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Your tech friend,
Alan Salmon, FCPB

Here is a must read article for any firm that is thinking about moving to the cloud. I would pay particular attention to the sections on “How do you get your employees on board” and “What about your future business needs?”

Your tech friend,
Alan Salmon, FCPB

Cloud computing offers so many benefits to accounting firms of every size. Cloud technologies can reduce your IT costs, improve your data security, provide real-time data and remote access, and integrate vendor software such as accounts payable solution WayPay. But with so many solutions and so little time, how can you reduce your learning curve and move your accounting firm to the cloud?  

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This is something that Microsoft should have done a long time ago. It will be particularly useful when I am in meetings.

Your tech friend
Alan Salmon, FCPB

Microsoft is testing a new update for Outlook on Android and iOS that will help users reduce distractions. The company is introducing an in-app Do Not Disturb feature that will let you turn off notifications for new emails and events when you want to focus on work or life.

The new Do Not Disturb lets you mute notifications for an hour, until the next day, during events, during work hours, and more importantly, during weekends. This means you can get your mind off work when you are enjoying your weekends, and don’t have to worry much about an upcoming project deadline, or something similar.

Microsoft is also updating some of the other Office 365 apps on mobile — Word now shows word count when you scroll on Android and iOS, you can now share images from PowerPoint on Android, you can now view comments and notes on PowerPoint for Android, delete contacts on Outlook for Android, and sync draft emails on Outlook for iOS. (Thurott)