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Business Applications We Can’t Live Without
Datisfy’s tagline, Do What Counts, is such a powerful statement for businesses. Why? Because at work, we often get stuck doing things that don’t count. Things that are unimportant and, quite honestly, a waste of valuable time. This tagline was chosen because it holds a variety of significant meanings and nuances in the world of…
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The Truth About Quickbooks Desktop Files – Part 1!
Want to prevent QuickBooks company files from getting corrupted? The problem ISN’T large file size!
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6 Reasons Dashboards Don’t Work – And What To Do About It
So You Think You Want A Dashboard? I truly hope not. That is, I truly hope not if you think it won’t require significant effort on your part. In case you’ve missed this concept over the past decade, a business intelligence dashboard is a data visualization tool that displays the current status of metrics and…
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How Specialization Saved (and Made) my Career
The passage of time is mighty sneaky. I realized November 2016 was the 20th anniversary of my first career job. Desperate to work at a software company, especially after reading Microserfs by Douglas Coupland, and having just received a diploma in Computer Systems Management, I was hired as a tech support rep at Seagate Software…
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The Long (Summarized) Journey To Custom Reports For Quickbooks
For some, there’s a love-hate relationship with QuickBooks. People love QuickBooks because it’s relatively simple, and lots of people are familiar with it. People hate QuickBooks when they need to see their financial data in a custom format. The truth is, as many soon learn, businesses can’t always function efficiently with the standard layout. With…
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Why DIY Is For Losers
And by losers, I mean people who aren’t winning in the game of business. (The totally generous definition of loser.) The Sad Truth Is That DIY Is A Seemingly Harmless Trap That So Many Of Us Fall Into. A few months ago we created a great job cost report for Jack. We made it look…
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Crystal Reports – It Ain’t Cool
It’s hard to believe that I’ve been doing Crystal Reports since 1996 – that’s almost 25 years! I remember reading Microserfs by Douglas Coupland around 1995 when I lived in Whistler. I applied to work at Microsoft, but at the time had no specialized computing skills. I was so enamoured by the idea of working…
