finally- GnuCash

[Cyber Source]

What version of GnuCash are you using, I have 1.8.9 and it has the 
online banking stuff (HBCI), although I don't use it. I just use web 
banking and then see what transactions I might not have, etc. I don't 
need to download anything from the bank and have it try to reconcile and 
balance for me, I never liked the idea of all that anyway.
What version of GIMP are you using, I have 2.0.4 and it's way more than 
I'll ever need. I use it to crop and resize (probably what most use an 
app like this for) and find it very easy, I've even made some animation 
*.gif's with it. I never used PS so I didn't have to rethink methods but 
I found it pretty easy to use. My son Jesse /used/ to be a PS user, 
maybe he can chime in on this one......
As far as gaming, it's just a matter of (not much) time. I've seen 
clients routinely plunk down excess of $400 for video cards just to play 
M$ Flight Simulator! And then they STILL look like crap and run like 
shit, and this is of course all running on the latest and greatest XP 
Pro. All with the latest drivers, AGP tweaking, you wouldn't believe the 
work they go through to try and get there M$ gaming to work right, 
always throwing hardware at software issues. I can put a $50 GeForce in 
my Linux box and get better video performance than there $400 dollar M$ 
counterparts and I gotta believe that the companys that are starting to 
put out Linux laptops and desktops (HP and IBM) as well as programmers, 
know this too. Games like Enemy Territory and Unreal Tournament (Jesse 
can chime in about this one too), show that Linux gaming is here, it 
just has some catching up to do as far as quantity of choice.

John Seth wrote:

>[quote]Maybe there are a few guys in the group that can further my
>knowledge of this app too? What do you all think?[/quote]
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>I made the plunge to GnuCash awhile ago... I can't remember exactly, but
>I'll take a guess and say about a year or two ago.  I used to use Quicken
>Basic (95, 98 and later versions).  It's my opinion that Quicken rocked
>more than M$, and GnuCash doesn't have all the features Quicken does (like
>being able to connect to my bank online and auto-reconcile, etc). 
>However... after getting over those few hurdles, all my personal finances
>are handled through that.  I have categories setup, which in GnuCash,
>resemble other accounts... Thus, if your familiar with accounting
>practices, and not just "home bank book" accounting, GnuCash probably
>looks like something out of a textbook.
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>Now if only game designers would port over to Linux... I play too many
>MMORPG's to give up windows totally.  I also use Adobe Photoshop, since I
>*still* can't grasp 90% of GIMP.  It's ease of use just isn't up there
>with PS... even though I *know* GIMP can outrun it.
>
>Just my two copper...
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>-- Tony
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>Cyber Source said:
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>>OK, I finally took the plunge and started using GnuCash, it took me all
>>weekend to do it but I did it. Now that I know how this works, GnuCash
>>rocks! The biggest hurdles I had to get used to was the "double entry"
>>accounting system and the accounts in lieu of categories thing. Once I
>>got that into my way of thinking and setup all my accounts (including
>>all my credit card info, etc.), it was a breeze. Now I have absolutely
>>NO/NADA dependence on ANY M$ or winblows based software!!!! M$ Money was
>>the last piece of the puzzle to remove my dependence on winblows crap. I
>>really hated telling my clients that I still used M$ Money and it was
>>even harder to try and convert people to Linux without knowing (that is
>>how to use it) of a good financial app for Linux. GnuCash is it!
>>  So, This also might be a good topic to show during a meeting, if we
>>ever have those again.......I'm sure we can find a few guys in the group
>>that would be interested in this (John Neff comes to mind). Maybe there
>>are a few guys in the group that can further my knowledge of this app
>>too? What do you all think?
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