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NeedKarma · May 27, 2009, 01:23 PM

Sudo make me a sandwich. :)

Curlyben · May 27, 2009, 01:23 PM

Cannot find sandwich

tickle · May 27, 2009, 01:34 PM

My son bought me a new computer and set up imbutu and said, this is all you need mom. It is, I only use it for AMHD. He up dates my computer when I am in bed and when I get up he says, I up dated you mom, I say, great Chris ! I don't use half the stuff he puts in here for me, but, one thing I really want to use he can't get working properly (computers are his life and his job, he lives and breaths all this stuff, has many certs, diplomas, etc. etc. just to explain where he is at). I WANT CONTROL OF MY QUICKEN PROGRAMME AND I can't GET THAT!! Yes I am yelling !

Tick

NeedKarma · May 27, 2009, 01:34 PM

Originally Posted by Curlyben

Cannot find sandwich

Damnit, wrong path.

tickle · May 27, 2009, 01:35 PM

My son bought me a new computer and set up imbutu and said, this is all you need mom. It is, I only use it for AMHD. He up dates my computer when I am in bed and when I get up he says, I up dated you mom, I say, great Chris ! I don't use half the stuff he puts in here for me, but, one thing I really want to use he can't get working properly (computers are his life and his job, he lives and breaths all this stuff, has many certs, diplomas, etc. etc. just to explain where he is at). I WANT CONTROL OF MY QUICKEN PROGRAMME AND I can't GET THAT!! Yes I am yelling !

Now get your teeth into that curly ben, scott gem and need karma, O K A Y

Tick

NeedKarma · May 27, 2009, 01:37 PM

Originally Posted by tickle

I WANT CONTROL OF MY QUICKEN PROGRAMME AND I can't GET THAT !!! Yes I am yelling !

Your son needs to focus on the user not on his showcasing his depth of knowledge. Many programs are indeed not offered in Linux. If Quicken is a must have program for you then you need a Windows machine.

tickle · May 27, 2009, 01:38 PM

Sorry for double post, I don't know how that happened.

Tick

Curlyben · May 27, 2009, 01:41 PM

I assume you use Quicken on Windows, that being the case tell him to put an emulator, such as WINE on it ;)

tickle · May 27, 2009, 01:51 PM

This is a mom speaking, he is 27, so showcasing is far gone with him NK.

Curly, we do have another computer system in house which uses an extensive Quicken programme (on my husbands computer, he does my banking) would prefer to do my own and at my age I should be able to do that but cant, long story.

Thanks fellas, have to go out to last client now it is l700 hours.

Tick

ScottGem · May 27, 2009, 07:20 PM

Have him set your PC up as a dual boot with Windows and Linux.

tickle · May 30, 2009, 02:55 PM

Thanks all. I discussed this with chris yesterday and told him of the feedback. I think I will get him to post here in response to some answers. He is agreeable to that, if you all don't mind. I don't think he wants to become a member.

tickle