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Quicken 2007 Revisited: A Little Better But Far From Perfect

by Flexo

A few months ago, after using the software for some time, I came to the conclusion that Quicken 2007 Home & Business was horrible. There were too many bugs distracting me from using the software the way it was intended. Downloading transactions through Direct Connect for my 401(k) no longer works… Quicken 2007 introduced a ... Continue reading this article…

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Do Not Upgrade to Quicken 2007, It’s Horrible

by Flexo

If you have been considering upgrading to Intuit’s Quicken 2007, don’t. More than a month ago, I upgraded from Quicken Home & Business 2006 to Quicken Home & Business 2007, and many things have not gone smoothly since the transition. Many of the new features that the company claims to have been added to the ... Continue reading this article…

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Carnival of Business #16

by Flexo

Welcome to Consumerism Commentary and the 16th edition of the Carnival of Business. If you’re new to this website, feel free to read about me and this blog and peruse a collection of articles from the first half of this year. There were a number of submissions this week, and below you will find all ... Continue reading this article…

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News Tomorrow

by Flexo

I apologize for the relative silence lately. A number of projects have been stealing my attention in addition to some social events. I can’t stay away; tomorrow I will be able to share my latest experience in negotiation. A phone call tomorrow morning will determine how successful I am with this particular art. In either ... Continue reading this article…

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How To Achieve 100,000 Visitors

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Free Money Finance is running an informative series on how to get your blog to 100,000 visitors and beyond. Unfortunately, so far he has neglected an important traffic grabber that was discovered by the Seattle Times. (This relates to personal finance because of the proliferation of “monetized” blogs — you know, with ads, like Consumerism ... Continue reading this article…

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Hacking BusinessWire and Making Millions

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Two Estonian traders have been charged by the US Securities and Exchange Commission for hacking into the computer system of a business news service and stealing PR announcements before release. The SEC claims the hackers used the stolen information to make $7.8 million through illegal trading. The SEC charged Lohmus Haavel & Viisemann with fraud ... Continue reading this article…

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