POS recently experienced a problem with new items not showing up at the remote stores and existing items being removed.  This bug came to light after December 16, 2009 as the problem was hidden before then.  The problem has been fixed in V6 through V9.  For versions earlier than V6, it is Intuit’s policy to Sunset software after 3 versions.  That means that they will not fix problems prior to V6.  In fact, V6 will sunset after May of this year.  To fix V7-V9, either select check for product updates under the help or go www.quickbooks.com/support.  Choose your version and then click on product updates.

While we understand the frustration, there are many reasons to update your software.  You get the benefits of all of the new features and there have been 100’s of improvements.  Also you get access to support and patchs from Intuit.  To ease your transition, we are offering special pricing for V9 upgrades.  Call or email for more info

We are excited to announce that we have been selected to be one of two Point of Sale trainers at Joe Woodard’s conference May 24-26th 2010  This conference is for Intuit Advisors looking to take their practice to the next level.  We will be teaching POS certification track.  Please see Joe’s site www.scalingnewheights.com for more information and to register.

POS V9 is out and there are some great new features.  Intuit is trying to create new features that will drive repeat business and there are a couple of tools in the new version to help with that.  V9 has the ability to create coupons.  These coupons can be emailed or added to the receipts.  Also in V9 is customer center.  Customer Center provides details about your customers purchases and allows you to create targeted mailing lists based on past purchases.  Anyone on version 6.0 and older, it is time to upgrade.  with V7 and V8, it can make sense to upgrade to get these new features.  To help you decide, we are offering an additional 10% off our already 20%  off discounted software on all POS software purchases from our web site through December 31,2009.  Use coupon code b196a715f8 at checkout

Sorry, my life got a little crazy the past few months with a lot of personal drama.  But we are back.  I promise to update this blog as least once a week so hang in there.

In California, the sales tax is going up by 1 percent on April 1st.  To change your sales tax in POS V6 and above, go to the Edit menu, choose preference and then company.  In your company preferences, select the sales tax section and then click on the edit button on the relevant sales tax.  Click through till you get to the rate and change it.  Since you can’t schedule the change, you will need to do this after you close the 31st.

Hoping the best for you and yours during this holiday season.

If you found this then you may be looking at buying QuickBooks POS or have it and need some help.  We have been working with POS since version 2 and have done well over 100 new installs and counting.  We invite you to post your questions and comments.  Simple questions we will answer for free like we have done for several years on the QuickBooks POS Community web site.  More complex problems, we can still help, but will need to charge you.  POS is a robust affordable product and with the addition of 8.0 and Cash Register Plus,  there are thousand of retailers who can benefit from these products and I look forward to speaking with you.

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