Slateboard Software May 2006 Newsletter

Slateboard Software May 2006 Newsletter

WHAT IF YOU COULD GIVE YOUR CLIENTS QUIKCALC FOR AS LITTLE AS 75 CENTS?

In this month's newsletter we are pleased to announce our new QuikCalc Courtesy Edition. This new product uses the upcoming V6.0 interface of QuikCalc and is fully branded with your image, logo, web links and contact information. More information on this truly unique marketing opportunity is below. We have the answer to last month's puzzler as well as the name of the winner of the free copy of DebtCalc. This month's Fun Fact covers the origins of the names of weekdays and months. Again we have tips and offers that we hope will be of interest to you. Here's what's covered in this month's newsletter:

Introducing QuikCalc Amortization Courtesy Edition V6.0!
What You Are Missing If You Haven't Updated Your Software
Upgrade To QuikCalc V5.0 For Half Price!
Tip Of The Month - Creating Loan Templates
Fun Fact - Where Did the Names of the Days and Months Come From?
Last Month's Puzzler Answer and Winner
This Month's Puzzler Contest

The staff at Slateboard Software hope you find our latest newsletter interesting and thank you for your business.

Introducing QuikCalc Amortization Courtesy Edition V6.0!

QuikCalc Amortization Courtesy Edition is a new type of promotional product that will separate you from the competition. Everyone is trying to find that promotional item that is useful for their clients: pens, mugs, golf shirts, calendars, etc. What usually happens to these things? Ask yourself what you've done with most of the promotional items given to you? What if you could buy a promotional item and then only give it to the people who are truly interested? Buy 100 calendars and be sure that the 100 people who receive it don't throw it out with the recycling? QuikCalc Courtesy Edition is just that.

QuikCalc Courtesy Edition works differently from other promotional items. Here's how it works:

1. You send us two graphic files. One is usually your corporate logo, the other can be a head shot or some other graphic of your choice. You also fill out a form of easy to answer questions (contact information, company slogan, web site links).

2. We create a custom version of QuikCalc Courtesy Edition that has a splash screen with your images and contact info and then across the bottom of the screen, the entire time your client is using the software, is your information. (Click here for a screen snap: https://www.slateboard.com/pro_quikcalc_ce_ss_asp.htm). As well, there is a menu link with all of your custom web links available to them such as your home page, contact page, real estate listings, etc. This program includes the Version 6.0 features of the Solve for Missing Number Calculator, Amortization Schedules Plus! and the Bonus Calculators. This is a truly useful tool!

3. You choose whether you want your clients to have 90 days, 180 days or permanent access to the program. You then choose how many copies you want to initially purchase. You can even buy in bulk for your office, having separate custom copies for each agent that draw down from a central pool of licenses.

4. We give you a web address and a unique code that you can then put on your business cards, web site, e-mail signature, letterhead, fliers, promotional material, etc.

5. As people download the program, your pre-paid licenses are used. People who throw away your business card or flier are obviously not interested and there is no cost to you because they never bothered to enter the code. Those who are interested login to our web site, enter your code, and then download the program.

6. We ask them for their name and e-mail address. They can optionally select to provide you with their contact information. This is a great way for you to build your mailing list!

7. As your licenses are used, we will notify you when you are about to run out and you simply purchase more to top up your account.

To see what the Courtesy Edition looks like, use the following link and code:

https://ce.slateboard.com

Code: 325541781

For additional information, or to order, click here: https://www.slateboard.com/pro_quikcalc_ce.htm

What You're Missing If You Haven't Updated Your Software

We recommend that you check for updates at least once a month. You can do this easily from your Help menu by selecting Check for Updates. For QuikCalc users who haven't downloaded an update lately, here are just a few of the things you could be missing out on:

Quik Start Guides. We added over 30 step-by-step guides to QuikCalc that help you perform most common tasks. If you don't see this under your help menu then download the latest patch for access.
Plus much more!

Upgrade To QuikCalc V5.0 For Half Price!

