Merlin IT Ltd

Merlin IT Ltd is a company that provides consulting services, sales and installation of the latest software.

 

The business objective is to provide the same expertise for small business clients as is available for clients with large IT facilities.

 

An initial project was to create and document the costs of setting up and running a small business.

 

Merlin IT has recorded theses costs,

 

Merlin IT offers consultancy on setting up the IT  component of any new or existing business.

Office Phone

09 2321646 Try this number first. Murray attempts to leave home at 9:00am for his appointments.

E-mail

This is now the preferred method of contacting us. Please use  murray  @  merlinit.co.nz

Appointments and jobs are scheduled from these e-mails.

High Priority Problems

Ring 0900 55 646.

The concept of this service was to provide a direct higher level of support than available from other professions. It is planned to continue this service as at present. This provides direct contact except for telecom problems or while attending courses.

Appointments

Major Appointments are preferred to be scheduled about a week in advance. This includes installations and major upgrades.

Server failures are attempted to be resolved within a few hours.

Assistance queries are fitted in as soon as possible.

Messages
When leaving messages by phone or email please detail what you need advice about.

Many queries require an internet or documentation search. Then when we contact you we are prepared.

We record and charge time assigned to a client similar to accountants and lawyers.

 

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Subcontractors to Merlin IT LTD

 

 

Murray Gallagher

Consulting Since 1986

Major Employment

ICL (now Fujitsu)  - Mainframe Computer Engineering; Software Engineering, Programming

 9 years

N Z Steel (BHP) - Computer Analyst and Programming, Project Management

6 years.

Qualifications

University Papers

Bachelor Business Studies Papers - Computing; Accountancy; Law

Electrical Engineering

Experience

Computers since 1972 Electronics since 1965

 

Roger Hardstaff

Major Employment

CA Chartered Accountant Private Practice 10 years

Financial Accountant large companies 10 years

Consulting 10 years

Qualifications

ACA Chartered Accountant

Experience

Accountancy since 1969 Computers since 1979

 

Brian Gaston

Major Employment

ICL (now Fujitsu)  - Mainframe Computer Engineering; Software Engineering,  15 years

Wang - Mainframe Computer Engineering; Software Engineering,  10 years

Eagle

Brian Gaston Consulting

Experience

Computers since 1968

 

Mark Phillips

Major Employment

ICL (now Fujitsu)  - Mainframe Computer Engineering; Software Engineering, 

Phillips Electronics & Computer Repairs since 1988

 

Howard Brangwin

Major Employment

ICL (now Fujitsu)  - Mainframe Computer Engineering; Software Engineering,

Segate

Solodrive (NZ) Limited

 

Peter White

Major Employment

Dick Smith

Portables Plus

IT Computer Products

Netcare Digivoice

Compass Since 2009

 

 

COUNTIES COMPUTER CONSULTANTS

GST

From 1 October 2010, the rate of GST in New Zealand increases from 12.5% to 15%.

http://www.ird.govt.nz/changes/gst/businesses

 

Calculation 12.5%

$11.25 Divide 9 = $1.25 GST   Subtract    $11.25  -  $1.25 = $10.00 Ex GST * 1.125 = $11.25

Calculation 15%

$11.50 Divide 23 Multiply by 3 = $1.50 GST   Subtract    $11.50  -  $1.50 = $10.00 Ex GST * 1.15 = $11.50

 

Infusion

V5.02 update released. Will ask to update (16mb). Must say either yes or no to both or Infusion will be left non operational

.V5 released. Date driven.

Date invoice before 30 September 12.5% automatically applied.

Date invoice after 1st October 15% automatically applied.

GST inclusive pricing.

 

Exonet

MYOB EXO Business - October 2010 Changes to GST

www.myob.co.nz/taxchanges    or  www.myob.co.nz/gstchange

Load new tax codes 15%

The 4 dots

Prior period posting available. There is the ability to change the GST rate on each invoice line back to 12.5%..

Our Document EXO-GST-RATE-CHANGE.doc is available.

 

AURORA

Enter all invoices up to 30 September.

Run End of Month for September.

Change GST rate to 15%.

Enter October invoices.

Does not handle 2 GST rates at the same time.

Antivirus We have the latest version of AVG Free 2011

Trade Me Malware use Malwarebytes to check for this

SCADA first industrial control Virus

Microsoft Security Essentials -

 This is  free anti virus Software. We now prefer to install this software.

 

AVG

8th 9th 10th March 2011

AVG released an update that may create an issue for clients where the software has not been set up to be excluded from scanning.

AVG Tools -> Advanced settings • > Resident Shield -> Exceptions

                 use the Add Path button to choose the directory to be excluded

Apply > Ok

 

AVG. Detection

Infusion                    False Detection

NZAGOLD            OK

Aurora                      OK

Exonet                      OK

IMS                          OK

Vet Link                 False Detection

Vet Manager          OK

MUSAC                   False Detection

The only common link I find is all “false detection” programs access the Internet to download updates.