On Wed, June 3, 2009 15:43, Gauland, Michael wrote: <snip> > This doesn't need to be a flash system. Mostly, it will be used for web > browsing, e-mail, light word processing, and photo cataloguing (any > recommendations that an iPhoto user would be happy with?), though a key > requirement is a replacement for Quicken (I believe gnucash will be > suitable, though other recommendations are welcome).
Is it to be a laptop or desktop? I am very happy with my Acer Aspire One netbook running Mepis 8.0. For your requirements: Web Browsing - Firefox, natch. email- KMail or Thunderbird Wordprocessing - OpenOffice (or KOffice, or AbiWord for just wordprocessing) PhotoCataloguing - I use Kimdaba, now KPhotoAlbum, but I think Picasa runs on Linux (maybe with Wine) Chequebook - I use MS Money 2001 on a Windows PC. This has bothered me for some time, but it really is a fantastic piece of software. I recently tried KMyMoney, but it doesn't grab me (it's close, and looks like Money or Quicken). I am following up on Andrew Packer's suggestion of MoneyDance, as that always crops up in discussions like these. I don't mind paying for good software. > Anyone have any experiences to share on migrating a Mac user? I had a friend who was a die-hard Mac user, and he went to Oz. I could ask him which removal company he used. A
