Mike> There is one application and one process that is keeping me from Mike> being able to completely eliminate getting rid of windows. That Mike> is Quickbooks and syncing to my nokia 9300. I use SugarCRM for Mike> customer and marketing related related activities. Is there an Mike> open source alternative to quickbooks and to sync to my nokia Mike> (symbian os)? Have you looked at gnucash as a QuickBooks replacement? I just wish I was anal enough to bother putting all my home/personal expenses into GnuCash, but I'm balking at re-typing my credit card and bank statements into it. This is the Quicken advantage, they can talk to alot of banks and credit card companies to import data easily. Actually, GnuCash can do this too, if your bank/CCC supports exporting in one of the standard financial formats. Now if I could just get my bank to *email* me an encrypted statement each month, I'd be happy... As for the Nokia, sorry, no clue. Mike> -----Original Message----- Mike> From: "Brian A. Dewhirst" <b.dewhirst@gmail.com> Mike> Date: Sat, 17 Nov 2007 09:58:08 Mike> To:"Worcester Linux Users Group" <wlug@mail.wlug.org> Mike> Subject: Re: [Wlug] Linux Choix? Mike> As the newly converted, I have to agree that Ubuntu is the way to go. Mike> After a miserable time trying to install Vista I popped in an Ubuntu Mike> disk. Mike> It just worked. Mike> -- Brian Mike> On Nov 17, 2007 9:45 AM, Mike Leo <mleo963@yahoo.com> wrote:
Ubuntu is the current poster child for Linux.
You can buy Dell desktops, laptops and servers with Ubuntu pre-installed, and I think even HP offers the same.
I use it as my primary work desktop, and dual boot it on my work laptop.
It just works.
Though I prefer Debian because I like to tinker, the latest version of Ubuntu does everything it needs to with little help.
If you are trying to sell Linux to someone, I think its the way to go.
~mike
----- Original Message ---- From: Greater Worcester Land Trust <gwlt@gwlt.org> To: wlug@mail.wlug.org Sent: Friday, November 16, 2007 9:37:02 PM Subject: [Wlug] Linux Choix?
It has been a while.
I tried getting our nonprofit (Worcester land conservation) to adopt Linux some years back. Problem I had back then was weak graphic options, publisher options, Quicken options, and a lack of a good answer to running ArcGIS. I was beaten back into M$.
I want another crack at this.
I am looking to take a spare laptop and install a Linux OS and OS apps. Previously, some years back, I used to use what are now Mandriva Linux installs.
Coming back to this I see that there are dozens and dozens of options these days.
What, if any, of the options do the WLUG folk prefer/recommend.
Thanks so much,
Colin
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