Beauty and the Beat is the first album from this all-girl band. It's a fun disc with a bit of a raw and unpolished sound for such a pop-oriented album.There isn't a bad track on this album. The disc features two of the bands most well known hit singles: We Got the Beat and Our Lips are Sealed. While We Got the Beat is a fun song, it didn't age as well as the other songs here. Our Li...

Vacation is the second album from the Go-Go's and a big letdown from their great debut album. While the bands playing and Belinda's voice seem to have matured somewhat, the songs just aren't of the same quality as those on their debut. Also missing, is the fun that permeated their debut album. Regardless, the title song remains a high point in the bands career. Vacation is probably ...

Talk Show is the third album from the Go-Go's. The disc is more polished-sounding their previous albums and has a bit more of a new wave sound to some of the songs. While I find it to be a more satisfying album than Vacation, it remains a somewhat disappointing album. The album produced the hit song, Head Over Heals. While I absolutely love the song I find it missing the sense of spontaneit...

This is Belinda Carlisle's debut album as a solo artist, following the breakup of the Go-Go's. It's a good album, certainly better than the last two Go-Go's albums that preceded it. The best song here is the lone hit single, Mad About You. It is a great song that was all over the radio the summer it was released. Belinda Carlisle gives a great vocal performance on the song, and ...

The Lutron dimmer is a very solid product, with all the features you could look for in a light switch. I'll start with the one downside to it...since it uses infrared signals from the tiny remote, you need to have a clear line of sight between the remote and the light switch. However, I've found that the signal is strong enough to bounce off a wall and still work.That said, the light sw...

This machine is an upgrade from a previous ImageRunner I've used at my work. The IR-7095 does 95-ppm (pages per minute) and has numerous features that allow you to staple, saddle stitch, fold, and perform other special copy features. One new addition to the machine was the hole-punching feature, which isn't quite supported by Canon yet. However, the hole-punching capability proved to be...

This Canon copier does black and white copies and most of the basic copy functions such as stapling, collating, and other special copy features. The IR-2200 is a perfect b&w copier for a small office that does small amounts of copying, but can handle some of the heavier jobs.Although I haven't tried the mailbox or the faxing feature of the machine, I am very famliar with nearly all of t...

A few months back we badly needed a separate copier for our department which can fulfill our staff's coping needs. After a careful search we ended up buying Canon iR2016J, a black & White Laser Copier for our HR Department.Canon iR2016J is a black and white digital device. It is easy to setup and simple to use copier. It is compact in size and that is why can easily be placed in sm...

I am terrible at math. Before I purchases the TurboTax software, I never thought I would really be able to do my own taxes. This software made it SO EASY! It did all of the math for me, and asked all the right questions so I would not need to try and slog my way through the often cryptic and confusing language of legal forms. It took me under an hour to complete my taxes. My best friend did not...

I can not say enough about how the TaxAct website has helped me to get the most out of my Income Tax Returns. I have been using it for the past three years and have found the whole process way too easy and very efficient. I laugh to myself at people who spend money on tax software programs or pay hundreds of dollars to have tax preparers complete their Tax returns. With TaxAct.com they sim...

I have been using TurboTax online for years.I visit it here: http://turbotax.intuit.com/I chose TurboTax because I found the system to be very easy to follow. Every year they update their online system to encompass the new tax laws so if you miss them, they surely won’t.The trick is to use the right filing choice for you. If you own stocks and bonds you need to opt for the Premier edition...

This is a cautionary tale of what happens when the IRS decides that you are not paying your taxes.In the early 1990s my husband became a contractor for the military in Panama. There are a few extra tax papers that you have to fill out when you are contracting that are not intuitive. However, when tax season came around my husband put together the paperwork and sent it off. I filed my taxes sepe...