to acquire AVG Technologies. We are excited to inform you of the closing of the acquisition. We are now formally part of the ‘Avast family’.
By combining the strengths of AVG and Avast under one company, we are even better positioned to address SMB (Small and Medium Business) security needs moving forward. We are taking the combined product capabilities of both companies, developing an even more powerful, integrated security portfolio.
Avast is fully committed to our AVG Partners and customers towards our mutual success. Whether you use an AVG or an Avast product, you can be reassured of our continued support to help you achieve addressing the security needs.
We will keep you updated on any changes as they occur. We see this as a great move because both companies have always been highly rated.
Posted 09/26/2016 10:15 am
Windows 10 upgrade might remove your preferred start menu!:
Hello everyone;
There is a windows 10 upgrade going around that removes the Classic Start menu that we have provided to most of our clients. The Classic Start menu makes your computer look like Windows 7 or Windows XP which makes it easier for you to use it. If you have had this issue just use the link provided here to update your system back to Classic Start.
Update Classic Start Here:
If you need further assistance with other issues after this update, please contact our helpdesk.
Posted 06/07/2016 11:00 am
Critical Virus Warning!!!!:
Hello everyone, this one is important.
There is a new rransomwarevirus hitting now that may be harder than ever to recover from. We have produced a PDF that documents the steps you should take to protect yourself and your companies from attack.
What happens when infected with Jigsaw?
Jigsaw Ransom Ware Survival Guide:
Posted 09/21/2015 09:00 am
Remote Support Upgrade:
Hello everyone, we are updating our remote connection solution.
OK, so what is a remote connection solution for and why should I care? Our clients and we use remote connectivity solutions to connect to their computers, laptops, tablets, and mobile phones from remote locations. This allows access to files, programs, and the complete desktops from anywhere you have an Internet connection. This allows us to offer remote support in a quick an efficient manner. This saves all of us time and money. For years now, we have been able to save clients thousands of dollars in support cost by not having to travel to each location to provide support.
For some years, we now we used LOGMEIN to provide this solution. While not completely satisfied with this solution the cost was reasonable. Because of the past pricing, we were able to offer our clients the remote access program without additional cost to them. Unfortunately, LOGMEIN has made changes to their program this year and raised the prices by a factor of about 10 thus forcing us to charge our clients a large fee to stay with LOGMEIN. We then started our search for another solution that would at help control price increases for both our clients and us.
We found that our reseller association The ASCII Group had made a deal with a new product coming to the US from Canada and Europe called BeAnywhere. As it turns out BeAnywhere offers many more features than LOGEMIN at about ¼ of the price. It is still more expensive than the old LOGMEIN program but still a lot most cost effective. We will have to charge clients for access to their computers remotely if they need that type of access. However, it is only going to cost $10.00 Per Year per User. If we stayed with LOGMEIN, it would have cost about $100.00 per year.
If you have any questions or need remote access to your systems please let us know in case we may have missed someone.
Posted 07/31/2014 11:45 am
Mail Server Upgrade:
Today we upgraded the mail server with the latest version of the server software. There are many new features that have been added:
Email Exchange Services Outlook Conector (Share Email, Contacts, Calenders, Folders, and Documents with other users) **Now Included in your Annual Email Fee**
End users who want to use Microsoft Outlook as their preferred email client can do so when Outlook Connector for MDaemon is deployed. Outlook Connector provides groupware and collaboration functionality by connecting the MDaemon email server with the Outlook client to use Outlook's email, calendar with free/busy scheduling, address book, distribution lists, tasks, and notes.
Many MDaemon deployments utilize a mix of MDaemon's WorldClient for web-based email access and Outlook, depending on user preference. To ensure that Outlook Connector for MDaemon has optimal performance, please review and consider these guidelines before deployment.
Now supports Outlook 2013
Powerful Mail List Engine
Create and manage bulletins, discussions, and distribution lists easily to effectively communicate on multiple levels. Custom scheduling and mail queuing allow for more flexible outbound mail management.
