There really is a good reason to take a class this fall: You’ll be just in time to learn QuickBooks, set it up on your computer, and use it … before the end of 2013. If you’re geared up for a crash course, the Weekend Warriors Workshop is perfect for you. If you’d like more time to absorb information, check out the popular Intro to QuickBooks.

All classes are limited to ten students, so you’ll get plenty of individual attention.

Cloud Technology, which allows you to access your company file from anywhere in the world, isn’t the coming thing—it’s already here. One of the Queen’s clients, Modern Sailing School, is using it now to access their accounting data while they’re sailing around the world.

But you need to know about cloud technology even if you aren’t planning on doing your accounting from a remote tropical island…