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Posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jan 28, 2023
=> https://www.propublica.org/article/what-to-know-about-turbotax-before-you-file-taxes ↺ What to Know About TurboTax Before You File Your Taxes
Under the Free File agreement, Americans who make less than $73,000 per year should be able to file their taxes for free with one of the tax preparation companies that partners with the IRS. But this program has>
The story of the Free File program is long and twisting, and it can seem more like a fight against free tax filing than a fight for it. One of the biggest players is Intuit, the maker of TurboTax, one of the lar>
=> https://yewtu.be/watch?v=ziDwNslxP_s ↺ Microsoft Counting Old Office Installs - Invidious
Today we look at how Microsoft is collecting data about old office installs. We will talk about how this is happening, why they might want to, and why we should look to use FOSS office software instead.
=> https://www.theregister.com/2023/01/21/microsoft_office_count_update/ ↺ Microsoft is checking everyone's bags for unsupported Office installs
Microsoft's description of its out-of-support Office census update leaves much to the imagination, including whether the paragraph describing installation of the update, directly contradictin>
Also missing is any explanation of how the update will gather info on Office installations, whether it is collecting any other system information or what exactly will be transmitted and store>
=> https://www.linuxfoundation.org/blog/what-chatgpt-learned-about-the-lfx-mentorship-showcase ↺ What ChatGPT learned about the LFX Mentorship Showcase