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If your blood pressure is on the rise as you watch the calendar race towards
the deadline for your annual tax reckoning, take comfort in the knowledge
that you're not alone. Also take comfort in the fact that there are plenty of
software solutions designed t o make the process o f calculating and
submitting your taxes as painless as possible.
Complex taxes are still best handled by accountants, but those Canadians
who don't own multiple businesses, deal in off-shore accounts, or control
millions of dollars worth of investments have the potential to be well served
by the ever-expanding selection of tax software packages on the market.
Here's how a few popular packages stack up against each other.
°LichTax Standard
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This is the big gun. Developed by financial software powerhouse Intuit,
OuickTax was one of the first personal tax software packages available in
Canada and is currently the top selling application of its kind. Users have
access to seven-day email, phone, and Internet support, and a guarantee
that Intuit will cover the penalty of any errors caused by its software that
end up costing users money.
If you've used previous iterations o f OuickTax you'll have no problem
figuring out this year's version. A straightforward interview process leads
users through their taxes. Your responses to early questions let QuickTax
customize the interview to focus on areas in which you might have the
potential to save money.
Priced at $39.95, OuickTax facilitates an unlimited number of returns
for individuals who make less than $25,000, and a maximum o f five
returns for gross incomes greater than $25,000. As was the case with all
of the applications evaluated, most returns can be filed electronically
using NetFile.
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UFile places a strong second after QuickTax, providing a solution similar to
its primary competitor but at a cheaper price — the retail version processes
Taxes made easy. Taxes done light.
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What if I use a Mac?
TaxTron (www.taxtron.ca) was the only installed application we looked at that
supports a Macintosh OS. It further distinguishes itself by raising the income
limitation for free filing to $30,000 as opposed to its competitors' $25,000
ceiling. A license to file a single return with a gross income over $30,000 is just
$12.99, while a ten return license costs $24.99.
Another solution for Mac users could be a Web-based tax application.
Most online tax services can be accessed from both PCs and Macs, and
have the potential to be significantly less expensive than their locally
hosted counterparts. Here area few Web-based options:
OuickTax Web (www.quicktaxweb.com) Provides the depth of OuickTax
Standard but with pay-per-return pricing starting at $19.95.
UFile.ca (www.ufile.ca) Just as full-featured as its PC-based cousin, but
allows an individual return to be processed for $14.95.
SnapTax (www.snaptax.ca) Made by the people behind OuickTax, it's an
uncomplicated way to process simpler taxes and costs just $9.95 per return.
ten returns with gross incomes greater than $25,000 for only $19.99.
As with OuickTax, UFile leads users through a simple interview that makes
information entry fast and easy, ensuring that users spend little or no time
fussing over T1 line items that shouldn't concern them.
UFile employs a sophisticated tax logic called MaxBack that purportedly
analyzes every possible means of lowering individual taxes, similar to
OuickTax's double checking system. Relatively simple returns based on
the same financial information generated identical bottom lines i n
both applications.
While several tax software packages offer either a slapdash solution or no
solution at all for Quebecers, UFile goes out of its way to cater to residents of
Canada's predominantly francophone province. As information is entered
during the interview process, UFile automatically fills out both federal and
Quebec provincial forms simultaneously. I t also permits users t o file
electronically with both Revenue Quebec and Revenue Canada.
Genu Tax
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A relative newcomer to the tax software market, GenuTax is a direct response
to two common criticisms leveled at other tax preparation applications.
The first criticism is that many consumers feel as though they are forced
into buying software that hardly changes from year to year, save a few
amendments made to accommodate evolving tax regulations. By contrast
GenuTax is a multi-year application, which means users need only buy the
software once, then download an annual update for free in following years.
