7 Potential Security Risks Associated With Cloud QuickBooks Hosting

‘Trust’ is not the only factor that users have to rely on when considering their switch to cloud-based solutions. Transparency is every customer’s right, especially when it is linked with security. With a major  number of CPAs in the United States, UK, Canada and various other countries using QuickBooks hosting as a means to have quick and easy hosted access to their accounting programs , the need to be extra cautious with all security measures is alarming.

Customers can only be fooled if the providers sense that they are lacking in their knowledge. So, make sure you make proper preparations prior to communicating with any hosting service vendor. Your list of questions may include the qualifications of policy makers, programmers and structural architects. Ask in detail about the risk-control plan they have implemented and the technical mechanisms involved. Also enquire about the level of testing that is done in order to confirm that all the processes and functionalities are working in the predicted manner.

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Google Drive Review (Video Included)

Who doesn’t love free file storing and sharing application? Not too long ago we looked into another kind of file storing and sharing service known as Dropbox. It wasn’t one of the best services but it is up there. But later down the road I started to see more and more advertisements for Google Drive (read: what is Google Drive?). Through their applications it looked like nothing more than a bunch of office applications in one program, so I decided to do a little more research into it and found out it was another file storing and sharing service offered by Google.

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Dropbox Free Cloud Storage App Review

There has been a lot of problems with sharing files over the past couple of years. Mega upload going down the drain for violating copyright policy and rapid share will most likely follow in the same pit. However when it comes to sharing files it is more than just sharing songs or something like that. It can be sharing important project files that allow for more people to continue work and development on the project until it’s finished. I would like to introduce to you “Dropbox” a free file sharing service that works like a charm.

See our older reviews of Dropbox and other file sharing apps:

• App Review: Dropbox (2010)
• Cloudapp for Mac: Sharing Files Has Never Been Easier
• Ge.tt Review: File Sharing Made Easy!

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What's in My Dock? February 2012 Edition

In this video, I let you see what I have in my dock and the applications that I use day-to-day. This includes Photoshop, iMovie, iTunes and Pages, plus and a whole lot more. Enjoy!

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