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7. Accrued Compensation (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013
Compensation Related Costs [Abstract] |
Schedule of accrued compensation |
|  | December 31, |
|  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |
Accrued vacation |  | $ | 439,000 |  |  | $ | 423,000 |
Accrued salaries |  |  | 137,000 |  |  |  | 111,000 |
Accrued bonuses |  |  | 45,000 |  |  |  | 33,000 |
Accrued commissions |  |  | 26,000 |  |  |  | 31,000 |
Total accrued compensation |  | $ | 647,000 |  |  | $ | 598,000 |

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