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 Technology Tools for Better Client Service

April 15, 2009 

Technology Tools for Better Client Service

Not everyone gets to share their personal mission statement with so many people, but if you’re a frequent reader of Randy’s column, you know that he’s had the privilege of living his mission statement: “To help as many people as possible use technology in the way that benefits them most.”

 Ten Things I Don’t Do Online

April 14, 2009 

Ten Things I Don’t Do Online

I’ve been online almost from the beginning of the personal computer age. I was an early adapter to CompuServe, ran forums on AOL and MSN, haunted the bulletin boards from coast to coast in the night hours, and moved to the commercial Internet in the spring of ’94. That doesn’t prove much except that I...…

Dave McClure

 Leveraging Social Media to Build Your Business

April 14, 2009 

Leveraging Social Media to Build Your Business

Do you Facebook and Tweet? What’s LinkedIn all about? Why is a blog important? When I work with tax and accounting professionals, they are constantly asking me to explain what social media is, what it can do for their practice, and most importantly, how to determine ROI. I’m not surprised. After all, accountants are logical,...…

Scott Cytron

 Change is Upon Us…

April 14, 2009 

Change is Upon Us…

From the April/May 2009 Issue Change is all around us — a new president, a changing banking system, and an onslaught of new tax codes represent only a few of the notable changes that have occurred over the past year. In line with this theme, even The CPA Technology Advisor is changing. This is the...…

Darren Root, CPA, CITP, CGMA

 Better Hardware Can Increase Productivity

April 14, 2009 

Better Hardware Can Increase Productivity

From the April/May 2009 Issue Much of the buzz of the past few years has been over the continuing paperless practice movement and the phenomenon of “cloud computing.” Pretty much everyone knows the meaning of paperless; it’s basically self-explanatory. The term cloud computing, on the other hand, may seem somewhat mysterious. This article isn’t a...…

Isaac M. O'Bannon

 In Firm Line Up of CES Gadgets

April 14, 2009 

In Firm Line Up of CES Gadgets

From the April/May 2009 Issue You know the New Year is kicking into gear with the sight of new gadgets being touted at the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES; www.cesweb.org) where a cadre of The CPA Technology Advisor’s contributors converged to see and experience the latest and greatest digital products. While many of these products...…

Roman Kepczyk

 Tough Times Call For Working Smarter

April 14, 2009 

Tough Times Call For Working Smarter

From the April/May 2009 Issue How would you or your client like to place this ad in the Employment Section of your local newspaper? Help Not Wanted:Our accounting department doesn’t need another person to keep up with the Excel spreadsheets or do data entry. We’ve been paying $40k for this job, but now we have...…