August 2008

SWOT in the 21st century

August 31, 2008 General

I’m intrigued by a couple of articles in AccountingWeb on the use of SWOT analysis for practice development work. The image above shows the approach of one practitioner. Colour me dopey but where’s the client in all this? According to Sarah-Jane Sinnot, the recipient of advice: Briefly, our key strengths are that we are a [...]

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My Diigo Bookmarks 08/29/2008

August 29, 2008 Asides

IE8 Beta 2 shows Microsoft is serious about playing catch-up As well as a host of security, stability, and privacy features, the new IE has a raft of new features and user interface improvements that should make using the browser much more enjoyable. tags: ie8 Printer quest – which model is best for personal use? [...]

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My Diigo Bookmarks 08/28/2008

August 28, 2008 Asides

Finextra: Stretched back offices win reprieve as FSA warns banks on staff cuts Thank goodness the FSA kicked in – the number of failures is becoming alarming and cutting back on essential staff only makes things worse tags: FSA, regulation Mine Your Own Business: A Small Business Owner Who Knows How to Use Social Media [...]

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Xero's logical partnering

August 28, 2008 Cloud Computing/SaaS

Wow – Xero’s on a tear. The latest announcement talks about a partnership with Acclipse, a New Zealand provider of software that includes practice management: The partnership will see the seamless integration of Xero’s client accounting software with Acclipse’s web-based practice management and tax software, to provide a complete solution for accounting firms. At least [...]

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Collaboration works when community thrives

August 26, 2008 General

Right now I’m gearing up for TechEd and DemoJam. This is a technical conference where I am on a couple of panels. Who would have thought that a suit (and a bean counter by trade at that!) would qualify let alone turn up for for geek gig. I’ve been before but this is a special [...]

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My Diigo Bookmarks 08/26/2008

August 26, 2008 Asides

deal architect : Weekend Stuff: Weighting the Olympic Medals Vinnie may not have used his CPA qualification in a LONG time buit it doesn’t stop him having a go at fiddling (ahem) the stats to get an ‘interesting’ set of answers. I’m just glad he’s not doing any ABC work. tags: medals, weighting AccountancyStudents – [...]

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My Diigo Bookmarks 08/25/2008

August 25, 2008 Asides

deal architect : Banks: New tech, old processes COmmon sense isn’t so common I guess tags: banks

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My Diigo Bookmarks 08/22/2008

August 22, 2008 Asides

Web Strategy: The Evolution of Brands on Twitter There is an assumption that brands will simply jump into this medium. Or wiull be cajoled into doing so by handwavers like Jeremiah. Why? tags: twitter, socialmedia 50 Ideas on Using Twitter for Business | chrisbrogan.com “If you’re representing clients and billing hours, and tweeting all the [...]

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Xero hits 2,000 customers

August 21, 2008 Cloud Computing/SaaS

While the naysayers still insist that saas adoption is a long way off, it’s great to see Xero has hit the 2,000 customer mark. According to Rod Drury on its blog: It took 18 months of very hard work to get our first 1000 customers starting way back with pre-release versions of Xero back in [...]

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