The Multi-Instance feature will save you time and improve your efficiency by allowing you to have two instances of QuickBooks open at the same time. This means you can have two different company files open at once! Now when you…
Intuit Outage & Alternatives
Evidently, there was a massive outage at an Intuit Data Center and many Intuit websites and applications are down. The official word is “Intuit continues working to restore full service to a number of websites and applications, including QuickBase, that became…
QuickBooks Company File Diagnostic Tool
The QuickBooks Company File Diagnostic Tool was released today. It should prove very helpful with problems opening a company data file in QuickBooks. As an Intuit contact told me “This tool can be used to “diagnose & Repair” any issue related to…
Saving & Restoring QuickBooks Data Files
I don’t understand the techie reasons, but you are always supposed to save files to/from the hard disk before going to an external drive (CD, USB, external hard drive). Initially I thought you just needed to do this when going…
Sending Large Files
Many times, the QuickBooks data file is too big to email to someone. Or perhaps, you have a large powerpoint file to send to someone. There are several services to transfer large files. A few FREE ones include:
Remote Access
I think remote access is GREAT! I installed Logmein (the free version) on the computer in my office. When I was on a ski trip and needed something, I could log into my computer to access it. As long as…
Disappearing Customers in QuickBooks Data File
Why are customers disappearing from QuickBooks Data files? What seems to bring them back and fix it? Sometimes you can re-sort the list and that will work. Watch the video for what to do if that doesn’t work.