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• Saying goodbye to not-so-great technology

  Posted on April 21, 2025 at 02:45 CDT by Susan Bradley • Comment in the Forums

  

  ISSUE 22.16 • 2025-04-21

  TAME YOUR TECH

  

  By Susan Bradley

  Looking back, but not fondly.

  I’m getting very close to installing Windows 11 24H2 on the production PCs at my office. That means I’ll also be providing my long-promised, step-by-step guide to that process.

  I’m not super excited about this. I believe 24H2 is all about the cloud, but that’s not a priority for me at the firm. However, I do want to be sure that my systems, at home and at work, are on supported operating systems.

  Dragging my feet about the Windows 11 23H2 to 24H2 transition reminded me of times when I was much more excited to say good riddance to technology that I relied on — but that had been driving me crazy over the years. Maybe you’ll remember some of these, too.

  Read the full story in our Plus Newsletter (22.16.0, 2025-04-21).

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• The Quickening

  Posted on March 18, 2024 at 02:43 CDT by Will Fastie • Comment in the Forums

  SOFTWARE

  

  By Will Fastie

  My relationship with Quicken has gone from friendly to annoying to infuriating over the past ten years. But is my opinion justified?

  I’ve been using Quicken, specifically the Home & Business edition, for at least 25 years, and plain old Quicken for years before that. It’s been an excellent program, and I always felt it was reasonably priced.

  I last purchased a copy in 2015. That was shortly before the Intuit/Quicken world turned upside down.

  Read the full story in our Plus Newsletter (21.12.0, 2024-03-18).

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• Freeware Spotlight — Free alternatives to Quicken

  Posted on December 20, 2021 at 02:45 CST by Deanna McElveen • Comment in the Forums

  ISSUE 18.49 • 2021-12-20

  BEST UTILITIES

  

  By Deanna McElveen

  Let’s be honest here. If your finances are tight or in a shambles, the last thing you need to deal with is figuring out how to pay for an expensive program to fix said finances.

  This week, I’m going to give you more bang for your buck by featuring four totally free alternatives to Intuit’s Quicken software. Try each of them until you find the one that’s right for you. It’s not as if you’ll need to sit on hold for an hour to get a refund if you don’t like one!

  Read the full story in the AskWoody Plus Newsletter 18.49.0 (2021-12-20).
  This story also appears in the AskWoody Free Newsletter 18.49.F (2021-12-20).

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