{"id":35501,"date":"2020-03-01T09:00:48","date_gmt":"2020-03-01T16:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/?p=35501"},"modified":"2020-02-27T12:57:06","modified_gmt":"2020-02-27T19:57:06","slug":"free-tax-softwareshort-bits-of-advicehow-to-load-a-dishwasher","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/free-tax-softwareshort-bits-of-advicehow-to-load-a-dishwasher\/","title":{"rendered":"Free Tax Software\/Short bits of advice\/How to load a dishwasher"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Free US tax software<\/strong>
\nYou can access federal tax filing software for free from the IRS. The\u00a0IRS Free File<\/a>\u00a0webpage is hard to find because paid tax software vendors like Intuit\u2019s TurboTax overwhelm Google with ads for pseudo-free software. Intuit successfully lobbied the US government to prevent the feds from making free tax software widely available, and in a compromise, Intuit offers\u00a0IRS Free File by Turbotax<\/a>, free tax prep software for anyone earning less than $36,000 per year. \u2014 KK<\/p>\n

Short bits of advice I\u2019ve collected<\/strong>
\n\u201cIf you\u2019re the smartest person in the room you\u2019re in the wrong room.\u201d
\n\u201cNever miss a good chance to shut up.\u201d
\n\u201cDon\u2019t argue with a stranger unless you\u2019re prepared for them to pull out a gun and shoot you.\u201d
\n\u201cBefore buying anything expensive online, keep it in your shopping cart for 24 hours. You may end up changing your mind.\u201d
\n\u201cWhat got you here won\u2019t get you there.\u201d
\n\u2014 MF<\/p>\n

How to load a dishwasher properly<\/strong>
\nFinally, a definitive \u201cHow-to\u201d on how to load the dishwasher.\u00a0Consumer Reports shared an interactive graphic and a video<\/a>\u00a0on the best method for most machines. I was surprised to find that dishes and pots with baked on food\u00a0CAN<\/em>\u00a0be placed faced down toward the spray arm. I was always told to not block it. \u2014 CD<\/p>\n

Reviving spray cans<\/strong>
\nDon\u2019t toss a can of spray paint out \u2014 or any spray can \u2014 because it\u2019s clogged. I keep a bunch of inexpensive replacement caps (mostly sold to graffiti artists) on hand to fix this problem. Swap a new cap in and the can is like new. I\u2019ve mentioned this hack before but this\u00a0sample bag from The Yard Art Supply<\/a>\u00a0($14) has a better variety of 50 male and female caps to fit any can. \u2014 KK<\/p>\n

Use Feedly for real-time keyword alerts<\/strong>
\nI\u2019ve been a long-time user of\u00a0Google Alerts<\/a>\u00a0to help me track internet mentions of anything work-related like \u201cRecomendo\u201d. Google Alerts are free and easy to set up, and every week I get an email digest of new results. And if you\u2019re a paying customer of Feedly Pro like me, you can fine-tune your keyword searches to get real-time alerts and\u00a0create your own custom newsroom<\/a>. These\u00a0Feedly tips<\/a>\u00a0will help you refine your keyword searches, discover more results and weed out whatever is irrelevant. \u2014 CD<\/p>\n

Unclog sewer drains<\/strong>
\nWe live in an old house and the sewer pipes get clogged a lot. I got tired of paying a plumber $150 to clear the pipe every time it clogged, so I bought this $22 hose attachment, called a Drain King<\/a>. It\u2019s a rubber bladder that you insert into the sewer line opening. When you turn the hose on, the bladder expands, forcing the water to push the clog out. It has never failed me. Read the glowing testimonials on Amazon for this thing. \u2014 MF<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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