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Brad Adrian
02-26-2003, 04:21 AM
<a href="http://www.landware.com/pocketquicken/ppc/tour/index.html">http://www.landware.com/pocketquicken/ppc/tour/index.html</a><br /><br />Here's your chance to get a sneak peek at what LandWare has in store when it finally releases PocketQuicken at the end of March. Their Web site has a brief visual tour you can take that gives an overview of the software's features.<br /><br /><img src="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/images/adrian/pocketquicken.gif" /><br /><br />"With excellent connectivity to the desktop, Pocket Quicken instantly mobilizes your financial data simply by dropping your handheld into the cradle, enabling on-the-go access to account balances, credit limits, transaction histories, exchange rates and more..."

BTS
02-26-2003, 04:39 AM
It looks like a great program. My questions are: (1) Can two users sync with one Quicken account (Pocket Money wouldn't allow this - at least 2000 version)?; (2) Is there the beaming of transactions?; (3) How fast will it run on a PPC 2000 handheld? I tried POQuickMoney and liked it but it was just way to slow for my EM500.

Looking forward to the release! :lol:

dazz
02-26-2003, 05:08 AM
It's about stinking TIME!

This looks like a very well put together package, or at least screen shots. :D

I'm not sure what took them so long though. I have been doing exactly the same things (without the fancy graphics) using HanDBase for about a year.

Anyway, looks pretty good.

Darren

Marcel_Proust
02-26-2003, 05:13 AM
I don't see what the big deal is.
Just because it says Quicken.
Everyone is waiting.
There are many programs like this available. As well you can use Handbase, or just plain old Excel.

jngold_me
02-26-2003, 05:27 AM
I don't see what the big deal is.

For those of us that use Quicken on the desktop, it is fairly obvious. Spb Quick has been the closest application to date that has the most "seamless" integration with Quicken desktop. However Quick still uses QIF import/export but automates the process so that it's not as painful as some of the older "banking" programs on the PPC.

I have been waiting for the PPC version of Quicken back when I had my EM-500 and I just ditched my final Visor device.

Like Dazz said (and I wholeheartedly agree)..."it's about time!"

ctmagnus
02-26-2003, 06:28 AM
Like Dazz said (and I wholeheartedly agree)..."it's about time!"

I concur.

PetiteFlower
02-26-2003, 06:31 AM
If you poke around on the site you can find a link to sign up to beta test it. Don't know what your chances of being picked are, but if I get picked I'll let you know :)

ExtremeSIMS
02-26-2003, 07:40 AM
One day, perhaps Pocket PC users will have a 100% solution. Sigh. Syncing with Quicken would be nice.

And before anyone says it - yes, I COULD use a Windows machine, and in fact, I do for gaming. Everything else is on my Powerbook.

uclabruin
02-26-2003, 10:45 AM
It's about time
I don't think so. I think it's TOO LATE. And they are still not done. They've kept a lot of people waiting with little or no response. How do you think the customer service response will be? SPB Quick works great.

Busdriver
02-26-2003, 01:19 PM
As a Quicken user, I am also looking forward to this.

I would sure be interested as to why Landware took so long to develop PocketQuicken for PPC. Perhaps one of the administrators here at PocketPCThoughts could get the inside track from Landware re this question?

Reza
02-26-2003, 01:44 PM
I don’t understand why everybody is so excited about Pocket Quicken.

Cash Organizer 2003 Deluxe (http://www.inesoft.com/eng/index.php?in=deluxe) from Inesoft already does everything Pocket Quicken promises and more (automatic synchronization with MS Money (http://www.inesoft.com/eng/index.php?in=sync)). There is even a trial version to download (http://www.inesoft.com/eng/ddeluxe.php) on their website...

GadgetMan
02-26-2003, 02:56 PM
It looks like a great program. My questions are: (1) Can two users sync with one Quicken account (Pocket Money wouldn't allow this - at least 2000 version)?; (2) Is there the beaming of transactions?; (3) How fast will it run on a PPC 2000 handheld?

