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Parallels and Windows 8

By VRC On October 24, 2012 · Add Comment
If you have a Parallels Window 7 virtual machine running on your Mac, Parallels suggests waiting for a while to upgrade to Windows 8; Critical and Urgent Windows 8 Service Advisory  Excited about Windows 8? So are we! Below is critically important information to help you successfully enjoy Windows 8 on your Mac. Please read this [...]
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What’s New in QuickBooks for Mac 2013

By VRC On September 24, 2012 · Add Comment
QuickBooks for Mac 2013 is available to the public today, and it is really full of substantial improvements and exciting new features.  I’m much more excited about the changes to this version than I am about the improvements in the Windows version, especially at the Pro and Premier level.  Below are highlights of the new [...]
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Finding the QuickBooks Log in QB for Mac

On August 12, 2012 By VRC
Even many ProAdvisors don’t know that the Mac version of QB includes a Data Verification and rebuild utiity that works in the same way as the Windows version.  However, finding the QuickBooks log file, if the verification and rebuild doesn’t work is difficult.  It is stored in the USer level Library/Logs folder, but starting with [...]
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QuickBooks for Mac and Mountain Lion

On August 11, 2012 By VRC
I’ve installed Mountain Lion (ML) on my test computer and have been playing with different versions of QuickBooks for Mac as I have free time.  Here’s a list of what does and doesn’t work at present – to be updated as I get more info.  Note that the issue with the keychain has been addressed [...]
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QuickBooks for Mac and Mountain Lion

On July 28, 2012 By VRC
Wait to Update First – a word of advice – Don’t update the OS on your business’ computer the day, or even week, it comes out.  As much as I love Macs, I only do that on my test computer for the first couple of months.  I prefer to let everyone else be the guinea [...]
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QuickBooks for Mac 2012 R10 update released

On July 19, 2012 By VRC
07-27-2012 NOTE – this Release has been pulled due to an Apple bug with the Keychain that affects Merchant Services and online Banking.  If you have upgraded to ML, you may want to revert to R9 Details of the release are below.  If you are going to update to Mountain Lion*, you’ll want to make [...]
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QuickBooks for Mac 2012 R9

On June 28, 2012 By VRC
There are some good fixes in this release!  If you are in the Multi-User version, don’t forget to upgrade QuickBooks for Mac Server first.  And if you have sent a file off to your accoutant, don’t install this upgrade until your file comes back. Accounts Payable You can now choose previous transactions in Enter Bills [...]
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Adjusting Sales Tax in QuickBooks for Mac

On February 24, 2012 By VRC
QuickBooks does a really good job of keeping track of Sales Tax owed.  But sometimes when you fill out the Sales tax form you end up with minor adjustments due to rounding or errors.  Some states allow a discount for paying on time or early.  So you often need to adjust your Sales Tax  Liability [...]
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QuickMath

On February 23, 2012 By VRC
I love showing clients this trick; sometimes even longtime QuickBooks users don’t know its there.  In both QB for Mac and QB for Windows, if you are in any number field, you can turn that field into a mini-calculator, simply by using one of the  math function symbols: – +/* Simply enter the first amount [...]
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Basic Manufacturing Process for QB for Mac

On January 9, 2012 By VRC
QuickBooks for Mac is not really designed to handle accounting for goods in a manufacturing environment.  It doesn’t have Assembly items, which QB uses as a Bill of Materials.  However, it is possible to account for a simple manufacturing process, using some workarounds, to produce Bills of Materials to move costs from Raw Materials to [...]
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