Oct 03
Question:
If I purchase a 360 Difference Runtime application now what will it cost me to upgrade to the FileMaker powered version sometime in the future is I decide I want those additional features? ( the ability to create Adobe® PDF or Microsoft® Excel files)
Answer:
At the present time the 360 Difference portion of the upgrade if FREE. You will have to make arrangements with us to move your data over into the new system but even that service is free.
You would obviously however need to purchase a copy of FileMaker Pro 9 to power it. It is currently (Oct 3rd, 2008) only $267.99 through our Amazon store but making the 360 Difference switch is free and we’ve made it like that to help encourage the switch. We think the PDF and Excel creation capabilities are well worth it plus there are other FileMaker powered solutions that come from FileMaker Inc as well as many other 3rd party vendors that businesses will find very useful. Visit Made For FileMaker 
to see some of what’s available out there.
by: Jerrald Hayes
Oct 01
Celebrating our release of 360 Difference 3.0 for a limited time (or a limited number of new licenses) we’re offering a Special with our 360 Difference Estimating software. Purchase 360 Difference Estimating for the regular price of $365.00 (US) and we’ll give you:
Up to 4 hrs of FREE Real Time Live Support Training and Set-up Help up to new users on Apple 10.5 Leopard systems via Apple’s iChat AV and to PC Users who have GoToMyPC accounts we can log into. - A 2 Year License that entitles you to FREE updates to not only the 360 Difference Estimating Module but get all the other desktop modules we produce ( CRM, Contract Administration, Production, TimeKeeping, Accounting, Human Resources, & Document Management) for FREE till Dec. 31st, 2010.
- With the 2 year license get additional licenses for up to 9 users in a peer to peer sharing network for just $60 each so you company can grow. (More than 9 users requires the solution to be hosted via FileMaker Server, call for details).
Click here to download a demo of 360 Difference Estimating or if you ready to take advantage of this limited time offer you can go right to our store and Purchase a License Securely via Pay Pal.
Any questions? Please give us a call at 914-301-5838 8am—5pm EST and we’ll be glad to talk with you and help you out.
by: Jerrald Hayes
Sep 27
Question:
I’m having trouble getting 360 Difference to start up.
Answer:
Well there are a couple of reasons users might have trouble getting 360 Difference to start but generally speaking the answers are pretty simple but before I get into them the first and most important issues is the User Name and Password for the demonstration version of the program.
In version 2.x we had a Getting Started page that somehow some people were just missing and not connecting with which instructed demo users to use Account Name: Demo and leave the password field blank. We’ve changed that with Version 3 and now the demo log-in instructions are right there on the welcome page. With version 3 you now log-in with a user Account Name of Pat Macintosh and the password is "demo" (and passwords are case sensitive).
Some of the other problems we found that new users sometimes have is they don’t have the version of the program that they really need.
- Some demo users using the FileMaker powered versions can’t seem to get past the program log-in page even though they are following the procedures on the Getting Started page exactly. The problem we have found then is they are using FileMaker 7. While the three letter suffix at the end of each 360 Difference file reads .fp7 360 Difference requires FileMaker 8.5 or greater.
- Also some demo users try to use the FileMaker powered version of our progarm without having FileMaker at all. In that case we recommend either going to the FileMaker site and downloading a Free Trail Version of FileMaker Pro 9 or going back to our site and getting either the Run-time Mac or Run-time Windows versions of 360 Difference.
If all that fails please don’t hesitate to give us a call 9-5 EST M-F at 914 301-5838 and we’ll be happy to see what we can do for you.
by: Jerrald Hayes
Sep 24
360 Estimating Dashboard: The 360 Dashboard is your starting place that displays a list of the estimates you have to work on along with the most recent and urgent To Do List Items you’ve created while estimating and a list of the notes you have attached to any of the records in the various database tables.
On the right hand side of the screen is dual portal that displays buttons that take you to the List View screens of all the tables in the module or displays buttons of the common task you perform while estimating to put you in the right place and get you started without wasting anytime poking around.
by: Jerrald Hayes