BTS,

The following FAQ topic and LandWare's site should answer your first questions:

http://www.landware.com/faq/result.asp?FAQ_ID=95

As to your third question, Pocket Quicken for Pocket PC will not be a Visual Basic bloatware that requires 2.0 GHz processor to run at a decent spead and needs megabytes of storage and program space (like some other personal finance packages for Pocket PC out there). On the contrary, Pocket Quicken is intended to be a lean and fast application that uses as little program and storage memory as possible. I think it will run fast enough on your PPC, but I am sure you will be able to download a demo version and try for yoursef.

Cheers,

GeorgeC
Toshiba e740 Aficionado
Handheld computing addict since 1994

HOLLYWOOD_
02-26-2003, 02:57 PM
Looks to me Like Pocket Quicken blows away Microsoft Money for the PPC. :!:

I have always disliked the fact that I cannot track my budget with Microsoft Money on the PPC. :evil: I have to use the desktop to do that. Also dislike the fact that Microsoft Money for the PPC limits the number and type of accounts you can track on your handheld. :twisted:

Busdriver
02-26-2003, 03:01 PM
Cash Organizer 2003 Deluxe from Inesoft already does everything Pocket Quicken promises and more (automatic synchronization with MS Money

No, it doesn't. CO 2003 doesn't synch with desktop Quicken.

GadgetMan
02-26-2003, 03:02 PM
I don’t understand why everybody is so excited about Pocket Quicken.

I am sure you would understand if you were using Intuit's Quicken and were looking for a small and fast application that offers professionally looking and efficient interface, a very nice set of features and supports seamless native synchronization between desktop's Quicken and Pocket PC.

For me, Pocket Quicken from LandWare is a dream come true :D

Cheers,

GeorgeC
Toshiba e740 Aficionado

vovillamor
02-26-2003, 03:25 PM
I'm looking forward to seeing how well Landware's Quicken works on the PocketPC. I was a former user of Quicken on the PC, but had to switch to MS Money when I got my first PocketPC.

Sure, there are better financial programs than PocketMoney for the PocketPC, but almost all of them do not have true synchronization capabilities with either Quicken or Money. They all import or export, but that is just too cumbersome.

One of the other features I would like to see is the balance and reconcile my accounts on my PocketPC. Every program lets you enter transactions on the run, but I'd like know that my checking balance matches what my bank says at any given time.

I'll be watching for any potential replacement to PocketMoney, and hope that it syncs well with MS Money (I'd hate to have to export data out of MS Money on my PC just so that I can use a better program on my PocketPC.


---Vito

Ojster
02-26-2003, 03:34 PM
Function I am looking for in this kind of software: I want to be able to link my credit card and possible other cards all to my main account. Till now I checked out many software packages which all allow to set credit card account and bank account but there is no program out there as I know which would allow to link these two (except for fixed transactions).

I want to be able to set the date when all my Credit card purchases are subtracted from my main account on that date and all entries for that month are stored somewhere to check out and compare later with the mailed printout.
And it must allow the use of different currencies and default currency in which all amounts are then calculated (Euro, USD and local currency). And of course it must allow the correction in case the amount is slightly different from the final subtraction because of currency differences.

McBank said that they will probably include something similar in their next release otherwise I do not know of any program offering this functionality.
In case you heard of it I would sure like to know.

Best regards,
Peter

EvilOne
02-26-2003, 04:30 PM
Looks to me Like Pocket Quicken blows away Microsoft Money for the PPC. :!:


Using PocketExcel pretty much blows away M$ Money... So ANYTHING is better than that crap application.

PetiteFlower
02-26-2003, 04:46 PM
Ojster--I know Pocket Quicken will support different currency types; but you'll have to check the site about the other things.

ntractv
02-26-2003, 05:21 PM
From what I see of the screen shots, this is gonna blow PPC Money out of the water. I'm making the switch.

cmchavez
02-26-2003, 06:12 PM
It's about time! Yes, I too have been mindlessly waiting for this app for my iPaq, even when I still had my 3650 and not the 3950 I currently use. :)

rtrueman
02-26-2003, 07:17 PM
As a long time Quicken user I've been using Spb Quick. I think it's a good solution and their development team is very responsive to questions and bug fixes. That being said, I would like to have the ability to edit or delete transactions on the Pocket PC, something that Spb Quick doesn't do for security and syncronization issues. Only adding transactions are supported. While I understand and agree with their position, I would hope that Pocket Quicken offers this support. Does anyone have any information about this?

