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Campground Master NewsTips, techniques and other information about the Campground Master reservation software.http://www.campground-master.com/news/index.htmlCottonwood Softwarehttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rssMon, 4 Feb 2008 09:43:39 -0700Mon, 4 Feb 2008 09:34:03 -0700FeedForAll v1.0 (1.0.2.0)http://www.campground-master.com/images/cmicon.gifCampground Masterhttp://www.campground-master.comCampground Master Newsletter3232Newsletter #29 -Feb 4th, 2008<font size=-1>(Newsletter #29 summary)<br> <br> <br> <b>What's New</b><br>    <a href=http://campground-master.com/news/index.html?thenewbieclub.html>The Newbie Club</a><br>    <a href=http://campground-master.com/news/index.html?ourmailingaddresshaschange.html>New mailing address</a><br> <br> <b>Q & A</b><br>    <a href=http://campground-master.com/news/index.html?cashingacustomerscheck.html>Cashing a customer's check</a><br>    <a href=http://campground-master.com/news/index.html?recordingacustomerscredit.html>Recording a customer's credit card information</a><br>    <a href=http://campground-master.com/news/index.html?enteringcreditcardsecurity.html>Entering credit card security codes</a><br>    <a href=http://campground-master.com/news/index.html?movingthedatabasetopublic.html>Moving the database to "Public Documents"</a><br>    <a href=http://campground-master.com/news/index.html?changingthefirstnightafter.html>Changing the First Night after check-in</a><br>    <a href=http://campground-master.com/news/index.html?addingoptionslike50atonew.html>Adding options like 50A to New Reservations</a><br>    <a href=http://campground-master.com/news/index.html?deletingoldoperators.html>Deleting old Operators</a><br> <br> <b>Tips & Techniques </b><br>    <a href=http://campground-master.com/news/index.html?makingmultiple_sitereservati.html>Making a new reservation that moves during the stay</a><br>    <a href=http://campground-master.com/news/index.html?automaticlogoutafter10minu_2.html>Automatic logout after 10 minutes (revisited)</a><br>    <a href=http://campground-master.com/news/index.html?coloringtherackdatesforho.html>Coloring the Rack dates for holidays</a>http://www.campground-master.com/news/contents_29.htmlMon, 4 Feb 2008 09:34:03 -0700Newsletter #28 -July 18, 2007<font size=-1><i>(Newsletter #28 summary)</i><br> <b><br> What's New<br> </b>   <a href=http://campground-master.com/news/index.html?newslettersareback.html>Newsletters are back!</a><br>    <a href=http://campground-master.com/news/index.html?newversion42421.html>New version 4.2.2</a><br>    <a href=http://campground-master.com/news/index.html?windowsvistacompatibility.html>Windows Vista Compatibility</a><br>    <a href=http://campground-master.com/news/index.html?expressionparsingchangein4.html>Expression text parsing change in version 4.2</a><br>    <a href=http://campground-master.com/news/index.html?networkoptimizationforbusy.html>Optimization for busy POS environments</a><br> <b><br> Q & A</b><br>    <a href=http://campground-master.com/news/index.html?viewingthefullcreditcardn.html>Viewing the full credit card number</a><br>    <a href=http://campground-master.com/news/index.html?printingonlysometransaction.html>Printing only some transactions</a><br>    <a href=http://campground-master.com/news/index.html?re_usingacd_rwforbackup.html>Re-using a CD-RW for backup</a><br>    <a href=http://campground-master.com/news/index.html?removingunusedreceiptformat.html>Removing unused receipt formats</a><br>    <a href=http://campground-master.com/news/index.html?markingsitesforspecialuse.html>Marking sites for special use</a><br>    <a href=http://campground-master.com/news/index.html?printinglabelsinlastname.html>Printing labels in Last Name order</a><br>    <a href=http://campground-master.com/news/index.html?gettingahistoryreportfora.html>Getting a history report for a site</a><br>    <a href=http://campground-master.com/news/index.html?howtokeepfromenteringcust.html>How to keep from entering Customer Transactions</a><br>    <a href=http://campground-master.com/news/index.html?howtofindareservationbyp.html>How to find a reservation by phone number</a><br>    <a href=http://campground-master.com/news/index.html?changingtheaccesslevelfor.html>Changing the access level for printing tab views</a><br> <br> <b>Tips & Techniques </b><br>    <a href=http://campground-master.com/news/index.html?makinguseofsiteswhenthea.html>Making use of sites when the annual leasor is away</a><br>    <a