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Re:Ask HN: Which paid apps and services do you use? by georgebonnr on Monday May 26, 2014 @09:25PM (#7802402)
Evernote Premium, and that's pretty much it.

It has its flaws, but it's made a big difference as a catch-all brain bin for me.

Re:Ask HN: Which paid apps and services do you use? by jaxn on Monday May 26, 2014 @09:30PM (#7802422)
Yes, Evernote Premium was the very first thing to come to mind.

I also use RescueTime and OmniFocus. There are plenty of paid apps on my phone / tablet / computer, but those are ones that I would struggle to replace.

The paid app I would love to get rid of: Quickbooks.

Re:Ask HN: Which paid apps and services do you use? by benguild on Monday May 26, 2014 @10:11PM (#7802528)
It's interesting how so many people on here are instantly thinking "Evernote" when they think of paid online services. I think it's one of the few things that people are actually happy to pay for.
Re:Ask HN: Which paid apps and services do you use? by notduncansmith on Monday May 26, 2014 @11:22PM (#7802700)
Have you found the paid experience with RescueTime to be worth it? I've been using it for free for a bit, and I feel like I get just enough data; it's hard to see what else I'd want from it.
Re:Ask HN: Which paid apps and services do you use? by jaxn on Thursday May 29, 2014 @10:19PM (#7819840)
I have alerts set up to notify me when I have goofed off too much for one day. That feature alone is worth the premium fee for RescueTime.
Re:Ask HN: Which paid apps and services do you use? by bhahn on Tuesday May 27, 2014 @01:10PM (#7805530)
What don't you like about Quickbooks? Why not switch to something else?
Re:Ask HN: Which paid apps and services do you use? by jaxn on Thursday May 29, 2014 @10:23PM (#7819849)
Quickbooks seems to be moving away from being about managing financial books and more about offering services that integrate with a company's books (payroll, invoicing, etc).

I run a business without Accounts Receivable and just need a reliable way to keep books. However, it is not a simple business. We have multiple revenue centers (departments or classes), multiple bank accounts, and multiple cash accounts. Intuit seems to be moving away from companies like mine (oh, and I use a Mac).

I was really excited when they moved Quickbooks Online to a more modern interface. Unfortunately they made some frequent tasks (browsing our chart of accounts) much more difficult that it used to be. Invoicing is much more prominent though.