Posts by Karen Doyle72

Alright, listen up—you gotta grab these new certificates for your PC. Just do this exact same thing for both links above:

First, download those files from the links. Then, right-click on the DigiCert Root CA (or the other one, whatever), and hit "Install Certificate."

Pick "Local Machine" when it asks.

Then, go ahead and select "Place all certificates in the following store"—you'll need to
view 5-selected Trusted Root Certification
here.

That’s the spot you want.

Now you should see
6-Certificate Store Selected
.

If everything went right, Windows should pop up a message saying "The import was successful."
Once that's done, just fire up the software and it should actually work for once!
Just a heads up—you have to do this whole headache on every single computer used for tax reporting.

NOW, FOR THE BIG MESS WITH OLD COMPUTERS RUNNING THE Windows XP operating system:
- If you're still stuck on a Windows XP operating system with Service Pack 2—forget it, it's NOT GOING TO WORK with the new certificate!!
- If you've got Windows XP with Service Pack 3—it works, BUT MAN, IT IS SLOW AS HECK!
I honestly have no clue if the IRS is even going to fix this mess, so seriously, I'm telling you: get off those ancient machines ASAP and upgrade to something modern like Windows 7, Windows 8, or Windows 10.

You can check out all the latest updates and instructions over at:

stormytinker40 said:Awesome! Thanks a million!

Just one more thing; creating a new partition isn't going to mess with my SSD's performance, right? Is it safe to go ahead? I'm thinking about leaving 100 GB on the system partition and carving out another 120 GB for a new one.

It really just boils down to how much space your OS and all your programs are hogging up. If you're sitting under 50GB, you aren't gonna have any issues at all. Honestly, even if it's over 50GB, you should be fine too—don't get hung up on that specific number—but you definitely need to leave enough breathing room for the OS to actually function.

I mean, some Blu-ray movies these days are like 30 or 40GB... so just think about it. You've got 50 gigs for the OS and apps, then you download one massive movie via torrent and suddenly you're hitting a wall.

(Of course, you could just save stuff to that other 120GB partition instead, which would push that whole headache way down the road.)

stormytinker40 said:I didn't even see your reply. 😁

Thanks, but man, that’s a little pricey. 😁 Unfortunately, I'm nowhere near Indianapolis.

Look, that was just an example so you could see what the thing actually looks like, you can find them all over $67.
But,
it's way easier if you're dealing with a laptop.
Anytime you want, just grab a USB connector—basically an external enclosure.

Just one heads-up: make sure those external enclosures ask you to format the disk when you plug them in for the first time.

stormytinker40 said:Thanks for the input, everyone.

Yeah, my old drive finally kicked the bucket, so I just picked up a 240 GB SSD.

Windows is installing, and man, it’s freakishly fast. Like, unnaturally fast. The whole thing was done in five minutes flat.

I've got a couple of things on my mind;

1. Should I bother setting up a separate partition for my files, or is it better to just leave the SSD as one big chunk?

2. What's the best way to hook up my dead hard drive and use some software to try and salvage whatever data is left?

1. Honestly? You can do whatever you want. 😁
2. Just grab or borrow something like this:
https://www.startech.com/HDD/Duplicators/?page=all
And hey, if you happen to be near Indianapolis, I might even let you borrow one.

There's a good chance you'll be able to just plug it in and see everything in File Explorer like normal. If that fails, though—then you'll need to dig into some recovery software to get the job done.

Nah, they're a little on the low side if you ask me. 🤣

Aha. Now I get it.
Basically, Merkel’s whole playbook is about radicalizing Germany—kind of like a slow-burn mobilization of all those suppressed, patriotic streaks in the average German citizen. We’ll just have to wait and see what her end game actually is.
Her real goal? To wake Germany up from its slumber.

Olivia Smith4 said:Do you all remember that woman Emma from Open? She popped up on Good Morning, America today—apparently, she’s planning to lead a protest to push for open borders.