href=http://campground-master.com/news/index.html?creditcardswipedvsnon_s.html>Credit card "swiped" vs "non-swiped" fees</a><br>    <a href=http://campground-master.com/news/index.html?automaticlogoutafter10minu.html>Automatic logout after 10 minutes</a><br>    <a href=http://campground-master.com/news/index.html?addingdate_checkfieldstodi.html>Adding check-date fields to dialogs</a><br>    <a href=http://campground-master.com/news/index.html?addedcustompick_liststodia.html>Adding custom pick-lists to dialogs</a><br>    <a href=http://campground-master.com/news/index.html?removinginformationfromrece.html>Removing information from receipts</a><br>    <a href=http://campground-master.com/news/index.html?colorcodingspecialreservati.html>Color coding special reservation types</a><br>    <a href=http://campground-master.com/news/index.html?addingspecialreservationcon.html>Adding special reservation validations</a><br>http://www.campground-master.com/news/contents_28.htmlWed, 18 Jul 2007 20:31:09 -0700Newsletter #27 - September 25, 2006<font size=-1><i>(Newsletter #27 summary)</i><br> <b><br> <span style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial; font-size:10pt; color:#000000">Q & A</b><br>    <a href=http://campground-master.com/news/index.html?transactioncategoriesfortax.html>Transaction Categories for Taxes</a><br>    <a href=http://campground-master.com/news/index.html?transactioncategoriesbeing.html>Reporting by Rate type</a><br>    <a href=http://campground-master.com/news/index.html?gettingbacktothetransactio.html>Getting back to the Transactions detail</a><br>    <a href=http://campground-master.com/news/index.html?splittingapaymentbetweenpa.html>Splitting a payment between payment methods</a><br>    <a href=http://campground-master.com/news/index.html?balancereportshowingoddd.html>"Balance" report showing strange dates</a><br> <br> <br> <b>Tips & Techniques </b><br>    <a href=http://campground-master.com/news/index.html?usingpurgetoshrinkthedata.html>Using Purge to shrink the database</a><br>    <a href=http://campground-master.com/news/index.html?keepingoperatorsfromclosing.html>Keeping operators from closing the program</a><br>    <a href=http://campground-master.com/news/index.html?inventoryreportwithtotalco.html>Inventory report with total cost/value</a><br>    <a href=http://campground-master.com/news/index.html?addingright_clickmenuitems.html>Adding right-click menu items for +1W and +1M</a><br> <a href=http://campground-master.com/news/index.html?addingnewfieldstothecusto.html>Adding new fields to the Customer Details dialog</a><br>http://www.campground-master.com/news/contents_27.htmlMon, 25 Sep 2006 16:02:16 -0700Newsletter #26 -August 27, 2006<font size=-1><i>(Newsletter #26 summary)</i><br> <b><br> What's New<br> </b>   <a href=http://campground-master.com/news/index.html?rvparkreviews__seewhatot.html>RV Park Reviews -- See what others think</a><br>    <a href=http://campground-master.com/news/index.html?campgroundmasterforhand_hel.html>Campground Master for hand-helds</a><br>    <a href=http://campground-master.com/news/index.html?synchronizeyourtimezones.html>Synchronize your Time Zones</a><br>    <a href=http://campground-master.com/news/index.html?bewareofcreditcardcompany.html>Beware of credit card company claims</a><br> <b><br> Q & A</b><br>    <a href=http://campground-master.com/news/index.html?showingmoredatesintherack.html>Showing more dates in the Rack</a><br>    <a href=http://campground-master.com/news/index.html?printingalistofavailables.html>Printing a list of available sites</a><br>    <a href=http://campground-master.com/news/index.html?miscellaneousrefundsfromthe.html>Miscellaneous refunds from the cash drawer</a><br>    <a href=http://campground-master.com/news/index.html?ownerscantbecheckedin.html>Owners can't be checked in</a><br> <br> <b>Tips & Techniques -- </b>Simple customizations for Version 4.0 <br>    <a href=http://campground-master.com/news/index.html?color_codingthesitesonthe.html>Color-coding the Sites on the Rack</a><br>    <a href=http://campground-master.com/news/index.html?forcingreservationfieldsto.html>Forcing Reservation fields to be filled in</a><br>    <a href=http://campground-master.com/news/index.html?showingarulespromptwhen.html>Showing a "Rules" prompt when making a reservation</a><br>    <a href=http://campground-master.com/news/index.html?showingreservationnotesupon.html>Showing Reservation Notes upon Check-in</a><br>http://www.campground-master.com/news/contents_26.htmlSun, 27 Aug 2006 19:44:51 -0700Newsletter #25 -August 1, 2006<font size=-1><i>(Newsletter #25 