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Lee Pender is a veteran writer who has been with Rightworks since March 2020. Lee spent almost 15 years as a journalist for information technology trade magazines, including CIO, Redmond Channel Partner and what is now eWeek. His experience as a corporate content writer includes stints with a vendor of tax-compliance applications, a website for entrepreneurs and a tech-focused marketing agency.
Lee lives north of Boston with his wife, his two children and his mother. In his personal time, he enjoys swimming and coaching youth soccer. He is a Boston sports fan and a faithful follower of West Ham United, an English soccer club. Lee previously lived in Paris and Rotterdam and has traveled throughout Europe. He still speaks French. Lee earned a degree in journalism from TCU many years ago and is a proud Horned Frog.
Posts by Lee Pender
So, you’ve decided to run your critical business applications in the cloud. You’re up and running with QuickBooks® Desktop and maybe some other important apps as well. What’s next? What…
Old habits might die hard, but if you want to adhere to cybersecurity best practices, they have to die—now. Your employees might be putting your firm at risk and not…
*This blog is part of the April 2023 Thought Leader newsletter ‘Aristophanes’ didn’t work for Felix Unger when The Odd Couple crossed paths with TV game show mainstay “Password” in…
If you think you have cybersecurity under control, think again. While familiar threats such as ransomware are still dangerous for firms, new threats are emerging every day that are even…
Remote work wasn’t just a pandemic-era trend. It’s here to stay. Employees love the improved work-life balance it offers, and employers like the cost savings and reduced turnover. Remote work…
*This blog is part of the March 2023 Thought Leader newsletter Maybe people should have seen this coming back in 1968, when the HAL 9000 computer from the movie “2001:…
Accountants of a certain age will remember the 1983 movie War Games, in which a pre-Ferris Bueller Matthew Broderick and his classmate, played by fellow generational icon Ally Sheedy, narrowly…
Your workload during tax season isn’t getting any lighter, and it’s likely to become heavier in the years to come. Accountants are leaving the profession in massive numbers, and young…
The number of young college graduates choosing to become accountants is shrinking. As demand for accountants shows no signs of abating, that’s a problem for firms and to the future…
Some things about a new year are almost inevitable: resolutions, a post-holiday hangover and predictions for what will happen in the year to come. You’ll have to decide how to…
Oh, cybercrime is scary, all right—and getting worse all the time. In November, SlashNext reported a 61% increase in malicious URLs since the end of 2021. That works out to…
It’s that time of year to create your accounting New Year’s resolutions for 2023! What should be at the top of your list for the new year? Outsource more tasks….