Roooar Magazine Issue 20

FROM THE EDITOR’S DEN
I am an ‘80s kid, after school each day was spent
wandering the neighbourhood to go see our
mates. When it was home time, Dad would stand
work something on a T Ledger they think I am crazy,
you don’t get taught accounting these days with
something as old school as T Ledgers.
out front and whistle and no matter where in the
neighbourhood we were, we would hear it and would
go home. We didn’t have Netflix or internet. If we
wanted to call our friends we’d have to use a phone.
With a cord attached to it! Yes, the days were simple.
Technology has changed how we work and even
with all the advances we have, they just keep on
coming. Most of the advances are extraordinary; we
can connect with more people in realtime around
the world. But with that comes more isolation
We were lucky; there wasn’t social media, mobile
phones, or the constant need to be connected.. We
got to disconnect from the outside world when we
needed. But, we also learned about technology and
from actual human interaction, lack of boundaries
between home life and business life, and a certain
expectation that we are always available for our
clients and customers.
by the time we were leaving school we were able to
access the internet, have mobiles, and email.
The ‘80s kid got to learn how to do our jobs with
the benefit of technology but also by getting our
In this issue of Roooar we explore all the pros and
cons of technology, how we can use it to better our
businesses and lives, and some of the lessons to
learn along the way.
hands dirty. We had intimate
knowledge of the nuts and bolts
of the work we did. When I have
trained people on accounting
packages and asked them to
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