I honestly can't decide if I'd rather see them get banned from protesting or just let them show up and embarrass themselves by how many people actually turn out.

Sam Murphy said:Personally, I can't bring myself to feel sorry for anyone who took out millions in loans only to end up losing their house or apartment—even those folks with the Swiss franc mortgages who clearly didn't bother reading what they were signing... Back when I was looking at a 20-year mortgage and realized I’d be paying back an extra $100,000 just in interest on a $100,000 loan, I actually asked the banker if they were insane, though I ended up signing the papers anyway... Just because a large part of the population is financially illiterate, if not worse, doesn't excuse anything; the banks were simply making offers, and truth be told, I’d probably live way beyond my means too if I weren't more sensible... Let the Greeks sweat a little now; it was easy enough to just push them away, take the money for transport, and let the higher-ups deal with the mess they created...

You could use that exact same logic for the immigrant crisis. I mean, seriously, why are we handing out all these massive benefits to asylum seekers? If you didn't offer the handouts, they wouldn't even show up.

John Lee65 said:They just puncture the hull the second they spot the Coast Guard so they "have" to be rescued to stay afloat.

Oh, please. Here I go again, having to spell out basic logic for everyone...
The idea that they’re intentionally sinking their own vessel—risking freezing to death in the middle of nowhere—just to get rescued? Please. When you've got dozens of people, including kids, tossing around in the water, nothing is a guarantee, especially not a rescue mission. Look, I get it—they don't care about the boat because it's already paid off, and sure, they're terrified of getting slapped with smuggling charges... but risking literal death from drowning, plus the potential for survivors to rat them out for smuggling later? That just flies in the face of common sense!

And let's be real—these migrants are the ones driving the boats themselves.

Donna Harris11 said:Smugglers will straight up sink boats full of migrants the second they spot a Greek Navy vessel or police boat.

It's basically the same thing happening over in Lampedusa.

Man, I’ve heard this one before and I still can't wrap my head around the logic... how exactly do the smugglers sink the boat they're actually standing on?
They just scuttle the ship and then what? Do they just start swimming?
Just sink along with everyone else?

Does Aquaman just show up to save the day?

I haven't exactly seen smuggling vessels carrying lifeboats for them to bail out with while they cause chaos and let the migrants drown.

Look, from what I can gather, there isn’t even a legal requirement to be filing
these specific forms through the IRS website.
Or am I totally tripping here?

And what about the folks who don't actually own anything?
Are we supposed to just send in a blank one, and does the system even let you get away with that?

Hey there, fellow pros.

Has anyone here actually had their local police department take over a manual DI form?

I’m running into some major headaches with two different clients right now. For one guy, the expiration date is totally wonky—it's showing 2.5,
and then I've got this other client where the depreciation math is just completely broken. When I try to calculate what's left on the books, the value ends up being way lower
than what their own formula says it should be.

Lisa Patel4 said:I have three theories regarding Merkel:

1. Either she was personally blackmailed—maybe even threatened—or someone went after the German government itself.
2. Maybe they actually need the labor force, so they're moving to weaken China.
3. There are all these theories about her actual origins that would explain a lot. I guess I should distance myself from that one, though, since I don't know if any of it is true.

4. Personally? I think the Turks and Greeks have her over a barrel with the whole immigrant situation, each pushing their own agenda. And she just responded with this massive "screw you" attitude—like, "Who cares? Send them over, I'll find jobs for everyone myself."
And yet, they keep sending them anyway.

Carol Newman2 said:POLITICS PREMIER MILANOVIC

The US Administration calls Juncker's refugee plan "out of touch"
"Whoever drafted this clearly has no clue how things actually work on the ground": The US Prime Minister slammed the briefing paper for the refugee summit as totally unrealistic, insisting there is only one viable way forward.
http://www.welt.de/politik/ausland/a...weltfremd.html
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The German conservative outlet The World is reporting on Prime Minister Milanović's statement, where he tore into Juncker's plan in that classic, arrogant, Milanović-esque style.