summary)</i><br> <b><br> What's New<br> </b>   <a href=http://campground-master.com/news/index.html?correctedsamples.html>Corrected Samples (Advanced Customizations)</a><br>    <a href=http://campground-master.com/news/index.html?controlidreferencefordialo.html>Control ID Reference for Dialog Customizations</a><br> <br> <b>Q & A</b><br>    <a href=http://campground-master.com/news/index.html?printinginlandscapeorientat.html>Printing in Landscape Orientation</a><br>    <a href=http://campground-master.com/news/index.html?sortingwaitinglistsbydate.html>Sorting Waiting Lists by Date Added</a><br>    <a href=http://campground-master.com/news/index.html?keepingreservationnotessepa.html>Keeping Reservation Notes separate from Customer Notes</a><br>    <a href=http://campground-master.com/news/index.html?seeingchargesforallfuture.html>Seeing/adding auto-charges for all future reservations</a><br>    <a href=http://campground-master.com/news/index.html?swappingsiteswhennothingis.html>Swapping sites when nothing is available</a><br> <br> <b>Tips & Techniques</b><br>    <a href=http://campground-master.com/news/index.html?receiptsbycategoryreportad.html>Receipts by Category report adjustments</a><br>    <a href=http://campground-master.com/news/index.html?restoringfromanoldbackupo.html>Restoring from an old backup on purpose</a><br>    <a href=http://campground-master.com/news/index.html?addingacolumntotherackvi.html>Adding a column to the Rack View</a><br>    <a href=http://campground-master.com/news/index.html?addingfieldstothearrivals.html>Adding fields to the Payments Due tab view</a>http://www.campground-master.com/news/contents_25.htmlWed, 2 Aug 2006 19:05:35 -0700Newsletter #24 -June 21, 2006<font size=-1><i>(Newsletter #24 summary)</i><br> <b><br> What's New<br> </b>   <a href=http://campground-master.com/news/index.html?version4_0released.html>Version 4.0 Released</a><br> <b><br> Q & A</b><br>    <a href=http://campground-master.com/news/index.html?advancedsiteselectionintab.html>Advanced site selection in tab views</a><br>    <a href=http://campground-master.com/news/index.html?gettingridofnositeforw.html>Getting rid of "No Site" for Waiting Lists</a><br>    <a href=http://campground-master.com/news/index.html?installinganewprinter.html>Installing a new printer</a><br>    <a href=http://campground-master.com/news/index.html?deletingsomesitesfromagro.html>Deleting some sites from a group</a><br>    <a href=http://campground-master.com/news/index.html?linkedmembersstayingdiffere.html>Linked members staying different lengths of time</a><br> <br> <b>Tips & Techniques</b><br>    <a href=http://campground-master.com/news/index.html?areyouusingright_clickeffe.html>Are you using right-click effectively?</a><br>    <a href=http://campground-master.com/news/index.html?addingmultiplesitesasnon_s.html>Adding multiple sites as non-synchronized</a><br>    <a href=http://campground-master.com/news/index.html?resolvingcustomerbalancesno.html>Resolving customer balances not matching reservation balances</a><br>http://www.campground-master.com/news/contents_24.htmlWed, 21 Jun 2006 18:05:08 -0700Newsletter #23 -May 13, 2006<font size=-1><i>(Newsletter #23 summary)</i><br> <b><br> What's New</b><br>    <a href=http://campground-master.com/news/index.html?upcomingversionstatus.html>Upcoming version status</a><br>    <a href=http://campground-master.com/news/index.html?onlinereservationsandnorton.html>Online Reservations and Norton Internet Security</a><br> <b><br> Q & A</b><br>    <a href=http://campground-master.com/news/index.html?thesavebuttonisalwaysgrey.html>The Save button is always greyed out</a><br>    <a href=http://campground-master.com/news/index.html?reportingpeoplewithdeposits.html>Reporting people with deposits due</a><br>    <a href=http://campground-master.com/news/index.html?reportingallreservationsfor.html>Reporting all reservations for the season</a><br>    <a href=http://campground-master.com/news/index.html?whyisnositealloverthe.html>"No Site" cells on the Rack</a><br>    <a href=http://campground-master.com/news/index.html?cleaningupcancelledreservat.html>Cleaning up cancelled reservation charges</a><br>    <a href=http://campground-master.com/news/index.html?gettingareservationoutoft.html>Checking out with a balance</a><br> <br> <b>Tips & Techniques</b><br>    <a href=http://campground-master.com/news/index.html?avoiding$0chargesforadd_on.html>Avoiding $0 charges for add-on rates</a><br>    <a href=http://campground-master.com/news/index.html?partialrefundstoacreditca.html>Partial refunds to a credit