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You should only need to install the last "full version" you have.  Then reinstall the upgrade from there – no need to reinstall every version. Good luck.

Sadly QB sells upgrades, though I never saw one. These will not work unless the prior version installs first.      Mike Block – Tax Cut CPA      #1 QuickBooks Top Tester Lowest QB Price, Free 462p QB book, error codes, shortcuts, 120 Add-ons  http://blocktax.com/ 954-566-7540

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I need to reformat and reinstall Quickbooks. Of course the latest install was an upgrade. What problems am I going to have reinstalling the same ‘upgrade’ on the newly formatted drive? I assume we still have all the old programs install disks, but do I need to go back and start with the original install? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Bob

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You should only need to install the last "full version" you have.  Then reinstall the upgrade from there – no need to reinstall every version. Good luck. — Lisa Peterson Streamline Consulting, Inc. Making Accounting Work For You Minneapolis, MN – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I need to reformat and reinstall Quickbooks. Of course the latest install was an upgrade. What problems am I going to have reinstalling the same ‘upgrade’ on the newly formatted drive? I assume we still have all the old programs install disks, but do I need to go back and start with the original install? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Bob

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I wish I were able to handle my situation as healthily as you are.  I have a lot of overlap in my situation as well and I have this urge to make her admit that I was a good husband and that she was restless and uncommitted.  (I never actually act this out, but it’s how I feel.) She never communicated that she had issues with our relationship either and I had to keep asking her what the heck was going on because everything came to a screeching halt the last month of our marriage (sex, communicating, holding hands, going out, everything just stopped). She blamed me for everything when all along (well, at the end) she was just sleeping around with someone else.  She actually said the reason she was leaving me was because I made fun of her liking Disco.  Stupid and gullible as I am, I began blaming myself for being verbally abusive because a couple times I almost vomited when she played K.C. & the Sunshine Band in the house.  Is that sad or what?  It took me months to realize that I actually was a good guy and a committed, caring husband.  I’ll never let someone get me to hate myself again, so I’ve learned that at least. I am inspired by people like you, Janie, Rog, and Rodric who have such a healthy attitude towards these issues and hope to make myself better. Hang in there Kay! Rob — "In an interstellar burst, I’m back to save the universe!" Radiohead/Airbag

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"The most effective way to silence our guilty conscience is to convince ourselves and others that those we have sinned against are indeed depraved creatures, deserving every punishment, even extermination.  We cannot pity those we have wronged, nor can we be indifferent toward them. We must hate and persecute them or else leave the door open to self-contempt."  – Eric Hoffer

Barbara, that is a wonderful quote.  It made my day! — "In an interstellar burst, I’m back to save the universe!" Radiohead/Airbag

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I hate divorce!  I really don’t understand why people give up so easily.  I was a fool and believed "for better or for worse".

Welcome to Club Naive!  I was the same way.  There are people out there willing to work on a relationship as they should, but we were unlucky enough to find those who weren’t. Take care, Rob — "In an interstellar burst, I’m back to save the universe!" Radiohead/Airbag

