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Thursday, May 31, 2007

Two New Search Engines...Alternatives to Google!

Whether you're an accountant or an engineer, information is important. Most of the information nowadays we find on the internet. Google is definitely the most popular means of searching, but new ones are popping up.

These look like a couple interesting alternatives to google: Mahalo and Hakia

We'll have to see how they develop. Mahalo is very 'human based'. It is actually moving forward having real people "searching, filtering out spam, and hand-crafting the best search results possible". If they can do it, it may be a way to get quality results in a short list.

Hakia doesn't have the 'human factor'. It is a search engine with a different (supposedly) algorithm for determining results. According to the site, "similar to the human brain's cognitive skills - rather than by the mere occurrence (or popularity) of search terms".

Let me know what kind of results you see.

Saturday, May 26, 2007

Links to all 50 States Departments of Revenue/Finance

I hope you'll find this post with all the links useful. You can also find this list on my website through the following link: AccountingHelpDesk Sales Tax Links

Below you will find links to the Departments of Revenue/Finance for all the states. Particularly useful for sales tax, but they contain a wealth of information for all individual and business taxation issues.

Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wyoming