Archive for 2011
What kind of hardware do you recommend?
Simple Accounting will run on any Windows XP machine with at least 256MB of RAM and a hard disk with at least 10 meg of free disk space. However, Simple Accounting is designed to take special advantage of newer systems with more memory and dual core processors such as the AMD Athlon. Using these advanced… Read more.
Posted In: Frequently Asked QuestionsWhat about technical support?
One of our primary goals is to avoid technical support calls if at all possible. Because many, if not most, support calls shouldn’t happen in the first place. Either the program is too hard to use, does not function properly, or is not documented accurately. So we take a pro-active approach by making our documentation… Read more.
Posted In: Frequently Asked QuestionsIs on site training available?
Yes. About 50% of our customers opt to have a trainer visit their site, or come to beautiful Seattle for a two day training session. We don’t recommend (or require it) for all customers, because frankly many of you can get started quite well on your own, thank you! (It is called Simple Accounting, after… Read more.
Posted In: Frequently Asked QuestionsHow long will it take me to get this system up and running?
So long as you use the included chart of accounts, you should be ready to begin entering new orders within a few minutes of installation; setup is quite easy. To convert from your present system will probably take a couple of days, however, including entering open orders, invoices and the various data files such as… Read more.
Posted In: Frequently Asked QuestionsYou use the term ‘Query’ quite a bit in your literature?
A query is a question. Most accounting programs limit you to a fixed list of reporting options; in essence limiting the types of business questions you can ask. What a waste of valuable information! With these programs you must export your data to a spreadsheet, or master a complex report writer in order to get… Read more.
Posted In: Frequently Asked QuestionsHow do I know you guys are going to be around next year? The industry is changing so fast!
We have been in business since 1985 and have been selling Simple Accounting since 1987. Unlike some of our competitors, we are programmers and business analysts first and foremost. We design professional software for several different vertical markets so we are not strictly tied to the fortunes of one industry. Our Forms Distributor software has… Read more.
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