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K2 Tech Update

Your Accounting and Finance Technology Update 

July 2014
In This Issue
Beware: Ransomware Threatens to Hold Your Data Hostage!
Changing the Way We Learn
AccountantsWorld Announces Continued Partnership with HBK CPAs & Consultants
Open Systems Releases Updated Version of its Contractors' Job Cost ERP Software
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In this month's K2 Tech Update, our feature articles discuss Beware: Ransomware Threatens to Hold Your Data Hostage! and Changing the Way We Learn.
  
Our News section reports on AccountantsWorld Announces Continued Partnership with HBK CPAs & Consultants and Open Systems Releases Updated Version of its Contractors' Job Cost ERP Software. Also, be sure to review the K2 July 31st and August Webinar Schedule.
  
Learn some great Technology Tips by reading the articles or watching our YouTube channel that cover: Disabling Formula Replication in Excel and Sorting Data Randomly in Excel. 
  
Finally, this month's Course Highlights include PDF Documents - Beyond the Basics, The Mobile Office, Top Accounting Solutions, and iPad - An Effective Business Tool. 
  
Beware: Ransomware Threatens to Hold Your Data Hostage!

A particularly insidious form of malware is spreading rapidly and could potentially jeopardize your ability to access your data files. Ransomware - as it is known - is a form of malware that can infect your computer and prevent you from accessing your data unless you pay the cybercriminal a ransom. In this article, you will learn more about how you can reduce the likelihood that someone takes your data hostage.

 

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Changing the Way We Learn

When I was in grade school, I read everything I could about the westward movement in the United States during the Nineteenth century. One of the consistent themes was that of the one room schoolhouse for all ages and all grades. The way we obtain knowledge changed drastically as we moved into the Twentieth century. During the time that I was attending school, I took all of my classes in classrooms; however, the grades and courses of study were taught separately. Even after I passed the CPA exam and began the process of obtaining continuing professional education (CPE) to maintain my license, I received all the learning content in a classroom setting.

 

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Accountants World Announces Continued Partnership with HBK CPAs & Consultants

AccountantsWorld, a provider of cloud-based solutions in accounting and payroll services, has announced the signing of a strategic partnership with HBK CPAs & Consultants (HBK), a Top 100 accounting and wealth management services firm based in Youngstown, Ohio.

 

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Open Systems Releases Updated Version of its Contractors' Job Cost ERP Software
Open Systems, Inc., a provider of business management software, has released the updated version of Open Systems Accounting Software (OSAS) with Contractors' Job Cost (CJC). OSAS version 8 with CJC is now available, and includes the updates released this spring with the general OSAS version 8 release. 

 

K2 Enterprises Webinars

We are excited about our web-based Continuing Professional Education (CPE) topics coming up. We have a new topic Best Practices for Cyber Security on July 31st in addition to many other interesting topics in August. With K2 controlling content development, scheduling, and delivery, you have access to an even greater amount of quality CPE. 

 

The July/August schedule includes:      

Best Practices for Cyber Security

07/31/14

10:00 AM EDT

12:00 PM EDT

Excel PivotTables for Accountants - Part I

07/31/14

1:00 PM EDT

5:00 PM EDT

Dashboard Reporting Tools and Techniques
08/01/14
3:30 PM EDT
5:30 PM EDT

Advanced QuickBooks Tips and Techniques

08/04/14

1:00 PM EDT

5:00 PM EDT

Communicate Information Better with Charts

08/05/14

10:00 AM EDT

12:00 PM EDT

Consolidating Data in Excel

08/05/14

1:00 PM EDT

3:00 PM EDT

PDF Forms - Retire the Typewriter 08/06/1410:00 AM EDT 12:00 PM EDT 
Top Excel Tips and Tricks 08/06/141:00 PM EDT 3:00 PM EDT 
Excel as a Fraud Detection Tool 08/06/143:30 PM EDT5:30 PM EDT
Tech Update08/08/141:00 PM EDT5:00 PM EDT 
Word, Outlook & PowerPoint - Tips and Tricks for Enhancing Productivity
08/11/14
1:00 PM EDT
5:00 PM EDT
Relational Database Essentials for PivotTable Power Users
08/12/14
10:00 AM EDT
12:00 PM EDT
08/12/14
1:00 PM EDT
3:00 PM EDT
Outlook - The Killer App in Microsoft Office
08/12/14
3:30  PM EDT
5:30 PM EDT
QuickBooks Power Reporting With Excel
08/13/14
10:00 AM EDT
12:00 PM EDT
Excel 2013 - Best New Features for Accountants
08/13/14
1:00 PM EDT
3:00 PM EDT
08/13/14
3:30 PM EDT
5:30 PM EDT
Excel Macros - Easier Than You Think08/14/14
1:00 PM EDT
5:00 PM EDT
Integrating Excel with Word and PowerPoint
08/14/14
10:00 AM EDT
12:00 AM EDT
Cloud vs. On-Premise - Risk vs. Rewards
08/22/14
10:00 AM EDT
12:00 PM EDT
Tech Cookbook - Plain Tech Talk for Your Office
08/22/14
1:00 PM EDT
3:00 PM EDT
Excel Best Unknown Features for Accountants
08/25/14
1:00 PM EDT
5:00 PM EDT
08/26/14
10:00 AM EDT
12:00 PM EDT
08/26/14
1:00 PM EDT
5:00 PM EDT
08/27/14
1:00 PM EDT
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08/28/14
10:00 AM EDT
12:00 PM EDT
08/28/14
1:00 PM EDT
3:00 PM EDT
08/29/14
1:00 PM EDT
5:00 PM EDT
 

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We hope you find this issue timely, relevant and useful. If you have topics you would like for us to cover here in the coming months, please let us know.
 
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The K2 Team 
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