[Novalug] business related software input

[Rich Goodwin]

Sorry - I wrote Quicken but meant Quickbook....

My experience was that MyBooks is not as intuitive.  The accountant made
several references to where it was expected the package would just
readily default under a given business type (services in my case).

I truly tried to use the Linux solution on principle.  I did see,
however, that "the cost of my principle" was higher than I was/am
willing to pay.  

Remember, I'm a geek not an accountant.  If I knew more in that arena,
it might have been different...  YMMV

Rich


On Wed, 2007-05-30 at 00:18 -0400, donjr wrote:
> How does MyBooks Professional compare to QuickBooks Pro 2006/2007 ??
>   {As in report(s) generation and ease of data entry[1].}
> 
> A quick look the screen said the two might be comparable.
> 
> Note Quicken may be great for a (simple) personal type accounting system
> (ie a checkbook or two and a personal stock protfolio)  but I personally
> wouldn't even be willing to try to manage a (small) Business Account
> System with it.
> 
> -- 
>   DonJr
> 
> [1] Not that data entry is all the easy in QuickBooks Pro.
> 
> On Tue, 2007-05-29 at 21:53 -0400, gregory pryzby wrote:
> > QUicken for the Mac works great. I think they offer an online version
> > also, but that is up to you if you want to use it.
> > 
> > QuickBooks, the ole standard.
> > 
> > On Tue, May 29, 2007 at 09:17:22PM -0400, Rich Goodwin wrote:
> > > I would not recommend MyBooks.  Having bought it, worked with it and
> > > well ... got frustrated with it .... And my accountant worked with me to
> > > realize it is more an accountant package than a small business oriented
> > > package.  She thought it was interesting but from a financial
> > > standpoint, I paid her several hours of time going over books and
> > > things.  Thus I more than paid for another copy of Quicken and was into
> > > paying for the M$ OS .... which I did anyway.
> > > 
> > > Hard as it is to say, Quicken.  WHAT!%$##$#!^?????  Yes.  But do it
> > > right - under VMWare on your Linux box!  Yes, you do need a M$ OS ...
> > > but those can be had cheaply.  VMWare player is free and I got Quicken
> > > Pro at Costco for $99 during a special sale.  I also upgraded the laptop
> > > memory to 2GB.  This allows 1GB when I am doing my books but 2GB all the
> > > rest of the time!!  8-)
> > > 
> > > Rich
> > > 
> > > On Tue, 2007-05-29 at 20:35 -0400, Kevin Chin wrote:
> > > > MyBooks Pro by Appgen  (Win, Mac, Linux - with a bias towards Linux)
> > > > http://www.appgen.com/aptus/my_books_professional.htm
> > > > 
> > > > TTYL
> > > > --Kc
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > On 5/29/07, Bonnie Dalzell <bdalzell at qis.net> wrote:
> > > >         Experience and reccommendations sought, please.
> > > >         
> > > >         I need a simple check tracking program and a paysheet,
> > > >         employee payment
> > > >         type program. Would help if both were in the same program but
> > > >         not
> > > >         absolutely necessary.
> > > >         
> > > >         I don't mind a commercial application if it is not too
> > > >         expensive -
> > > >         especially a combo ap could be up to $250 to $300 if good. If
> > > >         a
> > > >         commercial ap then I would hope it would have a MAC Os X
> > > >         versions as well
> > > >         as linux. No windows only programs.
> > > >         
> > > >         Currently I am doing all of this with a spreadsheet and I need
> > > >         something
> > > >         easier to use as cut and paste on the spreadsheet leads to
> > > >         errors.
> > > >         
> > > >         This is for a very small business. 20 checks written a month,
> > > >         30 to 
> > > >         50 checks deposited a month, 3 part time employees.
> 
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