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From: Han on 2 Apr 2010 09:37 Notan <notan(a)ddressthatcanbespammed> wrote in news:HNOdnQL17KtewijWnZ2dnUVZ_hWdnZ2d(a)giganews.com: > On 4/1/2010 7:32 PM, Han wrote: >> Ken Blake<kblake(a)this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote in >> news:45o9r5l3mor061ppoij2155idfiml66ge9(a)4ax.com: >> >>> I run Quicken 2010. I would like to do the following for when I'm on >>> vacation, if I could. Can somebody tell me whether it's possible, >>> and if so, how to do it. >>> >>> Install a copy of Quicken on my laptop, but have none of my >>> financial information (account numbers, balances, etc.) on it. The >>> only things I would want would be my checking account (for ATM >>> transactions) and a credit card account. >>> >>> I'd like to record transactions in those two accounts, and then when >>> I returned home transfer all of those transactions to my desktop >>> copy of Quicken. >>> >>> Setting up Quicken on the laptop and recording the transactions is >>> easy, but I don't know of a way to transfer them to the desktop. Can >>> somebody help? >>> >>> Thanks. >> >> Sorry, coming a little late to the thread. Work had to be done ... >> >> I would suggest either the Truecrypt option, or using Q on the laptop >> and the data file(s) on a flash drive. Carry the flash drive around >> your neck rather than with the laptop. You could even encrypt the >> flash drive. > > While I'm sure(?) it's been asked before, does the Vault password > encrypt and, if so, how elaborate is the encryption? A quick search found that it is "industry standard encryption" (AES?). IMNSHO, If you are that concerned, you shouldn't use the vault password system at all. -- Best regards Han email address is invalid
From: XS11E on 2 Apr 2010 11:00 Ken Blake <kblake(a)this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote: > I run Quicken 2010. I would like to do the following for when I'm > on vacation, if I could. Can somebody tell me whether it's > possible, and if so, how to do it. > > Install a copy of Quicken on my laptop, but have none of my > financial information (account numbers, balances, etc.) on it. The > only things I would want would be my checking account (for ATM > transactions) and a credit card account. Probably a very bad idea, laptops are very commonly stolen and you'd be giving the thief access to any accounts on the laptop. I keep nothing on my laptop that I wouldn't publish on the front page of the local newspaper! <G> -- XS11E, Killing all posts from Google Groups The Usenet Improvement Project: http://twovoyagers.com/improve-usenet.org/
From: Ken Blake on 2 Apr 2010 11:38 On Thu, 01 Apr 2010 20:25:30 -0400, Chad Neeper <cneeper(a)level9networks.com> wrote: > Ken Blake wrote: > > Well, the problem with that is that I'm concerned about the > > possibility of the laptop being lost or stolen. That's why I said > > "install a copy of Quicken on my laptop, but have none of my financial > > information (account numbers, balances, etc.) on it. The only things I > > Personally, rather than try to export/import just certain > accounts/transactions, I'd prefer to have the whole data file. You can > easily handle the security problem using TrueCrypt (www.truecrypt.org). OK, thanks. I'll look into that. > Using TC, you could create a single encrypted file that TC mounts as an > encrypted drive letter. The filename and location could even masked if > you want. For instance, call it C:\Program Files\Games\CoolGame.exe. If > anyone stole the laptop and happened to find that file, they might try > to run it, but it's not an executable file, so nothing will happen. > However, TC will mount the file as, say drive letter E: (with the > correct password you've assigned). With the encrypted file mounted as a > drive letter, you can use it just like a real hard drive and copy your > Quicken data file to/from it. > > Absolutely secure: > 1) If the TC file isn't mounted, Quicken can't access it. In fact, to an > observer, it would look as if you had your data file stored on a USB > device you've removed from the computer. > 2) If someone knows what TC is and sees that you have it installed on > your laptop, they still won't know that the encrypted file is stored > right there on the laptop's hard drive. > 3) Even if they _did_ locate the encrypted file, they wouldn't be able > to mount it without your password. (Use a different one than your > Windows password, which is easily hacked.) > > > My 2 cents. > > BTW, it may sound a little complicated, but it's really not. Very easy, > in fact. > > > -- > > ----------------------- > Chad Neeper > Senior Systems Engineer > > Level 9 Networks > 740-548-8070 (voice) > 866-214-6607 (fax) > > -- Full LAN/WAN consulting services -- > -- Specialized in libraries and schools -- -- Ken Blake Please Reply to the Newsgroup
