This is why I use different services for different things. While I absolutely love gmail, I don't use it for my primary webmail account. Instead, I use Yahoo! (though I hate those ads at the bottom of messages). This is because I use Google as my search engine of choice. And for messaging, I use AIM. I don't want companies to be able to attach seemingly disparate portions of my life together into a single profile. Sure, it can still be done, but diversifying makes things that much more difficult.
"Examples of items subject to use tax include purchases made over the Internet or the telephone from an out-of-state seller who does not collect tax, and items purchased while visiting another state or country."
You can find more information on Texas use tax on this page. You might want to read over the "at a glance" section...
...maybe you live in a state (or outside the states) that has a sales tax for online purchases but, I don't.
Are you sure?!? This form sure does look like they expect you to pay taxes for purchases made online.
From the first few lines of that form:
"Examples of items subject to use tax include purchases made over the Internet or the telephone from an out-of-state seller who does" (emphasis mine)
You clearly haven't paid any attention to how the Macintosh operating system has been named for the past 15+ years. Once upon a time, there was System 6 and System 7 (I think only the Finder had a version number before then), both of which had other version numberings after them (eg, System 7, 7.1.1). It was then changed to 'MacOS' from 'System' for the release of version 8 (eg, MacOS 8, 8.5.1). They've kept a similar naming scheme since then, with the 10 being replaced by a roman numeral X.
The product name is 'OS X' (oh ess ten). This is similar to how the product name for windows is 'Windows XP' The version number of the program is 10.4, the same way the version number of XP is 5.1. On the Mac side, they refer to the product name + the version number (ie, OS X 10.4.8). On the Windows side, the version number is usually left off, instead being replaced by service pack number (ie, Windows XP Service Pack 2).
I do page layout and having two monitors is definitely a productivity booster. I keep the main InDesign window on my main monitor, with the original Word document or PDF or whatever fullscreened on the second monitor. If I ever need to refer to the original for formatting or to verify the accuracy of something, it's always right there ready to go. Also, it gives me extra space to keep some of the lesser-used floating palettes open without obstructing my main workspace.
What I want to see is a list of the 50 middle tech products of all time. Which are the most mediocre? Which products excel at mediocrity? Inquiring minds want to know!
But once you saw the list, you'd think that it was just a giant Microsoft marketing campaign...
The format is still locked to the Ipod, which is entirely the problem!
Ummm, no it's not. AAC is a fairly standard format (though not as ubiquitous as mp3). Many players out there will play non-DRM'd AAC files with no problem. The Zune comes to mind. Hell, my Samsung phone will play them. This is a good thing all around. And since album prices are staying the same, I can only view this as a good move.
Good to see that Jenny Toomey continues to fight the good fight. For those who don't know, she ran an independent record label during the 90s (Simple Machines) and has always been an advocate of independent labels and musicians. Several years ago she started the Future of Music Coalition, which is one of the groups spearheading this campaign. Keep up the good work, Jenny!
Actually, the products that they're talking about are machines like this. To the best of my knowledge, HP were the only big-name company that actually attempted to market HTPCs as standalone entertainment centers. Everyone else seems to market their machines as "a computer you can hook up to your TV." So, in that sense, I don't think they were making tons of money at all, since they were vastly overpriced and never seemed to go anywhere...
If the company doesn't exist in your state, why should you have to pay tax on purchases from them?
Actually, in most places you are technically supposed to pay taxes on them (called 'use taxes'). However, it's not up to the seller to collect them--you're supposed to report it yourself on your state/local tax forms as 'purchases made out of state or jurisdiction'. The thing is that hardly anyone ever reports/pays them and the states don't bother going after them for it.
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This is why I use different services for different things. While I absolutely love gmail, I don't use it for my primary webmail account. Instead, I use Yahoo! (though I hate those ads at the bottom of messages). This is because I use Google as my search engine of choice. And for messaging, I use AIM. I don't want companies to be able to attach seemingly disparate portions of my life together into a single profile. Sure, it can still be done, but diversifying makes things that much more difficult.
There have been several years that could be abbreviated, "'03", in the last five hundred years.
Let's see. 1803, 1603, 2003, and 1703 are the ones I can think of. What am I missing?
Agreed. We should also create a .terror domain--it'd help make tracking down those evil evil terra-ists that much easier...
