tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75805972024-03-03T00:31:54.556+00:00UK computer and database user newsHighlights issues concerning using databases and computers in the small business environment of the UK and Ireland. Strategy tips and hints for a better computing outcome.nodenethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05994286909181997576noreply@blogger.comBlogger92125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7580597.post-42442822053770607422019-01-02T18:18:00.001+00:002019-01-02T18:18:54.972+00:00 Free SEO checkup for your website<a href="http://node-net.co.uk/?page_id=117">node-net</a> are offering a free SEO report on your site for 2019. Get your SEO effort off to a flying start this coming year.
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The details of our specialist Knitted Fabric production software are available <a href="http://knittedfabricproductioncontrolsoftware.co.uk/" target="_blank">here</a>.nodenethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05994286909181997576noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7580597.post-14007310403859146292015-09-21T20:55:00.001+00:002015-09-21T20:55:31.604+00:00MonkeyLectric---At Interbike 2015<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/9cOoN12k-Hg" width="480"></iframe>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7580597.post-52212398835405624542013-09-24T14:13:00.000+00:002013-09-24T14:13:15.158+00:00Security resource for UK businesses and individuals - Guide to online and downloadable security tools<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hidemyid.co.uk have a nice guide to online and downloadable security tools. Everything from single use messaging, voice encryption, secure networks, data and disc encryption software, is there.<br />
Most are opensource and free but the paid offerings have good reputations in the security industry.<br />
In this day and age security of data is a hot topic. Most businesses, naturally sceptical of governments are rightly suspicious of the fact that the security of their hoovered up data will be safe in the hands of policemen and politicians.<br />
The only safe thing to do is to use encryption on your sensitive data and communications and as we now know there are still a few tools available to evade this surveillance.nodenethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05994286909181997576noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7580597.post-44464663864241418212013-06-07T12:06:00.000+00:002013-06-07T16:09:38.996+00:00NJDesign Launches New Graphic and Media Services<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7580597.post-71011024288931890682013-06-06T14:31:00.001+00:002013-06-06T14:32:40.926+00:00Bitcoin - the sooner the betterToday I went into my daughters bank and tried to put some cash into her account as she needed the money instantly. However I was told I would have to use an envelope and use one of the deposit machines in the branch. These take forever to get the money into the account. (HSBC deposit machines detect and count the cash instantly into ones account.)<br />
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I have advised her to close down her Natwest account and open one with a different bank, ie one that allows instant cash deposits from anybody.<br />
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The sooner that sending money to someone is as easy and cheap as sending a text or an email the better.<br />
It really is about time we had some serious competition in the banking services field.<br />
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Unfortunately the government seems determined to maintain the massive undeserved margins of the banks.<br />
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It is a disgrace that in order to apply for a banking licence one must employ one of the old guard banking fraternity. I think full banking licences should be given to all the major supermarkets, Google, Microsoft, Amazon, McDonalds, Ford, etc.<br />
This would definitely be in the interest of the public but it wont be done because the existing banks would empty overnight. Banking Law is in the interest of the banks and not the public.nodenethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05994286909181997576noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7580597.post-89220310057802140102013-02-05T20:54:00.002+00:002013-02-05T20:59:16.373+00:00Windows 8 To upgrade or not?My most recent dealings with Windows 8 revolve mostly around helping new users migrate and downgrading to Windows 7.<br />
Mostly these users were older users resistant to any change and they found the mobile style Metro interface difficult to use. Younger users liked the new interface especially those that already had smartphones.<br />
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However I personally have been very impressed with the speed of the operating system and its smoothness.<br />
I haven't yet got around to rolling it out on the corporate networks I manage yet.<br />
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One of my clients has already installed touch screens throughout their offices so Windows 8 might be a nice addition to their set-up.<br />
There might be some issues as all the machines have double touch-screens on them.<br />
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I am thinking seriously about doing it, and if I do I hope to make use of Microsoft's Upgrade offer for Windows 7 users.<br />
<a href="http://windows.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows/upgrade-offer">http://windows.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows/upgrade-offer</a> This offer closes by Feb 28th 2013 so if you got a Windows 7 PC between<span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span>June 2, 2012 and January 31, 2013 you are eligible for this upgrade for £14.99.<br />
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<br />nodenethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05994286909181997576noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7580597.post-23582979639634986402012-12-06T18:43:00.000+00:002012-12-06T18:43:23.893+00:00Wordpress ThemesAs you know we have been using Wordpress for a number of years now and it continues to improve as there is a great reservoir of users and developers.<br />
Everyday there are new plugins and themes available.<br />
If your Wordpress site is correctly set up then installing one is usually a case of 1 click and Hey Presto!<br />
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I am always looking for new themes I can use or modify and although there are lots of great themes available it is sometimes worth looking at premium themes, especially ones aimed at particular industry end users.<br />
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These tend to bring an extra level of usability for the client. for example property listings for an estate agent.<br />
