Oh, No!! It's Tax Time!!!

I'm not going to get into a debate of why we shouldn't have a yearly tax reconciliation process, especially such a complex one; nor am I going to complain about how the working class just keeps paying, and paying....

No... I'm going to bitch about tax software!! For years it bothered me that every year I had to purchase a new program, created by a foreign company. I used to use CanTax, which was written by some American company, and then TaxWiz, now owned by QuickTax.

I'm annoyed that I have to compare prices at different stores, and purchase a whole new software program. Then I found GenuTax - and I really must recommend it. You see, you buy the program ONCE, at a reasonable price. Then every year they send you an updated file. For FREE. I've been using it for four years now.

If you have an extremely complex situation (which I can't imagine at the moment) it may have its limitations, but I found it handled self-employment situations quite well, and I guess I don't have a complex situation otherwise. I've been very happy with it, and I've used to it help friends do their taxes as well.

So, what are you waiting for... click the link and go get it!!!

http://www.genutax.com/


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Computer slow or acting up?

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I've got another tool to recommend. WinUtilities. It's a great piece of software that cleans garbage files off your computer, cleans your registry, and optimizes the memory. And I can tell you hot to get it for free!

I don't know how long this will be available, so don't delay, download it and install you. You'll love it!!

http://dottech.org/freebies/4945

Update June 2009 - WinUtilities freebie is no longer available. I guess You Snooze, You Lose!


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Competition Time

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Ah, spring is in the air!! And with spring comes the Spring Conference for Toastmasters. This year it's being held in Burlington.

Every year I enter the Humorous Speech Contest in the fall, but this will be the first time I enter the International Speech contest. I've decided I've run out of humourous topics - the last one I did was on the funny side of menopause. Everything in life is a learning experience, right? Well, I learned that what I think is funny about menopause, scares the crap out of everyone else. I can't quite describe the feeling when, halfway through my speech I looked out at the audience and realized I had terrorized them! I found that fact quite funny actually, but I didn't even come close to winning! That's okay though - I learned the importance of knowing your audience!

So, here I am trying for the international contest. It doesn't matter if I win or not - it's all just an exercise to see what works. The problem is what I find interesting or inspirational, probably isn't for most people, but we'll see how it goes.

Win or lose, I'll still get something good out of it. Keep your fingers crossed for me!


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