hashavshevet under wine

[Arie Skliarouk]

Hi,

On Sun, Dec 6, 2009 at 12:38, geoffrey mendelson <
geoffreymendelson at gmail.com> wrote:

>
> On Dec 6, 2009, at 9:13 AM, Arie Skliarouk wrote:
>
>
>> A friend of mine (newbie) wants to buy a computer for some web browsing,
>> emails, photos organization. These things don't require windows, but she is
>> going to learn accounting and might need to use "hashavshevet" (השבשבת)
>> accounting program.
>>
>
> IMHO this is a mistake. In order to get a job as a bookkeeper, your friend
> is going to have to take a course and become certified as a bookkeeper. The
> course will focus on using hashavshevet (or an equivalent program) under
> WINDOWS. Not having Windows at home will make her life difficult and put her
> at a disadvantage taking the course, passing the exam, and getting work.



> IMHO she should also have reasonable fluency in Word and Excel as employers
> want it.
>
> I think that she would want the most direct route to go from where she is
> now to employed, and not take any side

trips, no matter how interesting they are.
>

I accept your reasoning and agree with them.

I still want her to use internet from Linux for two reasons:
1) To minimize support that windows might require (as it is more fragile due
to viruses and spyware)
2) To get most performance from the netbook hardware.

Ah, and there are also ideological reasons... ;-)

--
Arie
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