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The Down To Earth
Software Information Newsletter
3018 Knollwood Drive, Cameron Park, CA
95682 www.datvsn.com
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Helpful
Hints
Mailing Labels
&
Holiday Greetings
Holiday greetings and well wishes to your customers
and vendors is a great public relations gesture.
Within Down To Earth v7, you can easily create
mailing labels with varied label styles and selection options.
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All labels are generated from within the
Name/Address application, Reports/Inquiry menu column, "Labels" menu selection. There are two
operator entry windows -- 1) to choose the format and label specs and 2) to specify the names to be
included.
The label format can be any of the nine
choices with the most popular being laser label 8.5" x 11" sheet compatible with Avery 5160 (3
across and 10 down, 6 lines each label).
You can sort the labels in order by ID,
Sort name, Zip code, or City and specify the number of lines to print on the label.
After the Print Option is selected, the
window displays and provides many options to narrow your label contents. For example, a range of
IDs or names, for a single state, and vendors only or combined with customers, just to name a
few.
In addition, you can utilize the Group
codes and filters previously defined within the Groups Tab of any Name and Address
master.
So make holiday cheer or any mailing simple when Down To Earth does
the addressing for you.
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Announcing...
SynergyDE v9.1.5b Release
For those customers wanting "Keep up with the Gates?" technology, Windows 7 OS is generally
getting good reviews.
Frequent comments include reviewers saying Windows 7 is "what Vista should have been."
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So if you didn't make the jump to Vista and are considering Windows
7® instead, there are a couple of things you should know with regard to Down To Earth:
 Any SynergyDE version less than v9.1.5b is not
compatible with Windows 7. (Even v9.1.5 needs the "b" to work with Windows 7.)
If you're covered with Annual License
Maintenance (ALM), the upgrade is no charge. If you don't have an ALM agreement, the upgrade
is still available. Please contact us for pricing.
Even if you're moving to a 64-bit system, the
upgrade is covered with ALM.
If your current SynergyDE version is v7 or less,
there may be some minor changes required for your Down To Earth programs. (Also no cost to our
DTE supported customers.)
The SynergyDE upgrade is available for download
from our site -- contact us for the direct link.
Unix or VMS servers using Vista or Windows 7
clients and terminal emulation are not required to install SynergyDE v9 to be
compatible.
It you're not completely sure if a SynergyDE upgrade is required,
contact DTE Support for additional information. To find out what SynergyDE version you are
currently using, please keep reading or contact DTE Technical support.
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WHAT'S
YOUR
VERSION?
It's good to know what software versions you have installed in today's ever changing
Techno-world. Not all software versions work on all operating systems.
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Although you never "see" it, Down To Earth is created using the
program language, DBL (SynergyDE). The SynergyDE version is key to processing in your Operating
System environment. You can easily find your SynergyDE version anytime...
Windows Environment:
 Left-click on the Start button, select
Run.
Type dbr in the Open field prompt.
A window displays the Synergy Runtime Version
number
in the colored bar at the
top.
Unix environment:
Login to your system but stay at the system
prompt.
(This login should set all required
logicals.)
With logicals set, type: dbr
The DBL runtime version is displayed.
For a complete table of all SynergyDE versions and
OS compatibility, visit the Synergex web-site at:
www.synergex.com/solutions/synergy/currversplat.asp
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F
requently
U
sed
G
eek
T
erms
Emotional Text
If
you’ve ever chatted online or had a text conversation with a friend, the emotional aspect of
typing a conversation is difficult at best.
In this impersonal but popular
conversation style, “Emoticons” can help convey the missing feelings. Most of the time, the
keyboard characters stay as typed but sometimes, as with Facebook® chatting, they automatically turn
into a real little Smiley Face.
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Here are some emotional characters that might help you see the true meaning of a
words only conversation.
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Icon
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Common Meaning
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:-)
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smiley
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:-(
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sad smiley
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:-D
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laughing
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(:-D
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gossip smiley
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:'-(
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crying sadly
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8-)
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smiley with glasses
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;-)
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winking smiley
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~:>
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chicken
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x-(
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angry smiley
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8-I
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neutral smiley
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:-0
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surprised
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B-)
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smiley with glasses
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;0]
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winking smiley
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._.
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shy, depressed or sad
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(-_-)
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bored face
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(-.-)
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annoyed at silly question
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:-S
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confusion
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=0
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surprised
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No Income Reporting Form Changes for 2009
Good news!
There are no form changes to the
W-2, 1099-MISC, 1099-DIV, or
1042-S (foreign income) forms
for the 2009 reporting year.
www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/
www.ssa.gov/employer/accuwage/
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If you, your business, or a friend is in
need of a new or re-worked web-site, DTE Web Designs can help. It’s so important that even the smallest business create
an internet presence in today’s world. But who has the time?
Datavision offers this service at a
fraction of the cost of large consulting firms. The
basic web site package includes Home , Contacts
, Site
Map, Privacy/Terms of Use, and up to
three additional web pages. All the user friendly
features and Search Engine optimization are also included at no additional
charge.
So if you’re looking for “The small business answer to BIG web-site
design,” visit us at: www.dtewebdesigns.com
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Holiday Calendar
~ 2010 ~
We will be closed the following
holidays:
Dec 25, 2009
Christmas Day
Jan 1, 2010 New
Year's Day
Feb 15
President's Day
May 31
Memorial Day
July 5 For
Independence Day
Sept 6
Labor Day
Nov 25&26 Thanksgiving Holiday
Dec 24
For Christmas Day
Dec 31 For New
Years Day
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www.dtewebdesigns.com
DTE Technical Support:
7:00am - 5:00pm PST support@datvsn.com
Datavision/DTE Solutions:
3018 Knollwood Dr.
Cameron Park, CA 95682
530.387.3575
(voice)
530.387.3587
(fax)
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