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computerbob··on H&R Block and Intuit Are Lobbying Against Making Tax Filling Free and Easy
I did my tax return with CreditKarma and TaxAct. They came out almost identical. I filed with CreditKarma because it was free. They basically worked the same. It only took me about 10 extra minutes.

It also saved me about 1k since I had done my property taxes wrong. All in all I would say that CreditKarma was worth doing and I would use them again as long as they are free.

Side Note: I have used TurboTax and TaxAct in the past.

computerbob··on The 30-year-old health sector billionaire
I can't agree with you more. I go hiking a lot and have gotten tick bites. There is nothing worse than having to schedule an appointment and going to the doctor just to have something simple done. Biggest waste of time, vacation/sick days and all to do something that is so easy.
computerbob··on What was your best passive income in 2014?
Don't know who downvoted you but I absolutely agree. I have a few homes that I help rent with and having a good tenant is high above and away better than having a bad tenant pay more money. Just the cost alone in time is worth giving a good tenant cheaper rent.
computerbob··on Show HN: Teleport – see what the web looks like from elsewhere in the world
Another small error. If you type in an incorrect url all the page does is says "Error".

Example: http://new.google.com.prx.us.teleport.to/

Otherwise it worked great for me. Awesome job

computerbob··on Working From Home? Here's an Extra Shot of Focus
This is a really interesting idea. I work a lot with desktop tools and am thinking of making a little timer which does something similar and makes tracks which I am doing which could "Yell" at me if I am doing thing on a "ban" list. I like the simplicity of the browser page.
computerbob··on North Dakota oil boom: American Dream on ice
Yeah, I read the article too.
computerbob··on WebFlow
I have never used webflow, but it seems to me that you could create a project and then when you are happy with it, you could "export" the site. This gives you the css/html/js necessary. Then you could put the site on your own hosting and then cancel your plan. That way you would only pay the months that you are actually using it.
computerbob··on Facebook can now read your texts
Thanks!
computerbob··on Facebook can now read your texts
Do you have a link to the google play store? I tried to find it and couldn't. I would love to download it.
computerbob··on Mystery Rock 'Appears' in Front of Mars Rover
Link to the image directly. I also had problems with the gallery.

http://static.ddmcdn.com/gif/blogs/dnews-files-2014-01-myste...

computerbob··on Rdio is Now Free on the Web
I am also on the $4.99/month plan. From what I can see is that for people already on the plan it stays the same. The article reads that if you are subscriped to a plan you will not be moved. I assume they will keep the $5 because the only difference is no ads vs the free version.
computerbob··on How Old Is The Shepherd?
Google Cache: http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:http://...
computerbob··on Winning at Candy Crush
Do you have the code for it? I didn't see the code on your blog? I would be interested to see how it worked.
computerbob··on Nonplussed
[Really, what did you gain by putting that picture on the Internet, anyway?]

It is a memory. Doing shots isn't wrong or bad. Maybe doing 20 of them and then driving home from the bar is bad. Posting pictures is a way to relive a precious moment in time with others.

computerbob··on Mozilla will add H.264 to Firefox as Cisco makes push for WebRTC’s future
As far as I understand it is a way for a 1-1 communication between browsers. No middleman. So when I talk to another browser it is (browser<->browser2) NOT (browser<->Google<->browser2)
computerbob··on Unlocked phones are the way to go
If you have wireless network in your apartment get a google voice number. That is what I had to use for 2 years in my apartment. Forward your Google voice number to your cell phone so that it will ring on your phone, through wireless, just like a normal phone. The only reason I ever used my minutes was when I wasn't within a wireless network.
computerbob··on Reverse Microwave Chills Beer In 45 Seconds
Looks about the same as spinning by beer in my freezers ice tray for about 20 seconds. I would love to know how long you have to wait until the can of beer won't explode.
computerbob··on The humble USB cable is part of an electrical revolution
What I have never figured out is why they don't color coordinate which side is up or down. Green is up, red is down. It would give a instant visual idea of which way to plug it in. Can't image it would cause the cost to go up.
computerbob··on ShowHN: I built a piggybank to dripfeed a new MacBook
This sounds pretty cool. I do not see if it costs anything to do. Am I charged processing fees? Pay per month to dripfeed? EDIT: I found the FAQ link. https://www.dripfeed.co/faq. Looks like it is 3%
computerbob··on Facebook Android app sends phone number to Facebook servers without consent
what if you don't have your gps on?
computerbob··on Facebook Android app sends phone number to Facebook servers without consent
on my phone I can disable it
computerbob··on iOS 7 As Defense
can this get flagged as fanboyism blog spam...wow this is just terrible
computerbob··on My last name is correct and your DB validation is stupid
I also have a Dutch "Van" in my last name and have given up trying to use the " " (space) in my last name. It just isn't worth the hassle of trying to use it. But I totally agree with you in saying "It's not the end of the world".
computerbob··on Nexus: The best of Google, now in three sizes
I just bought the nexus 7, but I might be buying the nexus 10. Finally being able to have different accounts on one tablet is awesome.
computerbob··on Ancestry.com Acquired for $1.6 Billion
It seems that the site is down. Would they close "FamilySearch.org" because of the acquisition? Or is this because of AWS?
computerbob··on Rumor: Microsoft In Acquisition Talks With Rdio
That might be...I only ever did a trial on a mobile (htc thunderbolt). Guess I can't be any help then.
computerbob··on Rumor: Microsoft In Acquisition Talks With Rdio
I am also a subscriber...do you use the desktop application or the web app in your browser. I found the desktop application to be terrible (as you described) however have found much much better luck with the browser. Ever since then I only use the web app and maybe have it buffer (stop playing) maybe once or at most twice a day.
computerbob··on Tough Title City - A video game in your browser's title bar
I also only get squares. But if you hold down the space key you get endless amount of points :)
computerbob··on Source Sans Pro: Adobe’s first open source font family
Thank you for your response. This makes much more sense. Never realized how intense fonts were.
computerbob··on Source Sans Pro: Adobe’s first open source font family
Can I ask why this is such a big deal. I mean besides the point that adobe is opening something up for "open source". Is there a lack of fonts?
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