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News for Your Week Ahead: April 16, 2021

On this week’s episode of MSATP TV, John Kennedy joins Executive Director Bill Feehley to tell us about his class Creating a Culture of Measurement and Metric. He will be presenting at the MSATP Annual Convention & Banquet in Ocean City, MD on June 1, 2021. Watch on YoutTube. Coming Up: On Tuesday, April 20th at …
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Don’t Forget Those Updates!

by Walter Moore Recently I was asked about issues with a co-workers laptop regarding functionality. We were trying to figure out why the webcam quality was low, and the device was having glitches with ethernet connectivity. The first thing that came to mind was the ethernet cord itself. Simple solution first right? Then thinking back …
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News for Your Week Ahead: April 9, 2020

On this week’s episode of MSATP TV, Rob Smith joins Executive Director Bill Feehley to tell us about his class OneNote – Your Own Personal Internet he will be presenting at the MSTAP Annual Convention & Banquet in Ocean City, MD on June 4th. Be sure to like/follow us on Facebook to catch all the …
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A Standing Desk? Give it a Try!

by Walter Moore I remember when Varidesk was the new hot advertised item for offices when they arrived on the scene in 2013. These compact yet interesting pieces of engineering fit on just about any desk, were capable of holding two or more screens and at the squeeze of two levers and a little pull, …
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#TechTips – Epistemology, or, How Do You Know What You Know?

A wise accountant once taught me that opinions are like a… certain part of one’s body. Everyone has this particular part, and everyone else’s smells. (It’s your nose, at least for this publication.) What’s the point of opening this post with a crass depiction of an opinion? Because, in our profession, and in our world, we must have …
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News for Your Week Ahead: April 2, 2021

On this week’s episode of MSATP TV, Executive Director Bill Feehley and Ellen Silverstein discussed MSATP’s Annual Convention & Banquet! Remember to follow us on Facebook to catch all our MSATP TV episodes live! If you are interested in learning more about the Annual Convention & Banquet, please click here. Watch on YouTube. Important Notice Regarding Your …
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Virtual Meeting a Little Grainy?

by Walter Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the use of our webcam has increased exponentially. What was once just a fun add-on for a laptop or an accessory for a desktop is now a necessity. While the feeds are a massive improvement from the early days of dial-up and DSL internet, there is always room for …
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News for Your Week Ahead: March 26, 2021

Executive Director Bill Feehley and Jim Arnie join us on MSATP TV for another update on the legislative changes making their way through Annapolis. Please follow us on Facebook to catch all our MSATP TV episodes live! Jim and Bill will join us again on MSATP TV at the end of the legislative session for …
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SB0133 and HB 0148 – Local Tax Relief for Working Families Act of 2021

Both bills have passed in their respective House of origin and moved to the opposite chamber. These bills will be applicable to all taxable years beginning after December 31, 2021. They authorize local governments to impose the county income tax on a bracket basis. Local governments imposing the local tax on a bracket basis are …
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#TechTips – Aristotle’s Square of Oppositions

Picking up the thread of discourse from our previous entry, we continue on our tour of the disciplines of Philosophy, with our first stop being on the matter of logic. We briefly covered Aristotle and his famous work, “De Interpretatione” in our last post.i In this book, the great thinker laid down his observations about affirmations, …
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