QuickBooks and Your Business

an independent blog by quickbooksusers.com

Month: March, 2010

Free QuickBooks support?

What should people expect as far as QuickBooks support goes? Should it be free? What are the limits of free support resources?

5 Ways to Bullet-proof your PC

5 easy and inexpensive ways to bullet-proof your PC.

When are QuickBooks data problems recoverable?

There are different kinds of data problems that can occur with QuickBooks. Some are recoverable, some are not.

The first thing to do if QuickBooks crashes

If QuickBooks crashes, here are four steps you can take to make the best out of a bad situation.

Books about QuickBooks

Which books about QuickBooks would help a new user the most? Here are some of the most popular titles.

Developing for the Intuit Workplace App Center: Interview with Brian Sweat

Interview with Brian Sweat of Alterity, Inc. about developing inventory applications for QuickBooks. Their latest product, EZ Analytics for Inventory, is part of the Intuit App Center suite of 3rd party solutions.

A phishing story, and how to not get scammed

What phishing is, why it works, and how to avoid being victimized.

Friday is a good day to backup

If you don’t have a plan for consistently backing up your data, here is very doable one.

What the F2 key reveals to you

What version of QuickBooks am I using?
What edition of QuickBooks am I using?
What update patch do I have installed?
How big is my data file?
How fragmented is it? (And thus, how potentially unstable is it?)
Where is my data file located?
Where is my license number information?
All these questions and more are easily found simply by pressing the [...]