The Tech Savvy Firm

28th Annual CS Users' Conference

In 1998, I stepped off the plane on a cold day in Philadelphia to attend what was then my first CS Users' Conference.  Philadelphia in late fall was not my favorite location for a conference; however, the inclement weather did not deter what I experienced those 2 1/2 days.  What I experienced was an enthusiasm and excitement about accounting and technology from CS employees and Users I had never experienced before.  It was extremely contagious as my head was spinning with new ideas, exciting technologies and best practices.  Since 1998, I have attended every conference.  From San Francisco, Orlando, San Antonio, Las Vegas, Scottsdale, to Hawaii, the fall locations have greatly improved.  Even after attending ten straight years six as a workshop leader, I always come away from the conference with at least one new technology, new idea or best practice.  The conference mostly motivates me to continue striving for success, innovation and thinking outside the box.  Hope to see you at the 28th Annual CS Users' Conference.

My workshops:

Paperless Payroll for the Tech-Savvy Firm

Thomson Reuters Web Services for the Tech-Savvy Firm

 

Dual Monitors...check, Scanner...check, Wireless Headset...check, Adding Machine...hummmm

I had a great "ah-ha" moment the other day. As I was contemplating going to the supply closet to get more tape for my adding machine, I realized my long-term relationship with the adding machine was not very tech-savvy. Windows has a built-in calculator; however, it is lacking many of the features I needed to replace my adding machine. So my research began and quickly I came across an interesting possibility.

DeskCalc is a fully functional digital calculator with many of the same attributes of an adding machine. I took the challenge of using it by unplugging my current adding machine and placing it in the closet. I vowed to try DeskCalc for a week. The result was I loved it. The solution provides a digital tape similar to the paper tape to track the rows of numbers and calculations. The items on the tapes can be edited, copied, printed, and transferred to excel. It is a really cool solution to replace your adding machine.