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4 October 2014 • www.CPAPracticeAdvisor.com There is Most Defnitely "An App for That" 4 October 2014 • www.CPAPracticeAdvisor.com 800-547-7377 • www.CPAPracticeAdvisor.com The opinions given by contributing authors are their own and are not the opinions of our staff. All trademarks used are the property of their respective owner. ———————————————————————————————————————————— Practice Advisor, (ISSN #2160-8725 (print), ISSN #2160-8733 (digital); USPS #017-576) is published four times a year (April, June/July, September and October) by Cygnus Business Media, Inc., incorporating two editions known as CPA Practice Advisor and NSA Practice Advisor, 1233 Janesville Avenue, Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin 53538. Periodicals postage paid at Fort Atkinson, WI 53538 and at additional mailing offces. Printed in the U.S.A. Send all subscription inquiries or change of address to: Practice Advisor, PO Box 3258, Northbrook, IL 60065-3258. 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O'Bannon Associate Editor: Taija Jenkins Contributing Editor: Brian Tankersley, CPA.CITP Columnists: David McClure Doug Sleeter Jim Boomer, CPA.CITP Kristy Short Randy Johnston Roman H. Kepczyk, CPA.CITP Art Director: Rhonda Cousin National Sales Manager: Barry Strobel Site Manager: Angie Stevenson Media Production Representative: Barb Evenson Audience Development Manager: Angela Kelty Editorial Advisory Board: Bob Cedergren, CPA.CITP, CISA, CISM, CISSP, CGEIT Chris Fraser, CPA.CITP, CISA, MCP Jason Lawhorn, CPA.CITP Gary A. Masino, CPA Ryan McCowan, CPA.CITP Linda O'Neal Troy Patton, CPA David Primes, CPA.CITP Donny Shimamoto, CPA.CITP Doug Sleeter Sandra L. Wiley CYGNUS BUSINESS MEDIA CEO: John French CFO: Paul Bonaiuto VP, Human Resources: Ed Wood VP, Audience Development: Julie Nachtigal VP, Technology: Eric Kammerzelt CYGNUS PUBLISHING Executive Vice President: Gloria Cosby Vice President of Production Operations: Curt Pordes Director of Digital Business Development: Lester Craft VOLUME 24, NUMBER 8 Add seven years and multiply those two thought leaders by 15 because now I have the privilege of knowing all 30 of the CPA Practice Advisor thought leaders and hall of fame members, and the result is my mind is constantly being blown away by the new ideas and innovative thinking that surrounds me. This month our thought leaders were asked to share their favorite apps with our readers. Time savers, quick fixes, tools of the trade, and just plain fun apps have been flooding my inbox ever since. Te hard part wasn't filling the pages with apps - i t w a s s o r t i n g through all the fas- cinating and clever suggestions to come u p w i t h a s h o r t synopsis that would ft on two pages. One of the first apps I remember encountering was a weather app - a quick click, enter the city, and I knew whether I needed to pack an umbrella or sunscreen when I was planning a trip. Ten it was on to news apps - as a news junkie, I'm addicted to anything that tells me what's happening in my community, state, country, and all over the world. Some of my favorite time-saving apps include travel, apps, movie times, banking, and sports scores. Some of the more intriguing apps I've found include Night Sky for location of constellations, stars, and even satellites, and various apps for city maps and points of interest when I travel. I could have just listed all the apps that our thought leaders recom- mended, but then there wouldn't have been room for commentar y and description. So instead, I've culled the list for the overall favorites, the must- haves which are presented in this issue. Te rest we will trickle out to you, and we have just the vehicle for doing that. Each of our daily newsleters includes a "Spotlight" section where we feature a video, a solution, an event, or an article that deser ves special attention. In months to come we' ll feature the favorite apps in addition to the other important items you need to see. Clever minds continue to develop apps and it seems there's always something new to discover, so if you have a favorite app you'd like to share, something that makes your life easier, we'll be happy to share that with our readers, so send it along or tweet it - my contact information is below. Cheers for now ~ — Gail Perry, Editor-in-Chief gperry@cpapracticeadvisor.com Follow me on Twiter at @gaperry For reprints and licensing please contact Nick Iademarco at Wright's Media 877-652-5295 ext. 102 or niademarco@wrightsmedia.com. Gail is the Editor-in-Chief of CPA Practice Advisor and a CPA. She is the author of over 30 books (including "Mint.com for Dummies" and "QuickBooks 2014 on Demand") and she maintains a small tax practice. She earned a bachelor's degree in journalism fom Indiana University and studied accounting at Illinois State University before starting her professional career at Deloite. Gail is the former publisher and editor-in-chief at AccountingWEB and is a former columnist for the Indianapolis Star newspaper. By Gail Perry, CPA, Editor-In-Chief I believe it was 2007 when I met Randy Johnston and Doug Sleeter, two of CPA Practice Advisor's thought leaders, both of whom are contributors to our magazine. I continue to meet, correspond, and talk with these gentlemen to this day, and my knowledge of the accounting profession and my own ways of looking at the profession are beter and more creative for having these two relationships. FROM THE EDITOR Gail Perry (left), with Randy Johnston and Doug Sleeter.