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From: Scotto on 27 Feb 2010 15:05
On 2010-02-27 12:38:46 -0600, Richard Maine said:

>>> Quicken is like an overpowered (and overpriced) Mercedes.
>
> Overpriced, yes. But overpowered? Obviously, you haven't looked at the
> latest Quicken product for Macs. :-( And the last several Quicken
> releases for Windows might have lots of features, but ones that tend to
> bog down performance, which doesn't seem very Mercedes like. Nah.
>
>>> OTH I don't want some
>>> POS Chevy. A Honda or Toyota equivalent is just right (to overuse a car
>>> metaphor).
>>
>> Good luck with the analog for brakes and accelerators. :-)
>
> Well, some might have hoped that when Intuit finally released a new Mac
> version, it would signal that they were accelerating in the Mac market.
> Looks like they hit the wrong pedal. :-(

Forget I mentioned that bad metaphor. I forgot about the new Quicken
being underpowered and the Toyota fiasco.
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From: Scotto on 27 Feb 2010 15:11
On 2010-02-27 11:28:13 -0600, BreadWithSpam(a)fractious.net said:

> There's a Mac Quicken e-mail list that's been discussing
> alternatives for a long while, with lots of discussion about
> what exactly folks need (ie. electronic billpay, downloads
> of bank data, etc).
>
> Browse here:
>
> <http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/quickenmac/>

Thanks, I'll check that forum.

> As for me, I haven't found an alternative yet that I'm
> ready to abandon Q2007 for.
>
> iBank3 from igg is nice, but somewhat similar to the new
> Quicken and I hated the way it handled securities portfolios.
>
> Moneydance seems to be well regarded but I haven't tried it.

I'm trying the trial. So far it's imported my .qif file perfectly but I
haven't tried direct connecting to my bank. I like what I see.




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From: Scotto on 27 Feb 2010 15:16
On 2010-02-27 11:29:07 -0600, Joseph Mostarda said:

> I was considering getting the new Quicken Essentials for the Mac, have
> you used it? How is it? I was previously using something called iBank,
> but quit using it because I could never get it to sync properly with
> the BoA accounts. I'm hoping Quicken works better in that regard.

From the bad reviews I've seen of it, it's mostly just an off-line
version of Mint.com. Many key features in Quicken for Mac 2007 are
missing and the price is too high.

I can't try it because Intuit doesn't have trial versions. The last
time I tried to return something to Intuit it was a nightmare, so the
60 day guarentee is non-negotiable.

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