by Richard Messik | Apr 25, 2014 | Gadgets, Technology, Uncategorized
I recall a visit some years ago to the Royal Festival Hall for a concert. As we passed the sound desk with cables snaking out in all directions looking like a reject from an early Dr Who set, my wife commented that it reminded her of our living room – at which...
by Richard Messik | Jul 26, 2012 | Gadgets, Technology
My good friend and Cloud Advocates colleague, David Terrar (@DT) has just abandoned his Blackberry after many years and picked up his new Iphone 4S. My first comment to him was “about time” but then I started thinking about the meteoric rise of RIM and the...
by Richard Messik | Jun 4, 2012 | Accountants, Cloud computing, Technology
At an international conference of accountants recently I was told the following story: “A partner in a top twenty firm of accountants had a meeting with a prospective new client. After the usual pleasantries had been exchanged, the partner opened his notepad –...
by Richard Messik | Mar 17, 2012 | Accountants, Cloud computing, Technology
For those who are regular followers of my blogs, my passion for all things cloud will be well known. I have been writing for some time about how the Cloud is the way to interact with your clients and that accountants need to get on board or loose out. I had the...
by Richard Messik | Feb 5, 2012 | Accountants, Cloud computing, Technology
When I first started writing and commenting on the cloud, the main focus was that here was a groundbreaking technology that, apart from other things, would add value to Accountants and the services they would be able to offer their clients. Those who were early...
by Richard Messik | Jan 19, 2012 | Technology
An article in last weeks Sunday Times, commenting on the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas (definitely on my Bucket List by the way!) raised the question – has true innovation dried up? It raised the point that the game changers from Apple – the ipod,...