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One of the best suppliers of premium themes is <a href="http://www.elegantthemes.com/affiliates/idevaffiliate.php?id=18573" target="_blank">Elegant Themes</a>, their collection is bound to spice up both your and your clients sites.<br />
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What I really wanted to do was make a backup with the intention of uploading it to an Amazon S3 bucket. I looked at the three methods Microsoft recommend<span style="font-family: inherit;"> <a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms187510.aspx#SSMSProcedure" style="color: #960bb4; text-decoration: none;">SQL Server Management Studio</a> , <a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms187510.aspx#TsqlProcedure" style="color: #960bb4; text-decoration: none;">Transact-SQL</a> , <a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms187510.aspx#PowerShellProcedure" style="color: #960bb4; text-decoration: none;">PowerShell</a> </span>and all of these will allow backup to a tape drive or disc.<br />
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You still need to upload to Amazon.<br />
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In the end I plumped for using Cloudberry S3 Server Backup edition although I cant wait to try their SQL Server edition. This allowed me to schedule backups from a shared network drive directly to my S3 storage..<br />
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You can download a trial of S3 Server Backup <a href="http://tinyurl.com/c8h85tu" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
Late News:For a complete SQL server Backup solution the SQL Server edition is available <a href="http://tinyurl.com/c8h85tu" target="_blank">here</a><br />
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What and When to Backup</h3>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Ask yourself the following questions about your SQL database.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">If there is a predictable off-peak time, do full database backups fthen.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">If changes are frequent, consider the following:</span></div>
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<li style="list-style-image: url(http://i3.msdn.microsoft.com/Areas/Brand/Content/b.gif);"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Under the simple recovery model, consider scheduling differential backups between full database backups. A differential backup captures only the changes since the last full database backup.</i></span></li>
<li style="list-style-image: url(http://i3.msdn.microsoft.com/Areas/Brand/Content/b.gif);"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Under the full recovery model, you should schedule frequent log backups. Scheduling differential backups between full backups can reduce restore time by reducing the number of log backups you have to restore after restoring the data. -</i> Microsoft</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">For a large database in which changes are concentrated in a part of the files or filegroups, partial backups and or file backups can be useful.</span></div>
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Find out the Size of the Full Database Backup</h4>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"> You can estimate the size of a full database backup by using the <strong>sp_spaceused</strong> system stored procedure. For more information, see <a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms188776.aspx" style="color: #960bb4; text-decoration: none;">sp_spaceused (Transact-SQL)</a>.</span></div>
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Schedule Backups</h3>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">SQL Backup will easily run whilst in use. The backup process has a minimal footprint.</span><br />
You should do regular backups and schedule them as part of your regular maintenance.</div>
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Test Your Backups</h3>
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;">You do not have a restore strategy until you have tested your backups. It is very important to thoroughly test your backup strategy for each of your databases by restoring a copy of the database onto a test system. You must test restoring every type of backup that you intend to use.</span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>We recommend that you maintain an operations manual for each database. This operations manual should document the location of the backups, backup device names (if any), and the amount of time that is required to restore the test backups.-</i>More from Microsoft</span></div>
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nodenethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05994286909181997576noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7580597.post-26689163724284220352012-09-26T21:33:00.001+00:002012-09-26T22:20:49.309+00:00BT and Sky using DNS for user tracking?Both the new Sky ADSL modem and the BT Homehub 3 do not allow the user to choose DNS servers.<br />
Why is this?<br />
BT says it is a security issue.<br />
I would suggest that this is how the government web use surveillance will work. By forcing users to use a particular DNS server then all web requests can be monitored fairly easily, probably on an expandable Amazon cloud server.<br />
If you are worried about government surveillance I would also suggest changing your router to one that allows you to set the DNS servers. You could use Google's public DNS servers or other publicly available DNS servers.<br />
So it seems that BT and Sky are being very compliant to government surveillance "needs", and not to the privacy of their customers.<br />
What is BT's code of practice with regard to use of the DNS servers?<br />
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To people who say 'If you are not doing something wrong, you have nothing to fear?'<br />
I say "Where would you draw the line on surveillance, your front door, your kitchen, your phone, your bedroom?"<br />
Ask yourself why does the government need to surveillance me? And the bloke next door? And my Mum?<br />
