Jon Konrath wrote:
> My current list of things that force me to reboot to Windows:
>
> - MS Word. Although I can use WP for Linux for a lot of things, my
> day job as a technical writer assumes that I have a real version of
> Word. There are some arcane features (like revisions/annotations)
> that no Linux WP can currently do. Luckily, I seldom work from home
> these days, so I don't use Word as much.
This one is my biggest beef too. I'm writing a book, and my publisher
uses Word DOT templates for all annotations. Has anyone here tried using
Word97 under VMWare ? If that worked I'd at least not have to reboot
just to work on my book, and I could simultaneously review my work in
Linux. I'm currently in my "Gee, I hate Windows" mode and would love to
dump it entirely (at least the reboots anyway).
> - Family Tree Maker Pro. I actually love this program, and it's
> extremely comprehensive. I do wish there was some sort of Linux
> hack for editing its databases, or displaying them on the web.
I think that's what my brother is using for his family geneology
project. There are some Linux apps that do the same thing, right ? But I
take it that your problem is with file formats ?
> - Quicktime. I wish Apple would get their shit straight and release a
> Linux version. I just got DSL and I'm downloading video like mad,
> so I hate when I need to reboot just to show a friend the Troops
> video.
Did you sign the petition to Apple for Linux Quicktime ? Last I looked
there were more than 2000 signatures. Check Slashdot's old news for
details.
And I agree, RealPlayer 7 is pretty neat !
Best regards,
== Dave Phillips
http://www.bright.net/~dlphilp/index.html
http://www.bright.net/~dlphilp/linuxsound/
