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Re: I don't have a mobile device.

Nov. 6, 2022 8:16:07 a.m. Richard Guy Briggs <rgb [ at ] tricolour [ dot ] ca>:

> On 2022-11-06 07:03, Rick Leir wrote:
>> RGB, team:
>>
>> While on the topic of uncommon equipment choices, ...
>>
>> I do have a mobile device. But I don't have a working machine with
>> Microsoft's OS on it.
>>
>> What do you run your tax preparation app on? Ufile and such only work on
>> Microsoft's OS. Run it in a VM?
>>
>> Run Ufile / TurboTax in Wine?
>>
>> Do it on a paper form?
>>
>> Or the worst choice: at a web site?
>
> ufile.ca web site, but it hasn't been working lately for recent years,
> dunno if it is a browser issue.  It was working until about a year ago,
> but then it stopped working on the last 5 or so.

I use simpletax, which is now part of wealthsimple.

Rob

>
>> cheers -- Rick
>>
>> On 2022-11-02 08:31, Richard Guy Briggs wrote:
>>> On 2022-11-02 06:35, Tug Williams wrote:
>>>> On 01/11/2022 22:06, Richard Guy Briggs wrote:
>>>>> On 2022-11-01 16:29, Tug Williams wrote:
>>>>>> …
>>>>> Ok, I'll propose to meet at the Royal Oak.  I'll suggest the
>>>>> Wellington/Hinton location because there seem to be more people in the
>>>>> west end.  (I can see a Royal Oak from my home office here, but I'm east
>>>>> of parliament...)
>>>>>
>>>>>> …
>>>>> I won't have any mobile device with me.
>>>> RGB: Just to be unambiguous here. Are you saying
>>>> a) you're leaving your phone at home? or
>>> I don't have a mobile device.
>>>
>>>> b) that when you booked the venue, you were unable to ascertain whether
>>>> there was a usable internet connection for connecting to a jitsi meeting? or
>>> No idea.
>>>
>>>> c) you won't be joining the jitsi meeting? or
>>> *I* can't join any online meeting because I don't have a mobile device.
>>>
>>>> d) something else I have not been able to imagine?
>>> I am hoping others are also craving some in-person interaction and will
>>> join me at this venue.  I'll aim for 18:30.  If they happen to have a
>>> mobile device and can join the jitsi meeting, then we will join the rest
>>> online.
>>>
>>>> Bottom line, should our assumption be that we cannot rely on your
>>>> contributing to a jitsi discussion about CentOS?
>>> I will if someone else with a mobile device shows up and chooses to join
>>> the jitsi discussion.
>>>
>>> This follows the previous discussion ideas about alternating online and
>>> in-person meetings.  I can't imagine that I'm the only one in this
>>> position.  The dynamics are different in person, and I am seeking that
>>> type of interaction because we haven't had that for 2.5 years.
>>>
>>>> Katie: Will you be joining the jitsi meeting to contribute your piece? This
>>>> is so I know how much needs doing to prepare back up topics, JIC.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks
>>>>
>>>> Tug
>>>>
>>>>>> …
>>>>>   slainte mhath, RGB
>>>   slainte mhath, RGB
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