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Or so says arstechnica:
http://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.ar...en-no-more
It's to be replaced with a Cocoa-based something or other that is in beta nicknamed
"Quicken Financial Life for Mac," and "will not be feature comparable with Quicken 07".
Supposedly to be released in August.
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Looking at the screen shots I think what they mean to say is that it's going to make Quicken PC look kinda lame, but beneath the skin I bet it's still Quicken, i.e., loads of bugs.
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I see MoneyDance can import a quicken file but can it export to quicken? I'm thinking the move to moneydance might be fairly painless but then what if I need to move back to quicken for some reason down the road? I doubt intuit will convert moneydance files.
What's your favorite feature in moneydance Zoid?
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My favorite feature is that it's not Quicken.
At least, that's why I switched to it.
I do believe Moneydance can save as the standard Quicken file type (QIF); that is, it can export the file to a QIF that Quicken opens.
Granted, my needs for this type of program are meager: simple checkbook maintenance, the ability to generate reports (or at least finds), balancing every month. If you do a lot more with this type of program -- tracking stocks, portfolios, etc -- I cannot say one way or the other if it works well.
I tried a few non-Quicken programs and finally landed at Moneydance. I liked it enough to buy it.
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MORE about Moneydance! What is it like to use the program, experiences . . .
that is my request, anyway .. .
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Info on all things QIF (Quicken Interchange Format):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QIF
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Zoid, I'm curious as well. I will download it and evaluate it based on my own purposes, but I'm curious about a few things you may or may not have experience with Moneydance on.
First, do you use it to track loans (car loans, home loans, signature loans, etc.)? I'm curious if it can handle interest-only loans (something Quicken can NOT) and how well it handles loans in general. I got all my loans into Quicken '06 (car, house and a signature loan) only to find out it can't do interest-only loans (what I currently have for a mortgage) and it SUCKS at doing auto loans (not to mention it was the biggest pain in the a$$ to set up - I understand how double entry accounting works, but setting up a loan on a car and giving it the proper asset value was absolutely the most ridiculous thing, it took me 3 nights of working on it to get it even close, and then it was completely off after making only 2 payments after getting it set up, I ended up totally scraping both those items).
Any feedback or experience?
Thanks,
~A
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[quote Zoidberg]Granted, my needs for this type of program are meager: simple checkbook maintenance, the ability to generate reports (or at least finds), balancing every month. If you do a lot more with this type of program -- tracking stocks, portfolios, etc -- I cannot say one way or the other if it works well.
i.e., I do not use it to track loans; I only use it as a checkbook. I cannot speak beyond that use.
