QuickBooks Pro 2007 for Mac (Mac) [OLD VERSION]
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WARNING: Quick Books prior to 2014 are no longer supported by Intuit. br>br>I used to have an older Mac that wouldn't update past version 10. I bought an older version of Quick Books (2007) because it was compatible, despite the fact that it was a PowerPC (G4) processor, rather than an Intell processor like they all are now. The software was working perfectly until it asked us to register it because we had gone beyond the 15-day trial period. Anyway, I spent an hour and a half on the phone with someone from Intuit, who had to deal with my rage at corporate America, and he told me there was no way to override the registration, despite the fact that we had installed and used the program successfully up to that point. He claimed that the product was incompatible, but I was successfully using it, so it was. At the end of the day, the registration would simply fail. br>br>I told him to file a complaint about having an override for registering a product because many people don't want to have to buy something new every x number of years just because it's "outdated. " br>br>Don't bother with older versions of Quick Books because they'll give you a migraine. Also, always read the specifics on the packaging, because this is the second Quick Book I've bought in a year trying to get this to work, and it should have this time; the first time I read the specifics incorrectly, so that was on me, and it wouldn't even install (that is the definition of not compactible).
So why is it only given one star? The PC version, on the other hand, has a few advantages over the Mac version. The Mac version is severely limited for no apparent reason. br>br>On a Mac, you won't be able to network this (PCs support up to five users, while Macs only support one). You are unable to generate sales orders. br>br> (On the PC version, however, this is not possible). br>br>In QuickBooks, you are unable to accept credit card payments. br>br>I looked at MYOB and Quickbooks (both of which can be networked). Only because this was a home-based project did Quickbooks win. At work, I use MYOB AccountEdge (which is used by 7 people). QuickBooks has a more user-friendly interface. It's a piece of cake to use the Invoice LAyout tool. Backing up to is an option. br>br>Mac is great (for home use)br>br>It will be a good product when the developers stop cutting corners and make the Mac version as feature complete as the PC version. If you need any of the points listed above, choose MYOB over Quickbooks.
I've been a long-time Windows user of Microsoft Money, and I spend at least an hour a week entering bank statements, bills, and other financial information. When I purchased QuickBooks for Mac for my single-person business, I was expecting it to be similar to Microsoft Money. I planned to do all of my accounting with QB as a sole proprietor consultant startup. After about ten hours of agony, I gave up on personal accounting in QB and decided on the quickest route: double-entry accounting. (This isn't the same as the double entry). QB caused the following pain: br>br> * Can't keep track of current stock prices, etc. - only the initial and sale pricebr>br> * Can't easily divide a paycheck (from another company) into tax, health care, and other expenses - It's a two-way street at best. * Nearly impossible to mix business and personal expensesbr>br>So, it is good for a business with separate bank accounts, separate credit cards, etc. , but not for someone who is trying to minimize the time and expense of a part-time consulting business. When you pretend to have separate accounts, however, it behaves as expected. It persuaded me to open a business checking account (which was fortunately free), which I had no intention of doing. br>br>Other issues are caused by the Mac version. My accountant strongly encouraged me to use QB, primarily because of the "review copy" feature, which allows an accountant to make changes to his copy while I continue to use mine. This feature is not available in QB for Mac, despite the fact that it is priced similarly to the QB for Windows versions. So, while my accountant works on the books for tax season, I'll be making paper statements; at the very least, I can export a QB for Windows version and import the result (at least, the docs claim I can). br>br>However, free software updates come around once a month. By February, I don't think I'll have the accountant's copy feature. But I'm not holding my breath (I expect it to appear in QB 2008, if at all).
1. I received the product and installed it on my Mac. It was discovered that the product code was invalid. When I contacted Intuit, they informed me that 2007 is not compatible with OS X 10. 5 or later is acceptable. My box even stated that it was compatible with Windows 10 when I received it. It had a sticker on it that said it worked on 4 or LATER, as well as a sticker that said it worked on 10. It isn't compatible with Windows ten. I dialed the number five.
I enjoyed it when it was first released, but the 2015 edition is far superior.
I've been doing it for 20 years and am about to upgrade.
good.
This is particularly true when reviewing invoices that have already been created. The menus have been relocated, which will take some time to adjust to. Overall, the product is still excellent.