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Printwiser Estimating 10.0 Capital/Energy Estimate Summary Format Upgrade

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.

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Printwiser Estimating 9.0 Flexible Estimate Spreadsheet upgrade

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.

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August-September 2025 In Brief

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.

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July 2025 In Brief

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.

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June 2025 In Brief

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.

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May 2025 In Brief

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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March-April 2025 In Brief

The next upgrade of MoneyBooks General Ledger v3.5 was done with new toolbar icons and cash expense list data entry. Installation of Printwiser 10.5 was completed. Work was also done on our WEB241 custom search engine and Lemeechi StockReader. Towards the end of March, approval was received for the next 2025 upgrade of Labelwriter 11.0.3, involving three job types. The upgrade work proceeded the next few weeks to completion towards end of April.

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February 2025 In Brief

Technical support visit was made to a MoneyBooks Payroll client to resolve issues they were having. The next revisions of two MoneyBooks modules were done, General Ledger v3.44 and Data Manager v3.56. For MoneyBooks Data Manager, the query processor’s SQL History list and the Phone Call Form were enhanced. For General Ledger, copying of bank GL transactions, and importing CSV transactions were reviewed. The next upgrade of Lemeechi StockReader v1.3 was started to handle the new import data format of the target website. Two pages of our website got reviewed, along with our WEB241 custom search engine.

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January 2025 In Brief

The first 2025 revisions of two MoneyBooks modules were done, General Ledger v3.43 and Data Manager v3.55, and also Gerian Assistant v1.66. For MoneyBooks Data Manager, the Website Statistics submodule, and the user table option, were enhanced mainly. For General Ledger, copying of the closing balance amount on the Account Balance Lookup form was implemented. For Gerian Assistant, the Bookmark List and the HIDDEN Form were reviewed. With a more permanent preventive solution being implemented to address the abnormal traffic situation encountered recently at our website, the public URL of our Online Shop got reinstated.

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December 2024 In Brief

Preliminary work on the Printwiser 10.5 upgrade was concluded. Following a a “Bandwidth Limit exceeded” error situation with our primary website, we implemented a new Website Statistics submodule of MoneyBooks Data Manager v3.5, for easier access to and searching of cPanel’s Webalizer website statistics data. This Blog was also revised.

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November 2024 In Brief

Following recent discussions with a client, work on the Printwiser 10.5 upgrade began and was nearly concluded, including the new multi-database feature that allows switching to any defined database from within the program, a new material/labor grouping option for the flexible estimate spreadsheet and optionally including entry of hard cover and limp cover ratios for estimate extra charges items, for the hard/limp cover estimate working sheet report. Before this, technical support was provided for a website client whose unchanged password was no longer being recognized. The Inventory and General Ledger modules of MoneyBooks were also revised.

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October 2024 In Brief

Technical support was provided for our client whose Printwiser Estimating v6.60 was upgraded to the latest version 10.06 last month. Revisions continued on MoneyBooks modules—System (time logging), Data Manager (applicant resumes), General Ledger (transaction form and import), Inventory (stock list) and Employees (exchange rates). Lemeechi StockReader and our WEB241 custom search engine were also updated.

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September 2024 In Brief

Printwiser Estimating v6.60 was upgraded for a client to the latest version 10.06, including the Capital/Energy Estimate Summary Format and flexible estimate spreadsheet options. Revisions were done on several MoneyBooks modules—Data Manager, General Ledger, Inventory, Employees and Fixed Assets, including the implementation of the default date option, one of the features of our legacy LeMIS application. Gerian Assistant, Lemeechi StockReader and our WEB241 custom search engine were also revised.

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July-August 2024 In Brief

Revisions or updates were done on several MoneyBooks modules—Data Manager, General Ledger, Inventory, Payroll and Sales—as well as Gerian Assistant and our WEB241 custom search engine. We migrated a user’s accounting data from our MSDOS legacy application LeMIS, to MoneyBooks. Finally, a web client’s website that went offline over a year ago for non-renewal, was brought back to life on their request.

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May-June 2024 In Brief

Revisions or updates were done on MoneyBooks Accounts Payable, Gerian Assistant and MoneyBooks Data Manager. Following client feedback received on the cost analysis report, the Printwiser Estimating v10.05 update was created. A client was also visited towards meeting their payroll processing needs: Our two payroll solutions were presented, MoneyBooks Payroll, and MR-Payroll for FrontAccounting ERP that turned out more appealing to them for its ease-of-accesss, being browser-based.

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April 2024 In Brief

Work on Printwiser 10.0 upgrade was completed. Gerian 1.6 revision was done, with changes mainly to the Bit Bank Ledger for which the USD column was introduced, as SFI had changed their recording to use USD instead of SATs in January, and minor changes to the HIDDEN Form, Income List, Settings form and the Affiliate List.

