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Excel Productivity Tips You'll Use Often
- Friday, 23 September 2011
- Tech
- Written by Kathy Yakal
Spending lots of time working on Excel spreadsheets is a normal part of a typical workday for most of us. Often, it's a big part of that day. Streamlining your work in Excel, eliminating time-consuming problems and making your worksheets available to others quickly and easily can save some of that time. Here are six tips that are guaranteed to save time and help avoid problems in Excel 2007 and 2010.
The Cloud and Old Computers: A Perfect Match
- Tuesday, 13 September 2011
- Tech
- Written by Gary Feldman
The legacy computer system at your small- to mid-sized business is old. The cloud and web-based computing are new. Will the two make nice together? For many small businesses considering a move to cloud computing, the question is a paradox that has stymied the transition.
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Tablet Computers and the CPA - Really
- Tuesday, 23 August 2011
- Tech
- Written by Richard Oppenheim CPA
"The Tablets are Coming, the Tablets are Coming" is being considered as a movie to be released in 2012. It is not yet cast, but casting calls for the part of Steve Jobs have already been sent out to talent agencies. If you are thin, and can fit into slim jeans, call your agent. If you wear round glasses and look like a college undergraduate, try for the Bill Gates role. A lot of extras will be needed to appear as a GUI look-alike.
Read more...Getting the Most Out of Dashboards
- Monday, 15 August 2011
- Tech
- Written by Gary Feldman
Performance management dashboards are a hot topic. That's because dashboards have evolved into something much more powerful than what we knew just five years ago. They are no longer simply a collection of static images spit out by spreadsheets and tools. Today's business dashboards are powered by dynamic business management software and business intelligence platforms. The difference can be seen immediately and all the way down to your bottom line.
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Leveraging Technology Tools
Leverage and accounting firms go hand in hand. This is a statement most partners intimately understand, as it's their paychecks that are dramatically impacted, positively or negatively, by the firm getting the leverage equation right. While many of us grasp the staff leverage concept, we rarely understand how to properly leverage other aspects of our business effectively. That said, the chief tool in each of our offices is technology.
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Chromebook to Revolutionize the Industry?
- Tuesday, 19 July 2011
- Tech
- Written by Andy Nguyen
Isn't technology great when you simply push the power button and it's instantly ready for you to be productive? If you agree, then you have experienced the euphoria that results from the synergy of human and machine interaction. However, if you disagree, it is most likely due to a kink in the system anywhere between your fingertips and the Cloud. Fortunately, Google has introduced a product called the Chromebook that will move us one step closer to seamlessly integrating technology into our lives.
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Google Apps is Smart for Business
- Monday, 18 July 2011
- Tech
- Written by Richard Oppenheim CPA
The mobile life, especially for professionals, is required. The frequency of communicating within any of the hours on any of the seven days is increasing. Working from distant locations such as another city or state has increased. So, whether communicating is with staff, client, family, friends or contacts, mobile technologies are already in use and more is on the way.
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The Cost of the Cloud
- Tuesday, 05 July 2011
- Tech
- Written by Gary Feldman
Cost is a persistent mis-perception about cloud computing. Is the cloud more or less expensive? Just as would-be users fear limited functionality, perceived security vulnerabilities, or even have a basic fear of the unknown, some people believe that software as a service costs more than buying and running a server in-house. This perception often prevents likely users from pursuing a cloud solution.
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Selecting the Right Smartphone
- Monday, 20 June 2011
- Tech
- Written by Dave McClure
Smartphones have evolved almost continuously since their introduction in 1993. Designed to be the top end of the cellular device scale, they are distinguished from feature phones by their more substantial computing power, the array of third-party applications available for them, and the speed of their operating systems for functions such as video and web browsing.
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Six Technologies That Don't Work
- Wednesday, 01 June 2011
- Tech
- Written by Gene Marks
Decades since the introduction of personal computing there are still too many business technologies that don't work. Oh, the hardware and software firms will tell you that they do. But they still don't get it. For example, go to Microsoft's support site and type in "Microsoft Word Error" (leave out the quotes). I did this and got 2,380,000 results. Is this indicative of something working?
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