Along the way, in the development of Premium Edition, FrontRange Solutions chose to change the label on the "additional contact" fax field from "Fax" to "Mobile." This created several problems for users who had actively been entering fax numbers into that field for the original purpose it was intended. To...
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GoldMine “Insufficient Disk Space” Error
If you've seen this error, likely while rebuilding your GoldMine database, it is the 'multiples of 4GB' error. If the FREE DISK SPACE on the hard drive that Goldmine is installed on is a multiple of 4 such as 4GB or 12GB or even any combination such as 4.5 GB...
Warning to Carbonite and Other Online Backup Users
Carbonite is a popular online backup program. Although this is a great piece of software and in general online backups are a terrific supplement to an onsite backup solution, there is something GoldMine Premium/Corporate Edition administrators should know. By default Carbonite does NOT backup files with a .BAK file extension....
Pros and Cons of Using an Online Backup System
Many people are starting to use an online backup service to store their documents. Businesses will use this to keep their files safe in case of a break-in or disaster at the actual office site. Home workers may do this in order to have a secure place to store their...
Simple But Efficient Sales/Office Automation
GoldMine software has long offered a very useful automation capability know as "Automated Processes." Just the term automated processes conjures up something elaborate, powerful, and complex to set-up. Frankly it's fair to say those are true adjectives. But there are some rather simple, yet efficient and effective ways to use...
GoldMine Premium Edition 9.0.1 Released January 10th 2011
The GoldMine product team is pleased to announce the release of GoldMine Premium Edition 9.0.1 which will be available next week. As with all GMPE service packs, the biggest driver for GMPE 9.0.1 is product quality. This release contains over 50 fixed issues for improved product stability and quality. For...
GoldMine 6.x “New Years” Error
If you're on GoldMine 6.x you've likely come across an unwelcome bug that appeared along with New Years 2011. There is a fix that can be credited to a post on FrontRange site from "AHarry" that we have seen work, albeit not test for all versions. Here it is "word-for-word',...
Out of Sight IS Out of Mind!
When information in your CRM system (GoldMine Premium) is out of sight (not visible) it is, as the expression goes, also out of mind. That can be a problem, especially when the information (data) is important to your sales, marketing, and customer service efforts. It is up to the GoldMine...
Speed Kills … Except When It’s Your Computer
No doubt you’ve heard the expression “speed kills” as a reference to driving too fast. But there’s there one situation when it’s the other way around and the lack of speed kills. And, that’s when it comes to computers! With computers, the lack of speed kills productivity, nerves, and job...
Note: Installing Crystal Report with GMPE
GoldMine and Crystal Reports v9/v11 will only recognize System DSNs created using the 32 bit version of ODBC. On 64-bit machines, configure your DSNs using C:\Windows\SysWOW64\odbcad32.exe instead of the ODBC administrator in Control Panel.