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March 2024 In Brief

Approval was received for our Printwiser client proposal submitted last month—for a new capital-energy summary estimate upgrade that would provide an alternative method of calculating the summary estimate working sheet items, including providing for cost of capital and cost of energy, among other features—and work commenced, nearly completed by end of month. Technical support was provided for another Printwiser 8.1 client, installation was done for a Printwiser 6.60 client, domain name and hosting renewals were done for two web clients, while a Printwiser prospect from the past came back with new management showing renewed interest.

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February 2024 In Brief

Work on our customized web-based search engine code-named WEB241 continued and was generally completed, following a rebuild using CodeIgniter 4, as the first one built with CI 3 did not work on the new secure server. Discussions were held with a Printwiser client—and proposal submitted—for a new capital-energy summary estimate upgrade that would provide an alternative method of calculating the summary estimate working sheet items, including providing for cost of capital and cost of energy, among other features. Support was provided for another Printwiser 8.1 client on the fresh installation of the client application on a new system. The next release version of LwriterGF v1.01 was created and delivered, with the implementation of the A3 paper size for pallet labels.

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January 2024 In Brief

Revisions and the first 2024 builds were done for MoneyBooks Data Manager, gift calls section, and Gerian Assistant, the HIDDEN Form. An issue with PAYE tax calculation in MoneyBooks Payroll was investigated and resolved. The second half of the month was devoted to creating a customized web-based search engine, code-named WEB241.

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December 2023 In Brief

Program development work for LwriterGF continued and was rounded off with the first version release. We researched university teacher attendance tracking software and made a recommendation to a prospect. This Blog was upgraded with Open Graph meta html tags for posts, for enhanced sharing on social media sites like Facebook and Twitter (X).

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November 2023 In Brief

Program development work for LwriterGF kicked off and is still ongoing. It is a new application to do what Labelwriter does—generating, numbering and sorting of different types of labels for the packaging of printed security stationery, along with generating analysis and documentation reports—but for a different type of security material and with different label formats. Also, on discovering that a client’s website was down, found due to some actions of the ISP, we investigated and got it back up.

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August-October 2023 In Brief

Two revisions of Labelwriter were made, ending with Labelwriter 10.2 with the option to combine different envelope packs in the same carton. A new GUI application Lemeechi StockReader was created for downloading share stock transactions, initially in fulfillment of project requirements by Chris Emejuru for Harvard University’s CS50P, the CS50’s Introduction to Programming with Python course. August 9 marked the 24th anniversary of the initial installation of EPPMS at NRC. Gerian 1.56 was built with the size of the Notes column for HIDDEN records more than doubled. MoneyBooks Data Manager also got two revisions, ending with MBDM 3.0 with the SQL Query Processor tool for directly querying the database.

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June-July 2023 In Brief

The importing of WhatsApp group chat text files into MoneyBooks Data Manager was revised in June. Two revisions of Gerian Assistant were made, in the HIDDEN Form and Affiliate List features, ending with version 1.55. Client technical support was provided for EPPMS and MRLicense Validator 7.1. And a MSIL:Agent-CSS viral infection on an unprotected laptop was investigated and resolved.

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April-May 2023 In Brief

In April, the Recurring Transactions List in MoneyBooks General Ledger, and the HIDDEN List and Affiliate List options in Gerian Assistant were revised, with a new Jolt History feature being added. In May, MoneyBooks Data Manager v2.87 upgrade was implemented, with enhancements to the user table features.

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February-March 2023 In Brief

In February, remote support was provided for our Printwiser client to finally resolve their issue with the flexible estimate report feature. In March, Gerian Assistant 1.42 was implemented, including a change to the HIDDEN List. MRLicense Validator 7.1 was implemented with a new multi-database change password utility. It drastically reduces the time for a client that needs to change user password in several databases of their application, as restarting the application for separate login into each database would no longer be necessary.

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January 2023 In Brief

Gerian Assistant got two version revisions, ending with v1.41, with changes to how the SFI date and the game streak were set, and changes to the HIDDEN List and HIDDEN Form—including the SFI streak date on them, and making the Continue and End Game buttons on the new word section of the form invisible when the game timer is paused. A Printwiser client reported an issue with the flexible estimate report feature, and this was investigated and solution given.

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December 2022 In Brief

A new Gerian 1.4 revision was created with several features: A new HIDDEN import and export option, automatically reformatting the HIDDEN List based on settings in a report formatting file (rff), a new Affiliate Rank List so users could update the list of ranks by themselves, and much more. Technical support visits were made to AP and NRC in connection with Printwiser and EPPMS, while a client was assisted with PDF to Word file conversion.

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November 2022 In Brief

A client whose Facebook page was telling visitors “This content isn’t available right now” consulted us for a solution and we investigated and then walked the client through a successful resolution of the issue. Gerian Assistant 1.3 upgrade was created with several features: Resolution of a blank product lookup list that crashed the application, query-mode changes, enhancements to the HIDDEN Form during new game entry. The social media buttons for a website we created two years ago were revised.

