Comments on: Mac Quicken Set for 2010 Release

By: Frustrated User

Frustrated User — Sat, 01 Jan 2011 15:52:01 +0000

I have had lots and lots of problems switching to Quicken from Money like Maria. I lose reconciliations at least every other month. Tech support is always telling me that I must be accessing a backup account by mistake. But I back up on removable drives that I disconnect before using the files again. It’s enough to make me go back to paper!

By: JIm Walton

JIm Walton — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 14:40:19 +0000

I am sorely disappointed in Quicken Essentials for Mac 2010. You can’t log in your investments as in previous versions, you can’t track your investments as in previous versions, you lose your memorized transactions – what kind of lousy “upgrade” is this? I think it’s awful. It’s just a basic spreadsheet. Not at all worth the money, and just a very substandard software.

By: Maria

Maria — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 22:42:41 +0000

I saw the posting about Prospects from Apple and will try that out. I have been using Quicken 2003 on my Macbook and it is starting to do weird things, like losing my recent reconciliations, and not entering scheduled transactions. Does anyone else have comments about Prospects?

By: c-dude

c-dude — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 07:40:13 +0000

My mother-in-law had some problems with her Quicken 2006 (which has been running great for 2-3 years on her iMac under Parallels), and it took all of one evening testing out the new Mac Quicken to go screaming back to the Windows version. Hopefully they honor that 60-day guarantee, maybe she can apply the money to the current 2010 version.

By: jerrymel

jerrymel — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 21:50:14 +0000

Never mind. I figured it out. I just had to pull the files into a directory on the VM Ware C: drive instead of where there were on Mac drive.

By: jerrymel

jerrymel — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 21:07:28 +0000

I just got my Mac and was planning to go total immersion and not run any windows-based programs…that is until I tried using Entourage instead of Outlook and Quicken Essentials versus the PC version.

So I installed VM Ware and both are working fine except when I open Quicken it always asks me if I am a new or existing user and to select a data file. If anyone has a fix for this please let me know.

By: Taximerv

Taximerv — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 18:02:50 +0000

i look at quicken but it is not for uk market i like money dance seems a nice little program but i seem to get on with fortora fresh finance works well
had no problems for just general bank software it is good worth trying

By: nrns

nrns — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 14:17:27 +0000

I like Mint also, but quits using it as it can’t pull in citizens bank info and that was my major bank. Hopefully now that Quicken owns it that will change. Citizens trusts Quicken but not Mint, when actually Mint is a far superior program

By: Xairbusdriver

Xairbusdriver — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 16:48:36 +0000

I’m out-a-here! Between Quicken and my bank and how Quicken handles the QIF imports, I quit! I tried to simply create a new file (despite the warnings by Quicken) and start over with a known balance as of 12/1/2009. So I figured the “Export…” of ‘All transactions with Accounts, categories and classes selected for November through today would grab 99% of every thing. Well, at least I got the transactions, sort of: no splits, no Payee/Category/Class data, only one account. I’m starting over with Money Dance (it imports QIF files fine and handles inserting them much easier and more intuitive than Quicken, IMHO). I don’t use/need the securities and some of the other esoteric niceties of Quicken. It’s done well for me for 10+ years, but Intuit’s total lack of support for a growing segment of their market seems unchanging, not to mention insulting. So long, good luck guys, see you on the other side! ;-)

By: Trish

Trish — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 14:11:18 +0000

Can it be used by Canadians? I looked at mint.com and it appears to be American based only.

By: Trish

Trish — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 14:09:11 +0000

Can this application be used by Canadians?

By: DanA

DanA — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 23:22:37 +0000

In reply to Paul – two thumbs up for Windows Quicken Premier 2010 on Fusion on Mac. Intuit doesn’t have their act together, but Fusion makes it totally painless.
Regarding your question on XP – If you will no longer be using your Windows machine, you should be able to use that OS on Fusion. (Some sources warned the OEM copies of OS would not work, I had no problem with a Dell XP OS transferred to Fusion. Run Fusion in “Unity” mode, and you won’t even know you have windows! (Other than the regular Windows update notices that should continue to be installed).

Good Luck!
Dan

By: Paul Ciriello

Paul Ciriello — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 21:27:46 +0000

I am a long time Quicken user presently using Quicken 2009 on Windows XP. I want to convert to Mac but before it do I want to work out the Quicken problem. Fusion seems like the way to go but will it require a additional purchase of Windows XL software or will it transfer Windows XP from my current computer??
Thanks

By: Tom Glover

Tom Glover — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 19:11:18 +0000

Here’s the latest update in the “why don’t you deliver Quicken for Mac in Canada?” saga. I find the closing comment particularly humorous … if my satisfaction was important to them I suggest this exchange would have gone very differently.

This version of Quicken is available with Quicken US department and you can buy this software from them and use it in Canada.

You can contact Quicken US on http://www.quicken.com

Why does Intuit not offer a Canadian Mac product?

Intuit always wants to provide our customers with the best possible end-to-end experience with our products and services. We do not feel that the US Quicken for Mac product will deliver this experience for Canadian users.

Can I use the US version of the product?

There is a US version of Quicken for Mac; however, it does not offer a full feature set to Canadian customers. This product is also experiencing some issues with downloading stock quotes. This is why we recommend our customers use a Canadian version of Quicken for the best product and experience.

Will the windows version of Quicken work on a Mac running XP, Vista or through an emulator?

We have not tested Quicken on the new Mac platform yet so we aren?t sure. We do offer a 60 day money back guarantee if you are not satisfied with the product or it doesn?t work on your system.

Why did you recommend the US product in the first place?

Although there are workarounds and modifications that can be made to the US product so it can work for most users in Canada, we found over time that the experience for our customers was not as good as it is for users of Canadian Windows-based users.

What issues might a Canadian user face using a product geared for the US Market?

? Quicken for Mac is a US product that hasn?t been specifically developed for use in Canada

? Quicken for Mac does not have the ability to print Canadian cheques based on the new standard from the CPA.

? Quicken for Mac?s sales tax functionality is not as flexible as CDN versions of Quicken. Can be more cumbersome than time saving.

? Customers who deal in multiple currencies will not be able to do so in the US Mac version.

? Customers who track their investments in the Mac version are not able to use average cost basis, as required by CCRA

If you have any further questions or concerns please reply back to this email and we will be happy to assist you. Your satisfaction with Intuit’s support is very important to us.

By: Jim Mc

Jim Mc — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 22:18:56 +0000

Has anyone purchased the 2010 version and use in Canada and able to download from a Canadian bank?
Has anyone tried Moneydance?

By: Tom G

Tom G — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 18:08:01 +0000

Contacted Quicken support to inquire when I didn’t see any way to pre-order the new version of quicken for mac that seems to be on the way. Their response (and I cut and paste):

I would like to inform you that we no longer support Quicken for Mac in Canada however, if you have any question or technical issue with the Quicken for Macintosh then please contact Quicken US support at:

https://quicken.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/quicken.cfg/php/enduser/contact.php?plvl1=win

You can use Quicken mac US version in Canada also. Once you buy Quicken for mac you need to change its country preferences, Quicken US technical support people will help you how to change country preferences from US to Canada.

I guess I’d sum up my reaction as “bizarre”. Sure hope someone else puts out a credible alternative to quicken so I have somewhere to move my finances. Like others I am not interested in mint or any solution that gives others access to my financial information. I’m a mixed Winzose/mac home, moving to 100% mac … so Intuit just lost my business to be sure.