And you'll find the answer is they don'tnodenethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05994286909181997576noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7580597.post-33127842572091122292012-02-02T20:04:00.004+00:002012-02-02T20:13:51.911+00:00Teambox - great new collaboration toolI have started using <a href="https://teambox.com/?rf=329719">Teambox<br /></a> on some projects and am really impressed. Similar to Basecamp but the free version is better specified. More storage space, more users. <br />It has features normally found in expensive project management software.<br /><br />A real weapon for adhoc project management.nodenethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05994286909181997576noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7580597.post-10018866910536870142011-05-13T23:16:00.002+00:002011-05-13T23:25:24.641+00:00Finally done the migrationFirst of all the program that Microsoft supplies to write the anwserfile to start migration mode on SBS 2008 names it incorrectly. All lowercase is what is required.<br />Using a USB stick with the anwser file is fraught with difficulties as Windows tries to install itself on there. The solution is to remove the USB stick when Windows starts the install, and then replace it when it looks for the answer file, although working that out is pure guesswork.<br />Microsoft were extremely unhelpful with this problem looking for £200 just to hear the problem which is a bit much considering the cost of the program.<br />I always though that the price of software reflected the level of support you get.<br />Microsoft fails miserably on this.<br /><br />Once the migration started it was a piece of cake.nodenethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05994286909181997576noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7580597.post-74683708512242985122011-03-02T23:44:00.002+00:002011-03-02T23:52:15.500+00:00Windows SBS 2003 migration to Windows SBS 2008I am doing a migation at the moment of an old 2003 installation to a new fast server with SBS 2008.<br /><br />I have just finished the update downloading and settings changes asked for in the SBS Best Practices Analyser Tool. I have changed the old server's network settings to a single NIC card configuration from the 2 card setup. (1 to Firewall, 1 to LAN).<br />Tommorrow I will reinstall SBS 2008 with the aim of migrating in situ.<br /><br />I will come on line and blog my progress tomorrow.nodenethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05994286909181997576noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7580597.post-968816239536726192011-02-26T02:31:00.001+00:002011-02-26T02:33:51.186+00:00Zamrish - release new vid on muzu.tv<object id="muzuplayer-wwwzamrishcom-1298687402921" width="482" height="323"><param name="movie" value="http://www.muzu.tv/player/getPlayer/a/zdHhh3KtBO/vidId=918724"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.muzu.tv/player/getPlayer/a/zdHhh3KtBO/vidId=918724" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" wmode="transparent" allowfullscreen="true" name="muzuplayer-wwwzamrishcom-1298687402921" width="482" height="323"></embed></object><br /><a href="http://www.muzu.tv/wwwzamrishcom/zamrishsinner-music-video/918724">Zamrish - ZamrishSinner</a><br /><br />Zamrish is our in house family band.<br /><br />Enjoy!nodenethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05994286909181997576noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7580597.post-61562224416462513272010-09-16T00:47:00.001+00:002010-09-16T00:48:41.203+00:00Japan Central Bank intervenes to prop dollarJapan is wasting its money trying to push the yen down as it is in effect trying to push the dollar up. The dollar is going into long term decline as US consumption gets extra competition from the rest of the world.<br />It used to be said that if the US coughed the rest of the world caught a cold.<br />Not any more. The GDP of the whole world is $58.15 trillion (2009 est.), the US was $14.14 trillion (2009 est.).<br />It doesnt take a genius to figure out the US cannot keep consuming 45% of the worlds output.<br />This adjustment in US consumption is the long and short term problem that faces the US. The pressure on US consumption will really happen when Chinese workers wages and the renminbi's value increases as is happening now.<br />More cars were sold in China last year then the US.<br /><br />It is possible that the US could maintain the 45% consumption rate by reducing the GDP of the rest of the world somehow. Maybe a new really destructive war? Iran maybe? Although I believe the rest of the world has absolutely no appetite for this option, It should be remembered that crumbling empires are the most dangerous.nodenethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05994286909181997576noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7580597.post-67299645486640398542010-09-15T14:56:00.004+00:002010-09-15T15:22:34.741+00:00Free UK Payroll Software<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5PppHT21v8XgHLBkgMZW6GNIsPFDYLN5iac5HE-5pOSHqwKcLYxMlB_hgb-UaPLKOM-o_6IBYHxDAyegsetx5fD139sDdv-3pthXl2NVp49AdtCWA-J_ZCa23RUSmS3eK-ZzT/s1600/HMRC06_PS_RGB25.gif"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 101px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5PppHT21v8XgHLBkgMZW6GNIsPFDYLN5iac5HE-5pOSHqwKcLYxMlB_hgb-UaPLKOM-o_6IBYHxDAyegsetx5fD139sDdv-3pthXl2NVp49AdtCWA-J_ZCa23RUSmS3eK-ZzT/s200/HMRC06_PS_RGB25.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517160489903260482" border="0" /></a><br />Today I started using 12Pay, a really useful alternative to Sage or <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">TAS</span>.<br />It is fully compliant with <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">HMRC</span>, and has all the bells and whistles normally only<br />found in much more expensive software.<br /><br />It really is free for small business, however the paid version allows online submission, personalised payslips and advanced reporting. The paid version starts at £54.90 per year and will handle 30 employees. For more then 30 the £99.80 Bureau edition is the one to buy.<br />So go now and look at your current payroll costs and then <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">consider</span> if you really need to spend that much.<br /><br />The philosophy behind 12Pay is ease of use for the first time user, although hardened<br />professionals will also be impressed at its quick setup and user friendly interface.<br /><br />The website has lots of useful guides and video. An active forum testifies to its popularity with<br />UK business. Any business looking to cut costs, save time and maintain standards could not<br />have a better first step then signing up with 12Pay.<br /><br />Take my advice and tell your accounts department to visit 12Pay and download a trial of the <a href="http://www.12pay.co.uk/">best free payroll software</a> available in the UK today.nodenethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05994286909181997576noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7580597.post-79324784888313899532010-08-28T15:33:00.004+00:002010-08-28T15:42:21.355+00:00Contract Packing<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzh1vEbsmkOOcrUHpNNEkJRh2b25TRB9RipsBZICokh5FuPKEeio58zP-01uvx1kp2OyozZ22pgwrUaZfe2_6ChyATEuNYSNZGq_ATbKQRzKEw3vkDgcPS8avSUgCliGVTp3lz/s1600/PIR-logo.png"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 148px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzh1vEbsmkOOcrUHpNNEkJRh2b25TRB9RipsBZICokh5FuPKEeio58zP-01uvx1kp2OyozZ22pgwrUaZfe2_6ChyATEuNYSNZGq_ATbKQRzKEw3vkDgcPS8avSUgCliGVTp3lz/s200/PIR-logo.