Making the big switch

[Travis Newman]

I've edited this to take out what I've already figured out with 
assistance elsewhere. The only ones left that need assistance are about 
the IM clients and about syncing my palm m515

Travis Newman wrote:

> This is a bit of a cross post: here and ubuntuforums.org. I'll get 
> more coverage here. Thanks in advance for any help you can provide.
>
> OK I want to completely get away from Windows if I can. I already have 
> mostly. There are a few things holding me back, and Ubuntu has 
> alleviated a lot of them already. I'm genuinely looking for advice 
> here, so if it seems like I'm bashing anything (other than Windows) 
> I'm not, I swear.
>
> The first question was about my HP Crapjet 712C. It's been resolved.
>
> Second, I have a palm m515 that I just recently got working with 
> Ubuntu. This was a first. I had followed the instructions in Fedora, 
> Mandrake, and Gentoo and gotten nowhere. Now my question, what are 
> some good programs to sync with? Obviously Evolution for a few things, 
> but it doesn't pick up the expense, email, or memos.
>
> Third, is there a single freakin program for linux that can transfer 
> files reliably to AIM, MSN, Yahoo!, and ICQ? I don't care if I have to 
> use 4 different programs, or even the official clients (if there even 
> are any anymore), I'll just switch over when I need to send a file, 
> which I already do in Windows. Gaim's file transfer isn't very 
> reliable. It would be good to note here that I'm behind a NAT router, 
> so if there's a way to make any of the common programs work around a 
> router reliably, that'll be great. Also of note here is that my 
> Fiancee and my Webserver (or soon to be webserver) are on the same 
> network, and my Fiancee uses file transfer as well, and when I'm doing 
> work on this one, I use the soon-to-be webserver for chatting, etc. So 
> if there's a tutorial for configuring MULTIPLE computers running 
> gaim/licq/kopete/whatever clients for file transfers, that would be 
> great.
>

Ignore this one. It's as resolved as it will ever be:

> Fourth, as a hobby, I do a lot of web design. I'd like a CSS editor as 
> capable as Bradbury Topstyle if one is available. That's an amazing 
> program. I'd also like to get into flash design a bit, and I don't 
> think I've ever seen a flash designer for Linux, but I'm just curious 
> about that one.
>
> Fifth was an ftp client question. It's resolved.
>

Ignore this one. I've gotten LOTS of information about Wine and WineX

> Sixth, I've dropped a lot of money on PC games over the years. Is 
> there any website with a games database explaining how to get them 
> working with WineX? Like a Linux gaming forum with howtos? Also, is 
> there an Ubutu/Debian how-to for installing WineX over CVS?
>
> *phew* that was a mouthful. To conclude, 1 and 3 are the only ones 
> really holding me back, because whenever I want to send a file or 
> print I have to go into Windows. The others are just requests for 
> advice. Again, I'm not trying to be nasty or bash anyone for lack of 
> support-- I know HP, AOL, etc all use proprietary techniques, so it's 
> impossible to have 100% compatibility. I'm basically just looking for 
> workarounds, because I seem to get things done faster and more 
> enjoyably in Linux. Especially Ubuntu. Sorry about the long winded 
> post, I just hope you had the stamina to get through this (I didn't. I 
> had to stop and re-read what I'd already written. Damn ADD. And I'm 
> serious there, I do have ADD, so if things seem slopped together, it's 
> to be expected. :))
>