Slateboard Software January 2006 Newsletter

Announcing New Versions and New Products

In this month's newsletter we have several announcements, special offers and tips that we hope will be of interest to you as well as a contest where you could win a free copy of DebtCalc, our new Debt Elimination Planner.  Here's what's covered in this month's newsletter:

• What You Are Missing If You Haven't Updated Your Software
• Upgrade To QuikCalc V5.0 For 50% Off!
• DebtCalc Debt Elimination Planner Is Now Available For As Low As $19.95!
• Tip Of The Month
• Fun Fact - Strawberry Fields
• Puzzler Contest

The staff at Slateboard Software hope you had a great holiday and look forward to serving you in this new year!

What You're Missing If You Haven't Updated Your Software

We recommend that you check for updates at least once a month.  You can do this easily from your Help menu by selecting Check for Updates.  For QuikCalc users who haven't downloaded an update lately, here are just a few of the things you could be missing out on:   We've added a secondary backup and restore method for those who were having problems with the primary method. The Office Edition now can foreclose a loan and treat the balance remaining as a loss. You can now optionally assign an extra payment completely to principal on Simple Interest loans rather than first paying down unpaid balances. If you hit ESC in the calculator it now will abort and return the original number to the field. Plus dozens of other enhancements!

Upgrade To QuikCalc V5.0 For 50% Off!

If you are still using an older version of QuikCalc, now is the time to upgrade!  The number of enhancements in V5.0 compared to V4.0 are too many to list here (and comparing V5.0 to V2.0 or 3.0 would take far too long!).  If you haven't done so already, download the fully functional demo from our website and then take advantage of our 50% off offer for existing users by using the following link:

http://www.slateboard.com/ORDERSITE/cat3_1.htm

DebtCalc Debt Elimination Planner Is Now Available For As Low As $19.95!

Our latest product, DebtCalc, allows you to create debt elimination plans that can save you thousands.  This product definitely pays for itself!  The Home Edition is available for $29.95, the Plus! Edition which adds QuikCalc's Amortization Schedules Plus! is available for $49.95 and the Office Edition is available for $199.95.  If you already own one of our products however you can get DebtCalc Home Edition for $19.95 or the Plus Edition for $29.95 by using the following link:

http://www.slateboard.com/ORDERSITE/cat15_1.htm#debtcalc_home

Tip Of The Month

QuikCalc, DebtCalc and VehiCalc include built in pop-up calendars and calculators.  Whenever you are in a date field, simply right click in the field with your mouse and a calendar will popup.  You can then select a date and return it to the field.  Right click in a numeric field and a calculator will popup.  You can also do math directly in a field.  Enter your first number and then any operator (+,-,* or /) and the calculator will popup as well.

Fun Fact

Strawberry Fields was renamed in 1981 by a New York City Council law introduced by Councilmember Henry J. Stern and signed by Mayor Edward I. Koch. When they lived in the nearby Dakota on 72nd Street and Central Park West, John Lennon and his wife, Yoko Ono, adopted this landscape as their favorite oasis in the Park. It is named after the song Strawberry Fields Forever in honor of John Lennon (1940-1980), the musician and member of the internationally famous Beatles. His widow, the artist and performer Yoko Ono, later donated $1 million to the Central Park Conservancy to relandscape and to maintain the 2.5-acre tear-drop-shaped landscape.

Shaded by a grove of stately American elms, the black-and-white mosaic set in the pathway near its west entrance is a reproduction of a mosaic from Pompeii; it was fashioned by Italian craftsmen and was a gift from Naples, Italy. Its single word IMAGINE, the title of a popular Lennon song, is the only specific tribute to the musician within the beautifully maintained yet naturalistic, free-flowing park landscape.

Puzzler Contest

Send your answer for the puzzler below to contest@slateboard.com for a chance to win a free copy of DebtCalc Home Edition.  We will randomly draw a winner from all of the correct answers received by January 31, 2006.  The winner and correct answer will be revealed in the next newsletter.   Question: How can you measure 1 gallon of juice out of a barrel, if all you have available is a 3-gallon and a 5-gallon pitcher?