Assessing Rant re: DRA Mosaic

Posted on September 24, 2013 by lorenjmartin

Well as most of you know, Gary has semi-retired and is living in Florida. As I know many of you had grown accustomed to his rants over the years, I wouldn’t want to break tradition and, as such, it is with great pleasure that I present you with my current rant. Continue reading →

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2013 MS-1: The Squeakquel

Posted on August 21, 2013 by Josh

Many of you have been receiving and installing your latest Avitar Assessing update. We want to let you know about two things regarding the MS-1 Report: a problem (that should affect only a small percentage of you and for which we have a solution) and a recommendation.

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2013 MS-1: The Wrath of Khan

Posted on August 16, 2013 by Josh

Time for the latest episode in our ongoing MS-1 blog anthology. We have completed our testing and have ironed out a few last minute issues with the DRA’s latest MS-1 Report. We are creating the update discs right now. They should go in the mail this afternoon so look for them to arrive in the next few days.  Here are a few details…

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2013 MS-1: Latest News

Posted on August 15, 2013 by Josh

Quick update in the status of the MS-1…. We received final word from DRA earlier today on a few nuances of the XML file that we now generate to populate their new PDF form. (If you missed the earlier explanation you can see it here.) We have built the update and we are currently doing final testing, with the expectation that we will be able to mail it out to you tomorrow (Friday, August, 16th). If that changes for any reason we’ll let you know. Also, you can get a bit of a head start by making sure you have the recent version of Adobe Reader installed on your computer and by reviewing a draft of our instructions that summarize the new MS-1 process.  We’ll be in touch soon.  Thanks.

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Short Slip and Credit Maintenance

Posted on August 12, 2013 by Patty

Most of you are familiar with the process of creating/paying short slips and credits. However, we frequently receive calls regarding how to change with whom a credit or short slip is associated. Continue reading →

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2015 Decal Inventory

Posted on August 5, 2013 by Patty

Last September we posted a blog “Assigning Decal Color to 2014 Decal Inventory.” You should be receiving your 2015 decal inventory, so we felt a refresher on the topic might be helpful. Note, the 2015 decals are a dark blue, so when assigning the background color, you will need to change the text color of the decal as well or you will not be able to see the decal numbers. White is usually a good choice for the text color when the background color is dark. Click here to view our prior blog “Assigning Decal Color to 2014 Decal Inventory.”

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2013 MS-1 Report

Posted on August 1, 2013 by Josh

It’s August. Time once again for our favorite annual late-summer traditions: water bans and rolling black-outs, the last of the ill-conceived Hollywood blockbusters, NFL training camp injury and arrest reports, the mathematical elimination of our favorite teams from World Series playoff contention, and of course the preparation/submission of the MS-1 Report. Here’s what you need to know about your MS-1 over the next several weeks.

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Monthly Balancing

Posted on July 26, 2013 by Patty

Monthly balancing can be a painful process for some and we are frequently asked for advice on how to balance. With this in mind, we’ve created a document to walk you through the balancing process. Click here to view the document. In addition, below are a few tips we felt might help you along the way. Continue reading →

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Vital Record Fee Changes

Posted on July 9, 2013 by Josh

We learned yesterday that SB 128 modified the allocation of fees that are to be collected for Vital Records. Originally we were confused, given that the bill text indicates “This act shall take effect July 1, 2015.” However, we did some checking and apparently HB 2 modified the effective date to July 1, 2013.  So here’s what it means to our Clerk/MV users.

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Phone System Changes

Posted on May 24, 2013 by Josh

Beginning in June, we will be experimenting with our phone system in an effort to direct you more quickly to the person and help you need. But before you panic that you’re going to soon get lost down some automated voice system rabbit hole, let us explain…

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