That has happened several times.īecause I didn’t want to download real data from my own checking account, I created a dummy checking account instead. It walked me though a diagnostic that resulted in nothing wrong at all. My first experience with QE on launch was a dialog that suggested there may be a problem with my Internet connection.
Intuit’s support page for Mac is well laid out and has good information for the new user. The application is simple enough that a 35 page Getting Started guide is sufficient to get one started with this app. The app is simply dragged to /Applications.
There is a 35 page Getting Started PDF file, a directory with instructions for converting old data and a conversion tool, and, of course, the QE app. dmg file, but it really makes no difference. I reviewed Quicken Essentials version 1.3f4519 - which was an Internet update subsequent to the original version (1.1f4360) supplied by Intuit’s product manager, Eddy Wu. Quicken Essentials does not include many of the advanced features in other versions of Quicken, including Business features, Rental Property, lifetime planner, cash flow forecast, spending plan, debt reduction plan, emergency tax records, tax planner, and home inventory manager.There is no direct BillPay from within QE.There is no buy/sell detail for investments.There are some things that version 1.3x of QE cannot do:
It’s a good looking, basic application that has plenty of room for growth. Quicken Essentials is Intuit’s ground-up rewrite of Quicken for the Mac in Cocoa.