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May 1, 2016

Expanding your app-titude

Plug in to your car and driving performance via Automatic … Other OBD port devices and apps

May 1, 2016

Earl Furfine, CPA/CITP, CGMA

Earl Furfine, CPA/CITP, CGMA, the CEO of technology startup 5AM Solutions in Rockville, Md., says entrepreneurs must be fearless, self-aware, confident, benevolent, and sympathetic to be successful.

May 1, 2016

Social media: Over-notified

How to disable birthday notifications on popular social sites.

May 1, 2016

Productivity: Lighten up

Many studies have shown that the quality of office lighting can affect your employees’ productivity.

April 25, 2016

How to prevent workers from wasting time on tech troubles

Many minutes, hours, and sometimes days can be wasted on IT-related issues, costing both time and money.

April 4, 2016

How clients can protect their tax data from hackers

Tax-related identity theft occurs when stolen Social Security numbers are used to file tax returns claiming fraudulent refunds.

April 1, 2016

Microsoft OneDrive: A picture-perfect transfer

How to use Microsoft OneDrive to archive pictures from your smartphone.

April 1, 2016

Email etiquette

Here’s why you should always acknowledge receipt of important emails.

April 1, 2016

Google Android apps: Shedding ‘flashlight’ on privacy concerns

How to uninstall the Brightest Flashlight app.

April 1, 2016

Internet: Productivity tips

Five handy computer tips from J. Carlton Collins, CPA.

April 1, 2016

Expanding your app-titude

Score last-minute deals with HotelTonight … App helps you find better Waze through traffic … Hipmunk provides a cool way to select and book flights

April 1, 2016

Hardware: 3 cheers for the home team

A temporary maneuver might ensure that the background crowd noise on your television does not drown out the announcers’ play call.

April 1, 2016

5 steps CPAs can take to fight hackers

See what CPAs can do to fight cybercriminals’ threat.

March 1, 2016

Expanding your app-titude

This month: Sleep Machine provides sound options for slumber improvements … Sleep better on the road with Jet Lag Rooster

March 1, 2016

How social and digital media can be a #majorrisk

Electronic communication can be fraught with peril for the unwary CPA.

March 1, 2016

Digital money: A bit about bitcoin

While the complex details related to using bitcoin exceed the scope of this article, here’s some information that you may find useful.

March 1, 2016

Microsoft Excel: Become an Excel groupie

Tips for using Excel’s Subtotal and PivotTable tools.

March 1, 2016

Microsoft Excel: Excel in handcuffs

How to unhide unused columns and rows.

February 26, 2016

Still more accounts found hacked in IRS “Get Transcript” breach

A TIGTA investigation into the data breach first discovered last May brings the total number of taxpayers whose tax transcripts were potentially compromised to 724,000.

February 16, 2016

Internal auditors challenged by cybersecurity, data quality

Many internal audit departments are short on cybersecurity expertise and lack involvement in evaluating the quality of the data used in their organizations, according to a new survey.