Have you ever lamented the fact that PCs, while being the smart, budget-conscious choice when compared with typically much pricier Apple (Mac) alternatives, tend to look downright ugly in comparison?
Often people aren’t aware, but much of what makes Apple products look so great is actually something most overlook: its fonts.
Did you know there’s a simple free download that can display fonts nearly identically to an price-gouging Apple device?
You’ll simply need to download a free app called MacType at:https://mactype.net/
From there, simply double-click to install the downloaded file, ‘MacTypeInstaller_[date]_0.exe’, in default mode & “Run as Administrator (Standalone loading mode)” on.
(Note: The app may install in Japanese by default, so may need to switch it to English as soon as it allows you)
Click the “Load with MacTray” option with the “Run as Administrator) checkbox checked and click “Finish”.
That’s it! Your budget-conscious PC now has the ability to display fonts nearly identically to an price-gouging Apple device!
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Note: If you don’t need everything integrated into one system, or the guarantee that it will always remain free, and just need an easier means of creating free invoices, at least one other good alternative exists. The one using at present for this is WaveApps, which continues to work well for us.
To my knowledge, GNUcash is perhaps the only true free alternative to Quickbooks to date, for those who require a comprehensive bookkeeping system.
Despite this fact (at least as of the time of writing), GNUcash has not included time-tracking/integration, and has lacked any direct way to import Quickbooks-formatted files, so be advised that making the switch will likely present some challenges. For time tracking, I use a simple spreadsheet, but there are many free time-tracking tools you can use, including Harvest, which integrates with Asana.
It features a strong ledger system, but unfortunately can be even more user-unfriendly than Quickbooks and more difficult to set up, with very clumsy and limited invoicing, sadly with no way to save settings from app & very clunky tools to tweak layout options.
That said, it’s free, so let’s cut to the chase!
To set up invoices, you’ll need to first set up a customer at Business → Customer → New Customer. You can leave Customer Number blank or use a name, but you’ll want to use the full customer/client name under the Company Namefield, as this will appear on the invoices. The Name field, however, can be left blank.
When your customer(s) are set up properly, next go to Business → Customer → New Invoice (Note: After creating your first one, you can also then click the ‘Duplicate Invoice’, to save yourself some time in the future.)
Fill out the invoice details and click the OK button, which brings up the following:
When you have finished entering all the items, you can Save & ‘Post’and then ‘Print’ the invoice.