From: Ken Blake on 2 Apr 2010 11:44 On Thu, 1 Apr 2010 20:09:06 -0500, "John Pollard" <8plus7isf(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Ken Blake wrote: > > On Thu, 1 Apr 2010 17:04:40 -0500, "John Pollard" > > <8plus7isf(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > >> Ken Blake wrote: > >>> I run Quicken 2010. I would like to do the following for when I'm on > >>> vacation, if I could. Can somebody tell me whether it's possible, > >>> and if so, how to do it. > >>> > >>> Install a copy of Quicken on my laptop, but have none of my > >>> financial information (account numbers, balances, etc.) on it. The > >>> only things I would want would be my checking account (for ATM > >>> transactions) and a credit card account. > >>> > >>> I'd like to record transactions in those two accounts, and then > >>> when I returned home transfer all of those transactions to my > >>> desktop copy of Quicken. > >>> > >>> Setting up Quicken on the laptop and recording the transactions is > >>> easy, but I don't know of a way to transfer them to the desktop. Can > >>> somebody help? > >> > >> When you get home, export the transactions from the laptop to QIF > >> files. Import the QIF files to your desktop. > >> > >> I think you could tell the QIF file export to export all (two) > >> accounts, then tell the QIF file import to import all accounts ... > >> if that produces the results you like, no special processing would > >> be necessary. You could test this with test copies of your existing > >> data, before you leave for vacation. Be sure to name your laptop > >> accounts exactly the same as your desktop accounts. > >> > >> If you can't use the "all accounts" option, you can export the two > >> accounts on the laptop to two different QIF files, then use the > >> instructions in the following post to get the QIF files into your > >> desktop Quicken. > >> > >> https://qlc.intuit.com/post/show_post_full_view/dQMNaWtX4r3OK1acfArQA8 > >> > > > > > > Thanks very much. I'll ask you the same question I asked moments ago > > in this thread. When I import a file, will it do a merge? If so, I > > hadn't realized that. > > > > I'll take a look at the post you cite later when I have more time. > > Quicken has never had a "merge" feature. > > When you import a QIF file (after about Q2000); Quicken will (should) > present the imported QIF file transactions just as if they were downloaded > from your financial institution ... you will have to decide whether the > imported transactions should be "New" transactions or "Match" > transactions. > > [The above is based on importing one QIF file per one Quicken account. I > can't tell you how the import of "all accounts" will be handled (just that > it probably does not need special treatment of the QIF file, before > importing).] > > I still suggest you should test with a copy of your existing data. Thanks again. -- Ken Blake Please Reply to the Newsgroup
From: Ken Blake on 2 Apr 2010 11:45
On Fri, 02 Apr 2010 08:00:34 -0700, XS11E <xs11eNO(a)SPAMyahoo.com> wrote: > Ken Blake <kblake(a)this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote: > > > I run Quicken 2010. I would like to do the following for when I'm > > on vacation, if I could. Can somebody tell me whether it's > > possible, and if so, how to do it. > > > > Install a copy of Quicken on my laptop, but have none of my > > financial information (account numbers, balances, etc.) on it. The > > only things I would want would be my checking account (for ATM > > transactions) and a credit card account. > > Probably a very bad idea, laptops are very commonly stolen Yep! > and you'd be > giving the thief access to any accounts on the laptop. And that's exactly why I don't want any info about the accounts (as I said)--just the name, and the few transactions that occurred while I was away. > I keep nothing on my laptop that I wouldn't publish on the front page > of the local newspaper! <G> Same here. -- Ken Blake Please Reply to the Newsgroup |