The second criticism is that most tax software limits the number of returns
users can generate. GenuTax permits an unlimited number of returns to be
created, regardless of income size, with restrictions imposed only against
persons or organizations calculating taxes for a fee.
It sounds almost too good to be true, but there are a couple of wrinkles that
GenuTax has yet to iron out. For starters, it isn't available to Quebecers.
Secondly, the $34.99 application's interview process isn't as refined or
accessible as that of its competitors.
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D V, o r N o t D V
Video, for pleasure and for business restaurants, banquet halls and conference facilities, recreational activities
TV is usually described as an entertainment medium; watching video is and summer camps, retail sales and the arts - photographers and
normally a leisure activity. Leaving aside matters of content quality and videographers, naturally, but painters, sculptors and performing artists, too.
delivery platform for just one moment, we know that most viewing is for (I'm sure there are more unique ideas out there, and I'd love to hear about
pleasure, not for business. how you use video in your business; write to me using the email address at
But not always. Sole proprietors, SOHO (small office, home office) workers the end of this article.)
and enterprise employees alike can use digital media techniques and But no matter what the business, the goals are the same: Increased sales.
technologies to boost their business and achieve greater success. Digital Enhanced marketing and promotion. Reduced travel time. Better customer
video, and the many new ways it's acquired, packaged and distributed, can communications and end-user support. Always-on product availability.
be particularly helpful. More effective training and development. Engaging new product launches
Video presents many advantages as a marketing and communications tool. and announcements.
Defining your company's unique selling points to the marketplace is crucial Whatever your business, and whatever the objectives you have for it,
to its growth and success, and video can be used to deliver that message another key benefit of video is its portability. Even when videocassettes
over and over again, with regularity and dependability. Video has great (remember VHS, much less 3/4-inch?) were the norm, it was relatively easy
emotional impact, and so can be used to build a meaningful relationship with to carry video programming around - although carrying a TV was not!
the customer. It can also be used to present detailed information and step- Now, portable media devices, like the iPod and many other products that
by-step instruction, and so is a tremendous tool for product demonstration combine a liquid crystal display (LCD) and a miniature storage device (be it
and service support. hard drive, memory card or optical disk), make carrying a screen just as
Whether a small home-based operation, a store-front business or a major easy as carrying the content.
multi-national, video can help different businesses in different ways. I've I've been playing with an iPod remote docking station from Marware, for
met with people working in all kinds of companies that use video in some example, that's used to connect an iPod to a TV or home theatre system. The
shape, manner or form: real estate, travel and tourism, construction, iPod is nice, but photos, videos and music can be presented to greater
effect o n larger screens and bigger
stereos using Marware's simple cable
connections. [Even S-video, for higher
quality viewing, i s supported). Such
docking devices are small, lightweight
and easy to carry around. In the case of
the Marware unit, its USB connection
means content can be downloaded from
a computer to the iPod, and that the iPod
can be charged, quickly and easily.
The Wolverine MVP 9000, another
portable media player now o n t h e
market, combines t h e audio/video/
photo playback portability o f the iPod
with memory card compatibility, a voice
recorder, and USB connectivity t o a
60GB or 9068 internal hard drive. The
Wolverine, too, can be connected to TV
or stereo systems, but it also comes in a
Marware iPod cable connection
unique traveling case with its own built-
in speaker, h a n d y f o r desktop o r
boardroom table presentations to small
groups of people.
Perhaps portable media players are not
seen a s a critical component o f
business operation, but how about the
phone? There are not many companies
without telephone capability, and that
also m e a n s t h e r e ' s n o t m a n y
companies without video capability.
Cell phones, as we all know, have been
imbued with any number of additional

