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Laura - Jul 07, 2013 3:32:04 pm PDT #1110 of 1416
Our wings are not tired.
Stephanie - Jul 07, 2013 4:58:38 pm PDT #1111 of 1416
Trust my rage
I'm with Laura. I have QB for Mac 2011 and I can live with it. There is the online version also. I don't think any of them really talk well with each other so I know upgrading can be a challenge.
NoiseDesign - Jul 20, 2013 7:37:46 pm PDT #1112 of 1416
Our wings are not tired
Is anyone here using a cloud based phone system like VirtualPBX or Ringcentral? I've been routing calls to different phones using Google Voice for my business, but my needs have really outgrown what I can force Google Voice to do. It looks like the top three companies I'm looking at are VirtualPBX, Ringcentral, and eVoice. Has anyone use any of them, or something else?
Laura - Jul 20, 2013 11:42:19 pm PDT #1113 of 1416
Our wings are not tired.
We use 8x8. I don't use all the features available at all. Mostly I switched to them to have my office phone travel with me. One of the tech companies I work with recommended them and the price was right. I'll get you more info tomorrow.
Laura - Jul 25, 2013 9:41:02 am PDT #1114 of 1416
Our wings are not tired.
So not tomorrow, but such is my life. 8x8 has worked out quite well for us. Linky - [link]
We use the Polycom phones, but there are a number of phone options including bluetooth and so forth. The configuration for ring groups and other factors was easy enough. We have a number of extensions in the office and I have one at home. When I travel I just take the phone with me and run it from my laptop. We can also just connect via a web page and use the internal speakers and mic on the computer. I just prefer using a phone.
Each extension has their own fax number and phone number. They also have virtual meeting options sharing a desktop and conference options. I haven't used them a bunch. Mostly I use it as a wide area phone network.
Their tech support has been good. Don't know what else you might have questions about. I pay $225 a month for 5 extensions. I've had no complaints.
They have a ton of videos on their website showing how to use various features.
Stephanie - Jul 25, 2013 2:04:29 pm PDT #1115 of 1416
Trust my rage
I use RingCentral but for faxes only. It's great, no hassle, and it does everything I need it to.
Unrelatedly, what should one expect to pay for a website design/redesign?
Ginger - Jul 25, 2013 2:20:17 pm PDT #1116 of 1416
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Unrelatedly, what should one expect to pay for a website design/redesign?
It depends entirely on the scope, Stephanie. I do web design and so does amych.
§ ita § - Jul 27, 2013 7:34:20 pm PDT #1117 of 1416
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
And I complain about web design. I do that for free, though, no matter the scope.
erikaj - Jul 31, 2013 11:10:50 am PDT #1118 of 1416
Always Anti-fascist!
my attendant-services agency has an atrocious website. But they are full of cheapskates and crazy people so there is no web designer I know I'd inflict them on. But it is seriously green like bile.
beekaytee - Oct 12, 2013 6:23:28 pm PDT #1119 of 1416
Compassionately intolerant
Can we talk contact management?
I mean really, I am adrift.
I have Constant Contact...then an excel spreadsheet...and piles of cards and scraps to capture...Onebox, facebook, linked in, twitter, etc. lists.
I haz a frustrated.
It seems every list is different and has a different purpose.
Is there an easier, more efficient way to keep contacts updated across platforms?
I don't currently use Outlook. Rather, Thunderbird on Mac.
I'm getting ready to announce a big thing and want to have a clean, updated list before launching. There will be bounces because I haven't sent a CC campaign out in more than a year...and my do no mail list is not fully integrated into my excel list.
Argh. I'm feeling tragically incapable.
Does anyone feel in control of their data?