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Accounting Firm Security 2 Go on December 18th, 2007
AFS2Go - Episode 2 [0:55:47m]:
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Accounting Firm Security 2 Go – Episode 2
Episode 2 - December 2007
Recorded: December 13, 2007
Duration: 0:55:47
- Pillars of Security
- Confidentiality
- Integrity
- Availability
- Accountability
- Dave works with the California CPA Education Foundation.
- Spam — started the day after email was invented
- Blacklist
- Whitelist
- Challenge/Response
- Outsourcing
- Mark Sunner, VP at MessageLabs
- MessageLabs Intelligence: 2007 Annual Security Report can be found here at:
- Email redirect & scrub vendors with a strong presence in the tax and public accounting market space
- Next Recordings
- SBC2Go -Episode 4 on TalkShoe – December 19, 2007, 4:00 PM EST
- Tech2Go - Espisode 12 on TalkShoe – December 19, 2007, 5:30 PM EST
- AFS2Go - Episode 3 on TalkShoe – January 22, 2008, 2:00 PM EST
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Accounting Firm Security 2 Go on December 12th, 2007
AFS2Go - Episode 1 [43:53m]:
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Gregory L. LaFollette, CPA.CITP |
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Accounting Firm Security 2 Go – Episode 1
Episode 1 - December 2007
Recorded: November 21, 2007
Duration: 0:43:53
- Global Information Assurance Certification sponsors the GSEC (GIAC Security Essentials Certification)
- the “pinnacle” of security certifications. Requires a bootcamp, a research project , and multiple examinations.
- Dave’s company is Arxis Technology
- Dave works with the California CPA Education Foundation.
- Dave works heavily with the AICPA
- IT Exec Committee
- TECH+ Committee
- Top Technology Initiatives
- Dave’s “short list” of security issues will last us for a very long time! Security is a journey, not a destination.
- The four goals of IT Security:
- Confidentiality
- Integrity
- Availability
- Accountability
- Next Recordings
- Tech2Go on TalkShoe – December 19, 2007, 5:20 PM EST
- featuring Randy Johnston, Brent Goodfellow, and Dave McClure
- SBC2Go on TalkShoe – December 19, 2007, 4:00 PM EST
- AFS2Go on TalkShoe – December 13, 2007, 12:00 PM EST
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Small Business Consulting 2 Go on December 5th, 2007
SBC2Go Episode 3 [00:48:46m]:
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Episode 3 - December 2007
Recorded: November 21, 2007
Duration: 0:48:46
- Thanks to our Sponsor: BillQuick
- Year-End Cleanup
- Configure settings in QuickBooks, Peachtree or other accounting software
- Get your fixed assets identified
- Consulting Tips
- UPS and FedEx have online shipping tools that software can hook into to automate shipping and print postage, labels, etc.
- Awesome QuickBooks Addons
- Alterity, Inc. – Acctivate! – Advanced inventory and distribution product
- Next month: Online accounting CPAASP.com (Not an actual addon, but still very useful)
- Next Recordings
- Tech2Go on TalkShoe – December 20, 2007, 5:20 PM EST
- SBC2Go on TalkShoe – December 19, 2007, 4:00 PM EST
- AFS2Go on TalkShoe – December 13, 2007, 12:00 PM EST
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Tech2Go on November 28th, 2007
Tech2Go Episode 11 [1:11:01m]:
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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 Microsoft Windows Server 2008, UPS and Surge Protection, Instant Messaging, and Christmas tech gifts. [Running time is 1:03:41]
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Tech2Go Show Notes
Episode 11 - December 2007
Recorded November 21, 2007
Duration: 1:11:01
- Thanks to our Sponsor: ADP
- CCH’s new SDK
- CCH building a new SDK for building on CCH ProSystem fx platform
- Allows extensive customization and tight integration
- Review License Agreements
- Instant Messaging
- Protocols: MSN, ICQ, AIM, Yahoo!, Google Talk, etc.
