Microsoft Money being discontinued

I have been using Microsoft Money for a couple of years now and really like the product. Unfortunately, Microsoft has decided to discontinue the product. Here is the official statement from Money website.

Important notice: Microsoft Money Plus will not be available for purchase after June 30, 2009. All purchased Money Plus products must be activated prior to Jan. 31, 2011.

With banks, brokerage firms and Web sites now providing a range of options for managing personal finances, the consumer need for Microsoft Money Plus has changed. After suspending annual updates of Money Plus in 2008, Microsoft is announcing today that we will no longer offer Microsoft Money Plus for purchase after June 30, 2009.

I can understand that Banks are providing very elaborate online solutions these days but I like the ability to have 1 stop for multiple banking products like accounts, cards, financial portfolios. I am really sad to see it go. I guess I ‘ll have to start looking at alternatives.

June 12th 2009 Posted to organize,software

Comments(0)

Weekend Project: Organizing Part I

I have been behind organization of my mail (regular) by weeks, my email by months and my data by years. So I have decided to take control finally. I will start a series of Weekend Projects starting this weekend itself.

Tasks for Weekend 1 – Organizing

- Sort all the opened mail in the inbox into appropriate folders.
- Open unread mail from last week.
- Clear my desk of any bills/paperwork by filing or using the trusty shredder.
- Throw away the boxes/envelopes of the mail/packages received.
- Organize the Desk a little better.

I will be updating the post as and when I finish major tasks. I would like to encourage procrastinators like me to take this step with me and try and organize their stuff. and all readers to suggest how they keep their life better organize. Do Comment!!

June 12th 2009 Posted to blog,organize

Comments(0)