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510486057977363074" border="0" /></a><br />Contract Packing for the retail and distribution trade is becoming more sophisticated as marketers come up with ever more imaginative ways of presenting their products to buyers.<br /><br />I had no idea until I was asked to do a site for Pack It Right Ltd - a major contractor here in Leicester.<br />We spent a very interesting day there while we were preparing the site.<br />Check out their website to see what a modern contract packer can offer your company.<br />Pack It Right for <a href="http://www.packitright.co.uk">Contract Packing</a>nodenethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05994286909181997576noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7580597.post-1197869695618578782009-11-16T20:01:00.004+00:002012-01-21T04:22:23.050+00:00Renminbi - Forecast for the future.A lot is made of the fact that the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">renminbi</span> (<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">RMB</span>), or the yuan is kept artificially low by the Chinese authorities and the truth is that this currant level of 6.83 to the US Dollar is unsustainable in the long term.<br /><br />The first big test will be the next oil price rise which could come as soon as this winter if it is <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">particularly</span> cold in the northern hemisphere.<br /><br />As everybody knows the US got away with consuming 45% of the worlds output not by outworking,outproducing or <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">outperforming</span> the rest of the world but by convincing them to buy US dollars at an incredibly expensive rate. Suddenly China owns most of these bits of paper and has a vested interest in preserving the value of them or so it seems. The situation would be fine if the euro did not exist and its effect of replacing the dollar as a reserve currency.<br />China cannot really expect its export markets to continue to grow at the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">expense</span> of its own citizens welfare and wealth. The path the Chinese will take is a substitution of export growth with growth in internal consumption and the subsequent growth in services. They can probably maintain 10% annual growth rate with a 10% annual reduction in the rate of the yuan to the dollar.<br /><br /><ul><li>2009 6.83</li><li>2010 6.15</li><li>2011 5.54</li></ul>A full floating exchange rate could be undertaken if there is more transparency and less government cross subsidies of energy costs.<br /><br />The Chinese <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">don't</span> have to worry about selling less toasters in the West as most of the western consumer goods factories are gone and it would take at least three years to get them going again.<br /><br />More cars were sold in China last year then in the US and they will have an appetite for petroleum products to put in them and on them.<br /><br />Remember China bought 30 billion dollars worth of oil from Iran in 2008. And wouldn't it be better for the Chinese if they could pay for it using some yuan they printed themselves instead of using those hard earned US dollars.<br />It would probably suit the Iranians too as they buy their toasters from China.<br /><br />My prediction for the future rate is as my table<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Update from original post of Nov 2009</span><br /><br /><img src="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/oimg?key=0Ao98jhk1Vql8dEtqMnJZNWw5a1o1aFBYRTJrNEZ4WFE&oid=1&zx=epxrygk3h01x" /><br /><br />My revised prediction for Nov 2012 is 5.85.<br /><br />The rate did not fall as fast as I expected but this year there will be an increase in the rate, especially as Iran will move from selling its oil in dollars to China.nodenethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05994286909181997576noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7580597.post-57627351896204194612009-08-07T13:56:00.003+00:002009-08-07T14:18:04.382+00:00Image Zoom tool for your website.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.magictoolbox.com/?ac=B4CG1M"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 125px; height: 60px;" src="http://www.node-net.com/blog/uploaded_images/magic_125_4-776939.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.magictoolbox.com/?ac=B4CG1M"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://www.node-net.com/blog/uploaded_images/mz_screenshot_2-785598.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Magic Zoom, Magic Zoom Plus ,Magic Thumb,Magic Magnify,and Magic Magnify Plus are now available as Cubecart 4 mods which is great news as I used it on a <a href="http://www.mythologie.co.uk/index.php?_a=viewProd&productId=80">fashion site</a> last year and had to hand code it in. They basically provide image zoom ins by clicking and moving the mouse.<br /><br />For any of you Cubecart developers out there this suite of tools is a godsend for pleasing your customers.<br /><br />The support at the magictoolbox forum is active and responsive and I have no hesitation in recommending this product.nodenethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05994286909181997576noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7580597.post-35899396927491608232009-06-10T10:51:00.003+00:002009-06-10T10:56:31.190+00:00Two more shops from GBGThe <a href="http://www.footballsocks.org">football socks</a> shop has gone live for Aptosports this week as has the <a href="http://www.knits2u.com">fashion knitwear</a> shop Knits2u.<br /><br /><br />The football socks site is already getting front page position on all the major search engines.nodenethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05994286909181997576noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7580597.post-2705743520229907322008-11-25T03:04:00.003+00:002008-11-25T03:09:47.740+00:00New online fashion shop<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.node-net.com/blog/uploaded_images/gr1_1-766766.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 251px;" src="http://www.node-net.com/blog/uploaded_images/gr1_1-766714.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />www.mythologie.co.uk went online yesterday offering a fabulous range of high fashion for all the ladies. Check out this great <a href="http://www.mythologie.co.uk/">online fashion shop</a> which is a good example of our current e-commerce offerings.nodenethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05994286909181997576noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7580597.post-62593276916768086952008-05-30T12:27:00.002+00:002008-05-30T12:43:50.323+00:00E-commerce features from GBG solutionsGBG Solutions announce the roll out of their new e-commerce platform using proprietary PHP and MySQL software. The first site on the new system is the <a href="http://www.tfs-hangers.co.uk/">recycled hanger supplier</a> TFS hangers. Call Mark or Leighton on 0116 2689797 for an initial discussion of your web shop requirements.