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Projects Are the New Job Interviews

The best way to evaluate job candidates? Give them a job.

Our friends at Inc. Magazine published an interesting article, "Projects Are the New Job Interviews," on how many hiring managers are now putting candidates to the test with projects, rather than a simple slew of interviews.

Read the full article HERE.

 

Microsoft Backpedals on Office Licensing

We discussed the new licensing and pricing changes with Microsoft Office 2013 a couple of weeks ago (here and here). Yesterday, Microsoft announced that it's reversing the most controversial policy change and will now allow users to transfer their Office 2013 license from one computer to another. Read more about the details at ReadWrite.

This policy change is good news for businesses who still have to weigh whether to upgrade to Office 2013 or Office 365.

Microsoft Pushes Everyone To The Cloud

Following up on yesterday's post about Microsoft Office's licensing changes for Windows, now it's been reported that Microsoft is also making changes to Office for Mac that pushes more businesses and home users towards using the subscription-based Office 365.

According to this week's ComputerWorld article, Microsoft stopped selling multi-user versions of Office for Mac and raised prices on one-license versions. These changes encourage Microsoft's customers to switch to a subscription-based model and start using Office 365, software in "the cloud."

The software industry has been moving to a subscription-based model and utilizing the cloud for some time (ClickTime has been at it for more than 13 years), but it's still major news when Microsoft, the biggest software company in the world, starts shifting its traditional installed-software to the cloud.

Office 365 vs. Office 2013 - A Difficult Decision

Most professional organizations still include Microsoft Office as a critical component of their business software suite. You can still expect to find a copy of Word and Excel on most business desktops. Every three years, a new version of Office comes out and the IT department coordinates the upgrade process. And if you ever work from home, you probably have a copy of Office on your home computer as well.

This year's new version of Office, however, is not the same. Microsoft released Office 2013 and Office 365. Office 2013 is the typical purchased-software option whereas Office 365 uses a monthly subscription model. Deciding which version to buy becomes complicated due to new wrinkles in Microsoft's licensing agreement. If you buy Office 2013, your license is tied to one computer. This means if you buy Office 2013 now, and then buy a new computer to replace your old one later this year, you can't move your copy of Office 2013 to the new computer. What?!?!?! Microsoft really wants people to switch to the Office 365 monthly subscription model.

Read more about the differences between Office 365 and Office 2013 to help you make an informed decision for your home and business.

11 Ways to Save on Business Travel

The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) is expecting business travel spending to increase in 2013, but there are methods to save money that don't require staying at seedy motels. USA Today recently published a list of 11 ways to save money on business travel. Check it out and see how you can save your company money this year.

And remember, you can capture and enter your expense receipts in the ClickTime Mobile App with your iPhone, iPad and Android phones everywhere you go, even when you're on a plane without Internet access.

 

Article: 11 Ways to Save on Business Travel

Your Company May Be Safer in the Cloud

Our friends at Inc. Magazine wrote this great article highlighting why being in the cloud makes your business safer.

Three things that will maximize your workday productivity

Interesting article by the folks at Lifehacker to use the first 30 minutes of your day to maximize productivity.

Online Document Management Can Help Your Business

Make the cloud work for you: online document storage saves your company headaches and money.

Learn how in this Accounting Web article and discover Dropbox, Google Drive, and Box.com

Top 5 Leadership Qualities

How's your team leadership? Check out this great article from INC Magazine for 5 qualities of leadership, including:

1. Visibility
2. Preparedness
3. Confidence ...

See the full article here: http://www.inc.com/brian-evje/is-your-leadership-showing.html