Posted 07/31/2014 11:45 am
Internet Services Interruption
This morning between 7:30 AM and 8:15 AM, Computer Team suffered an internet service outage as a result of a fiber-optic line getting damaged between our facility and our internet provider. We applogize for any inconvenience this may have caused. If you are still having trouble utilizing our services, please don't hesitate to reach out to our help desk at 563-355-0426 or 800-355-0450.
Posted 04/03/2014 2:47 pm
Changing Phone Systems
We are currently in the process of switching to a new phone system. Our main phone number (563-355-0426) and our Toll-Free number (800-355-0450) will continue to work with out any problems.
If you are dialing any of our other phone numbers, we ask that you update our contact number to be one of the above numbers so that you get in touch with us when you need to.
Posted 03/12/2014 10:30 am
Still Using Windows XP? Need to upgrade to Windows 7?
Is your place of business still using computers with Windows XP? If so, you should think about getting those computers upgraded before April 8th, 2014. Why? Well, on that date, Microsoft will end all support for XP & it will not be receiving any more updates… ever.
This means that the computer will be more prone to getting viruses or infections. Also, if your business is required to hold any form of compliance, you will be in violation come April 8th.
Here are some supporting articles
Norman's Blog
PC Pro UK
It’s not too late to take a pro-active approach to getting your business upgraded! Here at Computer Team, we have done some of the work for you. We have an abundant supply of Windows 7 desktop computers for only $199 you can get a refurbished desktop computer with a 12-month warranty. Need quite a few? No problem, get in touch with us for bulk pricing!
Posted 02/20/2014 1:45 pm
Cougar Mountain is getting ready to release Denali Payroll! I can't believe it either.
Denali Payroll Built for Speed
Denali Payroll is built for speed. You’ll probably notice this speed the most when you process payroll. For example, consider a normal bi-weekly payroll run for a business with 10 employees.
As illustrated below, the CMS Professional process requires over 60 individual steps, while the same payroll process requires only 3 steps in Denali. That means more than 57 individual steps are eliminated, and the number of steps is reduced by over 90%.
From a time perspective, the CMS Professional process takes 13 minutes, which is nearly 4 times as long as the 3 minutes it takes to complete the same process in Denali.
57 fewer steps. 10 fewer minutes. 90% fewer chances to make errors.
That’s the speed of Denali Payroll processing. Quicker payroll processing means less stress. Click the images for a closer view the process comparisons...
Posted 10/30/2013 10:45 am
Computer Team Email Server Attacked by Spammers
We apologize for the short outage of the email server this morning. We were under attack from a spammer and had to shut down and block the attack to prevent it from taking the server down completely. All statuses are normal now and well continue to monitor in case they attempt another attack. If you have any questions please contact Dave Smith or Dave Belville.
Posted 07/15/2013 10:00 amNew Computer Team Integrated Scales Systems for Cougar Mountain & Others!
We completed a project that now allows our clients to have integrated scales for weighing, products, shipments, or just about anything else into their accounting solutions and beyond. For More information click here...
Posted 06/25/2013 8:43 am New Computer Team Email Server Features!
Last Thursday we upgraded the mail server to version 13.5. There are a number of new features provided by this version of the mail server. For a complete list click here. One the most important features is the attachment feature. Improved Attachment Linking
MDaemon - Mail Server - Attachment Linking:
Attachment Linking is a feature that makes it possible for MDaemon to remove all attachments from incoming email messages, store them in a designated location, and then place URL links to the files in each message from which they are extracted. The recipients can then click those links to download the files.
Beginning with MDaemon 13.5, attachment linking is now supported for outbound messages.
Attachment Linking enabled on a per-user or domain basis on client-by-client request. When the user sends an email, Attachment Linking will extract the file, store it, and replace it with a URL that you can customize.
Another new option allows you to specify a minimum size extraction. Using this, you can configure MDaemon to ignore small attachments and only pull out larger ones.