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capabilities and functions beyond simply sharing the spoken word. Photo-
taking and video-making, in particular, turn the phone into a Swiss Army
Knife of the media world.
Now, a new Xcute GSM phone from Texas Instruments may even surpass
the capabilities of many cameras, much less phones. It's described as the
first 8-megapixel GSM phone in the world, and it features built-in audio and
video codecs to allow playback and recording of MP3, WMA, MPEG-4 and
DivX video files. Video can be recorded in real-time (up to 30 frames per
second) at resolutions up to 640 x 480. Digital imagery from the phone can
be viewed on computers, TVs, or other compatible handheld devices.
So, phones are morphing into cameras, but they are also becoming
scanners, in the sense that new functions anticipated to appear in wireless
cell phones include the ability to capture metadata from objects all around us
That data can be visible, like a barcode or the TR" codes popular in Japan,
or it could be invisible, such a s "steganographic" information, which
involves hiding or encoding digital information in a photographic image. It is
invisible t o the human eye b u t extractable b y complex algorithms
embedded in the camera phone.
One company, scanR, lets the camera phone be used as a scanner, copier
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certain kinds of barcodes and allows the user to download product

information, ringtones and wallpapers. Another company, Mobot, has a tool
to scan and recognize photographed advertisements, products and logos,
then uses visual recognition technology to provide additional product or
related service information. So digital imagery and video content is
becoming more and more tightly integrated into business operations
and infrastructure.
Previously we've spoken about many tools, techniques and technologies
used to create and deliver engaging digital video content in this column.
New products with new features are always coming onto the market, and a
couple of new software packages are worth noting in that they directly
support the notion of creating and delivering video anywhere, anytime, in
almost any shape, size or flavour required.
For Windows users, Wildform has released new software with the ability to
capture audio and video from a camera, microphone or VTR; conversion
tools for video, PowerPoint and Flash formatted files; timeline-based
editing tools for assembling video, together with text, graphics, animation
and sound; and a suite of drawing, flowcharting and text tools.
Its output choices include motion media for the Internet, SOHO networks
or corporate intranets, VTRs,CO-ROMs and mobile devices, as well as
PowerPoint,PDF,HTMLand plain old paper.
For the Mac world, new Compression Master software from popwire

iPod docking station

Technology supports video conversion to and from almost any format

required for video, TV, portable media and or online delivery, including DV,
Quicklime, MPEG, H.264, 3GPP, Flash,WMVand RealMedia.
Aselection of template presets and user-selectable menu settings give
full control over video encoding choices, from HD to cell phone. Frame
rates, pixel aspect ratios, audio sampling, color conversions, batch
processing and many more functions are supported in the program,
making it a very flexible tool for packaging and delivering video-based
communications, and for building your business.
By Lee Rickwood

Lee Rickwood operates Word On A Wire, an independent company providing editorial,

media production and consulting services to individuals ano companies across North
America. He can be reached at videodaze@goodmedia.com.