<br /><br /><br /><br /><span id="o.2v0" style="font-size:130%;"><span id="o.2v1"><b id="hsu10">Features of GBG Solutions E-commerce Website</b></span></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> <table class="zeroBorder" classname="zeroBorder" id="t:sl0" border="0" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" height="3106" width="853"><tbody id="t:sl1"><tr id="t:sl6" class="odd"> <td id="t:sl7" valign="top" width="50%"><span id="t:sl8" style="color: rgb(249, 150, 5);"><b id="o_vd0">Professionally Security Audited</b></span> with thorough penetration testing. </td> <td id="t:sl11" align="center" valign="top" width="50%"><img id="t:sl12" src="http://www.cubecart.com/images/tick.gif" alt="Included" height="15" width="17" /></td> </tr> <tr id="t:sl13"> <td id="t:sl14" valign="top" width="50%"><span id="t:sl15" style="color: rgb(249, 150, 5);"><b id="o_vd1">Search Engine Optimization</b></span> (SEO) </td> <td id="t:sl18" align="center" valign="top" width="50%"><img id="t:sl19" src="http://www.cubecart.com/images/tick.gif" alt="Included" height="15" width="17" /></td> </tr> <tr id="t:sl20" class="odd"> <td id="t:sl21" valign="top" width="50%"><span id="t:sl22" style="color: rgb(249, 150, 5);"><b id="o_vd2">100% Template Driven</b></span> (HTML is completely separate from PHP code) </td> <td id="t:sl25" align="center" valign="top" width="50%"><img id="t:sl26" src="http://www.cubecart.com/images/tick.gif" alt="Included" height="15" width="17" /></td> </tr> <tr id="t:sl27"> <td id="t:sl28" valign="top" width="50%">XHTML & CSS Valid </td> <td id="t:sl31" align="center" valign="top" width="50%"><img id="t:sl32" src="http://www.cubecart.com/images/tick.gif" alt="Included" height="15" width="17" /></td> </tr> <tr id="t:sl33" class="odd"> <td id="t:sl34" valign="top" width="50%">Number of Skins included</td> <td id="t:sl37" align="center" valign="top" width="50%">4<br /></td> </tr> <tr id="t:sl39"> <td id="t:sl40" valign="top" width="50%">Skin Selector - Allows visitors to change the skin. </td> <td id="t:sl43" align="center" valign="top" width="50%"><img id="t:sl44" src="http://www.cubecart.com/images/tick.gif" alt="Included" height="15" width="17" /><br /> (Optional)</td> </tr> <tr id="t:sl46" class="odd"> <td id="t:sl47" valign="top" width="50%">Checkout Steps </td> <td id="t:sl49" align="center" valign="top" width="50%">2</td> </tr> <tr id="t:sl50"> <td id="t:sl51" valign="top" width="50%">New Customer Registration </td> <td id="t:sl53" align="center" valign="top" width="50%">Optional</td> </tr> <tr id="t:sl54" class="odd"> <td id="t:sl55" valign="top" width="50%">Customer Order History </td> <td id="t:sl58" align="center" valign="top" width="50%"><img id="t:sl59" src="http://www.cubecart.com/images/tick.gif" alt="Included" height="15" width="17" /></td> </tr> <tr id="t:sl60"> <td id="t:sl61" valign="top" width="50%">Add / Edit Orders from admin control panel. </td> <td id="t:sl64" align="center" valign="top" width="50%"><img id="t:sl65" src="http://www.cubecart.com/images/tick.gif" alt="Included" height="15" width="17" /></td> </tr> <tr id="t:sl66" class="odd"> <td id="t:sl67" valign="top" width="50%">Courier Tracking URL </td> <td id="t:sl70" align="center" valign="top" width="50%"><img id="t:sl71" src="http://www.cubecart.com/images/tick.gif" alt="Included" height="15" width="17" /></td> </tr> <tr id="t:sl72"> <td id="t:sl73" valign="top" width="50%">Unlimited Products, Categories & Images per Product </td> <td id="t:sl76" align="center" valign="top" width="50%"><img id="t:sl77" src="http://www.cubecart.com/images/tick.gif" alt="Included" height="15" width="17" /></td> </tr> <tr id="t:sl78" class="odd"> <td id="t:sl79" valign="top" width="50%">One product in unlimited categories </td> <td id="t:sl82" align="center" valign="top" width="50%"><img id="t:sl83" src="http://www.cubecart.com/images/tick.gif" alt="Included" height="15" width="17" /></td> </tr> <tr id="t:sl84"> <td id="t:sl85" valign="top" width="50%">Product Image Gallery </td> <td id="t:sl87" align="center" valign="top" width="50%">HTML Pop up or "Lightbox" </td> </tr> <tr id="t:sl88" class="odd"> <td id="t:sl89" valign="top" width="50%">Multi Currency Support</td> <td id="t:sl92" align="center" valign="top" width="50%"><img id="t:sl93" src="http://www.cubecart.com/images/tick.gif" alt="Included" height="15" width="17" /></td> </tr> <tr id="t:sl94"> <td id="t:sl95" valign="top" width="50%">Email Marketing</td> <td id="t:sl98" align="center" valign="top" width="50%"><img id="t:sl99" src="http://www.cubecart.com/images/tick.gif" alt="Included" height="15" width="17" /></td> </tr> <tr id="t:sl100" class="odd"> <td id="t:sl101" valign="top" width="50%">Sell Digital & Tangible Goods</td> <td id="t:sl104" align="center" valign="top" width="50%"><img id="t:sl105" src="http://www.cubecart.com/images/tick.gif" alt="Included" height="15" width="17" /></td> </tr> <tr id="t:sl106"> <td id="t:sl107" valign="top" width="50%">Inventory Stock Control</td> <td id="t:sl109" align="left" valign="top" width="50%">On completed payment or order creation. </td> </tr> <tr id="t:sl110" class="odd"> <td id="t:sl111" valign="top" width="50%">Multiple Tax Classes </td> <td id="t:sl113" align="left" valign="top" width="50%">Applied to multiple zones/countries. </td> </tr> <tr id="t:sl114"> <td id="t:sl115" valign="top" width="50%">"Tell a Friend" </td> <td id="t:sl118" align="center" valign="top" width="50%"><span id="t:sl119"><img id="t:sl120" src="http://www.cubecart.com/images/tick.gif" alt="Included" height="15" width="17" /></span></td> </tr> <tr id="t:sl121" class="odd"> <td id="t:sl122" valign="top" width="50%">Spambot Flood Protection</td> <td id="t:sl125" align="center" valign="top" width="50%"><span id="t:sl126"><img id="t:sl127" src="http://www.cubecart.com/images/tick.gif" alt="Included" height="15" width="17" /></span></td> </tr> <tr id="t:sl128"> <td id="t:sl129" valign="top" width="50%">Product Search </td> <td id="t:sl132" align="center" valign="top" width="50%"><img id="t:sl133" src="http://www.cubecart.com/images/tick.gif" alt="Included" height="15" width="17" /></td> </tr> <tr id="t:sl134" class="odd"> <td id="t:sl135" valign="top" width="50%">Log search phrases (Can be viewed in admin control panel) </td> <td id="t:sl138" align="center" valign="top" width="50%"><img id="t:sl139" src="http://www.cubecart.com/images/tick.gif" alt="Included" height="15" width="17" /></td> </tr> <tr id="t:sl140"> <td id="t:sl141" valign="top" width="50%">Advanced Product Search </td> <td id="t:sl144" align="center" valign="top" width="50%"><img id="t:sl145" src="http://www.cubecart.com/images/tick.gif" alt="Included" height="15" width="17" /></td> </tr> <tr id="t:sl146" class="odd"> <td id="t:sl147" valign="top" width="50%">Unlimited Product