Recent content by colinmacmillan

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    Open ERP - anyone using it?

    Hi Gary, There are two options to connect to an OpenERP system. You can use the desktop client (also called the GTK client), or the web interface. Any browser can access the web interface. Over a network the GTK client is very fast. What sort of OS do you use ... Windows or Linux? There...
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    Custom email doman setup?

    Hello Jfan84, you could also consider using Google Apps. Google now have a professional email service called 'Google Apps'. You pay something like £33 per year for the full package. We recommend this for our smaller clients or startup businesses. Google Apps Features: - 25 GB mailbox - Spam...
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    Remote access to desktop

    I would recommend using VNC or LogMeIn. With VNC all you would need to do is open a port on your home router/firewall, and point to your PC. Then install VNC on this computer. If you have a desktop firewall you also need to allow VNC traffic through. I use this solution on over 300...
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    Best Anti Virus Software?

    Our company provides IT Support for London based businesses. Over 95% of our customers use ESET antivirus. I don't believe any antivirus program will protect you from all viruses/spyware, but ESET is fast, unobtrusive, and also low cost, which is why we recommend it. If you want to beef up...
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    Open ERP - anyone using it?

    I want to provide an update to this post since it is a bit out of date now. OpenERP have released version 6 at the start of 2011 which included a big overhaul of the accounting module. This means it is really ready for UK companies using the Accounting module, in addition to the many other...
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    Accounting software For Taxi business ?

    Hi Dave, I would recommend checking out OpenERP (google it). The software is Open Source so you do not need to pay for it. Your costs would come from getting it implemented. It is a very flexible solution so tweaking it for a taxi firm would not be an issue. Feel free to contact me for more...