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five cars????? Oh, sorry…segue…. yeah, isn’t it something how they can find someone else so fast????  That’s the part I still find unsettling six months later.  women seem to need (in general) to process things longer… so sorry he blames you, but I don’t know that you can do anything about that.  Work on ignoring what he thinks.  Truly.   think of him as like the tides, or the sunrise…out of your control, and benign. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hi Steve Love the "fluffy" image! Yep, the reality of the situation for me is not comparable to his "unreality" world and I guess it never will be. I cannot do anything about his feelings for me and perhaps its time I stopped caring. Often wondered: If two people are talking and one says something to the other, but the other does not hear, did that person REALLY say anything???? He has told me recently that he stopped communicating with me because he couldn’t talk to me (if that’s not pure Irish-speak). This, of course, was my fault. I see communication as being each person’s own responsibility – if you cannot communicate with your partner you must resolve this, not simply hold your hands up, give up, and try talking to others instead. I recall countless occassions where we’d have conversations and then later he’d deny ever hearing me say what I did. Got me wondering whether I really did say it sometimes but then I snapped out of being manipulated that way and came to the conclusion that he had the problem of not listening, and not me of not telling. This is, I believe, the start of my marriage problems. When I began to see him as a fallable human being and not the God-like creature of loveliness that could do no wrong….. Even so, I still kept on trying. And trying. And trying. Bet it winds him up a treat to hear me say "I forgive you and wish you well" – there is no better extinguisher of hate than a bit of good ol’ fashioned love and peace. Thanks for the support Steve! Kay However, WHY WHY WHY does he still continue to blame ME for the relationship ending?? He claims he was never happy. That I was horrible to him for years. That I bitched on and on at him. This has helped to get it out of my system, and maybe I do really know why he blames me (its the self-guilt I hear you all shouting) but I just wanted to share my story with you and elicit some gratuitous sympathy and/or helpful advice. See, at the very least I am honest and upfront! Much Oblidged to ya Kay Ok, some gratuitous sympathy …. well maybe not since your situation is all too common and it hurts. But as to your question, what are his choices ? He can say "she was great, wonderful every thing I wanted, good mom, etc etc till I met fluffy. I think fluffy is better so I dumped my wife and broke up our home" OR he can say "She was a bitch, I was never happy, always complaining. It got so bad I just had to leave. I met fluffy, never knew someone could be so right". If you were him, which would you choose to say, if you could put reality aside ? Steve

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Hi Barb Great quote! I do find myself fantasising sometimes that he phones me to apologise for being so mean to me, and that he acknowledges there were many times/years in the marriage when we were idyllically happy together, but that he changed what he wanted in life and I no longer fitted in. That I am OK and he is OK – we are/were just not OK together. Ain’t that the real truth? And then I wake up….and it seems less important to me than what I have to do that day/week/month. I find I am wanting this as a priority less and less as events progress. Probably, as you, this turning point will come (for him) when it means so little to me. However, given the extent to which he would need to grow as a person in order to get from where he is to where he would need to be, I think I would probably warmly welcome his apology, congratulate him for progressing as a mature individual, and, for the sake of our daughter, see if we can establish a closer friendship which is based on mutual respect. After all, one cannot respect themselves or others if one carries around so much guilt and hatred . Many Thanks Kay

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Kay, I actually think I got the quote below from someone on this news group.  I’m certain the historical context is something more devastating than divorce.  Still, something about this resonated with my own divorce experience: "The most effective way to silence our guilty conscience is to convince ourselves and others that those we have sinned against are indeed depraved creatures, deserving every punishment, even extermination.  We cannot pity those we have wronged, nor can we be indifferent toward them. We must hate and persecute them or else leave the door open to self-contempt."  – Eric Hoffer By the way, the last few years of my marriage my ex blamed me for all our problems, in hateful and ugly language.  Once I was no longer subjected to this on a regular basis, it became clear that he was doing a lot of projecting.  Like you, I eventually forgave everyone (including myself) and moved on. In most cases, that might be The End.  But there came a time when my ex, who was going through a very rough period with the "other woman," apologized for his treatment of me.  I no longer needed to hear it — still, it felt good to know that he could acknowlege the wrongness of what he’d done and feel pain over it. Barb Hi – my first post (my first divorce too). My story is probably very common, and although I’ve struggled to come to terms with the events as they occur, hindsight has given me (and continues to give) a wiser and more philosophical perspective. Relationship started: Oct 1991 Married: Sept 1993 Separated: Feb 2001 Children: 1, 8yrs Assets: Loads – 1 house, 1 flat, timeshare, private company, loans, 5 cars, plus the usual marital chitlins Husband (it is he): unhappy for at least 12 months, grumpy, sulky, secretative and argumentative. Wife (I am she): committed, desperate to communicate (with hubby), accommodating (pushover?!) We agreed to split because he was making it sooooo obvious he didn’t want to spent time with me. He was working away from home, coming back weekdays and bitching on at me at weekends for not doing this, that, etc. I of course was also working full time and looking after our 8 yr old daughter, the house, the cat, etc. Both professionals, long hours, stress jobs. A WEEK after we agreed to split/separate (there is a difference, at least I believe we understood that word to mean different things), he starts a relationship with another girl. Within the next month or so, they are looking around for somewhere else to live, eventually moving in to rented flat in June 2001. They are still together. She is 13 years his junior, and only 15 yrs older than my daughter. Me – left to sort out practical matters. Left to tell child about split on my own. Joint bank account – he got. I setup new account. He pays mortgage, joint loan repayments and school fees, I pay all domestic bills – sucks all my salary to do this, am left with

