Service software can provide a grip on hard projects

By: Garland M. Baker B.

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Expats can regain control over their personal and business matters in Costa Rica today by employing new, easy-to-use tools.  Many of them are free.

Sometimes getting things done is hard here.  Simple things can turn into frustrations, and harder ones can turn into nightmares.  When contracting professional assistance, in some cases, it seems the contractor is working without a plan.  This-seat-of-the-pants management style can cause expats headaches and outright grief.  

The secret to expat success might just be in the cloud

By: Garland M. Baker B.

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Expats running businesses or tracking investments while struggling with new Costa Rican taxes and accounting rules may find some freedom in the cloud.  The cloud represents powerful computing resources delivered to customers as a service.  By using hardware and software via a connection to the Internet, users can tap applications once only available to the few with money to buy them.