If you had a choice would you go for Quicken online or your own locally-owned copy? Not a theoretical question for me, my old iBook has Quicken 2004, which is the ONLY thing I'm using it for now, and I may as well decide what I'm going to do with it on the new MacAir.
Don't you have an elsewhere to be?
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Theodosia - Jun 06, 2011 5:14:04 am PDT #16892 of 25501
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Jessica - Jun 06, 2011 5:15:43 am PDT #16893 of 25501
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
The last time I checked, the online version was missing several key features (reporting, mostly), but depending on how you're using it it may not matter.
megan walker - Jun 06, 2011 5:58:59 am PDT #16894 of 25501
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Yeah, I'm scared of that, although Dr. Google suggests I may be able to clean some shit out and help it relatively easily. I'm still scared to open my computer, but maybe will try it?
When I had my first fan problem (my computer would turn off after a couple of hours), I tried a few different things that didn't really work (compressed air, opening it). What finally did was blowing really hard on the fan area while the laptop was closed. I wish I were kidding. Then I had no problems for maybe a year or so. Of course, the fan did eventually break which is why I bought my new computer. Fixing the fan would have been about $150, and I didn't think that made sense for a 5-year old laptop with a problematic power cord connection (What? BUT IT STILL WORKED!).
Vortex - Jun 06, 2011 6:06:23 am PDT #16895 of 25501
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
It's got one of those little nub thingies in addition to the touchpad.
The clit mouse? I liked those!
Jesse - Jun 06, 2011 6:09:01 am PDT #16896 of 25501
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
What finally did was blowing really hard on the fan area while the laptop was closed. I wish I were kidding.
I have done that! I figure I can futz around with some stuff before the late-summer sales and then decide.
le nubian - Jun 06, 2011 6:10:41 am PDT #16897 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Theo,
My response to your question is complicated by the fact that Quicken for the Mac is still ass-cakes. I don't understand why the product can function well for PC, but they haven't been able to get the Mac version right. That is the one thing I cannot find a solution that I LOVE for the mac.
At this point, I would probably recommend you look into Ibank and Mint.com - I think together they would probably afford you all the flexibility you need in a mac native wrapper.
Theodosia - Jun 06, 2011 6:13:04 am PDT #16898 of 25501
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
I like the touch point more than touchpads, generally -- felt more responsive, didn't move my fingers off the keys as much. Since my old job used Thinkpads exclusively, I knew a lot of people who hated the pointer with a passion.
Theodosia - Jun 06, 2011 6:26:21 am PDT #16899 of 25501
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
I suppose I could switch to Quicken on my PC, too -- theoretically, though, at least with the laptop, I can take it with me when I travel.
It may well be that Mac Quicken 2011 (or whatever) is enough advanced over Quicken 2004 that I will feel like I traded up.
I suppose I'm going to have to do some real goddamned research on this, you know? SIGH
Jessica - Jun 06, 2011 6:26:32 am PDT #16900 of 25501
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
That is the one thing I cannot find a solution that I LOVE for the mac.
Me neither. I use iBank, but I kind of hate it.
(What I really miss is the old MS Money that came with my Dell waaaaaaaaaay back when. Like, Win98 way back when. But it was a kickass finance program.)
le nubian - Jun 06, 2011 6:29:37 am PDT #16901 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Ibank is ALMOST what I want, but the UI is not good.