Finances & Computers
I’m a software developer by trade and so when it comes to computers and money I have some opinions. I use and love Apple computers. I have Quicken on a Windows desktop as well as Cha-Ching in OS X. I’m not a huge fan of either since Quicken sometimes behaves weirdly and can be complex at times (David On Finance writes he doesn’t like Quicken at all). I’ve also got Microsoft Money installed, but it doesn’t interact with my banks’ websites well and the money management system I use isn’t easily supported with their budgeting method. In the same article linked to above David talks about Wesabe - I’m checking it out right now.
What sort of financial software or computer related tools do you use?
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July 23rd, 2007 at 10:03 pm
Hey, thanks for the link… Also a developer and an OS X user, I find most financial software horrible as far as usability and functionality (especially lack of forecasting tools). One I’m keeping my eye on is Mint.com, which is supposed to be the finance tool to end all finance tools. We’ll see, though. Wesabe is indeed nice, but it’s not a “total” finance solution; it’s mainly useful for tracking spending at the end of each month, though I suppose it could be used in a manner like Quicken as well. It lacks forecasting and a lot of features, though. Cha-ching and other Mac-specific software are all ok, but lack that magical ability to self-download bank information, the obvious killer feature of any personal finance package.
July 23rd, 2007 at 10:15 pm
Dont know if you saw my comment on david’s blog but SpendView.com has started sending out private beta invites….just checked it out and it is sick!!! Need to use it more though - but so far so good.