Podcast Episode 1: Hello World

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Finally, after years of planning, episode 1 of the Accounting Unleashed podcast is out! It's not perfect and I will continue to improve the audio quality as I go on but it was important for me to get the first episode recorded and released into the wild. I was very nervous recording this and I actually recorded the whole show twice! I believe it is "good enough" and it feels good to at least have one episode done and published. Now I can begin the work of improving the sound quality, my performance on the mic and a whole host of issues related to the site and podcast.

In this episode I give a brief introduction of who I am and why I'm doing this podcast. I then discuss a QuickBooks error that I encountered 5 minutes before recording the show. That led to a discussion of what I consider to be the proper way to record credit card charges in QuickBooks (or any accounting software). Finally, I finish up with my contact information and I retell my favorite accounting "joke".  I put joke in quotes because it's really not that funny but once you listen to it I think you'll know why it holds a special place in my heart.

Here's a link to the QuickBooks support page that I mention in this episode:

QuickBooks error 3371: Could not initialize license properties

I NEED YOUR QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS!

I am looking for audio questions, comments or feedback that I can use on the show. There are 2 ways to "call in" and leave a message:

1.  Go to http://accountingunleashed.com/voicemail and click the green button labelled "Start recording". This uses the microphone on your computer to let you record a message. It's limited to 90 seconds or less which is perfect for the show. This is my preferred method because the audio quality of the recording is very good.

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2.  Call (417) 413-3248 and leave a message. This is my second choice since the audio quality is not as good. There's no time limit but please try to keep it around 90 seconds if possible.

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