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At last – QuickBooks Online for Mac

Posted: May 22, 2009 in internet, Mac, Technology
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Not before time, Intuit is finally getting around to developing QuickBooks Online for the Mac.

The only catch is that the new beta version only works with Safari – and only version 3.1-3.x at that, so you will have to downgrade from the slick Safari 4.0 to take advantage.   However, the slight aggravation is worth it if, like me, you’ve had to go through the rigmarole of installing Parallels (good though it is), Windows and the God-awful Internet Explorer 6.0 (even 7.0 doesn’t work with QuickBooks!). In fact the only reason I bought Parallels in the first place was to run Quickbooks Online when I made the switch to Mac six years ago. The program had become indispensable to our small business, providing a constant online backup of our finances,  always up-to-date software (no expensive upgrades) and excellent support.

There are three flavours of Quickbooks Online – a free  version, a Basic version ($9.95/month) and a Plus version ($34.95/month). Both the paid versions are available on 30-day trials.

Now, let’s just get Google Chrome running for the Mac and life will really be sweet!

Skype on iPhone, Crackberry soon

Posted: March 31, 2009 in Mac, Technology
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Skype to Debut Apps for Apple iPhone, BlackBerry

After a long wait, Apple iPhone and iPod touch owners are finally able to download the much-requested Skype application onto their mobiles.

About time – can you spell “killer app”? Download it for iPhone and iPod touch here

M3 introduces iPhone 3G

Posted: March 25, 2009 in Bermuda, Mac, Technology
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Finally, two years after it debuted, the iPhone is finally on sale legally in Bermuda. As predicted in Breezeblog a couple of days ago, M3 beat Cellular One and introduced the iPhone 3G to Bermuda today. As also correctly predicted here, prices will start at $699 for the 8GB and $799 for the 16GB – a full $200 cheaper than Cellular One which is due to roll its new network out next week … with a price correction, no doubt. Yes, they’re still expensive but I reckon by the time I’ve factored in the original price of an overseas phone, the cancellation penalty, cost of unlocking, duty, etc. the difference is worth paying for to have a locally-supported iPhone.  There’s also another caveat too – apparently unlocked phones have an issue with turning off data roaming when overseas from Bermuda and some people have already been caught out with massive data bills while travelling.

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