card</a>http://www.campground-master.com/news/contents_23.htmlSat, 13 May 2006 16:42:03 -0700Newsletter #22 -April 10, 2006<font size=-1><i>(Newsletter #22 summary)</i><br> <b><br> What's New</b><br>    <a href=http://campground-master.com/news/index.html?networkingerrorscausedbywi.html>Networking errors caused by WinSock problems</a><br>    <a href=http://campground-master.com/news/index.html?reservationfriendcorrection.html>Reservation Friend correction</a><br> <b><br> Q & A</b><br>    <a href=http://campground-master.com/news/index.html?alphabeticallistingofallcu.html>Alphabetical listing of all customers</a><br>    <a href=http://campground-master.com/news/index.html?pre_datingtransactionsandcu.html>Pre-dating transactions and previous customer balances</a><br>    <a href=http://campground-master.com/news/index.html?enteringcreditcardpayments.html>Entering credit card payments without processing</a><br>    <a href=http://campground-master.com/news/index.html?printingthecreditcardnumbe.html>Printing the credit card number on receipts</a><br>    <a href=http://campground-master.com/news/index.html?enteringpaymentsoftwodiffe.html>Entering payments of two different types</a><br>    <a href=http://campground-master.com/news/index.html?changingthecustomersingrou.html>Changing the customers in group reservations</a><br> <br> <b>Tips & Techniques</b><br>    <a href=http://campground-master.com/news/index.html?disablingtheloginprompt.html>Disabling the login prompt</a><br>    <a href=http://campground-master.com/news/index.html?quickercreditcardpayments.html>Quicker credit card payments</a><br>http://www.campground-master.com/news/contents_22.htmlMon, 10 Apr 2006 17:14:39 -0700Newsletter #21 --March 11, 2006<font size=-1><i>(Newsletter #21 summary)</i><br> <b><br> What's New</b><br>    <a href=http://campground-master.com/news/index.html?customreportsstatus_2_2.html>Beta testing status</a><br> <b><br> Q & A</b><br>    <a href=http://campground-master.com/news/index.html?searchingbyconfirmationnumb.html>Searching by Confirmation number</a><br>    <a href=http://campground-master.com/news/index.html?changedfieldnamebutdialog.html>Changed field name but dialog label didn't change</a><br>    <a href=http://campground-master.com/news/index.html?checkingoutacustomerwitha.html>Checking out a customer with a balance</a><br>    <a href=http://campground-master.com/news/index.html?clearingasiteduetoearlyd.html>Clearing a site due to early departure</a><br>    <a href=http://campground-master.com/news/index.html?receiptswithrunningtotals.html>Receipts with running totals</a><br> <br> <b>Tips & Techniques</b><br>    <a href=http://campground-master.com/news/index.html?handlinggiftcertificates.html>Handling Gift Certificates</a><br>    <a href=http://campground-master.com/news/index.html?handlingspecial_caserates.html>Handling special-case rates</a><br>    <a href=http://campground-master.com/news/index.html?puttingdifferenttextonconf.html>Putting different text on confirmation letters</a><br> <br> <b>Miscellaneous</b><br>    <a href=http://campground-master.com/news/index.html?networkingthroughadynamici.html>Networking through a dynamic internet IP address</a><br>http://www.campground-master.com/news/contents_21.htmlSat, 11 Mar 2006 15:29:08 -0700Newsletter #20 --January 22, 2006<font size=-1><i>(Newsletter #20 summary)</i><br> <b><br> What's New</b><br>    <a href=http://campground-master.com/news/index.html?customreportsstatus_2.html>Custom reports status</a><br> <b><br> Q & A</b><br>    <a href=http://campground-master.com/news/index.html?whycantiselectpropane.html>Why can't I select "Propane"?</a><br>    <a href=http://campground-master.com/news/index.html?howcanigetittorememberb.html>How can I get it to remember my database?</a><br>    <a href=http://campground-master.com/news/index.html?findingoutwhenmonthliesare.html>Finding out when Monthlies are due to pay</a><br>    <a href=http://campground-master.com/news/index.html?changingreceiptoninvoic.html>Changing "Receipt #" on invoices</a><br>    <a href=http://campground-master.com/news/index.html?sortingunassignedreservation.html>Sorting unassigned reservations by date made</a><br>    <a href=http://campground-master.com/news/index.html?changingmyparkontheweb.html>Changing "My Park" on the web vacancy grid</a><br> <br> <b>Tips & Techniques</b><br>    <a href=http://campground-master.com/news/index.html?handlingdifferentnumbersof.html>Handling different numbers of digits on meters</a>http://www.campground-master.com/news/contents_20.htmlSun, 22 Jan 2006 09:53:45 -0700