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To: Max Singer who wrote (9559)	9/2/1999 11:15:00 AM
From: Rob C.	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 20297

Guys, MACD is turning positive as I type this!!! Regards, Rob

To: Max Singer who wrote (9559)	9/2/1999 11:17:00 AM
From: micny	Respond to of 20297

Looking for a rectum...oops, I mean Spectrum or a TP announcement, then we'll know for sure the Yahoo announcement is on its' way!

To: Max Singer who wrote (9559)	9/2/1999 11:18:00 AM
From: zuma_rk	Respond to of 20297

Max -- That's refreshing to hear, but it certainly seems that Intuit pushes CF out of the spotlight as much as possible. Witness the link to signup for Checkfree's standalone service, which is the last item buried in the drop-down "banking" menu. Is the mention in some sort of promotional respect, or is it to potentially offload blame, as in "if you have a problem with billpay, don't call Intuit..." FWIW, I've been having a hellish problem trying to get Quicken bill presentment to work. I have an ID, but the system simply won't accept it. Intuit's help desk basically just tells me to uninstall and reinstall Quicken (nice try, that doesn't work either). Anyway, I don't have much time today to post, but I will say that Quicken 2000 is an excellent product. There's no compelling reason to upgrade from 99, unless, like me, you just want to see what the Intuit is up to. There are, however, many, many simple & subtle fixes that make the program a hell of alot cleaner-looking and easier to use. Also, with a high-speed cable or ADSL hookup, it is really cool to witness the seamless interface between the program and the web. In fact, if they opted to camouflage the embedded browser, you probably wouldn't even know you were on the web, retrieving analyst reports, stock charts, etc. Anyway, the long and short of it is you can't go wrong with the upgrade, and it sells for a very reasonable price, depending on your configuration (BTW, I would highly recommend the "deluxe" over the "standard" version. Only get the Suite if your're dying for Quicken Home lawyer and/or you need a stripped down version of Turbo Tax right away). rk

To: Max Singer who wrote (9559)	9/2/1999 2:17:00 PM
From: Sam Biller	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 20297

I am signed-up for the bill presentment function within Quicken 99 (i.e., Get Bills). I am having a hard time getting a bill presented. I signed up w/ Qwest for long distance and when I try to add the account I get an error message from CheckFree after a few days saying that they were unable to set-up the account. When I call the 800 number, they tell me I have to call Qwest. When I call Qwest, they are clueless. I guess this is the penalty I pay for being an early adopter. I'm now running the same experiment using the CheckFree mybills site. I'll let you know if they are able to get the Qwest account up and running on the web. >>>literature says something about the system working through CKFR<<< So far, Intuit is presenting bills from CheckFree only. I remember a few press releases a long time ago saying they inked a deal with another vendor to present bills (maybe Princeton). After you get your log-in through the USPS, you'll be able to see that every biller is through CheckFree. Regards, Sam