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Bill Do not know if this helps, but try www.greenex.co.uk/grxacc.html?ng1 This page deals with accounting books, direct from the publisher.  Else where on the site other business books are available. Good Luck RobA <cut the governments share to reply – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Bill, Here are 2 sources you can take a look at. CCI Learning (Vanvouver BC)  www.ccilearning.com and take a look at www.blocktax.com (moderator of this newsgroup), There is a link to The Money Meter  site where there is a reasonably priced book on using QuickBooks for Small Business. You can also contact Intuit because they have a learning guide for QuickBooks with exercises contained in it as wel. Good Luck! David Spence SPENCE & COMPANY I am trying to locate books dealing with small business accounting.  Additionally, any books that can be used to teach Quickbooks, with an interactive section or possibly an accounting practice set that includes setting up a new business.  If you know of any please email me. Your help is appreciated. Thanks, Bill Laing Before you buy.

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Bill, Here are 2 sources you can take a look at. CCI Learning (Vanvouver BC)  www.ccilearning.com and take a look at www.blocktax.com (moderator of biz.comp.accounting newsgroup), There is a link to The MoneyMeter site where there is a reasonably priced book on using QuickBooks for Small Business. You can also contact Intuit because they have a learning guide for QuickBooks with exercises contained in it as wel. Good Luck! David Spence SPENCE & COMPANY

We want to publicize the use of this book in teaching QuickBooks. We also sharply cut costs by shipping 18, 36, 54, etc, to one address. Therefore, we REALLY DISCOUNT such orders.   Mike Block, Tax Fighting C.P.A.              World’s #1 QuickBooks Top Tester 450+ page QB book/free updates $10 QB add-ons http://www.blocktax.com/       Ft Lauderdale FL 954-566-7540 – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I am trying to locate books dealing with small business accounting.  Additionally, any books that can be used to teach Quickbooks, with an interactive section or possibly an accounting practice set that includes setting up a new business.  If you know of any please email me. Your help is appreciated. Thanks, Bill Laing Before you buy.

  Mike Block, Tax Fighting C.P.A.              World’s #1 QuickBooks Top Tester 450+ page QB book/free updates $10 QB add-ons http://www.blocktax.com/       Ft Lauderdale FL 954-566-7540

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I am trying to locate books dealing with small business accounting.  Additionally, any books that can be used to teach Quickbooks, with an interactive section or possibly an accounting practice set that includes setting up a new business.  If you know of any please email me. Your help is appreciated. Thanks, Bill Laing Before you buy.

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In article – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text –  Accounting Technology, August 1999, page 10: "Accpac to Sell Simply Accounting on Web. Deciding not to fight the  QuickBooks juggernaut at retail stores, Accpac International will sell its low-cost Simply Accounting Software via the Internet." I am sorry because less competition means less ways to satisfy personal preferences. It tends to make leaders like QuickBooks less innovative and more costly. Fortunately, the web is creating a new accounting program competition, which anyone can win. However, if Intuit is really cooperates with Oracle’s NetLedger, they may soon dominate this market.   Mike Block, Tax Fighting C.P.A.  World’s #1 QuickBooks Top Tester 450+ page QB book/free updates $10 QB add-ons http://www.blocktax.com/       Ft Lauderdale FL 954-566-7540

The article referenced is somewhat misleading. While I feel that downloading accounting software from the net is a great opportunity for us, and represents the ability to provide cost savings for customers, it is not our exclusive method of selling.  We still actively market Simply Accounting through a variety of reseller channels. Kevin Arndt ACCPAC INTERNATIONAL Share what you know. Learn what you don’t.