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October 2022 In Brief

A client reported getting a broken link message when going to Facebook from their website that we created, and this was investigated and resolved. Following another client visit for new software briefing, research was done and proposal submitted. We implemented Printwiser 9.11 upgrade with a new quotation schedule report generation option in the Estimating module. The first executable build of MoneyBooks Data Manager for 2022 was done, featuring the MyPhoneExplorer CSV option for importing SMS records, among others.

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September 2022 In Brief

Another revision was made to the HIDDEN game streak computation in Gerian. A visit was made to NRC, while the General Ledger and Time Manager modules of MoneyBooks were revised, both including among others, a halt to the prompting to update before closing list windows, and also accidentally displaying detailed forms, while the user is specifying data query criteria. The Holiday List, along with the option to create new fixed holidays for a given year, was implemented in the new MoneyBooks Time Manager v1.97.

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August 2022 In Brief

This month saw the 23rd anniversary of the initial installation of EPPMS at NRC back in 1999. Further revision was made to the HIDDEN game streak computation in Gerian. Our MRLicense Validator tool was upgraded with a new MR-Database Servicing Utility for carrying out servicing updates to selected databases.

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July 2022 In Brief

One of the rare cases when the HIDDEN game streak computation in Gerian was wrong was spotted, after the first game of the day spilled—due to a break of several hours—into another local day (though same day at SFI). It was fixed, and the computation also speeded up. Needed revisions were made to two modules of MoneyBooks, Sales and General Ledger.

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June 2022 In Brief

New EPPMS 5.4 was created and installed for the client, with the added feature of generating the payroll register only for people that have a specified payroll item. An audit review of our website revealed many “Comment was rejected” entries, proof that people were still attempting to spam this Blog on a daily basis.

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May 2022 In Brief

The Printwiser Estimating 9.0 Flexible Estimate Spreadsheet upgrade was reviewed this month (as version 9.1), with additional key features like estimate list selection, estimate group totals, calculating and including Materials Cost and Labor Cost items for selection. Following the introduction of a Bit Bank Ledger for recording the Satoshi or SATs earned by SFI affiliates in January, we implemented this in Gerian as well, for local data entry or importing of the records.

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April 2022 In Brief

Work on the Printwiser Estimating 9.0 Flexible Estimate Spreadsheet upgrade continued this month, was completed and delivered to the client. An issue with a version of Labelwriter was reported by the user, investigated and resolved with version 10.0.07. A post on this Blog was attacked by spammers so we had to implement some spam-prevention features in the comments section. A technical support visit was made to NRC on EPPMS.

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March 2022 In Brief

Printwiser Estimating for our client APSPS was re-installed on a brand new computer. EPPMS data from 2014 to 2021 was extracted in a special format, for PAYE verification by the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation. Work on the next important upgrade of Printwiser Estimating resumed towards the end of the month, after final approval was received from the client.

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February 2022 In Brief

Printwiser Estimating for our client APSPS was finally upgraded with Flexo machine calculations, after discussions began in 2019. A complete re-installation of the application was done shortly after they upgraded the version of Windows on the computer. A new version EPPMS 5.3 was created with the ability to generate payslips in the A4 payslip format of IPPIS. A new design by an associate for an existing website was brought to life, while we also looked into formatting a stubborn USB drive that Windows could not format as NTFS, and merging video files.

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January 2022 In Brief

First 2022 revisions were made to Gerian Assistant and MoneyBooks Time Manager. Three client visits were made in continuation of technical support work for EPPMS. Preparatory design and coding work began on the next major upgrading of Printwiser Estimating, as discussed last month.

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December 2021 In Brief

Four client visits were made in continuation of technical support work for EPPMS. A couple of performance revisions were made to Gerian Assistant, still on the HIDDEN Form for new games. Three modules of MoneyBooks were revised. Support was provided on Printwiser, including client visits. Discussions were held for the next major upgrading of the Estimating module, that will see calculated estimate reports being transformed into tabular format for easy transfer to spreadsheet applications like Microsoft Excel.

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November 2021 In Brief

Technical support work continued on EPPMS, including three client visits and the next version 5.23 revision of the application. Several speed and enhancement revisions were made to Gerian Assistant, especially on the HIDDEN Form for new games, and the Rewardicals summary report.

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October 2021 In Brief

Technical support work was done on EPPMS and Printwiser Planning, including revisions and several client visits. A number of speed and improvement revisions were made to Gerian Assistant in the following areas: PriceBenders Auction List, Key Code List, Affiliate List, HIDDEN Form and the key code hits summary report.

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September 2021 In Brief

Concluding work was done on the new Labelwriter 10.0.05 and a visit was paid to the client user. Extensive database administration and updating work was done on EPPMS, including importing and posting of IPPIS payroll data, four technical support visits and creation of a new EPPMS 5.21 version. Technical support was also provided for a Printwiser Planning client.

