Firm Management July 6, 2026
Why Accounting Firms Should Rethink Hardware Timelines as Computer Prices Climb
A global memory chip shortage is driving computer prices sharply higher, and the increase is not expected to be short-lived.
Firm Management July 6, 2026
A global memory chip shortage is driving computer prices sharply higher, and the increase is not expected to be short-lived.
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February 19, 2018
Each January, over 170,000 technology and electronics enthusiasts descend upon Las Vegas to attend the world’s largest Consumer Electronics Show (CES) to see the latest consumer technologies. While a significant amount of the media attention ...
September 18, 2017
With so much focus on Cloud and Mobile, can you imagine using your technology with no hardware? Hardware has become so cheap, reliable and generally good, many of us take this part of our technology experience for granted. It has been ten years since ...
May 23, 2017
Among the various segments, furniture hardware is expected to see the fastest demand growth to 2021. Sales will be stimulated by continued recovery in domestic furniture production from the declines of the 2007-2010 period. Strong growth in ...
August 9, 2011
Even with all the talk about the productivity-boosting effects of going to the cloud … and SaaS this, and web-based that, technology hardware remains an essential component of any modern business. Yet, while the obvious core components of desktops, laptops, monitors, printers and even phones may immediately come to many people’s minds when they hear…
July 8, 2009
How much hardware do our offices really need to function and how much paper can we really get rid of? In other words, if you’re thinking about buying another server or replacing the ones you have, think again. Same thing with scanners – can you exist in the virtual environment without scans of files on...…
June 11, 2009
But interestingly, in all the ballyhoo about the importance of DM, and the number of rapidly evolving systems that offer state-of-the-art, soup-to-nuts storage and retrieval, we have overlooked what may be the most important part of document management – the hardware.
April 15, 2009
From Mobile Devices to Monitors, Hardware is Still a Key Factor
April 15, 2009
Many technologists get excited over the capabilities of new software, but for Isaac, it’s all about the hardware. Gadgets big and small, as well as computers, monitors and other tools make technology real and touchable. Here are a few hardware items that can benefit professional practices.
April 14, 2009
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...…
April 17, 2008
How you get things done is increasingly becoming as important as what you actually do, especially in a multi-service professional practice.
June 1, 2007
The evolution of technology over the past 20 years has been fascinating. I felt so advanced when I got my first good computer, but I soon realized that to keep my geek status I would have to keep up with the latest in not only computers, but also all of the devices that help the...…
Accounting Technology Lab Podcast March 3, 2007
Tech2Go is a fast-paced roundtable discussion with Executive Editor Gregory L. LaFollette, CPA.CITP, and regular columnists Brent Goodfellow, Dave McClure and Randy Johnston. These thought leaders tackle current technology issues impacting the tax and accounting profession. This month, the panel discusses useful hardware and software tools to boost productivity, Microsoft Professional Accountants Network (MPAN), Microsoft...…