What's new in Dazzle Pawn v1.12.05
Standardization of all graphics files to "11 dot 3 format." A utility is available to check and modify your files if necessary. After installing 1.12.05, Please download and run this utility to bring your graphics files up to date. Run this program on your server when everyone is logged out.
New demonstration data for new installations, with self-updating data.
New startup video for new users, demonstrating how to write a pawn ticket.
Elimination of the Data Entry Setup for cheque cashing. All setup is now performed in Check Definitions.
Cheque MAKER tracking now optional (not required) on 3rd party cheques. Please go to your cheque DEFINITIONS and look at the "Security" tab, to see if you want to urn maker-tracking on or off. In the UK this will almost certainly be ON. But one or two US customers have expressed a desire to turn it OFF. You can now do this.
Dazzle Pawn v1.12.04
New webcam control technology has been introduced. As a result, DAZZLE™ can now recognize a wide range of webcams, using many different types of drivers (not just the old TWAIN drivers.) This includes the webcams built into many laptops. If you are using separate external cameras, it will work with Logitech, Phillips, Trust, IBM, HP, Microsoft, and many others.
Screens enhanced are: The customer screen, the pawn-item screen, the items-for-sale screen, and the jewellery appraisal screen
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Friday, June 4, 2010
New options for check (cheque) cashing.
Dazzle(tm) version 1.12.03 includes a couple of interesting new options for the cheque-cashing side of your business. This is in response to requests from Dazzle users.
First: when taking a payment on a cheque (any kind of payment on any kind of cheque) the customer can now use a bank debit card to make the payment.
Second: if a cheque is returned by the bank (example - NSF), the customer can now settle the matter with a "buy-back" transaction. This also applies to 3rd party cheques. He will be charged the outstanding amount, plus any fees or charges you have added on. This transaction can also be paid with a debit card if desired.
First: when taking a payment on a cheque (any kind of payment on any kind of cheque) the customer can now use a bank debit card to make the payment.
Second: if a cheque is returned by the bank (example - NSF), the customer can now settle the matter with a "buy-back" transaction. This also applies to 3rd party cheques. He will be charged the outstanding amount, plus any fees or charges you have added on. This transaction can also be paid with a debit card if desired.
Dazzle v1.12.03 changes and additions
Changes and additions in Dazzle Pawn v1.12.03 (June 1, 2010)
Dazzle Pawn v1.12.03 adds a few fixes and additions to 1.12.02. The changes are listed below.
Dazzle Pawn v1.12.03 adds a few fixes and additions to 1.12.02. The changes are listed below.
- Added additional options to 'Firearm Type'.
- Modified system messages to use Windows messagebox class.
- Added ability to re-purchase 3rd Party Check (useful if NSF).
- Added ability to make payments on cheques using debit-cards.
- Corrected Jewelry appraisal (photos not saving or printing).
- Improved appraisal screen layout.
- Fixed confusion between photos from different stations.
- Fixed date-range on advanced stocktaking (now recognises UK dates).
- Added 'Show amounts Paid' option to Leads Online.
- repaired error message on layaway adjust.
- corrected pawn interest and charges on nightly biz report.
- repaired missing item description on pawn pmt receipts.
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Dazzle v1.12.02 changes and additions
Changes and additions in Dazzle Pawn v1.12.02 (April 4th 2010)
(compared to v1.12.01)
This information dates back to April 4th. Due to an oversight, it was not published here until June.
Dazzle Pawn v1.12.02 incorporates adds a few improvements to 1.12.01. The changes are listed below, with the most important ones first.
•Cheque Cashing interest calculations changed, in both USA and UK.
This change applies to Delayed Presentation Cheques (DPC) only. The APR (annual percentage rate) is now calculated using the amount of the payout, not the amount of the cheque itself. In addition, all charges and fees are now counted as interest for the purposes of APR calculation. This is in accordance with the requirements of the OFT in the UK, and the FTC in the US. As a result, your calculated APR figure on cheque contracts will go up! But it is in accordance with the law. As previously, the European and American APR calculations use different formulae.