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August 2021 In Brief

This month was the 22nd anniversary of the initial installation of EPPMS at NRC back in 1999, and something was done to mark the event, the creation of the compiled HTML version of the original online help documentation. Work was done on a major new version of Labelwriter, version 10.0. Minor revisions were also made to Randomizer and MoneyBooks Sales.

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July 2021 In Brief

Several technical support visits were made to NRC for IPPIS payroll importing and processing using EPPMS, and a new version 5.17 of the application was created. Support was provided for a Printwiser client having issues starting the application against their database, as well as creating a client installer for their version of the application. Gerian, Randomizer, and the General Ledger module of MoneyBooks were revised or upgraded.

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June 2021 In Brief

Labelwriter got two needed updates this month. Two technical support visits were made to NRC for IPPIS payroll importing and processing using EPPMS, and a new version 5.14 of the application was created. Support was provided for a domain email client on using Thunderbird, while training was provided for a technical support user of our Cooperative Society module of FrontAccounting. The Sales, Employees, Payroll and Time Manager modules of MoneyBooks got some needed changes or rebuilds.

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May 2021 In Brief

Four technical support visits were made to NRC this month for IPPIS payroll importing and processing using EPPMS, and a crashed database was also recovered. Support was provided for a MoneyBooks Payroll client. A number of revisions of EPPMS were carried out, up to version 5.11. And MoneyBooks Data Manager got some needed changes.

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April 2021 In Brief

MoneyBooks Sales got its first revision and compile of the year, addressing a couple of issues with credit note posting and the quote-to-waybill conversion, along with taking advantage of the global MoneyBooks feature changes earlier implemented. Technical support was provided for EPPMS and MoneyBooks Payroll clients.

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March 2021 In Brief

The bilingual Blessing Hair website that we created last year for a foreign-based client got a major upgrade, customer order entry and maintenance. Technical support for NRC continued with two visits and installation of EPPMS 5.09 upgrade, while a needed change was made to Gerian Assistant.

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February 2021 In Brief

Provision of technical support for NRC continued with four client visits and application modification, upgrading and installation of EPPMS 5.06. Changes were also made to Gerian Assistant and the Data Manager, GL and Time Manager modules of MoneyBooks.

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January 2021 In Brief

Gerian Assistant got some cool speed boost changes for the HIDDEN game. Our client was visited for technical support and installation of the EPPMS 5.02 upgrade. Needed changes were also made to our Cooperative Society module of FrontAccounting, as well as to MoneyBooks Data Manager.

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December 2020 In Brief

Visits were made to the client for the installation of the EPPMS 5 upgrade created last month, including successful importing of IPPIS employee nominal roll and payroll data, and follow-up adjustments for easier operation. Our Gerian Assistant tool was also given some useful new features at the start and end of the month.

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November 2020 In Brief

Following a visit to the client, the EPPMS 5 upgrade was created, the first major revision in two years. This would effectively “marry” EPPMS with IPPIS, allowing importing of IPPIS employee and payroll data. The first upgrade to the new Job Delivery Analyzer module of Labelwriter was also created.

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October 2020 In Brief

Work on the next major version 9.5 upgrade of Labelwriter that began last month continued with the second phase, development of the new Job Delivery Analyzer module. The upgrade was completed and delivered for installation by the client. A minor database revision was also made to MoneyBooks Time Manager.

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September 2020 In Brief

Approval was received for the next major version 9.5 upgrade of Labelwriter, and work began with completion of the first phase, implementation of envelope analysis on packing summary and delivery note reports. The Gerian 1.2 revision also continued on the HIDDEN and order entry features.

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August 2020 In Brief

Remote training for a user of our Cooperative Society module of FrontAccounting continued, with needed upgrading and database administration work for the application performed. The version 1.2 upgrade of Gerian Assistant continued with the implementation of features to fast-track SFI’s HIDDEN game. The installation of EPPMS for the client was 21 years old this month, and the client was visited for technical support issues. An IT student joined the team.

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July 2020 In Brief

Remote training for a user of our Cooperative Society module of FrontAccounting took off, still in progress. Labelwriter was revised twice for the client. Our stand-alone Report Manager PSR report viewer was upgraded, along with its implementation in MoneyBooks modules. The next version 1.2 upgrade of Gerian Assistant began, including the Rewardical Redemption Ledger and other features.

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June 2020 In Brief

Three-day Printwiser Estimating training was conducted for GlobalPlus Publishing, at the end of which they were introduced to the advanced cost analysis report. Preparations for conducting remote training for a user of our Cooperative Society module of FrontAccounting were concluded, including needed upgrading of the module. The next major upgrade of Labelwriter was discussed with the client.

