<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Ya, I want to believe the Pro 2009 for Mac is better... maybe I'll download a trial & check it out.<div><br></div><div>That said, I'll probably be changing some of my business processes (online store gateway, credit cards & such) this coming year anyway, and I have a feeling it will mean firing up VMware to run the better QB Pro on Windows.</div><div><br></div><div>Do any of you use QB for retail/inventory combined with an online store? If so, I would love to chat w/ you about your processes. </div><div><br></div><div><div>w</div><div><br><div><br><div><div>On Dec 24, 2008, at 10:35 AM, E. Grace Gellerman wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0; "><div><div>I keep the books for two small businesses- one in QB on Windows and the other in MS Money (in combination with doing the billing in MS Word). For my own finances, I use Quicken on a Mac.</div><div><br></div><div>Quicken on a Mac kinda sucks for me (but not everyone), and it reminds me that being Mac user comes with a price- great overall system on which not all software works swimmingly.</div><div><br></div><div>What I can tell you is that QB on Windows works fine. No quirkiness at all- none of the shenanigans that the personal version acts out on a Mac.</div><div><br></div><div>I recently bought a printer that came with a certificate for some free version of QB (sorry- not home right now so don't know the exact one). But whatever ver it is, it only works for first time setup of QB and not for transferring over existing data.</div><div><br></div><div>If that's of interest to anyone, let me know and I'll happily pass it along.</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks,</div><div>Grace</div><div><br></div><div>At 10:19 AM -0700 12/24/08, Willo O'Brien wrote:</div><blockquote type="cite" cite="" style="padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; ">OK, awesome...that makes me feel better. I mean, sad for both of us, obviously (they always hose us mac ppl, what up w/ that!?), but I would have been pissed if I missed such a great deal. hah.</blockquote><blockquote type="cite" cite="" style="padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; "><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite" cite="" style="padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; ">Thanks Celeste!</blockquote><blockquote type="cite" cite="" style="padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; "><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite" cite="" style="padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; ">and re: Randall's reply - HA. Srsly. Can someone come out with an accounting program that kicks QBs ass, please? (and no, I don't want to use MYOB).</blockquote><blockquote type="cite" cite="" style="padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; "><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite" cite="" style="padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; ">Happy Holidays Social peeps!</blockquote><blockquote type="cite" cite="" style="padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; ">w</blockquote><blockquote type="cite" cite="" style="padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; "><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite" cite="" style="padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; "><br>: : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : :<br><br><b>Buy all your holiday gifts in the WilloToons Shop!</b><br>Geekyfantastic tees for guys & girls, super cute onesies, bibs<br>& tees for newborns through toddlers, fun jewelry and more...<br><br> ^ ... ^ <br> / o , o \<x-tab> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></x-tab> <a href="http://willotoons.com/">http://willotoons.com</a><br> | ) ::: ( | ...where geek meets rock 'n roll!<br>== w=w ==<br><br>Use discount code <b>ELUV08</b> for $5 off (free shipping on most orders)!<br><br>willo o'brien :: illustrator/designer/geek/rocker<br>san francisco :: (c) 415.505.5507 :: <a href="http://willotoons.com/blog">http://willotoons.com/blog</a><br><br>: : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : :</blockquote><blockquote type="cite" cite="" style="padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; "><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite" cite="" style="padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; "><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite" cite="" style="padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; "><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite" cite="" style="padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; "><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite" cite="" style="padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; ">Begin forwarded message:</blockquote><blockquote type="cite" cite="" style="padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; "><br><blockquote type="cite" cite="" style="padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" color="#000000"><b>From:</b></font><font face="Helvetica"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>c e l e s t e h o w e l l <</font><a href="mailto:celestejewel@mac.com"><font face="Helvetica">celestejewel@mac.com</font></a><font face="Helvetica">></font></blockquote><blockquote type="cite" cite="" style="padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" color="#000000"><b>Date:</b></font><font face="Helvetica"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>December 24, 2008 8:36:58 AM MST</font></blockquote><blockquote type="cite" cite="" style="padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" color="#000000"><b>To:</b></font><font face="Helvetica"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Willo O'Brien <</font><a href="mailto:willo@willotoons.com"><font face="Helvetica">willo@willotoons.com</font></a><font face="Helvetica">></font></blockquote><blockquote type="cite" cite="" style="padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" color="#000000"><b>Cc:</b></font><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:social@lists.deeptrouble.com"><font face="Helvetica">social@lists.deeptrouble.com</font></a></blockquote><blockquote type="cite" cite="" style="padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" color="#000000"><b>Subject:</b></font><font face="Helvetica"><b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Re: SOCIAL: Fwd: Free QuickBooks at Staples - TODAY only</b></font></blockquote><blockquote type="cite" cite="" style="padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; "><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite" cite="" style="padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; ">I tried to get the Mac version and was shot down.</blockquote><blockquote type="cite" cite="" style="padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; ">Free version was only the Windows version. bleah.</blockquote><blockquote type="cite" cite="" style="padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; "><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite" cite="" style="padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; ">celeste</blockquote><blockquote type="cite" cite="" style="padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; "><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite" cite="" style="padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; "><font face="Tahoma">. . . <span></span> . . . . . . </font></blockquote><blockquote type="cite" cite="" style="padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; "><font size="+1" color="#302F2F"><b>c e l e s t e j e w e l h o w e l l</b></font></blockquote><blockquote type="cite" cite="" style="padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; "><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite" cite="" style="padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; "><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite" cite="" style="padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; "><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite" cite="" style="padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; "><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite" cite="" style="padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; ">On Dec 24, 2008, at 7:33 AM, Willo O'Brien wrote:</blockquote><blockquote type="cite" cite="" style="padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; "><br><blockquote type="cite" cite="" style="padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; ">Did anyone do this? I was bummed to miss out on it, as I was traveling all day Monday, but if this was for the new QB Pro 2009 for Mac, I want that so bad!