The Internet Is Not the Answer

• Author: Andrew Keen
• Language: English
• Publisher: Atlantic Monthly Press (January 6, 2015)
• Pages: 288
• Size:  368 KB
• Format: epub
• ISBN-13: 978-0802123138

The Internet, created during the Cold War, has now ushered in one of the greatest shifts in society since the Industrial Revolution. There are many positive ways in which the Internet has contributed to the world, but as a society we are less aware of the Internet’s deeply negative effects on our psychology, economy, and culture. In The Internet Is Not the Answer, Andrew Keen, a twenty-year veteran of the tech industry, traces the technological and economic history of the internet from its founding in the 1960s through the rise of the big data companies to the increasing attempts to monetize almost every human activity, and investigates how the internet is reconfiguring our world—often at great cost. In this sharp, witty narrative, informed by the work of other writers, academics, and reporters, as well as his own wide-ranging research and interviews, Keen shows us the tech world, warts and all, and investigates what we can do to make sure the choices we make about the reconfiguring of our society do not lead to unpleasant unforeseen aftershocks.

The Age of Cryptocurrency: How Bitcoin and Digital Money Are Challenging the Global Economic Order

• Author: Paul Vigna and Michael J. Casey
• Language: English
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press (January 27, 2015)
• Pages: 368
• Size:  3.6 MB
• Format: epub
• ISBN-13: 978-1250065636

Bitcoin became a buzzword overnight. A cyber-enigma with an enthusiastic following, it pops up in headlines and fuels endless media debate. You can apparently use it to buy anything from coffee to cars, yet few people seem to truly understand what it is. This raises the question: Why should anyone care about bitcoin?
In The Age of Cryptocurrency, Wall Street journalists Paul Vigna and Michael J. Casey deliver the definitive answer to this question. Cybermoney is poised to launch a revolution, one that could reinvent traditional financial and social structures while bringing the world's billions of "unbanked" individuals into a new global economy. Cryptocurrency holds the promise of a financial system without a middleman, one owned by the people who use it and one safeguarded from the devastation of a 2008-type crash.
But bitcoin, the most famous of the cybermonies, carries a reputation for instability, wild fluctuation, and illicit business; some fear it has the power to eliminate jobs and to upend the concept of a nation-state. It implies, above all, monumental and wide-reaching change-for better and for worse. But it is here to stay, and you ignore it at your peril.
Vigna and Casey demystify cryptocurrency-its origins, its function, and what you need to know to navigate a cyber-economy. The digital currency world will look very different from the paper currency world; The Age of Cryptocurrency will teach you how to be ready.

QuickBooks Online For Dummies

• Author: Elaine Marmel
• Language: English
• Publisher: For Dummies; 1 edition (February 9, 2015)
• Pages: 312
• Size:  8 MB
• Format: pdf
• ISBN-13: 978-1119016045

Learn to:

• Organize your business finances in one place online
• Create invoices, record sales receipts, and pay your bills
• Record and track payroll, manage bank accounts, and prepare reports
• Make things easier at tax time

Head for the cloud and master mobile accounting with QuickBooks Online

Have you been looking for a cloud-based accounting solution for your small business? QuickBooks Online makes available the most popular features of the world’s most popular small-business accounting software wherever you can connect to the Internet. This friendly guide shows you how to use it for all your business needs — no outside help required!

• Let’s get started — learn how to subscribe to QuickBooks Online and populate the lists
• Records, records — create invoices, credit memos, and sales receipts; pay bills, process payroll, and generate reports
• Money in, money out — bill customers, print checks, track business checkbooks and credit cards, and balance accounts
• Plan ahead — use QuickBooks Online to bill customers for time worked and to prepare estimates
• The cost of doing business — see how you can perform accounting tasks using major internet browsers, including Firefox, Safari, and Chrome
• Cloud-based convenience — see how you can perform accounting tasks from any Internet-enabled device
• For accountants too — you’ll find an entire section of the book covering QuickBooks Online Accountant

Open the book and find:

• Whether QuickBooks Online is right for you
• How QuickBooks Online differs from standard QuickBooks
• Why you might want to use Chrome
• How you can import information from a desktop QuickBooks company
• Where add-on apps fit in
• How to choose the right subscription
• Tips on managing lists
• Various reports you can run