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Printwiser Estimating 10.0 Capital/Energy Estimate Summary Format Upgrade

Posted by admin on 2024-05-07 16:43:46 in Announcements (753 views)

Introducing, the Printwiser Estimating 10.0 Capital/Energy Estimate Summary Format upgrade, effective April, 2024. It introduces three new variables in computing the cost price, working capital cost (to cover bank interest on funds), energy cost and sales discount, to better meet the changing economic environment. Energy cost could have previously been represented by a rarely-used charge like excise duty, but is now properly represented on its own. Both working capital and energy cost are calculated as percentages of production cost. The upgrade introduces new formula for calculating some items, some new terminology on the estimate summary working sheet, includes working capital list and form for interest calculation and prorating, and a new hard/limp cover estimate summary report format.

Printwiser Estimating 9.0 Flexible Estimate Spreadsheet upgrade

Posted by admin on 2022-04-16 11:17:52 in Announcements (877 views)

Introducing, the Printwiser Estimating 9.0 Flexible Estimate Spreadsheet upgrade, effective April 11, 2022. It features what most estimators have probably been wishing for, the ability to combine the estimate summary and detailed working sheets into one simple spreadsheet format, one that readily exports to a spreadsheet file. Not only that, you get the option to choose just the columns to show in the spreadsheet. Another useful feature is being able to set up access shortcut to standalone backup databases and copy estimates to and fro directly.

October 2025 In Brief

Posted by admin on 2025-11-04 05:26:25 in Monthly Summaries (170 views)

Two-day introductory Printwiser Estimating training for two employees of GlobalPlus Publishing Ltd kicked off in Lagos. The course covered the Printwiser software environment, estimate entry, calculations and comprehensive reports generation, as well as issuing data retrieval queries. Continuing from last month, further technical support was provided for another Printwiser client on the feature of switching databases in the latest version 10.5. This included the creation of the initial version of a database update utility program to apply an SQL script against two databases. The client then further requested the optional Quotation Request option of Printwiser Estimating, and areas of customization were discussed.

Eager Zebra has taken over

Posted by Lemeechi on 2025-11-06 12:03:44 in SFI Diary (152 views)

On August 1, SFI President Gery Carson had announced the “merger” of SFI with GreatLife Worldwide. This in essence meant managing affiliates had ended at SFI, and affiliates were advised to go join GreatLife, paying for the first month of membership with Rewardicals. However, life still goes on, for those not keen on joining GreatLife. The SFI website still comes up, though without all the bells and whistles it used to have. The Games Division, Eager Zebra on TripleClicks, is still very much active, allowing members to generate Rewardicals. Once the Rewardicals hit 52,500 you can then turn them into $35 worth of Bitcoin. The following are my selected activities since August.

August-September 2025 In Brief

Posted by admin on 2025-10-09 15:27:45 in Monthly Summaries (386 views)

The HIDDEN Form in Gerian was revised to work better with small screens, of less than 768px height, with the Tool menu getting a new option. Discussion was concluded with a Printwiser client for the training of two users on the Estimating module, coming up in October. Technical support was provided for a Printwiser user on the feature of switching databases in the latest version 10.5. Support work was also done on MoneyBooks modules—Sales, Payroll, Accounts Payable. In MoneyBooks Sales, non-display of signatures on the quotation report in an installation was resolved, while transaction posting issues were addressed in the other two modules.

SFI has merged with GreatLife

Posted by Lemeechi on 2025-08-06 11:22:27 in SFI Diary (117 views)

On August 1, 2025, SFI President Gery Carson announced a merger with GreatLife as the final end of SFI affiliate management activities. This came as a big surprise. Affiliates were advised to join GreatLife, paying for the first month’s membership costing $49 with 19,000 Rewardicals. Although claiming to be too old at 64 years to continue managing SFI affiliates, Mr Carson did say that Eager Zebra Games (TripleClicks.com) and Rewardical.com would still be managed by him. Three new ZCredit packs were introduced in place of the former FDM memberships. So what exactly did he mean by “merger?”

July 2025 In Brief

Posted by admin on 2025-08-03 12:09:43 in Monthly Summaries (508 views)

Technical support was provided for a client whose website crashed, bringing it back online. The initial version of Estimating Assistant was completed, our new estimating software that is a more affordable alternative to Printwiser. Several MoneyBooks modules got reviewed or upgraded—General Ledger, Data Manager, Payroll, Accounts Payable and Sales. The Payroll, Sales, AP modules got their first 2025 builds, with the Sales featuring a new multi-addressing option, while the GL got a new Petty Cash Actual List. On request, some work was also done on Google Maps editing, and online voting.

June 2025 In Brief

Posted by admin on 2025-07-01 13:00:38 in Monthly Summaries (536 views)

Technical support was provided for a Printwiser client, while work began on a new estimating software in connection with another client request. MoneyBooks General Ledger v3.51 and Gerian Assistant v1.7 upgrades were created. For MoneyBooks GL, transaction importing from another database for a linked account was boosted with speed enhancements using a reference table. We implemented Card King win data entry features in Gerian—the Card King Win List and Card King Bonus Spin Win List—with automatic record counting and totaling features. The inquiry made by a prospect in New Zealand on our MR-Payroll for FrontAccounting was worked on, the module being installed and tested on the required FrontAccounting 2.3.19 version at our website.

Spin wheel winnings of Card King

Posted by Lemeechi on 2025-06-20 12:08:12 in SFI Diary (627 views)

June 8, 2025 was an interesting day playing Card King. I got to spin the lucky wheel a few times, winning 200 Rewardicals, 15 Rewardicals and 100 ZCredits. Not counting the 100 Card King points, for the 17 months starting from February 2024, I have won a total of 48 bonus prizes. 15 Rewardicals was won the most number of 19 times, followed by 30 Rewardicals 7 times. 20 ZCredits, 50 Rewardicals and 6 ZCredits tied at third position with 4 winnings each.

May 2025 In Brief

Posted by admin on 2025-06-03 19:33:34 in Monthly Summaries (762 views)

The next upgrade of MoneyBooks General Ledger v3.50 was done with new features for the Cash Expense List. The next v11.0.4 revision of Labelwriter upgrade was done in response to client feedback on one of the job types, including school name and optional exam date on the day label and listing reports. We got project coding work done on a client’s website as well as this Blog site. We also began looking into an inquiry made by a prospect in New Zealand on our MR-Payroll for FrontAccounting module after watching the video.

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