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May 2020 In Brief

The website development project from last month was concluded. An alternative candidate listing report presentation format for Labelwriter was suggested by the client, and we considered the possibility of conducting remote training for a user of our Cooperative Society module of FrontAccounting. Minor database-side changes were made to the Accounts Payable and Inventory modules of MoneyBooks.

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April 2020 In Brief

Following completion of new domain name registration and hosting project last month, this month saw the take-off of full website development, still on-going. Before this the next upgrade of Labelwriter with a new candidate listing report was concluded, while some changes were made to the Data Manager and GL modules of MoneyBooks along with the Blog application.

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March 2020 In Brief

This month saw much time spent on provision of on-site and off-site technical support for our Printwiser, MoneyBooks and web application clients. The next upgrade of Labelwriter with a new candidate listing report was begun, while work was completed for a new domain name registration and hosting client, prior to full website development.

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February 2020 In Brief

Initial work was completed on TCProd for managing TripleClicks product banners on the Partners page of our website. We carried out data entry review for users of our Cooperative Society module for FrontAccounting, to determine their correctness. The first 2020 upgrade of Labelwriter was implemented as version 9.2, incorporating a new ticking list report. A comprehensive VAT documentation report was implemented for MoneyBooks Sales, while the Microsoftware Blog and the Data Manager and System modules of MoneyBooks were also revised.

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January 2020 In Brief

The new year began with the implementation of TripleClicks product banners on the Partners page of our website, and shortly work started on a new application TCProd to assist with that. Renewal of 2-year domain name and 2GB hosting for a client’s two domains was completed. The Payroll and Sales modules of MoneyBooks were revised in connection with new salary tables and the new 7.5% VAT rate. Gerian Assistant was also updated to handle new product groups for Astro Auctions announced by SFI. EPPMS client was visited in connection with continued technical support for the long-running application.

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December 2019 In Brief

The month began with a stock taking project undertaken along with an associate of ours. LVReg got several enhancements including search for the audit trail with paged results, an authorization table, express registration options that varied by user type, a link for registered businesses to view their data and status, and finally registration guidelines and promotional materials pages. This Blog was also enhanced with the new mobile-only quick-access button menu below the logo, a new popular posts page and a completely restructured posts listing page. The Inventory and Sales modules of MoneyBooks were revised to better handle item stocking and sales data processing, including new reports and features. The Time Manager module was also updated along with Gerian and MR-Randomizer.

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November 2019 In Brief

LVReg, our web application to facilitate SFI’s Localvantia pre-registrations, was created. Our FrontAccounting MR-Payroll module was set up for a Pakistani prospect to review. A Printwiser client was visited for technical support, while discussions with an old prospect for its implementation resumed. The Sales and Employees modules of MoneyBooks got some needed changes.

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October 2019 In Brief

The month began with the conclusion of the new website registration and creation project. Gerian Assistant got upgraded with SFI’s Astro auctions and Rewardicals Ledger data entry features, along with five new summarized reports. The Printwiser Estimating 8.1 Per-Impression Press Run Upgrade was implemented and installed for the client, while the Microsoftware Blog and MoneyBooks Data Manager got some needed changes.

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Printwiser Estimating 8.1 Per-Impression Press Run Costing Upgrade

Introducing, the Printwiser Estimating 8.1 upgrade, effective October 28, 2019. It features a new per-impression press run implementation that also allows per-hour to be used for some estimates. Cost sheet report’s material and labor details can now also be exported to two separate files for use in a spreadsheet.

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September 2019 In Brief

The Microsoftware Blog was upgraded with author post subscription feature. A Printwiser Estimating client was visited for technical support. Revisions were made to MR-Randomizer and several modules of MoneyBooks. Work began on a new website registration and creation project.

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August 2019 In Brief

A Printwiser Planning client was visited for technical support. Revisions were made to Printwiser Estimating, MR-Randomizer and MoneyBooks Time Manager, with discussions on the next Labelwriter upgrade. Support was also provided on our FrontAccounting Cooperative Society module.

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Printwiser Estimating 8.0 Quote Writer Upgrade

Introducing, the Printwiser Estimating 8.0 upgrade, effective July 2019. It features advanced quote writing options complete with branding images like logos and signatures, two new analysis report formats, and access to the work-back estimate report. No more having to print quotes on letterheads first and then scan them before sending soft copies to clients!

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July 2019 In Brief

The Printwiser Estimating 8.0 upgrade was completed and installed for the client. It features advanced quote writing options complete with branding images like logos and signatures, two new analysis report formats, and access to the work-back estimate report.

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June 2019 In Brief

Work started on the next major Printwiser Estimating 8.0 upgrade that had been in consideration for some time, featuring advanced quote writing options complete with branding images like logos and signatures, as well as two new report formats including a cost analysis spreadsheet. Labelwriter also got a couple of upgrades to speed up an essential report generation.

