TurboTax now charges for each return printed

TurboTax logoI’ve used TurboTax for more than ten years to do my tax returns and those of a few family members.  This year, to milk more money from it’s users, Intuit is requiring you to pay an extra $10 for each return you print after the first one. 

Don’t let Microsoft know about this idea or they might charge us for each document we print with Word.

I will be looking for another good tax return software program.  Any ideas?

Update:  TurboTax backed off their policy.  They will allow you to print more than one return without charging you extra.  Here is the reply I received from them:

Due to customer Feedback, and other changes in the Tax environment, as of yesterday Turbo Tax has decided not to charge for extra returns this year.

TurboTax now includes free electronic filing with every federal return prepared with desktop software products. TurboTax is the only tax software to include both e-filing and audit support with every federal return. 

TurboTax customers can e-file up to five federal tax returns, the limit set by the IRS, and prepare and print multiple returns at no additional cost.

Including free e-filing with every federal return is one more way we help make it easier for TurboTax customers to keep more money in their pockets.

Here is a link to the statement above.

A font that reduces your ink use by 20%

The prints we make for our daily use not only use paper, but also ink. Lots of ink. According to Spranq (a Dutch creative communications company) that is partly unnecessary. They therefore developed a new font: the Ecofont.

Ecofont

A good idea is always simple: how much of a letter can be removed while maintaining the readability? After extensive testing with all kinds of shapes the best results were achieved by using small circles. This resulted in a font that uses up to 20% less ink. Free to download, free to use.

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Update:  Here’s what it looks like in 10 pt.

Ecofont 1pt

Update via J-Walk Blog

Password

A woman was helping her husband set up his computer, and at the appropriate point in the process, she told him that he would now need to enter a password. Something he could remember easily and will use each time he has to log on.

The husband was in a rather amorous mood and figured he would try for the shock effect to bring this to his wife’s attention. So, when the computer asked him to enter his password, he made it plainly obvious to his wife that he was keying in…

Password

P…

E…

N…

I…

S…

His wife fell off her chair laughing when the computer replied:

PASSWORD REJECTED……. NOT LONG ENOUGH

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