CDE Software: From the desk of Lance Rasmussen

One of the changes coming up for the next bowling season, looks to be quite dissappointing.  298 and 299 awards now will no longer qualify to receive a ring… unless you choose to pay for it.  In past practice, those that wanted a gold ring would simply pay the costs associated with the upgrade.

What happens now?  Those particular awards are now downgraded to being an 11-in-a-row award, which has been a plaque in the past. 

Is this a good thing or bad thing?  Thats up to interpretation.  Are you seeing the best value for your annual membership dues?

One personal thought is to offer a ring for first time earners, lifetime.  Or if a person shoots a certified 300 lifetime, then they would not qualify for a ring for the lower 299/298.   As a fellow “crying club” member who shot a 299 game years ago, I would have been upset and getting another 11-in-a-row plaque (and no… I don’t have 8-10 300’s a year either.  I’ve never shot 300).

Did you know you can make a copy of your league to begin preperation for next season, while keeping the previous league for reference and history purposes?

This can be done two ways.

• From inside of the league, select menu K10 (Mid-Season, End-Season > Make Copy of League For Next Season), select the options that apply for your league and click OK.  Enter a file name for the copy of the league and give it a different name than the original. 
• From outside of the league, select menu B11 (League and File Maintenance > Copy BLS-2007 League To Somewhere Else), select the league and click Copy A League.  Enter a file name for the copy of the league and give it a different name than the original. 

Generally I recommend naming league files something logical.  So if if the league is for the Sunday Mixed, I would call it SUNMX08 for the 2008 season.

As fall leagues have come to a close, it is a good time to take the opportunity to do some spring cleaning.

Your front desk typically will display a list of all the leagues available to send out to the lanes for that week.  Once the season is over, it is nice to remove the leagues so that only current leagues display.

While each scoring system may differ, the principle is generally the same.

1. Check to see if you have a Delete League feature in your front desk software to remove the league from the list.  Don’t confuse this with your CDE product’s Delete League feature. 
2. If not, try clearing out all the export files from the directory your CDE product is pointing to on the front desk / server and then re-exporting the leagues that are still currently bowling.

Another important thing to do is to insure you have made backups of your leagues / tournaments in the CDE products you use.  They should be saved onto removable media in case a hardware of operating system failure occurs.  Its always a good idea to periodically make a second major backup that can be stored off premise in case of theft, fire or other damage.

A great article was posted on the movement to protect people from spyware:

http://www.technewsworld.com/rsstory/57528.html

Our company has been a longtime exhibitor and supporter of BPAA’s Bowl Expo, an annual event featuring seminars and an industry tradeshow held the end of June.

This year, Bowl Expo returns to Las Vegas and will be hosted at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino.

If you haven’t attended before, I strongly encourage you to plan on comming and checking out all the new products, ideas and specials available from our company as well as the majority of the industry manufacturers.