Written by Ken Quigley

February 10 2024

As part of Act! LLC's new laser focus on Act! Premium Cloud, the Act! 365* product will be discontinued on April 1, 2024. Monthly accounts will continue to auto-renew monthly through February 29, 2024, and will be terminated upon their March 2024 renewal date. Annual accounts auto-renewed through May 31, 2023, but after this date, all annual...

Written by Ken Quigley

February 10 2024

Starting in February, Gmail and Yahoo! are making policy changes that may impact email delivery for you. As part of the new policies, if you send more than 5,000 emails per day to Gmail or Yahoo-owned addresses you must set up DMARC authentication for your sending domain, otherwise, your email to these domains may be rejected. Your...

Written by Ken Quigley

February 09 2024

Starting from February 14th, you can buy Desktop Sync as an add-on to Act! Premium Cloud (APC) is based on how many activations (per device) you need instead of how many users you have. This way, you can save money by getting Desktop Sync only for the users who require it, or for any temporary needs, such as feature gaps, add-ons...

Written by Ken Quigley

February 09 2024

If you are an Act! user, you will love Act! Premium Cloud. It has the best features, the latest technology, and the fastest performance. And you get all this for almost the same price as subscribing to the software alone. But moving to Act! Premium Cloud can be tricky. You must prepare your database for the cloud by removing unnecessary data...

Written by Ken Quigley

January 27 2024

On Wednesday Act! released an update to Act! v25, namely 25.2.1, which addresses the issues listed below. This update can be found at www.act.com/resources/downloads or from HERE directly. Issue Number Description AS-2242 Exporting to Excel from the task list results in the Details column showing the same as Type AS-3206

Written by Ken Quigley

January 26 2024

Luc Grenier, a seasoned Act! Certified Consultant from GO Consultants, has supported businesses in Quebec for the past 27 years. Starting February 1st, Luc will join our Keystroke Partner Program, a prestigious association of over fifty Act! Consultants worldwide. Luc’s expertise lies in training, support, and Act! optimization. His transition to...

Written by Ken Quigley

January 25 2024

Questionnaires are an effective way to collect customer feedback. This feedback can help you decide what products or services to offer, and how to market them. However customers are busy and may not have time to share their opinions, so you must use smart strategies to design your questions. Here are three proven rules: Make the questionnaire...

Written by Ken Quigley

January 23 2024

As a company, we’re enthusiastic about the benefits of Act! Premium Cloud for our clients. Both the Web and Desktop Sync options are the optimal choice for Act! Premium users, considering factors such as cost, features, speed, security, and adaptability. We’ve written numerous blogs praising the merits of this platform, but we’re now ready to take...

Written by Ken Quigley

January 08 2024

New Year's resolutions tend to be long on good intentions, but short on implementation. This is no less true for business resolutions, and this year we'd like to help change that. We can't help you lose weight, quit smoking, or lead a healthier lifestyle, but we can help your business do better in 2024, and the methods are simple and easy to...

Written by Ken Quigley

January 05 2024

Beginning the week of January 8th and continuing throughout the month, APC users will begin to see exciting new enhancements to the Act! Calendar, specifically a refreshed, more modern interface that will make using the calendar more enjoyable, improve load times, and pave the way for new functionality in the future.  In addition to visual...