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Linden Lab hires Michon from Intuit
Earlier today, Linden Lab announced the hiring of Brian Michon as Vice President of Core Development. Michon comes from Intuit, where he led software development of Web-service and platforms powering both hosted and desktop software including Quickbooks, TurboTax and Quicken as Vice President of Engineering. Michon is supposed to tackle "scaling Second Life to provide a high-quality user experience, supporting the growth in virtual worlds and evolving the platform to ignite a new wave of product innovation." Which appears to make the role indistinguishable from that of the Senior Vice President of Customer Applications, the new Chief Product Officer and the new Creative Director, all of whom are described as having broadly identical jobs. At least, Linden Lab has not thus-far been able to explain to us what distinguishes any of these positions from any of the others, so at the end of the day, it isn't clear what any of these positions might actually contribute to the Second Life platform or services and whether we or you should feel excited about them. Are you a part of the most widely-known collaborative virtual environment or keeping a close eye on it? Massively's Second Life coverage keeps you in the loop.
Do your taxes (US) with your Mac
Here's one for our readers in North America. As of this writing, you've got six days to pay your dues to Uncle Sam. You know how the saying goes, "There only two things you must do in this life: Die and pay your taxes." Since there's no avoiding it (unless you think prison sounds like fun), then you might as well make the process somewhat pleasant by using your Mac.There's a great article at Macinstruct all about filing with your Mac. They compare apps like TurboTax, TaxCut and TaxAct (both the boxed and unboxed versions) and explain how to apply for an extension - all with your Mac.
Macworld on TurboTax Deluxe 2005
Two things are certain in life: death and taxes, however, if you are going to be doing your taxes on your Mac it is almost certain that you will be using TurboTax Deluxe 2005. It is the only game in town (well, the only Mac desktop application) but luckily Macworld says it is a great product. It includes a question and answer section that it uses to fill out some of your tax information, based on your answers, and it can retrieve electronic copies of your W2's (if you have access to them).Check out the review and marvel at all the tax prep prowess you get for $35.
