Well, it's harvest time for us in public accounting. And that means squeezing every ounce of productivity out of every hour. Over the years we've looked at about every part of the production "chain" looking for weak links and opportunities to improve. When Windows came along many of us were distressed about the mouse and it seemed to call for "hands off the keyboard". Many super-users have adapted and now find the
TAB key is their ticket to progress. Unfortunately, most keyboards don't "feature" the TAB key in a fashion that's real effective for data intensive operations. If your tax prep program (and/or write-up, depreciation, accounting, etc.) calls for a TAB key to advance to the next field you might want to take a look at the ZTab keyboard from Zeomi. The keyboard sports an extra, and very well placed, TAB key, adjacent to the number pad. Very convenient indeed! The company was co-founded by Roger Barlow, an Alabama CPA.
While not a productivity "home-run" it just might be a single. One big plus is its sub $30 selling price. Even if you DON'T find it to be a handy addition, hey ... it's only $30!
gll
