[wplug] Financial Management Software

[Jason Jerome]

If you still need Windows to do some of your work, you might want to
think about just getting a second computer.  I got really sick of
dual-booting and eventually got a second computer; life has been much
better.

For a while I was using a KVM switch, but now I use a combination of a
second monitor, VNC, and x2vnc - which is really cool, since I can join
the Windows and Linux desktops seamlessly.

 

--- Brandon Kuczenski <brandon at 301south.net> wrote:
> > My current scheme is to use Quicken for personal stuff and
> QuickBooks
> > for biz on XP under vmware on my linux box unless and until any of
> the
> > Linux software such as GnuCash, Kapital, etc. gets online banking
> > capabilities that work with my bank.  My bank (PNC) doesn't allow
> > uploading and downloading of OFX files, so I can't synchronize by
> > downloading a file of transactions and importing.  Nor can I make
> online
> > payments by uploading an exported OFX file.
> > 
> > So, unfortunately, I'm stuck paying Intuit for now.  :(
> > 
> 
> I see.  Well, I never started using the online banking tools, having
> some 
> kind of perverse obsession for entering in the data by hand and 
> ritualistically shredding the receipts afterwards.  (Seriously, with 
> candles and everything)
> 
> Thanks for all the replies.  It turns out that GnuCash does not
> include
> the word "Financial" anywhere in its sourceforge page, and so I
> missed it
> the first time through.  But it looks like what I need, and it does
> read
> QIF files, which means I can export my Quicken data into it.
> 
> However, I'm now forced to make a decision between dual-booting my
> windows 
> box (which, frankly, I still really need for compatibility reasons 
> including Matlab, OpenAFS, and unfortnately, Internet Explorer for
> that 
> one investment website that doesn't play well with Mozilla) and 
> transferring my financial records to my laptop, which is simply
> easier.
> 
> I was kidding.  I don't really use candles when updating my financial
> 
> records.
> 
> -Brandon
> 
> 
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