Pinging the internet

The interesting results of a hobbyist survey (hacker) of the internet are discussed in this article  http://www.technologyreview.com/news/514066/what-happened-when-one-man-pinged-the-whole-internet/

What CPAs need to know about technology

A panel of experts were asked.   security, mobile computing are clearly in the mix. http://www.journalofaccountancy.com/Issues/2013/Apr/20126957.htm

XBRL tagging in house or outsourced

This article discusses the present trends 
http://www3.cfo.com/article/2013/3/regulation_xbrl-ferf-reserach-insource-outsource-pencils-down-sec

GAO finds fault with usage of IRS webtools

Read inside this article  http://www.nextgov.com/emerging-tech/2013/04/irs-should-be-doing-more-its-website-gao-says/62600/

XBRL tools

This article from Journal of Accountancy is talking about XBRL tools  inclusive of screen capture shots to highlight features  http://www.journalofaccountancy.com/Issues/2013/Apr/20126677.htm

Cloud disruption or outage

according to 40% of IT managers  http://accounting.smartpros.com/x74687.xml