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How Microsoft's Tax Dodge Led to $4 billion K-12 and Higher Education Cuts 30 Apr 2012 | 08:56 am
Jeff Reifman on the Microsoft Tax Dodge Apple's not the only company to save billions in taxes through Nevada as The New York Times reported yesterday. Here's how Microsoft's saved $4.37 billion in ta...
Seattle City Initiative Seeks to Make Net Neutrality Law 11 Mar 2012 | 05:28 pm
I am lead organizer behind Seattle Initiative Measure 103 http://www.i103.org which will end corporate personhood in Seattle and elevate the rights of residents above corporate rights. Three things yo...
Comcast Policy Change Increasing Rates for Seattle Customers 1 Mar 2012 | 12:28 pm
My open letter to the Seattle City Council about Comcast's 50% price hikes on broadband Internet access: Dear Councilmembers, In the fall of 2010, I wrote of my concerns with Comcast's billing policie...
Another Lesson for Corporations to Respond to Their Twitter Accounts 23 Feb 2012 | 09:03 am
Update: In addition to BoingBoing, the story has made it to NBC Miami, Business Insider and two popular frequent flyer forums (Milepoint, FlyerTalk). Two Seattle radio stations also called for intervi...
How to embed an audio mp3 player on your blog or a web page 16 Feb 2012 | 01:43 pm
For this post on Microsoft's hypocritical tax dodging, I used the Yahoo! Media Player which does a nice job of providing play icons for all your mp3 links. Basically, you just add html like to your p...
When it comes to education in Washington State, Microsoft is the problem... 15 Feb 2012 | 05:56 pm
Here's my penultimate summary of how Governor Gregoire, the legislature, the courts and The Seattle Times have enabled Microsoft's hypocritical stance on education and tax dodging to damage our budget...
Not so reassuring problems at domain registrar my domain 12 Jan 2012 | 10:17 am
There are problems today with MyDomain.com ... it seems that not only is their site affected but also domains with A records without prefixes. Not so reassuring.
The Complete Mac - How I get the most from the Apple Mac iPhone iPad Ecosystem 16 Dec 2011 | 08:42 am
This is a bit of a work in progress ... but check out The Complete Mac, which provides an easily browsable summary of all the products and accessories I recommend for Mac, iPhone and iPad users. Enjoy...
Microsoft Told to Put Up or Shut Up on Nevada Tax Dodge Issue 14 Dec 2011 | 12:28 pm
Beginning with the publication of Citizen Microsoft in Seattle Weekly in 2004, I've reported that Microsoft used its Nevada office to avoid payment of the state's Royalty Tax from 1998 - 2010. I've bl...
John Burbank Tells Legislature to Target Microsoft 8 Dec 2011 | 09:48 am
In his Everett Herald column today, John Burbank, Executive Director of the Economic Opportunity Institute, zeroes in on Microsoft's tax dodge and its harmful effects on the state's educational system...
