Technology
Buying a Mac in Financial Services
- Details Category: Hardware
Apple continues to get traction with financial professionals as more and more service providers shift to web-based offerings that are agnostic when it comes to the type of computer you use. I continue to get a decent share of questions from those who know or discover I am a heavy Mac user - on getting a Mac with the optimal setup to accommodate the imperfect world of technology.
I completed some analysis in this area in the last year - as well as continue to follow a number of providers that cater to financial services - assessing how they interact with the Mac versus Windows systems. In
A Powerful Search Engine For Advisors
- Details Category: Web
A4A aggregates news for advisors. Every business morning by 8:30 a.m., we post the major news stories advisors need to read and email it to members. Now all of that, along with our own content, is searchable. Essentially, Advisors4advisors' news aggregation is a searchable database for advisors.
SunGard Tweets On Tuesdays
- Details Category: Advisor Applications
SunGard Financial Systems, the largest technology company in the world of wealth management, is now Tweeting.
A Theory on eBook Readers
- Details Category: Hardware
I have been writing about e-readers for about a year now. In recent months I have also had discussions with financial services executives about the digital devices and some real world scenarios.
As some background - the e-reader is a digital device that is handheld and can carry a large number of full length books and other publications in memory. I have been using an Amazon Kindle and have also had a chance to see and feel the Sony e-reader. The Kindle is very versatile and has enabled me to carry around 7 to 10 books I have on my reading list. I have used it on the road during travel as well
Read Internet Content More Efficiently with Readability
- Details Category: Web
Here's an easy tech tip that should help everyone read content on the Internet more efficiently.
It's a pet peeve of mine to open an article on a website only to be bombarded with all the requisite distractions, including:
The gigantic banner ad at the top
Three tiers of navigation bars to all of the site's content
A wide sidebar featuring not-so-related articles, most emailed content, and discounts on your auto insurance
All of these distractions mean that the content you're really interested in reading is squished into a column no wider than 3 inches that you end up scrol