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Digital c a m e r a s as business tools
If you run a small business or work on your own, you know that one of the
joys (curses) is that you get to (have to) do everything yourself. If you
already have a decent computer and printer, adding a digital camera to the
mix will expand your possibilities.
If your work involves reports, including pictures o f a relevant detail
enhances the impact of what you say — and digital images can easily be
dropped directly into a word processing document. If you sell products,
you'll need pictures of them for brochures and catalogues or for online
selling sites. Here again, digital will make your job simpler. However, bad
pictures can turn viewers off and reflect badly on you and your business.
Here are some pointers on how to take photos that have a professional flair.
Light it right
Photographic lighting can be defined along a specular-diffuse continuum
the sun and camera flash units are specular light sources, while diffuse
lighting occurs on a bright overcast day or from bounced flash lighting. The
main difference between them is the shadows they create.
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direct a light source to the outside of the tent and whatever you've placed
inside is bathed in a soft, even light.
Context and framing
This has to do with how you locate the main subject within the image frame.
Zoom in close enough to reveal important details of your subject. It is best
to photograph product items individually or in small groups on a neutral
background so nothing else competes for the viewer's attention. With a very
small object, you can place something of known size next to it, which gives
an important clue about its size. If you are involved in field reports, it is
often better to mix close-ups with wider shots that
include the surrounding area, because context i s
often as important as the subject alone. Bring the
camera down closer to the level of the object, so you
achieve a more natural perspective.
Pick the right resolution
Even a mid-range 4-megapixel digital camera will
create images that look good in print or on the Web.
However, you will need to make a different version
for each medium. For high-quality printing, images
should be around 300 pixels per inch but for the Web,
72 pixels per inch is all that's needed. This means an
image you want to appear around three inches wide
would only have to be 210 pixels across for the Web,
but around 900 pixels across for print. Putting the
larger version online isn't a good idea, mainly
because big images slow down Web page loading —
which tends to drive visitors away.
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In the home office, space comes at a premium. were similar across the various MFPs. Monochrome printing was tested
As such, the technology the home office uses needs to fill many roles using a standard printed page with no formatting beyond carriage returns,
without wasting valuable real estate. netting an approximately five per cent black coverage page. Colour printing
Mu`tifunction printers (MFFs) fit this bill, incorporating many oft-used was tested using t h e f i r s t p a g e o f t h e Color Printing Te s t a t
office functions into one relatively small device. MFPs mash printer, copier, nemesis lonesta rorg/s it e/color_t est.ht ml.
scanner and sometimes fax machine into one, requiring much less desk The manufacturer supplied print speeds for both colour anc mono-
space and acting as an all-in-one document centre. chrome are also listed. Real world print times differ greatly from the
It should be noted, however, that an inkjet MFP is only suitable for light duty manufacturer-listed ppm.
where photocopying is concerned; ink cartridges are cost prohibitive when All MFPs tested include drivers and software for Windows and Mac OS X.
used as a primary copier. Don't sell off your Kinko's prepaid card just yet.
Recently, some MFPs have opted to leave out the dedicated faxing element Canon Pixma M800
of the equation. In this case, users can get a simple electronic faxing service SS/S www.canon.ca
that delivers received faxes to email with all the benefits that go along with. Listed print speed - Black: 30 ppm L i s t e d print speed - Colour 24 ppm
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from those sent through conventional means. Non-interpolated scanning resolution: 2400 x 4800 dpi
In addition to looking after the needs of the home office, MFPs often pull Number of ink cartridges: 6
double duty, acting as the family printer on weekends and after work Accepted media / direct print standard: Memory Stick, CompactFlash,
hours. Some of the printers tested here opt to put focus on the after work SmartMedia, SD Memory Card, MultiMediaCard, Memory Stick PRO, IBM
duties, doing away with the fax machine element and replacing it with a tacrodrive, PictBridge, Canon Bubble Jet Direct
lighted scanning lid for scanning negatives and transparencies as well as Canon's Pixma M800 is the fastest of the printers tested with delivering the
dedicated photo printing inks designed to make the MFP into a digital first five per cent black page in eight seconds with 10 coming through in 59
darkroom of sorts. seconds for an impressive real world ppm of 10.
Personal preference and SOHO needs will dictate the best fit for any Likewise, one colour page was delivered in 13 seconds with five coming
given user. through in 1:36.
We judged the MFPs tested based on the general home office's needs. Print Colour print quality on standard office paper was the most vibrant of the
times are measured from the moment paper is pulled into the printer at the printers tested and is unmatched in photo reproduction quality, delivering
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That said, the M800 is also unmatched in price, coming in a full SIPS higher
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Cant MultiMediaCard, xD-Picture Card, Memory Stick PRO
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sharing across a network are the major selling points while its slow printing
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The 640CW is a short, squat, space-saving design and more closely
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roundup in that it incorporates a landline telephone handset to potentially
eliminate one more device from the desktop. Also, the machine includes a
