OH MY... all this quicken stuff on MAC. The reason I could not get my SSU/CFO wife to switch to a MAC for our business was no Quicken/Quick Books.
Now there is? I see a NEW MACBook Pro in my future and this one being passed to her for the ability to use the software. Please keep up the reports, Richard Meadows Co-Founder & Chief Connection Officer Berndows Enterprise LLC 502-593-5830 www.berndowsenterprise.com @HackerHostelLou On Aug 30, 2014, at 9:46 PM, John Robinson <[email protected]> wrote: > Quicken 2015 First Blush > > I LOVE IT….well, as much as the emotion of “Love” can be applied to > programming code…. > > I decided to go ahead and take the plunge and NOT go back to the Snow Leopard > version for working through this months bills, reconciliation, Credit Cards > and their reconciliation. > > I can’t begin to explain the differences, something like going from a Yugo to > Bugatti Veyron…something like that. > > There isn’t a thing like the 2007 version, nothing…but if you tinker with it, > it will come to you and once understanding begins to form it will become > addictive. > > At first I thought many things were missing, no they are in different places > and/or combined within another object. For instance, we used to have the > checkbook, it’s gone or at least I couldn’t find it, but with each > transaction there is an Edit tab and within there you can make the transition > a check. > > One thing I found, on previously saved scheduled transactions, they are > there, BUT the address are not on the checks and I could find no way to add > the address, so I deleted and created new and I am sure from now on the check > will be complete with address. > > I entered Point Of Sale (Debit Card), printed checks, reconciled, completed > credit cards and reconciled them. It’s fantastic… > > One “disturbing” feature is the “mobile” application of our accounts….this > means that the desktop version has to be linked to Intuit’s cloud so it can > then be synced with our mobile devices….I really don’t like having my info. > on their servers but in the world we are heading I may as well get used to > it. When I clicked on the “Update Accounts” a dialogue window opens and > there must have been seven or so items that were synced with Intuit, the > accounts being the first and that took the longest. Once done I will now be > able to use the iPad or iPhone to work right within my accounts…that’s to be > learned another day. > > I do have one problem, the “Import” other files does not include .QIF as a > format Quicken 2015 recognizes, so the payroll software I use will need to be > changed, I’ll call Tuesday to see if their 64 bit version will include a > format the new Quicken uses….I am sure it will, or soon will. > > After using it for one day I feel I have the basics well in hand, it’s so > much better that now I would really not want to return to the older version. > I have much to go but this is one fine program, and I am sure much like what > the Windows version has had for years. > > > John > > > > > _______________________________________________ > MacGroup mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup
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