E-Tools

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February 13, 2012 

What’s Next?

As I write this column for the March issue, I am returning from a trip to NY where I spent time with accountants, firms, and vendors discussing how to move the accounting profession into the cloud faster. My guess is that as you read this, it is the farthest thing from your mind. You are...…

Rene Lacerte

 Are You Ready for the iPad3?

February 10, 2012 

Are You Ready for the iPad3?

Yesterday, Apple announced they will hold an event in early March 2012 to launch and debut the iPad 3. As with the initial version and the iPad 2, the products likely won’t be available until April or shortly thereafter. I am not an Apple person, but I had an original version of the iPad, and...…

Isaac M. O'Bannon

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February 8, 2012 

Treating ACS (aka, “Accountant Cloud Stagnation”)

Accountants and bookkeepers are eager to put dashboards in front of their clients. There’s no faster way to drive a deeper relationship than to begin surfacing insights and automating opportunities for more regular and substantive interaction.

Adam Neary

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February 8, 2012 

How is Your Website Performing?

More firms are beginning to understand the necessity of having a website. In an “online” world, the web is where people go first to research products and services. In essence, it has become the new “front door” to business. And the same is true for accounting firms.

Hugh Duffy, Kristy Short, Ed.D.

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February 8, 2012 

The Rise of Ultrabooks: Top Technology Initiatives

Back in 2007, the EEE series from ASUS, the netbook line, was released. It was exactly what people needed at the moment: something small, portable, light, and it could run Windows or Linux. Even if it was slow, all they wanted to do were basic computing tasks. After the release of the EEE series netbook,…

Randy Johnston