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 Accounting Technology, August 1999, page 10: "Accpac to Sell Simply Accounting on Web. Deciding not to fight the QuickBooks juggernaut at retail stores, Accpac International will sell its low-cost Simply Accounting Software via the Internet." I am sorry because less competition means less ways to satisfy personal preferences. It tends to make leaders like QuickBooks less innovative and more costly. Fortunately, the web is creating a new accounting program competition, which anyone can win. However, if Intuit is really cooperates with Oracle’s NetLedger, they may soon dominate this market.   Mike Block, Tax Fighting C.P.A.              World’s #1 QuickBooks Top Tester 450+ page QB book/free updates $10 QB add-ons http://www.blocktax.com/       Ft Lauderdale FL 954-566-7540

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If Intuit really cooperates with Oracle’s NetLedger, they may soon dominate this market.

The "TOS" (Terms of Service) for NetLedger seem to bar any users from building automated ssytems that interface with the NetLedger website. In other words they seem to want users interacting with the website personally and not interfacing it with local systems. Todd * Todd F. Boyle CPA    http://www.GLDialtone.com/ * 9745-128th Av NE, Kirkland WA 98033       (425) 827-3107 * XML accounting, web ledger, ASP, GL Dialtone, whatever it takes

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It’s been a long time but I do not remember ever having to load a print driver from config.sys. Printing was always controlled by the System Manager. I suggest you first install the system manager and then the GL again.

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I am looking for the printer driver installed via the load command in the config.sys for Accpac General Ledger version 4.2 (circa 1986).  I know this program is ancient, I have a customer who is about to retire and only be working for a short time more.  She is unwilling to learn new accounting software for the few months she has left before retiring.  When her hard drive crashed it took her sole remaining  copy of this file, I beleive the file name is ezprint.sys, not sure. I would really like to get her back up and running.  Thanks in advance for any help. — Brian P. Wood

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I am looking for the printer driver installed via the load command in the config.sys for Accpac General Ledger version 4.2 (circa 1986).  I know this program is ancient, I have a customer who is about to retire and only be working for a short time more.  She is unwilling to learn new accounting software for the few months she has left before retiring.  When her hard drive crashed it took her sole remaining  copy of this file, I beleive the file name is ezprint.sys, not sure. I would really like to get her back up and running.  Thanks in advance for any help. — Brian P. Wood

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Would anyone have any information about how to get started doing Medical Billing from your home.  This seems to be getting more and more popular and it’s something I’m very interested in doing. I wouldn’t waste my time and/or money.      Medical offices, as a rule, do NOT use billing services.  A few do, mostly "retirement minded" docs that don’t want to make an investment in systems, etc.  From the physician’s standpoint, it just makes no sense at all — paying an outside party to maintain THEIR records on the third party’s computer?

I agree. In addition, the key to such work is knowing what codes to use in billing for maximum legal reimbursement. You need lots of training in big medical offices to learn to do it right. Mike Block, Tax Fighting C.P.A., 954-566-7540, fax 7541   QuickBooks Prof. Advisor & Official QB 6 Top Tester   biz.comp.accounting co-moderator for spam free news    275 E Oakland Park Blvd, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33334

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Would anyone have any information about how to get started doing Medical Billing from your home.  This seems to be getting more and more popular and it’s something I’m very interested in doing.  I actually do accounting from my home but haven’t been able to find any other accounts to take on. Medical Billing seems widespread and theres a demand for it, according to the ads in the paper, but they are for experienced people.  I would be able to get the software from the College I attend for a fraction of the price that it cost over the phone.  Two of the numbers I’ve called from ads in the paper wanted $299 for the software and technical support.  This is the main reason I didn’t go with them and would like to do it on my own.  I can get the software for $94.50 and also a tutorial book with disks for $54.50. Still less that $299.  Any information would be appreciated such as who to contact, how to get started other than buying and learning the software, and how much to charge. Thanks, Sandi