Rob

Jonathan1
02-26-2003, 08:30 PM
Very little info on that web site about this application. The biggest thing I would like to know is: Are the file encrypted? It looks like they put some thought into security with requiring a PIN (Still somewhat limited with only 4 characters.) but did they take the additional precaution of encrypting the information?

tregnier
02-26-2003, 10:00 PM
I just saw cash flow accounting. Are there any investment portfolio functions supported?

Enquiring minds want to know! :changes:

Rob Alexander
02-27-2003, 01:36 AM
I don’t understand why everybody is so excited about Pocket Quicken.

I am sure you would understand if you were using Intuit's Quicken and were looking for a small and fast application that offers professionally looking and efficient interface, a very nice set of features and supports seamless native synchronization between desktop's Quicken and Pocket PC.

For me, Pocket Quicken from LandWare is a dream come true :D

Well said, George! People who don't understand why we're excited about this probably have pretty straightfoward financial needs, some of which could be well-handled by existing programs. But anyone who is really using the features of desktop Quicken knows that there is absolutely no solution out there right now that lets you seamlessly take along your financial data, manipulate it, and synch back to the desktop. They all have limitations that make them useless to me.

Now I know the name, 'Quicken', doesn't guarantee that this one will be different. But Landware is a quality developer and they have taken LOTS of time doing this. That creates some optimism to me that this might finally be the Quicken solution I've been waiting for ever since my first Velo 1.

Jeff Rutledge
03-12-2003, 04:58 PM
Looks to me Like Pocket Quicken blows away Microsoft Money for the PPC. :!:

I have always disliked the fact that I cannot track my budget with Microsoft Money on the PPC. :evil: I have to use the desktop to do that. Also dislike the fact that Microsoft Money for the PPC limits the number and type of accounts you can track on your handheld. :twisted:

I'm a little confused with the term 'budget'. Is this the same as scheduled bills and deposits?

Sorry, I'll back up a step...

I'm currently using MS Money and Pocket Money. I have all of my monthly bills (mortgage, cable, etc.) and my monthly deposits (paychecks, etc.) set up in Money. However, I can't enter them into the register on my iPAQ, only on the Desktop. If I manually enter it on the iPAQ, the desktop doesn't recognize it as a scheduled transaction.

Is this what Quicken means by budget or is it something different?

This is a major feature for me. I'd pay for Dekstop Quicken and Pocket Quicken if this feature was available.

ctmagnus
03-13-2003, 12:39 AM
I'm a little confused with the term 'budget'.

Budget refers to allowing yourself to spend x dollars on a given category/item in a given period of time, ie allocating $30 for cheezies every month.

Jeff Rutledge
03-16-2003, 05:13 AM
I'm a little confused with the term 'budget'.

Budget refers to allowing yourself to spend x dollars on a given category/item in a given period of time, ie allocating $30 for cheezies every month.

That's what I figured, but I was hoping I was wrong.

Do you per chance know if Pocket Quicken will allow you to enter recurring bills & deposits?

Thanks.

ctmagnus
03-16-2003, 07:11 AM
Do you per chance know if Pocket Quicken will allow you to enter recurring bills & deposits?

From the site:

Full account details, transactions, categories, classes, currencies and memorized payees...

and

Pocket Quicken keeps track of regular transactions such as rent or magazine subscriptions that have been entered on the desktop or the handheld. Memorized transactions greatly speed entry of recurring transactions by allowing you to instantly reuse previously entered information.

Jeff Rutledge
03-19-2003, 12:58 AM
From the site:

[quote]Full account details, transactions, categories, classes, currencies and memorized payees...

I had seen that, but I think that just means it remembers Payees and auto fills as you type to make entry faster.

Pocket Quicken keeps track of regular transactions such as rent or magazine subscriptions that have been entered on the desktop or the handheld.

That one I hadn't noticed. I think the fact that it tracks regular transactions on the desktop or the handheld may be what I'm looking for.

If that's the case, I'll buy both versions for sure. I travel quite a bit and would love to be able to move my DT money tracker back to my home device and just track it on my PPC (as it's meant to). I can't do that now because there's invariably some regular transaction to record while I'm gone.

Thanks for pointing that out!