I have used Quicken for about 15 to 20 years. Its hard to teach an old dog a new trick, how close to quicken operations is iBanks 5 program in day to operations. I write several checks each day.
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I was also a very long term quicken user, but i could not stand quicken's mac version after i switched to mac in 2007, & running a virtual windows machine just to run the windows version of quicken was just too much of a pain. i've been with ibank since version 3. it was miles better than mac's quicken & it gets better and better with each new release. it does function a bit differently than quicken so there will be a small learning curve, nothing drastic though. ibank5 is perhaps not as polished as the current windows version of quicken, but i am pretty sure from what i've read that there has been no great improvement of quicken's mac product. intuit is dropping the ball there. i'd say give ibank5 a shot, you likely won't regret it. i know i don't, not one bit.
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Yes it is, but the online banking is great because that balances your accounts as you go and fixes your mistakes before they become an annoyance. It is one of the features that got me into this. I used to use Microsoft Money when it was available and I got spoiled by the efficiency of the online banking feature.
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I don't know. You can call Quicken and they can answer your question. I called them to ask questions before I bought it myself.
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A version of Quicken 2007 for Lion has just been released. It can import from older versions of Quicken as well as Quicken Essentials.
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I've been a money user since the early days and I think these yearly updates have rarely added anything new (except maybe early 2000). I would say that you're wasting money especially if you're not using the automatic statement/balance downloads from your bank. I've never used the feature, but I do have a couple of mutual funds/stocks stored in Money and it does a good job of updated them automatically. The only thing is that these features have to be renewed through software upgrades/purchases about every two years or else you have to input the data manually. I'm currently using Money 2006 and recently tried Money Plus. I really didn't see anything significant except maybe the program startup time. It continued to display the same erroneous data as my current version. Ex. How many time do I have to tell a piece of software that I pay my entire credit card balance every month? Then when I go in the bills summary, it reflects an amount that isn't consistent with the actual account balance. Is that worth paying $45+ for a new piece of software? I really don't think so. What I will never understand is why can't MS publish something a little more detailed information(like Intel when they release new BIOS versions) to let us know what they did. I think it's because they didn't fix very much in the past 12 months since the last release. What they are doing is charging you money for new versions that may have corrected some (not all) bugs. That's garbage--they should release patches like Quicken does when there is something important. Just my 2cents.
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You can't link any, which I prefer because is it more secure. You just download the bank data and import it. As far as how many accounts can you work with inside the system, probably 30. But less is better and easier to manage.
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You'd just be double inputting data. I use Quicken for all my finances and CBP for writing checks. It's easier and less convoluted. I write the check and just input the transaction in quicken.
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I don't know specifically about quicken but I am running word 2007 and it works just fine. I would go ahead and install it. I would bet it would be OK.
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I spoke to a person @ Quicken who said it is compatible with Lion. I shall see when I load the software.
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I am sorry. This is the first time I've purchased Quicken, so I don't know if it is compatible with earlier versions.
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It looks like it can be used with win 8.1 according to a quicken on line chart. However, most reviews and my personal experience would caution using this version. I would suggest you try it on a Windows 8 installation prior to converting an older version or upgrading your OS. Also make sure Intuit is still supporting this version.
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I don't think Quicken Home Business maintains basic inventory, I believe you would have to get QUICKBOOKS PRO for that. To find out for sure, if you go on line for QUICKBOOKS official site under Intuit, there is a chat line. You might want to talk to them.
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Yes it does and worked very well BUT quicken will no longer suport downloading from your checking accounts. They forced me to buy 2014 and I hate it.
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I only use it for personal finances. Your best bet would be tobtrybit out. You should be able to down load trial version to test drive to see how it works for you.
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Yes, it is very easy. Just put the disk in and follow instructions. I saved mine just before starting as insurance so I would not loose anything if I did something dumb. I have been a Quicken user for over 20 years and the 2014 version is the first time I have been disappointed. I have a Dell Studio XPS 16 inch because I travel a lot. My old 2011 version worked wonderful with the size of my computer. The 2014 version works and transferred easily; however, I had to purchase a pair of readers to see parts of what is on the computer, while the rest is so large you cannot see it on one screen even by extending the size. If I did not need it for investments, I would go back to old version. If you wonder where the search bar is, its the tiny oval at top right. When entering a check, the transaction description is completely altered. You just have to scroll through volumes of data to find what your looking for and put it in your memory bank in order to find it again. Everything I have had since 1 January 1990 when I moved to Quicken is still there, just a little hard to find sometimes. I hope this helps. I just have nasty thoughts about a company and their programmers have to mess something up that is working just fine. If you need more help, feel free to contact me again. Linda
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Was told difference in compounding II is theoretically for elder people. I have used both. Never saw much of a difference, so I stayed with I.
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Yes. You can have multiple Quicken files--one for each company. I currently use 3 separate files--one for my personal accounts, one for my business, and another for my husband's business. You can have one business and your personal accounts in a single file, but I prefer separate files.