Feedly has become my Reader of Choice

So with all of the hype surrounding the Google decision to get rid of Google Reader I have had to decide what I am going to use post GRDR. I am not as happy with the interface in the desktop browsers but It is workable. It does fit in well both on my iPad and both the 7inch and 10.1 inch Android tablets that I am using.

It works nicely with Pocket, Instapaper and Email allowing me to grab things that I want to take more time with. I used GReader Pro prior to this on Android and Mr.Reader on IOS. These both had this same capability. I use these programs to allow me to quickly go through the RSS’s that I am scanning each day. I like it better than some of the other graphical programs like FlipBoard but I am worried what is going to happen July 1st when Google Reader disappears.

Google Keep, is it worth looking at?

Google’s new note taking program seems to be taking a stab at the higher end note taking applications. Evernote of course is what comes to my mind being the current top contender in this application category. Evernote was initially put together as an application that can be accessed by many types of devices so your data is available to you no matter how you access. It is a product that has far surpassed Microsoft’s OneNote which was the first to market and failed to capture the market share I thought it deserved primarily because it was only available on the Microsoft desktops. OneNote has been slow to coming to the cloud and this has been what has been holding it back. Evernote is still king and both Google Keep and OneNote will have a hard battle ahead of them to surpass its current lead.

Here is a great comparison article by Christina Warren of Mashable discussing the differences between Evernote and Google Keep. Her conclusion, Evernote’s list of capabilities far exceed what Google is bringing to game. However, if you are a heavy Google application user, Keep’s integration with Google Drive might make it more appealing to you.

QuickBooks Issues and Solutions

If you run into issues with QuickBooks not opening in Multi-User Mode or connecting to the server database try the following:

1) Make sure the server and workstations are all updated to the newest version of QuickBooks.

(http://support.quickbooks.intuit.com/support/ProductUpdates.aspx?lid=UpdateDownloads%20%28SUB%20HDR%29)

2) Try running the QuickBooks File Doctor on the Company file that they need to use.

(http://http-download.intuit.com/http.intuit/QBFD/qbfd.exe)

3) Lastly, if the above do not work, open up services on the server and restart any service that begins with “QB”.  Then on the workstations

Make sure to open task manager and “End Process Tree” on all processes starting with “QB”.  Once completed try logging into the company file again.

If these steps do not work you may need to try reinstalling the program starting with the workstation first and then the server if necessary (remembering that

If you can access the company file from any workstation, back up the company file before proceeding).  Once reinstalled, verifiy that they are completely up to

Date and try recovering and reopening the company file.

If this still does not work, calling QuickBooks is your only other option.

Chase Richardson

Apple Specialist & PC Technician

Bachelor's Degree in M.I.S

Desktop shortcuts disappear in Windows 7

Article ID: 978980

To work around this issue, use one of the following methods.

Method 1: Remove all but 4 broken shortcuts from your desktop

Keep the number of broken shortcuts on your desktop to four or less. You might accomplish this by removing all but 4 of your most used shortcuts on the Desktop. If have more than 4 shortcuts, you can also create a folder on your desktop and move the shortcuts to that folder. These shortcuts will not be removed since they don't sit directly on the desktop. 

Method 2: Disable the System Maintenance troubleshooter

If you must have more than four broken shortcuts on your desktop, you can disable the System Maintenance troubleshooter.
Note If you disable the System Maintenance troubleshooter, all the maintenance tasks that it performs are disabled. Therefore, we recommend that you use Method 1.
To disable the System Maintenance troubleshooter, follow these steps:

1. Click Start

   

   , and then click Control Panel.

2. Under System and Security, click Find and fix problems.
   Note: If System and Security is not displayed you will need to change how you are viewing Control Panel. To change your view, click the down arrow in View by and select Category. View by is located in the top right corner of the Control Panel.

   

3. On the left navigation pane, click Change settings.
4. Set Computer Maintenance to Off.