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East Tennessee’s Smokiest Treasure!

Published July 21, 2013 | By Amy Shaver

Located in Madisonville, Tennessee, Benton’s Smoky Mountain Country Hams offers slow-cured country hams, bacon and prosciutto. In 1947, Albert Hicks, a dairy farmer by trade, started curing and selling his country hams. In 1973, Allan Benton… Continue reading →

Posted in Food, Music and Sports, Travels and Adventures | Tagged bacon, Benton's, ham, Knoxville, Madisonville, Tennessee, TN | Leave a comment

Gateway to a Healthy Start

Published July 6, 2013 | By Amy Shaver

I reread Frederik Pohl’s Gateway a few days ago, for the second or third time. Okay, for the fourth time, I admit it. In a nutshell, the premise of the book is that anyone who can afford passage to Gateway… Continue reading →

Posted in Random Thoughts, Travels and Adventures | Tagged City of Knoxville, D1 Sports Training, exercise, Frederik Pohl, Gateway, Knox County, Knoxville, Knoxville Greenways, Tennessee, TN | Leave a comment

Hiking White Oak Sink

Published May 26, 2013 | By John Shaver

This past weekend my daughter and I hiked the unmarked White Oak Sink trail in Townsend, TN near Cades Cove with Webb School soccer coach and Lower School P.E. teacher, Steve Owen, as our guide. Steve takes a group of… Continue reading →

Posted in Travels and Adventures | Tagged hike, indiana bats, rainbow falls, TN, townsend, webb school, white oak sink | Leave a comment

Easy Saturday Afternoon Cooking

Published May 19, 2013 | By Amy Shaver

Saturday afternoon while my daughter and husband were out on the third grade hike to White Oak Sinks in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, I decided to bake homemade Nestle Toll House Cookies, as well as make… Continue reading →

Posted in Food, Music and Sports | Tagged Knoxville, meatballs, nestle toll house cookies, spaghetti, Tennessee, TN, white oak sinks | Leave a comment

Recently Released: Guide to Sage 100 ERP 2013 (formerly MAS 90, MAS 200 and MAS 200 SQL)

Published September 20, 2012 | By Amy Shaver

Sage 100 ERP 2013 (Version 5.0) is planned for a December, 2012 release. This article provides general information on new features and other important aspects of this upcoming release. You can click here for the full release guide… Continue reading →

Posted in Technology, What's ahead for Sage and Sage Products? | Tagged accounts payable, Accounts Receivable, credit card processing, ERP, Knoxville, paperless office, Sage, Sage 100, Sage MAS 200, Sage MAS 90, SageCRM, Tennessee, TN, Version 2013, version 5 | Leave a comment

Sage Releases New Roadmap for Sage 100 ERP (formerly MAS 90, MAS 200 and MAS 200 SQL)

Published April 17, 2012 | By Amy Shaver

Sage released a new roadmap for Sage 100 ERP (formerly Sage ERP MAS 90, MAS 200, MAS 200 SQL) as of April 2012. This roadmap provides general information on new features as well as overall product direction… Continue reading →

Posted in Business Strategy, Technology, What's ahead for Sage and Sage Products? | Tagged ERP, Knoxville, product roadmap, Sage 100 ERP, Sage MAS 200, Sage MAS 90, SmartLinc, Technology, Tennessee, TN | Leave a comment

Let’s Play the Billable Hour Lottery!

Published October 14, 2011 | By John Shaver

The latest video from CPA, VeraSage Fellow and professional comedian, Greg Kyte, makes a brilliant point about how risky it is to pay your attorney, CPA or technology consultant by the hour. You might as well be buying… Continue reading →

Posted in Business Strategy, Comic Relief, Why Hire Aries? | Tagged billable hour, billable time, certainty, Consulting, Fixed Price, greg kyte, Innovate, Knoxville, lottery, Pricing, project management, Reduce risk, Tennessee, time sheets, TN, verasage | Leave a comment

Sage Releases Abra HRMS 9.1

Published October 6, 2011 | By John Shaver

Version 9.1 of Abra (VFP) provides several significant new features. Enhancements are included for HR, Payroll and Employee Self Service.

Highlights for Abra HR:

Support for Active Directory logons. By linking your Abra login id to your Windows… Continue reading →

Posted in What's ahead for Sage and Sage Products? | Tagged abra, employee self service, hr, Knoxville, open enrollment, Payroll, product roadmap, Sage Abra HRMS, Tennessee, TN, version 9.1 | Leave a comment

Bob’s Barbecue – The Absurdity of the Billable Hour

Published April 13, 2011 | By John Shaver

I’m always looking for ways to demonstrate the absurdity and inherent risk to businesses like yours who work with software consultants (or CPAs or attorneys) who bill for their time.

This past January at the international VeraSage conference, I was… Continue reading →

Posted in Comic Relief, Why Hire Aries? | Tagged barbecue, Collaborate, Consulting, Fixed Price, Innovate, Knoxville, Manufacturing, Pricing, Sage, Sage Abra HRMS, Sage MAS 200, Sage MAS 90, Tennessee, TN, Wholesale Distribution | 7 Comments

Sage Releases MAS 90 and MAS 200 4.4 Product Update 5

Published April 1, 2011 | By Amy Shaver

The fifth Sage MAS 90 and MAS 200 4.4 Product Update — 4.40.0.5 — is now available. The update contains several core features and functionality enhancements in Accounts Payable, Inventory Management and Library Master. The 2011 941 Form… Continue reading →

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