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May 2019 In Brief

The Microsoftware Blog got its first upgrade this year, the main additions being a Search menu item for a live search facility, the “Similar Posts” section on post viewing pages, and post tag deletion. Research and review of web development technologies continued on VueJS for which a new Discovery Vue Journal thread was started at Nairaland as well as here; also HTTP call processing and the NuxtJS framework were looked into.

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April 2019 In Brief

Labelwriter was updated twice with technical support provision. Research and review of web development technologies continued from last month, with emphasis on VueJS. MoneyBooks Accounts Payable was updated, while Randomizer got its first revision of the year. A demo WordPress website was installed and a PHP website template was also set up on our server.

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March 2019 In Brief

Further upgrading of Labelwriter was done, along with research and review of web development technologies, particularly ReactJS, CSS grid, JavaScript, HTML and PHP. Client’s loans and deposits balances were uploaded to their server for the Cooperative Society module of FrontAccounting. Several MoneyBooks modules were revised, including Accounts Payable, Time Manager, Inventory, Employees, GL, Data Manager, Payroll and Sales. Technical support visit was made to our new domain name registration and hosting client to sort out their server email account issues. We cloned a WordPress website and conducted review of another for a client.

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February 2019 In Brief

The first week of the month had us visiting our EPPMS client as well as a domain name registration, hosting and possibly website design prospect on the mainland. A demo version of the Cooperative Society module of FrontAccounting was set up at our website so we could give a recent Indian prospect the login for testing. Technical support was provided for one of our MoneyBooks Payroll clients, including upgrading the payslip format. Our Labelwriter client requested for boosting response time during candidate list importing and we implemented two solutions, running the database from a RAM disk, and upgrading the application to allow for selecting a smaller number of states for importing and processing rather than having to wait for all states to be imported before reports could be produced. We downloaded and installed the latest WordPress 5.0.3 for review and possible website development use.

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January 2019 In Brief

The archive installer for Labelwriter was delivered along with the new Labelwriter Launcher 1.2. New year revisions were made to the General Ledger, Time Manager and Data Manager modules of MoneyBooks. A lot of research and review was done on new web development technologies: Node.js including Express, Nodemailer, MySQL and MongoDB modules; jQuery and AngularJS. A foremost Printwiser client on the mainland was visited to negotiate an upgrade to their Estimating module.

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December 2018 In Brief

Gerian Assistant along with all nine modules of MoneyBooks were upgraded with a speed boost feature, with additional changes in the MoneyBooks GL and MoneyBooks Data Manager modules, as well as Randomizer. Work started on an archive installer for Labelwriter, while the Labelwriter Launcher tool for opening the older versions was upgraded to version 1.2.

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November 2018 In Brief

First demo presentation was made for a new mainland prospect on Printwiser. Work continued on stocking and promotion of the Microsoftware Online Shop. We were accepted by SFI in its Rewardical ECA program, being listed on its Rewardical.com e-commerce search engine. Gerian Assistant was updated and became downloadable at the Shop, including a free evaluation version.

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October 2018 In Brief

Initial work was completed on Microsoftware Online Shop, our new e-commerce destination on the web. After upgrading EPPMS, technical support visit was made to NRC for the installation and database updates. A small revision was made to MR-Randomizer, while discussion began with a new mainland prospect for implementation of Printwiser. A new staff joined our team.

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September 2018 In Brief

MoneyBooks Payroll was reinstalled for a client. Technical support visit was made to NRC, our EPPMS client. Some revisions were made to MR-Randomizer, including implementation of a timer for the Spin and Win List window. The GL module of MoneyBooks was also revised, and member list data was uploaded from a spreadsheet to the server database of FrontAccounting ERP customized by us for a client with the Cooperative Society module earlier in the year.

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August 2018 In Brief

The next Labelwriter 9.1 upgrade was implemented, including comprehensive center box listing report among other enhancements. On-site technical support was provided for Printwiser Estimating client. MR-Randomizer’s application menu was restructured, with new Spin and Win features including bets data entry. The GL, Data Manager and Time Manager modules of MoneyBooks were revised.

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July 2018 In Brief

On-site technical support was provided to Printwiser Planning and MoneyBooks clients, while the GL, Data Manager and Sales modules of MoneyBooks were revised. Research work was done on open-source development tools and languages including Python, FreeBASIC and Kivy, while background database work was done for a new feature for the Spin and Win Advisor option of MR-Randomizer.

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June 2018 In Brief

A major activity this month was introductory training conducted for end users of FrontAccounting 2.4.3 customized with our Cooperative Society module, a thrift society in Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital, Aro, Abeokuta. The GL and AP modules of MoneyBooks got minor revisions, while a new Spin and Win Advisor feature was introduced to MR-Randomizer.