Options <span id="t:sl148" class="promoList">with +ve or -ve price. </span></td> <td id="t:sl151" align="center" valign="top" width="50%"><img id="t:sl152" src="http://www.cubecart.com/images/tick.gif" alt="Included" height="15" width="17" /></td> </tr> <tr id="t:sl153"> <td id="t:sl154" valign="top" width="50%">Expanding DHTML categories box. (Unlimited depth) </td> <td id="t:sl157" align="center" valign="top" width="50%"><img id="t:sl158" src="http://www.cubecart.com/images/tick.gif" alt="Included" height="15" width="17" /></td> </tr> <tr id="t:sl159" class="odd"> <td id="t:sl160" valign="top" width="50%">Product Reviews & Comments </td> <td id="t:sl163" align="center" valign="top" width="50%"><img id="t:sl164" src="http://www.cubecart.com/images/tick.gif" alt="Included" height="15" width="17" /></td> </tr> <tr id="t:sl165"> <td id="t:sl166" valign="top" width="50%">Related products (based on actual orders) </td> <td id="t:sl169" align="center" valign="top" width="50%"><img id="t:sl170" src="http://www.cubecart.com/images/tick.gif" alt="Included" height="15" width="17" /></td> </tr> <tr id="t:sl171" class="odd"> <td id="t:sl172" valign="top" width="50%">Gift Certificates </td> <td id="t:sl175" align="center" valign="top" width="50%"><img id="t:sl176" src="http://www.cubecart.com/images/tick.gif" alt="Included" height="15" width="17" /></td> </tr> <tr id="t:sl177"> <td id="t:sl178" valign="top" width="50%">Discount Vouchers / Coupons </td> <td id="t:sl181" align="center" valign="top" width="50%"><img id="t:sl182" src="http://www.cubecart.com/images/tick.gif" alt="Included" height="15" width="17" /></td> </tr> <tr id="t:sl183" class="odd"> <td id="t:sl184" valign="top" width="50%">FireFox Extension - Allows you to get instant notifications of new orders, product reviews & stock warnings. </td> <td id="t:sl188" align="center" valign="top" width="50%"><img id="t:sl189" src="http://www.cubecart.com/images/tick.gif" alt="Included" height="15" width="17" /></td> </tr> <tr id="t:sl190"> <td id="t:sl191" valign="top" width="50%"><span id="t:sl192"><b id="o_vd3">Module Import</b></span> with version control. (Allows new shipping/payment/affiliate to be imported through admin control panel). </td> <td id="t:sl195" align="center" valign="top" width="50%"><img id="t:sl196" src="http://www.cubecart.com/images/tick.gif" alt="Included" height="15" width="17" /></td> </tr> <tr id="t:sl197" class="odd"> <td id="modules" style="color: rgb(249, 150, 5);" valign="top" width="50%"><b id="o_vd4">Alternate Checkouts</b></td> <td id="t:sl200" align="left" valign="top" width="50%"><ul id="t:sl201"><li id="t:sl202">Google Checkout </li><li id="t:sl203">PayPal Website Payments Pro US (Certified Integration)</li><li id="t:sl204">PayPal Website Payments Pro UK (Certified Integration)</li></ul> </td> </tr> <tr id="t:sl205"> <td id="t:sl206" valign="top" width="50%">Shipping Modules </td> <td id="t:sl221" align="left" valign="top" width="50%"> <ul id="t:sl222"><li id="t:sl223">By Percentage of Order Total</li><li id="t:sl224">By Price (Free over certain order totals)</li><li id="t:sl225">By Order Weight</li><li id="t:sl226">Flat Rate</li><li id="t:sl227">Free Shipping</li><li id="t:sl228">By Category (National / International)</li><li id="t:sl229">Per Item</li><li id="t:sl230">Royal Mail</li><li id="t:sl231">USPS</li><li id="t:sl232">UPS (Rate v3) </li><li id="t:sl233">Canada Post</li><li id="t:sl234">Australia Post †</li></ul> </td> </tr> <tr id="t:sl236" class="odd"> <td id="t:sl237" valign="top" width="50%">Payment Modules </td> <td id="t:sl264" align="left" valign="top" width="50%"> <ul id="t:sl265"><li id="t:sl266">2Checkout</li><li id="t:sl267">Authorize AIM</li><li id="t:sl268">Manual Encrypted Credit Card Capture</li><li id="t:sl269">CCNow</li><li id="t:sl270">ChronoPay</li><li id="t:sl271">Nochex APC</li><li id="t:sl272">PayJunction</li><li id="t:sl273">PayOffline</li><li id="t:sl274">PayPal IPN</li><li id="t:sl275">Print Order Form</li><li id="t:sl276">Protx (VPS Form) </li><li id="t:sl277">psiGate</li><li id="t:sl278">WorldPay Junior</li><li id="t:sl279">iTransact †</li><li id="t:sl281">SecureHosting †</li><li id="t:sl283">eWay †</li><li id="t:sl285">viaKlix †</li><li id="t:sl287">HSBC †</li><li id="t:sl289">VirtualMerchant (Nova Networks) †</li></ul> </td> </tr> <tr id="t:sl291"> <td id="t:sl292" valign="top" width="50%">Credit Card Validation (Seamless Modules Only) </td> <td id="t:sl295" align="center" valign="top" width="50%"><img id="t:sl296" src="http://www.cubecart.com/images/tick.gif" alt="Included" height="15" width="17" /></td> </tr> <tr id="t:sl297" class="odd"> <td id="t:sl298" valign="top" width="50%">Payment Transaction ID Logging </td> <td id="t:sl301" align="center" valign="top" width="50%"><img id="t:sl302" src="http://www.cubecart.com/images/tick.gif" alt="Included" height="15" width="17" /></td> </tr> <tr id="t:sl303"> <td id="t:sl304" valign="top" width="50%">Affiliate Modules </td> <td id="t:sl311" align="left" valign="top" width="50%"> <ul id="t:sl312"><li id="t:sl313">ClixGalore</li><li id="t:sl314">iDevAffiliate</li><li 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width="50%"><img id="t:sl387" src="http://www.cubecart.com/images/tick.gif" alt="Included" height="15" width="17" /></td> </tr> <tr id="t:sl388" class="odd"> <td id="t:sl389" valign="top" width="50%">Unlimited Site Documents (Privacy Policy / Delivery / Amount Us etc...) </td> <td id="t:sl392" align="center" valign="top" width="50%"><img id="t:sl393" src="http://www.cubecart.com/images/tick.gif" alt="Included" height="15" width="17" /></td> </tr> <tr id="t:sl394"> <td id="t:sl395" valign="top" width="50%">Install Wizard </td> <td id="t:sl398" align="center" valign="top" width="50%"><img id="t:sl399" src="http://www.cubecart.com/images/tick.gif" alt="Included" height="15" width="17" /><br /> Multi Lingual </td> </tr> <tr id="t:sl408"> <td id="t:sl409" valign="top" width="50%">Admin upgrade notifications - Lets you know when a new version of software has been released. </td> <td id="t:sl412" align="center" valign="top" width="50%"><span id="t:sl413"><img id="t:sl414" src="http://www.cubecart.com/images/tick.gif" alt="Included" height="15" width="17" /></span></td> </tr> <tr id="t:sl415" class="odd"> <td id="t:sl416" valign="top" width="50%">Easy Logo Uploader </td> <td id="t:sl419" align="center" valign="top" width="50%"><img id="t:sl420" src="http://www.cubecart.com/images/tick.gif" alt="Included" height="15" width="17" /></td> </tr> <tr id="t:sl421"> <td id="t:sl422" valign="top" width="50%">Maintenance Tools </td> <td id="t:sl425" align="left" valign="top" width="50%"> <ul id="t:sl426"><li id="t:sl427">Recalculate upload folder size </li><li id="t:sl428">Rebuild category product count </li><li id="t:sl429">Rebuild number customer orders </li><li id="t:sl430">Reset number product views </li><li id="t:sl431">Delete orphaned thumbnails </li><li id="t:sl432">Clear search history </li><li id="t:sl433">Delete admin