Brand new to Ubuntu - in fact brand new to Linux. I am an assimilated Microsoft user but that would be on the business side - Home wise, with the advent of Vista and looking at the cost of new hardware/software I am now an Ubuntu believer - LOL Be gentle - I am brand new to this but really like and am very excited about what I've seen so far - which is, I am sure, the tip of the Linux (Ubuntu) Iceberg. I'm most interested in learning more about how I can run some specific Windows programs on my Ubunto desktop - namely Microsoft Money, Turbo Tax, and how do I get my Windows Mobile Phone to sync with Evolution? Looking forward to the adventure...
Hi Local Wisconsinities! New Guy here
Archived thread 625819 from Wisconsin Team. Markdown source: Wisconsin_Team/thread_625819_Hi_Local_Wisconsinities!__New_Guy_here.md
We use jGnash - http://jgnash.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Main_Page - in place of Quicken.
Welcome!
Mike Putnam http://wisconsinlinux.org
Thanks Mike; Is there a listing anywhere in the Linux world that helps new folks like me to search for a software application by type? A lot of these applications have "funny names" such that when you look at the name you can't easily figure out what the application is all about... Peter
I know this post was a really long time ago but I just found the wisconsin section :)
Here's a pretty solid list of apps....
Hi! I'm a Wisconsin guy, too (from Hillsboro).
Another site, with a much more extensive listing of Linux apps is www.osalt.com. They've got a huge searchable database of commercial software, with their open-source counterparts, and vice-versa. All you have to do is type in the name of your Windows program in the search bar, and then choose from the alternatives listed below it!
Welcome!