I have already configured groups and rules to add this feature to any of clients email accounts. Currently the rule states that any attachment that 5MB or large will be linked rather than sent with the email. This avoids the attachment limits of most email servers. This new feature is now active for the following clients: QCA Spas, Inc. and Petersen Plumbing.
Posted 05/01/2013 2:46 pm
Cougar Mountain Releases Denali Service Pack 12!
Cougar Mountain released an update to Denali version 3.2 with it's service pack 12 today. This should be installed as soon as possible to take advantage of all of the updates. More Information...
Posted 03/01/2013 6:10 pm
Cougar Mountain Releases Denali Service Pack 11!
Cougar Mountain released an update to Denali version 3.2 with it's service pack 11 today. This should be installed as soon as possible to take advantage of all of the updates. More Information...
Posted 02/05/2013 12:30 pm
Email Server Back to Full Power!
COMPUTER TEAM, INC. has corrected the partial email server failure from this morning.We are reviewing changes to the mail servers to see if we can improve the response time to any future issues like the ones that occurred today. Again we apologize and any inconvenience this caused.
Posted 02/05/2013 09:30a
Email Server Hard Drive Sub System Failure 6:14 am Today!
COMPUTER TEAM, INC. has had a partial email server failure this morning at 6:14 am. While the server is running this error has caused the server to slow down. Currently it is having issues keeping up with the normal volume of email. We are going to bring it down to fix the problem. No email will be lost because outside servers configure properly will continue to retry sending. We hope to have it back up and running with the hour. We apologize for any inconvenience this will cause.
Posted: 10/10/12
Email Spam Filter Changing
COMPUTER TEAM, INC. is about to make some major changes to the way we handle spam email. For years now, COMPUTER TEAM, INC. has filtered your e-mail for spam messages. As some of you may know, we sometimes get false positives. A false positive is an e-mail marked as spam but is not spam. We then spend considerable time searching through our logs and history to find those false positives to ensure our clients get the e-mail they are expecting.
Going forward we are going to mark the spam messages as spam and deliver them to you in case of false positives. This will give you the opportunity to review spam messages. This will help to ensure that you are getting messages even though they may look like spam to our leading edge spam filters. The spam messages will be available for review for 14 days. We will then delete spam messages that are 14 days or older on an ongoing basis. Read more...
Posted: 06/02/12
Windows 8 is coming and you can get for only $14.99!
Buy a Windows 7 PC and get Windows 8 Pro for $ 14.99. You must purchase a qualified Windows 7 PC between June 2, 2012 and January 31, 2013 to be eligible for this offer. Read more...
Posted: 06/01/12
Source: From Gerry Kelly-Brenner, IRS Senior Stakeholder Liaison
Quickbooks may not be the best choice for accounting software anymore! The IRS can demand Quickbooks & Peachtree data files!
There have been some substantial changes in the last six to twelve months regarding the issues raised. The IRS has purchased 1500 to 2000 licenses from Intuit and will have one agent trained and licensed per group to assist others in the examination of taxpayers who use QuickBooks. Agents are instructed to obtain a copy of the taxpayer’s data base for the year under examination only when it is necessary. This examination tool will not be used in all cases – it is the judgment of the examiner. Contact Computer Team for a consultation about this matter if you find that you are locked into a QuickBooks or Peachtree Accounting Solution. Read more...
Posted: 05/07/12
Find your computer's serial number fast
Go to a command prompt. This is done by selecting start then run and typing CMD. Once at the command prompt type the following: WMIC BIOS GET SERIALNUMBER and hit the enter key. If your computer's serial number is documented in the system BIOS, it will appear on the screen like the one below.
Posted: 4/18/2012 Source: WWW.IRS.GOV
How long should I keep business documents for the IRS
There are very specific rules that you should follow when determining how long to hang to business documents. This what the IRS says you should do. Note: Keep copies of your filed tax returns. They help in preparing future tax returns and making computations if you file an amended return. For seven specific rules Read more...