logs </li><li id="t:sl434">Delete admin sessions </li><li id="t:sl435">Clear SQL Cache </li><li id="t:sl436">Clear Payment Transaction Logs</li><li id="t:sl437">Bulk Image Thumbnail Rebuild Tool</li><li id="t:sl438">Resize Master Images</li><li id="t:sl439">Database Optimize / Analyze / Check / Repair</li><li id="t:sl440">Database Backup Tool </li></ul> </td> </tr> <tr id="t:sl441" class="odd"> <td id="t:sl442" valign="top" width="50%">Statistics</td> <td id="t:sl448" align="left" valign="top" width="50%"> <ul id="t:sl449"><li id="t:sl450">Sales (By Hour/Day/Month) </li><li id="t:sl451">Search Phrases </li><li id="t:sl452">Product Popularity (By Views)</li><li id="t:sl453">Product Popularity (By Sales)</li><li id="t:sl454">Customers Online Now</li></ul> </td> </tr> <tr id="t:sl455"> <td id="t:sl456" valign="top" width="50%">Statistics Display Method </td> <td id="t:sl458" align="center" valign="top" width="50%">Dynamic Image Histograms </td> </tr> <tr id="t:sl459" class="odd"> <td id="t:sl460" valign="top" width="50%"><span id="t:sl461" class="promoList">Unlimited Store Administrators (with configurable permissions)</span></td> <td id="t:sl464" align="center" valign="top" width="50%"><img id="t:sl465" src="http://www.cubecart.com/images/tick.gif" alt="Included" height="15" width="17" /></td> </tr> <tr id="t:sl466"> <td id="t:sl467" valign="top" width="50%">Admin Session Log </td> <td id="t:sl470" align="center" valign="top" width="50%"><img id="t:sl471" src="http://www.cubecart.com/images/tick.gif" alt="Included" height="15" width="17" /></td> </tr> <tr id="t:sl472" class="odd"> <td id="t:sl473" valign="top" width="50%">Admin Activity Log </td> <td id="t:sl476" align="center" valign="top" width="50%"><img id="t:sl477" src="http://www.cubecart.com/images/tick.gif" alt="Included" height="15" width="17" /></td> </tr> <tr id="t:sl478"> <td id="t:sl479" valign="top" width="50%">Admin Dashboard Notifications </td> <td id="t:sl482" align="left" valign="top" width="50%"><ul id="t:sl483"><li id="t:sl484">Low stock warning</li><li id="t:sl485">New Orders</li><li id="t:sl486">New Product Reviews / Comments</li></ul> </td> </tr> <tr id="t:sl487" class="odd"> <td id="t:sl488" valign="top" width="50%">RSS Announcements Displayed on Admin Dashboard (Configurable RSS URL) </td> <td id="t:sl491" align="center" valign="top" width="50%"><img id="t:sl492" src="http://www.cubecart.com/images/tick.gif" alt="Included" height="15" width="17" /></td> </tr> <tr id="t:sl493"> <td id="t:sl494" valign="top" width="50%">Bulk Product CSV Upload - Works with any CSV format! </td> <td id="t:sl497" align="center" valign="top" width="50%"><img id="t:sl498" src="http://www.cubecart.com/images/tick.gif" alt="Included" height="15" width="17" /></td> </tr> <tr id="t:sl499" class="odd"> <td id="t:sl500" valign="top" width="50%">Bulk Export CSV </td> <td id="t:sl504" align="left" valign="top" width="50%"> <ul id="t:sl505"><li id="t:sl506">Google Base (Froogle) </li><li id="t:sl507">Shopping.com</li><li id="t:sl508">ShopZilla</li></ul></td> </tr> <tr id="t:sl509"> <td id="t:sl510" valign="top" width="50%">Bulk Product Price Update (By multiple category select or all) </td> <td id="t:sl513" align="center" valign="top" width="50%"><img id="t:sl514" src="http://www.cubecart.com/images/tick.gif" alt="Included" height="15" width="17" /></td> </tr> <tr id="t:sl515" class="odd"> <td id="t:sl516" valign="top" width="50%">Bulk Move Products by Category </td> <td id="t:sl519" align="center" valign="top" width="50%"><img id="t:sl520" src="http://www.cubecart.com/images/tick.gif" alt="Included" height="15" width="17" /></td> </tr> <tr id="t:sl521"> <td id="t:sl522" valign="top" width="50%">Automatic Currency Conversion </td> <td id="t:sl525" align="center" valign="top" width="50%"><img id="t:sl526" src="http://www.cubecart.com/images/tick.gif" alt="Included" height="15" width="17" /></td> </tr> <tr id="t:sl527" class="odd"> <td id="t:sl528" valign="top" width="50%"><span id="t:sl529" class="promoList">Multiple unique stores with one database. (Software license required for each and it is not possible to share any inventory at all between stores. This feature is for hosting accounts that only provide one MySQL database when more than one store is required)</span></td> <td id="t:sl532" align="center" valign="top" width="50%"><img id="t:sl533" src="http://www.cubecart.com/images/tick.gif" alt="Included" height="15" width="17" /></td> </tr> <tr id="t:sl534"> <td id="t:sl535" valign="top" width="50%">Sale Mode </td> <td id="t:sl538" align="center" valign="top" width="50%">Per Individual Product or<br />store wide percentage reduction. </td> </tr> <tr id="t:sl540" class="odd"> <td id="t:sl541" valign="top" width="50%">Hide prices for unauthenticated guests. (Optional) </td> <td id="t:sl544" align="center" valign="top" width="50%"><img id="t:sl545" src="http://www.cubecart.com/images/tick.gif" alt="Included" height="15" width="17" /></td> </tr> <tr id="t:sl546"> <td id="t:sl547" valign="top" width="50%">Store Online/Offline Switch with message </td> <td id="t:sl550" align="center" valign="top" width="50%"><img id="t:sl551" src="http://www.cubecart.com/images/tick.gif" alt="Included" height="15" width="17" /></td> </tr> <tr id="t:sl552" class="odd"> <td id="t:sl553" valign="top" width="50%">Printable Order Invoices </td> <td id="t:sl556" align="center" valign="top" width="50%"><img id="t:sl557" src="http://www.cubecart.com/images/tick.gif" alt="Included" height="15" width="17" /><br /> Improved </td> </tr> <tr id="t:sl559"> <td id="t:sl560" class="featuresBorderRight" valign="top" width="50%">Source Code Availability </td> <td id="t:sl562" class="" align="center" valign="top" width="50%">Well Over 99%<br /> (2 Files Zend/IonCube Encoded)</td></tr></tbody></table>nodenethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05994286909181997576noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7580597.post-54723588708561945062008-05-30T12:03:00.004+00:002008-05-30T12:17:30.905+00:00Problem opening .docx documents ?With Vista and Office 2007 becoming more popular the problem of opening .docx and .docm attachments is becoming more common for users of older versions of Microsoft Word like MS Office 2003.<br />Fortunately Microsoft have published a Compatibility Pack which can be downloaded from <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=941B3470-3AE9-4AEE-8F43-C6BB74CD1466&displaylang=en">here</a>.<br />If you are running a MAC or Linux machine you could use an online convertor like the one at <a href="http://www.docx2doc.com">www.docx2doc.com</a>nodenethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05994286909181997576noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7580597.post-78914025298562348082008-04-29T11:25:00.003+00:002008-04-29T13:19:51.374+00:00Free Online Cashflow Management ToolI came across this great site that offers <a href="http://pulseapp.com/?refferer=nodenet">online Cashflow Management</a> with an impressive feature list. It is 100% free at the moment but there is a good chance that it will become a paid subscription site when even more features are added. It is called pulseapp.com and it is great for putting together the cashflow forecast for your new venture.