simple digital answering machine capable of storing up to 29 minutes.
The relatively low resolution scanning bed allows for picture scanning and
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concerned. Our monochrome test page took 29 seconds to print with 10 five
per cent black pages taking over five minutes to print; the last one being
delivered 5:14 after the first page was pulled in to the printer. This works out
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comes with a headset for making Skype calls. The FlashPhone comes with
the Skype application already onboard, so you can turn any computer you
use into your VoIP connection. It's about $50.
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That sound you heard in mid-February was the sound to override basic security prevention when there's the
of millions of Mac users' jaws hitting the floor. After promise of some reward - a free game, naked pits of
years of gloating about Mac's security superiority over some famous person, a top secret love letter - even
Windows, Apple users got news of the first 'virus' to hit when common sense says it's probably a trick. It
the Mac OS operating system in a while. speaks volumes though that the writer of OSX.LeapA
The virus, known as OSX.Leap.A (aka OSX/Leap-A, thought that the lure for Mac users should be a sneak
OSX/Leap and other slight variations), is actually a peak at OSX 10.5 rather than pornography.
worm which infects various files on a Mac OSX system, There are many Windows users out there who run
and spreads itself via the iChat instant messaging their computers in a manner that ensures that they'll
program. It disguises itself as an iChat file transfer of a get infected the next t i m e t h e y g o o u t onto the
file called latestpics.tgz, which promises to be an Internet, but there are also a ton of users who can use
archive of preview photos of the next version of the the 'net on an ongoing basis without worrying that their
Mac OS X operating system, OS X 10.5. system will be compromised, because they use good
Since OSX.Leap.A was released into the wild, it has security practices while online.
infected very few machines (estimated at less than SO The same basic security practices must be followed
at press time). That's partly because the worm needs by Mac users as well. True, Mac OS X is considered
user intervention in order to infect a machine: you have more secure than Windows, both because the user
to knowingly open up the archive, and then actually try is generally prompted f o r a password before any
to open up the resulting file. The other thing keeping major system changes are made, and the fact that
the infection rate low is that users who aren't logged in install base is smaller and therefore security threats
as administrators can't fully infect their systems, so it would find it that much harder to spread. But even Mac
won't propagate; perhaps t h o s e logged i n a s users can be tricked into doing things that override
administrators are wise enough to not simply open basic security.
anything that people send them, as well. On the grand scale, OSX.Leap.A is a failure as a virus,
It's worth noting that one of the key ways that any but it's a massive success in at least one department:
security threat spreads - whether it's on Windows, Mac it serves as a wake-up call t o those i n the Mac
or Linux - is through social engineering, not software community who believe they are immune to viruses
engineering: you don't have to write particularly clever and other security threats simply because they are
code to bypass security lockouts when someone using a Mac. OSX.LeapA proves all too well that that's
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Videogame fan sites give hobbyists an "in" to the industry summit for The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II, we invited
There are hundreds of videogame "fan sites" on the Web, run by ambitious 25 of the top community leaders from around the world for a three-day
and dedicated enthusiasts who devote free time (sometimes as much as exclusive experience at EALA." Invitees were given a behind the scenes
40 hours per week) t o uploading new screenshots and wallpapers, look at the creation process and a chance to play demos and interact with
moderating forums, scouring the Internet for fresh content and tweaking game developers. "We even gave them a chance to create their best 'death
layouts. Their only reward, in many cases, is the knowledge that they're animation' sound effect, with the best voice being put in the game - that
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fans around the world. Last year, as Webmaster of Prince of Persia: Legacy, Alvi was invited to
Fan sites straddle a middle ground between traditional news outlets and Montreal for a tour of Ubisoft's studio and an interview with the producer of
videogame corporations, and game companies are quick to acknowledge Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones, Ben Mattes The interview was, of course,
the important contribution o f fan sites and t h e uniquely "biased" uploaded to the site.
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interviews, previews, and developer quotes; says Postolovski. 'The official

forums are also a great place to find information."
Ryan Kubasa says being Japanese has been a big advantage in helping Here's a look at some of our favourite videogame fan sites
him maintain his Dragon Ouest 8 fan site www.DragonOuest8.org, because from around the Web.
his aunt is able to send him the official Japanese strategy guides, which he Beyond Oblivion
then scans and uses on the site months before the same information is www.elderscrolls.blogspot.com
available in North America. The Castlevania Dungeon
Although fan sites are run on a volunteer basis, and generate little or no httpd/castlevania.classicgaming.gamespy.com/dungeon.html
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events like the Electronic Entertainment Expo [E3). Kameo 360

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exclusive images, desktop wallpapers, game screenshots, banners, http://nwvaultign.com

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Aaron Kaufman, community manager at Electronic Arts: Los Angeles, says http://poplegacy.planets.gamespy.com
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