Accountants…get joined up!

I have just been working on a particular client project that has involved, amongst other things, the preparation of a number of sets of accounts. I have been using the report writer functionality in my online accounting system and this has enabled me to seamlessly...

The Future of Software is Online

….not my words, but those of Microsoft on the launch of their new online application Office 365. The cynical amongst us might say that Microsoft have taken an “if you can’t beat them, join them approach” as they begin to appreciate the major...

The Cloud – for beginners

It would be impossible to ignore all the recent discussion on “The Cloud” in particular and the benefits of cloud computing generally. However, as with most must haves there is an element of confusion and mis-information and I hope this short article will help clarify...

2011 Longterm forecast – Cloud

Happy New Year. I trust the struggle back to work has not been too painful and that you feel invigorated after the long break to face new challenges in the year ahead. I wrote in one of my last posts of 2010 that this year would be the year that the Cloud really gains...