11-11-2002, 11:00 PM
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Contributing Editor Emeritus
Join Date: Aug 2006
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PocketQuick For Pocket PC Lets You Sync Quicken
Spb Software House has been busy with another great app for the Pocket PC. PocketQuick is a Pocket PC companion for Quicken users. "Spb PocketQuick synchronizes with desktop Quicken, downloading all its data into Pocket PC memory. Once synchronized, you can inspect all your accounts and transactions, see account balance, income and expense charts and, what is most important, create new transactions while on the move. All the transactions entered with Pocket PC then get to Quicken on the desktop on the next synchronization."
It runs on any Pocket PC or Pocket PC 2002 device. Quicken 2001 or higher is required on the desktop. You can buy it for $29.99 and there is a trial version.
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11-11-2002, 11:08 PM
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Thinker
Join Date: Mar 2002
Posts: 481
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Not to diminish the usefulness and significance of this (I'd love to have this functionality), but it is too bad something like this has to cost $30, when I get a new version of desktop Quicken (Basic) each year for free (after rebate). I'd like to see Intuit buy this from them and package it with Quicken (Deluxe, I suppose) like Microsoft does with PocketStreets.
Same with QuickVerse: you should get a PocketPC version with the desktop Windows version, and notes and such would sync back and forth.
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11-11-2002, 11:30 PM
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Sage
Join Date: Feb 2002
Posts: 725
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Originally Posted by PPCRules
Not to diminish the usefulness and significance of this (I'd love to have this functionality), but it is too bad something like this has to cost $30, when I get a new version of desktop Quicken (Basic) each year for free (after rebate). I'd like to see Intuit buy this from them and package it with Quicken (Deluxe, I suppose) like Microsoft does with PocketStreets.
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I was going to say the same thing...sadly, handheld applications have a lower perceived value than Desktop applications (although they very well may be harder to develop sadly enough) and part of the problem with alot of the legitimate software companies making PPC software is they don't realize that.
I mean, Turjah was a great game but it costs as much as a Desktop PC game and that just doesn't seem right.
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11-11-2002, 11:38 PM
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Theorist
Join Date: Sep 2006
Posts: 307
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Oh, sure, NOW there's a program that syncs with Quicken! When I got my E-125 in 10/2000, I switched to MS Money solely because it could sync with my PPC; before that, I had been a dedicated Quicken user for eight years. I'd love to have the extended functionality of graphs, reports, etc. in my PPC; when I'm waiting for an appointment, I could review my financial situation to see how much I've spent on tech toys!
I agree with the earlier posts about the price; $30 is a bit steep for this program. HOWEVER, I can more easily see spending $30 for an actual productivity app than for a game (e.g. Monopoly). The PPC version shouldn't cost as much as the PC version, if for no other reason than it can't have the same functionality -- it can't print checks.
My $0.02.
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11-11-2002, 11:56 PM
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Neophyte
Join Date: Jul 2003
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Bad link?
Anyone else able to download the trial version? The link keeps trying to download arkaball...
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11-12-2002, 12:06 AM
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Contributing Editor Emeritus
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Whoops - won't be available until Tuesday.  ops: Try downloading then.
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11-12-2002, 12:26 AM
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Thinker
Join Date: Feb 2002
Posts: 355
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Originally Posted by PPCRules
Not to diminish the usefulness and significance of this (I'd love to have this functionality), but it is too bad something like this has to cost $30.
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$30 is a fair price for this application (my opinion). add to that spb has the best support and service of pretty much any pocket pc software shop i know of, again my opinion :-]
also--the palm version from landware is $40+:
http://www.landware.com/pocketquicken/
cheers,
pt
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11-12-2002, 12:35 AM
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Executive Editor
Join Date: Aug 2006
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When you consider that the Pocket PC world has been waiting 2+ years for a true Quicken-compatible tool to come onto the market, $30 isn't so unreasonable. It's unfair to compare it to the desktop market - totally different dynamics.
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11-12-2002, 12:40 AM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Jun 2002
Posts: 178
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I don't believe this is true Quicken synchronization. I think all they have done is automate QIF import/export. (And very cleverly, I might add)
I'm not trying to denigrate the program in any way, and in fact I'm looking forward to trying it myself. Just an observation.
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11-12-2002, 12:41 AM
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Sage
Join Date: Feb 2002
Posts: 725
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Originally Posted by Jason Dunn
When you consider that the Pocket PC world has been waiting 2+ years for a true Quicken-compatible tool to come onto the market, $30 isn't so unreasonable. It's unfair to compare it to the desktop market - totally different dynamics.
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I suppose...and if you're really, REALLY fond of quicken then I guess this is great for you. But when you look at the fact that you can get MS Money basically for free at this point, with PocketMoney included (again for free) and that MS Money can convert your quicken data...well, it doesn't bode well for this app.
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