Written by Ken Quigley

October 12 2021

It's that time of year again, and Keystroke is excited to announce our 6th annual “Actoberfest” "salebration". This year is our biggest promotion ever as we offer 25% discounts on many of our top-selling add-ons, as well as discounting Act! Pro v22 for the rest of the month (while supplies last)! We started a bit late this year because last week...

Written by Ken Quigley

October 12 2021

If you have considered taking your business to the next level with E-Mail Marketing, NOW is the time to Act! There are many advantages to being an Act! subscriber, not the least of them is having access to Act! Marketing Automation – a powerful yet simple to use marketing tool that is fully integrated into Act! desktop and Web. AMA...

Written by Ken Quigley

October 01 2021

Since we acquired Qsales from Effective Solutions in May, we had a vision for the product that would both improve the integration between Act! and QuickBooks, while reducing costs. After several months of extensive development, we're pleased to report the new Qsales v13 has fulfilled that vision, and has just entered the first stage of beta...

Written by Ken Quigley

September 29 2021

For the last ten years, Handheld Contact pricing has remained the same. Some new less expensive products were introduced along the way, but the pricing has generally remained static. We recently reviewed our pricing structure to provide more flexible monthly pay-as-you-go subscriptions, and we realized that our current tiers didn’t easily support...

Written by Ken Quigley

September 22 2021

The makers of the leading mobile client for Act! since 2002, Handheld Contact, have now completed an extensive beta testing process of Handheld Contact Mac after a year of development, and are now scheduling the release for this new product for Monday, September 27th. Yes, finally Mac users will no longer be second class Act! citizens on your...

Written by Ken Quigley

September 21 2021

In January of this year we released "Handheld Contact Basic" as part of our API series of products. As much as we've been committed to adding features to the leading mobile solution for Act!, we thought a simpler, lighter and cheaper solution that contained user's contacts and calendars would be welcome by some. This new version wasn't so much a...

Written by Ken Quigley

September 17 2021

The long-awaited Act! v24 is available today. Act! v24 delivers turbocharged performance via a 64-bit native architecture, while Office integration enhancements bring optimized usability. New marketing automation capabilities also enable greater collaboration and drive dynamic marketing outreach with intelligent follow-up. Upgrade with confidence...

Written by Ken Quigley

September 07 2021

It’s been a busy summer here at Handheld Contact. Fresh off our “Have you driven HHC lately” campaign, where we introduced a list of new features like mail-merging, accounting integration, barcode & QR code scanning, undelete contacts, and a modern new user interface, we’re doing it again with four new big features in...

Written by Ken Quigley

September 07 2021

Each year most of us receive well-wishes on our birthday. Often they’re kind messages on social media or warm sentiments by email, and while they’re all sincere, few follow up with any gift aside from close friends and family. At Keystroke, we want to be a bit different, which is why we’re celebrating your special day with both a greeting and a...

Written by Ken Quigley

August 23 2021

We are pleased to announce that Act! v23 Update 5 was released today, Monday, August 23rd.  This update resolves the issue created by a Microsoft Windows update which caused mail merge emails sent from Act! v23 Desktop to get stuck in Outlook’s Drafts folder.  Applying Update 5 enables Outlook to send emails as expected. The Keystroke...