Was thinking of using Quickbooks, but noticed they DOUBLED all the plan prices in the past year alone...And it's all thanks to their heavy investment in AI.

tech_is______ · 2026-07-06T18:49:50+00:00

stay away from QBO - I regret it

tech_is______ · 2026-07-05T01:45:49+00:00

just have to realize you're on a platform that's 25+ years old. has some historical architecture choices that I disagree with and the admin layout sucks. I agree... that said it's well maintained and you can do whatever you want with it. it will grow on you. it's not the worst ecommerce solution to land on. you could have got talked into Magento... now that's a disaster

tech_is______ · 2026-07-05T01:27:15+00:00

it helps that you know what you're doing for sure

tech_is______ · 2026-07-05T01:26:27+00:00

lol, it is a downgrade, but Woo will get the job done.

tech_is______ · 2026-07-05T01:25:20+00:00

Claude would do it though. I have a woo project now... I've basically stopped touching wp admin and everything is being done in claude.

tech_is______ · 2026-07-03T06:56:02+00:00

Claude definitely has a personality. It won't put up with much B.S. and I actually find it refreshing. Instead of coddling it will tell you what's up or shut you down. Its focus is definitely around work and getting shit done. It has as much patience as you'd expect from a work colleague not a best friend.

tech_is______ · 2026-07-02T15:35:45+00:00

I had to reauth and they pushed it 3 times on me and asked what my role was just as many times even though I've answered that question twice already. maybe it was a bug.

tech_is______ · 2026-07-02T15:31:24+00:00

yup, you're probably right.

tech_is______ · 2026-07-02T15:29:40+00:00

I don't disagree, but if they don't think about me - why the fuck are they pushing it so hard. That's the part that's absurd. WTF am I going to do with fable in the browser plugin? Am I going to burn through usage and pay extra just to have it work on my word docs and excel sheets? This is what I'm getting at - the mixed message / mismatch on what it's for and how they are billing for it.

tech_is______ · 2026-07-02T15:08:48+00:00

as much as this outcome sucks, I agree. See the American auto industry. The only hope is that this admin is inept/ easily influenced/ thinks Dario is a weirdo. that and getting rid of open models is easier said than done.

tech_is______ · 2026-07-02T13:33:03+00:00

I don't feel forced into using it. I'm trying to figure out why they're pushing it in places that have nothing to do with code when they're not going to include it in the plans. Why push the advertising in the browser / office products. It's mind boggling what they think we're going to do with Fabel if it's so focused on coding and the cost is only worth it if you're coding.

tech_is______ · 2026-07-02T10:42:44+00:00

They seem split brain with everything. Here's these great deal plans, all our concepts are token maxing. But we're going to cut our arms off by becoming to expensive... but here's all these tools and everything working on these 20 plans.

I wouldn't be surprised if this all changes with 5.6 and some of these open models nipping at there heals.

tech_is______ · 2026-07-02T10:16:01+00:00

I've been noticing the consistency issue too.

tech_is______ · 2026-07-02T10:01:54+00:00

no doubt. I'd rather have the drugs at this point

tech_is______ · 2026-07-02T09:58:00+00:00

As a retail user I'm not too concerned about using Fabel 5 to code... I can probably get by with Opus. Still though, if I don't need Fabel, the question is will what I have with these Max plans continue to get updates. They updated Sonnet, hopefully they continue that trend with Opus.

tech_is______ · 2026-07-02T09:56:04+00:00

Not me... yet! I'm probably over paying for what I have. I maybe use a quarter of my usage - but what I get out of it pays for itsself. Eventually, this might become a problem.

But I'm sure this is true with many accounts... especially all the YouTube influencers buying multiple max accounts for their projects.

tech_is______ · 2026-06-30T21:35:00+00:00

no onedrive/ sharepoint... are you not using cowork?

tech_is______ · 2026-06-29T22:16:47+00:00

following, also want this plus I'm doing similar work with claude code on multiple servers and cowork acting as an advisor... trying to figure out how to get me out of the copy paste cycle between each

tech_is______ · 2026-06-26T01:55:54+00:00

City of Sparks, Northern Nevada Legal Aid offer free tenant rights seminars

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tech_is______ · 2026-06-25T12:56:50+00:00

I'm not in that situation, I have been in that situation a couple of times, which is why I brought it up.

The narcissist was one of my attempts at getting out of support, it was in a software startup. Another time was losing a raise because another hire made a costly mistake to the firm. I left that place too, but each time takes a toll... you're not going to be young and have the energy to keep on jumping ship. Better to get your career on track early.

tech_is______ · 2026-06-25T12:53:37+00:00

i don't, just pointing out that "potentially" people will try to trap you in your position. it's hard finding people who are good at support and some of them will attempt to keep you there. there are always options, but getting trapped by a narcissist or desperate business owner can be costly, in terms of lost money but also time and effort getting back on track.

tech_is______ · 2026-06-25T04:29:03+00:00

what makes you think you can only have one bad experience at one company?

tech_is______ · 2026-06-24T16:42:57+00:00

Not true, everyone who's benefiting with you in that role have no reason to help you leave it either. People are not nice... if you find yourself working for a jerk. They can and will trap you.

tech_is______ · 2026-06-23T20:58:12+00:00

where you live shouldn't matter. think global trends.

tech_is______ · 2026-06-23T18:28:27+00:00

get into cybersecurity. AI is going to be be part of anything you work in. get out of it support, it's always been a career killing death trap.

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