[RndTbl] Linux "mom ready"?

[Sean Walberg]

On the topic, curious what people think about SaaS options vs the desktop
options.

I've been very happy with mint.com for my personal finances. Wave is pretty
good for businesses (my major gripe was the bank import, but they've moved
to Yodlee so that should be better)

I used ufile for the past 2 or 3 years for taxes after using QuickTax every
year since ~94. I've had more "notice of reassessments" from the CRA since
I've started doing that, though. Actually really pissed off at them because
despite filling out a form they didn't efile it to the CRA and I got into a
huge mess. My taxes are a bit more complicated than average but not such
that I feel the need to send to an accountant.

SaaS makes the choice of desktop OS less important, IMHO, and can provide a
better experience than desktop if done right.

Sean


On Wed, Feb 12, 2014 at 8:32 AM, Colin Stanners <cstanners at gmail.com> wrote:

> Does she use Quickbooks/Quicktax/etc?
>
>
> On Wed, Feb 12, 2014 at 5:13 AM, Trevor Cordes <trevor at tecnopolis.ca>wrote:
>
>> Faced with an expiring XP, I had a thought about moving my mother
>> (complete techno-luddite) to Linux.  She only needs an office suite (OOo
>> instead of Word should do), Skype (works fine on linux, and her webcam is
>> supported), an email app (evolution/thunderbird instead of Outlook), and
>> that's about it.
>>
>> It's Linux or Win7.
>>
>> If I'm setting up and admin'ing, are there any downsides really?  I can
>> make it look/behave much like XP, so the learning curve may be smaller
>> than with Win7.
>>
>> Am I delusional because I breathe Linux?  Or can this be done?
>>
>> Corollary: What distro?
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