Categories: "Professional"

Professional Welcome

Welcome to the professional section of my blog. The blog entries in this section are intended to cover subjects in my primary areas of expertise, particularly accounting and information technology. Design, consulting and business related topics are some of the other areas I have focused on in the past. My resume can be reviewed at http://www.tylerhosting.com/dbell/resume to see what projects I have been involved with in these areas.

The categories are not broken down further, but the following are some of subjects of interest in each of the areas that I anticipate discussing.

Accounting
Taxation, consulting, non-profit

Business
Manufacturing, inventory control

Consulting
Small business

Financial Planning
Individual financial, retirement, and tax planning

Information Technology
Web development, database development, software, project management

Tax Accounting
Individual and business tax law, preparation, and planning

The efforts in this section will also be focused on identifying solutions in these areas than discussing personal concerns. When I consolidated my blogs into one I decided to leave most of the older log entries of a personal nature in a separate section for now. 

Real World Project Management

September 27th, 2008
<posted on it-toolbox.com> School update. I've been doing well in all of my classes and my coursework requirements are getting a little interesting. One of the courses is Systems Analysis and Design, a subject I took once at a lower level. In tha… more »

When I Grow Up

September 15th, 2008
<posted on it-toolbox.com> There are a few "life" things that I've learned in school this week, but so I don't stray from the subject too often, I'm keeping those to myself for now. Instead, I'm going to look at why I am here in this community. W… more »

Back to School

September 10th, 2008
<posted on it-toolbox.com> After a few decades in the workforce, I'm going back to school in the Computer Information Systems degree program at The University of Texas at Tyler. I already subscribe to several lists here and elsewhere and follow s… more »

An IT Education

August 30th, 2008
Today I completed my third day at University of Texas at Tyler. I am studying Computer Information Systems and have 2 years of classes to complete the degree requirements. Many IT professionals have opinions about the direction that more »

Our365 photos

July 6th, 2008
I came across this help wanted ad in the Tyler Paper today. Our365 has an opening for a strong sales & customer service oriented person to take babies' first more »

Lowe's: Kudos or Warning?

July 6th, 2008
Do you check your register receipt? Last week I decided to use my $25 project discount card at Lowe's to get materials to install new gutters. I made my list checked it twice got the pricing directly from the more »

The Microsoft Word Spike

June 17th, 2008
One of the most frustrating things for me is to be in a meeting or activity and be inundated with stuff I've already heard before. This is particularly true when it comes to computers and on Sunday morning at church. Similarly it is quite exciting when more »