Sandi, the "big boys" offer to do billing at 39 cents a pop.  Hardly worth competing billing. Maybe someone over on sci.med.transcription would be able to direct you. Good luck, — Anna — ICQ 13940096 <<— http://home.att.net/~A.Sargent/

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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Would anyone have any information about how to get started doing Medical Billing from your home.  This seems to be getting more and more popular and it’s something I’m very interested in doing.  I actually do accounting from my home but haven’t been able to find any other accounts to take on. Medical Billing seems widespread and theres a demand for it, according to the ads in the paper, but they are for experienced people.  I would be able to get the software from the College I attend for a fraction of the price that it cost over the phone.  Two of the numbers I’ve called from ads in the paper wanted $299 for the software and technical support.  This is the main reason I didn’t go with them and would like to do it on my own.  I can get the software for $94.50 and also a tutorial book with disks for $54.50. Still less that $299.  Any information would be appreciated such as who to contact, how to get started other than buying and learning the software, and how much to charge. Thanks, Sandi

I wouldn’t waste my time and/or money.  Medical offices, as a rule, do NOT use billing services.  A few do, mostly "retirement minded" docs that don’t want to make an investment in systems, etc.  From the physician’s standpoint, it just makes no sense at all — paying an outside party to maintain THEIR records on the third party’s computer? There really isn’t any cogent argument that can be made in favor of outside billing services, other than the one mentioned above. David Ray, CPA Frontier Medical Office Systems (you get the idea)….

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Would anyone have any information about how to get started doing Medical Billing from your home.  This seems to be getting more and more popular and it’s something I’m very interested in doing.  I actually do accounting from my home but haven’t been able to find any other accounts to take on. Medical Billing seems widespread and theres a demand for it, according to the ads in the paper, but they are for experienced people.  I would be able to get the software from the College I attend for a fraction of the price that it cost over the phone.  Two of the numbers I’ve called from ads in the paper wanted $299 for the software and technical support.  This is the main reason I didn’t go with them and would like to do it on my own.  I can get the software for $94.50 and also a tutorial book with disks for $54.50. Still less that $299.  Any information would be appreciated such as who to contact, how to get started other than buying and learning the software, and how much to charge. Thanks, Sandi

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Can anyone give us some tips for staining wood evenly?   My husband and I have tried applying the stain to different projects with rags, regular bristle brushes, and foam brushes.  We’ve tried putting the stain on with brushes and wiping it off with rags.  We’ve tried sealing the wood first, and we’ve also tried putting the stain on plain wood.  We’ve used Varithane and Behr products.  Every time, we end up with uneven stain and *a lot* of marks (like brush marks) that make the project look bad.  The problem is usually worst around shelving and other joints. Help!  We’re almost ready to give up and start staining individual wood pieces *before* putting them together.  Either that, or just going with the wood’s natural color and using a finishing oil or a urethane top coat. Is there a trick to applying stain?

