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Editorial Sitting i n a cubicle f a r m

identified themselves as self-employed.

breathing recycled office air,

It's a long standing dream for many gainfully employed

it's e a s y t o idealize t h e

people to strike out on their own

independent, self-employed

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hours and working to line his

meetings that somehow stretch well past the end of day.

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own pockets.

No waiting until "casual Friday" to wear whatever clothes

Keeping a small or home office running and running

are comfortable. No more long commutes into the

efficiently is no mean feat.

downtown core.

Aside from the supplying the actual product or service the

The reality however is that while independent workers

business offers, there are accounting concerns, new

enjoy a freedom that comes from being their own boss,

business to drum up, meetings to attend, Web sites to

they also have to be their own lackey. Nine-to-five can

maintain, correspondence to keep on top of, invoicing,

stretch out to encompass the entire day.

accounting and an entire world o f other issues and

Technology is a boon for the independent business;

responsibilities that crop up.

from multi-function printers that can print, copy, scan

Combine that with the siren song of time-wasting Web

and fax to software suites designed to keep the books

sites o r daytime soap operas or the shrill cries or

in order and to make things a little easier when the tax

stomping of children's feet while you're trying to be

man cometh.

productive and it's a wonder anything gets done at all.

The independent business is about working smarter, not

But get done it does. After all, the indy business is as

necessarily harder. Choosing the right mix of technology

much about so called "sweat equity" as it is start-up equity.

can help make this a reality.

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T i m e t o pay the H a r p e r 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

What if I use a Mac?

TaxTron (www.taxtron.ca) was the only installed application we looked at that

that you're not alone. Also take comfort in the fact that there are plenty of

supports a Macintosh OS. It further distinguishes itself by raising the income

software solutions designed t o make the process o f calculating and

limitation for free filing to $30,000 as opposed to its competitors' $25,000

submitting your taxes as painless as possible.

ceiling. A license to file a single return with a gross income over $30,000 is just

Complex taxes are still best handled by accountants, but those Canadians who don't own multiple businesses, deal in off-shore accounts, or control

$12.99, while a ten return license costs $24.99.

Another solution for Mac users could be a Web-based tax application.

millions of dollars worth of investments have the potential to be well served

Most online tax services can be accessed from both PCs and Macs, and

by the ever-expanding selection of tax software packages on the market.

have the potential to be significantly less expensive than their locally

Here's how a few popular packages stack up against each other.

hosted counterparts. Here area few Web-based options:

°LichTax Standard v v.quicktax.ca

Standard but with pay-per-return pricing starting at $19.95.

OuickTax Web (www.quicktaxweb.com) Provides the depth of OuickTax

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

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.

that Intuit will cover the penalty of any errors caused by its software that end up costing users money.

ten returns with gross incomes greater than $25,000 for only $19.99.

If you've used previous iterations o f OuickTax you'll have no problem

As with OuickTax, UFile leads users through a simple interview that makes

figuring out this year's version. A straightforward interview process leads

information entry fast and easy, ensuring that users spend little or no time

users through their taxes. Your responses to early questions let QuickTax

fussing over T1 line items that shouldn't concern them.

customize the interview to focus on areas in which you might have the potential to save money.

UFile employs a sophisticated tax logic called MaxBack that purportedly analyzes every possible means of lowering individual taxes, similar to

Priced at $39.95, OuickTax facilitates an unlimited number of returns

OuickTax's double checking system. Relatively simple returns based on

for individuals who make less than $25,000, and a maximum o f five

the same financial information generated identical bottom lines i n both applications.

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.

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

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UFile places a strong second after QuickTax, providing a solution similar to

Quebec provincial forms simultaneously. I t also permits users t o file electronically with both Revenue Quebec and Revenue Canada.

its primary competitor but at a cheaper price — the retail version processes Genu Tax wt•:w.genutax.ca 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 Taxes made easy. Taxes done light.

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.

But not always. Sole proprietors, SOHO (small office, home office) workers

how you use video in your business; write to me using the email address at 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.

Video presents many advantages as a marketing and communications tool.

More effective training and development. Engaging new product launches 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.

