--------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 184 HOME OFFICE Ref: DEC00003 Date: 10/06/96 From: BACKBONE OPERATIONS Time: 12:24am \/To: ALL (Read 7 times) Subj: Expired Listing Hello. The Zone 1 Backbone only carries echoes listed in the Zone 1 EchoList. It seems that the listing for this echo has expired. Thus, it will be necessary for someone to assume the moderatorship and list it if it is to remain on the Zone 1 Backbone. There is a three month grace period to accomplish this. For more information please consult these files: BOFAQxxx.TXT and ELISTxxx.ZIP, where "xxx" is the version number. They are available from most hubs or can be requested from 1:1/200, 1:1/201, 1:283/120 or 1:396/1. If you need assistance, please contact Marge Robbins, 1:283/120. Regards, Zone 1 Backbone Operations --- Harvey's Robot v6.00 * Origin: Southern Star - V.32b/V.FC/V.34/ISDN - 504-885-5928 - (1:396/1) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 184 HOME OFFICE Ref: DEC00004 Date: 10/04/96 From: GARY HARDIN Time: 08:17pm \/To: JAMES INKYO (Read 7 times) Subj: Need Information. On Star Date 19 Sep 96 James Inkyo opened a channel All... JI> I am the treasurer of a small club or R/C racers. We are in the JI> process of attempting to register our club as a Non-profit JI> Organization. The "powers that be" have informed us that the require JI> a copy of our by-laws in order to proceed...alas, therein lies the JI> rub, none of the officers of the club in- cluding yours truly has any JI> experience in these type of matters. Any advice/ help would be JI> greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance. Your local public library should have many books on just this sort of thing. Ask the librarian where to begin! ... ... Whip me, Mistress, whip me...OOPS!...wrong echo --- PPoint 2.00 * Origin: SGA Media Services "On the WEB!" (1:30333/9) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 184 HOME OFFICE Ref: DEC00005 Date: 10/04/96 From: GARY HARDIN Time: 09:53pm \/To: BOB F HOWARD (Read 7 times) Subj: WWW On Star Date 02 Oct 96 Bob F Howard opened a channel All... BF> Does anyone know tips on how to make a WWW page truly successful? Many BF> fail, and yet many succeed. There should be tips on it from more BF> experienced BF> fellows. My pet peeve with WEB pages are the ones that send thousands of bytes of glitzy glorious non essential graphics to my machine, while I sit and watch. Then when the page is fully loaded I find that none of them do what I want. If your purpose IS graphics then by all means use them to the fullest, because those who want graphics will seek out your page to get them. If your purpose is information than keep them to a minimum, and your page will load faster and get more usage. Also avoid too many links to different pages for different purposes. You can go too deep into a subject (like sub directories on a disk) and loose the readers interest. I have a page set up that is pretty simple and conveys my message as quickly and neatly as possible. It hasn't been up long and doesn't get much traffic yet. I need to get it registered with more search engines. Give it a look and see what you think! http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/sga_media/ ... ... Open mouth, insert foot, echo internationally. --- PPoint 2.00 * Origin: SGA Media Services "On the WEB!" (1:104/114.1) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 184 HOME OFFICE Ref: DEC00006 Date: 10/05/96 From: KATHY MURPHY Time: 09:31pm \/To: KENNETH PERKINS (Read 7 times) Subj: Please help with QuickBooks KP> I often purchase things for a specific customer so I do not want to KP> enter them into an inventory account. I don't know how to enter those KP> purchases otherwise and I don't understand how to manage Non-Inventory KP> accounts. I have tried just putting everything into "cost of goods What company makes this quickbook. I use Intuit Quickbook and have non inventory items listed. FidoNet: 1:320/128 Internet: custom39@nfi.com ... True victory gives love and changes the enemy's heart. - Ueshiba ___ TagDude 0.92a+[DM] --- IM/TG/GECHO PRO * Origin: Our House BBS Pawcatuck, CT (860)599-3970 (1:320/128) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 184 HOME OFFICE Ref: DEC00007 Date: 10/06/96 From: GARY HARDIN Time: 11:35am \/To: KENNETH PERKINS (Read 7 times) Subj: Please help with QuickBooks On Star Date 02 Oct 96 Kenneth Perkins opened a channel All... KP> I use QuickBooks and have the following problem: KP> I often purchase things for a specific customer so I do not want to KP> enter them into an inventory account. I don't know how to enter those KP> purchases otherwise and I don't understand how to manage Non-Inventory KP> accounts. I have tried just putting everything into "cost of goods KP> sold" but that is not correct. Also I have tried making one Inventory KP> account called "Special Order" and then putting everthing in there, it KP> would work except that when different parts are sold from that account KP> with different values, QuickBooks takes out the Average purchase price KP> instead of the individual price. If I am being too complex let me KP> know, if you can help, thanks. Ken, I run an electric supply house, and while we don't use QuickBooks, our procedure for NS special orders may help you. We start by putting the item on the CUSTOMERS order as a backorder item using the code NSxxxx, with the xxxx being a code for a specific vendor. A cost and sell are put to the invoice and the item is "tagged" to that invoice with a special item number- ie nnnnnn!12345, whre nnnnnn is the invoice and 12345 is the item number for that special order. Then a purchase order is generated for the 12345 and is tagged to the po as well. When the item is recvd, a shiiping order to the cust is generated and the item is recvd into inventory as its own item. Cost and seel buckets are generated for it as an inventroy item. If the material is returned then it can be brought back into invt as the same item it was sold under and returned to the vendor if needed that way as well. It doesn't screw up average costs and allows an audit trail for special items. ... ... Everyone has a photographic memory. Some just don't have --- PPoint 2.00 * Origin: SGA Media Services "On the WEB!" (1:104/114.1) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 184 HOME OFFICE Ref: DEC00008 Date: 10/06/96 From: JULI GORDON Time: 09:57pm \/To: JAMES INKYO (Read 7 times) Subj: ............ -=> Quoting Gary Hardin to James Inkyo <=- GH> On Star Date 19 Sep 96 James Inkyo opened a channel All... JI> I am the treasurer of a small club or R/C racers. We are in the JI> process of attempting to register our club as a Non-profit JI> Organization. The "powers that be" have informed us that the require JI> a copy of our by-laws in order to proceed...alas, therein lies the JI> rub, none of the officers of the club in- cluding yours truly has any JI> experience in these type of matters. Any advice/ help would be JI> greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance. One thing that I would highly suggest is getting on it right away. They give you 60-90 days (you should have the date on the letter they sent you) in order to meet their request. If you don't have it to them by then you will have to start the process all over again along with a new filing fee. It is a long process. It took me a full year to get our nonprofit status and it all boiled down to wording things THEIR way. Juli Gordon ... Stop animal experimentation. Use lawyers. ___ Blue Wave/QWK v2.12 --- EzyQwk V1.10 00000000 * Origin: The Bureau BBS, Westminster, CO, USA (303)425-4956 (1:104/255) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 184 HOME OFFICE Ref: DEC00009 Date: 10/07/96 From: JOE SHEDLOCK Time: 07:34pm \/To: ALL (Read 7 times) Subj: Photocopy Machines I am thinking of buying a photocopy machine for home-office use. Will post the model numbers later, but basically I'm looking at some Xerox models and a Cannon, in the $500-$800 price range at Sam's Club (Wal-Mart affiliate). Anyone have any experience with copiers? I am looking for something reliable that won't keep breaking down and needing service. I run things over to the local copy shop (Office Depot or Kinko's), but I'm wasting a lot of time doing that, there are delays in getting things done, etc. Any info you could provide would be of help. C'ya. Joe Shedlock joe.shedlock@nashville.com joe.shedlock@juno.com ... Recursion, noun: See recursion. ___ Blue Wave/386 v2.30 --- Silver Xpress Mail System 4.00F2 * Origin: Silver Xpress Mail System (1:116/3000) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 184 HOME OFFICE Ref: DED00000 Date: 10/07/96 From: BOB F HOWARD Time: 11:55pm \/To: CAROL TIERNEY (Read 7 times) Subj: Business Plan Re: Re: Homebusiness > -=> Quoting Michael Tillmann to All <=- > MT> Hello all! I am considering starting my own business and I would > MT> like some info from all of you who've been through it. What should I > MT> do to ensure a smooth ride? What should I avoid? Any advice would be > MT> very helpful. > ---- Hi Michael: > You've come to the right place! Lots of know-how here. You may have > seen a thread just started with same question by Jay Wiegmann. I am a > beginner and not a seasoned entrepreneur, but I think we all have > something to contribute - not the least of which are different points > of view. > Since you haven't indicated your level of "expertise", forgive > me if you've done some of these steps: > INFORMATION GATHERING PHASE: > 1. go to govt. They have lots of free help and publications. I am now in talks with senior business partners, and they all require me to write up a business plan. It is a bit unnerving, as it requires me to include my product cost, and projections. --- VFIDO 6.20.00 Gamma Candidate 1 * Origin: Asia America BBS (1:102/774) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 184 HOME OFFICE Ref: DED00001 Date: 10/08/96 From: PAT STIEHM Time: 02:41pm \/To: JULI GORDON (Read 7 times) Subj: Not For Profits I run a non profit JG>organization out of my home that has become quite successful. I'm just starting one. I will also be runing it out of my home. Infact we don't even have our first member yet. I'd be interested in being able to "talk" to some one who is doing what I hope to do and doing it successfully. What kind of an organization is yours? Is it local or national. How do you "market" memberships? If you'd rather answer these kinds of questions outside the context of a conference you can e-mail me at pstiehm@erols.com. I look forward to hearing from you. --- * OLX 2.2 TD * Backup not found: (A)bort (R)etry (P)anic * Origin: The Blind Alley * Alexandria, VA * 703-549-8577 * (1:109/632) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 184 HOME OFFICE Ref: DED00002 Date: 10/08/96 From: STEVE SAMBOR Time: 08:44pm \/To: JOE SHEDLOCK (Read 7 times) Subj: Photocopy Machines JS>I am thinking of buying a photocopy machine for home-office use. >Will post the model numbers later, but basically I'm looking at >some Xerox models and a Cannon, in the $500-$800 price range at Sam's >Club (Wal-Mart affiliate). JS>Anyone have any experience with copiers? I am looking for something >reliable that won't keep breaking down and needing service. I run things >over to the local copy shop (Office Depot or Kinko's), but I'm wasting a >lot of time doing that, there are delays in getting things done, etc. JS>Any info you could provide would be of help. I'd be glad to help but first you left out some critical information in order to get a proper answer. What kind of copying are you doing? Many copies of few originals or 1-2 copies of many originals? If many of one, you are probably still better off taking the large jobs to Office Depot, etc. At only 3-4 cents per copy, it is still cheaper to farm it out. Add up the cost of each "tick" on the copier plus paper costs, toner, etc. and add in the wear and tear on the copier. For few of many, you own is probably the better choice. --- * QMPro 1.53 * http://www.imcltd.com - for your FREE internet phone! --- WILDMAIL!/WC v4.12 * Origin: Systematic BBS, Bronx, NY (718) 716-6198 (1:278/111.0)