I'm not a programmer but I've acted as an accountant for a small organization.
Qbooks can be great for a *really* small company. It does a bunch of things automatically, ie: write paychecks, and w-2's. (A small business that has less than 10 people on the payroll doesn't need one person dedicated solely to producing payroll.) The tax wizards need to be updated, so KBooks or any other financial software for small companies would need to produce patches whenever tax law changes.
Another key feature you'd definitely want to include in KBooks, would be the "export to a spreadsheet" option. You could improve on the QBooks/Excel relationship by allowing the spreadsheets to be automatically updated from KBooks.
Good luck!
For the color-changing fabric which was discussed here on Slashdot about two weeks ago. And the computerized dating service in Stars in my Pocket, also by Delaney.
What about "smartguns" and other computerized soldier assistance? I think this comes from Gibson, but was also in several bad movies, ie: Universal Soldier.
If this is appealed... now that slashdot's been mentioned, do you think all the old posts will eventually be subpoenaed?
I'm picturing several unfortunate legal interns paging though hundreds and hundreds of really old slashdot posts trying to figure out what all the chatter about Gnomes and Gnus has to do with anything...
For those of you wondering how or who might benefit from computer skills, or parts, you may want to check out http://www.tecschange.org/ (Based in Roxbury, MA)
They've only got a half-time staff person so their response time may be slow, but they've been sending computers all over the world for almost ten years.
How far reaching are the proposed fees for standards? For instance, could developers be required to pay a fee for using HTML? Who will decide what sorts of things fees will be charged for?
I'm concerned that this will require small developers to fight tooth and nail each time a new and further reaching idea of "standards" comes up.
Anyone who's looking for really old stuff should contact a small non-profit in their area. You can trade in your "so last year" computer for something collectible! And help a small non-profit at the same time! Like the one I work at, where we have a bunch of Quadras hanging around...
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I'm not a programmer but I've acted as an accountant for a small organization.
Qbooks can be great for a *really* small company. It does a bunch of things automatically, ie: write paychecks, and w-2's. (A small business that has less than 10 people on the payroll doesn't need one person dedicated solely to producing payroll.) The tax wizards need to be updated, so KBooks or any other financial software for small companies would need to produce patches whenever tax law changes.
Another key feature you'd definitely want to include in KBooks, would be the "export to a spreadsheet" option. You could improve on the QBooks/Excel relationship by allowing the spreadsheets to be automatically updated from KBooks.
Good luck!
For the color-changing fabric which was discussed here on Slashdot about two weeks ago. And the computerized dating service in Stars in my Pocket, also by Delaney.
Excellent book! I just hope the Culture's meddling doesn't turn to be "blueprint for the future" Oh, too late!
What about "smartguns" and other computerized soldier assistance? I think this comes from Gibson, but was also in several bad movies, ie: Universal Soldier.
While we're talking about Brave New World...
If this is appealed... now that slashdot's been mentioned, do you think all the old posts will eventually be subpoenaed?
I'm picturing several unfortunate legal interns paging though hundreds and hundreds of really old slashdot posts trying to figure out what all the chatter about Gnomes and Gnus has to do with anything...
For those of you wondering how or who might benefit from computer skills, or parts, you may want to check out http://www.tecschange.org/ (Based in Roxbury, MA)
They've only got a half-time staff person so their response time may be slow, but they've been sending computers all over the world for almost ten years.
How far reaching are the proposed fees for standards? For instance, could developers be required to pay a fee for using HTML? Who will decide what sorts of things fees will be charged for?
I'm concerned that this will require small developers to fight tooth and nail each time a new and further reaching idea of "standards" comes up.
Now if we could only pause live human interaction and then listen to the relevant parts, ie: your boss, or significant other as they ramble on...
Anyone who's looking for really old stuff should contact a small non-profit in their area. You can trade in your "so last year" computer for something collectible! And help a small non-profit at the same time! Like the one I work at, where we have a bunch of Quadras hanging around...