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Re: Not use it?
No it's not that hard to do. Matter of fact the last version of quickbooks I was using let you set it up from within the program
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The alternative is...
QuickBooks Online What you need tho is IE (damn them!) running under Wine plus Acrobat Reader plugin. Crude, and most definitely NOT OSS but it works. BTW QB Online is a good product otherwise, perfect for a distributed company. I am not not affiliated with Intuit, just a customer.
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Re:Flamebait or not he's right.
I haven't used it, but Intuit does have an online version of QuickBooks. Could be a good way to go.
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Re:Quickbooks made a tool
broken link... Fixed.
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Re:Have you considered...
Not to try to side with Intuit, but this is clearly a false statement above. I was able to find the page with their toll free phone support numbers in approximately 1.2 seconds. It's right here on this page.
Just because it says that the phone line is only for installation help, upgrade assistance, and product defects (this update system is surely a defect in my eyes), doesn't mean you can't call them up, ask to talk to a manager and start explaining how much money you've spent on their software, and how you're never going to spend another dime on it again because of this feature. If enough folks were to do that, not just not buy the software, but call the company and let them know why they _might_ actually rethink their strategy. Doubtfull, but you don't know unless you try. So everyone who owns Quickbooks, please call (888) 320-7276 and let them know how you feel. Or even if you were thinking of purchasing quickbooks, but after reading this were inclined not to purchase it, give them a call and let them know why.
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In other news...
Intuit has announced that QuickBooks is coming back to the Mac. This is significant for the Mac to start making inroads back into businesses, because QB is such a staple of small business accounting.
I'm not sure what changed their minds; I just remember the announcement in 1997 that QB development on the Mac was being halted (I think it was already 2 years behind the PC version at that point). This in spite of the fact that one of the first things that Steve Jobs did was to put Intuit's CEO on the board of directors at Apple.
As a Mac user, I'm grateful, but I have to wonder what took so long... -
Web-based Accounting Packages
Lacking any traditional desktop software packages, you could always use web-based commercial products like QuickBooks for the Web or Oracle Small Business Suite.
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Re:Before everyone points at Microsoft .....
Make me something that doesn't suck,and I'll pay for it, don't force me to upgrade every 20 minutes to a more bloated piece of crap...
Unfortunately, if I write software that doesn't suck, doesn't need patches, and does what you want, you'll buy one copy (Netware 3, WinZip, Eudora) and in 2 years I'll be bankrupt.
If I write software with tons of broken features and requiring constant upgrades for 'compatibility' and security (SAP, QuickBooks, and Windows 95), I'm guaranteed plenty of repeat customers.
Now if you'll excuse me, I need to go buy a $100 ink cartridge for my $30 printer. -
The good and the bad.I've been running my own ISP now for about two years and tackled this same question at startup. I initially started off using a program called Optigold that was decent, though not OpenSource. The great thing about it was the amount of feedback that users could contribute to the development of the package, and updates came out for the package constantly. The software is also free to use until you have more than 100 customers, which is a very fair pricing scheme I thought. Optigold is, however, tied to Filemaker Pro which may be good or bad depending on your past experience. I had done database administration in the past using Filemaker, so at the time it was a good decision.
That said, I have since switched to just using Quickbooks Pro, for no other reason than it's very simple and straightforward. I can also charge credit cards right from the Quickbooks interface, which makes it very convenient. All the other packages I've tried (including Freeside and Rodopi) simply included too many features for my very simple needs, or required software I didn't want to run (Microsoft SQL server). I even started writing my own system in PHP, but abandoned the project because it simply wasn't worth my time. Anyhow that's my experience with the matter. As you mentioned needing Radius support, Quickbooks is probably too basic for your needs, as it's geared to generic services and not Internet Services billing, but Optigold may fit the bill. Good Luck.
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Field Report: IntuitInside the walls of the QuickBooks Technical Support Network, I know of VeriSign (formerly Signio) which is the outsource for the merchant account servies for Quickbooks, and Quicken I believe. They are already building a reputation for service, and reliability AND they take American Express.
But, in my experience, it is not going to be the organizations themselves that will be the deciding factor, but rather the software. (At least in the public sector). If you are a developer, or designing your own, it definatly is the company.
*Carlos: Exit Stage Right*"Geeks, Where would you be without them?"
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Try QuickbooksI just signed up with merchant services through Quickbooks. There is no setup fee or monthly internet service fee. The discount rate is 2.52% (MC/Visa) and the transaction fee is only 20 cents. They take Amex, , Discover, Diner's Club and maybe more, but the discount rate is higher.
You can set up a web interface, or charge through the Quickbooks 2000 accounting package.
A legit, registered installation of Quickbooks 2000 or 2000 Pro is required to use this!
It was easy to set up, and I got approved in less than 24 hours.
Just my 2 cents, check it out here.
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65000 bugs is nothing compared to public mentalityIt makes one wonder why M$ even counts the bugs.
The way mass merchandised software is produced today, the public just swallows it, because it's NEW!
"Windows 2000, I have to have it"
I remember back several years ago, when this new revolutionary Windows 95 was being released, people were floccking to the stores getting in line so they could have it FIRST.
Do THESE people care how many bugs there are?
I've always had a beef for commercial software. It was ORIGINALLY designed to be a shortcut for those who didn't know how to code the application themselves.
Now it's the norm...
Now, I can sit in a Technical Support Cubicle in the Cubicle Jungles of a not-so-small software organization based in San Diego and listen to people whine and complain about what this Software can or can't do.
The only think I can think of, but cannot say, is "Well, this is software that you bought, of course it is not going to do what you want, because YOU didn't create it."
(That was probably off-topic, but I digress)
Back to WIN2K. Like some of the above write-ups are stating, the public will not care if there are PUBLISHED bugs, defects, etc.
There will STILL be people lining the malls, shopping centers, and Software Outlets just to get this defective, bug filled Operating System on their machine.
Just because, the computer public is the computer public. They eat this stuff up and complain about it later.
Bill Gates.... he's a genius, he has marketed to the Lowest Common Denominator.
*Carlos: Exit Stage Right*"Geeks, Where would you be without them?"
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Field Report: IntuitI must also concur to this assessment that it's already begun.
Two Years ago, QuickBooks changed their policy of using Netscape as their included Web Browser, in their Version 5.0, to IE.
Now, Intuit has released both Version 6.0 and Version 99 of Quickbooks with Microsoft Internet Explorer actually imbedded into the Quickbooks Software, and from what I hear, QuickBooks 2000 uses a seemless integration of internet and desktop software in it's operation.
Intuit has not shown signs of changing their policy again, at least not in the near future.
From what I understand, when Version 5.0 was released, Netscape had lacked several integration features that were key to Quickbooks' Online features, and the software stuck. (I do not believe that it was due to a political/economic reason.)
*Carlos: Exit Stage Right*"Geeks, Where would you be without them?"