</blockquote><blockquote type="cite" cite="" style="padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; "> </blockquote><blockquote type="cite" cite="" style="padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; ">w</blockquote><blockquote type="cite" cite="" style="padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; "><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite" cite="" style="padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; "><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite" cite="" style="padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; ">Begin forwarded message:</blockquote><blockquote type="cite" cite="" style="padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; "><br><blockquote type="cite" cite="" style="padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" color="#000000"><b>From:</b></font><font face="Helvetica"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Kathi McCracken Dente <</font><a href="mailto:kathi@mccrackendesign.com"><font face="Helvetica">kathi@mccrackendesign.com</font></a><font face="Helvetica">></font></blockquote><blockquote type="cite" cite="" style="padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" color="#000000"><b>Date:</b></font><font face="Helvetica"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>December 22, 2008 10:30:31 AM MST</font></blockquote><blockquote type="cite" cite="" style="padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" color="#000000"><b>To:</b></font><font face="Helvetica"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Social <</font><a href="mailto:social@deeptrouble.com"><font face="Helvetica">social@deeptrouble.com</font></a><font face="Helvetica">></font></blockquote><blockquote type="cite" cite="" style="padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" color="#000000"><b>Subject:</b></font><font face="Helvetica"><b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>SOCIAL: Free QuickBooks at Staples - TODAY only</b></font></blockquote><blockquote type="cite" cite="" style="padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; "><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite" cite="" style="padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; "><font face="Verdana">I just received the following offer from a former coworker at Intuit and thought some of you on the list with small businesses may be interested.<br><br>Happy Holidays!<br><font color="#0000FF"><u><br><br><br></u></font></font><a href="http://cp3.intuit.com/CMS/articlefiles/2872-QuickbooksFlyer_V2.pdf"><font face="Verdana" color="#0000FF"><u>http://cp3.intuit.com/CMS/articlefiles/2872-QuickbooksFlyer_V2.pdf</u></font></a><font face="Verdana" color="#0000FF"><u><br></u></font><font face="Verdana"><br>Sorry for the blast email... but if anyone wants a copy of QuickBooks, you can get it FREE today!<br> <br> <br><font size="+1">Hi Everyone,<br> <br>To help customers grow and run their small businesses Intuit will offer QuickBooks Pro for FREE at Staples stores on Monday, Dec. 22. This promotion will help small businesses through tough economic times, and supports our goal of bringing customers, customers, customers into the small business ecosystem.<br> <br>The regular price at Staples is $199.99. Customers will receive $40 in instant savings and, with a $159.99 mail-in rebate, they get QuickBooks Pro for FREE!</font></font></blockquote><blockquote type="cite" cite="" style="padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; "><font face="Verdana" size="+1"> <br>This is a great opportunity to tell all of your friends and family to go to one of our most valuable retail partners and get a great deal on QuickBooks. Please forward this e-mail or download and print or forward the<font color="#7F007F"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>promotional advertisement</font><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><</font><a href="http://cp3.intuit.com/CMS/articlefiles/2872-QuickbooksFlyer_V2.pdf"><font face="Verdana" size="+1" color="#0000FF"><u>http://cp3.intuit.com/CMS/articlefiles/2872-QuickbooksFlyer_V2.pdf</u></font></a><font face="Verdana" size="+1">> to your friends and family.<br> <br>The offer is one day only; you can find the nearest Staples store at</font><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.staples.com"><font face="Verdana" size="+1" color="#0000FE">www.staples.com</font></a><font face="Verdana" size="+1"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><</font><a href="http://www.staples.com/"><font face="Verdana" size="+1" color="#0000FF"><u>http://www.staples.com/</u></font></a><font face="Verdana" size="+1">> or buy on-line.<br> <br>Rick Jensen<br></font><font face="Verdana"><br><font color="#393939"><br><font size="-1"><b>Kathi McCracken Dente<br></b>User Experience Strategy and Design<br><b><br>McCracken Design<br></b></font></font></font><a href="http://www.mccrackendesign.com"><font face="Verdana" size="-1" color="#393939">http://www.mccrackendesign.com</font></a><font face="Verdana" size="-1" color="#393939"><br>415-225-5840</font><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite" cite="" style="padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; ">_______________________________________________<br>Social mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Social@lists.deeptrouble.com">Social@lists.deeptrouble.com</a><br><a href="http://lists.deeptrouble.com/listinfo.cgi/social-deeptrouble.com">http://lists.deeptrouble.com/listinfo.cgi/social-deeptrouble.com</a><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite" cite="" style="padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; "><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite" cite="" style="padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; ">_______________________________________________<br>Social mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Social@lists.deeptrouble.com">Social@lists.deeptrouble.com</a><br><a href="http://lists.deeptrouble.com/listinfo.cgi/social-deeptrouble.com">http://lists.deeptrouble.com/listinfo.cgi/social-deeptrouble.com</a><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite" cite="" style="padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; "><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite" cite="" style="padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; "><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite" cite="" style="padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; "><br>_______________________________________________<br>Social mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Social@lists.deeptrouble.com">Social@lists.deeptrouble.com</a><br><a href="http://lists.deeptrouble.com/listinfo.cgi/social-deeptrouble.com">http://lists.deeptrouble.com/listinfo.cgi/social-deeptrouble.com</a></blockquote><div><br></div></div></span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></blockquote></div><br></div></div></div></body></html>