It Works For My Family - Small Business Software Review
If you're using Quicken now, in my experience the incrementally added features never represent anything earth shattering, they're just tweaks. However back in 2007 their marketing team decided to increase revenue by disabling the account download feature of all Quicken products three years old, and older. I used to be able to upgrade with a reasonable discount after providing proof of purchase of a previous version. Now, they may give 10 % if you make the effort to push it. I've been putting up with it hoping for a future fix. Well, last week I downloaded my transactions and all of a sudden my account balance all the way back to 2009 was negative! A note on upgrading from previous versions: Make sure you have the current backup file where you can find it. The disc walks you through uninstalling the old version, converting your old data to the new version standard, and ultimately installing the 2011 version.
Personally, I am getting weary of using this product. The upgrade ad said that it would keep track of all expenses, give a bottom line, a forecast for the month(s) ahead. I upgraded to Quicken H&B 2011 from the 2005 version. To be honest, I just don't see how this is really any better. The two programs have a totally different look and flow to how information is entered and displayed. At first, of course everything looks confusing. I had some trouble with the update it wanted to do. No matter how many times you send them they will send you an email stating that they are waiting for you to send them those files. Program worked for five months until Sept 15, 2011 until they upgraded their servers. I purchased Quicken 2011 H&B because I received an email from quicken saying they would no longer support my old version (Q 2008), and I wasn't all that satisfied with it either. So I upgraded. I was concerned about what would happen if I had PC trouble, and didn't need to wait long to find out, as I got a really aggressive virus within two weeks of my purchase. I was able to download the product again without any trouble at all!
This product is perfect for me and at a price I'm willing to pay for an electronic check book. I guess I'm fortunate that I did not have to call tech support but with the way tech support is handled at 99% of all companies, I know what to expect when I reach for the phone.
This was recommended by my CPA. Good price and quick shipping equals a solid deal.
I "upgraded" to Quicken 2011 with hopes that it would improve things. This got a little wonky on me and actually broke my ability to download transactions manually, in addition to not adding the accounts correctly to begin with. I started getting the infamous OL 221 - an error message.
Personally, I am getting weary of using this product. The upgrade ad said that it would keep track of all expenses, give a bottom line, a forecast for the month(s) ahead. I upgraded to Quicken H&B 2011 from the 2005 version. To be honest, I just don't see how this is really any better. The two programs have a totally different look and flow to how information is entered and displayed. At first, of course everything looks confusing. I had some trouble with the update it wanted to do. No matter how many times you send them they will send you an email stating that they are waiting for you to send them those files. Program worked for five months until Sept 15, 2011 until they upgraded their servers. I purchased Quicken 2011 H&B because I received an email from quicken saying they would no longer support my old version (Q 2008), and I wasn't all that satisfied with it either. So I upgraded. I was concerned about what would happen if I had PC trouble, and didn't need to wait long to find out, as I got a really aggressive virus within two weeks of my purchase. I was able to download the product again without any trouble at all!
This product is perfect for me and at a price I'm willing to pay for an electronic check book. I guess I'm fortunate that I did not have to call tech support but with the way tech support is handled at 99% of all companies, I know what to expect when I reach for the phone.
This was recommended by my CPA. Good price and quick shipping equals a solid deal.
I "upgraded" to Quicken 2011 with hopes that it would improve things. This got a little wonky on me and actually broke my ability to download transactions manually, in addition to not adding the accounts correctly to begin with. I started getting the infamous OL 221 - an error message.
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One reason I used to love Quicken for was to be able to download all transactions in over a dozen accounts (bank, cc, brokerage) with one click. Windscreen Replacement Quote.
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