Software :: Inexpensive Bookkeeping Or Accounting Package To Manage My Business?
Aug 21, 2010
I've been trying to find an easy-to-use, inexpensive bookkeeping/accounting package for the Mac to help me manage my business.
Most things I've found have either been too expensive (several hundred pounds) or too difficult for a non-accountant to use.
A few days ago I stumbled upon a Bristol, England firm called InstantAdmin. The software is very straightforward, easy-to-use, and does pretty much what I need it to do.
The only problem: I can't get anyone to answer my emails about a few questions I have and a couple of problems with functionality that I've found.
Does anyone here have any experience of InstantAdmin? I'm hoping this isn't some fly-by-night outfit as I'd really like to buy this software, but not if I can't get a simple reply to an email.
I've just got a new iMac, run a small limited company and am VAT registered, based in the UK...just wondering which accounting software is best? There doesn't seem to be many reviews on the web so thought
starting a new small business and need some first hand advice. have seen bad write-ups on quickbooks 2009 for mac and so-so opinions for myob. what about quickbooks 2010 coming out soon?
I'm looking out there for a good business management program that will help manage contacts, appointments, invoices, etc.. I have tried a few programs, but none of them have been that great.
I'm looking for a mass storage option and I've got about $150 USD to spend on it... I really want to get FW800 for the speed. Anyone have a good drive to recommend? The highest I can find is a 500gb for 139.... that's just not good enough.
I'll be picking up an iPhone 4 sometime this week and I'd love to try out the Facetime Beta with my girlfriend. She has a late 2007 Mac Mini and thus no built-in iSight camera. If anyone can recommend a handful of webcams at around the $50 price point I'd be very appreciative.
Aside from the fact that when at airports every week I see a good 30% of laptops to be an APPLE, one would think that I must not be alone looking for a simple, good quality Apple-made IP camera to see what my girlfriends are doing in my apartments while I am gone deep sea fishing or otherwise.
I just ordered an AXIS 207MW for tomorrows delivery, but I am still looking for a source of good inexpensive MegaPixel (>5.0) mostly non-PZT running happily on SAFARI. Since Steve is busy getting used to his new liver and has no time for such pleasantries as IP APPLE Cameras with a nice software to spin them around the bedrooms -
I do not want to run Windows, Firefox, nor Explorer...
I just introduced my mother to the world of Mac and she is looking for a personal accounting software program. She has been using Quicken for YEARS but is ready to change to something.
Im currently using an Excel spreadsheet, but my business is expanding so I need to use something more functional. I have tried Sage and Quickbooks but didnt really like them, not to mention the price was ridiculous.
We've been running Clients & Profits for the longest time in our Mac-only office. Frankly it sucks, and we are looking toward something with less of a learning curve for potential accounting employees whose experience mostly seems to center around Quickbooks. Looking at Quickbooks for Mac, it is clearly not the same thing and I don't think it suits our needs. We need something where all users can access the database and add time, create POs and invoices, etc, but at the same time isn't foreign to someone trained in Quickbooks. Does this exist??
I want all wires gone! I have right now: A/C extension power strip 3-splitter monitor: power, dvi monitor: power, dvi modem: ethernet, cable cable, link to router, power router: link from modem, power, ethernet usb keyboard mac pro power
I just got my wife a MacBook Pro and we are already confused. [YES, WE JUST SWITCHED]
Here is the first issue. It seems that the concept of closing and switching between applications is totally different on a Mac (willing to learn, just totally confused).
I understand from reading a few websites that the only way to actually close an application is to go to file->Close or Command Q... Is this true? I'm OK with keyboard shortcuts but my wife hates them and the extra steps of having to go up top, drop down a menu, and select quit seems kind of silly. What is the difference between the X and the - up top then anyways?
Also (and more importantly), we keep losing windows. For example, we had the Mail application open and started a new message which opened a new window. She then went back to Safari to get a contact. When she went back to the Mail application we landed back on the inbox and the new message window was nowhere to be found. We had to close each window one by one until we found the new message window hiding behind them. There has to be a better way then that .... right?
insight you guys can give me would be great. I'm excited to learn the ways of the Mac and there are a lot of things I like... but sometimes it seems like things are more difficult than they need to be just to be different than a PC (like the X not closing the app).
Yesterday I created a bootcamp partition and installed Windows 7 64bit (only for gaming).
After the installation Win7 had already identified all the hardware, except the Bluetooth adapter (but i seen the drivers in the Windows Update) and the video driver (same as the bluetooth).
Then I put in my OSX DVD and installed "bootcamp software". It installed various drivers (chipset, video, bt etc.).
Now my question is: are this the correct method or maybe is better install only the missing drivers, after a clean OS install?
Because now I can't uninstall ATI drivers (the are 10.7 rev.), I have not the CCC (for adjusting some setting, i.e. forcing v-sysnc) etc.
is there a way to switch network settings automatically because of whether or not I am connected to a certain (non-WiFi) LAN? I have to manually set the IP address and such when I am at work, but would like to have DHCP at all other times. The Location Managers I found can do this only on the basis on whether or not certain WiFi networks are found. However, there is no WiFi at work - so I am looking for a program that detects this specific LAN as soon as I plug in the ethernet cable and then sets a specific location. And vice versa: if I unplug the cable, I want to return to the other location...
I'm trying to figure out how does the cooling system in MBP's work. I've been using FanControl for quite a while (the one by Lobotomo), it does the job pretty straightforward - just dynamically changes the fan speed. But when I was using default settings the fans were at low speed even when temp was around 80C. Any idea what default settings for Apple notebooks are? I mean, lower and upper thresholds, how and when does it kick in the fans etc.
In Mavericks, I get these annoying pop-ups every day that say “Updates Available”. In previous versions of the Mac OS there was an easy way to see what these updates are BEFORE installing, (sometimes I don't want an update).
How can I turn off this update pop-up? How can I find out what the update is prior to the installation?
The little (X) in the lower left screen that you use to click on to manage your widgets is not opening up. I have widgets in the folder (library) but the widgets manager is not there. How can it be restored or downloaded from somewhere?
Info: MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.3), I love all my Macs
how to properly manage my music? I need to understand where i can and can not delete the music and what folder(s) i can find my music to backup. I believe i have about three copies of songs all over my mac book pro
My wife's 2011 iPhoto album is 72GB! Most of this was 720p iPhone 4 video, in 2012 she has a 4s. Is there a good way (Automator perhaps) to import photos into iPhoto but only link video and keep them stored on a NAS? I can archive previous years videos in other iPhoto libraries, but would like to come up with a solution where the last 18 months video takes up less than 30GB so a MacBook Air would be feasible.
I think there is something wrong with the apple website as it won't let me manage my a/c properley and emails sent to me to reset my password have not reached me.
Info: MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.8), Iphoto 11- v 9.1.5
I would prefer the backup to run when I am not working on the computer (instead of every hour). Can the Time Machine Scheduler be trusted or is there another option to manage the backup schedule?
