Comments on: Quickbooks 2010 Preview

By: marisa

marisa — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 01:22:03 +0000

We would LIKE to email 70 paystubs but anyone using outlook express does not get the attachment. We use Microsoft’s Small Business Server to host our Email but I don’t think that has anything to do with it. Seems to be an issue btwn outlook/qb/outlook expess!

By: kzaban

kzaban — Tue, 18 May 2010 03:53:59 +0000

Help!
Just installed to QB2010 Pro – Canadian version -
I do not seem to have the new feature ‘add/edit multiple entries list’ or the other new features for that matter.
Can someone advise why this is the case??

By: bob

bob — Sat, 15 May 2010 21:49:53 +0000

Nancy your comment bellow is ABOLUTLE correct. There other people who are trying to sell this cloud technology are NUTS!

". As anyone knows who read my recent piece about having reservations about cloud storage, this makes me nervous. I’m not sure I want my accounting information on someone else’s computers where it can be accessed via subpoena (instead of search warrant) without me even being notified or having the chance to fight the request."

By: Sharon Randall

Sharon Randall — Thu, 13 May 2010 18:14:37 +0000

Hi - I saw your question/comment about emailing pay stubs in QB 2010. Did you ever get that to work? I am researching upgrading to QB Pro 2010 only because the boss wants to get a new computer with Windows 7 on it, and the reviews say I need to have QB 2010 in order for some of the features to work. We email about 40 paystubs a week out of QB 2009. Hope you got yours to work. Pls let me know... Sharon

By: Jack

Jack — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 20:27:01 +0000

Do I understand this properly? I have never used QB extensively. I have worked in public accounting for over 20 years and have always used another software program. I am preparing myself to buy QB 2010 but if I cannot e-mail financial data back and forth with my clients, is the purchase worth it?

By: Terry

Terry — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 02:52:35 +0000

I sure wish I had read some of these reviews before buying QB 2010, I upgraded based on the claim that files could be attached, no where did I see any reference to online storage. I always believed that their “sunset policy” was nothing more than a greed based way to extract more money from its customers who wished to use online banking or turbo tax, but this takes the cake, offering a new feature tha is very limited before they put their hand back in your pocket.

By: Darren Brackett

Darren Brackett — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 21:44:58 +0000

I bought mine on 8/2/2009 and they are saying it had to be purchased after 8/11….figures. 2009 is not ready for prime time and now I get to pay AGAIN in order to HOPE to have a version that actually functions….classic software company. Need I list all the failures of the 2009 version (and the two weeks after Apple’s OS upgrade when it didn’t even work)?

By: Pat LeBoeuf

Pat LeBoeuf — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 14:53:15 +0000

This year when I tried to email our “Accountant’s Copy” to our CPA (as I did successfully last year), I was unable to do so. Once I realized that for whatever reason teh email was unable to be sent, I tried to print the accountant’s copy, but was frozen out of doing ANYTHING with it! Has anyone else experienced this issue with QuickBooks Pro 2007?

Thanks for any advice you may have!

Pat

By: D Relihan

D Relihan — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:11:42 +0000

I have just install QB2010 PRO.
I now find I am onable to “E” mail pay stubs as I could in QB 2009.
I spent 6 HOURS with their INDIA tech support to no avail.
Does anyone have any suggestion?

By: Joe Rybin

Joe Rybin — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:04:50 +0000

Hey Jack,

I run a janitorial business off QB. I’ve had pretty good success with it for over 7 years now. It is geared towards the inventory-oriented business. If you’re pure service, like I am, you’ll still get benefit from it. One of the neat features is that if you do maintain some level of parts you can manage that pretty easily with QB. It even tells you when to reorder once you run down to a certain level.

For 150 bucks, it’s a bargain.

However, I do agree with the other posters about the fact that QB hasn’t really done anything innovative in the past half decade. NEW USER FREINDLIER interface for software is about as descriptive as DRINKABILITY for beer. Tells me nothing. The only reason I upgrade is to stay atune to all the new requirements of Windows Operating Systems.

Hope that helps.

By: Alan

Alan — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:58:56 +0000

No don’t switch to Quickbooks Simple. It only really handles Sales, and doesn’t do that too well either.

One of the older versions of Quickbooks would be better for you, providing they are compatible with your operating system

By: JACK LAING

JACK LAING — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:41:31 +0000

I AM USING VERSION 5 WINDOWS CAN I UP GRADE TO WINDOWS SIMPLE.

By: Steve Ascheman

Steve Ascheman — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 18:15:25 +0000

Nancy, just wanted to let you know that I came upon this article when I was doing a search for information on upgrading to QuickBooks 2010 for Mac (from QB 2009 for Mac). I had just purchased QB 2009 for Mac on August 31st from Amazon, and now the 2010 version for Mac is available, so I called the 800 number like you suggested and asked about the “migration upgrade” program. Even though your article is about QB 2010 for Windows, Intuit didn’t seem to hesitate to give me the information for “migrating” to QB 2010 for Mac and only having to pay the shipping charges. I’ve sent them all of the proof of purchase info for my 2009 version and I’m now just waiting on my free copy of the 2010 version (free, except for shipping charges, but hey . . . that’s still a deal). Thanks for tipping us off about that program through Intuit.

By: Anthony

Anthony — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 00:36:42 +0000

They call this a NEW feature. Unbelievable. Setup and/or upgrade is a one step process. I really don’t care if it takes a few minutes or an hour.

There have not been any real NEW features in Quickbooks since at least 2007.

By: Jack B

Jack B — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 07:24:42 +0000

Is there anyone else out there who runs a CASH business as opposed to an INVENTORY business?? I’m the owner of an electrical contracting business. I have no inventory other than what is on the vans and some carry over materials from jobs. What I’m looking for QB’s to do for me, is automatically update my item list with a pricing feed from my supplier. When the price of an item changes then I would like the supplier to send me an update that drops right into QB and changes the cost of the item or items. I’m told by my supplier who also uses QB that they currently don’t allow for this feature. How is it possible that such a technologically advanced software can’t even update items automatically??? I believe QB cares more about the money being generated from the merchant services and payroll end of the program. Maybe I’m wrong? I’ve spoken with “BOB” from the call center in India. No help there. Over 2 hours on the phone and I’m no closer to solving my problem. Should I find another business software? Automatic updating just can’t be that difficult when compared to the complexities of tax law and merchant services. As technologically advanced as cars are now days, the dome light still comes on when you open door. Same as it has 40 years ago before the computer brain and fuel injection systems were installed. A LITTLE HELP PLEASE……..

By: Nancy Nally

Nancy Nally — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 01:49:11 +0000

I will definitely be doing a full review as soon as the product is available in the next week or so and I have a chance to really give it a workout, and will try to address many of the questions that I have heard here when testing the software.

According to the answer that I got when I asked the Intuit press representative, the document management service is an online-only option. There is no way to attach and store documents if you only want to do it locally on your own computer is my understanding. As anyone knows who read my recent piece about having reservations about cloud storage, this makes me nervous. I’m not sure I want my accounting information on someone else’s computers where it can be accessed via subpoena (instead of search warrant) without me even being notified or having the chance to fight the request.