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May 2018 In Brief

With provision of post-training technical support of Printwiser for Cheetah Press Ltd concluded, work shifted this month to revision and upgrading of EPPMS, the Payroll and Data Manager modules of MoneyBooks, and MR-Randomizer where importing and analysis of Bet9ja transactions were implemented. Deduction spreadsheet reports were implemented in EPPMS while loan statement and spreadsheet reports were also implemented in MBPA.

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April 2018 In Brief

Development and installation of the new Labelwriter 9.0 took center stage this month, seeing for the first time the importing of candidate lists. A new MoneyBooks Payroll installation was carried out, while provision of post-training technical support of Printwiser for Cheetah Press Ltd continued.

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March 2018 In Brief

Provision of post-training technical support of Printwiser for Cheetah Press Ltd continued this month, with further training and software customization. Development of the new Cooperative Society module of FrontAccounting was completed. Development of the new version of Labelwriter resumed after a long delay. MoneyBooks Payroll was upgraded, while technical support was provided for EPPMS.

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February 2018 In Brief

Provision of post-training technical support of Printwiser for Cheetah Press Ltd continued this month, with further training and software customization. Development of the new Cooperative Society module of FrontAccounting continued, to near-completion. EPPMS was upgraded, while a new member joined our team.

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January 2018 In Brief

Implementation of complete Printwiser for Cheetah Press Ltd continued this month with technical support visits to provide further training and set up the Estimating and Inventory modules. Work on a new FrontAccounting implementation kicked off with installation of the base application and development of the new Cooperative Society module. Testing of MR-Randomizer resulted in a sizable win while EPPMS was upgraded, and approval was received for next upgrade version of Labelwriter.

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Introducing New Improved Microsofware Website

On September 4, 2004 the classic Microsoftware website went online as a Geocities site, and a month later on October 3 was moved up to our chosen domain and server. Just like our blog, it has been redesigned and upgraded with new features, reactivated online on October 21, 2017. Highlights of the new features include:

  1. Modern web design technologies. While the classic site was created with plain old HTML/CSS and JavaScript, with no database access, the new site has been created using HTML5/CSS3/jQuery along with PHP,...


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December 2017 In Brief

Implementation of complete Printwiser for Cheetah Press Ltd continued this month with technical support visits to set up the Estimating and Inventory modules, and installation of the network database server software. Approval was received for a new FrontAccounting implementation. MR-Randomizer and EPPMS were revised, and further discussions were held with a Printwiser and Labelwriter client on new requirements.

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November 2017 In Brief

Implementation of complete Printwiser for Cheetah Press Ltd kicked off this month with delivery, installation and introductory user training concluded, going into technical support. A new employee joined our team. MR-Randomizer and EPPMS were revised, while discussions were held with a Printwiser and Labelwriter client on new requirements.

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October 2017 In Brief

After some finishing touches to our new blog, attention shifted this month to the creation of another modern website, the new improved Microsoftware website. MR-Randomizer got a minor update, while a demo presentation was made to a Printwiser prospect on the mainland.

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September 2017 In Brief

Following conclusive research on web development tools, this month saw the creation of two modern websites, one for a client (shown here), the other the new improved Microsoftware Blog. MR-Randomizer got some needed revision, while a visit was made to a Printwiser prospect on the mainland.

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Introducing Our Improved MRBlog, the Microsoftware Blog

On August 19, 2014 the classic Microsoftware Blog was created. Now it has been redesigned and given an amazing facelift. Highlights of the new features include:

  1. User interaction. You can now comment on what you read as well as register and make your own posts for others to…

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August 2017 In Brief

Provided technical support for FrontAccounting client, completing data uploading and resolving issues as they begin using the application. Researched and explored web development tools including video tutorials on CodeIgniter PHP framework on creating a blog application, and download and installation of Joomla CMS. Made needed changes to MoneyBooks Data Manager and Gerian Assistant.

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July 2017 In Brief

Initial development work on customized modules for web-based FrontAccounting ERP software for a client—MR-Payroll, Assets Register, Authors and Royalties—was completed and second round of introductory training was done for the client. Two modules of MoneyBooks as well as Randomizer were also revised. Research work was done on affordable and customizable hotel and school management software on a client’s request.

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June 2017 In Brief

Development of customized modules for web-based FrontAccounting ERP software for a client took center-stage this month: MR-Payroll and Authors and Royalties. Database backup support was provided for EPPMS client, while our MoneyBooks Data Manager and Randomizer software got needed improvements.

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May 2017 In Brief

Implementation of web-based FrontAccounting ERP software continued with client database setup and conduct of first phase of user training, followed by development of new modules. Further server crash recovery support was provided for EPPMS client, technical support continued for a MoneyBooks Payroll user. Our Randomizer software was again improved on.

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April 2017 In Brief

Implementation of web-based FrontAccounting ERP software kicked off with installation and training preparation. Processing of our international order from our TripleClicks shop was concluded. Further crash recovery support was provided for EPPMS client, technical support was provided for a MoneyBooks Payroll user. Our Randomizer software was also improved on.