Interesting that you're completely ignoring my prior posts to you that show that the state doesn't support your point of view on taxes...
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Bah! The last part of that got cut off...
"Examples of items subject to use tax include purchases made over the Internet or the telephone from an out-of-state seller who does not collect tax, and items purchased while visiting another state or country."
You can find more information on Texas use tax on this page. You might want to read over the "at a glance" section...
...maybe you live in a state (or outside the states) that has a sales tax for online purchases but, I don't.
Are you sure?!? This form sure does look like they expect you to pay taxes for purchases made online.
From the first few lines of that form:
"Examples of items subject to use tax include purchases made over the Internet or the telephone from an out-of-state seller who does" (emphasis mine)
No, actually he means 'Clarus'...
You clearly haven't paid any attention to how the Macintosh operating system has been named for the past 15+ years. Once upon a time, there was System 6 and System 7 (I think only the Finder had a version number before then), both of which had other version numberings after them (eg, System 7, 7.1.1). It was then changed to 'MacOS' from 'System' for the release of version 8 (eg, MacOS 8, 8.5.1). They've kept a similar naming scheme since then, with the 10 being replaced by a roman numeral X.
If you build a house out of hardened excrements, it is still a house built out of shit even if you paint it pink.
Hah! Shows what you know. I don't have to paint my excrement to get it that pink color...
The product name is 'OS X' (oh ess ten). This is similar to how the product name for windows is 'Windows XP' The version number of the program is 10.4, the same way the version number of XP is 5.1. On the Mac side, they refer to the product name + the version number (ie, OS X 10.4.8). On the Windows side, the version number is usually left off, instead being replaced by service pack number (ie, Windows XP Service Pack 2).
I do page layout and having two monitors is definitely a productivity booster. I keep the main InDesign window on my main monitor, with the original Word document or PDF or whatever fullscreened on the second monitor. If I ever need to refer to the original for formatting or to verify the accuracy of something, it's always right there ready to go. Also, it gives me extra space to keep some of the lesser-used floating palettes open without obstructing my main workspace.
Yeah right. Keep dreaming...
What I want to see is a list of the 50 middle tech products of all time. Which are the most mediocre? Which products excel at mediocrity? Inquiring minds want to know!
But once you saw the list, you'd think that it was just a giant Microsoft marketing campaign...
The format is still locked to the Ipod, which is entirely the problem!
Ummm, no it's not. AAC is a fairly standard format (though not as ubiquitous as mp3). Many players out there will play non-DRM'd AAC files with no problem. The Zune comes to mind. Hell, my Samsung phone will play them. This is a good thing all around. And since album prices are staying the same, I can only view this as a good move.
...install an animated cursor in the first place? Okay, besides the CEO.
My cursor is a big punching glove. It makes hitting that damn monkey that much easier...
Use pictures of candidates (and their names, of coz').
A picture of the candidate and the names of their cousins?
Thoroughly test the voting machines before deploying them? Wow! Why didn't I think of that?
Good to see that Jenny Toomey continues to fight the good fight. For those who don't know, she ran an independent record label during the 90s (Simple Machines) and has always been an advocate of independent labels and musicians. Several years ago she started the Future of Music Coalition, which is one of the groups spearheading this campaign. Keep up the good work, Jenny!
Well, if by "real" he intends to point out just how horribly uneducated the average person is (himself included), then he's got a point...
Actually, the products that they're talking about are machines like this. To the best of my knowledge, HP were the only big-name company that actually attempted to market HTPCs as standalone entertainment centers. Everyone else seems to market their machines as "a computer you can hook up to your TV." So, in that sense, I don't think they were making tons of money at all, since they were vastly overpriced and never seemed to go anywhere...
Ahhh, nicely played... : )
Ahhh, but that brings up an interesting question--which type is less secure? : p
If the company doesn't exist in your state, why should you have to pay tax on purchases from them?
Actually, in most places you are technically supposed to pay taxes on them (called 'use taxes'). However, it's not up to the seller to collect them--you're supposed to report it yourself on your state/local tax forms as 'purchases made out of state or jurisdiction'. The thing is that hardly anyone ever reports/pays them and the states don't bother going after them for it.
I'm looking forward to color-coded "Vista Alert Level" updates
Why do I suspect that the highest level will be blue?