•Sales Tax reports and Sales Profit reports revised. You may get tax credits.
When v1.12.01 was introduced, some inaccuracies had crept into these reports because of frequent upgrades and improvements. They have now been revised and standardized, and all known inaccuracies have been removed. If you are in the US and you filed a sales tax return based on numbers generated by v1.11.07 or 1.12.01, you may have paid too much sales tax. You are urged to reprint those reports using v1.12.02 and see if the tax amount is less. If so, the difference is caused by previously unreported return-sales. The new revised reports break out returns separately, and report them properly, so in your next tax return you can claim credit for these earlier unreported returns.
•Cheque Cashing screen now "remembers" all DPC customer bank accounts.
In addition to the 2 accounts kept in the customer record, all other accounts used (as time goes by) for writing DPC cheques will now be remembered, so you only have to enter the details the first time. After that, just pick from a list.
•Cheque-cashing screen: Cheque Cashing payouts now re-calculated correctly if you manually change interest, commission, or fees, during the entry of a new cheque.
•"Delete" button added to cheque-makers screen.
•Pawn ticket setup charge 1 now correctly applies to fireams only (USA).
•Duplicate wording removed from pawn ticket descriptions
•Repairs now post properly to the cash drawer when paid by check.
•US money laundering report allows you to change the threshhold amount (normally $10,000)
•Pawn interest and charges now itemized correctly on nightly business report.
•Missing Item description re-instated on pawn payment receipts.
•"Show amounts paid" option added to Leads Online report.
•"Adjust" button fixed on layaway payments screen.
•other insignificant changes and improvements.
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(compared to v1.12.01)
This information dates back to April 4th. Due to an oversight, it was not published here until June.
Dazzle Pawn v1.12.02 incorporates adds a few improvements to 1.12.01. The changes are listed below, with the most important ones first.
•Cheque Cashing interest calculations changed, in both USA and UK.
This change applies to Delayed Presentation Cheques (DPC) only. The APR (annual percentage rate) is now calculated using the amount of the payout, not the amount of the cheque itself. In addition, all charges and fees are now counted as interest for the purposes of APR calculation. This is in accordance with the requirements of the OFT in the UK, and the FTC in the US. As a result, your calculated APR figure on cheque contracts will go up! But it is in accordance with the law. As previously, the European and American APR calculations use different formulae.
•Sales Tax reports and Sales Profit reports revised. You may get tax credits.
When v1.12.01 was introduced, some inaccuracies had crept into these reports because of frequent upgrades and improvements. They have now been revised and standardized, and all known inaccuracies have been removed. If you are in the US and you filed a sales tax return based on numbers generated by v1.11.07 or 1.12.01, you may have paid too much sales tax. You are urged to reprint those reports using v1.12.02 and see if the tax amount is less. If so, the difference is caused by previously unreported return-sales. The new revised reports break out returns separately, and report them properly, so in your next tax return you can claim credit for these earlier unreported returns.
•Cheque Cashing screen now "remembers" all DPC customer bank accounts.
In addition to the 2 accounts kept in the customer record, all other accounts used (as time goes by) for writing DPC cheques will now be remembered, so you only have to enter the details the first time. After that, just pick from a list.
•Cheque-cashing screen: Cheque Cashing payouts now re-calculated correctly if you manually change interest, commission, or fees, during the entry of a new cheque.
•"Delete" button added to cheque-makers screen.
•Pawn ticket setup charge 1 now correctly applies to fireams only (USA).
•Duplicate wording removed from pawn ticket descriptions
•Repairs now post properly to the cash drawer when paid by check.
•US money laundering report allows you to change the threshhold amount (normally $10,000)
•Pawn interest and charges now itemized correctly on nightly business report.
•Missing Item description re-instated on pawn payment receipts.
•"Show amounts paid" option added to Leads Online report.
•"Adjust" button fixed on layaway payments screen.
•other insignificant changes and improvements.
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