{"id":1608,"date":"2016-06-02T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-06-02T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/qa.simplifimoney.com\/blog\/confessions-mac-convert\/"},"modified":"2022-08-04T11:33:42","modified_gmt":"2022-08-04T11:33:42","slug":"confessions-mac-convert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.quicken.com\/blog\/confessions-mac-convert\/","title":{"rendered":"Confessions Of A Mac Convert"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quicken.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/quicken-essentials-for-mac-screenshot_0.jpg\" alt=\"quicken-essentials-for-mac-screenshot\" width=\"656\" height=\"438\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Hello, my name is Aaron, and I am a recent Mac convert.<\/p>\n<p>As one of the last hold outs at Mint.com (now the Personal Finance  Group for Intuit, overseeing all Quicken products), I have no idea how I  lived without the beautiful screen and crisp, glossy, candy-like colors  that a Mac produces.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond the UI, I love how intuitive everything is, and how well  iPhoto, iMovie \u2013 really, iEverything \u2013 work. And now we\u2019re bringing that  same feel to a long overdue <a class=\"imn_interlinked\" href=\"http:\/\/quicken.intuit.com\/personal-finance-software\/mac-personal-financial-software.jsp\">Quicken Essentials for Mac<\/a>. Think glossy, easy to navigate, easy to understand. Check out these screen shot previews of <a class=\"imn_interlinked\" href=\"http:\/\/quicken.intuit.com\/personal-finance-software\/mac-personal-financial-software.jsp\">Quicken for Mac<\/a>, and decide for yourself:<\/p>\n<p>Now, because it\u2019s my personal style, and because if I weren\u2019t  straightforward, Mac fans above any others would let me know, I\u2019ll say  straight out: the product doesn\u2019t do everything. It won\u2019t do stock lot  accounting or bill pay (but it might in late 2010, if enough people ask  for it), though we also will support past versions if you need them now.<\/p>\n<p><strong> <a class=\"imn_interlinked\" href=\"http:\/\/quicken.intuit.com\/personal-finance-software\/mac-personal-financial-software.jsp\">Quicken Essentials for Mac<\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Quicken Essentials for Mac will, however, link to nearly 14,000  banks, credit cards, credit unions, loans, and investment accounts. It  will give you a picture of what you have and what you owe. In a glance,  Quicken Essentials for Mac will show you where you\u2019re spending \u2013 and  where you\u2019re overspending.<\/p>\n<p>It will let you set easy, no hassle budgets, tell you what bills are  due so that you can avoid pesky bank fees, and show you your portfolio  holdings across all of your accounts. And for 90% of us, that\u2019s exactly  what we need: a quick handle on our personal finances to feel under  control.<\/p>\n<p>Intuit\u2019s <a class=\"imn_interlinked\" href=\"http:\/\/quicken.intuit.com\/personal-finance-software\/mac-personal-financial-software.jsp\">Quicken Mac<\/a>  products have had a storied past\u2026but as of last month (Nov 2009),  Mint.com management is in charge \u2013 with the product and design know-how  that has won Mint.com numerous awards. And we\u2019re Mac fans. And users.<\/p>\n<p>And for those of you who are recent converts, we\u2019ve written the  mother of all converters. You can now move to Quicken Essentials Mac  2010 from Quicken Windows (2006-2010), Quicken Mac (nearly any version),  and from Microsoft Money.<\/p>\n<p>The new product will release in the first quarter of next year, and we\u2019d  love to hear back from users about the new look, feel and  functionality. We\u2019ll also be using feedback from customers to rank which  features will be developed first. To provide feedback please join our  Quicken Inner Circle, at  <a href=\"http:\/\/quicken.satmetrix.com\/quicken\/portal\/home\">http:\/\/quicken.satmetrix.com\/quicken\/portal\/home<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Aaron Patzer<\/p>\n<p>VP and GM of Intuit\u2019s Personal Finance Group<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello, my name is Aaron, and I am a recent Mac convert. 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