The 2009 versions of QuickBooks are due out soon and the mac version gets an upgrade this year too. Unfortunately, they didn’t include networking (multi-user) in this release. I’ve been working in both the pc and mac versions lately and it’s quite frustating that the mac version lacks a lot of the features of the pc version. Some of that is changing with this release.
Here is the list of changes noted by Intuit:
We made some big improvements in QuickBooks 2009 for Mac. The new version is much closer to functional parity with QuickBooks Pro 2009.
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New look and feel with “SuperNavigator” Homepage
Makes it easier to manage your business.
Makes full use of new Mac features like Spotlight and Coverview.
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Key business information all in one place
More visibility into the performance of your business with a new dashboard.
On one screen, you can see an income and expense graph, customer balances, and reminders
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IMPROVED! Online Banking
Save time on data entry and increase the accuracy of financial records by securely downloading bank and credit card transactions directly into QuickBooks.
Bonus: Now clients can use either WebConnect as before or use new DirectConnect access.
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IMPROVED! Batch E-Mail
Send out invoices in batches as convenient
Flag invoices and other forms to e-mail later
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IMPROVED! iCal Integration
Less likely to miss payments due from customers.
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IMPROVED! Performance and usability in Forms and List Views
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IMPROVED! Built for the Leopard Operating System
Makes full use of new Mac features like Spotlight and Coverview.
The new version should be out in October; I was told that I could download it on September 29th. I’ll post an update after I’ve seen the new version.
~Kelly