Has anyone tried this version of Quicken with VoiceOver? I'd like to learn about the results.
Brett C. On Feb 25, 2010, at 11:00 AM, Darcy Burnard wrote: > Hi everyone. I'm not interested in Quicken myself, but I'm sure there are > people on here who may be interested. > The latest version of Quicken has been released, and apparently it's be > completely re-written from the ground up using cocoa. I don't know if this > means it will be VO friendly or not, but I would guess that the possibility > exists. Unfortunately they don't offer a demo, and at $69 it's a little > pricy to try as an experiment, but they do offer a two month money back > guarantee, so it might be worth it for someone to try it out. > At any rate, here's an article from The Unofficial Apple Weblog about the new > Quicken. > Darcy > > > Begin forwarded message: > >> Date: February 25, 2010 8:00:00 AM CST >> Subject: Quicken Essentials for Mac now available >> Source: The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) >> Author: Michael Grothaus >> >> Filed under: Software >> >> >> >> After a four year absence, the next version of Quicken for the Mac is here. >> It's called Quicken Essentials for Mac and is a ground up Cocoa rewrite. >> I've been using the program for a few weeks now. Is it worth the wait? Well >> that depends what you need in your financial software. >> >> When I interviewed Aaron Patzer, VP/GM of Intuit's Personal Finance Group, >> he was quick to point out that it's called Quicken Essentials for a reason: >> "It's called Essentials because it's what we consider to be essential for >> most users - about 80% of users. We went to people's homes and watched them >> use it. The majority of them just want to know: How much do I have? How much >> do I owe? How much do I spend on gas and food? How many times do I go to >> this restaurant? How many times do I go to Starbucks? What investments do I >> have? Let me set a budget to control my spending." >> >> If an easy overview of your financial life is the goal Intuit had in mind, >> they've outdone themselves. The first thing you'll notice is the completely >> redesigned interface. Gone is the horrible toolbar navigation with multiple >> windows. Quicken Essentials has got that familiar streamlined iTunes/iLife >> look and feel with all your accounts, reports, budgets, and tools nicely >> displayed in a source list. It's single window interface makes it easy for >> the user to get a complete snapshot of all their finances. The interactive >> pie charts are snappy and responsive, and the built-in reports make it easy >> to view your checking, savings, and investing accounts. >> Perhaps the most standout feature of this revamp is the improved >> categorization that takes a ton of work off the plate of the user. The guys >> at Quicken have developed a learning algorithm for Quicken Online that >> allows users to self-tag, with the Quicken Online software remembering those >> tags and then applying them to other people's data. The more people who use >> it, the smarter the tagging gets. In my tests, the automatic >> categorizing/tagging works exceedingly well. Though Quicken Essentials takes >> a lot of cues from Mint.com, it's method of categorization is different (and >> superior). Mint obtains its categorization by performing a relatively simple >> Yellow Pages look-up. Later in the year Intuit will be combining the two >> approaches and hopes to achieve 95% categorization accuracy (Intuit bought >> Mint in 2009). >> >> Out of the box, Quicken Essentials supports 12,000 US and Canadian banks. >> That will grow to 16,000 banks in the next 2-3 months. That's full coverage >> of every credit union and bank in the country. Transferring and converting >> your data from Quicken for Windows to Quicken Essentials worked pretty well >> in my tests. I just saved a copy of my Quicken for Windows file, moved it to >> my Mac, and double-clicked on it. All my data was easily imported without >> any errors. Keep in mind that I was only working with two years of Quicken >> data though. Quicken Essentials allows for conversion from previous Mac >> programs, Quicken for Windows 2007+, and the now defunct Microsoft Money. >> >> If you're like me and just want a simple program to view all your financial >> accounts, see where your money is going, and keep track of balances and >> upcoming bills, I highly recommend Quicken Essentials. If, however, you're a >> Quicken power user who needs investing and planning tools, investment buy >> and sell tracking, TurboTax integration, or in-app bill pay, then QEM is not >> for you. Think of this edition of Quicken Essentials as iPhoto for your >> finances. It presents a snapshot of your finances and transactions in a >> simple to use interface. If you need more than that, it's best to look at >> iBank orQuicken Premier for Windows running under VMWare Fusion or Parallels. >> >> Quicken Essentials for the Mac goes on sale today for $69 and requires Mac >> OS X 10.5 or 10.6, an Intel-based Mac, and 1GB of hard disk space. >> TUAWQuicken Essentials for Mac now available originally appeared on The >> Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Thu, 25 Feb 2010 09:00:00 EST. 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