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These links are to common features. Scroll down on the left for a comprehensive list of topics.
Microsoft Windows
Visit the University of Maryland's Basic Computer Skills Tutorial to become familiar with basic Windows functions like copy/paste, navigate, taskbar, file extensions, save/save as, etc. Make this required reading for all employees who use a computer.
Windows Vista?
If you have the opportunity now to uninstall Vista and install Windows XP (Service Pack 3), doing so will make life easier but if you must use Vista, it requires additional steps to install and run software programs (like BCSS). Please read this.
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Thank You for Using BCSS!
Congratulations on striking out on your own! When you purchase BCSS, you get much more than software. You get a 'silent partner' working in the background to help your business grow and prosper! |
Let's start with our area of expertise: Consignment Software
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"Software cost differences are so immense, it's hard to believe they actually exist." |
Would you pay $10,000 for consignment software? Would you risk buying software from an individual posing as a 'software company'? Would you pay for software you don't own? (No? Then make this mandatory reading.)
Perennial Fees: BCSS has no ongoing fees. Other providers withhold service and updates if annual service fees aren't paid. Software 'bugs' should be fixed free of charge, so if the software performs as advertised (support rarely needed!) and updates are free as advertised, then what are 'service fees' for?" The answer: 'Annual service fees are nothing more than the transfer of more money from you to the software provider that increases your cost of using their software. In other words, it is part of the 'purchase price'. The first payment is a 'down payment' and subsequent services fees are annual installment payments.
Reliability: Other than BCSS and Liberty, every other program is offered by and dependent upon one person - moonlighters, part-timers and individuals attempting to portray a 'company image'. One risk to doing business with an individual is that he or she may not survive in this business. (It's a small market and we are extremely price competitive.) Another risk germane to 'Consignpro' is that 'Brian Wilson' may decide that you are too much trouble and refuse to provide service and not refund your money. (He recently admitted in a public forum that he 'fires' customers when he decides they become more trouble than they are worth.)
Ownership: You own BCSS and can resell it later. Other vendors don't make a sufficient effort up front to let potential buyers know the are selling 'software licenses only' which do not pass ownership of the software to purchasers of the software and which do not allow the resell of the software at a later time. In essence, users of their software are only renting the software.
Add-On Charges: To hide high costs and advertise false lower purchase prices, some vendors remove essential features from their high-priced programs and charge big fees to add the features back. They mark up hardware and shipping costs substantially and over-charge ($300) for additional copies of their software.
Using BCSS - Helpful Tips
then drag the border.About this Manual
Instructions for BCSS Intro, Deluxe, Diamond and Virtual are included so all features may be known.
The manual provides immediate access to illustrated answers for all 'how to questions'. You are invited to email questions about how to use the program, or to enroll in telephone tutoring. If we haven't made something clear in the manual, please email us. (Add mm.st to your email program's Approved Senders List or White List to lessen the chance that spam filters will block our emails to you. Instructions)
How to Find Answers in the Manual
Drag the scroll button downward on the left...
...to view topics. (The scroll button will look different on various Windows setups.) Double click on a topic to view information about it in this window.
Here's an example:
How do I edit a Consignor's record?
First, identify the subject or topic. In this case, the topic is consignors, so use the scroll button to scroll down to the Consignors Section:
Double click on 'Add Edit' and view the instructions in this window.
How to Print a Page
RIGHT click on any page and select Print Preview (or Print). Adjust these settings
for optimal viewing, then print.
Method 2. Right click on any html page in (C:\Program Files\BCSS) and select print.
It's Easy To Get Started
Here in the manual, under Getting Started, read Program Setup and Quick Start. If you are connected to the Internet, these presentations should also prove helpful. (Use the browser's back button (far upper left) to return here.)
Overview of BCSS Deluxe, Diamond and Virtual
The Consignment Process (no audio)
How to Buy Consignment Software (no audio)
What is Consignment Software? (no audio)
Helpful Suggestions
BCSS is being run without error on over 1,200 computers. If you experience long wait times and 'crashes' or 'lock ups' -
If 'virus protection', 'Windows Updates' and 'defrag' are foreign terms, your PC might stand to benefit from your reading PC Maintenance.
Email Tips
Your business must have reliable email service. Free email services (Gmail, Yahoo, MSN, AOL, etc.) often block attachments and send good emails to the spam folder. Contact your ISP and ask them how to use your email account with them to avoid communication problems.
If you did not purchase telephone support, please email support for help. (Add mm.st to your email program's Approved Senders List or White List to lessen the chance that spam filters will block our emails to you. Instructions)
