[jeff]

I have a question that I hope you can help me with…. I purchased the Becker CD’s and installed them on my PC. I have taken and passed all but one of the exams (BEC left).. I was checking to see if my software was up to date and noticed an expiration date of November 2013.. Does this mean my software ( downloaded from my CD’s) will no longer work after November….or will it no longer be supported but I can still take practice exams and do study questions etc?

Jeff Elliott, CPA (KS) | Another71 | NINJA CPA | NINJA CMA | NINJA CPE

[Anonymous]

@ZSRizvi Read The F&%king Question 🙂 kin to RTMFQ

It is the downfall of many of us, even LOTR fans 😉

[Anonymous]

@ZSRizvi Read The F&%king Question 🙂 kin to RTMFQ

It is the downfall of many of us, even LOTR fans 😉

[ZSRizvi]

LOL! Well if that's the case, I can attest to the fact that I would have solved so many problems a lot faster if I had read the question 1)Properly and 2) ENTIRELY.

I keep thinking of the time limit and in my rush, I just skim through the question before starting on the answer.

Huge mistake.

BEC (July 2013)
FAR (OCT 2013)
REG (NOV 2013)
AUD (JAN 2014)

The CPA Exam is an opponent that not even the Fellowship of the Ring would want to come across.

I have a long...long...journey ahead of me.

[ZSRizvi]

LOL! Well if that's the case, I can attest to the fact that I would have solved so many problems a lot faster if I had read the question 1)Properly and 2) ENTIRELY.

I keep thinking of the time limit and in my rush, I just skim through the question before starting on the answer.

Huge mistake.

BEC (July 2013)
FAR (OCT 2013)
REG (NOV 2013)
AUD (JAN 2014)

The CPA Exam is an opponent that not even the Fellowship of the Ring would want to come across.

I have a long...long...journey ahead of me.

[Amay]

@ZSRizvi Yes it is very annoying, we just need to make sure we don't do the same during test time 🙂

By the way, I just came up with an easy way to remember an IT concept. IT is killing me right now…definitely not my strength with this exam :/

To remember components of BIS (Business Information System) think “Please Don't Have Slow Network” cause I gotta get down to “Business”!

Please = PEOPLE

Don't = DATA

Have = HARDWARE

Slow = SOFTWARE

Network = NETWORK

If anyone has any other tips to remember this stuff please do share!!! 🙂

BEC: 73, 81
AUD: 85
FAR: 71, 77
REG: 74, 75...finally DONE! 😀

*This is my 2nd attempt at the CPA exam. For all of you who have failed this exam many times, given up on it, or taken a break like me, remember that it is still possible to finish what you started...failure is the opportunity to begin again more intelligently 🙂

[Amay]

@ZSRizvi Yes it is very annoying, we just need to make sure we don't do the same during test time 🙂

By the way, I just came up with an easy way to remember an IT concept. IT is killing me right now…definitely not my strength with this exam :/

To remember components of BIS (Business Information System) think “Please Don't Have Slow Network” cause I gotta get down to “Business”!

Please = PEOPLE

Don't = DATA

Have = HARDWARE

Slow = SOFTWARE

Network = NETWORK

If anyone has any other tips to remember this stuff please do share!!! 🙂

BEC: 73, 81
AUD: 85
FAR: 71, 77
REG: 74, 75...finally DONE! 😀

*This is my 2nd attempt at the CPA exam. For all of you who have failed this exam many times, given up on it, or taken a break like me, remember that it is still possible to finish what you started...failure is the opportunity to begin again more intelligently 🙂

[ZSRizvi]

That's a great mnemonic!

I'm with you on the IT part; for me it's a combination of just being too abstract for me to remember as well as it just bores me. I have a hard time learning things that I find to be dull.

My strongest topics so far are Economics, strategic planning, and financial management. The other three (especially IT and corporate governance) I'm struggling with because the concepts are harder for me to follow. Especially applying the Framework and ERM to specific situations.

BEC (July 2013)
FAR (OCT 2013)
REG (NOV 2013)
AUD (JAN 2014)

The CPA Exam is an opponent that not even the Fellowship of the Ring would want to come across.

I have a long...long...journey ahead of me.

[ZSRizvi]

That's a great mnemonic!

I'm with you on the IT part; for me it's a combination of just being too abstract for me to remember as well as it just bores me. I have a hard time learning things that I find to be dull.

My strongest topics so far are Economics, strategic planning, and financial management. The other three (especially IT and corporate governance) I'm struggling with because the concepts are harder for me to follow. Especially applying the Framework and ERM to specific situations.

BEC (July 2013)
FAR (OCT 2013)
REG (NOV 2013)
AUD (JAN 2014)

The CPA Exam is an opponent that not even the Fellowship of the Ring would want to come across.

I have a long...long...journey ahead of me.

[Amay]

I am weak on Corporate Governance too!! Definitely reviewing that and IT last!

BEC: 73, 81
AUD: 85
FAR: 71, 77
REG: 74, 75...finally DONE! 😀

*This is my 2nd attempt at the CPA exam. For all of you who have failed this exam many times, given up on it, or taken a break like me, remember that it is still possible to finish what you started...failure is the opportunity to begin again more intelligently 🙂

[Amay]

I am weak on Corporate Governance too!! Definitely reviewing that and IT last!

BEC: 73, 81
AUD: 85
FAR: 71, 77
REG: 74, 75...finally DONE! 😀

*This is my 2nd attempt at the CPA exam. For all of you who have failed this exam many times, given up on it, or taken a break like me, remember that it is still possible to finish what you started...failure is the opportunity to begin again more intelligently 🙂

[Anonymous]

Alright ninjas. Hitting the sack for tonight. Exam tomorrow at noon, argh.

Good luck to all!

[Anonymous]

Alright ninjas. Hitting the sack for tonight. Exam tomorrow at noon, argh.

Good luck to all!

[Amay]

Thanks GL to you!

BEC: 73, 81
AUD: 85
FAR: 71, 77
REG: 74, 75...finally DONE! 😀

*This is my 2nd attempt at the CPA exam. For all of you who have failed this exam many times, given up on it, or taken a break like me, remember that it is still possible to finish what you started...failure is the opportunity to begin again more intelligently 🙂

[Amay]

Thanks GL to you!

BEC: 73, 81
AUD: 85
FAR: 71, 77
REG: 74, 75...finally DONE! 😀

*This is my 2nd attempt at the CPA exam. For all of you who have failed this exam many times, given up on it, or taken a break like me, remember that it is still possible to finish what you started...failure is the opportunity to begin again more intelligently 🙂

[ZSRizvi]

Good luck bluegirl! And tell us how it goes. 🙂

BEC (July 2013)
FAR (OCT 2013)
REG (NOV 2013)
AUD (JAN 2014)

The CPA Exam is an opponent that not even the Fellowship of the Ring would want to come across.

I have a long...long...journey ahead of me.

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