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There are a couple of ‘tricks’ to applying stain, depending on the stain type & wood type.   I’m guessing that you’re using pine and pigment oil stain. From your brief description, it sounds like the problem may be poor surface preparation.  Sand all the pieces prior to assembly, and make sure you don’t skip any grits.  With pine, you might use 100 grit to remove all marks & make it level, then follow with 120, 150, 180, and 220.  Then use 220 again for final sanding after assembly.  If you are staining end grain, it will be a darker color.  You can help by sanding the end grain to a higher grit, like 320 or 400, or by sealing it before staining.   With blotch-prone woods like pine, it helps to either seal with a washcoat of shellac, or use a ‘wood conditioner’ before staining.  ’Wood conditioner’ is nothing more than a 10:1 mix of mineral spirits to linseed oil. It makes no difference what tool you use to apply the stain — brush, rag, or whatever.  Just be sure to wipe off *all* the excess. BTW, there’s nothing wrong with staining prior to assembly, as long as you don’t stain the glue surfaces.  This eliminates the spots that occur when staining over the areas where the glue sqeezed out. Also, leaving the wood its natural color is a valid choice. Some opinionated people around here would even call it a heroic choice.  But don’t pay any attention to that.  Some of *them* eschew stain, but actually use polyurethane!  There’s just no accounting for taste.  ;o) Here, leezard, leezard… Hope that helps.  If not, give us a few more details regarding the project, wood type and your procedures. Paul – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Can anyone give us some tips for staining wood evenly? My husband and I have tried applying the stain to different projects with rags, regular bristle brushes, and foam brushes.  We’ve tried putting the stain on with brushes and wiping it off with rags.  We’ve tried sealing the wood first, and we’ve also tried putting the stain on plain wood.  We’ve used Varithane and Behr products.  Every time, we end up with uneven stain and *a lot* of marks (like brush marks) that make the project look bad.  The problem is usually worst around shelving and other joints. Help!  We’re almost ready to give up and start staining individual wood pieces *before* putting them together.  Either that, or just going with the wood’s natural color and using a finishing oil or a urethane top coat. Is there a trick to applying stain?

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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Can anyone give us some tips for staining wood evenly? My husband and I have tried applying the stain to different projects with rags, regular bristle brushes, and foam brushes.  We’ve tried putting the stain on with brushes and wiping it off with rags.  We’ve tried sealing the wood first, and we’ve also tried putting the stain on plain wood.  We’ve used Varithane and Behr products.  Every time, we end up with uneven stain and *a lot* of marks (like brush marks) that make the project look bad.  The problem is usually worst around shelving and other joints. Help!  We’re almost ready to give up and start staining individual wood pieces *before* putting them together.  Either that, or just going with the wood’s natural color and using a finishing oil or a urethane top coat. Is there a trick to applying stain?

Some woods stain much better than others. Pine, an inexpensive wood commonly used for shelving and such, is one of the most difficult woods to stain evenly. I suggest using a stain controller. If you don’t know what that is, ask at a GOOD paint store. I also suggest reading some of the many good articles by Bob Flexner and others on finishing. You might want to do a search on the Wood Magazine web site, www.woodmagazine.com Steve Decker

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Can anyone give us some tips for staining wood evenly?<

I have found that spraying stain, two or three light coats, using a standard compressor/spray gun gives the most consistently even finish.  Works especially well on softwood.

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: I’m guessing that you’re using pine and pigment oil stain. : From your brief description, it sounds like the problem may be poor : surface preparation.  Sand all the pieces prior to assembly, and make : sure you don’t skip any grits.  With pine, you might use 100 grit to : remove all marks & make it level, then follow with 120, 150, 180, and : 220.  Then use 220 again for final sanding after assembly.  If you are : staining end grain, it will be a darker color.  You can help by sanding : the end grain to a higher grit, like 320 or 400, or by sealing it before : staining.   : With blotch-prone woods like pine, it helps to either seal with a : washcoat of shellac, or use a ‘wood conditioner’ before staining.  ’Wood : conditioner’ is nothing more than a 10:1 mix of mineral spirits to : linseed oil. I have a follow-on question concerning the mechanics of this.  I built my first project (a pine bookcase – looks pretty bad, but not much worse than you might expect for a first project with minimal tools and less experience).  I sanded all parts before assembly as you describe above.  I didn’t actually apply stain until after I had glued up the main frame, however (I wanted to make sure everything fit together like I thought it would).  The problem I had was that the sides and back ended up pretty blotchy, despite my use of a wood conditioner.  I suspect this is because the surfaces were vertical when I put the conditioner, causing runoff.  All of the surfaces which were horizontal when stained looked OK. So how do I do this?  Is the answer to stain piece by piece, with the part currently being done one its side (and if so, how do I get an even color over the whole piece – won’t I end up leaving the stain on some parts longer than others?).  If not, how do I do get an even coat of stain on vertical pieces?   Thanks for the help. — matt laswell                  –              laswell at jump dot net