Posted: 2/08/2012 Source: Zdnet blogs
Windows 8 on ARM: The desktop is still there
A new Microsoft blog post strongly implies that both Metro-style and Desktop apps will be supported on Windows 8 on ARM, as Microsoft originally promised.....Read More
Posted: 2/08/2012 Source: Zdnet blogs
Google's Android+Chrome likely a winning combo
The marriage of Android and Chrome -- just as the union of Android code for smartphones and Android code for tablets were merged -- will give Google stronger ammunition as it battles Apple?s iPhone and iPad in the market.....Read More
Posted: 2/08/2012 Source: TG Daily
Ford Shelby GT500 convertible packs 650hp
Ford has officially rolled out its sleek 2013 Shelby GT500 convertible at the Chicago Auto Show. As you may recall, the coupe version of the GT 500 debuted several months back and packs in a 650hp 5.8L V-8 engine producing 600 foot-pounds of torque. .....Read More
Posted: 2/07/2012 Source: Zdnet blogs
FTC issues warning to marketers about certain mobile apps
The Federal Trade Commission took a stand and warned the marketers behind six mobile applications with background screening features that they may be violating the Fair Credit Reporting Act.....Read More
Posted: 12/02/2011 Source: Zdnet blogs
By Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols | December 1, 2011, 10:53am PST
Finding and cleaning out your smartphone’s Carrier IQ poison
Millions of iPhones, Android and other smartphones have the Carrier IQ spyware rootkit in them. Here's how to find it and try to zap it. This article also includes links to the origins of finding the Carrier IQ root kit....Read More
Posted: 11/02/2011 Source: AVG Anti Virus
AVG Anti Virus Online Protection 100 Million Strong
Deep in tiger country, two people are in a cage made of millions of toothpicks. Is it enough to protect them?...See More..
Posted: 10/31/2011 Source: Computer Team Staff
Cougar Mountain Professional Payroll SUTA Report Issue for Iowa and Illinois:
For complete details on the issue and fix...Read More..
Posted: 10/31/2011 Source: Zdnet Technology News
Microsoft delivers service for integrating social Web data into business apps
Project "Vancouver," Microsoft's new cloud-based social-analytics service, is available to testers interested in the idea of integrating social Web data into business applications...Read More..
Posted: 10/31/2011 Source: Zdnet blogs
Google suffering from widespread Gmail service disruption
Google is currently working to resolve a widespread Gmail issue, with many taking to social media sites to vent their frustrations
...Read More
Posted: 10/31/2011 Source: Zdnet blogs
Commercial version of Kinect for Windows development kit due in early 2012
Microsoft is planning to launch a version of its Kinect for Windows software development kit (SDK) licensed for commercial use in early 2012...Read More
Posted: 07/29/2011 Source: Zdnet blogs
Microsoft's latest Google-compete weapon: The Gmail man
Microsoft managed to keep its 12,000 or so attendees of its annual Microsoft Global Exchange sales conference from tweeting and blogging company secrets last week. But at least one enterprising...Read More
Posted: 07/20/2011 Source: Zdnet blogs
Google warning users of malware infection
Google has identified traffic patterns consistent with a certain malware infection, and it's letting users know that they need to take action. Read More..
Posted: 07/07/2011 Source: Zdnet blogs
Social engineering in action: how web ads can lead to malware
One of the great myths of security is that if you're infected with malware it's your own fault, because you were visiting dangerous web sites. Read More..
Posted: 06/22/2011 Source: Cnet News
Fretlight makes learning to play the guitar easy with LED lights
Fretlight's founder Rusty Shaffer visits the CNET studio to demo a guitar that can light up the fretboard using tablature with popular songs. We learn how to play Deep Purple's Smoke on the Water and AC/DC's Thunderstruck. Read More..
Posted: 06/10/2011 Source: Zdnet blogs
Google Voice numbers can be made permanant for $20
Do you love your Google Voice number so much that you want to make it permanent? Well, now you can for a fee. Read More..