Whether a small home-based operation, a store-front business or a major

hard drive, memory card or optical disk), make carrying a screen just as 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 shape, manner or form: real estate, travel and tourism, construction,

example, that's used to connect an iPod to a TV or home theatre system. The 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

Marware iPod cable connection

or stereo systems, but it also comes in a unique traveling case with its own builtin 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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Digital Imaging capabilities and functions beyond simply sharing the spoken word. Photo-

So, phones are morphing into cameras, but they are also becoming

taking and video-making, in particular, turn the phone into a Swiss Army

scanners, in the sense that new functions anticipated to appear in wireless

Knife of the media world.

cell phones include the ability to capture metadata from objects all around us

Now, a new Xcute GSM phone from Texas Instruments may even surpass

That data can be visible, like a barcode or the TR" codes popular in Japan,

the capabilities of many cameras, much less phones. It's described as the

or it could be invisible, such a s "steganographic" information, which

first 8-megapixel GSM phone in the world, and it features built-in audio and

involves hiding or encoding digital information in a photographic image. It is

video codecs to allow playback and recording of MP3, WMA, MPEG-4 and

invisible t o the human eye b u t extractable b y complex algorithms

DivX video files. Video can be recorded in real-time (up to 30 frames per

embedded in the camera phone.

second) at resolutions up to 640 x 480. Digital imagery from the phone can be viewed on computers, TVs, or other compatible handheld devices.

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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.

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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.

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joys (curses) is that you get to (have to) do everything yourself. If you

forgiving than specular lighting and it's flattering to both people and objects.

already have a decent computer and printer, adding a digital camera to the

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tent, which is a unit made of translucent white material. These have become

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to photograph product items individually or in small groups on a neutral

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background so nothing else competes for the viewer's attention. With a very

lighting occurs on a bright overcast day or from bounced flash lighting. The

small object, you can place something of known size next to it, which gives

main difference between them is the shadows they create.

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.

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manufacturer-listed ppm.

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Recently, some MFPs have opted to leave out the dedicated faxing element of the equation. In this case, users can get a simple electronic faxing service that delivers received faxes to email with all the benefits that go along with.

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Accepted media / direct print standard: Memory Stick, CompactFlash,

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SmartMedia, SD Memory Card, MultiMediaCard, Memory Stick PRO, IBM tacrodrive, PictBridge, Canon Bubble Jet Direct

Number of ink cartridges: 6

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 seconds for an impressive real world ppm of 10.

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Personal preference and SOHO needs will dictate the best fit for any given user.

We judged the MFPs tested based on the general home office's needs. Print times are measured from the moment paper is pulled into the printer at the

Likewise, one colour page was delivered in 13 seconds with five coming through in 1:36.

Colour print quality on standard office paper was the most vibrant of the printers tested and is unmatched in photo reproduction quality, delivering vivid 4 x 6 prints in under 40 seconds.

That said, the M800 is also unmatched in price, coming in a full SIPS higher than the next most expensive printer.

The printer includes media reader slots for numerous brands of camera storage and is PictBridge enabled. An articulated 3.5-inch colour LCD screen simplifies PC-free photo printing and makes the printer more versatile than those with fixed LCDs as users can position the screen for optimum viewing wherever the printer is placed.

Six ink cartridges (cyan, magenta, yellow, black, light cyan and light magenta) can be replaced independent o f each other and while it's not exactly a major selling point, the cartridge well lights a red LED, making the cartridge glow when inserted correctly.

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Number of ink cartridges: 2 Accepted media / direct print standard: PictOridge The 6210 showed the slowest real world ppm count o f all the

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There are also newer companies like Vonage, which have sprung up specifically to provide VoIP service.

In a lot of ways, these new VoIP plans are very similar to your old telephone plans. You'll pay a monthly fee for your phone number, and then for the usage you incur; typically, you can pay a flat fee for all usage within a certain calling area (for example, Canada and the United States), or you can get a plan with a certain number of minutes, and a per•minute charge for any calls thereafter. In most cases, you'll be required to use hardware provided by your Vol!' provider in order to access their service.

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summit for The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II, we invited

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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

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moderating forums, scouring the Internet for fresh content and tweaking

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animation' sound effect, with the best voice being put in the game - that

sharing their passion for a particular videogame or franchise with other fans around the world.

was hilarious!' Kaufman adds.

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,

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Here's a look at some of our favourite videogame fan sites from around the Web.

his aunt is able to send him the official Japanese strategy guides, which he

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www.elderscrolls.blogspot.com The Castlevania Dungeon

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