Absolutely no relation to the Windows version except in name. A complete disaster that is both a visual and physical mess. If you like the look of the Windows versions, be prepared for a shock - Mac’s version is completely different. Claims to convert QIF files from Windows to Mac which it does – too bad the end result is nothing like what you previously had. Loses figures and accounts quicker than you can blink an eye or will mistake one entry for another because the entry code is different from Windows to Mac (for no apparent reason).

Call me the eternal pessimist but I can usually find something wrong with programs others find extraordinary. Windows 7 to me is nothing more than Vista with window dressing and many of the old bugs Vista had; however, many reviewers find it to be the best thing since sliced bread. Recently I’ve been seeing incredibly negative reviews about Quicken Essentials for Mac. Not only that, but I don’t believe Intuit has seen a positive Quicken for Mac review in the last 6 years.

Quicken 2014 is full of bugs. In addition, if you wish to run an update you must first log into Intuit website first. It is not enough to know your bank accounts password, first you have to get intuits permission to access your bank. This is a self serving economic ploy by intuit to keep you tied them. It used to be a great program.

No effective customer support from Intuit on Q 2014. No telephone support. My product stopped updating. I have researched all the forums and all the net but there is no posted solution. Q 2014 is now worthless to me.

Pros: Works well. Cons: Purchased Parallels 9 and received an activation code in May 2014. Installed program successfully.n Mac crashed September 5, 2014 and I lost the program.n Sept 5 I tried to download Parallels 9 from their website but there was no link to 9. The download only permitted Parallelsn 10, at a hefty upgrade price.n Support/contact/mail numbers were not functional on their website….I was going to ask for a link to the 9 download.

Pros: good accounting program insofar as it works. Cons: 1. will not update to send and download transactions and thus is useless as a online banking program.n 2. customer service is not competent to remedy the problem.

Somehow, some way, Microsoft has managed to slink its way bank into my heart. Maybe it’s because Office 2016 came out for the Mac first. Maybe it’s because Apple’s Pages and Numbers just never measured up. (Although, even against PowerPoint 2016, Keynote wins hands down.) But, Maybe its because each of the office programs just work – consistently, reliably, and on a Mac – and have a degree of elegance of design that’s never been there before.

I’ve had the pleasure to use Panther over the summer, including the version that is now being released by Apple. There are several things you ought to know. (1) Speed. Every Mac I installed it on, from an iMac 500 DV to a G5 1.8 gHz felt easily twice as fast. It really is like getting a brand new computer. (2) RAM. This beast needs plenty of RAM; 512 MB at the least.

Painter was, and in my opinion, remains the standard for computer drawing programs. It has an immense and sometimes confusing number of options – which means it’s worth a time investment (maybe even a class) to really get this under your belt. But, the results are nothing short of amazing. I use it for story-boarding films, and it’s up to the task. This is an older version, so do make sure it’s compatible with your Mac OS version and Mac.

Kind of like driving a Ford Fairmont. It’ll get you there, but that’s about it, with a very good chance of crapping out on the side of the road. Plus, you get to proclaim that you’ve got the taste of a herd animal.nFun!