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  Date: Jan 23    Category: Unix / Linux / Ubuntu    Views: 435
  

I have some questions that are more opinion oriented rather than
technical. I have several programs that I use on a daily basis on
WinXP and I am looking for something similar to use in Linux so I can
do away with windoze completly. Preferably free programs.

First, I use Macro Magic. I use it to fill in email address,
passwords, text I use frequently like several email signatures,
frequently used html tags, and even to start programs, etc. Using
hotkeys, or key combinations. It is a program I use constanly.

Second, I use AI Roboform, which isn't real important if I have a
good macro program, but still I use it all the time. I know they make
a version for Linux, but I don't want to have to pay for it again.

Last is my checking account program. It is called Just Checking. It
is a very simple, basic, graphical checking register. I don't need
anything as complicated as Quickbooks, just somewhere to keep up
checking and savings account.

I have tried searching google for such programs, and I have spent
hours looking through the results. The world wide web has become a
little TOO wide...I thought I would ask some opinions so I would have
a little better place to start.

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9 Answers Found

 
Answer #1    Answered On: Jan 23    

When I made the switch I was searching for
replacement software for weeks.

On the checking front check out www.gnucash.org. It can be used for
either residential or commercial financial accounting program.

Roboform... Check out firefox extensions. Im sure the have something
similar to this.

On your first one, Macro Magic, that seems to be a really nifty little
program. fnfx-client is a program to customize your hot-keys, or
keylaunch. I dont know about creating macros. Ill do some research
though.

 
Answer #2    Answered On: Jan 23    

I am running Linux ubuntu 6.10, although I am entirely new to this stuff I am
finding it possibly as easy as windows There seems to be extensive things in
here to use for many things I am currently not interested in using. Although the
learning curve is steep i think it would be steeper to learn windows, and I am
told that once I understand the basics of this I can choose to move on to a
different distribution that would support my needs better. As far as I know most
Linux distributions are free although there are some closed source distributions
in Linux which may also be free. I know i have a spreadsheet in here (under
office) and since Linux is not programed to crash it is more reliable. i have
heard the argument that there is not as much streamlined technical support,
there is still as much technical support because there are so many different
ways of doing things, and everybody is going to have a somewhat different answer
(presumably) but the fact that we control how
and what works in the system is probably the sweetest thing.

 
Answer #3    Answered On: Jan 23    

check out

http://osalt.com/

i love this site

 
Answer #4    Answered On: Jan 23    

The Linux O/S would be Mepis, Freespire, Or Kubuntu KDE desktop. Freespire is
easy easy! Then when you get used to the Lunix. Then go to other distros. More
you play with, then you'll find the one you like.

 
Answer #5    Answered On: Jan 23    

"As far as I know most Linux distributions are free although there are some
closed source distributions in Linux which may also be free."
where did you hear this? i have been told consistantly it is open source unlike
windows where you cant even find the source code let alone modify it.

http://techboy73.multiply.com

 
Answer #6    Answered On: Jan 23    

wanted to suggest two alternatives to GNUCash, as I have found
it to be a bit much for basic checkbook-keeping. The first is HomeBank (
http://homebank.free.fr/) which is free, but still in alpha testing. The
second is MoneyDance (http://www.moneydance.com/), which costs about $30 USD
and seems to be a very stable app.

 
Answer #7    Answered On: Jan 23    

I too am using ubuntu 6.10 and i love it. I find it so easy and I wish I had
found it sooner. Unfortuntly I have been using Windows for so many years I
know it backwards and forward, and learning another operating system seems
even harder than learning a new language, only because I have become so
dependant on my WinXP programs (sounds like Gates new what he was doing when
he created a monopoly). I have found XP to be much more reliable than Win98
but it still falls short and fails, and to think I paid for it.

 
Answer #8    Answered On: Jan 23    

I have to questions about software recommendations.
The first is clinic software. Is there a linux based program that will
schedule appointments and possibly perform billing functions and whatnot?
Also, dues paying organizations. Is there a proggy that will track who
is paid up with dues and who is not? Thanks.

 
Answer #9    Answered On: Jan 23    

I can't help you with the second program but check out OpenEMR for your medical
clinic needs. It's on Sourceforge. If you need help with it, get in touch.

 
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