Some things I do indeed like in Q2008

Andrew,

Thanks for reminding me about this. When I first noticed the tabs at the top of the page, I thought about closing off the Accounts column. But, I just forgot to do it. So, after your post, I closed the column. It seems to work fine. What's especially nice is that I can drop down that Accounts column temporarily by clicking on the remaining Accounts box at the top left corner when I need it. I'll probably keep it this way. Thanks for the reminder.

Dave

I like having my account list open on the left, with all the balances showing, in spite of the new tab layout in 08. Gives me one-stop shopping to get into each account with a single click. All things considered, I don't think the differences between 07 and 08 are really worth the upgrade cost. Going from 06 or earlier would be an easier choice for me. Now, if they had included a snapshot graph of cash flow for the Home page, I'd be completely sold. I'd love to have a Cash Flow snapshot right next to the Income/Expense snapshot. Both tell a different, but equally useful, story. This is a glaring omission in 08, in my opinion.

After closing the right sidebar of accounts for a while, I ended up re-opening it. The biggest irritations were with Updates. First, with that sidebar closed, there's no obvious place where I can see which accounts have downloaded transaction against them. I have to open the sidebar to see the little red checkmarks. Second, I like watching my total investment value jump (usually down :) ) when the download ends: that way I know how much wailing and moaning I should do. Again, unless I remember to be on an investment page, that doesn't happen with the bar closed. So, back to the old way. It was worth trying, though.

Dave

You can have the Account sidebar open and be on the investment tab (portfolio view) at the same time while downloading. Personally, my account list is too long to see much of what is downloaded so I don't pay attention to the sidebar until after the download completes. With the new navigation, the only reason I use the Account sidebar is to display downloaded transactions.