software equivalents for those transitioning from windows to linux

Interesting thanks for the heads up!

jim

Super. Great Link.

BTW, if you're not aware of it, there are tables showing equivalent apps in the tour of the KDE Menu layout in SimplyMEPIS 6.0 on this site.

For example, if you look at the Multimedia menu choice, you'll get this page showing comparable Microsoft Windows Programs to the Programs included in SimplyMEPIS:

http://www.mepis.org/node/10233

Here's the start of the KDE Menu Tour in SimplyMEPIS 6.0. Select any category to see the applications in SimplyMEPIS and what the comparable Microsoft Windows Applications are:

http://www.mepis.org/node/10560

Jim C.

I ordered a used point and click linux book from amazon. That will give me something to do at work, at least until football season starts. Not a player, just a fan!

Lee

Go big orange!

This guy did some real work!!

But someone needs to add Mepis - live CD.

leejandsue, thanks for the link.

Regarding Point & Click Linux. It is a good book and has useful info for someone just learning their way around Linux; however, the version of Mepis contained is dated. So after you get the book, make sure that you get a current copy of Mepis (3.4 and/or 6.0) to use. Some of the interface info in the book will not match the current releases, but they are close enough

Also, I want to make a plug for two financial packages. One is free, the other is not. Both are very close in usability to Intuit's Quicken. The free one is gnucash. It is available via the normal repositories. The other is called MoneyDance. It is available at www.moneydance.com. The nice thing about it is that it runs on Linux, Windows, and Macintoshes. (I have no financial connection with the company, but I like the product).

Jon