If you are still using an older version of QuikCalc, now is the time to upgrade! The number of enhancements in V5.0 compared to V4.0 are too many to list here (and comparing V5.0 to V2.0 or 3.0 would take far too long!). If you haven't done so already, download the fully functional demo from our website and then take advantage of our half price offer for existing users by using the following link:

https://www.slateboard.com/ORDERSITE/cat3_1.htm

Home Edition (Previously Amortization Edition) Users:

Upgrade for $14.95 and you can now specify a start date for your schedules plus override the calculated payment amount! As well, you get full access to the new Solve for Missing Number calculator that allows you to supply three parameters and solve for the fourth (loan amount, interest rate, payment amount and amortization period).

Plus! Edition( Previously Lite Edition) Users:

Upgrade for $29.95 and you can track up to 5 loans with the Premium Edition's Loan Manager! Also includes the new Solve for Missing Number calculator and much more!

Premium Edition ( Previously Personal Edition) Users:

Upgrade for $49.95 and you will have access to the redesigned reports, an easier to use interface for the Loan Manager, plus dozens of enhancements requested by users like you!

Office Edition Users:

Upgrade for $99.95 and access the many new reports and features that you have been asking for! One of the most popular new features: Payment Coupons!

Tip Of The Month

If you have a certain type of loan that you are constantly needing to recreate for new clients, just create a template! Create the loan in the Loan Manager and save it with a name identifying that it is a template. Every time you need to create a new loan for a client, pick the template you want to use and if in the Office Edition, click Assign to Client, select the client from the list by double-clicking on their name, and then answer No to erasing the original loan. Now from the Client Manager, open your client, click Loan Manager and you will see a copy of the template. Edit it as needed. If using the Premium or Plus! Editions, click Copy Loan to create a copy of the loan that you can then edit.

Fun Fact

Where Did the Seven Days of the Week Come From?

The seven day week was developed in Babylon circa 2300 BCE, and consisted of days to honor the five visible planets and the sun and moon. Their week consisted of: Shamash (Sun's day), Sin (Moon's day), Nebo (Mercury), Istar (Venus), Nergal (Mars), Marduk (Jupiter) and Ninurta (Saturn).

The names we use come borrowed from the Norse deities associated with the same planets:

Sun's Day, Moon's Day, Tiu's Day, Wodin's Day, Thor's Day, Freya's Day and Saturn's Day.

Norse Rune representing Thor

Ancient Roman Calendar

And What About the Months?

January - Latin Januarius, named after JANUS, god of beginnings.
February - Latin Februarius, named for Februa, the feast of purification.
March - Latin Martius, (month of) Mars.
April - Latin Aprilis mensis (month). The name may derive from the Greek goddess of love, Aphrodite.
May - Latin Maius mensis (month), from the Greek Maia, goddess of spring (growth).
June - Latin mensis Junius, named after the goddess Juno, Queen of the gods.
July - Latin Julius (Caesar) after whom it was named in 44 BC. The original name was quintilis, fifth month in the early Roman calendar.
August - Latin Augustus (Caesar) 8 BC. The original name was sextilis, sixth month in the early Roman calendar.
September - Latin September, seventh month in the early Roman calendar
October - Latin October, eighth month in the early Roman calendar
November - Latin November, ninth month of the early Roman calendar, from novem NINE
December - Latin December, tenth month of the early Roman calendar (decem TEN + membri from mens MONTH + ri suffix).

*Source: www.calendar-origins. com

Last Month's Puzzler Contest Answer

Last Month's Question:

A baseball team had just won the championship game and the players wanted to congratulate each other. They began shaking hands, but each player only shook hands with every other player just once. There are, of course, only 9 players on a baseball team. How many times did the players shake hands?

Answer:

The first player only shakes hands with 8 other players, the second player only shakes hands with 7 other players ( he already shook hands with the first player!), the third player only shakes hands with 6 players ( he already shook hands with the first player and second player ), and so on, until the last player who only has one possibility left. Therefore: 8+7+6+5+4+3+2+1=36

Winner:

This month again proved to be challenging. This month's winner of the free copy of DebtCalc Home Edition is: Neil Cooper of Pennsylvania.

This Month's Puzzler Contest

Send your answer for the puzzler below to contest@slateboard.com for a chance to win a free copy of DebtCalc Home Edition. We will randomly draw a winner from all of the correct answers received by May 31, 2006. The winner and correct answer will be revealed in the next newsletter.

Question: Joe bought a bag of oranges on Monday, and ate a third of them. On Tuesday he ate half of the remaining oranges. On Wednesday he looked in the bag to find he only had two oranges left. How many oranges were originally in the bag?