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From: XS11E on 8 Apr 2010 15:08 John Carter <me(a)mymailsvr.org> wrote: > DOn't take this the wrong way, but isn't a VACATION meant to allow > the family to get away from the daily grind, have a good time, and > not worry about such things as bills, etc? I used to never read a newspaper or watch TV while on vacation, nothing ever happened that wouldn't wait until I returned home.... -- XS11E, Killing all posts from Google Groups The Usenet Improvement Project: http://twovoyagers.com/improve-usenet.org/
From: Ken Blake on 8 Apr 2010 16:00 On 8 Apr 2010 16:29:35 GMT, John Carter <me(a)mymailsvr.org> 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. > > > > DOn't take this the wrong way, but isn't a VACATION meant to allow > the family to get away from the daily grind, have a good time, and > not worry about such things as bills, etc? Sure. I'm not looking for a way to spend a lot of time on this at all. But I am willing to spend a few minutes each day. > My wife would have a fit if I took my laptop on vacatioon and did > Quicken updates nightly. I always take my laptop--not for Quicken, but to stay in e-mail contact with my friends and family. Back in the days before I had a laptop, I used to spend *more* time buying, writing, and mailing postcards. > Why don't you look into a smart phone and an app or two if you really > need to follow the bank acount. That way, you can lay around on the > beach and it looks like you are doing something cool.... -- Ken Blake Please Reply to the Newsgroup
From: Jeff on 10 Apr 2010 14:59 On 4/10/2010 10:52 AM, bjn wrote: > On Thu, 08 Apr 2010 13:00:24 -0700, 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. >>>> >>>> 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? > > > I have a Quicken install on a notebook I take traveling. Quicken has all > the account numbers and passwords. I protect it by putting the Quicken > file in a TrueCrypt encrypted virtual drive. The Quicken data is protected > by 256 bit AES encryption and a long pass-phrase. > > > Another option is to put the Quicken file on an encrypted USB thumb drive. > Some of those have encryption built-in. I have used TrueCrypt with > thumbdrives that do not have encryption built-in. > > > http://www.truecrypt.org/ > > > That is also what I do with my notebook. I think a thumbdrive is even more likely to be lost than a notebook.
From: Marty on 13 Apr 2010 10:29 I use truecrypt (truecrypt.org) to create an encrypted volume on my desktop machine. This volume looks and acts like a hard disc volume. It uses advanced encryption to protect data. I have used this successfully for a few years with no problems and feel comfortable with it use and protection of my data. The only caveat is do not forget the password (or phrase) you use to access the file, as there is no way to recover the data in an encrypted volume without it. There is not back door access to the volume. Many attempts have been made to access the data using Truecrypt with out success. I put all of my critical files, including Quicken data files, into this volume and routinely transfer the file between machines whenever I travel. Some will say that any encrypted volume can be broken into, given enough time, but I have not seen any descriptions of this being done on a Truecrypt volume with out some very sophisticated hardware and software which is not what a casual thief would have on hand. On 4/1/2010 2:12 PM, 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? > > Thanks. >
From: Jeff on 13 Apr 2010 14:47
On 4/13/2010 10:29 AM, Marty wrote: > > I use truecrypt (truecrypt.org) to create an encrypted volume on > my desktop machine. This volume looks and acts like a hard disc volume. > It uses advanced encryption to protect data. I have used this > successfully for a few years with no problems and feel comfortable with > it use and protection of my data. The only caveat is do not forget the > password (or phrase) you use to access the file, as there is no way to > recover the data in an encrypted volume without it. There is not back > door access to the volume. Many attempts have been made to access the > data using Truecrypt with out success. > > I put all of my critical files, including Quicken data files, into this > volume and routinely transfer the file between machines whenever I travel. > > Some will say that any encrypted volume can be broken into, given enough > time, but I have not seen any descriptions of this being done > on a Truecrypt volume with out some very sophisticated hardware and > software which is not what a casual thief would have on hand. > > On 4/1/2010 2:12 PM, 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? >> >> Thanks. >> Do you use a hidden or a standard volume in True Crypt? |