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Bright-Alternatives, LLC 130 Main Street Unit 1 Plaistow, New Hampshire 03865 603-382-0025
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Welcome to our April newsletter. If you're a long time subscriber we hope you like our new look. Our website has also changed a bit, please visit us at www.bright-alternatives.com. Our new look doesn't change our committment to providing businesses expert accounting and bookkeeping services. We still pride ourselves in our ability to listen to the client and meet their variety of specialized needs. With our new format we hope to reach all our various software users each and every month. Please let us know what you think, we love the feedback, favorable or not, it helps us to continue to serve you better. Enjoy Spring!
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MAS 90/200 Sage MAS 90 and 200 v4.2 is Coming! Sage MAS 90 and 200 v4.2 will soon be shipping to you, if your a customer on plan. Extended capabilities of Sage MAS 90 and 200 v4.2 include new inquiry tools, significant enhancements to Accounts Payable and a new SageCRM integration. Also for v4.2 is the new Fixed Assets module, a comprehensive fixed assets solution. Sage MAS 90 and 200 v4.2 includes Business Insights Explorer (BIE) for no additional charge. Customers will use this new data-centric inquiry tool to gain instant visibility across their business and to turn data into actionable knowledge. For Accounts Payable customers, easy personalization and a host of new features will increase their efficiencies and productivity. Sage MAS 90 and 200 v4.2 introduces Fixed Assets, an integrated module that will appear on the Sage MAS 90 or 200 menu, used to effectively manage up to 1,500 fixed assets. You’ll soon have three choices of Sage Customer Relationship Management (CRM) solutions - ACT! by Sage, SageCRM, and Sage SalesLogix. SageCRM for MAS 90 and 200, currently in beta, will begin shipping soon after v4.2. Click to download...... Look for more Sage MAS 90 and 200 v4.2 news in the weeks to come.
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BusinessWorks | Version 6 Service Pack 15 | | This service pack is a normal maintenance release. Updates to this Sage BusinessWorks Accounting service pack include previous service pack updates. To download this service pack for your Sage BusinessWorks installation, access Sage Software Online from within Sage BusinessWorks. Here's how: 1. Select 'Help' / 'Support and Service on the web' / 'Download updates' from the menu bar. The first time, the link will take you to the Sage Software Online login screen. 2. Log in to Sage Software Online*. The Sage BusinessWorks page will appear, and your login is remembered the next time you access Sage Software Online through Sage BusinessWorks. * If you have not registered for Sage Software Online, click Register now and follow the onscreen instructions. You will receive a registration confirmation shortly after completing your registration. 3. Click the Service Packs link. 4. Click the V6.0 Service Pack 15 link. 5. The displayed page includes the service pack, release notes, and installation instructions. |
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Peachtree Peachtree Payroll Service does it all: - Calculates employee withholdings
- Files and deposits all federal, state and local payroll taxes
- Sends quarterly and annual payroll tax forms to the proper taxing authorities
- Tracks and maintains tax rules and rates to keep you in compliance
- Processes year-end W2s.1
- Integrates with your Peachtree accounting software
- Offers a penalty-free guarantee.2 All payroll reporting completed on time and with guaranteed accuracy without you having to spend a moment on this tedious process
- Typically costs 30% less than other full service payroll solutions3
1. Additional fees apply. 2. Sage Software guarantees accurate, timely deposits and filings with federal, state and local agencies or we'll pay the resulting payroll tax penalties for you! We back our promise as long as the information you provide us is on time, complete, accurate and your account is properly funded. 3. As of May 1, 2006.
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QuickBooks Turn off QuickBooks automatic updates. In Windows XP click Start, All programs, Startup and delete Axelbridge, Axelbridge1, QBAgent, QBDagent, QBDagent1, QBupdate, QBserver or QBupdate, depending on QuickBooks version. In QuickBooks enter File, Update QuickBooks, Options, Turn off Automatic Update. Why should QuickBooks check for updates each time your computer starts, it only updates about 10 times a year? This can really speed up QuickBooks, especially if you are low on memory or do not have open high-speed web access for your small home business.  To find more ways to speed up your QuickBooks click here.
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ACT! Do you know how to add or remove columns? 1. On the list view or tab, click Options 2. Select Customize Columns 3. To add a field: in the Available fields list, select a field, and then click the right arrow. (Or, click the double right arrow to add all fields.) 4. To remove a field: in the Show as columns in this order list, select a field, and then click the left arrow. (Or, click the double left arrow to remove all fields.) 5. To change the column order: click Move Up or Move Down. 6. Click OK.
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Tips & Tricks How to set auto login on Windows XP? Start > Run and type control userpasswords2 This will allow you to set your computer to auto login a user with password when the PC is rebooted. It provides security on your network, but allows for a faster boot up.
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Special Discounts Sage MAS 90 and 200 New Customer Promotions - Sage MAS 90 – Small Business Edition – Get the second or third user for $650 each
- 40% off Microsoft Dynamics to Sage MAS 90 and Sage MAS 200 ERP migrations
- 25% savings or 0% financing on QuickBooks to Sage MAS 90 or 200 migrations. Plus, free six-month Silver Phone Support Plan
- 20% off the hottest Sage MAS 90 and 200 Extended Solutions
- Save $5,065 on product and $2,125 on maintenance when you purchase the Sage MAS 90 and 200 Extended Solutions Multi-Company General Ledger bundle
Sage MAS 90 and 200 Existing Customer Promotions - Up to 35% savings on ClientCare Plan reinstatements
- 25% off any FRx product. Plus, save $150 on an FRx Realtime Learning Course
- 15% savings on related StarShip products
- 15% savings on e-Business Manager, applets, and related Extended Solutions
- 20% off the hottest Sage MAS 90 and 200 Extended Solutions
- Free 90-day Silver Phone Support Plan trial
- 15% off Silver Plan upgrades and 20% off Gold Plan upgrades
- Save $5,065 on product and $2,125 on maintenance when you purchase the Sage MAS 90 and 200 Extended Solutions Multi-Company General Ledger bundle (GL-1100)
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Announcements Making ClientCare Renewals easier with the Sage Software Automatic Payment Plan Sage is promoting the Automatic Payment Plan to Sage MAS 90 and Sage MAS 200 ERP customers. Starting with April 2007 expirations, Sage will include a message in customer ClientCare Plan renewal notices. Click here to see a copy of the message. This will be a valuable benefit for both Sage Software and our business partners. The Automatic Payment Plan is one more way that doing business with Sage Software is easier than ever. With this program, you can boost your cash flow with automatic payments from your checking account. Having payments automatically debited gives you the luxury of spreading them out over 12 months—instead of making one large payment—retaining cash flow over the year. The Automatic Payment Plan gives you valuable maintenance and support along with the peace of mind that our ClientCare Plan provides in sustaining your Sage Software solution. You'll get all the same benefits of award-winning Sage Software service plans without the worry of incurring late fees. Enrollment is easy.
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Featured Recipe Lisa's Chicken Marsala 3 pounds Boneless Chicken mix together 1/2 cup Flour 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese Pepper & Paprika to taste 2T Butter 2T Olive oil 1 1/2 cup Marsala Wine 6 T Lemon Juice Cut chicken and pound out thin. Dip into flour and cheese mixture. Saute chicken in hot oil until cooked and set aside on a platter. Melt butter, add lemon, wine and olive oil. Cook until bubbly and then add chicken. Enjoy!
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Just for Fun! "A diplomat is a man who always remembers a woman's birthday but never remembers her age"
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