Posted: 04/11/2011 Source: CNET News
IE9: Microsoft is back in the browser game
After a three-week IE9 immersion, I've concluded that Microsoft once again has a competitive Web browser. And even though Internet Explorer remains the most-used browser on the Net today, convincing me that Internet Explorer 9 is a real browser was quite an accomplishment. Here's why.
Posted 11/17/10
Cougar Mountain Earns 4 3/4 Stars Rating from The CPA Advisor! (Click Here For More Information)
The November issue of The CPA Technology Advisor included a review of 2010 Review of Not-For-Profit Accounting Systems, where Cougar Mountain Software received 4 ¾ stars. The review covered six criteria: Basic System Functions, Core NFP/Fund Acctg Features, Management Features, Financial Statements & Reporting, Import/Export/Integration, Help/Support, and CMS received outstanding scores in each area.
Click here to read the entire review written by Mary Girsch-Bock.
The November issue ALSO included an column about At-A-Glance Dashboards and CMS was also mentioned there.
Click here to read "Dashboards: Business Intelligence At A Glance" by Lisa Kianoff, CPA.CITP.
AccountMate Software Corporation today announced that it is releasing AccountMate 8 for SQL and Express software which incorporates over 100 enhancements and an entirely new module. AccountMate 8 gives users added functionality such as the ability to drill down on the details in the Executive Summary Report, the ability to temporarily hold or increase customer credit limits, combine electronic payments during bank reconciliation, allocate quantity updated during work order explosion and support multi-step processing of work orders.
An entirely new module, The Custom Field Manager, is also being released. This optional module allows an authorized user to add custom fields to new tabs within all the accounting modules. These fields can also be added to the database. Custom fields can be read-only or editable in select screen forms. This makes it easier to customize the software to capture additional information that the client may require, without having to modify the source code.
AccountMate products are supported by a global Solution Provider Channel that can also modify the software system using optional source code. This added capability plus the functionality in AccountMate 8 for SQL and Express further allows unlimited growth and competitive advantage for the thousands of AccountMate clients.
The CPA Technology Advisor awarded Cougar Mountain Software another 5-star review for in their 2010 Review of Small Business Accounting Systems. This review focused on products that are installed on users’ computers only, and cost no more than $5,500 for the core accounting system. Cougar Mountain Software was the only company to receive a perfect review.
Mary Girsch-Bock wrote, “CMS Professional 2010 is ideal for small to mid-sized businesses that desire a feature-rich environment at a very reasonable price. With an extensive array of add-on modules, as well as the availability of the more powerful Denali system for future system upgrading, users will never outgrow this vendor’s powerful product line.”
Read this 5-star review in full from CPA Technology Advisor’s April/May 2010 issue and you can find reviews for all our products on our Awards and Reviews page.
Posted: 04/23/2010
Cougar Mountain Denali Version 2.9 Released!
Cougar Mountain Software will release Denali 2.9, Thursday, April 22nd, 2010. At that time, your customers can download it from the Denali Full Version Installations page of the Customer Service Center site. Due to the size of the application as a result of the additional new features, beginning with this version, Denali will be released in DVD format. Please make your customers aware of this change.
We will announce the availability of this release to customers shortly following this notice to you. This update offers your customers the following:
- A one-window solution to import their completed AP, BR, and GL payroll transactions from any payroll service (e.g. ADP, Adecco, etc.) that matches the universal bridge format, including our CMS Professional Payroll software. Integrating payroll data into Denali has never been easier.
- Cougar Dtails, A Financial Dashboard.This financial dashboard provides a visual representation for your customers of their company’s financial performance. This dashboard also gives the ability to drill-down into the account specifics.
- The ability to print customized checks in Accounts Payable using Create-A-Check®.
- Enhanced General Ledger report groups.
- All recent improvements to the Denali software application.
Call Steve or Dave Smith to schedule your upgrade today! (563)355-0426 or (800)355-0450
Posted: 03/17/2010
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Posted: 03/11/2010
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Posted: 12/18/09
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