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USB Issues? There is help with that.

by Walter Moore You may be one of those that has recently purchased one of those new external disk drives at the Costco sale. 8TB for $100 that was a Black Friday deal come early! Now for some of you with an older computer or laptop you plugged it in and got a message that …
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News for Your Week Ahead: April 30, 2021

On this weeks’ episode of MSATP TV Jim Arnie joins Executive Director Bill Feehley to give us a final update on the legislative session in Annapolis. Watch on YouTube. Coming Up: On Thursday, May 6th at 10 a.m., Ellen Silverstein will join Bill Feehley on MSATP TV to tell us more about the Annual Convention …
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News for Your Week Ahead: April 23, 2021

On this week’s episode of MSATP TV, Bob Jennings joins Executive Director Bill Feehley to tell us about his classes TaxSpeaker Security and Preparations, Compilations and Reviews. He will be presenting both of these classes at the MSATP Annual Convention & Banquet in Ocean City, MD on June 2-3, 2021. Watch on YouTube. Coming Up: On Thursday, …
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Computer a Little Slow? A Possible Solution!

by Walter Moore With these new laptops out here, especially the higher end workhorses good can be made better! If you have an older premium end laptop, you probably paid a nice amount money when you purchased it. As time goes on and applications get bigger and more advanced you may notice your computer slowing …
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2021-2022 Education Guide

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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