Hi Keith, Before you give Quickbooks a hug, you should be aware that Intuit has been playing the format game for some time and I would apply a high level of scrutiny before you make any major decisions. There was the OFX issue, which was an open standard (funded in part by M$ actually), that Intuit claimed to support, but in the end changed their claim to QFX support (is that an 'O' or a 'Q'? :) ). I know several people at Intuit and I believe they are sinking their resources into a SaaS strategy for the future, and I imagine that this will alienate a certain class of users. Keep in mind the free software (as in beer) you're getting from Intuit is designed to get you on board with their payed products. Gnucash is a bit more of an investment but offers a lot more control in the long run. I would be interested to know what Simple Start does that GnuCash doesnt. Gnucash does support OFX. In QB's defense there are a lot of nice functions and reports you get for a reasonable price. It is dominant standard on this axis. If Intuit was a bit more forthright in thier claims to standards support I would probably use it. -jmz On Sat, Apr 19, 2008 at 5:45 PM, keith smith wrote: > > > Hi Fellow PLUG Members, > > Several months ago we has a discussion about accounting systems. One > concern was not being able to export your data. > > I had lunch with a friend who now works at Intuit and he pointed out > QuickBooks Simple Start. > > When I got home I took a look and found it is free. It runs on Windows > which is no problem for me since my workstation/desktop is XP. (My > development server is Linux) I downloaded the free version and it looks > like it will do what I need. For several hundred dollars more I can upgrade > to a version that will allow me to export data to Excel. > > Here is a page for download and the comparison chart. > > Keith > > > > > > > ------------------------ > Keith Smith > (520) 207-9877 > PHP Programmer > > > > ________________________________ > Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it > now. > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- - http://www.joshuazeidner.com/ --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss