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August 1, 2018

Having fun with thumb drives (and USB hubs)

Novelty USB hubs and thumb drives are not usually your best option for business purposes for a few reasons.

August 1, 2018

Microsoft Excel: Create a picture-based dashboard report

There are many ways to create a dashboard in Excel, but my preferred method may surprise you.

July 30, 2018

Using drones to enhance audits

Hermann Sidhu, CPA, global assurance digital leader at EY, walks us through EY’s exciting new project to use drones to help audit large warehouses and outdoor inventories.

July 23, 2018

CPAs’ top 5 questions about blockchain, cryptocurrencies

This article discusses ways CPAs can leverage this new technology to improve client service.

July 1, 2018

Microsoft Office: Rounding time in Excel

How to round time calculations to the nearest 10th of an hour, or six-minute increments.

July 1, 2018

What’s your fraud IQ?

CPAs often collect, view, and store sensitive personal information about their clients and other individuals. How well do you know best practices for protecting personal data? Test your knowledge in this month’s Fraud IQ quiz.

July 1, 2018

Microsoft Windows: A sensible tool for cleaning up hard disks

Windows 10 includes a new tool called Storage sense, an app specifically designed to help you get rid of junk files.

July 1, 2018

Roman Kepczyk, CPA/CITP, CGMA

Roman Kepczyk, CPA/CITP, CGMA, says investing in a person to “champion” a new technology or application can help the whole firm achieve a successful implementation.

July 1, 2018

A virtual physics lesson

In the Google search engine, type Google Gravity and press the I’m Feeling Lucky button.

July 1, 2018

How to change drive letters in Windows 10

Changing a drive letter in Windows 10 is relatively easy, as follows.

July 1, 2018

Online polling: Facebook expands number of voting options

Facebook has improved its polling tool by allowing up to 20 voting options.

July 1, 2018

Expanding your app-titude: Zoom

Zooming in on affordable business videoconferencing.

July 1, 2018

Merging accounting with ‘big data’ science

Part 2 of the JofA technology roundtable explores the skills needed to meet clients’ demand for insights on expanding amounts of business information.

July 1, 2018

Microsoft Windows: Organizing files across multiple hard drives

Windows 10 includes an option for managing where new content is saved on your computer.

July 1, 2018

Got too much data for your preferred drive? Here’s what to do

You can create a single drive letter for storing your data files across all of your hard drives as follows.

June 18, 2018

Putting predictive analytics to work in hiring

Employers that once relied on observation and interview techniques can now use data to approach the hiring process in a more systematic fashion.

June 14, 2018

6 steps to accounting automation success

For firms embracing the automation age, artificial intelligence requires smart thinking and human wisdom, Boomer Consulting’s Arianna Campbell and Marc Staut explained at the AICPA ENGAGE 2018 conference.

June 4, 2018

How tax reform — and Excel — are changing the CPA Exam

Mike Decker, the vice president of examinations at the AICPA, discusses changes being made to the exam as a result of tax reform — and about how Excel will now be available for use on the test.

June 1, 2018

Paving the way to a new digital world

The JofA’s annual technology roundtable looks into the future as blockchain, big data analytics, artificial intelligence, and robotic process automation fuel transformation in the accounting profession.

June 1, 2018

Protect your online privacy with a VPN

The easiest and least expensive way to set up a VPN is to subscribe to a VPN service provider.

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