Subject: Re: [linux-audio-user] Re: Is the Linux desktop really here ?
From: Joseph Dell'Orfano (fullgo_AT_dellorfano.net)
Date: Tue Dec 09 2003 - 05:00:53 EET
Wow, way off topic, but all online banking functions can be done with
Mozilla (at least with my bank). Also, Moneydance is a Quicken type
program written in Java (i.e., runs on any and all platforms) and
Quicken runs under Crossover Office with online banking as well.
-Joe
On Mon, 2003-12-08 at 11:13, Dave Phillips wrote:
> Greetings:
>
> My thanks to everyone who replied to this subject. Lots of good ideas,
> I'll definitely put some of them to use.
>
> Here a few more notes on what I plan to do :
>
> Red Hat (Fedora?) or Mandrake install
> totally GUI for the user
> Crossover stuff (thanks for the reminders!)
>
> And here's what they have for peripherals :
>
> a scanner, not sure what kind
> an HP printer (610C ? 810C ? I'll find out later... )
>
> Things they need to do include :
>
> Web browsing
> print from Web (color, b&w)
> on-line banking via Web browser (I'm afraid IE may be required,
> don't know though)
> print from file manager (color, b&w)
> operate scanner
> basic image editing
>
> Their net connection is DSL through SBC/Yahoo. I don't expect problems
> with that, I had the same connectivity at my old
> apartment, no problems with various Linux distros.
>
> They don't have games installed, they don't really run any apps beyond
> the browser. My only concern is wrt the on-line
> banking requirements. Does anyone here do on-line banking via a Linux
> browser ?
>
> Best regards,
>
> == dp
>
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