Big Zoki claimed that "whoever wrote this plan doesn't grasp the core of the crisis at all and probably just woke up from a deep winter slumber."

German commentators are practically cheering at Milanović's latest crusade against Juncker.

Honestly, he told it like it is. And he was being polite about it too—if he were me, he would've been even harsher. 👍

Jeffrey Fisher5 said:See, Helen was considered the most beautiful woman in the ancient world...😉
but just who does Angela find appealing, and which god has fallen under her spell...😁

I mean, maybe Allah? 🤷

Sophia Ramos5 said:The laws.

Basically, the people who ignore the rules win every single time, while we're all just sitting there like the orchestra on the Titanic—playing our hearts out until the water hits our necks.
Respect.

In the end, we're all headed toward the same fate, and honestly? That part really kills me.
Unless, of course, you belong to one of those "protected" groups—you know, women, the LGBT crowd, Christians, or those predatory loan sharks.

For people like them, the world’s gonna look a whole lot different.

Sophia Ramos5 said:Assuming someone is orchestrating this and they aren't happy about the border closures in Mexico, what's the likely outcome? Autumn in Mexico. We already know what happens during the Mexican Spring...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_Macedonian_protests

So, what you're basically saying is the President knows exactly who's organizing this mess and why, but he's just sitting there knowing his hands are tied?
In that case, he needs to step aside. He didn't take the job to just sign off on surrenders—he took it to defend our borders and keep the American people safe, period.

Are you guys seriously this submissive in your real lives too? Just total pushovers?

lukarak said:Oh yeah, totally! It’s a straight-up miracle I managed to crack my own basement door lock in two minutes, or swipe a buddy's bike in 45 seconds using some $14 junk tools from Walmart and a cheap 12mm padlock I found at a gas station.

I must have dropped my Master's Degree in Lockpicking somewhere along the way. 🤦

So, tell me—how much time would it take you to swipe a friend's bike if I was standing right there watching you and beating the hell out of you with a broomstick? 😁

Sophia Ramos5 said:Because people have clearly spent too much time watching Animal Planet. If you read the forums, you'll see stories about someone ripping out his teeth and claws, wrapping his paws and snout in duct tape*, and threatening to shave his mane or leave him with hyenas if he growls—otherwise, you're just throwing a party in the cage.

How much space do Canadians actually take up in prisons? You think they're sending illegal immigrants to jail? They’re keeping quiet now so it doesn't make headlines. If Mexicans start dumping them at the border again, they'll be walking right through just like before.

*
http://www.octanecreative.com/ducttape/duckvsduct.html

But honestly, who exactly turned us from lions into little kittens?
It's you guys—the ones constantly whining that there's nothing we can actually do.

Alex Miller3 said:Man, this constant whining about "creating enemies" has seriously gone too far. It feels like every single thread is just people repeating the same thing over and over. Like, what do you even want us to do? Just roll over whenever some neighbor decides to act up?
Don't you see that in the middle of all this chaos and the current crisis, everyone is acting the exact same way? Everyone ends up seeing everyone else as the enemy...
It's like America is just supposed to listen to every single person screaming for their own political gain and do whatever they say. But how does that even work? Who are we supposed to please? Our neighbors to the East, the West, or the North? There's no winning...

If you really want to know, where is the actual problem coming from?
That’s your answer right there.

It isn't coming from Mexico. Or Canada. Or anywhere else near here.
The threat is coming straight from Mexico.

A real statesman would have seen this coming back in the spring.

They would've offered help to the Mexicans to secure the North Mexican border, or helped out the Greeks—and if they turned that down, they’d take Canada's offer for a rock-solid border instead. They'd be asking for backup from Canada and Canada, maybe even reaching out to Austria, Germany, Switzerland, or even San Marino.
They would pull every possible lever to make sure NATO and the EU have our backs, and if those guys left us out to dry, that’s exactly how they'd handle it.