Alternative to Quicken, for Mac

I am always on the lookout for alternatives to the Intuit Empire. The makers of QuickBooks and Quicken sell a number of services and have become the lion's share of the market. Yes it's what most people are using.

But it leaves a lot to the imagination. They don't develop almost at all for Mac and their compatibility and other issues seem unnecessary and unreasonable.

This morning I was gifted with a new idea: iBank. For Mac. It seems to have the functionality of Quicken plus some and is integrated with all the cool Mac functionality that we love.

Try it and let me know what you think!

Using QuickBooks Online - IE plug in for Firefox

There are still a few sites that run on Internet Explorer only and QuickBooks Online is one of them. I don't recommend it, by the way. It's slow, clunky and often has connectivity issues. But if you're going to use it, you might want to use it in Firefox rather than in IE itself.

If so, you'll need this plug in for Firefox. It is for Windows only, as far as I can tell. Sad all around. It means that I still can't use QBs Online on my preferred and well-loved Mac. But at least I'm not bound to Microsoft.