HP Profits Up 14% In a Recession!

Harry over at SMBNation, a company that focuses on small business IT consulting, noted that HP profits were up 14% during this recession while Dell missed their projections. Is selling direct the wave of the past?

Read Harry's Twitter...

Landis Computer is an HP Server & Printer reseller because of HP's wide array product options, long time reputation for quality products and nationwide service options.

Free Dynamics GP Addon Enhances Customer Maintenance Window

We have just released a new addon for Dynamics GP that will add some exciting new features to the GP Customer Mainteance window! We've added a "Goto" button to the Customer Maintenance window that will allow you to see Payment Summary, Sales Order transactions, Aging information and more directly from the customer maintenance window!

from Dynamics GP

The features of this free addon for Dynamics GP:

-A "Goto" button is added to the customer maintenance window
-The email address is added directly to the customer maintenance window
-The ability to "click-to-email" is added to the window
-The address ID automatically is filled with "PRIMARY" when adding a new record.

To get this free addon please click here.
(this will sign you up for our GP free addons newsletter and email you the link, but you can just unsubscribe with one click if you don't want it!)

Detailed instructions on how to install this addon click here.

The Managed Network

Are any computers running out of hardrive space? Does any pc not have antivirus on it? Are there any key computers with critical hardrive errors? Has anyone installed rogue software? Are key computers being backed up? What if you could get a report each month on the health of your network? (that anyone can read) Up until now system to do this were only affordable for large corporations but now they are becoming available at a price point well affordable for the small & even tiny business. There is now no need to be "guessing" if your system is in shape.

To be continued...

How To Install Dynamics GP VBA Addon

We've released several free VBA addons for Dynamics GP ( click to email & email on customer maintenance addons). We've had several people ask us to show them how to install a VBA addon that modifies a screen or report. Here are the steps:

#1-Login to GP as SA.

#2-Click on Microsoft Dynamics GP > Tools > Customize > Customization Maintenance and import the package file we provided.

#3- Now we need to tell GP to use the modified version of the form. To do that:
Click MS Dynamics GP > Tools > Setup > System > Alternate Modified Forms and Reports.



Now you will see the Alternate/Modified Forms and Reports window. Select the ID, then set Product to "Microsoft Dynamics GP", type to "Windows" and then in the list check that you want to use the alternate window as show. Click "Save" and you should be done.



#4 - Now you should be able to open the modified window and it should be the new one.

Note: If the VBA code includes a "shell command" you may need to do one last thing. If when you open the window you get the below error, just delete the "()" at the bottom of the code, click "Save" and continue.



If you need any additional help we are glad to help at our very reasonable consulting rates.

Thanks for using our free Dynamics GP addons!

Another Free Addon to Make Dynamics GP Easier to Use! Email Address Right on the Customer Maintenance Window

In our world of everyday email communications it is hardly handy to have the GP email address tucked 2 clicks away from the customer master! We've made a simple, free, Dynamics GP addon that puts it right where it should have always been: right on the customer master!

(To those good ole' GP veterans who are saying this isn't nessesary...ahem...this is 2009. ;-)



Also remember our great little fix that made it so you can click to email? That is incorporated in this addon too.

One last way this addon makes GP easier to use is that it automatically puts "PRIMARY" as the address ID when you add a new customer saving you a few more (unessesary) keystrokes when entering a new customer record.

So just to recap what is in this Addon:
#1-The email address is added directly on the customer maintenance window
#2-The ability to "click to email" is added
#3-The address ID automatically is filled with "PRIMARY" when adding a new record.

To get the addon just click here.
(this will sign you up for our GP free addons newsletter and email you the link, but you can just unsubscribe with one click if you don't want it!)

If you need a step by step to install this VBA addon:
http://dynamicssmallbusiness.blogspot.com/2009/08/how-to-install-dynamics-gp-vba-addon.html

we are...Making Dynamics GP Easier to Use!

Dynamics GP as PSA Software? New Competition for Connectwise, Autotask and TigerPaw?

We have enhanced Dynamics GP Field Service to provide PSA functionality for IT companies.
Take a look at our quick video.



We use built-in Dynamics GP Field Service but extend it using the (free) GP Webservices connected GP Time Tracker module. Adding time to a GP Field Service call is 2 clicks! Wow! Use it inside and outside your network via webservices!

Since Dynamics GP Field Service module is tightly integrated there is no messy inventory, customer and invoicing syncing issues to deal with.

Affordable. Integrated.
Let me know what you think.

Do We Really Need 2 Operating Systems on our Mobile Devices?

I just happened to see this VMWare demonstration of two O/S's running on a phone. Does anyone else think that this is an overkill?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNo6pn-dnSQ

Windows Mobile 6.1 As an Extension to Your IP PBX

I just registered my Windows Mobile 6.1 phone to our SIP based IP PBX for the first time. I'm impressed how nicely the built-in WM6.1 SIP phone integrates into the device when you actually configure it!



To configure the SIP info into your WM phone, you need a windows mobile SIP setup application running on the phone. (Note:this is NOT supported by Microsoft...do it at your own risk!)

Below is the link to the .CAB file to modify your phone:
http://www.voipphreak.ca/2008/03/29/enable-the-hidden-voip-features-of-windows-mobile-6x-for-free-voip-calls-using-asterisk/

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=303493

If you have any question please post a comment below.