Written by Ken Quigley

January 09 2023

When we acquired Qsales in May of 2021, we did not plan to change the version sequence of the product. The Qsales version was 12.x at the time, and we stuck with that through the release of the API version (v13), and then with Classic (v14). The problem we hadn’t anticipated at the time was that our licensing system would require us to release...

Written by Ken Quigley

January 05 2023

Keystroke is excited to share that Act! was just named one of the Top 10 Best Online CRM Software for Small Businesses by SoftwareWorld. This list includes the biggest names in the industry, and we're proud to not only be recognized, but have one of our customers providing a testimonial in the listing. Read more HERE. Top 10 Best Online CRM...

Written by Ken Quigley

January 01 2023

It's been a while since I looked at a New Year with such optimism. My family is healthy, my business continues to grow, and we have a number of exciting personal and professional initiatives planned for the year ahead. My wife likes to tease me for my "insufferable optimism", but the truth is I have always had faith that things will work out, and...

Written by Ken Quigley

January 01 2023

When we first started developing the Linktivity applications, the objective was to help support Act! users in their marketing efforts. The evolution of Link2calendar, Link2events, Link2forms, Link2list, and finally Link2quotes , combined with Act! and Marketing Automation, shaped into a powerhouse suite of lead generation, capture, and conversion...

Written by Ken Quigley

January 01 2023

It's been just over a year, 13 months to be exact, since Keystroke acquired all the addon products from ASDS Computer, and we couldn't be happier with these additions to our portfolio. Funny enough, updating all of them for Act! v24 was easy for us since the original developer, Duane Anderson (our December Employee of the month) has worked for us...

Written by Carlos

December 30 2022

What a year 2022 has been! In December of 2022 Keystroke decided to partner with Second harvest in a campaign to raise 10,000 meals to feed those suffering food insecurity in our local community. Now that this goal has been accomplished (Yeah!), we wanted to share some information below on why we picked Second Harvest - Canada's largest food...

Written by Ken Quigley

December 29 2022

When we set out to raise 10,000 meals this month, it seemed ambitious. The goal was inspired by the record number of people turning to local food banks as inflation, high-interest rates, skyrocketing rents, and the cost of fuel forced many families to make some tough choices over the holidays. Many for the first time, and many more with...

Written by Ken Quigley

December 29 2022

The ACC AdminPack has always been an excellent resource for Act! Consultants and Administrators, and is a must have for anyone managing more than one database. In 2017 we acquired this toolset from DesignR1, and we were quickly required to update it to support SA Encryption and then later Act! v24. Along the way, we bundled them into a handy...

Written by Ken Quigley

December 28 2022

We've been selling Act! for a while. In fact, Keystroke has sold more Act! than any other company in history, outside of Act! themselves. So when we say we know what works with purchasing Act!, it's not a bold statement. And the one thing we've learned over the years is having a support plan improves the user experience immeasurably, and the...

Written by Ken Quigley

December 20 2022

Over the years, many QuickBooks users have used their accounting program for quoting, and it's easy to understand why. The Estimate feature is built into the program, and accepted quotes can be converted to invoices with a single click. I know this because I used to use this feature once myself, and it seemed convenient at the time. The problem is...