I'd be interested, am looking to start a small business and I'm sort of a hands on type. On 2010-02-25, at 1:11 PM, E.J. Zufelt wrote:
> Good afternoon, > > I have a contact at Intuit, so if someone is interested in a trial license I > might be able to arrange that. > > Thanks, > Everett Zufelt > http://zufelt.ca > > Follow me on Twitter > http://twitter.com/ezufelt > > View my LinkedIn Profile > http://www.linkedin.com/in/ezufelt > > > > On 2010-02-25, at 1:00 PM, Darcy Burnard wrote: > >> Hi everyone. I'm not interested in Quicken myself, but I'm sure there are >> people on here who may be interested. >> The latest version of Quicken has been released, and apparently it's be >> completely re-written from the ground up using cocoa. I don't know if this >> means it will be VO friendly or not, but I would guess that the possibility >> exists. Unfortunately they don't offer a demo, and at $69 it's a little >> pricy to try as an experiment, but they do offer a two month money back >> guarantee, so it might be worth it for someone to try it out. >> At any rate, here's an article from The Unofficial Apple Weblog about the >> new Quicken. >> Darcy >> >> >> Begin forwarded message: >> >>> Date: February 25, 2010 8:00:00 AM CST >>> Subject: Quicken Essentials for Mac now available >>> Source: The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) >>> Author: Michael Grothaus >>> >>> Filed under: Software >>> >>> >>> >>> After a four year absence, the next version of Quicken for the Mac is here. >>> It's called Quicken Essentials for Mac and is a ground up Cocoa rewrite. >>> I've been using the program for a few weeks now. Is it worth the wait? Well >>> that depends what you need in your financial software. >>> >>> When I interviewed Aaron Patzer, VP/GM of Intuit's Personal Finance Group, >>> he was quick to point out that it's called Quicken Essentials for a reason: >>> "It's called Essentials because it's what we consider to be essential for >>> most users - about 80% of users. We went to people's homes and watched them >>> use it. The majority of them just want to know: How much do I have? How >>> much do I owe? How much do I spend on gas and food? How many times do I go >>> to this restaurant? How many times do I go to Starbucks? What investments >>> do I have? Let me set a budget to control my spending." >>> >>> If an easy overview of your financial life is the goal Intuit had in mind, >>> they've outdone themselves. The first thing you'll notice is the completely >>> redesigned interface. Gone is the horrible toolbar navigation with multiple >>> windows. Quicken Essentials has got that familiar streamlined iTunes/iLife >>> look and feel with all your accounts, reports, budgets, and tools nicely >>> displayed in a source list. It's single window interface makes it easy for >>> the user to get a complete snapshot of all their finances. The interactive >>> pie charts are snappy and responsive, and the built-in reports make it easy >>> to view your checking, savings, and investing accounts. >>> Perhaps the most standout feature of this revamp is the improved >>> categorization that takes a ton of work off the plate of the user. The guys >>> at Quicken have developed a learning algorithm for Quicken Online that >>> allows users to self-tag, with the Quicken Online software remembering >>> those tags and then applying them to other people's data. The more people >>> who use it, the smarter the tagging gets. In my tests, the automatic >>> categorizing/tagging works exceedingly well. Though Quicken Essentials >>> takes a lot of cues from Mint.com, it's method of categorization is >>> different (and superior). Mint obtains its categorization by performing a >>> relatively simple Yellow Pages look-up. Later in the year Intuit will be >>> combining the two approaches and hopes to achieve 95% categorization >>> accuracy (Intuit bought Mint in 2009). >>> >>> Out of the box, Quicken Essentials supports 12,000 US and Canadian banks. >>> That will grow to 16,000 banks in the next 2-3 months. That's full coverage >>> of every credit union and bank in the country. Transferring and converting >>> your data from Quicken for Windows to Quicken Essentials worked pretty well >>> in my tests. I just saved a copy of my Quicken for Windows file, moved it >>> to my Mac, and double-clicked on it. All my data was easily imported >>> without any errors. Keep in mind that I was only working with two years of >>> Quicken data though. Quicken Essentials allows for conversion from previous >>> Mac programs, Quicken for Windows 2007+, and the now defunct Microsoft >>> Money. >>> >>> If you're like me and just want a simple program to view all your financial >>> accounts, see where your money is going, and keep track of balances and >>> upcoming bills, I highly recommend Quicken Essentials. If, however, you're >>> a Quicken power user who needs investing and planning tools, investment buy >>> and sell tracking, TurboTax integration, or in-app bill pay, then QEM is >>> not for you. Think of this edition of Quicken Essentials as iPhoto for your >>> finances. It presents a snapshot of your finances and transactions in a >>> simple to use interface. If you need more than that, it's best to look at >>> iBank orQuicken Premier for Windows running under VMWare Fusion or >>> Parallels. >>> >>> Quicken Essentials for the Mac goes on sale today for $69 and requires Mac >>> OS X 10.5 or 10.6, an Intel-based Mac, and 1GB of hard disk space. >>> TUAWQuicken Essentials for Mac now available originally appeared on The >>> Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Thu, 25 Feb 2010 09:00:00 EST. 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