So, I wish I had been reading instead of writing :) What you are looking for is an equivalent to Intuit? Which one? QuickBooks, Quicken or TurboTax?
Do a little "googling" and you will find several SMB applications for linux.... Alternatively, if you can stay with the version you have and your business is not very large, build a Virtual Machine with XP on it and run it from inside of Linux.... (you won a licensed copy of XP obviously...) This solution probably wont work for you because it sounds like you are a little larger than a single proprietorship. BTW - Modern Linux/Unix is not so much about command line anymore..... If you are planning on switching over to Linux - the tried and true way is to: Switch your file/print servers...... migrate your desktops...... I think we have gotten way off topic here, so I'm done..... WPH PSC Inc wrote: > James: > 1) Being a newbie to OpenOffice, I didn't consider that as an option. > Thanks for the tip. I didn't know they played well together. > 2) I'm tired of MS and all the hoops, endless holes and updates. I want an > OS and apps that work that are NOT Mac (don't ask). > > OpenOffice is the first step for me. Once I get comfortable with it, I want > to switch our network over to Linux and abandon MS forever, but I don't know > enough yet. I don't have a Unix background. I went from CP/M directly to > Windows, never detoured into Unix. (Yeah, that was a "few" years ago <g>.) > I haven't done any programming since 1972 (Basic and extended Basic back > then.) > > Getting our Intuit apps (bookkeeping/accounting software) to run on Linux is > going to be a problem, since they do not have a version for Linux and have > no intention of putting one on the market. Once I get OpenOffice up and > running, finding a comparable app to replace Intuit is my next task. > > Wish me luck <g>. > > Best, > WJS > > -----Original Message----- > From: James Lockie [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2007 6:31 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [users] Why we need something like Outlook > (Snip for space) > > What is preventing you from using MS Outlook with OpenOffice? > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
