December 2008 - WLUG - wlug.mailman3.com

Re: [Wlug] Convert Quickbooks to GnuCash

by Eric Martin

Dec. 13, 2008

Re: [Wlug] Convert Quickbooks to GnuCash

by Eric Martin

John Stoffel wrote: > Has anyone had success in having Gnucash talk directly to the Bank > and/or Credit Card company to pull down information, and (ideally) > push transactions to the bank? > > I'm getting sick in tired of my banks web interface, mostly because > it's such a damn manual process to actually pull down the transactions > in QIF format. > > I'm thinking of moving from BoA to DCU completely, if I can make it > work. Or to another bank (within reason) to make my life simpler. > Another goal is to be able to download my Credit Card statements > automatically each time I fire up GnuCash so I can track those > > I have successfully configured GNUCash to pull down my data from discover card. Additionally, I download my data from my bank in M$ format (OFX) and it imports perfectly.

Dec. 13, 2008

Re: [Wlug] Convert Quickbooks to GnuCash

by Michael Long

> Eric> I regularly import qib's into gnucash, but they're from my bank. > Eric> Have you tried to make a copy of the data and just do a straight > Eric> import? > > What do you mean by a straight import? Quickbooks does not support exporting to IIF format. I can save a report to a csv format but have not figured out how to import that into gnucash. > Has anyone had success in having Gnucash talk directly to the Bank > and/or Credit Card company to pull down information, and (ideally) > push transactions to the bank? > > I'm getting sick in tired of my banks web interface, mostly because > it's such a damn manual process to actually pull down the transactions > in QIF format. > > I'm thinking of moving from BoA to DCU completely, if I can make it > work. Or to another bank (within reason) to make my life simpler. > Another goal is to be able to download my Credit Card statements > automatically each time I fire up GnuCash so I can track those > expenses better. > I started looking at the AqBanking wizard for gnucash but get stuck with bank code when creating a new PIN/TAN user. I could not find any information with google that allowed me to make sense of how the interface works with BofA. It looks like it will be a manual process for now.

Dec. 9, 2008

Re: [Wlug] Convert Quickbooks to GnuCash

by John Stoffel

Eric> I regularly import qib's into gnucash, but they're from my bank. Eric> Have you tried to make a copy of the data and just do a straight Eric> import? Has anyone had success in having Gnucash talk directly to the Bank and/or Credit Card company to pull down information, and (ideally) push transactions to the bank? I'm getting sick in tired of my banks web interface, mostly because it's such a damn manual process to actually pull down the transactions in QIF format. I'm thinking of moving from BoA to DCU completely, if I can make it work. Or to another bank (within reason) to make my life simpler. Another goal is to be able to download my Credit Card statements automatically each time I fire up GnuCash so I can track those expenses better. John

Dec. 8, 2008

JOB: Implementation Engineer

by Tal Cohen

The Implementation Engineer is a product expert who is responsible for the configuration, deployment and support of SiteSpect's core products. This is a technical position that requires experience in Unix system, Web applications, load balancing and networking/DNS. This is an ideal opportunity for system and network administrators with a history of working with both technical (IT) and non-technical (business and marketing) teams to define system requirements, plan projects, and ultimately deliver the solution. Required technical skills include: * Linux/Unix administration and troubleshooting * Web server configuration, tuning & administration * knowledge of DNS, networking and load balancing principles * shell scripting such as bash, perl, python or PHP * experience with system monitoring tools such as nagios, sar, xosview Responsibilities include scheduled on-call duty and occasional travel to assist customers with installations and system maintenance. Candidates should have experience working in a team environment alongside other engineers and product managers. You should be comfortable with the dynamic and fast pace that is typical for an Internet software startup. This is a full time position located in our office in downtown Boston, MA. We are minutes away from Park Street MBTA stop, central to all subway and commuter rail lines. If this sounds like you, then SiteSpect might be your next home. As the company that leads its market space in power and innovation, we guarantee excitement, challenge and an unlimited opportunity to contribute. Interested candidates should submit resume and cover letter via email to tcohen(a)sitespect.com. No agencies, recruiters or phone calls, please. Unless otherwise noted, all positions are located in Boston, MA.

Dec. 6, 2008

Re: [Wlug] Convert Quickbooks to GnuCash

by Eric Martin

Michael Long wrote: > Hi, > Has anyone had a experience migrating from quickbooks to gnucash? I have > been google'ing for the past couple of hours looking for solutions but > have not really found one that works for me. The only one I have found > requires Excel (xl2qif Excel Macro). > -mike > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > I regularly import qib's into gnucash, but they're from my bank. Have you tried to make a copy of the data and just do a straight import?

Dec. 6, 2008

Re: [Wlug] Policy Questions

by Andy Stewart

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Tal Cohen wrote: > What is the policy for posting open positions on this group? > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug HI Tal, Many folks consider them spam, but not all. This mailing list belongs to all of us, so I let them go through to try to keep everybody happy since we aren't getting inundated at this time. I've allowed a couple of recruiters to post without asking each time as long as they put "JOB:" at the beginning of the subject line so folks can filter as they desire, and they've been really good about honoring this request. Many recruiters ask before posting, and others just post. If somebody is sufficiently polite as to ask, I'll allow it as long as they don't get abusive by posting too much stuff. Later, Andy - -- Andy Stewart, Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group (http://www.wlug.org) Chelmsford Linux Meetup Group (http://linux.meetup.com/393) Amateur Radio: KB1OIQ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with SUSE - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFJOeS3Hl0iXDssISsRArEwAJ0UrdxmRH+weylGxzaJAslVVSF43ACfZOuT EhUDQgqKCJdf83PLby8VSkk= =NWoU -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

Dec. 6, 2008

Policy Questions

by Tal Cohen

What is the policy for posting open positions on this group?

Dec. 5, 2008

Convert Quickbooks to GnuCash

by Michael Long

Hi, Has anyone had a experience migrating from quickbooks to gnucash? I have been google'ing for the past couple of hours looking for solutions but have not really found one that works for me. The only one I have found requires Excel (xl2qif Excel Macro). -mike

Dec. 5, 2008

Re: [Wlug] Fedora 10 and sound

by Chuck Anderson

On Mon, Dec 01, 2008 at 12:45:11PM -0500, Jeff Moyer wrote: > Aaron Haviland <orion(a)parsed.net> writes: > > > dulsi(a)identicalsoftware.com wrote, on Nov 30, 2008 at 17:53 EST: > >> I don't have a problem with the volume. The sound just skips. I > >> added myself to the pulse-rt group which was suggested on the fedora > >> forum. As said on the forum, it improves the situation but does not > >> make it perfect. Finally I ended up changing > >> System->Preferences->Hardware->Sound from Autodetect to ESS Allegro > >> PCI Allegro (OSS). Unfortunately the gnome-mplayer doesn't use that > >> setting and ignores the preferences where you specify the audio > >> driver. Running it from the command line with -ao oss works. > > > > then maybe try specifying in ~/.mplayer/config: > > > > ao=oss > > How about just filing a bug? Call me crazy, but I don't think it's too > much to ask for the defaults to just work. I already pointed to a bug: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=462026 Instead of using the obsolete OSS interface or downgrading alsa-plugins-pulseaudio as a workaround, you might try disabling timer-based audio scheduling: Replace the line: load-module module-hal-detect in /etc/pulse/default.pa by: load-module module-hal-detect tsched=0

Dec. 2, 2008