<br /><h3>Features at a glance</h3> <ul><li>Organize income by companies and projects</li><li>Organize income and expenses with categories</li><li>Integrates with Basecamp project collaboration tool</li><li>Company income history</li><li>Recurring income and expenses</li><li>Multiple user support (to share with investors, co-workers, etc...)</li><li>Potential sales/income tracker</li></ul>Basecamp is an <a href="http://basecamphq.com/?referrer=nodenet">online project management system</a> from 37signals.comnodenethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05994286909181997576noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7580597.post-33036834975858296862008-01-07T10:26:00.001+00:002008-01-07T10:46:49.718+00:00Free Accounts software from MicrosoftIt is not often that Microsoft gives out something for free but a version of their accounts program Office Accounting Express 2008 is available from them for download at <a href="http://www.msofficeaccounting.co.uk/StartDownloads1.aspx">Office Accounts downloads</a><br />It is a cut down version of their Office Accounting Professional 2008 which retails at a very competitive £149. So if you are fed up shelling out to Sage this is something you should considor.<br />The Pro version is multiuser, multicurrency, and MS SQL ready.<br /><br /><table id="content4table" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col"><h3>List of Features</h3></th> <th scope="col">Express<br /><span style="font-size:100%;">FREE</span><br /><a href="http://www.msofficeaccounting.co.uk/downloads1.aspx"><br /></a></th> <th scope="col">Professional<br /><span style="font-size:100%;">£149.95</span><br /><a href="https://onlinekey.ltg.info/msoa2008-uk/productdetails.aspx"><br /></a></th> </tr> <tr> <td class="feature">Core Accounting (Nominal ledger, Sales Ledger, Purchase Ledger, invoicing, purchase invoice payment and banking)</td> <td><img src="http://www.msofficeaccounting.co.uk/images/product/checkmark.gif" alt="✔" /></td> <td class="last"><img style="width: 15px; height: 18px;" src="http://www.msofficeaccounting.co.uk/images/product/checkmark.gif" alt="✔" /></td> </tr> <tr class="alt"> <td class="feature">Integration with Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook</td> <td><img src="http://www.msofficeaccounting.co.uk/images/product/checkmark.gif" alt="✔" /></td> <td class="last"><img src="http://www.msofficeaccounting.co.uk/images/product/checkmark.gif" alt="✔" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="feature">Integration with add-on Payroll and e-Payment services<sup>*</sup></td> <td><img src="http://www.msofficeaccounting.co.uk/images/product/checkmark.gif" alt="✔" /></td> <td class="last"><img src="http://www.msofficeaccounting.co.uk/images/product/checkmark.gif" alt="✔" /></td> </tr> <tr class="alt"> <td class="feature">Visit the Resource Centre to get help with common questions</td> <td><img src="http://www.msofficeaccounting.co.uk/images/product/checkmark.gif" alt="✔" /></td> <td class="last"><img src="http://www.msofficeaccounting.co.uk/images/product/checkmark.gif" alt="✔" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="feature">Generate VAT returns</td> <td><img src="http://www.msofficeaccounting.co.uk/images/product/checkmark.gif" alt="✔" /></td> <td class="last"><img src="http://www.msofficeaccounting.co.uk/images/product/checkmark.gif" alt="✔" /></td> </tr> <tr class="alt"> <td class="feature">Over 40 additional reports</td> <td><br /></td> <td class="last"><img src="http://www.msofficeaccounting.co.uk/images/product/checkmark.gif" alt="✔" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="feature">Multiuser access (peer to peer or over Small Business Server network)</td> <td><br /></td> <td class="last"><img src="http://www.msofficeaccounting.co.uk/images/product/checkmark.gif" alt="✔" /></td> </tr> <tr class="alt"> <td class="feature">Job costing and department tracking </td> <td><br /></td> <td class="last"><img src="http://www.msofficeaccounting.co.uk/images/product/checkmark.gif" alt="✔" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="feature">Stock tracking and valuation</td> <td><br /></td> <td class="last"><img src="http://www.msofficeaccounting.co.uk/images/product/checkmark.gif" alt="✔" /></td> </tr> <tr class="alt"> <td class="feature">Customisable company dashboard</td> <td><br /></td> <td class="last"><img src="http://www.msofficeaccounting.co.uk/images/product/checkmark.gif" alt="✔" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="feature">Sales Orders</td> <td><br /></td> <td class="last"><img src="http://www.msofficeaccounting.co.uk/images/product/checkmark.gif" alt="✔" /></td> </tr> <tr class="alt"> <td class="feature">Purchase Orders</td> <td><br /></td> <td class="last"><img src="http://www.msofficeaccounting.co.uk/images/product/checkmark.gif" alt="✔" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="feature">Cash Flow Forecasting</td> <td><br /></td> <td class="last"><img src="http://www.msofficeaccounting.co.uk/images/product/checkmark.gif" alt="✔" /></td> </tr> <tr class="alt"> <td class="feature">Recurring documents</td> <td><br /></td> <td class="last"><img src="http://www.msofficeaccounting.co.uk/images/product/checkmark.gif" alt="✔" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="feature">Late payment charges</td> <td><br /></td> <td class="last"><img src="http://www.msofficeaccounting.co.uk/images/product/checkmark.gif" alt="✔" /></td> </tr> <tr class="alt"> <td class="feature">Run on SQL Server 2005 Standard, Workgroup or Enterprise edition </td> <td><br /></td> <td class="last"><img src="http://www.msofficeaccounting.co.uk/images/product/checkmark.gif" alt="✔" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="feature">Foreign currency support</td> <td><br /></td> <td class="last"><img src="http://www.msofficeaccounting.co.uk/images/product/checkmark.gif" alt="✔" /></td> </tr> </tbody></table> <!--/div--> <!--div id="tcontent2" class="tabcontent"> Tab content 2 here<br />Tab content 2 here<br /> </div> <div id="tcontent3" class="tabcontent"> Tab content 3 here<br />Tab content 3 here<br /> </div> <div id="tcontent4" class="tabcontent"> Tab content 4 here<br />Tab content 4 here<br /> </div> <div id="tcontent5" class="tabcontent"> Tab content 5 here<br />Tab content 5 here<br /> </div> </div> <script type="text/javascript"> //Start Tab Content script for UL with id="maintab" Separate multiple ids each with a comma. initializetabcontent("maintab") </script--> <div style="height: 0px; width: 395px; text-align: left;"> <span style="font-size:78%;"> *Additional fees apply. </span> </div>nodenethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05994286909181997576noreply@blogger.com2