> About a year ago I purchased a PowerBook in hopes of "easing" my way > away from Windows and onto a UNIX platform. Well, I recently threw FC2 > on my Toshiba laptop and now I want to get rid of the PowerBook. There > are, however, a few items that I have gotten used to and do not want to > live without. I am hoping someone can give me some pointers as to > where to start... maybe recommend some apps. > > The top things I would like to be able to do with FC2 that I can do > with my PowerBook... > > 1. BLUETOOTH SYNC > I have a Sony T610 cell phone. I use BlueTooth to sync my calendar > (iCal) and my Address Book on a daily basis. > > 2. IPOD & ITUNES > My 40GB iPod is almost filled to capacity with legit songs from iTunes. > It connects via FireWire. Now, my Toshiba does not have FireWire and > I do have a copy of VMWare. I assume that the only way to keep iTunes > and my iPod is to use the Windows version via USB through VMWare. I > hope there is a better way to do this. > > 3. QUICKEN > I have looked at the "Cash" program (not sure of the complete name) > that ships with FC2 several times and it basically sucks. Is there a > quality personal finance program out there for Linux? I do not mind > paying for it. > > 4. KONFABULATOR > This is a very cool third-party app that allows users to have "widgets" > hovering on their desktop to provide various functions. A few that I > use constantly is a graphical weather forcasting widget, a connection > widget to show all of the my active connectiond and protocols, an IP > meter to show my external IP, and a few others. Is there anything like > Konfabulator for Linux? > > 5. PROTOOLS > Okay, I know this is REALLY pushing it, but how about ProTools and > Logic. I use them both on my Mac. I realize I cannot take them with > me, but are there any professional quality applications out there for > MIDI and hi-end recording? > > I realize this is pushing it. But, the more info I can find, the > better. > > Thanx, > Ryan How do you expect anyone to know all these answers? Are you to lazy to use google to search for these things? -- Richard E Miles Federal Way WA. registered linux user 46097
