What's new in Quicken H &B 2007?

Posted by jo on August 19, 2008, 10:50 pm

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I found an inexpensive copy of Home and Business 2007 and upgraded
from 2006. Haven't used it much but can't see anything dramatically
different. Am I missing something?

jo

Posted by Bob Wang on August 20, 2008, 3:11 pm

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Jo:

For me, the most important feature introduced in 2007 was Express Web
Connect, which allows One Step Update of Web Connect accounts.

Bob

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I found an inexpensive copy of Home and Business 2007 and upgraded
from 2006. Haven't used it much but can't see anything dramatically
different. Am I missing something?

jo

Posted by jo on August 21, 2008, 3:22 pm

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> Jo:

> For me, the most important feature introduced in 2007 was Express Web

> Connect, which allows One Step Update of Web Connect accounts.

> Bob

Bob,

I know I should know what a Web Connect account is, but I don't. I
have been downloading my usual way from Wachovia, Smith Barney, and
Fidelity. Does this possibly refer to accounts like Visa? I can
initiate a connection to the Visa site from within quicken, but still
have to manually go thru the steps to download the data. Or maybe
not?...

BTW, one thing that's different is the speed. It really drags on my
ancient computer with 512Mb. I won't even tell you the architecture or
chip speed out of embarassment. Every day my first thought is "you
must get a new computer" but I so much don't want Vista that I'm
dragging my feet.

jo

Posted by Bob Wang on August 21, 2008, 6:42 pm

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jo:

Yes, if you do a qfx download from a web site to Quicken, often that can be
automated in Q2007 so the download behaves much like Fidelity's Direct
Connect.
Who issues your Visa?

Yup, I can understand how Q2007 would be sluggish on older computers.
Vista has been great for me, on a new machine, of course.
I think you may be pleasantly surprised when you do make the leap.

I'm awaiting the new Lenovo S10 to supplement/replace my X61s.
That will be coming with XP Home, but with a 10" screen I don't think it
would work as a primary machine.

Bob

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> Jo:

> For me, the most important feature introduced in 2007 was Express Web

> Connect, which allows One Step Update of Web Connect accounts.

> Bob

Posted by jo on August 26, 2008, 12:46 pm

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> jo:

> Yes, if you do a qfx download from a web site to Quicken, often that can =

> automated in Q2007 so the download behaves much like Fidelity's Direct

> Connect.

> Who issues your Visa?

Bob,

It's a Chase Visa. Now where do I find out how to setup this kind of
account so that it will behave like a Direct Connect account?

jo