- Trillian and Pidgin can connect to multiple protocols at once
- Christmas Wishes - Tech Gifts
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Small Business Consulting 2 Go on November 19th, 2007
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Episode 1 - November 2007
Recorded October 29, 2007
Duration: 0:54:10
- What’s new in QuickBooks 2008?
- Official Intuit webpage on new features
- Accountants edition will allow you to toggle back and forth through different screens of different versions
- Intuit offers Microsoft Outlook Integration
- Allows sending of email invoices
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Tech2Go on November 6th, 2007
Tech2Go Episode 10 [1:03:41m]:
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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 “Scan and Organize” and “Scan and Populate” software, Windows Server 2008, Windows Home Server, Entertainment Devices, and the future of accounting technology. [Running time is 1:03:41]
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Tech2Go Show Notes
Episode 10 - November 2007
Recorded October 24, 2007
Duration: 1:03:41
- Thanks to our Sponsor: ADP
- “Scan and Organize/Populate” Software
- Intuit will no longer offer Source Doc Auto-Entry
- Copanion is launching a new “Scan and Organize” product
- SurePrep “paved the way” in this category
- Thomson will have a limited release of a product in this category soon
- CCH has two products in this space
- Special Guests
- Dave Ciesleck
- Darren Root
- Member of the CITP credential committee
- ADP Introduces new online service “Run”:
- New Podcasts
- Small Business Consulting 2 Go
- Greg LaFollette and Doug Sleeter
- Accounting Firm Security 2 Go
- Greg LaFollette and Dave Ciesleck
- Windows Home Server
- OEM Software is in the market and available now through distribution channels like NewEgg.
- Retail availability will be through pre-built hardware from vendors like HP, Dell, Sony, etc.
- Additional functionality to be added in a “service pack”-type release
- Entertainment - DVRs, TiVO, Gaming, etc.
- Xbox 360 integrates with Windows Media Center to use your TV for everything
- HP Blackbird gaming computers
- Look into the future of accounting technology
- AICPA’s Top Technology Initiatives Survey will be published very soon on 29+ different technology initiatives and will be sent to members various accounting technology groups
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Greg interviewed Nancy McKinstry, CEO of Wolters Kluwer and Kevin Robert, CEO of CCH at their 3rd Annual User Conference in Dallas, TX.
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Columnist Corner on October 24th, 2007
Awesome QuickBooks Add-Ons Awards Q&A:
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Listen to Doug and Greg discuss the history, methodology and selection process of the Awesome QuickBooks Add-Ons awards.
Read Doug’s November column from The CPA Technology Advisor, where he announces the winners for 2008.
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Small Business Consulting 2 Go on September 28th, 2007
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Episode 1 - October 2007
Recorded September 14, 2007
Duration: 0:44:54
- Accounting Software Choices
- Listen and ask questions LIVE:
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Tech2Go on September 28th, 2007
Tech2Go Episode 9:
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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 the hot new Apple iPhone, Scanning and Organizing Products, data backup, Microsoft Home Server, and has a special guest David Wyle, Founder and CEO of SurePrep, LLC. [Running time is 0:58:49]
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Tech2Go Show Notes
Episode 9 - October 2007
Recorded September 17, 2007
Duration: 0:58:49
- Thanks to our Sponsor: ADP
- Apple iPhone
- Revolutionary gadget; not a business device (yet).
- LG Prada Phone
- Keep an eye on it, may offer more business use than the iPhone
- Scanning (and Organizing) Products
- Data Backup
- Hardware
- Web-Based
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Columnist Corner on September 8th, 2007
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Accountant Tech Talk
September 2007
By Brent Goodfellow, CPA.CITP, MCSE, MST, MCT
Virtual reality may not be as grim as depicted in the movie. In fact, regular columnist Brent Goodfellow discusses how the spread of server virtualization is benefiting businesses by cutting costs, providing more power and capabilities, and decreasing IT infrastructure.
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Columnist Corner on September 8th, 2007
Mid-Range Accounting Done Right:
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From the Trenches
September 2007
By Randy Johnston
There has been more interest in mid-range accounting in the opening months of 2007 than we have seen in some years, and most of the vendors have been updating their systems dramatically. Randy gives some tips on the process of selecting a system.