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I never had that problem, Matt.  For the wood conditioner to be effective, it does have to soak in thoroughly.  That would require a little more ‘babysitting’ for the 15 minutes soaking time, going back over the area with the oil several times.  It’s easier to do in the horizontal position, but entirely possible in the vertical. Shellac is still an option, since it dries almost immediately, but you won’t get a dark color from the stain. Paul – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I have a follow-on question concerning the mechanics of this.   … The problem I had was that the sides and back ended up pretty blotchy, despite my use of a wood conditioner.  I suspect this is because the surfaces were vertical when I put the conditioner, causing runoff.  All of the surfaces which were horizontal when stained looked OK…

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(re: vertical pieces of the work piece getting a streaky finish due      to run-off of the wood conditioner) : I never had that problem, Matt.  For the wood conditioner to be : effective, it does have to soak in thoroughly.  That would require a : little more ‘babysitting’ for the 15 minutes soaking time, going back : over the area with the oil several times.  It’s easier to do in the : horizontal position, but entirely possible in the vertical. : Shellac is still an option, since it dries almost immediately, but you : won’t get a dark color from the stain. Thanks for the suggestions.  OTOH, Amazon.com delivered my copy of Flexner’s book today, so I’ll hopefully register higher on the clueometer in the near future. — matt laswell                  –              laswell at jump dot net

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Right, but only if you are willing to create a whole new company for every quicken data file.  If you just want to import your credit card data, you’re out of luck. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Of course, QuickBooks already will convert Quicken data files — so you wouldn’t need such a tool for that specific purpose. I would wonder whether Intuit would be building a similar tool to allow full electronic transaction compatibility. And my guess is the $75 is rather steep for most users.  Especially when they buy the sw for $90 in the store.  Just my .02….fwiw. Regards, Wayne We were thinking of writing a tool which would get Quicken data into Quickbooks through a simple translation process so that I could, for example, get my WebCard Visa from http://www.conductor.com or modem or diskette provided Quicken credit card data into our QuickBooks file in a very easy manner. I would like to have this tool internally anyway, but I’m also wondering if anyone else out there has this same problem or a similar one, and would buy the tool.  We’re thinking $75. If there is something out there which already does this then please tell me where, ’cause I want it. All comments welcome… Schulz Consulting http://www.s-consult.com MAS 90 accounting software consultants since 1986 860-295-9271 Keywords: MAS90 , Connecticut, CT, Accounting, Support

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We were thinking of writing a tool which would get Quicken data into Quickbooks through a simple translation process so that I could, for example, get my WebCard Visa from http://www.conductor.com or modem or diskette provided Quicken credit card data into our QuickBooks file in a very easy manner. I would like to have this tool internally anyway, but I’m also wondering if anyone else out there has this same problem or a similar one, and would buy the tool.  We’re thinking $75. If there is something out there which already does this then please tell me where, ’cause I want it. All comments welcome…    Web-Based Time Tracking                      journyx WebTime    is FREE for 60 Days at                        (512)834-8888

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I don’t know how complex you want the software but there are some good programs at    http://www.mindspring.com/~jlock/wwwbeer7.html Hope this helps. —  Dave Fillmore               http://www.io.com/~fitster/  

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Hi, I’ve been requested by a working colleague to check-out the net for any Brewery Management software or spreadsheets etc, that are available.   I’ve checked Lycos and the rest without any joy. Can you help, commercial packages or anything! Help me get a free pint as well!!! ~ Thanks,     Alan.

If you are looking for managment software ala accounting, etc.  I don’t know of any specific to breweries.  If you want recipe formulation software, you can download a free demo of Brewer’s Calculator at http://www.hoptech.com/download.html It has been used successfully by many micros. Mark

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Hi, I’ve been requested by a working colleague to check-out the net for any Brewery Management software or spreadsheets etc, that are available.   I’ve checked Lycos and the rest without any joy. Can you help, commercial packages or anything! Help me get a free pint as well!!! ~ Thanks,     Alan.

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