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New Episode – #335 Monitor Confusion

For this week’s show, Andy Taylor and Justin Lemme host the Show as Shawn is adjusting to being a new parent! Congrats to Shawn and Kailyn! Andy has decided to take a look at a new trend in replacing a double monitor situation and opting for a Ultra-Wide. There are several manufacturers on the market from Asus to Dell to Scepter and Samsung. Andy reached out to Samsung to see if he could get a look at one for the TV Segment on KMSB Fox 11 yet deciding which to look at was number one and finally Samsung had no inventory available. There are a handful of different ones available each having different features as Andy has decided this may be a great solution to purchase. Justin and Andy talk about the differences between 1080 and 1440, 120hz and 144hz to 240hz. Also, some have commented in Product Chats that while the Curve of the 49″ screen is great, the Dimensions from top to bottoms are small then a standard 27″ on the desktop, depending on the manufacturer. What are some other considerations with gaming on these larger screens? We tackle some of these questions.

Justin gets himself the new Asus Router, upgrading from a Juniper Switch and shares what he loves about it and some of what he isn’t overly happy with. Andy takes on a Digital Conversion process and talks about the Victrola 7 in 1 Turntable which has some great features and a USB Connection for recording onto a PC or Mac. The guy’s wax poetic on the Technics 1200 which was a mainstay in nightclubs and mobile DJs for many years.

Returning to the show is CPA and Intuit TurboTax Expert Lisa Green-Lewis to discuss the Latest with the new version of TurboTax and TurboTax Online. What are some of the new items to consider with this year’s filings and to prepare for next years?

Justin tells us about the passing of Steve Wilhite, he created the GIF and what is the proper pronunciation of the format.

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Tax Procrastinators According to Intuit

Taxes can be an incredibly easy task to accomplish yet many of us put it off like a visit to the dentist. The Reasons can be assorted but we like to think that many that put off the filing till the date due just want to wait till the last possible minute to cut a check to the feds or it could be in fact to stem the flow of tears from the possibly diminished income from previous years.

Regardless, One of the companies to make it easy to file for both federal and state taxes and in some cases even file for free is the folks at Quicken. The have done some research and put together the Biggest Tax Procrastinators and surprisingly for the 5th straight year Houston is ranked the Biggest Procrastinator! In fact the state of Texas rules the list!

In the Study that Intuit put together they discovered that 27 percent of tax filers wait until the final two weeks before submitting thier tax documents. This year those filing are even granted an extra three days to file! April 18th 2011. Here is the list of those procratinators courtesy of Intuit,

1. Houston: Houston, we have a problem! Locals landed in the top spot in five of the last 10 years.

2. Chicago : Windy City residents are unable to move from No. 2 for the second year running, possibly due to food comas induced by all the deep dish pizza-eating.

3. New York : For the third year running in the No. 3 spot, New Yorkers in the City that Never Sleeps take a nap until tax time.

4. Austin : Busy Austinites, so burned out from festival-hopping, put off their tax duties – landing in the top five again.

5. San Antonio : It seems one of the biggest military centers in the U.S. needs more soldierly discipline this time around, popping into the top 10 for the first time since 2008.

6. San Francisco : Known as innovators for all things tech, San Franciscans are doing their taxes only a bit quicker, moving down one spot from No. 5 despite their connected reputations.

7. Seattle: It looks like all that rain is washing out more than mail routes for 7th place Washingtonians. Despite their commitment to java hot spots, filing taxes online before the tax deadline clearly isn’t a top priority.

8. San Diego : When you’re wearing sunglasses 24/7, it’s hard to even see your taxes, let alone file them. San Diegans file just a bit faster due to peer pressure this year with TurboTax headquarters right down the street.

9. Los Angeles : Starving actors hanging out in this town are too busy looking for some nosh. It’s no wonder they dread filing their taxes!

10. Dallas : They say cowboys ride alone, but Texans managed to lasso in four cities on this list — including No. 10, Dallas.

Dropping off the top 10 list this year: Las Vegas

The Wannabes

Extended List 11-20:

11. Las Vegas, Nev.

12. Washington, D.C.

13. Portland, Ore.

14. Atlanta, Ga.

15. Phoenix, Ariz.

16. Philadelphia, Pa.

17. Orlando, Fla.

18. Jacksonville, Fla.

19. Tampa, Fla.

20. San Jose, Calif.

The Makers of TurboTax reported that the the list was determined by the number of tax returns electronically filed via the TurboTax Online service between April 14 – 17, 2010. Thanks Intuit for the study, I was going to wait to read it but decided not to procrastinate!