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2 unusual facts about Quicken


QDF

Financial data format used by Quicken personal finance software for Windows (Quicken Data File)

Quicken

Intuit completed the acquisition of competitor Mint.com on November 2, 2009, and has announced that it will be transitioning users to that service from Quicken Online.


1999 Grand National

Adrian Maguire took the ride on the 10/1 shot who was among the leading eight turning for home but was unable to quicken into the last fence, finishing over 17 lengths behind the winner in fourth.

Boké

René Caillié, who started his journey to Timbuktu in 1827, did much to quicken French interest in the district, and from 1838 onward French naval officers, Bouèt-Willaumez and his successors, made detailed studies of the coast.

Final Fantasy Chronicles

Final Fantasy IV features computer animated cutscene sequences, while Chrono Trigger features anime-style sequences designed by Akira Toriyama that "help further tell the story of Chrono Trigger." Final Fantasy IV was given gameplay features such as a two-player mode, a "Sprint Feature" to "enhance and quicken gameplay", and the "Memo File" system to "reduce saving time." Chrono Trigger, instead of added gameplay features, has an "Extras Mode".

Glenn Wichman

Wichman has also contributed to many other commercial software programs, including Microsoft Bookshelf, Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing and Quicken.

One Woodward Avenue

In December 2012, Quicken Loans founder Dan Gilbert announced that one of his companies, Rock Ventures purchased the building and that Quicken Loans would occupy eight-floors in the structure.

Tom Proulx

He was the main programmer of the first version of Quicken and prime mover of its successful merger with TurboTax.


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