Ding Dong – Your ACT! Database is Calling

There are virtually hundreds of add-on products that work with ACT!.  Need calculations between two fields?  Got it.  Need to link ACT! to QuickBooks?  Done.  One of my favorite add-ons is the Call On CRM solutions that allows you to dial your phone directly from...

ACT! Goes R.A.W.

The publishing industry, like so many other industries these days, has undergone radical changes.  I’ve written for a traditional publisher since 2002; I recently made the switch to a newer, less traditional one. In traditional publishing, it takes at least 9 months...
Latest ACT Books

Latest ACT Books

I am pleased to announce that two new ACT 2011 books have arrived on the scene! Sage ACT 2012 Book This book covers the new, more advanced features that have been added in ACT 2009, 2010 and 2011 including the Web Info tab, Related Contacts, ACT E-Marketing and Smart...
Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear

Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear

Gary and I attended the Jon Stewart/Stephen Colbert Rally on Saturday.  Frankly, we were motivated more by the incentive of a $19 airfare than any political leanings.  Gary jumped on the cheap fare the night the Rally was announced; we really didn’t know what we were...
ACT Importing Software

ACT Importing Software

It’s important to fully understand ACT’s  importing process “before it’s too late.”  The import process is designed for two situations: The initial importing of contact information into a brand new database The importing of additional new contacts into an existing...
Top 10 Reasons to Upgrade to ACT 2011

Top 10 Reasons to Upgrade to ACT 2011

I know what you’re thinking.  Another year, another upgrade.  And with new versions of ACT rolling out on a yearly basis you might not feel the need to upgrade.  After all as the saying goes, if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. If you’ve been sitting in the Stone Age and...