
Financial institution transaction syncing and automatic (or at least heavily assisted) reconciliation.Hierarchical categories (like “Business:Hardware:In-state” to mark purchases on which I paid sales tax, or “Income:Consulting:Conferences”).Quicken 2007 included and improved on several bookkeeping needs I had and still have: When Intuit, Quicken’s original owner, released Quicken 2007 for what was then called Mac OS X, it was a major step forward for Mac users in synchronizing online accounts and producing financial reports. This is my journey, and if you’re still on Quicken 2007, it’s one you can take too.

I waited so long, however, that I wasn’t forced to give up anything in the process. But after a recent long-delayed update to the current version, Quicken Deluxe, I can now pinpoint the time: mid-1998.Īfter 23 years of using older versions of Quicken, including Quicken 2007 since its paradoxical release in 2006, I’ve finally severed my cord to the past: to PowerPC and Intel processors, to outdated record formats, and to clunky manual entry of transactions. I couldn’t remember when I first installed Quicken to manage my personal and small-business finances. How I Learned To Love Quicken Deluxe and Give Up on the Past #1663: Exploring the Apple Vision Pro, 12 more OS features coming in 2023, new Apple service features, Apollo shuts down.#1664: Real system requirements for OS 2023, beware Siri creating alarms instead of timers.#1665: Important OS security updates, abusive Web notifications, solve myopia with an iPhone, Self Service Repair.#1666: Air quality websites and apps, The Password Game.

