ex-IRS commented on How Do You Get Broadband in the Boonies?

"Maybe he can set up a long-range Wi-Fi link, [news.cnet.com] "Pietrosemoli, president of the Escuela Latinoamerica de Redes (which means networking school of Latin America) established a Wi-Fi link between two computers located in El Aguila and Platillon Mountain, Venezuela."

ex-IRS commented on Step Up to the Soapbox, This Thread is Open

"@Arvin Bautista: For the necessity of repairing permissions, Apple lists some reasons why you may need to repair permissions Under Issues Related to Permissions, [support.apple.com] Here is a good article on repairing permissions, [www.macworld.com]"

ex-IRS commented on Step Up to the Soapbox, This Thread is Open

"@undefined: @Mulder: I think what transient was referring to was: 1."

ex-IRS commented on Step Up to the Soapbox, This Thread is Open

"@undefined: 1."

ex-IRS commented on What's Really The Worst Superhero Movie Of All Time?

"I watched Doc Savage at the movie theater when it came out and I can remember my massive disappointment and thinking, "What a piece of crap!" My dad had dropped us off so I had to sit through the whole movie."

ex-IRS commented on Battle of the Human Accountant Versus TurboTax.com

"1."

ex-IRS commented on Inside The Sprint Customer Service Meltdown

""The CSRs were rigidly timed and judged only on how short their calls were...Even bathroom breaks were monitored," The IRS micro-manages their Customer Service employees EXACTLY like this, and they have even taken the step of having managers follow employees to the bathroom and stand outside the stall and listen in to make sure that the employee is actually using the toilet rather than just taking a mini-break by pretending that they have to use the bathroom. The next time you call the IRS for tax help and get a crappy, unhelpful IRS Customer Service employee, they probably just got back from their bathroom break..."

ex-IRS commented on Sprint Muses Unlimited, Flat Rate Pricing Plan

"Pocket and Cricket in Texas have unlimited minutes for a maximum price of $50 or so."

ex-IRS commented on I-CAN! Files Your State And Federal Tax Returns For Free

"BURA posted "ex-IRS: How exactly would implementing a national free-file online system stop those goals from being met?"

ex-IRS commented on I-CAN! Files Your State And Federal Tax Returns For Free

"The IRS won't ever ban e-filing charges by third parties because the IRS depends on those third parties to meet the goals set by Congress: "...e-filing all computer-prepared returns by 2002 and e-filing 80% of all tax and information returns by 2007." "http://waysandmeans.house.gov/Legacy/oversite/107cong/4-3-01/4-3erns.htm" Also, the IRS saves money from all the salaries, health benefits, etc of all the data transcribers, error corrections clerks, managers, etc."