Microsoft Great Plains Logistics & Warehouse Management – Implementation & Customization Highlights by Andrew Karasev
Logistics automation is often considered as barcoding extension to Sales Order Processing, Purchase Order Processing, Inventory Control modules. Software extensions makers may disagree with this simplification, but budget solution works exactly like barcoding extension and is usually done via... If your company is looking for implementing automated inventory bin/item pickup and conveyer – then you need specialized software. ... However if you just envision your warehouse workers with barcode scanners – then read this article to understand your options with Microsoft Business Solutions...

Setting Up Accounting Software - Not As Scary As It Seems by John Cantrell
To many people the idea of physically building a house themselves from scratch would also be a daunting task and many would say they couldn't do it. If, however, I drew two parallel lines on the ground, gave you a ruler and shovel and said dig a trench between those lines 300mm deep you could... If you really and absolutely don't want to start with the ledger in your accounting software, and your accounting software will let you continue without it, is not the end of the world and can be done later.

"For Want of a Nail...": Back Up Early, Back Up Often by Scott Flora
Most of us know the old saying beginning, "For want of a nail, the shoe was lost." This unfortunate tale leads from the loss of the horseshoe to the loss of the battle and finally the kingdom. In mid-December, it was the loss of a piece of plastic the size of a pea that led to the destruction of... I spent the weekend loading software onto the new computer. ... Hard-drive crashes, viruses, theft, fire, and flood can all wipe out your data and possibly damage your business. ... Our database/accounting information and the "My Documents" folders on individual computers are backed up onto a...

Remotely Accessing Your Home Computer by John V. W. Howe
If you are going to be an online entrepreneur, you always need to have access to your computer when you are away from home. Some people use laptops for home and travel, but many prefer to have use a desktop or tower model PC. When we retire and are using the Internet for our retirement job, it... When you are traveling, you will be able to use any computer running Windows XP if the Remote Desktop software is installed on it. ... My road laptop is running Windows 2000 Professional so I loaded the software on it from my Windows XP system disk and it works very well.

How to Choose a Data Center by Michael Lemm
When evaluating a data center to support your business much of your focus is on bandwidth, reliability, QoS, and so forth. But there's much more to consider in order to make a smart decision. Over look it...and you're liable to make a big mistake. The Building Security.... ... Additionally, the software should be programmed to automatically shut down network loads upon power failure, and even send alerts to notify personnel of power problems. ... This is good security, it stops someone who is not authorized to be on your floor or area from getting off where they have no business.