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Mobile Grows In and Out of the Office
Perhaps it is time to stop talking simply about mobile offices and talk about portable offices. Mobile implies users venture away from their facilities and are able to stay connected to the firm's computer system via email and the Internet. Portable means practitioners carry the same devices, particularly tablets, out of and around the office.
Read more...Tax and Accounting Moves to the Cloud
Forgot the fancy arguments about why firms should move to cloud-based products. For accountant Sandra Gamble, there was a very basic realization. "The wow moment was the first tax season when I realized you could get remote access in various ways."
Read more...Smartphones: Great Value, Great Risks
A recent study reported 28 percent of all respondents would give up their significant other before giving up a smartphone. Even if that might not be a completely serious answer by some users, there is no doubt that mobile devices - smartphones and tablet computers – have become pervasive and a critical part of the modern business environment.
Read more...Rick Richardson's 2013 Technology Predictions
- Tuesday, 15 October 2013
- Tech
- Written by The Progressive Accountant
Each year, Dana "Rick" Richardson produces a list of technology predictions both for the near future and for the long term. This year's list, as usual, has been presented at conferences such as the American Institute of CPA's Tech Plus and those of some state CPA societies.
Read more...Five Things to Know About Online Accounting
- Wednesday, 14 August 2013
- Tech
- Written by Gene Marks
It was just only a few years ago that when a client asked me to recommend them a cloud-based accounting application I had few options to offer. And now, seemingly out of the blue, there are many. Many good ones.
Read more...Social Media Through Girl Named Bill
- Thursday, 25 July 2013
- Tech
- Written by Gene Marks
Struggling with the whole social media thing? Don't know a tweet from a twit? Can't decide if your company should have a Facebook page? Trying to understand the value of Linked-in? I know a guy who's figured it all out. His name is Bill. "I'm a social media God," he told me recently.
Read more...Six Ways Google Will Transform Your Business
- Thursday, 27 June 2013
- Tech
- Written by Gene Marks
When Google held its annual I/O Conference for its developers and partners, it announced a bunch of new products and services. This is a company that doesn’t stop innovating. It is not afraid to invest in new ideas, make changes, expose themselves to criticism. It is also not afraid to kill projects that aren’t working out either. Good for them.
Top 20 Tech Trends
- Tuesday, 18 June 2013
- Tech
- Written by The Progressive Accountant
Some of the terms in Randy Johnston’s presentation are not recognized by your average running of Microsoft Word, words such as consumerization and gamification. But those are among the Top 20 Trends covered by the K2 Enterprises consultant and CPA in his technology update at the recent AICPA Tech+ Conference. Many of the trends involve phrases and words that are becoming familiar to many who are only marginally involved in technology, such as big data, cloud computing and on-demand services.
Read more...Johnston: Upgrade Windows, Office by Tax Season
Accountants who use Windows XP and Office 2003 need to upgrade their platforms before tax season, according to CPA consultant Randy Johnston. He made that recommendation at this week's AICPA Tech Plus conference based on the sunset dates for those products on April 8, 2014.
Read more...Mobile Apps for Accounting Professionals
- Tuesday, 04 June 2013
- Tech
- Written by The Progressive Accountant
Smartphones offer the ability to browse the Internet and access email, but there are countless applications (apps) available for the mobile practitioner to increase productivity, bank, conduct meetings, network, and travel. As Apple's marketing says, “There's an App for that.”
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