ktubman@inetg1.Arco.COM (Kenneth M. Tubman (214)754-3871) (03/13/91)
I recently posted a request for information on personal financial software. A number of people have resonded, thanks to everyone. Most people who responded use MacMoney and seem fairly happy with it. I don't get the impression the interface thrills anyone and there are some minor problems with end of year issues. I almost get the feeling it is used because there is nothing better out there. Does anyone use Dollars and Sense? (I haven't received a single comment on this program.) Does it have a nice user interface? Does it also have problems with the end of the year? Does it handle recurring transaction easily? Some people asked about Wealth Builder and Managing Your Money. I got the demo disk from Reality software and was impressed with Wealth Builder. It does not do checkbook type accounting. It is for financial planning and investment tracking. It appears to do this pretty well. I plan to get this to go along with a a checkbook program. I sent for the Managing Your Money demo disk months ago and never received anything. A second request got the same response. -- Ken Tubman ARCO Oil & Gas Company ktubman@arco.com 2300 W. Plano Parkway (214) 754-3871 Plano, TX 75075
hoepfner@heawk1.gsfc.nasa.gov (Patrick Hoepfner) (03/13/91)
In <1991Mar12.170845.13671@Arco.COM> ktubman@inetg1.Arco.COM (Kenneth M. Tubman (214)754-3871) writes: >I recently posted a request for information on personal financial >software. A number of people have resonded, thanks to everyone. Did anyone send any responses about Quicken. This is personal/small business size program for writing & printing checks and it keeps track of your finances. I don't have it but I have heard from others who REALLY like it. It doesn't do everything but it is so easy and slick. Anyone out there use Quicken??? -- +-------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+ | Patrick Hoepfner | NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center | | America Online: PatrickH9 | Internet: hoepfner@heasfs.gsfc.nasa.gov | +-------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
ktubman@Arco.COM (Kenneth M. Tubman (214)754-3871) (03/13/91)
In article <hoepfner.668838720@heawk1> hoepfner@heawk1.gsfc.nasa.gov (Patrick Hoepfner) writes: >In <1991Mar12.170845.13671@Arco.COM> ktubman@inetg1.Arco.COM (Kenneth M. Tubman (214)754-3871) writes: > >>I recently posted a request for information on personal financial >>software. A number of people have resonded, thanks to everyone. > > Did anyone send any responses about Quicken. This is personal/small > > Anyone out there use Quicken??? > Yes, I received a few comments on Quicken. There is a person who works here who really loves this program. He has used it for 3 or 4 years. The limited number of people who e-mailed to me about Quicken were not as positive; one even warned against using it. My impression is it depends on your intended use. Quicken is a checkbook program and nothing else. If you have any higher expectations you might be disappointed. disclaimer: Remember, I don't own this program. My opinions were formed by talked with others. -- Ken Tubman ARCO Oil & Gas Company ktubman@arco.com 2300 W. Plano Parkway (214) 754-3871 Plano, TX 75075
holzman@sequent.UUCP (Alan Holzman) (03/14/91)
I have been using Quicken for a few years. It is very friendly and easy to use. If your needs are simple (one checking account and writing/printing checks), Quicken is the way to go. The downside of Quicken is that it cannot handle multiple accounts IF you expect to transfer and balance between them. The other issue is that Intuit seems much more oriented toward the IBM PC market. There have been 3 IBM releases and zero MAC releases in the last 2 years. I'm just about to begin using MacMoney. I'll let you know how it goes. My expectation is for a longer learning curve, and a not as clean and easy an interface. The good news is that MacMoney is a very powerful, full function product. Survivor Software is dedicated to the MAC market and their support and CIS Bulletin board are all rated as excellent. Regards ; - Alan -- Alan Holzman Internet = holzman@sequent.com Sequent Computer Systems Inc. UUCP = ...!sequent!holzman Operating Systems Product Manager AOL = AHOLZMAN (503) 578-5184 C$S = 76665,3406 (503) 578-7562 (FAX)
Garance_Drosehn@mts.rpi.edu (03/15/91)
In article <hoepfner.668838720@heawk1> hoepfner@heawk1.gsfc.nasa.gov (Patrick Hoepfner) writes: > > Did anyone send any responses about Quicken. This is personal/small >business size program for writing & printing checks and it keeps track of >your finances. I don't have it but I have heard from others who REALLY like >it. It doesn't do everything but it is so easy and slick. > > Anyone out there use Quicken??? I have used Quicken for a few years now. It does a very nice job for the things that it does do, but it has a rather limited objectives. I just bought Checkwriter II from a company called Aatrix. The user interface isn't as smooth as Quicken, but it does let me do a number of things that Quicken doesn't. >+-------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+ >| Patrick Hoepfner | NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center | >| America Online: PatrickH9 | Internet: hoepfner@heasfs.gsfc.nasa.gov | >+-------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+ One hopeful sign about Checkwriter II is that Aatrix is on America Online, and seems to be interested in users comments (at least they're responding to the comments, so you know he's seen them). Garance_Drosehn@mts.rpi.edu America Online: GaranceD