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January 2017 In Brief

More time-saving and useful features continued to be implemented in our Randomizer software, including automatic bet results checking, and a watch list with its own results checking. Technical support visits were made to EPPMS and Printwiser clients, and some modules of MoneyBooks got first new year revisions. Discussions with the Printwiser prospect was rounded off with a demo presentation. A new employee joined the company.

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February 2017 In Brief

Printwiser upgrading and follow-up training was done for a mainland client. Our Randomizer software was fine-tuned, particularly the Watch List window that got more useful features. EPPMS and several modules of MoneyBooks were also revised. Discussions with a client continued and was positively concluded on the implementation of web-based FrontAccounting ERP software.

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March 2017 In Brief

The month began with our first international order at our TripleClicks shop. Crash recovery support was provided for EPPMS client. Held discussions with a user for advanced quotation writing options for Printwiser. Our Randomizer software was upgraded with a powerful draw analysis feature.

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December 2016 In Brief

Our Randomizer software was still expanded and upgraded with more features including an Account Summary window and a listing of draws for any selected pair of numbers. Provided technical support for EPPMS, and some modules of MoneyBooks were revised. Continued discussions with the Printwiser prospect while a client was visited for follow-up.

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November 2016 In Brief

Our Randomizer random number generator was expanded and upgraded with database intelligence, giving a test user first wins in the lottery since playing last year, and including a Win Calculator. Installed and reviewed PhpGedView and FrontAccounting, powerful open-source applications for prospective clients. Provided technical support for EPPMS, and some modules of MoneyBooks were revised. Continued discussions with a Printwiser prospect.

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October 2016 In Brief

Gerian and some modules of MoneyBooks were revised. Training on Printwiser Estimating was conducted for a client, and technical support visit was made to the EPPMS client for database validation. Our big day at SFI and TripleClicks came as we were Featured ECA of the Day, getting over 1,800 connections in 24 hours.

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September 2016 In Brief

Administrative work on EPPMS that began in April was concluded, with further revision and technical support being provided. Gerian was revised with needed changes coming from live usage, to version 1.07, and the Data Manager and Time Manager modules of MoneyBooks were revised.

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August 2016 In Brief

Concluded preliminary research on open-source development tools and applications, and a demo MoneyBooks Cooperative was created. Mainly administrative work was done on EPPMS. Technical support was provided for a Printwiser client whose server crashed, and Labelwriter 8.15 revision for 2016 was completed and installed.

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July 2016 In Brief

After receiving inquiry about developing a web-based database application, a lot of time was spent researching open-source development tools and applications, from ERPs to scripting languages, web servers and IDEs. Mostly administrative work was done on EPPMS, documentation for Gerian was updated, and the Payroll and Data Manager modules of MoneyBooks got some needed revisions.

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June 2016 In Brief

Our application for the Featured ECA of the Day promotional program of TripleClicks was made and approved for October 26. Modification and technical support work continued on EPPMS, which also saw more administrative work. This was followed by Gerian and some modules of MoneyBooks. Discussions began with a new Printwiser prospect.

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May 2016 In Brief

Most modification and technical support work was done on EPPMS, which also saw some level of administrative work. This was followed by Gerian and some modules of MoneyBooks. There were also a number of staff changes this month.

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April 2016 In Brief

Like last month, EPPMS and Gerian got the most attention in terms of modification and technical support. After-training free support was provided for the new Printwiser client. Two modules of MoneyBooks also got some revision.

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March 2016 In Brief

Gerian and EPPMS got the most attention in terms of modification and technical support. After-training free support was provided for the new Printwiser client, including the Time Rate Calculator upgrade, while discussions began with a prospective client. A MoneyBooks client and two modules of MoneyBooks also got some attention.

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February 2016 In Brief

Enhancements continued for Gerian. Printwiser installation, training and technical support was done for a new client, while the first 2016 revision of the application featuring a Time Rate Calculator was done. On-going technical support including revision was provided for EPPMS.

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Printwiser 7.54

One issue Printwiser users had to deal with before now was the Windows short date format being month before day rather than day before month. This was because most computers came from places like USA where such format was in use. Long ago, on a form where no d/m…

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January 2016 In Brief

Work on Gerian Assistant continued, coming to a major milestone as it got listed at the online shop. A new helper application Labelwriter Launcher was created, and EPPMS got its first 2016 major revision.

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Introducing Gerian Assistant 1.01

The wait is over! Introducing Gerian Assistant 1.01, now at our online shop. Gerian is a tool to aid SFI members in keeping track of affiliate-related information locally on their computers. It lets you record key codes, promo efforts, and those hit tracking data that get reset weekly…

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Older Posts

The present Blog format went live in 2017 and some of the older posts were brought over. For posts prior to 2016 and others, see the older Classic Blog index here.



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